Rick Harrison
@rickharrison.bsky.social
New Jersey expat, cynical idealist. My opinions are my own, not my employer’s. I don’t own a pawn shop.
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Rick Harrison
@rickharrison.bsky.social
· Mar 23
“Yeah, we know that come tomorrow
None of this will be here
So hold tight to your anger…
And don’t fall to your fears”
—Bruce Springsteen
None of this will be here
So hold tight to your anger…
And don’t fall to your fears”
—Bruce Springsteen
To be clear, I’m not suggesting the Dems give up the push to keep this issue at the forefront of their efforts. I just don’t understand why anyone in the executive branch would comply. They break all sorts of laws and skirt all sorts of court orders all the time.
Honest question for anyone eager to see the Epstein Files: Assuming there is something damaging or even criminal in these materials, why would this administration release any of it? Regardless of a congressional vote, court order, or burning bush.
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
To be clear, I’m not suggesting the Dems give up the push to keep this issue at the forefront of their efforts. I just don’t understand why anyone in the executive branch would comply. They break all sorts of laws and skirt all sorts of court orders all the time.
Honest question for anyone eager to see the Epstein Files: Assuming there is something damaging or even criminal in these materials, why would this administration release any of it? Regardless of a congressional vote, court order, or burning bush.
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Honest question for anyone eager to see the Epstein Files: Assuming there is something damaging or even criminal in these materials, why would this administration release any of it? Regardless of a congressional vote, court order, or burning bush.
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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CBP shot a woman five times - with bullets, not sandwiches - after they allege she rammed their car (she says they rammed her). Now she is facing charges that could see her in jail for 20 years. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
CBP shot a woman five times - with bullets, not sandwiches - after they allege she rammed their car (she says they rammed her). Now she is facing charges that could see her in jail for 20 years. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
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The Handmaid’s Tale level bullshit.
Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—violently dragged her out and arrested her.
Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges.
Read the Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—violently dragged her out and arrested her.
Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges.
Read the Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The Handmaid’s Tale level bullshit.
Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—violently dragged her out and arrested her.
Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges.
Read the Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—violently dragged her out and arrested her.
Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges.
Read the Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Journalism has been both indispensable in preserving democracy and complicit in its downfall. margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/trump-just...
Trump just loves the revamped CBS. Here's the ugly backstory.
Plus: "Stealth editing' at the Washington Post; and an opportunity lost at the New York Times
margaretsullivan.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Journalism has been both indispensable in preserving democracy and complicit in its downfall. margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/trump-just...
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What Yglesias has stumbled upon, without realizing it, is that in the modern information environment, Democrats have very poor control over their own identity.
Democrats are defined not by their own rhetoric, but by the rhetoric of their enemies. This is not a problem a policy agenda can fix.
Democrats are defined not by their own rhetoric, but by the rhetoric of their enemies. This is not a problem a policy agenda can fix.
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
What Yglesias has stumbled upon, without realizing it, is that in the modern information environment, Democrats have very poor control over their own identity.
Democrats are defined not by their own rhetoric, but by the rhetoric of their enemies. This is not a problem a policy agenda can fix.
Democrats are defined not by their own rhetoric, but by the rhetoric of their enemies. This is not a problem a policy agenda can fix.
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"The ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump showcased everything that is wrong with US political interviews in general. The deferential tone. The lack of preparation. The failure to ask follow-up questions or dig deep into answers. The inability (unwillingness?) to fact-check in real time."
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"The ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump showcased everything that is wrong with US political interviews in general. The deferential tone. The lack of preparation. The failure to ask follow-up questions or dig deep into answers. The inability (unwillingness?) to fact-check in real time."
He lies all the time. But he also openly admits to so much.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
He lies all the time. But he also openly admits to so much.
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O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
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"People like Merrick Garland think that they’re eschewing politics. The reality is the opposite: The careful avoidance of anything that appears political is itself a political act. It is a performance, intended to convey to your audience that you are neutral and unbiased. It’s institutional PR."
November 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"People like Merrick Garland think that they’re eschewing politics. The reality is the opposite: The careful avoidance of anything that appears political is itself a political act. It is a performance, intended to convey to your audience that you are neutral and unbiased. It’s institutional PR."
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genuinely crazy-making how much the national press is indifferent to the verifiable fact that jd vance is buddy buddy with internet nazis, and the degree to which this is almost certainly a form of solidarity among people with a similar institution pedigree
mainstream media report on jd vance’s twitter mutuals, challenge level: impossible
He has already chosen, what the fuck are we doing here
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
November 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
genuinely crazy-making how much the national press is indifferent to the verifiable fact that jd vance is buddy buddy with internet nazis, and the degree to which this is almost certainly a form of solidarity among people with a similar institution pedigree
An editorial of course belongs in the Opinion Section. This one is filled with facts. Thank you, NYT. I wish your paper had made the stakes of the election clearer when it could have better helped prevent all this. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/interactive/... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
An editorial of course belongs in the Opinion Section. This one is filled with facts. Thank you, NYT. I wish your paper had made the stakes of the election clearer when it could have better helped prevent all this. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/interactive/... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It’s like they don’t acknowledge the existence of the word “hypocrisy” because that would require caring about any semblance of integrity.
Donald Trump Jr. in 2021: “Those Hunter no-show no-experience board seats didn’t come without an expected return!”
Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.
New: me, for @forbes.com
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Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.
New: me, for @forbes.com
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After Unusual Machines Names Donald Trump Jr. To New Advisory Board, Defense Contracts Follow
Donald Trump Jr. once mocked Hunter Biden's "no-show no-experience board seats." Now he's on his second newly activated advisory board—and that company just announced $15 million in contracts.
www.forbes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It’s like they don’t acknowledge the existence of the word “hypocrisy” because that would require caring about any semblance of integrity.
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Still this: "I disliked Biden because [thing Trump did], and I missed Trump because [thing Biden did]. I voted for Trump again because I wanted [thing Harris promised], But I really hope that Trump doesn't [core Trump campaign promise]."
October 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Still this: "I disliked Biden because [thing Trump did], and I missed Trump because [thing Biden did]. I voted for Trump again because I wanted [thing Harris promised], But I really hope that Trump doesn't [core Trump campaign promise]."
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Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
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the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
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So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
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"A criminal madman who is ineligible to be president is literally and symbolically ripping out the core of American democracy, and replacing it with a hideously gaudy monstrosity, where he will collect billions in bribes." prospect.org/2025/10/24/g...
Goodbye, White House. Hello, Trump House. - The American Prospect
It turns out that the notion of American exceptionalism actually makes the country more vulnerable to an authoritarian takeover. But it’s not too late to stop Trump’s attempt to consolidate a dictator...
prospect.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"A criminal madman who is ineligible to be president is literally and symbolically ripping out the core of American democracy, and replacing it with a hideously gaudy monstrosity, where he will collect billions in bribes." prospect.org/2025/10/24/g...
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"When Democrats or liberals question the morals of Trump voters, the press treats it as a major scandal. But Trump expresses a desire to cover protestors with feces — essentially saying that anyone who disagrees with him is shit — the media is barely willing to talk about it. Why?"
Trump shits on America. Why doesn’t the media care?
For many news orgs, Trump’s fascist coalition is uniquely legitimate.
www.publicnotice.co
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"When Democrats or liberals question the morals of Trump voters, the press treats it as a major scandal. But Trump expresses a desire to cover protestors with feces — essentially saying that anyone who disagrees with him is shit — the media is barely willing to talk about it. Why?"
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There are laws about how to interdict suspected criminals on the high seas.
There are laws about how to renovate federal buildings.
There are laws about how not to monetize the presidency.
There are laws. We should enforce them. And not normalize the flagrant violation of them in the newspapers.
There are laws about how to renovate federal buildings.
There are laws about how not to monetize the presidency.
There are laws. We should enforce them. And not normalize the flagrant violation of them in the newspapers.
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
There are laws about how to interdict suspected criminals on the high seas.
There are laws about how to renovate federal buildings.
There are laws about how not to monetize the presidency.
There are laws. We should enforce them. And not normalize the flagrant violation of them in the newspapers.
There are laws about how to renovate federal buildings.
There are laws about how not to monetize the presidency.
There are laws. We should enforce them. And not normalize the flagrant violation of them in the newspapers.
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Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X