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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 2h

Mike Johnson is reportedly a “never nude”

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 3h

Haven’t we already committed too many troops fighting escalators, teleprompters, and people in frog suits?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

First there was the Opium Wars. Now we have the Cooking Oil War.

Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 6h

This sounds like a bribe

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump on Spain: "It wouldn't matter if you said you're not gonna protect them, because they are pretty much protected. What are you gonna do -- go through the other countries and let's go attack Spain, right? ... I was thinking about giving them trade punishment through tariffs. I may do that."

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 6h

Sleepy soldiers?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "Our soldiers are now based on merit. They're not based on woke."

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 6h

Wut

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump on Putin: "He should've won that war in one week."

Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 6h

Dictator says what?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "If somebody is doing a bad job and if I feel there is unsafe conditions, I would call Gianni, the head of FIFA, and I would say, 'let's move it to another location.' And he would do that ... I could say the same things for the Olympics."

Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 6h

“I’m going to kill all the hostages and then get a Nobel Prize”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "The Democrats are getting killed on the shutdown, because we're closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we were opposed to. And they're never gonna come back."

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 7h

I really just once a reporter would reply “oh are you gonna cry about it”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "I don't take questions from ABC fake news after what you did with Stephanopoulos to the vice president of the United States."

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 8h

If your God needs to saved by Eric Trump, it’s time to start asking questions

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Il Pomodoro @dabenner.bsky.social · 8h

Colin Kaepernick last played in an NFL game during the Obama administration.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 7h

Everyone is sleepy now. Like Joe Biden.

Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 7h

Bringing back “nasty woman.” So old, so tired. Sad.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump on Elizabeth Warren: "She's a nasty, horrible senator."

Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 7h

He spent $20 billion for a brown nosing letter?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

The Argentinian delegate hands Trump a framed letter they wrote him that I think nominates him for the Nobel Prize

Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 10h

That’ll probably create a rift in the space-time continuum

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 10h

“And they had big Kosher tears in their eyes”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Markwayne Mullin: "I even met with some Jewish leaders in Oklahoma City and it was amazing because I walked in and they just wanted to hug and say 'thank you.' And one of them even said, 'I don't understand why so many Jewish communities vote Democrat.'"

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 10h

That’s not what we call her…

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 10h

God, is this the new loyalty test? 🤮

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Johnson: "Together with my friend Speaker Ohana of the Israeli Knesset we're going to rally speakers and presidents of parliaments around the world so we will jointly nominate President Donald J Trump for next year's Nobel Prize. No one has ever deserved that prize more & that is an objective fact."

Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 10h

Blake Snell picked off his only base runner. That should count as perfect.

Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 1d

Behold the leader of Antifa in exile

Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 1d

Obama?

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 1d

Words cannot describe the relief of playing with a big lead after that 15 inning rollercoaster in game 5 of the ALDS.

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 1d

Yup

kermit the frog is drinking from a cup of tea

ALT: kermit the frog is drinking from a cup of tea

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 1d

Polanco is Mr. Clutchtober #mariners

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 1d

Juuuuuuuliiiiioooooooo! #mariners

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 1d

Whichever commentary guy just said “Cal Raleigh is about the only guy who has done anything for Seattle in this postseason” has not been paying attention to Polanco and Rodriguez at all.