Reposted by 5GW HotTakesAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff: "They've unleashed federal agents to kill Americans on the streets of our cities with impunity. That's Mike Collins's immigration policy. And that's what you'd expect from the bigot congressman who called for executed immigrants by throwing to their deaths out of helicopters." 11543431293
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Pentagon Draws Up New Iran Strike Plans as Trump Hesitates The U.S. military has drafted options for three days of strikes, but in recent months the president has repeatedly vetoed plans to restart the war. Gift 🎁 Link www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...nytimes.comTrump Says U.S. Will Not Strike Iran Again Before Midterms as Military Draws Up New Plans (Gift Article)The U.S. military has drafted options for three days of strikes, but in recent months the president has repeatedly vetoed plans to restart the war. 251
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Any other time, "potus" would be treated as a demented wannabe tyrant & removed. But its 2026 & no one cares. America is riding blind into historical stories of warning. An example of how NOT to react when an insurgency captures power. #overthrowWTF 🎩 @seanlawson.bsky.social 32010
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump’s Retreat: From the Gulf to Britain, American Forces Pull Back A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences. 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comFrom Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat (Gift Article)A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences. 11510
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTina Says #VoteOutTheCorruption @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026static.klipy.comSportsnet Rogers Dumpster Fire MemeALT: Sportsnet Rogers Dumpster Fire Meme 066
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesJill-Duh @gildafoster.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Trump administration gargles putin's bits 065
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTeresa C Carter aka: T @thatcattc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#Nutlick 3/3 H/T @clayberg248.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/demo... 043
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Russia’s Hybrid War Has Entered a Dangerous New Phase And the West Has Done Far Too Little to Deter It reader.foreignaffairs.com/2026/10/07/r...reader.foreignaffairs.comRussia’s Hybrid War Has Entered a Dangerous New PhaseAnd the West Has Done Far Too Little to Deter It 052
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia Aligned Government James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president's congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice. 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...nytimes.comAmid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government (Gift Article)James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice. 075
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Pete Hegseth’s ‘Vast Overcorrection’ A Special Forces veteran joins the columnist David French to assess Pete Hegseth’s leadership. 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Problem With Hegseth’s Pentagon (Gift Article)A Special Forces veteran joins the columnist David French to assess Pete Hegseth’s leadership. 195
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTina Says #VoteOutTheCorruption @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Another bad 🐰🕳 Is that Ka$h’s girl? @thelolo.bsky.social Ric alert @jamiepeppard.bsky.social Ric knows all the _______ for trump groups @scottstedman.bsky.social 233
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTina Says #VoteOutTheCorruption @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🚨 @5gw.bsky.social 072
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesByrrhena @byrrhena.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Very important to read @5gw.bsky.social. 031
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTeresa C Carter aka: T @thatcattc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#Nutlick 2/3 H/T @5gw.bsky.social www.yahoo.com/news/article...yahoo.comExclusive-Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theoriesBy Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. 131
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesByrrhena @byrrhena.bsky.social · 07/10/2026uh oh.... TY @5gw.bsky.social and all ....knowledge is power and knowing beforehand keeps us prepared. 031
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesGreg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 07/10/2026At NYT, Ken Vogel writes about 2 Trump advisors traveling to #Srpska (the Serbian sliver of Bosnia-Herzegovina) to help the pro-Russian government run its campaign. At the same time, Mike Flynn happens to be in Srpska to pimp his propaganda film. (Funnily, both Vogel & Flynn have blocked me on X). 813668
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Battle for the Post-Trump Right For decades, the Heritage Foundation was a conservative powerhouse. Can it stay relevant in the influencer age? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... Bypass: archive.is/1rGM6newyorker.comThe Battle for the Post-Trump RightFor decades, the Heritage Foundation was a conservative powerhouse. Can it stay relevant in the influencer age? 193
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesCrazy Mary antifascist @embeessem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026😭😭🤬🤬🤬 we have to be ready to skip work and head to DC 021
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTina Says #VoteOutTheCorruption @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 06/10/202613848 me to fucking Mars!!!!!!!!!!! @thelolo.bsky.social @5gw.bsky.social @jim-stewartson.bsky.socialstatic.klipy.comJohn Coffey's Iconic 'I'm Tired, Boss' SceneALT: John Coffey's Iconic 'I'm Tired, Boss' Scene 241
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesMillie Cassese ⚖️ @millienyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"His speeches subtly denigrate the general officer corps and focus on the most impressionable segment of the military, those old enough to have bought into the system but young enough to be naive about its merits." - Eliot A. Cohen 062
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026They told us what powers they believe he has if they invoke EO13848 in combination with certain emergency powers. Then, they'll have DHS seize voting machines and likely re-run the election in chosen counties using the 'purple thumb' method like it was done by USAID & Mil in Iraq. 1137
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026They told us what powers they believe he has if they invoke EO13848 in combination with certain emergency powers. Then, they'll have DHS seize voting machines and likely re-run the election in chosen counties using the 'purple thumb' method like it was done by USAID & Mil in Iraq. 010
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTina Says #VoteOutTheCorruption @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026They will. They are telling you they will. @5gw.bsky.social 1125
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Hegseth’s One Percent A cult of military superiority over civilians is not only unwarranted, but actively dangerous. Gift link www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comHegseth’s One PercentA cult of military superiority over civilians is not only unwarranted, but actively dangerous. 243
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr,suggested new US assessments of what military action might yield would be wise. That triggered an abrupt response from Kurilla. “General,” Kurilla said, “the time for assessments is over.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1... Bypass: archive.is/6XZfjwashingtonpost.comPentagon officials’ heated debates foreshadowed problems in IranThe U.S. began bombing Yemen’s Houthis in 2025 despite concern over weapons stocks and unclear goals. The Iran-backed group is still bedeviling the region. 033
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike apnews.com/article/iran...apnews.comExclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strikeIt's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether comm... 0109
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026They told you who they were. “The American Revolution was funded by wealthy individuals. The same has been true of many movements for freedom in history. You can’t fight the American elite w/o serious firepower.” NimbleRichMan (Luckey) www.thedailybeast.com/palmer-lucke... Bypass: archive.is/XiC7p 1106
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Some election officials fear his mission has laid the groundwork for the Trump administration to seize voting equipment or ballots during November’s midterms." As we've warned. @jim-stewartson.bsky.social @thelolo.bsky.social 01210
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026How Trump’s obsession with ‘rigged’ voting machines spread across gov What began w/a search for evidence inside a Puerto Rico voting machine grew into a vast quest involving intel agencies, election deniers & WH officials for proof that the 2020 vote was stolen. www.reuters.com/investigatio...reuters.comHow Trump’s obsession with ‘rigged’ voting machines spread across US governmentThe effort to prove the 2020 election "stolen" failed. Diehards remain undeterred. 197
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTina Says #VoteOutTheCorruption @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I have faith in her 😂 bsky.app/profile/trcf... 021
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTina Says #VoteOutTheCorruption @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I forgot to RT this. @5gw.bsky.social clocked Thomas so many months ago.…. and who is pepesgrandma? 111
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026At the same time Jared Kushner has acted as a key negotiator in the war in Gaza, his private equity company, Affinity Partners, has held the largest stake in an Israeli firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u... Bypass link: archive.is/u6JUzcnn.comJared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNNAt the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. 367
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Super Intelligence": Last Gasp of the Punchcard How the Trump regime and the A industry are driving us into a $10 trillion ditch. #AI #SI @jim-stewartson.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/jimstewa... 078
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fuck Elbridge Colby Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comPentagon excludes key allies from NATO meetingSome of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance. 86034
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Anne Applebaum has been right about a lot of things and this is one. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comMAGA Is Making the World Safe for CorruptionFar-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. 171052439
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#NoKings October 17th! Make a plan for October 17th. Make a plan to vote. www.nokings.orgnokings.orgNo KingsFor more than a year, millions of people have come together to send a clear message: in America, we have no kings. Power doesn't belong to billionaires, strongmen, or politicians who think they're abo... 10779300
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies. 401549565
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026AU denounces Hegseth’s Christian Nationalist ‘Religious Affairs’ office www.au.org/the-latest/p...au.orgAU denounces Hegseth’s Christian Nationalist ‘Religious Affairs’ office - Americans UnitedAmericans United denounced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's prioritization of Christian service members over non-Christians and the nonreligious. 0197
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesNon Flying Fox @clegg3.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The US Pentagon does not appear too stable. A new Trumps Fox host won’t fix that. Eventually the US military command is gonna have to clean its own crap up. And we don’t know if that’s possible do we? 022
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesREPUBLICANS, STOP THE STEAL, OR WE WILL NOV. 3 @foolme1ns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026sure. And why pigs might finally fly. 012
5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump can fire Hegseth. He can’t easily undo the damage. The Pentagon would have to rebuild expertise, trust and stability if the secretary is forced out. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... Bypass: archive.is/zRnm9washingtonpost.comOpinion | Why Trump might finally fire Pete HegsethThe Pentagon would have to rebuild expertise, trust and stability if the secretary is forced out. 32210
Reposted by 5GW HotTakesTeresa C Carter aka: T @thatcattc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We had more fun and laughs this way bsky.app/profile/5gw.... 041