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May my entrails be plucked forth and wound about my neck should I deceive.

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lunch enjoyer @hoaagie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I think a shocking number of our major societal problems would vanish overnight if you could magically pull the plug on the X platform and Meta, both of which are carefully designed to turn people into the worst version of themselves.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
No AI for kids. Full stop.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
just catching up on JD Vance telling Hannity that Jeffrey Epstein is actually "a great character reference" for Donald Trump 😳
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Jeff Stein @jeffstein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 Big news: The Washington Sun launches w/: — Huge investment in DC & local reporters — Legend Tom Sietsema — Capital Weather — Newsroom of +100, w/ great reporters (& me) Comes after Bezos's enormous cuts to WaPo To support, sign up for (free!) newsletter: washingtonsun.com/newsletters
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
i think national dems should pay careful attention to the mayor of new york's willingness to think creatively and act swiftly to make big changes using the full scope of executive authority he has unique power to wield, and i think it's the kind of thing people are looking for in a president
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
this iran humiliation is revealing so much about the US. you can actually see how military coups happen, why there's a 25th amendment, why wars should ever be wages at the whim of one guy (especially a world-class idiot). the rot and the sclerosis are now apparent to anyone who wants to look
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Basically, Alito is going to retire. Someone jumped the gun, but he's going to give Trump his 4th Supreme Court Justice before the midterms. If this doesn't make the case for Supreme Court expansion, then you might be a masochist who enjoys suffering.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This country was one person's vote away this morning from putting any birthright citizen in danger of being deported tomorrow. We are so much closer to the abyss than we think. Man oh man.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026
really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
AOC: The Republican Party’s brand is fear. They constantly want Americans in fear of somebody because, if you are not afraid of someone who is your neighbor, you’re going to realize who’s actually pickpocketing you.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🚨BREAKING: Maryland Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to gain access to state voter data. A big victory for our clients Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans and democracy. DOJ is now 0-9 in these cases. We are undefeated.🗳️💪⚖️ www.democracydocket.com/cases/maryla...
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🚨 United States of America v. DeMarinis
Learn more here.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Might be time for InfoWars Wife.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Let’s check in on how Jared and Ivanka’s luxury Albanian resort is doing…
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Summer Solstice captured from Stonehenge yesterday. At first light, the sun climbed up behind the Heel Stone and threaded itself straight through the center of Stonehenge exactly where the builders aimed it nearly 5,000 years ago. Ethereal Earth on FB
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🌺Red Hibiscus🌺 @redhibiscus23.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"This week’s three big winners:" The Knicks, Iran, and the smell of Algae.
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Dan Izzo @izzos.net · 19/06/2026
Not to downplay the seriousness of this but... I don't think this is the all-time high for antisemitism in GERMANY
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Antisemitism hits all-time high in Germany: A Record 8725 antisemitic incidents in 2025
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It’s been five years since Alex Jones lost InfoWars to the Sandy Hook families. As the verdict came down, he asked: “Do these people actually believe they’re getting any money?” He hasn't paid them a penny. Well, The Onion is going pay them anyway. The new InfoWars begins July 2nd at 8 p.m. ET.
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The Onion says it won’t wait for the courts, will launch Infowars to pay Sandy Hook families
The Onion’s staff is tired of waiting for the courts to settle its pending takeover of Alex Jones’ brand, so the new Infowars will launch next month.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Can’t help but notice all the people who said Obama would desecrate the White House with Escalades and rap music on the South Lawn are absolutely loving this UFC fight on the South Lawn. Probably just a coincidence.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 13/06/2026
Commentary: I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
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I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where the...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
“I’m Jake Tapper, and welcome to another episode of 47 Minutes.”
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
The Albanian people have been massively protesting for several consecutive days against slumlord crook Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka seizing land in their country to the sum of billions of dollars to build a trashy resort. I hope they don’t stop until their evil corrupt deal is reversed.
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Aletheia S.R. @aletheia225.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The entire campaign for Spencer Pratt in California is not difficult. He's an MTV reality TV star who knows the game, and he's backed by this: 👇🏼 MTV network is owned by the Ellison family. You know, CBS, Paramount. If you vote for him, you're voting for fascism.
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
One of the smaller pleasures in life when you’re traveling is going to a nice restaurant by yourself and eating a meal at the bar.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Who besides Platner has a shot at beating Collins in Maine right now? This is a sincere question, and ideally, I hope Mainers respond. Because if he sinks, and he might, then it seems like Maine will stick with Collins, and there goes the Senate. But let me know.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 03/06/2026
Former Rep. George Santos repeatedly claimed in posts on X he would attend the State of the Union address, only to miss the event and place a bet on Kalshi that he would skip it.
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George Santos Under Investigation Over Kalshi Bet On His Own State Of The Union Attendance
Former Rep. George Santos repeatedly claimed in posts on X he would attend the State of the Union address, only to miss the event and place a bet on Kalshi that he would skip it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/05/2026
Trump threatened to “blow up” one of our staunchest allies in the Middle East today and I couldn’t find it about it on the homepage of the Times, Journal, or Post
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/05/2026
Khanna: "This is a Dred Scott court. They have engaged in the fastest rollback of Black political rights since Rutherford Hayes ended Reconstruction in 1877. One-third of African American seats are threatened. We are not speaking up strongly enough against a court that's rolling back civil rights"
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Isi Baehr-Breen @isibb.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Hasn't even been a year and Zohran's governance is having a massive impact on my family. Our daycare was able to open a 15-seat 3K program because of the 2,000 extra seats the admin funded. Everyone we know got in somewhere they wanted. This is gonna save us almost 50 grand.
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Ryan @ryansimmons.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Man, there are some crazy “labor vs. capital” charts, lately. @ianbremmer.com
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Ironically, her main advice to the city as Heat officer was don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat.
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Tim Board @timboard.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Wait. They are releasing Epstein files to distract Americans from the war in Iran now?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
My 14yo son and I have really bonded over music. This summer, I took him to his first concert -- Black Keys at the Stone Pony -- and he had a blast. He just unwrapped his big present for Christmas, tickets for us to go see his favorite band AC/DC in concert, and just immediately burst into tears.
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Holly Smith @hsmithwrites.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
When it comes to Christmas, our beautiful city understands the assignment. #frederick #maryland
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/12/2025
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Axios @axios.com · 11/12/2025
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man the Trump administration wrongly deported to El Salvador earlier this year, was released from ICE custody following a federal judge's order.
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Abrego Garcia released from ICE custody following judge's order
"We remain hopeful that this marks a turning point for Mr. Abrego Garcia," his lawyer said.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
“According to a source Ms. Halligan became enraged when a grand juror told her that the word ‘indict’ is pronounced ‘in-DITE,” not “in-DICKT.”
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Justice Department again fails to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department also tried and failed last week to secure a new indictment against James in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/12/2025
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Ian Miles Cheong: Everyone must go back to the country where they are born. Please don't tell people I'm living in Malaysia, where I was born, but spend my entire life complaining about America. Ian Miles Cheong: *has been secretly living in Dubai this whole time*
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand” Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/10/2025
DC J6: 1.500 arrests DC No Kings: zero Tell me again which side is violent?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Sanders: Saturday, millions of people are going to come out on a No Kings day. Speaker Johnson said this is a hate America rally because people are coming out expressing their concerns.. It’s not a hate America rally, it's a love America rally.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
AOC: You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to keep people from getting poisoned, from dangerous chemicals  You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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