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@realitycheck.bsky.social
Colorado dad. We live in the stupidest time ever. Bluesky is less stupid than IRL.
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Facing intense pressure from his billionaire donor benefactors, Tricky Dick Durbin led 7 other Dem Senators to sell out the American people, almost certainly with the blessing of Chump Chuck Schumer.
Billionaire wealth skyrocketed with today's stock market gains.
Millions will lose health care.
Billionaire wealth skyrocketed with today's stock market gains.
Millions will lose health care.
Massive lawsuit against the regime to get illegal tariffs refunded.
Seems fair as businesses absorbed some of the cost. But what about consumers, who have also paid a share of the illegal tariffs?
Everyone in the US who buys tariffed goods anywhere in the supply chain should sue.
Seems fair as businesses absorbed some of the cost. But what about consumers, who have also paid a share of the illegal tariffs?
Everyone in the US who buys tariffed goods anywhere in the supply chain should sue.
Costco Joins Companies Suing for Refunds If Trump’s Tariffs Fall
The nation’s biggest warehouse club chain is among dozens of companies to file lawsuits in a US trade court since late October challenging President Donald Trump’s use of an economic emergency powers ...
finance.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Massive lawsuit against the regime to get illegal tariffs refunded.
Seems fair as businesses absorbed some of the cost. But what about consumers, who have also paid a share of the illegal tariffs?
Everyone in the US who buys tariffed goods anywhere in the supply chain should sue.
Seems fair as businesses absorbed some of the cost. But what about consumers, who have also paid a share of the illegal tariffs?
Everyone in the US who buys tariffed goods anywhere in the supply chain should sue.
Assassinate fisherman making a few hundred dollars for an alleged drug run.
Pardon wealthy and powerful friends convicted for making millions off drug trafficking.
Trump's "war on drugs," like the rest of his presidency, is made-for-TV propaganda, not real policy.
Pardon wealthy and powerful friends convicted for making millions off drug trafficking.
Trump's "war on drugs," like the rest of his presidency, is made-for-TV propaganda, not real policy.
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Assassinate fisherman making a few hundred dollars for an alleged drug run.
Pardon wealthy and powerful friends convicted for making millions off drug trafficking.
Trump's "war on drugs," like the rest of his presidency, is made-for-TV propaganda, not real policy.
Pardon wealthy and powerful friends convicted for making millions off drug trafficking.
Trump's "war on drugs," like the rest of his presidency, is made-for-TV propaganda, not real policy.
Marjorie Taylor Green is hard to pin down.
But it appears she may be on the right side of oligarchy, health care, and pedophilia.
No place for a radical lunatic like that in the GOP.
But it appears she may be on the right side of oligarchy, health care, and pedophilia.
No place for a radical lunatic like that in the GOP.
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Marjorie Taylor Green is hard to pin down.
But it appears she may be on the right side of oligarchy, health care, and pedophilia.
No place for a radical lunatic like that in the GOP.
But it appears she may be on the right side of oligarchy, health care, and pedophilia.
No place for a radical lunatic like that in the GOP.
@adamkinzinger.substack.com: "she could see the tea leaves ... Trump is going away, if I want to run for president or governor or whatever – I can be the former crazy that now is normal. It’s not a bad tactic ... you’ll maintain credit with the crazies"
"Credit with the crazies" could win in '28
😂
"Credit with the crazies" could win in '28
😂
Marjorie Taylor Greene could have led the anti-Trump resistance but the mob boss got his way
The Maga star won on the Epstein files and could have founded a Republican resistance movement but is instead the latest dissenter to head for the exit
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
@adamkinzinger.substack.com: "she could see the tea leaves ... Trump is going away, if I want to run for president or governor or whatever – I can be the former crazy that now is normal. It’s not a bad tactic ... you’ll maintain credit with the crazies"
"Credit with the crazies" could win in '28
😂
"Credit with the crazies" could win in '28
😂
Wow, Trump is really on one this morning.
17 posts in 4 minutes!!
Rollcall tracks all his posts if, like me, you don't want to patronize Trump's personal grift platform:
rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
17 posts in 4 minutes!!
Rollcall tracks all his posts if, like me, you don't want to patronize Trump's personal grift platform:
rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Wow, Trump is really on one this morning.
17 posts in 4 minutes!!
Rollcall tracks all his posts if, like me, you don't want to patronize Trump's personal grift platform:
rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
17 posts in 4 minutes!!
Rollcall tracks all his posts if, like me, you don't want to patronize Trump's personal grift platform:
rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
Congrats @jimmykimmel.com on yet another shout-out from the president!
More free publicity for Kimmel!
If Kimmel has "VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS," then why are you so fixated, Mr. President?
POTUS just can't help tripping over his own...
More free publicity for Kimmel!
If Kimmel has "VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS," then why are you so fixated, Mr. President?
POTUS just can't help tripping over his own...
Fuming Trump, 79, Loses It at ‘Bum’ Late-Night Host
The president’s furious post came after the comedian once again had audiences laughing at him.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Congrats @jimmykimmel.com on yet another shout-out from the president!
More free publicity for Kimmel!
If Kimmel has "VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS," then why are you so fixated, Mr. President?
POTUS just can't help tripping over his own...
More free publicity for Kimmel!
If Kimmel has "VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS," then why are you so fixated, Mr. President?
POTUS just can't help tripping over his own...
Trump has lied and cheated his way through life.
Trump's DOJ fabricates charges against peaceful protesters and Venezuelan immigrants.
Why would we expect a complete release of the Epstein files?
They'll be carefully curated to blame Trump's enemies and exonerate his friends.
Trump's DOJ fabricates charges against peaceful protesters and Venezuelan immigrants.
Why would we expect a complete release of the Epstein files?
They'll be carefully curated to blame Trump's enemies and exonerate his friends.
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trump has lied and cheated his way through life.
Trump's DOJ fabricates charges against peaceful protesters and Venezuelan immigrants.
Why would we expect a complete release of the Epstein files?
They'll be carefully curated to blame Trump's enemies and exonerate his friends.
Trump's DOJ fabricates charges against peaceful protesters and Venezuelan immigrants.
Why would we expect a complete release of the Epstein files?
They'll be carefully curated to blame Trump's enemies and exonerate his friends.
"The latest TACO comes after voters, worried about affordability, gave Republicans a resounding defeat"
Well done, CNN!
Well done, CNN!
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"The latest TACO comes after voters, worried about affordability, gave Republicans a resounding defeat"
Well done, CNN!
Well done, CNN!
Facing intense pressure from his billionaire donor benefactors, Tricky Dick Durbin led 7 other Dem Senators to sell out the American people, almost certainly with the blessing of Chump Chuck Schumer.
Billionaire wealth skyrocketed with today's stock market gains.
Millions will lose health care.
Billionaire wealth skyrocketed with today's stock market gains.
Millions will lose health care.
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Facing intense pressure from his billionaire donor benefactors, Tricky Dick Durbin led 7 other Dem Senators to sell out the American people, almost certainly with the blessing of Chump Chuck Schumer.
Billionaire wealth skyrocketed with today's stock market gains.
Millions will lose health care.
Billionaire wealth skyrocketed with today's stock market gains.
Millions will lose health care.
Footlong and fancy free
Grand jury declines to indict alleged Washington DC sandwich thrower
Sean Charles Dunn was arrested after allegedly throwing food at a Customs and Border Protection agent
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Footlong and fancy free
600,000 people killed already by the Trump/Musk aid cuts. 2/3 of them children.
Millions more to come.
The scale of the cruelty is unimaginable.
This short documentary personalizes it.
Excellent. Heartbreaking. Devastating.
Don't look away.
youtu.be/Oj0PsaP2ZqQ
Millions more to come.
The scale of the cruelty is unimaginable.
This short documentary personalizes it.
Excellent. Heartbreaking. Devastating.
Don't look away.
youtu.be/Oj0PsaP2ZqQ
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
600,000 people killed already by the Trump/Musk aid cuts. 2/3 of them children.
Millions more to come.
The scale of the cruelty is unimaginable.
This short documentary personalizes it.
Excellent. Heartbreaking. Devastating.
Don't look away.
youtu.be/Oj0PsaP2ZqQ
Millions more to come.
The scale of the cruelty is unimaginable.
This short documentary personalizes it.
Excellent. Heartbreaking. Devastating.
Don't look away.
youtu.be/Oj0PsaP2ZqQ
The Colorado Rockies are hiring one of the main guys from Moneyball to head up baseball operations! Finally, recognition that analytics beats nepotism!
Moneyball was published 22 years ago.
Moneyball was published 22 years ago.
Sources: DePodesta to run Rockies' baseball ops
The Rockies are finalizing a deal to hire Paul DePodesta to run their baseball operations department, sources told ESPN, turning to the longtime executive to overhaul a stagnant organization coming of...
www.espn.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Colorado Rockies are hiring one of the main guys from Moneyball to head up baseball operations! Finally, recognition that analytics beats nepotism!
Moneyball was published 22 years ago.
Moneyball was published 22 years ago.
"The Trump administration expanded its campaign of summarily killing people aboard boats suspected of smuggling drugs to a new geographic theater"
"Summarily killing" accurately describes it. Way to go, NYT.
"Summarily killing" accurately describes it. Way to go, NYT.
U.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"The Trump administration expanded its campaign of summarily killing people aboard boats suspected of smuggling drugs to a new geographic theater"
"Summarily killing" accurately describes it. Way to go, NYT.
"Summarily killing" accurately describes it. Way to go, NYT.
Gotta love the zaniness of prediction markets.
Most likely to be elected president in 2028:
1. JD Vance
2. Gavin Newsom
3. AOC
4. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?!
polymarket.com/event/presid...
Most likely to be elected president in 2028:
1. JD Vance
2. Gavin Newsom
3. AOC
4. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?!
polymarket.com/event/presid...
October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Gotta love the zaniness of prediction markets.
Most likely to be elected president in 2028:
1. JD Vance
2. Gavin Newsom
3. AOC
4. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?!
polymarket.com/event/presid...
Most likely to be elected president in 2028:
1. JD Vance
2. Gavin Newsom
3. AOC
4. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?!
polymarket.com/event/presid...
This should be interesting.
If they turn out to be just Venezuelan fisherman, the regime will have to accuse them of made-up crimes, like they did Abrego-Garcia.
Lies upon lies, upon human rights violations, upon murders.
We'll see.
If they turn out to be just Venezuelan fisherman, the regime will have to accuse them of made-up crimes, like they did Abrego-Garcia.
Lies upon lies, upon human rights violations, upon murders.
We'll see.
US Navy detaining two survivors of strike against alleged drug boat | CNN Politics
The US military is holding two survivors on a Navy ship after the US carried out a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean on Thursday, according to three US officials.
www.cnn.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This should be interesting.
If they turn out to be just Venezuelan fisherman, the regime will have to accuse them of made-up crimes, like they did Abrego-Garcia.
Lies upon lies, upon human rights violations, upon murders.
We'll see.
If they turn out to be just Venezuelan fisherman, the regime will have to accuse them of made-up crimes, like they did Abrego-Garcia.
Lies upon lies, upon human rights violations, upon murders.
We'll see.
One of the funniest things I've seen recently: Kermit leads the frog resistance!
A Message From The Frog Resistance
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
One of the funniest things I've seen recently: Kermit leads the frog resistance!
The Colorado Rockies are bad.
So bad that they're using the Savannah Bananas to try to sell season tickets. 😂
So bad that they're using the Savannah Bananas to try to sell season tickets. 😂
October 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Colorado Rockies are bad.
So bad that they're using the Savannah Bananas to try to sell season tickets. 😂
So bad that they're using the Savannah Bananas to try to sell season tickets. 😂
"The companies might be getting a handout, but the miners ain’t getting none"
The Trump administration in a nutshell.
Pretend to support workers to get their votes.
Then let them die of preventable diseases to juice corporate profits.
The Trump administration in a nutshell.
Pretend to support workers to get their votes.
Then let them die of preventable diseases to juice corporate profits.
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"The companies might be getting a handout, but the miners ain’t getting none"
The Trump administration in a nutshell.
Pretend to support workers to get their votes.
Then let them die of preventable diseases to juice corporate profits.
The Trump administration in a nutshell.
Pretend to support workers to get their votes.
Then let them die of preventable diseases to juice corporate profits.
"The practice uses a range of techniques in an attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. It surged in popularity among evangelical Christian communities in the 1980s and 1990s."
I'm so confused.
So evangelical Christian support = automatically good?
Sounds really "woke".
I'm so confused.
So evangelical Christian support = automatically good?
Sounds really "woke".
Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"The practice uses a range of techniques in an attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. It surged in popularity among evangelical Christian communities in the 1980s and 1990s."
I'm so confused.
So evangelical Christian support = automatically good?
Sounds really "woke".
I'm so confused.
So evangelical Christian support = automatically good?
Sounds really "woke".
"American democracy needs ... grand experiments like those of a century ago"
"MAGA’s America First ethic bids, fitfully, to establish a cross-ethnicity and cross-race nationalist solidarity"
Project 2025 "matches in scale and insurgent energy the ambitions of its left-wing predecessors"
Huh?
"MAGA’s America First ethic bids, fitfully, to establish a cross-ethnicity and cross-race nationalist solidarity"
Project 2025 "matches in scale and insurgent energy the ambitions of its left-wing predecessors"
Huh?
Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"American democracy needs ... grand experiments like those of a century ago"
"MAGA’s America First ethic bids, fitfully, to establish a cross-ethnicity and cross-race nationalist solidarity"
Project 2025 "matches in scale and insurgent energy the ambitions of its left-wing predecessors"
Huh?
"MAGA’s America First ethic bids, fitfully, to establish a cross-ethnicity and cross-race nationalist solidarity"
Project 2025 "matches in scale and insurgent energy the ambitions of its left-wing predecessors"
Huh?
This is what a police state looks like.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov, where are you?
You should be on the scene, at this protest.
Either calling off your ISP and Cook County cops, or explaining to your citizens and the world why what they're doing is lawful and somehow pro-democracy.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov, where are you?
You should be on the scene, at this protest.
Either calling off your ISP and Cook County cops, or explaining to your citizens and the world why what they're doing is lawful and somehow pro-democracy.
Simultaneously, ISP arrest a woman who's hyperventilating as Bovino and ICE move into the lot.
October 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is what a police state looks like.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov, where are you?
You should be on the scene, at this protest.
Either calling off your ISP and Cook County cops, or explaining to your citizens and the world why what they're doing is lawful and somehow pro-democracy.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov, where are you?
You should be on the scene, at this protest.
Either calling off your ISP and Cook County cops, or explaining to your citizens and the world why what they're doing is lawful and somehow pro-democracy.
Chris Murphy nails it right here: "we’ll never be able to raise the minimum wage by $10 if our democracy disappears"
Voters care about the basics of a decent life: healthcare, housing, a job with a living wage.
In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we should all have these things. 1/
Voters care about the basics of a decent life: healthcare, housing, a job with a living wage.
In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we should all have these things. 1/
October 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Chris Murphy nails it right here: "we’ll never be able to raise the minimum wage by $10 if our democracy disappears"
Voters care about the basics of a decent life: healthcare, housing, a job with a living wage.
In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we should all have these things. 1/
Voters care about the basics of a decent life: healthcare, housing, a job with a living wage.
In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we should all have these things. 1/
@govpritzker.illinois.gov:
What is happening?
Illinois State Police collaborating with ICE to quash a peaceful protest?
Illinois, and you in particular, were a shining beacon for the rest of us around the country, showing how we can resist tyranny.
Please explain this action against protestors.
What is happening?
Illinois State Police collaborating with ICE to quash a peaceful protest?
Illinois, and you in particular, were a shining beacon for the rest of us around the country, showing how we can resist tyranny.
Please explain this action against protestors.
A protester with a mobility aid (cane) was sitting in the road. Illinois state troopers dragged them to the grass and arrested them.
October 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov:
What is happening?
Illinois State Police collaborating with ICE to quash a peaceful protest?
Illinois, and you in particular, were a shining beacon for the rest of us around the country, showing how we can resist tyranny.
Please explain this action against protestors.
What is happening?
Illinois State Police collaborating with ICE to quash a peaceful protest?
Illinois, and you in particular, were a shining beacon for the rest of us around the country, showing how we can resist tyranny.
Please explain this action against protestors.
WSJ's top story:
Regime concerned about fallout from doubling millions' of Americans' premiums.
Preparing to negotiate.
Dems winning shutdown.
Look at that! When you stand up to a paper tyrant, you often win!
When you appease, you always lose.
Regime concerned about fallout from doubling millions' of Americans' premiums.
Preparing to negotiate.
Dems winning shutdown.
Look at that! When you stand up to a paper tyrant, you often win!
When you appease, you always lose.
White House Senses Political Risk on Healthcare Despite Shutdown Bravado
Aides to President Trump are discussing proposals to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies on which millions of Americans rely.
www.wsj.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
WSJ's top story:
Regime concerned about fallout from doubling millions' of Americans' premiums.
Preparing to negotiate.
Dems winning shutdown.
Look at that! When you stand up to a paper tyrant, you often win!
When you appease, you always lose.
Regime concerned about fallout from doubling millions' of Americans' premiums.
Preparing to negotiate.
Dems winning shutdown.
Look at that! When you stand up to a paper tyrant, you often win!
When you appease, you always lose.