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Bearded Bleacher Bum @beardedbleacherbum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump says Republicans are behind in the polls because the GOP is bad at messaging...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Bearded Bleacher Bum @beardedbleacherbum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Exactly this.
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Bearded Bleacher Bum @beardedbleacherbum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
His voters.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The only thing that saved Hegseth from being impeached was Mike Johnson sending everyone home for another 6 weeks. They refuse to work to cover up high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What a surprise to learn that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Junior’s lavish wedding. Who could’ve expected it?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Imagine having grifted millions and millions of dollars off your father’s political career like Don Jr, including government contracts in multiple businesses where you have an ownership stake, and STILL having a Russian oligarch pay for your lavish wedding. Just obscene.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The real problem isn’t just Trump or his sycophantic enablers in Congress or right-wing media, or the grifters & scammers on social media. It’s his supporters. They’ve lost the ability to care about truth or recognize it. The ability to discern right from wrong. Competence from buffoonery.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026. So far. The scams, schemes and grifts have been endless, as the Trump Family seems to spend most of their time and energy finding new ways to profit off the presidency. Here is my Top 75. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026
So far.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yeah, man, it's really irresponsible of countries to get involved in wars that screw up oil-producing regions, I hope they had a good reason for that, we'd never do anything like that, no sir.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I hope when Trump spends money from his PAC on the midterms, Democrats will point out that many millions of it were contributed by criminals right before they received pardons, commutations and charges dropped from Trump & his DOJ. It’s dirty bribe money from wealthy criminals.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just 10 billionaires have already poured nearly $670 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The 2000 Mules scam that the cultists loved and Trump promoted heavily.
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Casey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Pete Crow-Armstrong calls game on the White Sox
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“it costs less money than what we’re doing now” is the only answer we need to push normies towards universal healthcare
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 14/08/2026
The politics of the future is a war against billionaires—and it's a war the billionaires started. Their campaign to destroy American democracy is an early phase of a sinister cult vision to tyrannize the future. My interview with @KQEDNews Political Breakdown. www.kqed.org/news/1209526...
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The Tech Billionaires’ ‘War on Democracy’ | KQED
In his new book “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy,” journalist Gil Durán warns that tech billionaires are attempting to overthrow American democracy - a movement that’s ...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Why would Trump remove federal reporting requirements this week mandated in a law authored by Marco Rubio in 2020 to identify domestic and international sex traffickers, money launderers and terrorists, and will Rubio comment on it?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Trump just dismantled this so his blatant corruption and his cronies overseas can operate without consequences or detection. Organized crime is now legal and the US is open for exploitation by foreign and domestic criminals. Don’t expect Rubio to say a word.
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Bearded Bleacher Bum @beardedbleacherbum.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This story was on Maddow last night!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
All the corrupt fraudsters vouching for each other.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
El-Sayed on Vance: Is that Peter Thiel's boy with that Ohio charisma? The last thing that he said that made any sense was Hillbilly Elegy—after he said that Donald Trump had no business being president of anything. And then he decided to suck up to power.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Request to fellow Dems of all stripes: Let's keep our analyses of primary results positive, recognizing that we're all in this together. I've heard some poisonous stuff behind the scenes recently. It helps no one. A diverse party energized by new ideas, voters & candidates is what we need now.
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Bearded Bleacher Bum @beardedbleacherbum.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Any updates on the potential Reid Detmers trade?
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 25/02/2025
Elon Musk ✅ @elonmusk · 3h
Yes

(Tweet from Grummz)
Grummz ✅ @Grummz · 4h
Do not fuck with gamers.

We're forged by endless boss battles against impossible odds.

We do not give up....Musk holding the sword, as an embodiment of "I studied the blade" meme
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Many of you recall that in 2020 I helped lead an effort to defeat Donald Trump more than 60 times after the election. In 2026, DOJ is 0-19 in cases to obtain state voter files and Elias Law Group is helping lead the way. We are not done fighting and we are not done winning.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We're near the ten-year anniversary of this interview, which was viewed as wildly controversial at the time. It led to hit pieces on me from liberal outlets like The New Republic as well as death threats. Now it's seen as conventional wisdom -- but it always was!
Sarah Kendzior making obvious points about authoritarian kleptocracy in the US under Trump on MSNBC in Nov 2016
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/07/2026
Stephen Miller's rhetoric is indistinguishable from 1939 Joseph Goebbels
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
3 years after promising to end the war 24 hours after becoming president if elected again, Trump finally unveils his brilliant secret plan. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Trump says he has so successfully intimidated Rand Paul that he is now an obedient little cuck.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Republicans have been in control of the House for nearly 4 years, the presidency and senate for nearly 2, and they are going to go into the midterms blaming the current economy on Joe Biden and not Trump's tariffs, corruption & wars. Good luck with that. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/07/2026
Remember back in 2020 when we found out about Trump's secret bank account in China, and that China's biggest state-controlled bank had rented out three floors in Trump Tower? I sure do. Interesting timing given his lies about China interfering in the 2020 election. www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/u...
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Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits (Gift Article)
As he raises questions about his opponent’s standing with China, President Trump’s taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Sen. Alsobrooks tells Vought "I have been waiting for the opportunity to come face to face with you" and repeatedly calls his actions "depraved" and "evil"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Republicans are actually going with anti-communism as their central message to voters for the midterms. I figured House Rs would ignore Trump’s ridiculous plan, but it appears Mike Johnson and his band of sycophants has decided to go with it while adding Christian nationalism.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hilarious that he cited Mamdani as the most serious threat today in America to a free press while Trump sues, threatens, subpoenas, yells at, and tries to intimidate reporters on a daily basis. But Mamdani is the problem. What a clown. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2026
NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: JD Vance’s old accusation of Trump being ‘cultural heroin’ was on display this weekend youtu.be/y2aH7TR4Zvc?...
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder:

"Trump is cultural heroin"
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Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
From the essay JD Vance published in @TheAtlantic.com ten July 4ths ago—a tough-minded, clear-eyed analysis of the tragic, dangerous fantasies Donald Trump was selling to the people Vance grew up with. Astonishing artifact of the demonic quisling before he turned to the dark side.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
New article! Where is America going? On Trump's July 4 disaster, the stolen sovereignty of the US, the leftist primary wins, and the plan to merge the US and Israeli militaries. Also, Vanilla Ice: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/stop-colla...
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Stop, collaborator, and listen!
On stolen sovereignty and Americans fighting back.
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Bearded Bleacher Bum @beardedbleacherbum.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Anyone have video of the bootlicking workshop?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Greatest fair in the history of fairs. bsky.app/profile/smit...
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Bearded Bleacher Bum @beardedbleacherbum.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Theodore Roosevelt died 107 years ago.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026
PAULA WHITE: Nobody has stood up like you have stood up TRUMP: *sitting* *asleep*
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you.
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
SCOOP: A priest who is close to Trump successfully lobbied him to grant clemency to the fraudster David Gentile. Gentile privately indicated Father Frank Mann was paid for his help. EDNY prosecutors opened an investigation into the commutation. But it was closed by Trump political appointees.
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Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency
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Bearded Bleacher Bum @beardedbleacherbum.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Celebrating their virginity
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Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 23/06/2026
An update on what’s happening at Alligator Alcatraz.
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