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Sean Maertens
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Had Tim Walz as a teacher in high school. He really is a great guy.

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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
TRUMP 2018: I never use that term.

TRUMP 2025: Ok maybe sometimes.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump X.com The already discredited Woodward book, so many lies and phony sources, has me calling Jeff Sessions "mentally retarded" and "a dumb southerner." I said NEITHER, never used those terms on anyone, including Jeff, and being a southerner is a GREAT thing. He made this up to divide! 11:01 PM • 9/4/18 Donald J. Trump 9 € @realDonald Trump A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation to all of our Great American Citizens and Patriots who have been so nice in allowing our Country to be divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at, along with certain other foolish countries throughout the World, for being "Politically Correct," and just plain STUPID, when it comes to Immigration. The official United States Foreign population stands at 53 million people (Census), most of which are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels. They and their children are supported through massive payments from Patriotic American Citizens who, because of their beautiful hearts, do not want to openly complain or cause trouble in any way, shape, or form. They put up with what has happened to our Country, but it's eating them alive to do so! A migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War I| (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for "prey" as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst "Congressman/woman" in our Country, Ihan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how "badly" she is treated,…
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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ewong.bsky.social
NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable telling diplomats to destroy visas that had been approved and printed to give to Afghans. And diplomats are told to do scheduled interviews but not grant visas. US shuts all legal entry routes for Afghans. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
UNIVISION Headline: Honduran president planned to shove drugs "right up the noses of the 'gringos'," according to witness in New York drug case Subhead: President Juan Orlando Hernandez allegedly sought access to a cocaine lab run by Geovanny Fuentes, an accused drug trafficker who is due to go on trial in New York in March. By: Jeff Ernst Published January 9, 2021 - 06:09 PM EST.
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
HE IS ABOUT TO GO TO WAR WITH VENEZUELA FOR IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA AND NOW HE PARDONS A DRUG KINGPIN CONVICTED IN 2024 OF IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA

WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
www.npr.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.

If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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rgoodlaw.bsky.social
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing

"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."

Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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dburghart.bsky.social
This is unhinged, unadulterated white nationalism that is so off-the-charts fascist not even David Duke would have said that in public.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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skiles.blue
The "DOGE is gone" articles are clickbait but this one gets it closer to the truth: DOGE is not gone, it just claims to have "no centralized leadership" anymore -- in other words, its leadership is hiding in an attempt to avoid blame.
DOGE no longer has ‘centralized leadership’ under White House tech team, personnel head says
The team that was altered to house DOGE — formerly the U.S. Digital Service — is also still doing its own technology work across agencies.
www.nextgov.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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skiles.blue
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
danteatkins.bsky.social Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 4d
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
carnage4life.bsky.social Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 4d
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.

I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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ironemu.bsky.social
Trump promised retribution. He delivered. - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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miamidsa.org
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
At least one insurrectionist goes to jail
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."

BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
swin24.bsky.social Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 5d
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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propublica.org
Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer who previously represented Andrew and Tristan Tate before joining the White House, stepped in on their behalf during a federal investigation, saying the seizure of the Tates’ devices was not a good use of time or resources.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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davidjbier.bsky.social
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
Seriously tho, this is a well-reported piece that make it hard not to conclude that Patel is using government resources to enjoy the trappings of a mid-level celebrity, like hosting his buddies for a golf retreat in Scotland.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
In late August, Mr. Patel flew on a government jet from the Washington area to an airport in Inverness, Scotland. The destination was an exclusive golf resort, the Carnegie Club, for a getaway with friends, including former Navy SEALs , along with people he had met as a public defender and in travels overseas earlier in his career. Ms. Wilkins did not attend. On-the-ground preparations were extensive and expensive. F.B.I. agents coordinated Mr. Patel’s transportation and security arrangements with the Scottish and British authorities. This entailed deploying an advance team and round-the-clock security personnel known as “ravens” to guard Mr. Patel’s plane, according to a former U.S. official with direct knowledge of the matter.
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Meanwhile on Hellsite, who knew all the Elon bots were Nigerian? 🤡
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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thedailybeast.bsky.social
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given surprising new insight into the online “America First” movement.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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carnage4life.bsky.social
Grand opening, grand closing.

X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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johnknefel.bsky.social
New: @slawton.bsky.social & I wrote about how Bannon has gone silent on Epstein since the latest release of emails and texts. Back in July, he was all about the need to "get to the bottom of Epstein" - but as new docs confirm their close relationship, he's avoided the topic.
New at @mmfa.bsky.social
Suddenly, Steve Bannon isn’t interested in transparency around Epstein anymore
When calls were renewed for the Trump administration to release the full trove of Epstein files earlier this year, War Room host Steve Bannon was among the voices pushing for their release. But since ...
www.mediamatters.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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josephpolitano.bsky.social
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 59k as manufacturing industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction & transportation has nearly zeroed out
a graph of year-on-year change in US blue collar employment
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
WAPO: “.. Democrats, who once thought they would come up short in a gerrymandering war, are on track to net an estimated five seats.” 🤡

@washingtonpost.com #Redistrict
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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noupside.bsky.social
Just wanna re-up in simple terms that when Biden talked to platforms, Jim Jordan launched years of investigations into everybody involved, said it was tyranny, censorship, etc.

And now they just straight up acknowledge that they talk to platforms too.

www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
DHS playing 'whack-a-mole' shooting down made-up ICE stories
The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up efforts to combat fake news, viral AI videos, and misinformation on ICE and Border Patrol.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM