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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸 #NoKingsInAmerica

(From @billbramhall.bsky.social )

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 8h

Just got home after proudly attending a local #nokings event!
And, oh yeah, #releasethefiles!
#isthepresapedo?

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 23h

The ball Reggie hit in Game 6 of the 1978 WS just might have if it had been a bit more to left of the bullpen.

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t let the door hit you in the ass, bigot. You sure showed that the future of GOP is no better than the MAGA-infested present.

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 1d

ENDORSEMENT!
@rbwms.bsky.social proudly endorses @mikiesherrill.bsky.social for NJ Governor!
Mikie has solid experience in Congress and national security that will be assets to NJ.
Her MAGA opponent can’t even stop Trump from cutting the Gateway Tunnel project, key critical infrastructure for NJ.

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 1d

Umm … well … yeah … hell yeah!

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 1d

prospect.org/politics/202...
Says DJT is like worst of “most degenerate, inbred English monarchs …Æthelred the Unready … Charles I’s authoritarianism, Edward II’s habit of putting incompetent charlatans in high office, Henry VI’s failing brain, and Henry VIII’s mindlessly aggressive foreign policy.”

Mad King Trump Seizes Your Money

The president is doing almost exactly what Charles I did to touch off the English Civil War.

prospect.org

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 2d

#donalddidit
and, BTW,
#releasethefiles

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 2d

One of the “kids” who was on one of the message chains, along with his wife, is a STATE LEGISLATOR, for cryin’ out loud, you dumbass, JD. Do your homework, JD. He is Vermont State Senator Sam Douglass. But I suppose you’ll say he’s mature enough to hold office, though, right, JD?

JD?

JD?

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It’s the economy, dumbass! And ICE goons. And #releasethefiles. And …
Oh … so much.

75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’

Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on ‘day one’

www.theguardian.com

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 2d

www.zona-militar.com/en/2025/10/1...
Oh, great. As if the unlawful boat murders weren’t enough for Trump, he’s obviously scoping out an actual war. Anything to distract from civil rights abuses at home, a failed economic plan, and #releasethefiles.

The U.S. Air Force deploys its strategic B-52 bombers in a series of unprecedented flights over the Caribbean

In what stands as a new display of U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, open-source intelligence (OSINT) sources have detected that at least two U.S.

www.zona-militar.com

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 2d

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
He’s already metaphorically stunk things up there. So now he wants to bring his sorry-ass broken-down frame there to stink things up in person? On the bright side, maybe the Court will finally realize everything about him really does stink. Never hurts to hope!

Trump Says He Might Attend Supreme Court Hearing on Tariffs

President Donald Trump said he might go to the Supreme Court to personally watch oral arguments on whether the bulk of his tariffs pass legal muster, in what would be a highly unusual spectacle.

www.bloomberg.com

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 2d

www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/p...
Well … *this* is delicious. A change *is* in order … sex offenders should not be able to live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Meanwhile, until Congress does its job, to #releasethefiles, keep kids away from that address. We need to know if a pedophile lives there.

Pirro criticizes DC Council for lack of law restricting where sex offenders can live

Pirro lashed out at the DC Council for not including a provision in a 26-year-old law that would preclude sex offenders from living in certain areas where children live and play.

www.nbcwashington.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 4d

Dems need to focus on pocketbook issues and not cultural issues. Rightly or wrongly, too many Americans, especially in red states, are not there on the cultural, but they are winnable on the economic. Focus on fighting oligarchy. And if Dems can’t or won’t, then, yes, I hope others do fill the void.

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 5d

Gee, maybe the “Big Beautiful Ballroom” won’t get done. #itsalldonsfault

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 5d

Yup, don’t let the door hit ‘em in the ass on the way out.

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 5d

I disagree with MTG on much - social/cultural especially - but she’s onto something. Economic populism - $ power to the people - motivated many toward MAGA and, surprise!, Don, JD & the billionaires could care less about helping people. There’s an opening here. Will someone not crazy please take it?

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 5d

prospect.org/politics/chi...
How badly is Dump’s Chicago action perceived? Article cites Gov. Stitt (R-OK) telling NYT: “We believe in the federalist system—that’s states’ rights … Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

Chicago Strikes Back, With an Assist from Republican Governors

A federal judge calls out the Trump administration’s “simply unreliable” portrait of the city, while a group of former governors deconstructs the constitutional threats.

prospect.org

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 5d

It may be time to add limits on use of Insurrection Act to conditions for ending shutdown. Never any use of funds to support military in any way against a law-abiding peaceful citizenry. Never.
@sanders.senate.gov
@welch.senate.gov
@balint.house.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 6d

Something different:
Final score of NFL game in London, DEN 13, NYJ 11. Per nflscorigami.com, only the 3rd ever 13-11 NFL game and the 1st since 1986.

Scorigami

Scorigami is a concept thought up by Jon Bois. It is the art of building final scores that have never happened before in NFL history. Due to the unique nature of how points are scored in (American) Fo...

nflscorigami.com

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Good golly, haven’t these people suffered enough? Now they have to meet with the Don?

Gaza ceasefire live: Trump to meet with Israeli hostages after their release by Hamas on Monday, says Vance

US vice-president JD Vance says release could happen ‘any moment’ and that ‘we are on cusp of a sustainable Middle East peace’

www.theguardian.com

Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 7d

www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The reality is that attending live sports or live entertainment is rapidly becoming out of reach for the vast majority of Americans. As with big tech and big health, aggressive antitrust enforcement and perhaps structural reform is needed. Capitalism is broken.

A World Cup preying on Fomo: Fifa’s 2026 ticket scheme is a late-capitalist hellscape

NFTs, dynamic pricing and double resale fees have turned the 2026 World Cup into a fintech carnival where fandom meets late-capitalist absurdity

www.theguardian.com

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 9d

Well, dang, OK then on that. I like what James has been doing, but I want a government job where I can afford to own houses in New York and Virginia, both being rather pricey markets. EDVA is NOVA $$$ (where Hell Again likely filed), Richmond $$, and Tidewater $. From expensive to not so cheap.

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Rod Williams @rbwms.bsky.social · 9d

Among other things, can’t wait to see how the Eastern District of VIRGINIA has jurisdiction in an (bogus) alleged bank fraud case against someone from NEW YORK. What did she even *allegedly* do in Virginia?

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