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Michael Pachter

@michaelpachter.bsky.social

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Proud to be woke because I care about social justice. Paying taxes is a high class problem. Vote because you care about others and recognize that other people can do well and make society better

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · Nov 13

I broke down and joined here. Looking forward to carrying on the good fight

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 2h

We need someone who is good at making deals to sort this out...

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 2h

Total Government Shutdown Days Under U.S. Presidents

Jimmy Carter: 1 day
Ronald Reagan: 6 days
George H.W. Bush: 4 days
Bill Clinton: 27 days
Barack Obama: 16 days
Donald Trump: 63 days

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

So what would stop Trump from waking up in the middle of the night, saying "fuck it," and ordering that the rest of the White House be torn down and replaced with a tall golden tower in the shape of a T?
abcnews.go.com/Politics/his...

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

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

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 1h

Hard and fast rule of legitimate policing:

With the sole exception of the undercover infiltration of criminal activity, if as an officer you undertake duties that cause you to hide your identity from the public then what you are doing is corrupt and immoral. Also, you're an asshole.

Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 19h

At least in Watchmen they wore recognizable uniforms.

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 19m

Vigilante justice is illegal. Drug trafficking is not a federal death penalty offense. Killing people in boats is no different than drive by shootings of suspected drug dealers on street corners

Due process exists to protect the innocent

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law

www.nytimes.com

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 22m

There are 1.3 million active duty military, so this gives each of them $100

Should get them through the rest of today

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2h

Timothy Mellon of the famous Pittsburgh Mellon family is the one who provided $130 million to pay US military personnel.

His views on social safety nets are that Democrats “buy” votes by providing government funds to pay for food for infants.

Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune

www.nytimes.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17h

You know what day should be a national holiday in 2029?

THE DAY OF THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLDOZING OF THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM.

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 39m

As Speaker Johnson and every Republican attempts to blame the government shutdown on the Democrats, please remember:

Republicans control the House (and are about to take a fifth consecutive week of vacation);

Republicans control the Senate; and

A Republican is President

They can reopen it NOW

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 12h

Same

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SIFTD @siftd.bsky.social · 19h

Is a 30% profit margin at Xbox/Game Pass realistic? That's why it raised prices! Pachter Factor Live 52 with @michaelpachter.bsky.social for patrons, YT Members, and Twitch Prime!
www.patreon.com/posts/141989...
siftd.net/content/1547...
www.youtube.com/@SIFTDGames/...
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SIFTD @siftd.bsky.social · 19h

Is Battlefield 6 going to outsell Call of Duty: Black Ops 7? It launched to record sales, but can it topple Black Ops 7 since so many will play it on Game Pass? Pachter Factor Live 51 with @michaelpachter.bsky.social is NOW FREE on YouTube!
#Battlefield6 #GamePass
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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 18h

Rob Schneider was born in San Francisco in 1963, 88 years after the first Children’s Hospital opened in the city

Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 18h

I was born at the children’s hospital in Washington DC

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

LAST YEAR: “3% inflation? Throw the bums out.”

THIS YEAR: “Inflation is defeated.” 🤡

@mcopelov.bsky.social #CPI 🇺🇸

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 18h

Where is @garywhitta.com when we need him?

Paul Ross @paulross.bsky.social · 19h

Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 20h

A reminder that the winner of the next Presidential election takes office on January 20,2029

That means that Trump WILL BE President in 2028

Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 20h

That picture is the construction of the West Wing in 1934

Obama replaced a tennis court, not a building

You’re a moron

Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 20h

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 20h

That is only slightly true. Nobody has remodeled without asking. He is a tenant, and has no right to unilaterally decide, even though you buy into the cult view

Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 20h

You’re right that there is huge risk. I have faith, but may be delusional

Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 20h

That is why he loves Milei. He was the one who handed the chainsaw to Musk at CPAC

Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 21h

It is shocking that he also got 34% of the Latino vote

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 21h

Can you even imagine a tenant in a Trump property tearing down part of it? He would sue immediately

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 21h

REPUBLICAN Speaker Johnson cancels house votes next week (more vacation) while construction of the Epstein Ballroom progresses

Meanwhile, food assistance for poor people ends in November and most government employees aren’t getting paid

Everything to protect pedophiles, nothing to protect people

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Michael Pachter @michaelpachter.bsky.social · 1d

I should end in January 2027 when the Dems take over the house

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