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Midnight Train To Georgia On My Mind @spin4srv.bsky.social · 1h

I did give him the benefit and it didn't take a couple of hours for further evidence of dishonesty and bad judgement to pile up and for me to therefore take it back.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 1h

the president taking $230 million from the US government is not “paying myself”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 2h

"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"

* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window

US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say

A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.

www.kktv.com

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Midnight Train To Georgia On My Mind @spin4srv.bsky.social · 1h

Every day less coherent (which is _shocking_) and _every day_ another impeachable act.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 1h

Dear White House reporters,

Please learn how to follow up on your own AND YOUR COLLEAGUES' unanswered questions.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Midnight Train To Georgia On My Mind @spin4srv.bsky.social · 1h

Gillibrand (my senator) is an empty suit. I got a harsh email from her office years ago about a subject which she subsequently flip-flopped on and became holier than thou _in the other direction_. She checks which way the wind blows.

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Midnight Train To Georgia On My Mind @spin4srv.bsky.social · 1h

It's a museum but there are some exceptions for the private quarters to allow POTUS to personalize.

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Nancy @nananancy.bsky.social · 1h

"The White House has moved ahead with the massive construction project despite not yet having sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission, which approves construction work and major renovations to government buildings in the Washington area." bsky.app/profile/nana...

Nancy @nananancy.bsky.social · 2h

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PHOTOS: White House starts East Wing demolition to build Trump's ballroom

The Republican president has said he's adding a 90,000-square-foot ballroom because the East Room, the largest room in the White House with an approximately 200-person capacity, is too small.

www.pbs.org

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1h

Welp. gothamist.com/news/federal...

Federal agents descend on Chinatown in apparent raid

The raid follows recent federal arrests at a Midtown migrant shelter, part of what officials call a broader push to restore order in New York City.

gothamist.com

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JR @jailerkey.bsky.social · 2h

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 8h

Some questions which would have struck me as obvious to ask here:

"When did you realize it was a Nazi tattoo?"
"How did you feel when you realized it was a Nazi tattoo?"
"What are you going to do about the Nazi tattoo?"

Don't Fret. It Adores You @seed-corn-thoughts.bsky.social · 17h

youtu.be/uMnc4ddc7j4?...
I hate to give Pod Save clips of this, but they're the guy who has the footage of him blasted at a party, shirtless, totenkopf on his right pec.

Graham Platner On His Past Internet Comments, His Military Service and the Democratic Party

YouTube video by Pod Save America

youtu.be

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 4h

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 4h

Is he just gonna steal $230 million dollars from us?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4h

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 4h

Folks, just spitballing here but “President Demands his Attorney General Pay him $230 Million From Taxpayers” might just be something that can break through to normies.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING

President Trump is demanding that the DOJ pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.

Any settlement will ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit.

Full Story: nyti.ms/3WNm2sv

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

The Trump Doctrine: If a supposed “narco terrorist” survives our attempt to kill him, we send him home and let him go free.

Kind of makes it look like they didn’t have sufficient proof to present in court.

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Midnight Train To Georgia On My Mind @spin4srv.bsky.social · 4h

I’m a bit torn. Numerous posts telling history which would seem to indicate a lack of vetting.

Midnight Train To Georgia On My Mind @spin4srv.bsky.social · 5h

My “Novak should retire at the AO” and “Stan should play as long as he is enjoying himself” takes are in conflict but I’m also ok either way them.

#TennisSky

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ClimaTax - Just Tax Oil @climatax.org · 6h

They really really want to

Maka America Small Again

#econsky #batteries #KingsAreStupid #epstein

www.eenews.net/articles/doe...

DOE cancels more than $700M in battery, manufacturing projects

The nixed grants appear to be the first the Department of Energy has confirmed from a list that outlines $20 billion in potential cuts.

www.eenews.net

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

That clampdown on the Pentagon press corps has done wonders. 🤡

@jamiedupree.bsky.social
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Technical appreciator @whatahellofawaytodad.com · 6h

Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.

STEREOGUM: People my age, we talk about how we were lucky that we didn’t have social media growing up, and there’s no record of all the dumb shit we said and did. You didn’t have social media, but everything you said and did in those years is on record, and you’ve got to live with it now. That’s tough.

VIOLENT J: And the amount of gay Juggalos out there is really surprising. I think about them doing their research and getting the old records, getting excited about it, and getting their hearts broke or something, you know? I tell my daughter, “For the rest of your life, when your friends ask why your dad said that, say it’s because your dad was a fool. Don’t defend me. Say I was a fool then, but I’m not now.” There’s no excuse. I was going with the flow, and that’s the very thing we preach against — being a sheep. And that’s what I was doing.

https://www.stereogum.com/2083804/icp-interview-juggalos/interviews/weve-got-a-file-on-you/

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Midnight Train To Georgia On My Mind @spin4srv.bsky.social · 5h

Saying “it sucks here” on a site that lets you tailor your experience is telling.

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 8h

Hey California,

So now Texas, North Carolina & Missouri have erased Democratic districts, but Indiana, Louisiana, Utah. Kansas, Ohio & more are trying to do it as well.

Democracy is SLIPPING THROUGH OUR FINGERS!

And if Prop 50 doesn't pass, it'll be gone!

Anyone anywhere can volunteer to help.🧵

Marie 💙 @merrirrro.bsky.social · 8h

Election interference. Or CHEATING! @marcelias.bsky.social

🎁 article

wapo.st/3JlOH4Y

North Carolina lawmakers vote to add GOP House seat, in win for Trump

The redrawing of North Carolina’s congressional map comes as President Donald Trump presses Republicans to add more GOP seats to protect their majority in 2026.

wapo.st

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Midnight Train To Georgia On My Mind @spin4srv.bsky.social · 6h

I had a long conversation with someone who spent a lot of time with him (years ago) which confirmed that he has no empathy and a very narrow worldview. I don’t believe he’s capable of considering a holistic worldview.

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Midnight Train To Georgia On My Mind @spin4srv.bsky.social · 6h

Well like Mr Rogers said “look for the helpers”. Simply seeing people stand up and get even a little traction helps maintain hope. And undermining that makes you feel worse so it’s a path to constructive engagement with efforts to halt what seemed inevitable.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest renovation of the White House -- the so-called Truman Reconstruction of 1949-1952 -- came about only because the building was in such a state of disrepair that inspectors decided it was unsafe for occupancy.

Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.

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