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@sankalots.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat
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“Moral & intellectual descent is inherent in a political project that sets out to…reject the inclusive egalitarianism of modern America, find enemies to demonize, & heroize a leader who defiles common decency. Such a movement might begin w/ Plato, but it will inevitably lead to Nick Fuentes.” Gift:
An Anatomy of the MAGA Mind
Under Trump, post-liberal intellectuals have abandoned tradition for radicalism and scholarship for vulgarity.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“Moral & intellectual descent is inherent in a political project that sets out to…reject the inclusive egalitarianism of modern America, find enemies to demonize, & heroize a leader who defiles common decency. Such a movement might begin w/ Plato, but it will inevitably lead to Nick Fuentes.” Gift:
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Sean Duffy wants to you to sit next to this guy on your next flight
December 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Sean Duffy wants to you to sit next to this guy on your next flight
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“The Caribbean operation is the foreign policy equivalent of one of those domestic ‘emergencies’ he is forever declaring in order to access extraordinary, otherwise extra-legal powers. So Trump plans to bootstrap every shady thing into the concept of ‘self-defense’.”
thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
Counterpunch
‘Self-defense’ as a license to kill.
thedispatch.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“The Caribbean operation is the foreign policy equivalent of one of those domestic ‘emergencies’ he is forever declaring in order to access extraordinary, otherwise extra-legal powers. So Trump plans to bootstrap every shady thing into the concept of ‘self-defense’.”
thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
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obviously it was never going to happen but i wish there was just one trump appointee really working his ass off to be good at the job. staying late grinding tape, memorizing manuals, soaking up as much as possible so he can be the best undersecretary of the agricultural statistics service he can be
December 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
obviously it was never going to happen but i wish there was just one trump appointee really working his ass off to be good at the job. staying late grinding tape, memorizing manuals, soaking up as much as possible so he can be the best undersecretary of the agricultural statistics service he can be
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Nothing says "worst of the worst" and "narco-terrorist" than... uh... medical scrubs
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Nothing says "worst of the worst" and "narco-terrorist" than... uh... medical scrubs
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I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
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I feel like it’s never been clearer that these dumbasses who are trying to reshape society around eugenics and racism and an oppressed labor class just have a fuckton of unaddressed shame that they simply aren’t able to step up on merit.
Shieldwalling patheticness w/ the false belief of superiority
Shieldwalling patheticness w/ the false belief of superiority
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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I feel like it’s never been clearer that these dumbasses who are trying to reshape society around eugenics and racism and an oppressed labor class just have a fuckton of unaddressed shame that they simply aren’t able to step up on merit.
Shieldwalling patheticness w/ the false belief of superiority
Shieldwalling patheticness w/ the false belief of superiority
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I feel like it’s never been clearer that these dumbasses who are trying to reshape society around eugenics and racism and an oppressed labor class just have a fuckton of unaddressed shame that they simply aren’t able to step up on merit.
Shieldwalling patheticness w/ the false belief of superiority
Shieldwalling patheticness w/ the false belief of superiority
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Im not saying hes doing anything actually good but i am a bit surprised how seriously Bongino has taken his job, especially compared to Ka$h “uber my drunk girlfriend home” Patel bsky.app/profile/thed...
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has publicly distanced himself from his own conspiracy rhetoric, offering a striking walk-back of claims he made before joining the agency’s leadership.
Bongino Makes Jaw-Dropping Admission About His Unhinged Conspiracies
“I was paid in the past for my opinions,” former podcaster explained on Fox News.
trib.al
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Im not saying hes doing anything actually good but i am a bit surprised how seriously Bongino has taken his job, especially compared to Ka$h “uber my drunk girlfriend home” Patel bsky.app/profile/thed...
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A Depraved President Attacks Again.. magnificent piece open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
A Depraved President Attacks Again
There's always a new low for a man who has been vilifying others for decades.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A Depraved President Attacks Again.. magnificent piece open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief
ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief
The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims
As federal data becomes less available, our journalists are doing shoe-leather reporting to provide readers with the precise numbers.
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
www.propublica.org/article/prop...
ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief
ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief
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ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social writes.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social writes.
The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims
As federal data becomes less available, our journalists are doing shoe-leather reporting to provide readers with the precise numbers.
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social writes.
“The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social writes.
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Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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In response to questions, a White House spokesperson told ProPublica: “President Trump’s two mortgages you are referencing are from the same lender. There was no defraudation. It is illogical to believe that the same lender would agree to defraud itself.”
December 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In response to questions, a White House spokesperson told ProPublica: “President Trump’s two mortgages you are referencing are from the same lender. There was no defraudation. It is illogical to believe that the same lender would agree to defraud itself.”
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It's Trump's usual modus operandi. Accuse others of doing what you're doing because you haven't got the smarts to realize not everyone is a grubby, grasping weasel like yourself.
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It's Trump's usual modus operandi. Accuse others of doing what you're doing because you haven't got the smarts to realize not everyone is a grubby, grasping weasel like yourself.
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This ‘every accusation is a confession’ thing is such a cliche, but what else can one say?
Trump’s views are led by his own experiences.
He thinks everyone around him is a fraud, a cheat and a liar because this must be the only way he grabbed his way to his present position.
He himself is a cliche.
Trump’s views are led by his own experiences.
He thinks everyone around him is a fraud, a cheat and a liar because this must be the only way he grabbed his way to his present position.
He himself is a cliche.
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This ‘every accusation is a confession’ thing is such a cliche, but what else can one say?
Trump’s views are led by his own experiences.
He thinks everyone around him is a fraud, a cheat and a liar because this must be the only way he grabbed his way to his present position.
He himself is a cliche.
Trump’s views are led by his own experiences.
He thinks everyone around him is a fraud, a cheat and a liar because this must be the only way he grabbed his way to his present position.
He himself is a cliche.
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When did the word fraud (a perfectly acceptable noun) need to be twisted into defraudation? Does this guy get paid per syllable?
December 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
When did the word fraud (a perfectly acceptable noun) need to be twisted into defraudation? Does this guy get paid per syllable?
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Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
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“President Donald Trump branded one foe who did so “deceitful and potentially criminal.” He called another “CROOKED” on Truth Social and pushed the attorney general to take action.
But years earlier, Trump did the very thing he’s accusing his enemies of, records show.”
But years earlier, Trump did the very thing he’s accusing his enemies of, records show.”
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“President Donald Trump branded one foe who did so “deceitful and potentially criminal.” He called another “CROOKED” on Truth Social and pushed the attorney general to take action.
But years earlier, Trump did the very thing he’s accusing his enemies of, records show.”
But years earlier, Trump did the very thing he’s accusing his enemies of, records show.”
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20/ Read more about how Phoebe came to dominate Albany — at the expense of its residents — in Part 2 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 2: The Making of a Monopoly
The story of how a century-old community hospital in Albany, Georgia, grew into a sprawling health care system by waging a yearslong battle to eliminate its competition.
projects.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
20/ Read more about how Phoebe came to dominate Albany — at the expense of its residents — in Part 2 of "Sick in a Hospital Town":
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For the millionth time, the only use for crypto is laundering illegal money. IT'S LITERALLY THE ONLY REASON IT EXISTS.
There is no other use case that normal currency cannot accomplish. Don't come at me with nonsense. It's all bullshit. Hiding money is what crypto does best.
#abolishallcrypto
There is no other use case that normal currency cannot accomplish. Don't come at me with nonsense. It's all bullshit. Hiding money is what crypto does best.
#abolishallcrypto
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For the millionth time, the only use for crypto is laundering illegal money. IT'S LITERALLY THE ONLY REASON IT EXISTS.
There is no other use case that normal currency cannot accomplish. Don't come at me with nonsense. It's all bullshit. Hiding money is what crypto does best.
#abolishallcrypto
There is no other use case that normal currency cannot accomplish. Don't come at me with nonsense. It's all bullshit. Hiding money is what crypto does best.
#abolishallcrypto
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“‘Stablecoins are a money-launderer’s dream,’ said one. ‘But we don’t want to say that in public because we do not want to ruin our relationship with Tether.’”
by @economist.com
by @economist.com
How Tether became money-launderers’ dream currency
The stablecoin is fuelling a global shadow economy. And it’s never been more respectable
economist.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“‘Stablecoins are a money-launderer’s dream,’ said one. ‘But we don’t want to say that in public because we do not want to ruin our relationship with Tether.’”
by @economist.com
by @economist.com
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NEW: Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.
They finally got their wish.
They finally got their wish.
Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Threshold for Safe Formaldehyde Exposure
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them.
They finally got their wish.
They finally got their wish.