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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · Feb 2

Trump/Musk is flooding the zone, here is how you keep up: Trump taking cash bribes from oligarchs in exchange for power, Oligarchs steal from US gutting safety & opportunity for working families, Trump/Oligarchs doing horrible things to innocent people to distract US from their crimes against US.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1h

I hate to get all partisan, but Hitler was a monster and there is nothing funny about gas chambering Jews.

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 13h

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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 4h

1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 12h

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 12h

If Trump can order the murder of people on boats without any accountability, he can order the murder of people on land without any accountability.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 15h

Republican Elite: it is super dangerous that Democratic Elite call us fascist

Reality: it is super dangerous that Republican Elite are openly fascist, literally praising Hitler and laughing about gas chambers

Politico @politico.com · 20h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Reposted by Anna O. Law, Marc Lynch, Kim L. Scheppele , and 25 more Anna O. Law, Marc Lynch, Kim L. Scheppele, Richard S.J. Tol, Stephan Lewandowsky, Linda J. Skitka, Bryan D. Jones, David Rothschild, Philip N. Cohen, Melissa Johnson, Vincent Tiberj, Eric Goldman, Fabián Muniesa, Jacob Montgomery, Adam Wellstead, Daniel W. Drezner, David R. Miller, Lesley Bartlett, Robert B. Reich, Michael D. McDonald, Anne Norton, Dana R. Fisher, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Karen O’Leary, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Andrew Kydd, David Darmofal

Politico @politico.com · 20h

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 21h

Trump Family has "made" over $10 billion in year since Trump won election. This corruption hurts US. Trump considers his cash flow, not US, when making economic and foreign policy decisions. And, our democracy is shattered when everyone knows the president is for sale.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 22h

Trump's paramilitary is not stopping the crime & violence, because Trump's paramilitary is committing the crime & violence.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 23h

Basically the entire US government is now dedicated to just doing two things (1) making Trump feel important (2) making Trump Family insanely rich.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

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."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 23h

"Supreme Court is a non-partisan body that deserves our praise and respect, and the legitimacy as the ultimate arbitrator of the Constitution; they rule for Trump on everything but against Alex Jones on this thing, so it is neutral."

What I assume NYT headline reads right now.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 23h

BREAKING

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 23h

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d

Got to take one for the team with the bases loaded, down by 1, with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth!

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate Media are Collaborators.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d

Our Media & Political Elite still want US to have faith in John Roberts and the MAGA Supreme Court even as they actively destroy our democracy & rule-of-law. Even if this netted out to 0, should be obvious that having all of our states congressional maps gerrymandered is horrible for a democracy.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

North Carolina Republicans announced today they’re going to pass a new congressional map to draw a Dem out of Congress; they already did last cycle, going from 7-7 to 10-4. Thus would be 11-3. t.co/XLJIhe8vZn

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Unprecedented corruption

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d

Fact that Republicans are terrified of mass protests tells you something about the potential of mass protests to save our democracy & rule-of-law.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Trump helped Israel prolong their war against Gaza for 9 months, so much death, for what? Now they sign the ceasefire deal that Biden outlined 12 months ago and call Trump a hero.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

In short: we are going to hit the make or break moment for US really quickly as Trump Regime desperately tries to create a permanent autocracy before The People convince the Elite to reassert democracy & rule-of-law.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Trump Regime would ideally (for them) have waited until real riot before sending Confederate militia North but Elites that are granting him power (Business & Congress & Supreme Court & Corporate Media) could turn against him quickly when they realize how fragile his control is: Trump is worried.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is really old & frail, he & his policies are super unpopular, his policies are starting to cause real harm, his paramilitary are violent (but absurd): they are escalating their consolidate power without solid disinformation campaign or qualitied leadership because they are running out of time.

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Washington Post is now just a pure Republican disinformation machine benefiting from the legacy of the newspaper that no longer exists.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

As President Trump tries to send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, conservative influencers are working to support his claim that the city is burning with viral clips from one block. https://wapo.st/4q5HM0n

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Trump has been in office for nearly 9 months and Israel & Gaza now have ceasefire that Biden pushed over a year ago but Israel spiked because Trump promised them time & resources to continue their war, to continue the killing. I idea that this some sort of triumph for Trump or Netanyahu is insane.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 3d

Tim Morello in 2012 on then REP Speaker: “Ryan has a rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor, a rage against the environment … only thing he’s not raging against is the privileged elite.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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