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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 1h

Mike Johnson: I haven’t seen it, but sounds irrelevant to anything I do

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

(CBS News) - A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

@macfarlanenews.bsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/news/pardone...

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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 2h

The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean committed any crime

He was released by authorities in the South American nation.

www.politico.com

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Andy @andy.wrestlejoy.com · 18h

ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own.

Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10h

Pelosi primary challenger @saikatforcongress raises NSPM-7 on CNN just now:

"NSPM-7, which says any anti-American or anti-capitalist or anti-Christian speech is extremist speech. We have a task force of 4,000 agents...being put on prosecuting those people who are saying anti-capitalist things"

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 12h

these are a different set of republican racist texts than the previous set of republican racist and nazi texts

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 14h

So the dealbreaker is admitting you’re a Nazi

www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

Republicans set to reject Trump nominee Ingrassia after offensive texts

His confirmation to lead the Office of Special Counsel was already set to be rocky after previous allegations of sexual harassment.

www.semafor.com

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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 13h

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

One year ago: 🇺🇸

@economist.com

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 19h

12 year old girls have never had so much music

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 23h

What point is being made? Why is there never follow up questions

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 23h

What point is being made, Mike?

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 23h

wtf does this have to do with running the government

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 23h

Here’s an idea: unfollow Yashar or stfu

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 1d

He lets us know what’s happening so we don’t have to watch. You can unfollow him instead of complaining

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Wildly illegal trade policy violating both US and international law, on top of wildly illegal murder of civilians in international & foreign waters, violating both US and international law.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump says he's imposing new tariffs on Colombia but won't say what the rate will be

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s a fucking moron played by Putin. It’s so embarrassing

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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 2d

First Trump administration story in a while that genuinely shocked me:

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 2d

She said all the words in the dictionary as a response

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 2d

Not satisfied. Hahahaha

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.

Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 2d

Wrong pic

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modifiedrisk.bsky.social @modifiedrisk.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t worry, maga Mike will spin it and reporters will, leave it there

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#NYC #NoKings 👑

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

This is what the Department of Transportation is tweeting out today.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

So dangerous that they must be blown into small pieces rather than arrested … unless they are actually captured in which case they may go home with a warning. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

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