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Biding my time 'til I unplug Peter Thiel's cryochamber. “Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice." ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · Jan 23
Pulitzer worthy:
markcsik.bsky.social Mark Csikszentmihalyi @markcsik.bsky.social · Nov 6
If I am any country in the world right now (except Russia), I am looking at the US like a box that fell out of a truck driving in front of me that is marked "TNT."
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.

(📸 Getty Images)
A picture of the garden in front of the east wing of the White House. A mix of colorful flowers and small trees
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4h
This is the abhorrently unethical man who served Trump and got rewarded with an appeals court seat. Democrats should begin impeachment proceedings against him the moment they are able to do so.
joshgerstein.bsky.social Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 4h
JUST IN: Judge Emil Bove's dissent to 3rd Cir denying en banc in case striking PA mail-in ballot dating rule. Bove mocks impact: 'For a voter with a functioning pen, sufficient ink & average hand dexterity, this should take less than five seconds.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d
“The epistemological structure of denialism. Not honest doubt but motivated reasoning. Not skepticism but refusal to update beliefs in response to evidence. Not objectivity but a framework constructed to make authoritarian escalation seem like ordinary politics.”

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The Broken Minds of the Anti-Anti-Trump Right
Gavin Newsom’s concern about live artillery fire over Interstate 5 was “performative.”
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msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 2h
Malevolent glee, mostly.
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 4h
The moral bankruptcy of white Christian nationalism, in a nutshell. Millions get famine so ICE slobs can get 5-figure signing bonuses.
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 4h
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ryanjreilly.com Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 5h
A civil attorney who Trump enthusiast Lindsey Halligan brought in to prosecute the Letitia James case screwed up his initial appearance and the court had to give him step-by-step instructions about how to save a PDF.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
Colbert always 🎯
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
TFW you catch yourself thinking "gotta hand it to Doug Ford."😵‍💫
msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
Nice fantasy. But no one is coming to our rescue.
That was OUR job, in 2024. We blew it.
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
Our praetorian guard are all dumb, cowardly, and corrupt AF. Look at Hegseth. Trump is no Caesar. He's Kim Jong-un but stupider.
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msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
JFC what an image

We could have had the smart lady.

www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
Harris addresses Trump's suggestion that he would deploy military against 'the radical left'
Harris held a campaign event in the Philly suburbs, while Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Western Pennsylvania Saturday.
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msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
They've already ruled that a "gratuity" paid after the corrupt act is "not a bribe"
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
Evan Corcoran should have Chappaquiddick'd that guy when he had the chance.
msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
ALSO:
Pasted skeet from Larry Levitt (KFF.org): "As debate goes on about the future of ACA premium tax credits, I wonder how many people realize that the federal government spent $384 billion last year providing a tax subsidy for employer-provided health benefits, with higher income people getting bigger subsidies."
msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
👇💥💥💥

Dems need to get in front of every hot mic in DC and say this.
larrylevitt.bsky.social Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 6h
As debate goes on about the future of ACA premium tax credits, I wonder how many people realize that the federal government spent $384 billion last year providing a tax subsidy for employer-provided health benefits, with higher income people getting bigger subsidies.
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msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
lol, but not in a mean way. Good luck.
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 5h
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 6h
He's describing conservatives. There are plenty extremely vocal Democrats making plenty of noise against Trump's destructive assault.
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 18h
That's a very, very big deal!
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 21h
"lets sink to the lowest level we can find"

No thanks.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21h
Your healthcare premiums are increasing because of Republicans. Period.
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msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 22h
Extremely satisfying read:
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 22h
As you read about how deftly Abbe Lowell contrasts "purported interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan's" ineptitude w/his client, "Attorney General James," remember that on top of being a dumbass, Lindsey is also the bigot who was in the process of removing pictures of slavery out of the Smithsonian.
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msdobalina.bsky.social
msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social · 22h
The procedure is appallingly cruel. I love that Sotomayor is flat out refusing to let anyone look away.
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