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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 5h

Vlad will be offering helpful crowd control tips

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 18h

The reason No Kings has had limited political impact isn’t the size of the thing, which is astounding, but because it’s largely been ignored by the institutional structures that call crystallize popular anger and discontent into lasting policy and pressure for change. Dems won’t claim it, basically

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 23h

Woodward and Bernstein didn’t need no stinkin badges

Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a helluva movie

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 1d

Every single one of them when they are caught evilling

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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re like me, you sat up on your chair when S-tier character actor Kevin Tighe turned up in ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. I had a wonderful conversation with him about it for The Reveal: thereveal.film/interview-ke...

Interview: Kevin Tighe on ‘One Battle After Another’ and a great career on stage and screen

The great character actor talks about his return to the screen in 'One Battle After Another' and a half-century journey in the business.

thereveal.film

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 1d

This looks like an exciting revenue opportunity! Gonna order up a frog suit, head up to Portland, sing a song and get arrested, then sue them to the ground. My retirement worries are over. Who needs all that (alleged) free-flowing Soros cash when ICE morons are willing to set me up for life?

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 1d

Totally agree, it’s already unacceptable. Maybe No Kings this weekend will send a message.

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 1d

If ICE were a gang randomly terrorizing businesses, kidnapping people, driving recklessly and damaging cars and property, most citizens would rise up in righteous anger and demand action. Sadly, because they are wearing cop costumes, it looks like it will take a major atrocity to wake people up.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 1d

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 1d

The Lord works in mysterious ways

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 1d

Used to live next door to it on Albion and I am glad it survives!

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 1d

One day soon he will make a turn at a bad time and there will be much rejoicing

Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 2d

He brings a unique perspective to the national conversation

Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 2d

Just got back from seeing it, it’s so powerful and on point. Had almost forgotten Benicio was in it and he steals his scenes. Epic!

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 2d

Mind-blowing film. And so real in all its surreality.

This is the kind of film that is to 2025 what Strangelove and Catch 22 were to an earlier generation.

Art and popular culture must step up. It is necessary to fuel us for the long fight.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 6d

Finally saw it and yeah it rules:

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 2d

The fact that these ICE “agents” are not so bright is….not good

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 4d

Softening us up for the Insurrection Act. If 30 million citizens march peacefully next weekend and one knucklehead “assaults” a cop with a subway sandwich, it’s martial law. They are itching to do it…

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juridical.bsky.social @juridical.bsky.social · 4d

Same group? Is that a pistol being pointed at the guy in blue?

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 4d

Would love to see someone with editing skills make a compilation of these ICE atrocity clips accompanied by a Lee Greenwood soundtrack

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Jeff B @flamingtwits.bsky.social · 4d

So tired of the MSM adopting his framing. The president does not make “deals”! “Critics” are not the only ones that question the legality of his actions. And on and on

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.

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