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JoeBIn818

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No DMs. North SFV Los Angeles gay senior. Former journalist, lifelong union Dem with rescue dog and aversion to bullshit. I am here only to get news and discuss it. If you want to do something else, find someone else. I repost all gift links I see.

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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · Mar 6

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · Mar 6

Democracy dies in decorum.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 38m

John Solomon didn’t stumble onto a secret — he recycled one. The Jan 6 committee’s phone-metadata subpoenas were public and reported years ago. This is how the right keeps the outrage machine humming: rename oversight as spying, erase timelines, and sell déjà vu.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The Right’s Favorite Magic Trick: Turning Old News Into New Scandal

John Solomon’s “discovery” about Jan 6 phone records isn’t a scoop — it’s a rerun dressed as revelation.

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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 17h

"McGraw decries politics in one breath, then repeatedly pops up at the White House and films videos about 'Cowardly Democrats' who 'Spit in the Face of All Texans," Slate reported.

"How’s that workin’ out for ya?"

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

mr. burns from the simpsons is making a funny face and says excellent .

ALT: mr. burns from the simpsons is making a funny face and says excellent .

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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 17h

All this money just for porn for guys who don't want to or don't know how to have to have a conversation with women?

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 8d

My latest: Experts’ rating of U.S. as a democracy in newest Bright Line Watch Survey fell from 67 out of 100 before the 2024 election to 55 in Feb and to 54 in Sep. Experts also now project that the U.S. democracy rating will drop further to 47 by 2027.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/all-the-br...

All the Bright Lines Behind Us

There is still time to act before the darkness fully overtakes us.

www.whitetoolong.net

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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 17h

She's still enjoying the leftover fireworks from her event.

JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 17h

There's nothing liberal or conservative about saving democracy.

JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 17h

Don't call them liberal marches. Call them something else, anything else but don't label it in a way that will turn people off.

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🇨🇦 🦋 🇺🇸 @canada-dry.bsky.social · 23h

Obama on the blatantly illegal use of the US military as an intimidation tactic.

As usual he is extremely thoughtful and precise in this wide ranging interview.

His takeaway message: 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗣 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗠 🔥

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My Conversation with Marc Maron | WTF Podcast

YouTube video by Barack Obama

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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 17h

My Kirkland Signature grapeseed oil comes from France.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 18h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 22h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 20h

It’s vile and disgusting and wreaks of antisemitism and racism.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 22h

Young Republicans joke about rape and gas chambers, use slurs, and talk about how much they love Hitler.

This isn't an exaggeration. These are the current and future leaders of the Republican Party, all who have 10x the funding of Dem youth orgs.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 20h

It is to the shame of all the male reporters in the room that they do not immediately leave

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 20h

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings Day: Pro-democracy and love for America!
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

No Kings Day: Pro-democracy and love for America!

October 14, 2025

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23h

"The richest man in the world and the owner of the most influential social media site in US politics is a nazi who openly supports and amplifies other nazis" would, on its face, seem to be rather newsworthy!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 23h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

The vice president of the United States is a clownish dipshit, Exhibit 64,532

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 1d

I once wondered how seemingly normal, decent people could be persuaded to commit acts of extreme cruelty & violence against fellow citizens. It couldn’t happen here, I thought. The cruelty and inhumanity of ICE agents have changed my mind. We have in our midst the making of American atrocities.

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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 22h

NEW: In the most significant action against brutal scam compounds in Southeast Asia to date, US and UK officials have sanctioned the alleged operators of more than 10 scam centers in Cambodia.

146 entities linked to the Prince Group have been sanctioned—and $15 billion of crypto seized

Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire

Officials in the US and UK have taken sweeping action against “one of the largest investment fraud operations in history,” confiscating a historic amount of funds in the process.

www.wired.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 21h

A new series of revealed messages from leaders of young Republican groups reveals some horrific racism and violence, including musings about putting their political opponents in gas chambers, raping their enemies, and lauding Republicans who support slavery. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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JoeBIn818 @joebin818.bsky.social · 23h

It's not a crown. They are horns.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

GREER: I think China realizes they've overstepped

CNBC: You think they realize they overstepped? Their statement says 'if forced to fight, China will fight to the end'

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23h

Check out the full feature at the link below:

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

www.motherjones.com

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