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Bert Schotanus

@bertschotanus.bsky.social
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No ideological home. No party line to hold. Just a genuine attempt at accuracy, and the intellectual honesty to sit with uncertainty when the evidence doesn’t settle things cleanly.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h
Hours later, Trump posts that the US has just had “productive talks” with Iran and announced the US will not attack Iran before the midterms.
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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 9h
Good morning. As reported by the WSJ, the US budget deficit climbed to nearly $2 trillion ($1.993 trillion) for the fiscal year ending September 30. What remains historically notable is that the US has continued to run a deficit of around 6% of GDP despite solid growth and a robust labor market.
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 10h
Kijk nu al uit naar die van Hegseth in 2029
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 19h
Does he have any skills of note?
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 19h
This is insane.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 19h
The Attorney General is breaking the law. That seems like a problem.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
Marco Rubio has a meltdown when asked about Kimberly Guilfoyle: "I'm not playing this game ... you guys are not gonna be our only source of information in the world. I'm sorry to tell you that. No... I don't even know if what you're reporting is true." (It's true! The Journal has her text messages!)
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 19h
Pete Hegseth says the execution of Nidal Hasan will be public: “We haven't done this since WWII…He’s going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be. And we’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The utter absurdity of all of this 👇 Including that someone would write a book entitled, 'Why Fauci Must Rot in Prison', and expect anyone to buy it Really and truly speaks to where we are And why we're the laughingstock of the world these days So deeply embarrassing ..
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And we don’t even have the leaks from all the other Red States yet.
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
MAGA: “Thank you Mr. President!”
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Kristi Noem spent her last hours as DHS Secretary buying 5 planes from a company led by one of her political donors at a steep markup.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 06/10/2026
When the President’s sons are getting their weddings bankrolled by Russian oligarchs and sitting on the boards of defense contractors funded by the Pentagon, corruption IS the agenda. The American people deserve justice, and the end of Trump’s corruption will begin in November.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This Is 👇 Who KegsBreath Is.......
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Yeah, sorry your kid died or whatever. What do you think about my chandeliers?"
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
UPDATE: Trump just awarded another $3 BILLION military contract to a company backed by his son Don Jr. (and Peter Thiel) — what skilled businessmen these Trumps are! Robbing the American taxpayer in broad daylight.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Still telling the “vandalism” lie not a single soul believes 🤥
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The President of the United States inviting Iran to "take out" two major American cities should receive as much coverage as a President of the United States having a bad debate.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026
I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.
The Trump administration says none of this is happening. 

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children." 

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That’s an insult to all puddings
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The price of oil suggests otherwise
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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The president of the United States is encouraging a country we’re at war with to kill 5.2 million Americans and says losing Los Angeles and San Diego is a “small price to pay.” San Diego is also home to one of our largest naval bases and Canp Pendleton. Vote accordingly.
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That base gets smaller and smaller. Only the retards remain.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
All but one of the 53 Senate Republicans voted to confirm anti-vax crusader RFK Jr. as health and human services secretary. When you vote for Republicans, you're voting for measles.
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Niks meer. Social media heeft gewonnen.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Introducing the President of the United States... Yes, you heard right! He just offered up Los Angeles & San Diego for annihilation! Insanity! Approximately 60% of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is based out of the San Diego! California accounts for approximately 15% of the total U.S. economy! Vote blue!
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As always Megyn Kelly gets an straight A for hypocrisy
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🎀FANCY🎀 @fancysplace.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🎀🎀
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PG Kroeger @pgkroegerbb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Weet u nog hoe woedend hij was toen bij zijn inauguratie in 2017 maar een paar plukjes mensen kwamen opdagen?
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Aan die smirk op het gezicht van Hassett te zien deelt hij vrolijk mee in de corrupte verdeling van rijkdom
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That’s what low IQ people do
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gelukkig is ‘verrassen’ nog goed geschreven.
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Simon Andriesz, a whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein has committed "suicide". The latest death in relation to Epstein i.e. Leigh Patrick, Thomas Bowers, Steve Bing, Efrain Reyes, Jean-Luc Brunel, Mark Middleton, Steven Hoffenberg, Carolyn Andriano,Virginia Giuffre,Umar Dzhabrailov.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Natuurlijk. De president van Amerika’s arm reikt overal.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Alabama Republicans voted against funding the bridge. Biden got the money approved. The bridge got built. Now Trump wants his name on it, and Republicans have made that the priority. Vote against it. Take credit for it. Put your name on it.
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chefmichael @cheftsonton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
One of these people is telling the truth...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
Hassett: "President Trump really has created the golden age"
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And they are.
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
There are tunnels under Tel Aviv.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
RAPE GANG OR ICE? BOTH? No ID. No badges. No uniform. Masks. An unmarked van. How are you supposed to know? PAXIS.app explains your rights during ICE encounters. Free: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS This is the shit we grew up hearing about in dictatorships. Now it’s here. Record EVERYTHING.
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Grindr has a leak. Aw that sounds bad.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
He knows exactly what he did. Down to the numbers. Don't Let this disappear. EVER 🤬
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Of course. And make him a cabinet member. He has the right credentials now.
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They would catch all rapists in the White House
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Bert Schotanus @bertschotanus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ik denk dat de meeste mannen on Oldebroek op Grindr zitten, en dat hun moeders en zussen allemaal dezelfde vader hebben.
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