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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026

The Russian government has long been accused of efforts to influence U.S. elections. This week, we revealed an extraordinary development: a member of Putin’s circle financially supporting the president’s son. Join us Sept. 23 for a virtual conversation: events.propublica.org/don-jr-weddi...

Graphic titled "Bankrolled: How a Russian Oligarch Funded Donald Trump Jr.'s Wedding Weekend." Text below reads: Wednesday, Sept. 23. 4 p.m. Eastern time. An image on the right shows dozens of people in a group wedding photo on a beach, including Donald Trump Jr.; his wife, Bettina; and Tiffany Trump. An arrow points to Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, labeled as "Don Jr.'s secret benefactor," in the back row.

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Two men that the Trump administration expelled to Equatorial Guinea were bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and pushed down a flight of stairs, all in plain view of other US deportees, according to witnesses and human rights lawyers. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say

Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What’s surprising too is that this won’t actually be good for him. Aside from the obvious 1st amendment blowback, he’ll say even crazier shit that will still get reported anyway indirectly, tanking his poll numbers further and dragging more Republicans down with him.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Is it really policy or is it a bunch of batshit crazy ideas written down on bingo balls, where one is selected at random every 10 minutes?

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

White House correspondents, D.C. bureau chiefs, and media execs: The German government expelled Dorothy Thompson from the country in August 1934. She's remembered and respected today for her important coverage and analysis over the next decade of the German regime. Be like Dorothy Thompson.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026

The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

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What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals

A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It doesn’t help either that Democrats need to be perfect and Republicans just need to not be currently serving time in prison. If it comes out that Talarico once ordered a salad instead of ribs, our chances of flipping TX evaporate.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Still holds up today #MontyPython1975 IG: @thecinevoidclub www.instagram.com/thecinevoidc...

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

To be fair we only have one now. The judicial branch and the legislative branch are now just sub-branches of the executive branch.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Did you explain that the last tooth contributed to an excess in the supply of teeth and they’re just not in demand like they used to be, so their value has dropped?

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes.”

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The era MAGA believes was great, was also an era where European nations were strong allies and authoritarian regimes like Russia were enemies. Apparently it’s just the racism and misogyny they think was so great.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Trump finally found an issue that everyone can agree on.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nixon was the president who signed the Endangered Species Act. This just shows how much worse Republicans have become over the last half century.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’m pretty sure the time period MAGA believes America was “great”, America also trusted science. Was it just the racism and misogyny they thought was so great?

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

That’s amazing! And all it took was about 6 years of being ruled by a treasonous child rapist who also happens to be responsible for high gas prices. If gas prices were low, they’d still be on board with child rape though, because that’s certainly a “both sides” kind of issue.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The time when they think America was great, extortion was illegal.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wait, so are we going back to a time when America was “great” and bestiality was at least frowned upon or aren’t we?

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The earth is flat, in some representation of non-Euclidean geometry. The transform is freakin’ wild and physics, especially Newtonian gravity, becomes *significantly* more complicated, but I’m reasonably confident such a transform exists.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Doesn’t “punitive housing” literally define prison?

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Straight out of The Onion, and they’re probably kicking themselves for not thinking about this first. They could have pointed to a satirical article as prescient.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Can we get him to extend his support to, and vigorously campaign for, the candidates they don’t consider vulnerable in the hopes that they become vulnerable as a result?

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have no idea what this guy did to lose the support of the administration, but it has to be worse than child rape or bestiality, because those are considered above board now. Maybe he’s a vegan?

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I feel like during the times MAGA wants to go back to, when the country was “great”, extortion was still considered illegal.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Deeply disturbing. How can we ever trust a party that protected scores of child rapists, just because their cult leader was one of them?

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yeah. He needs to check into rehab and lay off the coke.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I dunno. Einstein published a few very solid papers in the early 1900s. They’ve certainly stood up better than our Constitution.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I hear that space is in disrepair and is going to require an overhaul. Sounds like a bad investment.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’m still going to be white-knuckling it through November because the reality is Democrats need to be flawless, while Republicans just need to not currently be serving time in prison. If it turns out Talarico once ordered a salad instead of ribs, Texans will vote for the impeached criminal instead.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I switched to Linux in the late 90s and have never regretted it. I’ve since had to use windows every now and then and I’m shocked (but also kinda not) at how terrible it still is.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wow! That opens a 10x acceleration path to bankruptcy, which apparently has worked out just fine for Trump all 6 times. Still trying to wrap my head around MAGAnomics.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

He looks a lot like my boy. When we adopted him, he even came with an orange collar.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Staying out of politics” is a perfectly reasonable thing to do when the only difference between the two sides is their belief on what the optimal corporate tax rate is. Unfortunately we don’t live in that timeline.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sadly the damage done by this will be lost on nearly everyone who voted for him.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Whether he does or doesn’t is actually less important than saying he will. It will cause other conservatives to reconsider and perhaps change their vote, so it’s a force multiplier for Democrats and he knows it. I’m giving the Turd Blossom props on this one.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Trump will go away at some point. I worry MAGA will not.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I know Republicans will somehow find a new low, because they always have, but I really have no idea what’s next.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And they say crime doesn’t pay.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

He actually answers calls? I’ve heard about people like that.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Republicans have historically fucked things up for the last half century or so, but they can turn it around with just a couple more years.

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Lucy Pulls Football from Charlie Brown

ALT: Lucy Pulls Football from Charlie Brown

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

True. He showed that last week when he threw the trans community under the bus. So woke.

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Alex R Olivas Jr @alexolivas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That’s crazy that someone-i-never-heard-of forced someone-else-i-never-heard-of to kick another-person-I-never-of off their show and then 4 other people I never heard of quit in solidarity. Have I been living under a rock?

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