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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 5d

Worth emphasizing that there are serious questions about whether or not Lindsey Halligan is even legally in her job

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d

Update from the war zone in Portland.

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LisaLisa @lisalisa42.bsky.social · 7d

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7d

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Joe Conason @joeconason.bsky.social · 7d

Amazon.com (bless Jeff's heart) has slashed its hardcover price on The Longest Con by 60 percent!
So grab this "prime" deal -- or gift the book to anyone who might benefit from "a sardonic chronicle of how conservatism turned into a racketeering enterprise."
www.amazon.com/Longest-Grif...

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 8d

Let it never again be said that a woman with no real reporting experience who fell for a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" cannot be the head of a huge news organization

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Joe Conason @joeconason.bsky.social · 10d

Probably!

Tricia Romano @tromano.bsky.social · 12d

Everyone should probably read The Longest Con, by @joeconason.bsky.social which really lays out a lot of this stuff -- all of it happening under the guise of evangelical christianity and moral purity -- www.amazon.com/Longest-Grif...

The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism

Amazon.com: The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism: 9781250621160: Conason, Joe, Conway III, George T.: Books

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 22d

Jefferson inoculated his children. By that I mean he did it himself. He wanted to be sure they were protected.

Andrew Wehrman @profwehrman.bsky.social · 22d

Thomas Jefferson on vaccines in 1800: “every friend of humanity must look with pleasure on this discovery, by which one evil the [more] is withdrawn from the condition of man.”

Trump on vaccines in 2025: “It’s too much liquid. Too many different things are going into that baby at too big a number.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22d

Trump: "It's too much liquid. Too many different things are going into that baby at too big a number. The size of this thing when you look at it. It's like 80 different vaccines and beyond vaccines."

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 22d

Srsly how many times do we have to tell you people?!?!?

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 22d

RFK Jr.'s little dig at "Believe All Women" when talking about autism, vaccines and Tylenol (all while blaming moms who take Tylenol for autism) reminded me of @lebassett.bsky.social's piece last year saying Trump's re-election was revenge for #MeToo.
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Trump’s Cabinet Picks Are Revenge for Me Too

Republicans are sending the message that women’s bodies now belong to them.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 22d

This is NOT leadership.

Kristi Noem erupted in profanity at DHS staff, with Corey Lewandowski backing her tirade. Officials described chaos, favoritism, and intimidation, as the rumored couple accused subordinates of corruption while running the agency like a clique.

Kristi Noem shocks with out-of-control 'screaming' at DHS staff meeting: insiders

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stunned department officials with profane outbursts reacting to a series of critical news reports examining her chaotic leadership.The former South Dakota governor and her de facto chief of staff Corey Lewandowski gathered DHS officials to complain about June ...

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Joe Conason @joeconason.bsky.social · 22d

What Naomi said. Bobby Kennedy is the enemy of all autism parents and their children.

Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 22d

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 22d

Breaking: Jimmy Kimmel to return Tuesday.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 22d

I think we should all let ourselves have a moment of pride and hope. They brought Kimmel back without forcing him to apologize or donate to Kirk’s wife, which was their stipulation at first.

Collective action, protesting, and boycotts forced their hand.

Celebrate the wins!!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22d

There is only one way to resolve this.

RELEASE THE HOMAN TAPES!!!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22d

fun to watch RFK in these press conferences and see that he is even more deranged than the president

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Joe Conason @joeconason.bsky.social · 22d

A “turning point” — but toward freedom and away from dictatorship

Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 22d

I’m glad Jimmy’s back.

But Brendan Carr still needs to resign.

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Jimmy Kimmel to Return to ABC on Tuesday After Show’s Controversial Suspension

The Walt Disney company in a new statement says the move was made "to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country."

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 23d

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Joe Conason @joeconason.bsky.social · 22d

The brutal murder of Charlie Kirk instantly became a chance to hoover up donations to his (already wealthy!) family and super-rich TPUSA, which funneled millions to him and his cronies.
There's a sucker born every minute - and #MAGA finds each and every one. www.nationalmemo.com/charlie-kirk...

Charlie Kirk Is Sadly Departed, But The TPUSA Grift Lives On

At Sunday’s gigantic memorial service for the slain Charlie Kirk, his widow Erika offered a powerful message of faith, even saying that she had forgiven his alleged assassin. At the same event, President Donald Trump delivered a rambling, typically tasteless and narcissistic address that emphasized ...

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Joe Conason @joeconason.bsky.social · 24d

More Trump thuggery. You mustn’t try to find out anything Pete doesn’t want you to know.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25d

Plz don’t send me classified info but if you want to tell me what’s going on at the Pentagon my Signal username is annabower.24

Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 25d

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

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Fraser Campbell @fraserc69.bsky.social · Sep 12

This is a key component in Reform's appeal, the cynical capitalisation of grievance, of arbitrary prejudices. It promises, quite falsely, that you get to decide who deserves. They invite you to numb your pain by inflicting it. By the time the blade crossed your own throat, you'll barely feel it.

John Pring, DNS @johnpring.bsky.social · Sep 12

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has finally confirmed that his party would cut support for many claimants of disability benefits if it won power at the next general election, with the cuts focusing on those he claims do not “genuinely deserve help”.
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Farage finally confirms: A Reform UK government would slash spending on disability benefits

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has finally confirmed that his party would cut support for many claimants of disability benefits if it won power at the next general election, with the cuts focusing o…

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · Sep 11

If you want to condemn political violence, then you should condemn ICE violence, stripping people of Medicaid coverage and killing thousands as a result, destroying public health systems that will kill thousands more, deploying the National Guard against US residents, etc.

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Joe Conason @joeconason.bsky.social · Sep 12

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Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · Sep 12

Great nuts-and-bolts plan from @jonathanalter.bsky.social for what Congressional Democrats should demand in exchange for providing votes necessary to keep the government open. While also making sure that if a shutdown does happen Trump and the GOP own it. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...

Opinion | Clinton-Era Lessons for Democrats Confronting Trump

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · Sep 11

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