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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

Trump: "Literally, you walk over from Iran to Qatar. You can walk it in one second. You go, boom, boom, and now you're in Qatar."

Qatar and Iran do not share a land border.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 11h

I’m convinced he’s dealing with a serious health issue and they’re hiding all of it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 12h

"For once in my life, I can say this: Somebody is lying, and it’s not Marjorie Taylor Greene," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/46ZHuPQ

A photo of Marjorie Taylor Greene. Text added to the image reads: "Opinion by Rex Huppke: I can’t believe it either, but Marjorie Taylor Greene is starting to make sense."

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 12h

We're trying to do fascism, not fatcism

Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 14h

The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

taskandpurpose.com

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 14h

I have seen shocking footage of thousands of people in Chicago fleeing what I assume are horrible crime-doers, or as the lib media is falsely describing it “The Chicago Marathon.” It is a war zone here, folks, and people were running so fast from the crime-people that others were cheering for them!

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 14h

Stock market! Do not crash! I was joking!

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

“Don't worry about China, it will all be fine! Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment.”

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15h

Just saw an announcement from a kids soccer group that ICE agents have been spotted in the area, so it’s OK to skip today’s games if people are scared.
The MAGA assault on our community is intolerable and has nothing to do with making people’s lives better.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17h

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 1d

They "unfired" the CDC employees when they figured out what a gigantic mistake that idiot Russell Vought had made. The Trump Administration is one idiot show after another. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 2d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 2d

It's really sad how people struggling to free or defend their countries, like Zelensky and this woman, have to repeatedly debase themselves in front of this man because there is no longer any responsible leader of the Free World.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 2d

This seems like an opportunity for Anonymous or some skilled hacking group to do something hilarious.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

This is absolutely disgusting

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s @cliffschecter.bsky.social again brining the good stuff:

Cliff Schecter: At Substack! www.blueamp.co @cliffschecter.bsky.social · 2d

"Dem Congressman's Nuclear Messaging. Dems: Run With This!"

"Sometimes,” he said, “you’ve got to flip a few tables.”
www.blueamp.co/p/top-politi...

Qatari Airbase Peter Thiel Portland Xi SB 79

Top Politician Reveals Best Strategies to WIN Shutdown NOW

We talked the billionaire-to-GOP rigged pipeline of power; great message/sad reality. Greg's "throw a chair" strategy to fight fascist Republicans & government shutdown

www.blueamp.co

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 2d

If a humanitarian like Trump doesn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, who does?

My sensible column:

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

If a humanitarian like Trump doesn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, who does? | Opinion

I’ll always remember where I was on Oct. 10, 2025, the day Donald J. Trump was viciously denied the Nobel Peace Prize.

www.usatoday.com

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump has made life in America so profoundly bizarre that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is starting to make sense. She's not sane, nor is she an ally of any sort, but her bucking of Trumpian orthodoxy may be a sign of a grifter shift in the MAGA world.

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

I can't believe it either, but Marjorie Taylor Greene is starting to make sense | Opinion

President Donald Trump has made life in America so profoundly bizarre GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is starting to make sense.

www.usatoday.com

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, this explains that Qatari air base comment from Hegseth.

Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 2d

Not really. This is a US air base that will host a facility where Qatari pilots are trained to fly F-15. The US also trains pilots from Singapore there www.spokesman.com/stories/2022...

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 2d

Wut?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve always loved Nobel Peace Prize Eve.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 3d

kendrick lamar flashes a smile after a brutal takedown of drake aka dj cries-a-lot

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile starts... now.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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