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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 4d

MYTH: The President “brandished” an assault rifle.

FACT: Semi-automatic rifles like the Colt AR-15 are not assault rifles; they do not have burst or fully automatic firing capabilities.

GOP Talking Points for President Trump’s Fifth Avenue Massacre

Press reports have given currency to flat-out falsehoods about the Executive Action. MYTH: The President “brandished” an assault rifle. FACT: Semi...

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · 1d

My representative replied to a voicemail I left for him that the only reason he's not voting for the discharge petition is because when the resolution passes, Trump will veto it. My response is that they then need to override the veto. Anyway, that seems to be their current excuse.

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · 2d

It's access journalism (they don't want to get banned from press conferences), ownership by Trump allies, and increasingly threats of prosecution and violence.

fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · 7d

This shows more awareness than the major media companies reports.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 9d

"Whether a person is undocumented or not is anyone’s guess, which is why the safest bet is to question everyone."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ice...

ICE’s Training Manual for Determining Who to Terrorize

“The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a federal judge’s order prohibiting government agents from making indiscriminate immigration-related stops in t...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29d

If a Democratic governor talks about punching people in the mouth, he is obviously filled with insatiable bloodlust.

If a Republican president talks about punching people in the mouth, you’re the violent one for thinking he was being serious.

How to Tell the Difference Between a Lone Wolf and a Coordinated Effort by the Radical Left

If a Democratic lawmaker and her husband are gunned down, it’s an isolated incident carried out by a lone wolf. If a right-wing activist is gunned ...

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · 19d

One hundred percent.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19d

Follow @the14thcenter.bsky.social. And the Center’s newsletter on Medium, The Refounding. medium.com/@TheRefoundi...

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · 19d

Aside from the last horrible months of Trump's first term, I don't think he's ever taken off the rose-tinted glasses he sees the world through. I envy the child-like belief he holds in an America and conservative ideals that only ever existed in his imagination.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 19d

this needs to be hammered into the skulls of every elite individual and institution

on every measure - reputationally, financially, morally - you come out better if you fight the guy

stand up! it’s the right thing to do and better for you in every way! how often does that happen?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19d

A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Sep 5

"Reality has a well-known liberal bias."

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Sep 5

I just had a light bulb go off. Is the whole reason for all the major media groups acting as stenographers for conservatives that they got tired of investigating Biden? Like, is fluffing Trump a long-term vacation or a way to downsize investigative teams?

fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Sep 2

I liked him in so many roles, but the one that always sticks in my mind is as demolition "expert" Edgar KB Montrose on The Red Green Show.

NPR @npr.org · Sep 2

One of the most respected Indigenous actors of his generation, Greene appeared in more than 200 television shows and movies. He played a Lakota warrior in the 1990 blockbuster Dancing With Wolves.

Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene, of 'Dances With Wolves,' dies at 73

One of the most respected Indigenous actors of his generation, Greene appeared in more than 200 television shows and movies. He played a Lakota warrior in the 1990 blockbuster Dancing With Wolves.

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Sep 2

This new frontier for antivaxxers is ludicrous. Not vaccination your pets is a path to lunacy.

Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · Sep 2

I don’t mean to be cruel but WTF is a neurodivergent dog and how is any dog smart enough for that to even be a concern compared to fucking RABIES

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Aug 21

Murc's Law.

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America Xanadu @johnxuandou.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Aug 14

That's pretty much my take as well.

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Aug 14

Carpe noctum, carpe vitus, carpe cerivici, nullus anxietas.

fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Aug 14

"...We can make magic with engines smaller than a virus, and yet, just today, twenty-four people in this city alone will die from having walked into the wrong district or community. We are still not even a type one civilization. This remains a zero society." 4/4

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Aug 14

"...A type two civilization has energy needs so massive that it can only be met by physically harnessing the sun. In the type three scenario, the civilization has gone galactic, extracting energy on an interstellar basis..." 3/n

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Aug 14

"...A type one civilization has mastered its planet, inside out, is utilizing the world's entire energy potential and has wiped away all the internal struggles of its race..." 2/n

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Aug 14

"The Twentieth century gave the human race its score card. Kardashev and Dyson made concrete the notion of type one, type two and type three civilizations..." 1/n

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Aug 13

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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · Aug 12

It's a combination of cowardice and a failure of imagination - oh, he wouldn't REALLY do that

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fdora24.bsky.social @fdora24.bsky.social · Jul 31

They keep saying it because despite it being a blatant lie and bad policy, their supporters accept it uncritically and beg for more. They will ignore price increases and vehemently preach that prices are going down and rebate checks are coming.

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