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alexis simpson

@amutepiggy.bsky.social

hell yeah brother why not bring back indentured servitude

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 6d

FOX: " Rent Now, Pay Later. It's a new option for renters who are struggling to make the monthly payment ... You pay them a fee or a monthly subscription, but if you miss the payments — that's when the interest rates go way up."

February 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM

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Andrew Lawrence

@ndrew.bsky.social

complaining about “cancel culture” in 2026 is like those WWII guys on an island still fighting in 1963

Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 8d

Imagine writing these words, in February 2026, regarding the most vicious McCarthyite of the modern era: "Bari Weiss Hates cancel culture"

Charles Gasparino
@CGasparino
BREAKING-Inside
@CBSNews
the debate over whether to ax
@PeterAttiaMD
comes down to this:
@bariweiss
hates cancel culture and doesn't want to cut him lose from his contributor's gig, I am told. But there is a counter-argument being discussed about the optics of a guy dispensing medical advice, who had some weird exchanges with Epstein after he plead to the first charge of sex with a minor. Story developing
3:55 PM · Feb 2, 2026
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https://x.com/CGasparino/status/2018428154516275548

February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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Adam Serwer

@adamserwer.bsky.social

This is a direct assault on the First Amendment by the Trump administration www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

www.nytimes.com

January 30, 2026 at 1:17 PM

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Melissa Gira Grant

@melissagiragrant.com

it does feel fundamentally dysfunctional, right, to beg lawmakers to use the law to force law enforcement to obey the law

January 22, 2026 at 2:19 PM

Nic McVicker

@nmcvicke.bsky.social

Wild

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21d

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

bit.ly

January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM

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Evan Simko-Bednarski

@simko-bednarski.bsky.social

A reminder to my fellow journos: never discuss sourcing or other sensitive topics on Slack

Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 21d

The FBI got access to the Washington Post's newsroom Slack and CMS.

That is an incredible amount of access to the newspaper's inner workings.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21d

This declaration from WaPo journalist Hannah Natanson describing what the FBI took is utterly devastating.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM

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i be knowing

@nthatsthetruth.bsky.social

Evergreen.

I Don't Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People
Our disagreement is not merely political, but a fundamental divide on what it means to live in a society.

January 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM

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sadvil 😎

@sadvil.bsky.social

protestors have painted what appears to be a tunnel on the side of the mountain, causing ICE agents to run into the mountain at full speed.

disgusting.

January 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf

@tomtmwolf.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...

January 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM

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Parker Molloy

@parkermolloy.com

This leads me to believe that up until this meeting, Trump absolutely thought it was "hole milk."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28d

Trump: "It's actually a legal definition -- 'whole milk.' And it's whole with a W for those of you that have a problem."

January 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM

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🏳️‍⚧️ The Milkmaid of Human Kindness

@josie.zone

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

archive.is/ur35j

First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people
who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family.
This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her.
Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine,
Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.
Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles,

What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever.
We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine
On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.
Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way.
We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E

January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM

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derek guy

@dieworkwear.bsky.social

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

Matt Walsh tweeted last year: "We've spent the last 25 years bringing "freedom" and "democracy" to countries around the globe while our own country has been systematically invaded and now our largest cities are run by foreigners and communists. If you want to know why I'm so avowedly non-interventionist, this is why."

Then he tweeted today: ""This is a war for oil!!!!!"

First of all, the "war" lasted like 90 minutes. Second, going to war to secure vital resources for your own people is totally legitimate. Why should we allow some third world communist shithole to control trillions of dollars worth of oil?"

Laura Loomer tweeted last year: "I’m America First, I don’t support “Regime Change”. I went on @Bannons_WarRoom to talk about Chinese aggression in Venezuela and why we need to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign Islamic terrorist organization."

Then she tweeted yesterday: "Maduro has arrived at the DEA office in Manhattan. He was transported in an armored motorcade after being transported in a blindfold via helicopter & then by plane to New York after his compound in Caracas was raided by US Special Forces.

Proud to be an American today!

USA 🇺🇸"

Catturd tweeted last year: "Name one U.S. inspired regime change that hasn’t ended in absolute disaster."

Then he tweeted yesterday: "Venezuela is now more free than New York City."

Will Chamberlain tweeted last year: "The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars

If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position"

Then he tweeted yesterday: "I can think of few better uses of my tax dollars than black-bagging the head of a foreign narco-trafficking organization that enriches itself by addicting and poisoning my fellow Americans"

January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM

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Kevin M. Kruse

@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

This is the perfect illustration of the emptiness of political reporting that stresses “access”

Trump picked up the phone, but didn’t say anything. What a scoop! You got proof of life! Yay!

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · Jan 4

From the perspective of reporting the news, it doesn’t strike me that there is a functional difference between a president who answers the phone at 4:30am in the morning but doesn’t answer a reporter’s questions, versus a president who doesn’t agreed to be interviewed.

In our brief conversation, he did not complain that I had called. At the same time, he did not really answer my questions, instead directing me to tune into his news conference a few hours later.

What does it tell you that he actually answered the phone—and a few questions?
Mr. Trump has been talking to reporters for decades, dating back to his time as a real estate developer in New York. And we know that he likes to be accessible….It certainly is a different style than that of his predecessors.
As a point of comparison, during my four years covering Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency, I I never had an interview with him.

January 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM

Nic McVicker

@nmcvicke.bsky.social

Did one of those kids that called the White House Christmas line ask for Venezuela for Christmas?

January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM

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Kevin M. Kruse

@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Dec 19

"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase

CBS News/Free Press program "Has feminism failed women" brought to you by bank of america and hosted by Liz Plank and Allie Beth Stuckey

December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM

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Marisa Kabas

@marisakabas.bsky.social

greg bovino is doing tough guy drag when he's really just a little bitch

December 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM

Nic McVicker

@nmcvicke.bsky.social

love that with AI answering phone calls now you have to enter your info into the first automated section, then the AI answers and you have to enter it again, then when the AI can't help you, the human representative needs to verify your info ONE MORE TIMEEEEFFFUCCCK

December 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM

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Tim Onion

@bencollins.bsky.social

Whole of the American economy is now piracy.

BNO News @bnonews.com · Dec 10

WATCH: U.S. forces seize oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM

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Media Matters for America

@mmfa.bsky.social

We're all trying to find the guy who did this

Media Matters headline: Sean Hannity calls out online commentators who are “saying the most incendiary, outrageous, bizarre, conspiratorial, in some cases, outright racist, white nationalist, virulent antisemitism”

December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Nic McVicker

@nmcvicke.bsky.social

Bros already looking pretty AI himself.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Dec 9

Pete Hegseth: "The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled AI."

He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."

December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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David Corn

@davidcorn.bsky.social

Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.

In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.

What a confession.