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J. C. Cantwell 🌻 @segfaultvicta.aludel.xyz · 3h

i feel like i am teetering on the fucking brink asking this but is this, like. a trial balloon for "trump is too far gone to make video content any more / this week" weekend at bernies AI deepfakes? see if they can get away with it? how convincing it is? my brain is full of bees and fire.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

I'm confused about the video clips Trump is pushing out on Truth Social and YouTube right now.

They're all shorter clips on various topics, but I'm not sure where they were shot or why they were done in this style behind a podium talking directly to camera.

Trump on Truth Social: The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term. Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 7h

so trump is 1000% getting lost walking around the complex, yea?

Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 10h

[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!

photo of a sign outside the door of the Oval Office, reading "The Oval Office" in gold bullshit script, made out of three sheets of paper

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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 8h

just want to reiterate that the first amendment isn't something you "hide behind," it's something that constrains the government's ability to limit your inalienable rights. that distinction is very important

Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 11h

The Department of Homeland Security: “hide behind the First Amendment”

DHS tweet: The U.S. has no obligation to host foreigners, like Sami Hamdi, who support terrorism and actively undermine the safety of Americans. And we won't.

There is no room in the United States for the rest of the world’s terrorist sympathizers, and we are under no obligation to admit them or let them stay here. @Sec_Noem has made it clear that anyone who thinks they can come to America and hide behind the First Amendment to advocate for anti-American and anti-Semitic violence and terrorism – think again.

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 14h

i call this view 'reactionary centrism' - the problem with it is that modern fascism *cannot* be appeased; they don't want a few compromises in women's sports, they want a total social transformation and the end of liberal democracy

you give them a bone, then another, then they want your arm

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 15h

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 16h

Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.

He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.

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Archai @archai.bsky.social · 23h

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

Photo of NBC’s exit poll data (from my work laptop, lol) showing Mamdani splitting the straight vote equally with Cuomo, but taking the LGBTQ+ vote by more than 5:1. Even though the LGBTQ+ slice is only 14% of the population, they were a LANDSLIDE in his favor.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

There are more of us than there are of them.

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Jillian @jilliank.bsky.social · 1d

she zohr an my mamdani til i cuomo

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Matthew Haugen @mjhaugen.bsky.social · 1d

Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%

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Jeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 1d

Again, this is because the elite media is extremely transphobic.

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 1d

Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.

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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 1d

new NoVA winemom yard sign just dropped

In This House We Believe:
-Black Lives Matter
-No Human Is Illegal
-Women's Rights Are Human Rights
-Science Is Real
-[redacted due to 18 U.S. Code § 871]
-Love Is Love

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

whatever you think of Spanberger, the fact that her opponent ran a campaign based almost entirely on transphobia and is on track to eat shit in the biggest blowout the state has seen since 2009 is unambiguously a huge win

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 1d

Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 1d

The next Governor of Virginia! 🏳️‍⚧️

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 1d

News: Pope Leo XIV calls for "authorities to allow pastoral workers to attend to the needs" of people who have been detained. "Jesus says very clearly ... we're going to be asked: How did you receive the foreigner?"
youtu.be/ysfd_VcE0TI?...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WARNED: Pope Leo CALLS for RELIGIOUS ACCESS for detained immigrants

YouTube video by Diario AS

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if Weigel will check back in with his sources who told him Spanberger was super vulnerable on trans issues, or with… himself, as he editorialized that Democrats were in denial by saying it wouldn’t hurt them!

Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · Aug 21

Oh go fuck yourself Weigel

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

Decision Desk HQ is the first to call a race, saying Abigail Spanberger wins.

The anti-trans attacks seem to have failed in Virginia.

Virginia was the ground zero after Youngkin won on a fledgeling anti-trans platform in 2021.

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Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 1d

The only elected Dem who posted anything remotely positive about Dick Cheney today was Nancy Pelosi, who used it as an opportunity to backhand smack Trump.

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我不喜欢万税爷 @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 1d

Lefties talking about how great China is because of restaurant prices really shows how bad everyone wants there to be a huge underclass to provide services to them for very cheap

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Jillian @jilliank.bsky.social · 1d

marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...

Jillian @jilliank.bsky.social · 1d

but why not just spend the same amount europe spends???

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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 1d

i do think Dems should moderate on immigration in the sense that Dems should redesign our immigration policy to work like people think it works: you wait for a while (but not forever) to get into the country and then you wait for a while (but not forever) to become a citizen.

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politiburb @politiburb.bsky.social · 1d

Dems have one of the most layup slogans of all time to campaign on and it's a good thing they aren't listening to the assholes on bluesky who say it's cool when Trump destroys American history, actually

Fascism Heckler @fascismheckler.bsky.social · 1d

@politiburb.bsky.social rebuild the white house is already being used in ads

Democrats @democrats.org · 1d

HAVE YOU VOTED YET? 🇺🇸

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Alice In Wunderland @aliceinwunderl3.bsky.social · 1d

Tradwifery is the socially-acceptable sissification kink for cis fems

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Djinn & Tonic 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 1d

Not even joking, this singlehandedly immunized me against bad faith questioning of "why don't they just come legally?"

Djinn & Tonic 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing this chart as an impressionable young man was a formative moment in my political development

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