R Towle
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Pet peeve: complaints that Dems have bad messaging/do nothing by accounts who follow no elected officials or experts in their fields.
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R Towle
@rtowle.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Media and Americans truly glossed over Trump referring to US administrations as regimes during his debates with Hillary Clinton far too readily. When he said regime, he meant regime.
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Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
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if yall dont demand Schumer step down how are we supposed to take you seriously
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
if yall dont demand Schumer step down how are we supposed to take you seriously
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By not replacing Schumer, everything else you say feels like gaslighting
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
By not replacing Schumer, everything else you say feels like gaslighting
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I’m proud to represent a state with more than 1.6 million veterans—including the largest population of women veterans in the country. This resolution is about more than recognition; it’s about ensuring veterans get the care, benefits, and respect they’ve earned. #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I’m proud to represent a state with more than 1.6 million veterans—including the largest population of women veterans in the country. This resolution is about more than recognition; it’s about ensuring veterans get the care, benefits, and respect they’ve earned. #VeteransDay
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A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
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I honestly thought I'd never afford a house. I got tempted by a condo, and let the younger generation learn from me: That first condo purchase at 32 was one of the stupidest things I ever did. I took a bath, moved, and rented until I was 40.
I wonder if it really is harder to buy a house now. When I was in my 20s the mortgage rates were around 10% and was making less than $25k.
I didn't even consider buying a house.
I didn't even consider buying a house.
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I honestly thought I'd never afford a house. I got tempted by a condo, and let the younger generation learn from me: That first condo purchase at 32 was one of the stupidest things I ever did. I took a bath, moved, and rented until I was 40.
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To all those serving, to all who have served: Your duty and sacrifice don't just represent the best of America. You make America possible as the land of the free and the home of the brave, aspiring always to be a light for democracy around the world. Thank you.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
To all those serving, to all who have served: Your duty and sacrifice don't just represent the best of America. You make America possible as the land of the free and the home of the brave, aspiring always to be a light for democracy around the world. Thank you.
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From a Washington Post story titled "How women feel about Trump’s presidency"
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
From a Washington Post story titled "How women feel about Trump’s presidency"
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Launch this man into the sun.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Launch this man into the sun.
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“The line they didn’t hold [last night] isn’t just policy…
It’s a moral line between defending the vulnerable and appeasing the powerful.😠
It’s a moral line between defending the vulnerable and appeasing the powerful.😠
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“The line they didn’t hold [last night] isn’t just policy…
It’s a moral line between defending the vulnerable and appeasing the powerful.😠
It’s a moral line between defending the vulnerable and appeasing the powerful.😠
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(🚨) NEW at PROOF: Do I go off here? Yes. Is it warranted? Yes. Do I explain *exactly* why this Senate deal must be seen as the rankest treachery? Yes.
Events Since the Traitorous Eight Caved Confirm That They Screwed Tens of Millions of Americans Over for Nothing
Betraying your promises, your values, your party and your countrymen is bad enough—but getting nothing in return makes the capitulation of eight Senate Democrats to a ghoul a truly grotesque display.
sethabramson.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
(🚨) NEW at PROOF: Do I go off here? Yes. Is it warranted? Yes. Do I explain *exactly* why this Senate deal must be seen as the rankest treachery? Yes.
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It’s not enough to simply thank our veterans for their service.
Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.
Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.
Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.
Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.
Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It’s not enough to simply thank our veterans for their service.
Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.
Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.
Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA.
Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services.
Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.
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This was ten months ago.
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This was ten months ago.
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This entire article points out that there is no plan. His own Treasury Secretary says he doesn’t know anything about it. So why does media keep running these kind of headlines? He keeps making these Truth Social posts and media keeps running stories as if it is something real.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This entire article points out that there is no plan. His own Treasury Secretary says he doesn’t know anything about it. So why does media keep running these kind of headlines? He keeps making these Truth Social posts and media keeps running stories as if it is something real.
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I had a job in the 80s. With an MA from Columbia.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I had a job in the 80s. With an MA from Columbia.
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Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
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Yet another instance of Trump saying something that news media would utterly crucify anyone else for saying but that theyll largely ignore from him bc he's their special birthday boy
Trump: We gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It’s much better than the Congressional Medal of Honor because soldiers get the Congressional. And they’re in very bad shape because they're dead. She gets it and she's a healthy, beautiful woman. And they’re rated equal
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Yet another instance of Trump saying something that news media would utterly crucify anyone else for saying but that theyll largely ignore from him bc he's their special birthday boy
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This is objectively nonsense but people believe it because nostalgia is one of the most powerful political forces on earth - especially if it's imagined nostalgia on the part of people who never experienced the times they claim to miss. /1
Things are objectively worse now than the 80s or 90s.
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is objectively nonsense but people believe it because nostalgia is one of the most powerful political forces on earth - especially if it's imagined nostalgia on the part of people who never experienced the times they claim to miss. /1
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Donald Trump has reportedly pardoned high-profile attorneys accused of joining in his plot to try to steal the 2020 election, along with dozens of so-called fake electors.
The pardons were announced by Ed Martin, the president’s pardon attorney and former “Stop the Steal” organizer.
The pardons were announced by Ed Martin, the president’s pardon attorney and former “Stop the Steal” organizer.
Trump issues fake pardons for fake electors
The president can't pardon cronies facing state charges. He's trying anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Donald Trump has reportedly pardoned high-profile attorneys accused of joining in his plot to try to steal the 2020 election, along with dozens of so-called fake electors.
The pardons were announced by Ed Martin, the president’s pardon attorney and former “Stop the Steal” organizer.
The pardons were announced by Ed Martin, the president’s pardon attorney and former “Stop the Steal” organizer.
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I am profoundly grateful to all those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Nearly 500,000 veterans live in the State of Washington, and, today on #VeteransDay, we take time to honor their courage, bravery, and sacrifice.
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I am profoundly grateful to all those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Nearly 500,000 veterans live in the State of Washington, and, today on #VeteransDay, we take time to honor their courage, bravery, and sacrifice.
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In my dictionary, the phrases "post-liberal" and
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
🔥 A former president & a former chairman of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) resigned from ISI’s board on Friday. One of them posted this warning that “conservative institutions are being systematically…undermined by post-liberals who promote a ‘no enemies to the right’ mindset.” 1/
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
In my dictionary, the phrases "post-liberal" and
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."