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Nacmtrader17 @nacmtrader17.bsky.social · 2h

Pickle flavored shit is getting out of hand

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Sick Hunt, Dracones @scalehelix.net · 17h

you don’t hate the media enough

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 17h

New York Times reports that it is unclear whether having a federal agency accept money in excess of congressional appropriations "violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations." I guess we'll never know!

The president said today that a donor had given the government $130 million to help pay troops during the government shutdown. He declined to name the donor, but described him as a “patriot” and a personal friend.

If evenly distributed, the money would pay only about $100 to each service member. But is not yet clear how the money will be used, or whether the donation violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations.

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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 15h

Don’t look away:

Outside Oakland, CA, a peacefully protesting pastor was shot in the face with a tear gas projectile.

In Chicago, IL, a peacefully protesting pastor was also shot in the head with a projectile.

Resist. Before it's too late.

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Thinky Parts @thinkyparts.bsky.social · 15h

She came into a town with a threat from the Trump administration. What a fucking &%$.

Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · 19h

Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema lobbies for data center developer at Chandler AZ Plan Commission. Says she's working "hand in glove" w Trump Admin & warns city to embrace DCs or face federal intervention. City Council vote on Sinema's DC scheduled for Nov. 13.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 20h

chartering a prop plane to fly in circles around dc with a banner that reads “what about the anti deficiency act”

Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn.bsky.social · 21h

New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics

The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

www.cnn.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

This is how oligarchs wind up helping tyrants and get favors back for it.

A tweet from Matthew Gertz reads: “The Orbanization of the U.S. media is happening in plain sight, with the president using regulatory power to direct the sales of news outlets to his wealthy allies.” It quotes a post from Charles Gasparino reporting that a Trump administration official said the government favors Paramount Skydance in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, with regulatory obstacles planned for rival bidders.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 17h

'Some from the left criticized President Trump for the shooting. But it is not yet clear whether the killing violates a law prohibiting murder.'

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 17h

New York Times reports that it is unclear whether having a federal agency accept money in excess of congressional appropriations "violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations." I guess we'll never know!

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Theodore Grunewald @tedgrunewald.bsky.social · 1d

It's clear from today's AP photos that Trump has entirely demolished the East Colonnade—added to the White House by Thomas Jefferson in 1805—and restored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.

The East Colonnade didn't occupy the footprint of the Trump "ballroom"—its demolition was completely unnecessary.

Diagrams showing the evolution of Thomas Jefferson's low east and west terrace colonnades from 1803 to 1819.
Both the east and west terrace colonnades were set half-underground to be visually subservient to the White House main building, and were inspired by Jefferson's similar design at Monticello.
From: McDonald, Travis, "The East and West Wings of the White House: History in Architecture and Building", White House History, White House Historical Association, No. 29, Summer 2011
Source: https://www.poplarforest.org/wp-content/uploads/white-house-wings-article.pdf

McKim Mead and White
White House, Theodore Roosevelt East Wing expansion and East Terrace Colonnade restoration (1902)
Detroit Photographic Co. (1904)
collection: Library of Congress

View of the now-demolished East Colonnade and Terrace which was first built by Thomas Jefferson in 1805 and restored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 looking towards the East Garden, designed by First Lady Edith Roosevelt, shortly after its completion. The East Garden is now called the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. (1904)
Collection. Library of Congress
Source: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/white-house-east-garden-1904

Views of Franklin D. Roosevelt's enlarged East Wing connected to the main body of the White House by the now-demolished East Colonnade and terrace which was first built by Thomas Jefferson in 1805 and restored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.

Photo credits: Aerial Views of the White House East Wing and colonnade from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) by Jack Boucher (1992) from the North-East (above) and South-East (below).

East Wing from the "East Garden" side in 1952, showing the gallery colonnade glassed in, and FDR's second floor added (Truman Library - Abbie Rowe)

East Colonnade from the now-destroyed Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks (2020)

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 22h

we hate immigrants so much we're going to make sure they don't even have a country to return to

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

How do you say “wag the dog” in Spanish.

(“menear al perro”)

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

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

WATCH: “A MASTER PLAN”

Usually stoic Kushner silently panics as Witkoff spills the beans on the Trump regime’s war profiteering in Gaza - they’ve been working on for ‘TWO YEARS’🤔

(But don’t worry, apparently $50 Billion is “not a lot of money”! 💰🙃)

PSA: This slip-up should be a big deal.

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 1d

not sending their best

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 1d

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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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 1d

The take on Graham Platner's Nazi tattoo from the publication run by CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss is that the "the left has now painted itself into a corner with Nazi iconography." Their supposed logic for this is histrionic insane garbage that the left does not oppose "killing Jews."

The best part is that the left has now painted itself into a corner with Nazi iconography, because they can no longer quite articulate why it's bad, since killing Jews is neutral to admirable. Here's a popular leftist commentator trying to explain why Platner's Nazi symbol is bad:

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

There he goes again

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Real mad king energy

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is pissed about an ad that Canada recently ran in the U.S. showing Ronald Reagan talking about tariffs in 1987.

“Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”

Trump: The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs. The ad was for $75,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts. TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT
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10/23/25, 7:39 PM

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

ah but i was told the administration would be good on antitrust

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 1d

Not simply fascism. Monarchism.

Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino, via Twitter:

https://x.com/cgasparino/status/1981496719863955913

SCOOP: A Trump official tells
@nypost
that the administration favors Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery – and a number of rival bidders are likely to face stiff hurdles from US regulators in the blockbuster auction. “Who owns Warner Bros. Discovery is very important to the administration,” a senior Trump administration official told On The Money. “The Warner board needs to think very seriously not just on the price competition but which player in the suitor pool has been successful getting a deal done. And that points to the Ellisons.”

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 1d

Not simply fascism. Monarchism.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Kevin, when you put it that way... it sounds pretty bad.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Over the past week, the president said the DOJ should pay him a quarter billion dollars, bulldozed half the White House to build himself a gaudy ballroom, bragged about murdering civilians in international waters, pardoned some more criminals, directed federal prosecutors to indict his opponents ...

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

this didn’t happen and if it did it is also impeachable

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

Odds are this aggressively did not happen. But it would of course be just as unconstitutional to spend money donated to the government without a duly enacted appropriation as it is to spend tax money that way.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "By the way, a friend of mine called us the other day and he said 'I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have because of the Democrat shutdown. I'd like to contribute any shortfall you have with the military.' Today, he sent us a check for $130 million. It's gonna go the military."

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. Villagers said the corpse had burn marks on its face and was missing limbs, as if it had been mangled by an explosion.

.. Who were they? Did a U.S. strike kill them? Will more bodies appear on Trinidad’s beaches?”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/w...

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 1d

why bother even having laws at this point

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d

U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP PARDONS BINANCE CRYPTO FOUNDER ZHAO - WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Big year for photos of clergy enduring pain while protesting ICE.

· Rev. David Black, Chicago Sun-Times: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

· Rev. Jorge Bautista, SF Chron: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

· Rev. Hannah Kardon, Chicago Protest Photography: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

Rev. David Black being pepper sprayed by ICE/DHS agents.

Rev. Jorge Bautista squints in pain after being shot with apparent pepper balls by ICE/DHS agents.

Rev. Hannah Kardon is arrested by three Illinois State Police outside the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility.

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 1d

The East Wing is totally gone. I can’t believe it

Ariel view of the demolition, with east wing circled in white.

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