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Poorer Richard
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A republic, if you could have kept it
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h
"It's getting worse. The fact is that Trump’s authoritarian apparatchiks are tightening their control over the key power ministries of the federal government. And they are getting more aggressive in asserting their power over the private sector and civil society."

www.thebulwark.com/p/its-gettin...
It’s Getting Worse.
The Trump administration’s assault on the rest of us is intensifying.
www.thebulwark.com
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 1h
If 3 guys want pizza and 2 want burgers, that is a policy dispute. If 3 guys just eat all the pizza and don't give the other 2 anything at all, that's MAGA
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 6h
Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.
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Meidas_Pete @ferst60.bsky.social · 8h
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 1d
INCORRECT HEADLINE: Reporters refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press rules

CORRECT HEADLINE: Pentagon launches sweeping effort to censor the news, kicks out major media outlets
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Wendy McMahon-Johnson @wendymcmjo.bsky.social · 1d
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d
According to Goldman Sachs, 88% of US tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers. Only 9% are being paid by foreign exporters.
#TrumpTariffs
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d
California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 20h
Gonna get Prince, the Beatles, the BeeGees, and Jimmy Buffet too?
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 20h
tRump demanded prima nocta
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 21h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.
Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.
www.msnbc.com
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 20h
Am I missing something here?
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 20h
That is roughly $16.6 BILLION PER MONTH! Math is soo hard.
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 20h
Literally
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 20h
If a scrotum could walk
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 21h
Guess Charlie should have turned right
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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 22h
If there are 5 folks marooned on an island and 3 take control of all the resources to feed themselves, is that a crime, or should the 2 in minority just peacefully starve to preserve unity?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 1d
He doesn't even know what city he is in. MAGA media is pumping him full of distorted reality video but, for all we know, his courtiers are serving up plenty of actual AI to go with that. Non compos mentis.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d
NEW: "The Pentagon should not fear scrutiny by the press corps that walks its halls. It should welcome it and rise to it. In a free country, the Army defends the people—and the press ensures the people know what is being done in their name."

Always read @markhertling.bsky.social:
Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous
Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.
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Poorer Richard @worldlywise.bsky.social · 1d
Who says there is no good news anymore?
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The Vote Is The Antidote @emilyvote.bsky.social · 2d
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies & manipulation who “…ensure that information is not manipulated for ends that are contrary to truth... "
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
#TaxBillionaires #EpsteinFiles #ResistDontQuitRestPersist #VoteBlueAndGetOthersToJoinYou
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
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