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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 3h

Kash Patel finding out the hard way what the MAGA movement is truly made of:
newrepublic.com/post/202059/...

“Go Back”: MAGA Floods Kash Patel’s Diwali Post With Racism

How will Donald Trump’s fans feel when he also marks the holiday with an official White House event?

newrepublic.com

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 4h

He pardons violent insurrectionists, posts videos of himself literally shitting on the American people and our flag, and tears the White House apart for vanity projects. This is the man MAGA holds up as some icon of patriotism.
www.newsweek.com/demolition-c...

Demolition company tearing down White House flooded with negative reviews

"Shame on you," read one of dozens of reviews for the company demolishing the East Wing facade to build Trump's new ballroom.

www.newsweek.com

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 4h

Trump's pardoned Jan 6 rioters and insurrectionists remain a violent threat...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com

Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 1d

While Mike Johnson pretends that shitvids make Trump a master of social media, the doddering old felon's approval rating continues to tank.
www.msnbc.com/the-weekend/...

Trump’s approval rating drops to 37% as “No Kings” protests draw millions around the country

“No Kings” organizers say that nearly 7 million people attended events to protest what they call President Trump's authoritarian power grabs. MSNBC Contributor Paola Ramos and reporter Philip Bump joi...

www.msnbc.com

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 1d

Trump, 79, Posts Menacing Video Threatening a Never-Ending Presidency
(Meanwhile, Republicans: "What kings? He's not claiming to be a king...")
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

Trump, 79, Posts Menacing Video Threatening a Never-Ending Presidency

MAGA followers couldn’t get enough of the idea of Trump being president “4EVA.”

www.thedailybeast.com

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson Exploits the Shutdown to Hide the Epstein Files
www.salon.com/2025/10/20/m...

Mike Johnson exploits the shutdown to hide the Epstein files

The backlash to #MeToo was always about silencing victims

www.salon.com

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The Vivlia @thevivlia.bsky.social · 1d

Asked about Trump posting a grotesque video of him defecating on Americans, Mike Johnson defended it as satire and praised Trump as an effective social media user, insisting it wasn’t a call for violence.

We went from Lincoln at Gettysburg to Johnson explaining presidential pooping

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Tiffany Y @tiffanyye.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson's idea of fighting for healthcare is ending it by skyrocketing premiums so no one can afford it and slashing Medicaid to hurt the vulnerable who need it the most. He is refusing to work and is preventing others from doing their jobs. What is he getting paid for?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."

(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 2d

Translation: more exta-judicial murders incoming.

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump's support among men is eroding (and repulsive AI videos and thuddingly tone deaf memes won't save it).
www.newsweek.com/trump-suppor...

Donald Trump’s support among men is eroding

Professor William Hall told Newsweek that polling results show a steady decline of approval among men for Trump’s leadership.

www.newsweek.com

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 2d

I think it's news in that it shows us just what the POTUS thinks of the American people. The depth of his contempt is on full display. We all knew it, but now the mask is off.

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 2d

Convicted criminal Donald Trump's "Beavis & Butthead" tier memes and AI videos appeal to an ever shrinking base of die-hard MAGA rubes.

Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 2d

Here in the real world, those "experimental injections" are referred to as vaccines. Trump's COVID inaction and conspiracy addled bumbling killed thousands.

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Martin Robertson @martinrobertson.bsky.social · 2d

So MAGA have made an ai video of Trump with a gold crown, flying a fighter plane, dumping shit onto protesters.

This is who people are trying to negotiate with and appease

4chan infantile psychopaths.

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David Earl Williams III @dewforpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

Trump acknowledged the massive “No Kings” protests by throwing a tantrum and posting a bizarre AI video of himself as a king flying a jet over crowds, dumping waste on them. #NoKings drew 7 million—one of the largest single-day protests ever, surpassing his inaugurations and MAGA rallies.

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump's tariffs will cost businesses more than $1.2 trillion this year, with most of that cost being passed on to consumers, according to a new study from S&P Global.
www.axios.com/2025/10/16/t...

Trump tariffs to cost companies $1.2 trillion this year, mostly hitting consumers, study finds

S&P Global said its estimate of additional expenses for companies is likely conservative.

www.axios.com

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder that while Trump is an idiotic man-child and ridiculous buffoon, he's also a convicted criminal, adjucated rapist, lifelong con artist, and decades long friend of Epstein. His puerile attempts at trolling reveal only a fraction of his detestable character.

Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 3d

...to illegally kill drug gangs and the occasional innocent fisherman. WTF does he care?

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 3d

The entire executive branch of the US government is in the hands of cognitively stunted 12 year olds in adult bodies.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Karoline Leavitt says ‘Your mom’ when asked who picked Hungary for Putin-Trump talks

Trump said he will meet with the Kremlin leader in Budapest to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine

www.independent.co.uk

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Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 3d

Imagine all the hacks we *don't* know about ever since Elon and his saboteurs gutted cyber-security.
www.dailydot.com/viral-politi...

Airports across North America hacked to play pro-Palestine, anti-Trump messages

"Imagine shutting down the government and realizing you forgot to pay cybersecurity."

www.dailydot.com

Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 3d

Every now and then, Putler needs to remind his stooge that he's got the piss tapes.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

With a phone call, Putin appears to change Trump’s mind on Ukraine. Again.

It was the latest swing in President Donald Trump’s position on the war that often shifts following contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

www.washingtonpost.com

Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 3d

No money for health care, but $172 million for Kristi Noem's private jets.

Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 3d

This is what happens when you gut cyber-security in hopes Russia will help you out with future elections.
www.404media.co/hackers-dox-...

Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters—one of the latest amalgamations of typically young, reckless, and English-speaking hackers—posted the apparent phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of government officials...

www.404media.co

Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 3d

Trump just straight up admitting that he'll pardon his fellow convicted felons as long as their prominent Republicans. All this while turning the FBI, justice dept, and National Guard into his personal revenge squads. This isn't a presidency, it's an organized crime ring.

Anlif @anlif.bsky.social · 3d

More illegal diverting of allocated funds by a completely lawless administration:
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com