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Dr. Nurse @djrn81.bsky.social · 10h

The same thing happened with Regan getting credit for the Iran hostage release. History repeating itself.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

George Retes is an American citizen and Army veteran who served in Iraq.

He was jailed by ICE and held for three days. He was never given a phone call — much less an explanation for why was detained by ICE.

He shared his story of abuse by the Trump administration to
@timmiller.bsky.social:

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr. Nurse @djrn81.bsky.social · 2d

🤮🤮🤮🤮

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?”
Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.”
A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 2d

Biden wasnt even president then you dumbass.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Trump also seems to forget he was president on J6.

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 2d

A few days ago, I wrote up a piece on Republicans routinely forgetting when Biden took office and how the problem seems to be getting worse: tinyurl.com/3bdxp3te

I suddenly wish I’d held off a few more days. (The “Biden FBI” didn’t exist on Jan. 6. Trump was president at the time.)

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

New plot wrinkle!

Daily Mail headline reads: “EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth wages war on his wrinkles with BOTOX injections after blasting ‘fat troops’ and unveiling new fitness standards.”
Below the headline is a photo of Pete Hegseth wearing a blue jacket, speaking to another man.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

I keep seeing this get posted. The AZ electors were charged a year and a half ago. The AZ Superior Court ENDED the case five months ago. The AZ AG will have to appeal to the AZ Supreme Court or go back and start again with a grand jury. Please stop sharing this.

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Dr. Nurse @djrn81.bsky.social · 2d

And the idiots behind him just nod their bobble heads. The clown show keeps demonstrating how idiotic our leadership is. What an embarrassment!

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 2d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Nice recap

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Dr. Nurse @djrn81.bsky.social · 2d

It’s part of the playbook. If you can fuel the base, violence can be perpetrated upon the innocent protesters and the dictator can invoke the insurrection act. January 6th was the dress rehearsal.