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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 2h

Wow. I simply cannot believe that this has happened. Again. I am totally dumbstruck.

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 2h

Imagine having to to explain your wife that you got busted to E-3 because you forgot how many tattoos Pete Hegseth has

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 9h

“many prominent young republicans are actual Nazis” is a self-censoring fact at this point

normie swing voters will literally refuse to believe it and the media refuses to report it because it would call everything else they’ve done into question

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 11h

while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

a real water is wet scenario here

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 2h

Every answer boiled down to one of two things:

1) “Real people don’t care about the things you’re asking about”

2) “Real people are too stupid to understand the threat to democracy. They are simply pigs begging for more slop.”

I could not be more over this fraud.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 4h

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of two microphones in front of a plane .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of two microphones in front of a plane .

media.tenor.com

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 4h

Where oh where, cruel gods, is the altar upon which we may lay our sacrifice to repent for our heinous crime in 2012 of doing politics to win an election?

Making fun of Mitt Romney’s car elevator is truly one of the most foul desecrations of our sacred Republic!

I repent! I repent!

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 4h

Rug pulling grain to starving kids after a day is wild.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 14h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 4h

He said something else…the female reporter at Politico (sorry I don’t read it, don’t recognize the name). He said something like “this lady asks a lot of questions” it was fucking gross

choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 5h

Because theirs is a symbiotic relationship, where Booker offers them information in exchange for coverage that reflects well on him, and these ladies’ motivations are to just get answers because they’re pissed off, like what journalism used to be.

choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 5h

CONGRESS, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU REMEMBERED YOU HAVE LITERALLY ALL THE POWER HERE.

THIS IS LIKE LISTENING TO A BEAR WHINE ABOUT MOSQUITO BITE.

YOU WANT YOUR BALLS BACK? TAKE THEM BACK.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 6h

Three senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.

The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.

"If you're a Democrat - even just like a mainstream Democrat - your predisposition might be to help negotiate with Republicans on a funding mechanism," said Rep. Steve Womack, a senior GOP appropriator. "Why would you do that if you know that whatever you negotiate is going to be subject to the knife pulled out by Russ Vought?"

"I don't think the Democrats want to shut down either," Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a senior appropriator, told Bloomberg Government. "Their concern right now, and it's a legitimate concern, is that, how can we agree to any deal when our OMB director will just impound the funds and say we're not going to spend them there?"

Julie Tsirkin @news_jul •1h
MURKOWSKI blames Russ Vought for making it harder to negotiate shutdown end:
"The appropriations process is being run over, and that, to me, is absolutely unacceptable."
She understands why Democrats don't trust them given Vought's rescissions and layoffs.
"Why would you?"

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 5h

The Western Film. Read this kickass book “Gunfighter Nation,” that discusses the evolving concept of the Frontier through film, and supplemented with all kinds of great westerns, things I never would’ve seen or thought about like “High Noon” and “McCabe and Mrs. Miller.” Think about it 25 yrs later.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 18h

12. What was the best class you took in college?

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 5h

Anduril? More like the Shards of Narsil amirite

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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 7h

The incomparable @anntelnaes.bsky.social from her Substack, Open Windows.

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 5h

This is what I don’t get about the Dems. How do you not see the fury and obliteration that is coming for you in these primaries

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 5h

They’re liberal suburban women, and they’re pissed off.

Also it’s a good podcast

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 5h

This lady standing up clapping with glee after the second out in the bottom of the ninth while wearing a Dodgers jersey and hat and Blackhawks t-shirt might be the most disrespectful move I’ve ever seen

choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 5h

Ah yes, the 2004 Cardinals World Series experience. Fond memories. <cries>

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 5h

Well this’ll certainly get ol’ Matty Taibbi’s dander up!!

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 14h

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 6h

Well Spotify, I guess I know where I stand!

Screenshot of Spotify support chat. Customer asks about ICE ads, CS rep says they can't help, immediately cuts off the chat.

choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 6h

They're just old, man...old people love this shit and I don't know how to stop it. But I agree it's not great.

choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 7h

Crazy!! Also, who is the one giving them personal bodyguards? That guy should knock it off too!!

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 8h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 11h

"I would only serve one term."

That seems very much like a yes.

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choo choo choose anger @ralphtheewiggum.bsky.social · 12h

I literally just don’t believe these people anymore.

What percentage of candidates who pledge to serve some predetermined number of terms in office actually fulfill that pledge? One percent? Five percent?

Please just retire.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Meiselas: Would you be willing to confirm that you would only be serving one term if you were to be elected?

Mills: I would only serve one term. That’s a realistic expectation, and it’s one I would certainly agree with.

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