DCCyclone
@dccyclone.bsky.social
Progressive politico, school activist, attorney; proud dad of girl & 2 boys, Iowa-born son of immigrants from India, Iowa State alumnus & from a Cyclone family.
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We need some reporting on this because obviously one failing old man didn't do this and it's obviously an attempt to make him look less like an old failing man. But it's also a propaganda effort unlike anything we've ever seen from a president.
“Trump wrote or shared more than 150 posts on his Truth Social platform between 9 p.m. and midnight. Many of them were unremarkable… but others were bananas – outlandish conspiratorial tales the president shared with his 11-plus million followers even though they were detached from reality.”
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We need some reporting on this because obviously one failing old man didn't do this and it's obviously an attempt to make him look less like an old failing man. But it's also a propaganda effort unlike anything we've ever seen from a president.
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this really isn’t an exaggeration
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
this really isn’t an exaggeration
Yup.
Even if the original strike was legal (it wasnt) saying people clinging to a shipwreck are still trying to complete a drug run is absurd.
A top admiral is expected to tell lawmakers tomorrow that he and his legal adviser concluded that the two survivors of a boat strike in September were attempting to continue their drug run, making them and the damaged vessel legitimate targets for another attack.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Yup.
Not surprising Rand Paul shows some mettle for what he really thinks, in this case on the right side of morality and law.
Sens. Tim Kaine, Rand Paul, Chuck Schumer, and Adam Schiff have filed a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Not surprising Rand Paul shows some mettle for what he really thinks, in this case on the right side of morality and law.
Good for the Admiral, putting integrity in front.
Turns out Hegseth forced Adm Holsey out of his command because, at least in part, of friction over the so-called “drug boat” strike campaign.
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Good for the Admiral, putting integrity in front.
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'Experienced gay person' is an objectively hysterical description.
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
'Experienced gay person' is an objectively hysterical description.
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There’s only one logical ending for this episode
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
There’s only one logical ending for this episode
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how is this real
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
how is this real
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This is the head of the company that CNN just partnered with, insisting that prediction markets are a great way to cut through the noise and determine what’s true and what isn’t.
No, really, listen to him. It’s actually that stupid.
No, really, listen to him. It’s actually that stupid.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is the head of the company that CNN just partnered with, insisting that prediction markets are a great way to cut through the noise and determine what’s true and what isn’t.
No, really, listen to him. It’s actually that stupid.
No, really, listen to him. It’s actually that stupid.
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Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >
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One reason: In mainstream political journalism, your bosses reward you for coming off as dry, unsurprisable, immune to alarm. "Everybody needs to calm down" is a signal to them that you are not volatile, and thus not prone to bad judgment. This is exactly what should not be rewarded right now. >
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
One reason: In mainstream political journalism, your bosses reward you for coming off as dry, unsurprisable, immune to alarm. "Everybody needs to calm down" is a signal to them that you are not volatile, and thus not prone to bad judgment. This is exactly what should not be rewarded right now. >
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Yes, if you're always hysterical, if you have one glib answer for everything ("He has dementia," "He's a Russian asset," etc), you'll sound silly and people will stop listening. But looking at 2015-25, the "This is REALLY BAD" journos were right 90% of the time. The "calm down" crew? Mostly wrong.
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Yes, if you're always hysterical, if you have one glib answer for everything ("He has dementia," "He's a Russian asset," etc), you'll sound silly and people will stop listening. But looking at 2015-25, the "This is REALLY BAD" journos were right 90% of the time. The "calm down" crew? Mostly wrong.
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After spending his term pardoning corrupt conservative Republicans, Donald Trump has pardoned a corrupt conservative Democrat. Where was this bipartisanship from Obama and Biden?
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
After spending his term pardoning corrupt conservative Republicans, Donald Trump has pardoned a corrupt conservative Democrat. Where was this bipartisanship from Obama and Biden?
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In this Ohio diner, double tap still means a bar with both Miller Lite and Coors Light. But they do know this: Pete Hegseth ordering the Navy to fire on shipwrecked survivors is better than dudes in dresses holding DEI trainings, which is all the military did under Biden.
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
In this Ohio diner, double tap still means a bar with both Miller Lite and Coors Light. But they do know this: Pete Hegseth ordering the Navy to fire on shipwrecked survivors is better than dudes in dresses holding DEI trainings, which is all the military did under Biden.
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I have been canceled and de-platformed for my political beliefs. Learn the full story in my feature-length essay in The Free Press, my interview on 60 Minutes, my chat/cooking demo on CBS Mornings, and my lecture series at the University of Austin.
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I have been canceled and de-platformed for my political beliefs. Learn the full story in my feature-length essay in The Free Press, my interview on 60 Minutes, my chat/cooking demo on CBS Mornings, and my lecture series at the University of Austin.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
a very kind offer from a reader, any level of support really helps—even if just a follow and/or share, which still gets us more $ from Russ!
i'm proud of the reporting that this small team continues to crank out every week, and immensely grateful to the readers who have helped us keep it going
i'm proud of the reporting that this small team continues to crank out every week, and immensely grateful to the readers who have helped us keep it going
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“Once sprayed into the nostril, noroxone works quickly to free up opioid receptors in the brain, allowing compounds like heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine to reattach and fatally interrupt respiration.”
FDA Approves New Drug That Reverses Effects Of Narcan
SILVER SPRING, MD—Praising the drug’s ability to quickly and effectively increase fatalities amongst the nation’s opioid users, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new nasal spray Wednesd...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“Once sprayed into the nostril, noroxone works quickly to free up opioid receptors in the brain, allowing compounds like heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine to reattach and fatally interrupt respiration.”
We'll take those 18 and far more, and I bet lose no D-held seats, not even MGP or ME-02.
Thats the sound of midterm opponents licking their chops
The most vulnerable Republicans in the House all vote with Trump 100% of the time.
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
We'll take those 18 and far more, and I bet lose no D-held seats, not even MGP or ME-02.
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Yes, this is worth listening to.
In my very long memory of public affairs, have never heard a public statement by a "president" (a) more alarming in mental health terms, and also (b) more overtly racist and hate-filled.
Watch carefully the sycophants around Trump as he rants. They *all* know...
In my very long memory of public affairs, have never heard a public statement by a "president" (a) more alarming in mental health terms, and also (b) more overtly racist and hate-filled.
Watch carefully the sycophants around Trump as he rants. They *all* know...
I hope people take two minutes to listen to this shocking display of bigotry. It brings clarity to what we are fighting against. We should all be sick to hear such un-American drivel from the President of the United States.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yes, this is worth listening to.
In my very long memory of public affairs, have never heard a public statement by a "president" (a) more alarming in mental health terms, and also (b) more overtly racist and hate-filled.
Watch carefully the sycophants around Trump as he rants. They *all* know...
In my very long memory of public affairs, have never heard a public statement by a "president" (a) more alarming in mental health terms, and also (b) more overtly racist and hate-filled.
Watch carefully the sycophants around Trump as he rants. They *all* know...
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Pete Hegseth risked our servicemembers’ lives by sharing classified information on unsecured systems.
He needs to resign or be fired.
He needs to resign or be fired.
December 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Pete Hegseth risked our servicemembers’ lives by sharing classified information on unsecured systems.
He needs to resign or be fired.
He needs to resign or be fired.
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I dont know how one does it, we we need just a constant and persistent campaign showing that republicans, in fact, fucking suck when it comes to the economy.
Biden was the jobs president. Now we have joblessness, tariffs, and an affordability crisis.
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I dont know how one does it, we we need just a constant and persistent campaign showing that republicans, in fact, fucking suck when it comes to the economy.
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Not one Somalian in the Epstein Files.
December 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Not one Somalian in the Epstein Files.
Chairman Mao vibes.
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Chairman Mao vibes.