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David Waldman

@kagrox.bsky.social

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · Oct 7

I guess I need to transfer this over here.

Pinned tweet, dated November 25, 2016: Mike Flynn is a spy.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 4m

I’ve been wondering why the New Orleans NCIS office personnel are discharging their weapons every single day on the job.

David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 21m

Trump forces the invisible hand down his invisible pants.

David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 30m

Something, something, picking winners and losers or whatever.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 41m

Trump has expropriated TikTok U.S. (banned under the law) and is now on the verge of forcing its sale at a below-market price to cronies of his choosing. What could go wrong? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 10h

9/11 gave an unpopular/illegitimate president 90% approval ratings, and he knows it.

Plus, this time he’ll want to say Antifa was an accomplice.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 14h

Trump and paperwork, man.™️ I’m tellin’ ya!

#TrumpAndPaperworkMan

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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 14h

Buy ‘em, rig ‘em, try to steal an election with ‘em, and if you get caught, you can say, “See? We TOLD you those things were rigged! And you said we were crazy!”

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 15h

I mean good god there’s nothing wealth won’t destroy uk.news.yahoo.com/republican-b...

Republican Buys 2020 Voting Firm and Gives it MAGA Makeover

A former Republican election official and GOP donor has purchased Dominion Voting Systems, stating the acquisition will be pivotal in “restoring trust in our elections.” Dominion was central to Presid...

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 14h

Sounds bad, Jesus-wise.

rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 16h

For any Catholic, the sight of a Eucharistic Procession being turned away at the gates of the destination is the embodiment of Jesus being denied entrance. You don't have to be Catholic to get the symbolism in that!

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 15h

Look, people meet ends. It happens. 🤷‍♂️

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 21h

I understand the optics here but this is also literally why Charles met his end in Whitehall, either Article I means what it says or it doesn't and the Constitution is dissolved

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 21h

So the Dems need to be clear again that any FMer carrying out direction to implement mil paychecks in the absence of appropriations will be subject to anti-deficiency act criminal penalties, because to be clear even with the reconciliation slush fund BS there is no way to legally so this, period

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 15h

This was in my annual government ethics training! It’s not allowed, but you know…🤷🏻‍♂️

David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 19h

Meritocracy www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 16h

Meanwhile, 19-year-old Barron Trump will magically end up on the board of directors of TikTok.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
Indictment
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Timeline of Conflict
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But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 17h

And if you’re thinking of a solar powered version, think again! What will you do when the sun isn’t shining and you need to clean up where the sun don’t shine?

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 17h

#GunFAIL (in the tornado capital of Maryland)

SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 17h

Our NRA World: Maryland gunslinger shoots himself in the hand at a gun range. It happens.

Man Accidentally Shoots Himself At Myrtle Grove Shooting Range In La Plata - The BayNet

LA PLATA, Md. — A man in his 60s was taken to a Baltimore hospital Friday morning, October 10, 2025, after accidentally shooting himself in the hand at the Myrtle Grove Shooting Range in La Plata. The...

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 17h

Critics say it’s a gigantic crime, right in everybody’s faces. Critics of critics say it is not. It depends on the narrator. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 18h

We have barely even sniffed around the insider trading crimes of the WH and its friends

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine that

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 19h

Trump went for a Covid shot and then set the CDC on fire.

If that ain’t that asshole in a nutshell.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 18h

Lost custody of your kids during your divorce because of your domestic violence conviction?

Join ICE, mask up & take ‘em back!

Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 20h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 19h

Perfect cover for kidnapping your own kids if you’ve lost custody.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 19h

Meritocracy www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 20h

No “clean CR” exists when Trump defies Congress and unilaterally guts programs—from law enforcement to pediatric cancer research to clean energy projects.

Republicans want Democratic cover to keep breaking the law. Democrats won’t play along.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 23h

American Mogadishu. How many cities has Donald Trump abandoned to warlordism?

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 23h

It’s true! They are reporting 500, 600, 800, in some cases 1,000 or even 1,500 percent less about his physical and mental health!

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Is it just me, or does it seem the press is actually and completely terrified to report about Donald Trump's physical and mental health the way it would have if anyone else were president?

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 23h

It’s weird that the other side in this war publishes its enemy’s propaganda.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 23h

“Fruitcake rascal!” That’s a keeper.

Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 23h

Trump: Fascist or fruitcake rascal. Depends on the Narrator.

David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 1d

Mystery solved! The answer is: comparative calm. By which I mean regular calm.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 1d

I heard it was reduced by 500, 600, 1000, even 1500 percent.

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Block Man @dwn-081.bsky.social · 1d

“Amount of nervous tension and fear of mortal danger fails to diminish in Portland”

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