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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 19

I want to take a moment to thank Drew for taking an interest in my work and putting together such an excellent profile.

Most of what I do focuses on highlighting prominent figures and their statements, so being the subject of a profile is a new experience—and a meaningful one.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Apr 19

New: Here's a chart of the top conservative / liberal accounts on X. See that small blue dot? That's @acyn.bsky.social. His fast-cut clips of political combat get hundreds of millions more views than major news sources - and basically no one knows who he is. So I profiled him. wapo.st/3RpEvJ7

Top 25 political & news accounts on X, dominated by conservatives

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Justin Gill @justin-gill.bsky.social · 5h

@meidastouch.com is reaching people because they elevate voices that may be hidden in established media circles. On healthcare, they embraced frontline nursing & medical voices from the start. Congrats on your success this far! @meiselasb.bsky.social @bmeiselas.bsky.social @meidasjordy.bsky.social

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here:

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FURIOUS Canada RESPONDS WITH FORCE after Trump THREAT

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Angus: Who else are you going to give military bases to? When’s Vladimir Putin getting his rocket bases in the United States?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here:

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GOP Leaders CANCEL VOTES for ALL NEXT WEEK as PANIC SETS IN

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Schatz: They’re stopping wind and solar because this guy has some very strange ideas about the energy mix. And it’s consistent with the rest of his political and economic philosophy — if there’s less of everything, it gives him more authority to dole out favors

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani: I run against a disgraced former governor who, in this moment, has chosen to issue a statement in which he cannot even say the name Tish James, nor the name Donald Trump.

If you cannot say Trump’s name today—how will you stand up to him tomorrow?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Mamdani: This is a shameless act of political retribution. And instead of prosecuting Tish James for doing her job, Donald Trump should be doing his.…

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Koh: This is an AG who is taking orders via dm and is trying to save her job because Trump’s upset about what's happening with the Epstein files. That's what this is all about.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Trump: Everything we're doing is very lawful and what they're doing is not lawful.

And what the governor and mayor, as an example, you can say of Portland and certainly of Chicago, it's not lawful what they're doing. They have to be very careful.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Jeffries: This is the second time it's been shut down under Donald Trump, and he's nowhere to be found. He's got time to be on the golf course, but apparently doesn't have time to sit down with Democrats to reopen the government.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

McGovern: Republicans love to advocate for more work requirements for poor people… Let's have a work requirement for Republicans to show up to congress and do your god damn job.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Johnson: Miss Grijalva has not yet had a scheduled date because she was elected after the house was out of session,

Gallego: You don't want her to be on the Epstein discharge.

Johnson: You guys are experts at red herrings.

Gallego: This is an excuse

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Ford on Tariffs: But there has to be a point that, if Prime Minister Carney can’t get a deal, we have to start hitting back.

We can’t just keep rolling over to President Trump. As he strengthens his case, we seem to be weakening our case by continuously pulling off tariffs.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4d

Now is a good time to sign up for the best daily political news bulletin in the universe 👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here:

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MAGA Mike BLUFF GETS CALLED as Trump DARK SECRETS SURFACE

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Grijalva: The frustration for me is that it seems as if Speaker Johnson is not willing to swear me in because our politics are a little different, or because I’m going to be the 218th signer—he can just continue to drag this along with no end in sight.

That is not a foundation of our democracy.

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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 4d

Big thank you to the great @murray.senate.gov for joining Meidas Health today with my great friend and physician leader @drkavitapatel.bsky.social to break down the terrible impacts of rhe government shutdown on our nations health.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Murray: I talked to a family that’s paying about $300 a month for their health insurance. It’s going to jump to over $1,800 per month.

Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Full video from Katie Phang’s YouTube channel here:

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MAGA Pastor PLEADS GUILTY After CAUGHT in SHOCKING SCANDAL

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Phang: How are these Epstein victims supposed to feel about closure when you see Blanche meeting with Maxwell and then giving her a minimum-security camp move?

And now, conversations allegedly that Trump is going to have with the DOJ about pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. It is an abomination

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