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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 51m

One billion dollars of bribes through just one of his hundreds of different schemes.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2h

President Donald Trump and his family have reaped more than $1 billion in crypto cash over the past year, thanks to an industry boom fueled by the administration’s own crypto-friendly policies.

Trump’s Empire Rakes in Over $1B in Colossal Crypto Cash Grab

The president’s son said the true total is “probably more.”

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 55m

fortunately it's a state Constitution issue. There's not a federal question here so not likely for SCOTUS to have a chance to interfere (on this issue)

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Sick & Tired 🦋💙🦋 @enuffbs.bsky.social · 2h

But 13 year old girls are women when they are raped by pedophiles repeatedly. See the problem?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

“Kids”

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 1h

This claim is groundless. They tried the same thing with Right-to-Work and it was thrown out in the courts quickly.

If you've already signed, you're good. There will be signature gatherers at most (probably all) No Kings protests.

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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 3h

Comment cannot match this, even if some are funny.

Paulie @gibbspaulus.bsky.social · 4h

“Doth thine box rolleth on wheels?”
“It doth not, good sir!”

( Original screengrab by @stevewriteswords.bsky.social )

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 1h

This isn't a he said/he said moment. The Constitution is not complicated on this. The only job of the Secretary of State is to receive the signatures and verify they are valid voters and enough were collected.

He has no authority to say when gathering may begin

St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 1h

Missouri’s secretary of state says any signatures gathered before Wednesday to place a new congressional map on the ballot won’t count.

Proponents of the redistricting referendum say that’s an unlawful attempt to shorten the signature-gathering window.

Missouri redistricting referendum backers cry foul as Hoskins throws out signatures

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, a Republican, said any signatures gathered before Wednesday to place a new congressional map up for a vote won’t count. Proponents of the redistricting…

www.stlpr.org

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 13h

Solidarity is the only way

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 17h

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 19h

The Constitution is clear and simple. There is no requirement that the Secretary of State or any other official sign off before signatures can be collected.

Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 22h

Court filing raises questions about source of gerrymandered Missouri congressional map #moleg #mogov

Court filing raises questions about source of gerrymandered Missouri congressional map • Missouri Independent

A lawsuit challenging Missouri’s gerrymandered redistricting plan creates uncertainty on claims it was prepared in Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office.

missouriindependent.com

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 20h

Our sitting Vice President won’t say that loving Hitler is bad. That seems like a real issue to me!

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Earthbound420 @earthbound420.bsky.social · 22h

Truth 💥🤬🖕🏼

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Rachel Parker @msraitchetp.bsky.social · 23h

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Emily @emzorbit.bsky.social · 1d

Shocked that a man who thinks racial profiling is just a minor inconvenience would question whether we need to protect against racial gerrymandering.

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Alito says that we can figure this out with math. Nelson agrees, gives Alito the math that defeats his point.

Alleged attempted rapist Brett Kavanaugh jumps in to essentially ask if Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act even still needs to be a thing.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Sotomayor: "race is *always* a part of redistricting efforts."

Thank you. See, the Republicans are trying to gaslight people by suggesting they're for "no race in gerrymandering." That's just not true. Race is ALWAYS a factor when you're drawing a map.

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Kate Violette @kateviolette.com · 1d

Wow this is a pretty barf-tastic response from Knightly

That scoff laugh says it all. Gross.

Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 1d

The thing that gets me about actors responding like this whenever they’re asking about JKR is that they always say “we need to learn to agree to disagree ^_^” as if trans people are the ones leading the campaign, when we’re just trying to live our lives while JKR posts about trans hate 24/7

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 1d

like when President Trump pardoned every Jan 6 rioter who assaulted hundreds of Capitol Police officers.

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 1d

Surprising nobody, Republicans do not believe domestic violence is serious.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2d

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 1d

Note: this was ALWAYS the case, but it's doubly so for this administration.

The entire reason juries were invented in the first case is because of this problem. Way too many people have forgotten it.

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the things that didn’t happen

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John J @trianglman.johnnytproductions.com · 1d

if there were even the faintest hint of a chance that they could get that claim through a grand jury, Smith would already be indicted.

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Kate Violette @kateviolette.com · 1d

Am I the only one who has a vague sense of sadness when technology tries to replace where human relationships should be?

like,

If I was depressed and burying myself in my studies, I would rather a friend ask me if I'm ok and need a hug or something instead of a chatbot chirpily chiding me.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“Like a smartwatch reminding you to stand up or drink water, Evergreen will notice if a student who normally visits the fitness center hasn’t done so or encourage a student to leave the library after studying for six hours…”

Dartmouth Builds Its Own AI Chatbot for Student Well-Being

The undergrad-assisted research project will draw on students’ data to provide chatbot support and personalized plans for health and wellness.

www.insidehighered.com

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 1d

There is NO line.

newrepublic.com/post/201757/...

Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn’t Cross the Line

The House speaker has yet to see any issue with ICE’s behavior in Chicago.

newrepublic.com

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 1d

Wait, WHAT? The IRB gone. The IRB!

What an extraordinarily dangerous, harmful, unethical bunch of MAGA and MAHA lackeys we now have running US public health, healthcare, and health research; they have totally lost their moral compass (assuming they once had one?).

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 2d

The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half

Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

lol can you *imagine* the kind of stuff in JD Vance group chats. (i mean, yes very easily)

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everybody’s mom @emilyjanehubb.bsky.social · 1d

Once again I am compelled to say that any god who needs the trump family to save them is not a very useful or powerful god.

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