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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 6h

Sycophants. All in a row.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump to Newt Gingrich: Newt, you agree that I won Georgia in 2020? Good. Otherwise I'd have him dismissed immediately

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Taylor Swift for smashing record sales with her latest album release.

And condolences to all her haters who can’t stand it.

JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 2d

When you have 12 minutes watch this genius beginning at exactly the 53 minute mark. Starts with Oscar. Ends with McCartney. Sure to bring a smile to your face. Incredible chops. Infectious joy. 🎹 ❤️

youtu.be/xcKd9OkMPcc

Hiromi: The Most Electrifying Pianist Alive

YouTube video by Rick Beato

youtu.be

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 2d

“Without mentioning” will be journalism’s epitaph.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

NYT wrote a 2,400 word story abt Todd Blanche without mentioning that he personally ordered the arrest of Newark Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social, and as such is deeply implicated in @replamonica.bsky.social case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...

The front page of a NYT story, titled, "Part Enabler, Part Buffer: the Bind of the Justice Dept's No. 2"

A picture shows Blanche partly visible behind a journalist's raised hand.

JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 4d

So now the Salesforce founder has turned into a Trump sycophant, illustrating once again that most tech bros could give a shit about democracy.

JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 6d

“We must all hang together or, most assuredly, we will all hang separately.”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6d

Is there a better indication of how superficial and unhelpful mainstream media has become than that they are cutely musing about whether the domestic terrorist who changed "The Department of Defense" to "The Department of War" will get a Nobel Peace Prize—instead of reporting the fascism/terrorism.

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 8d

Pro Tip: Andrea knows why she’s acting this way:

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8d

I am so very tired of listening to Republicans lie. It's not just since Trump. Republicans have been blatantly lying since at least the 1990s. But Trump lies so constantly without being called out on it that the rest of them put their dishonesty on steroids. It's like their primary tactic now.

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 8d

Immensely important insight.👇

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 8d

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 8d

If you think today's news media picture is grim, take stock of how Chicago's local journalists are getting at the truth despite Homeland Security's campaign of lies and intimidation.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago

Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

www.stopthepresses.news

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8d

When people are hired, not for their honesty or competency, but for their ability to be snarling trolls on TV for the delight of their immature and unpleasant boss, you get an AG like Pamela Jo Bondi.

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 12d

So a Pride Flag is a political statement? We are in deep doo doo people.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12d

Fired for displaying a pride flag, followed by a citation of the Constitution.

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 15d

I understand why no Phoenix but…why no Phoenix. Is it the dry hate? @karaswisher.bsky.social

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 18d

With receipts…nice work @emptywheel.bsky.social

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18d

Me, venting some more, that journalists who normalized Trump's past weaponized prosecution are surprised by what happened to Jim Comey.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBEg...

Mainstream Press Confesses They Missed the Other Politicized Prosecutions

YouTube video by emptywheel

www.youtube.com

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Kurt Eichenwald @kurteichenwald.bsky.social · 22d

Folks are saying "With Trump's insane speech at the UN, he has hit rock bottom.

This is false. With Trump, there is no rock bottom. There is just how much further he travels down the bottomless pit.

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 22d

Just change “autism registry” to “gun registry” and watch people lose their shit.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 26d

Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:

Transcript: Congressman Crow's Floor Speech on the Concerning State of US Politics & the Path Forward to Unite Our Country

WASHINGTON — A transcript of Congressman Jason Crow's (D-CO-06) full speech from the House floor.

crow.house.gov

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · 29d

It’s the equivalent of a bunt in baseball. Move on folks.

JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · Sep 15

And lead with this. Because we can see right through their Goebbels inspired strategy.

JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · Sep 14

*half staff unless at sea :)

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · Sep 10

Does Gladys Knight know about this?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 9

“It’s not his signature” is the new “the election was stolen”

A loyalty test

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JKtheDJ @jkthedj.bsky.social · Sep 9

And here I thought they were the party of states rights.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Sep 8

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