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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

"I'm actually a soybean farmer" is a funny way for Scott Bessent to both misrepresent his investments and acknowledge the negative effects of Trump's tariffs.

@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social talks that and more with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 3h

Man I miss Bowie - it’s weird but like the time when Bowie, petty, Prince were alive seems like another lifetime ago…it’s like I dropped into a new universe in 2016/2017…when I see Dylan live - like farm aid it’s surreal.

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 4h

These look awesome..👍

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 11h

a man in a blue shirt is walking down a dirt road surrounded by trees

Alt: Forrest Gump running away

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 1d

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 1d

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 1d

Nice - what is that ? Looks good..✌️👍

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"The president is 12, and everyone in the White House that works for him pretty much also is acting like they're 12."

@timmiller.bsky.social doesn't want 12-year-olds running the country and neither should you.

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ItTakesAVillageGenius @villagegenius.bsky.social · 2d

Jesus this is dark…we have a madman in control of our military and nobody is stopping him because he’s only killing brown people.

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 4d

Trump’s victims are now washing up in Trinidad:
“The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.“

A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes

www.nytimes.com

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 2d

Which is totally illegal…or was illegal..

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

The president announces an arbitrary price hike on Americans because his feelings are hurt by an ad accurately quoting Ronald Reagan’s criticism of tariffs

Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan’s Speech on Tariffs. The Reagan Foundation said that they, “created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address,” and “did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is reviewing its legal options in this matter.” The sole purpose of this FRAUD was Canada’s hope that the United States Supreme Court will come to their “rescue” on Tariffs that they have used for years to hurt the United States. Now the United States is able to defend itself against high and overbearing Canadian Tariffs (and those from the rest of the World as well!). Ronald Reagan LOVED Tariffs for purposes of National Security and the Economy, but Canada said he didn’t! Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD. Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

An embarrassingly obvious point, but...

This. Is. Illegal.

If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.

In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...

Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad | CNN Business

President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-...

www.cnn.com

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune

www.nytimes.com

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 3d

a man wearing a hat is drinking from a red plastic cup .

Alt: Keith Richards wearing a hat is drinking from a red plastic cup .

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 3d

Probably because mainstream media is owned by conservatives.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How the US right wing is taking over news media and choking press freedom

Takeover of broadcast companies by Donald Trump’s allies is harbinger of media capitulation to authoritarian leanings

www.theguardian.com

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 3d

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 3d

The only thing she’s ever cared about is herself. And how much money she can make for herself.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

“Starting on Day One, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods.”

—Donald Trump, August 2024

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 3d

This should go without saying, but the American government should be funded by the American people, not anonymous mega-donor friends of the president.

This is not how things should work in a democracy—this raises all sorts of legal and ethical alarms.

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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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 3d

Not just Congress - we all need to fight it but it would be nice if republican congress would help. Local elections matter - vote, be active, be kind, don’t lose values and ethics. Corruption can’t become common and accepted.

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 3d

I see corruption every day all day this administration is the most corrupt rotten administration in my life.

Congress needs to fight this corruption if we intend to save our country.

freedomhouse.org/article/figh...

Fighting Corruption is Key to Countering Authoritarianism, and Protecting Human Rights

Authoritarian leaders are continuously devising new methods of corruption. Governments, civil society, policymakers, and businesses must develop cooperative strategies to stay a step ahead.

freedomhouse.org

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Pudge @stonesfan23.bsky.social · 3d

Totally right mark ! The best way to fix healthcare is making working people pay a ton more in premiums while the government cuts taxes for the rich, tears down the White House to build a dumb ballroom and gives Argentina 40 billion ! Amirite ?!!

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 3d

"A 16-year-old public high school student in the Bronx was arrested at a check-in with ICE agents in Lower Manhattan on Thursday."

"[S]tudent at Gotham Collaborative High School."

"[Q]ualified for Special Immigrant Juvenile status in April."
#NewYork #USA #Ecuador #Deportation #EthnicCleansing