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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/09/2026

I said my piece on it way back in 2016, before he was elected, and every word holds up. (It is maddening to me that Vox has paywalled all my old pieces, by the way.)

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The question of what Donald Trump “really believes” has no answer

It is a category error.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccine sentiments are prevalent throughout the country right now. Vaccination rates are dropping in kindergarteners, measles outbreaks continue to crop up, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has an anti-vaccine history, is leading the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle." He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen. You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 14/09/2026

Today’s GOP has turned losing an election into a paranormal event.

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matt walsh @notthatmattwalsh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

They're just mad you don't work for some corporation that they can bully into firing you, so they'll try to incite violence against you instead.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

but people have concerns “none of the people i talk to ever bring this up, just republicans and the journalists like you who regurgitate any republican attack in an attempt to both-sides an election”

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/09/2026

It's clinical narcissism. The only way he can engage on this subject is by making it about himself. It's the same with 9/11. He knows he's supposed to acknowledge it, somberly pay tribute or whatever, & literally the only way he can is by inserting himself into it.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

why are you as a democrat giving an interview to a network that tried to overthrow the government, is run by the republican party and will dishonestly edit your answers to make them look worse?

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It’s going to be a real “matter vs. antimatter” situation to watch his plummeting popularity collide with his all-purpose solution to everything, which is “make this about Donald Trump”

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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Even Trump has got to be surprised by how much of the media has defaulted to, "Trump posted a long tweet that is the law now," and reality gets filed under "however, critics say..."

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/09/2026

If I were emperor for a day, one change I'd make: In every political race, at every level, at least the *first* debate would be replaced by a simple test of knowledge. How do taxes work? What agency is responsible for what? Is your area growing or shrinking in population? Just basic stuff.

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🌻Tyler Breuch @flattop100.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It's impossible not to conclude that Trump is genuinely trying to destroy the country. Whether that's on his own behalf of another country's is up in the air.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

democrats and press, take him at his word…if we have total control of the strait then the president is choosing to keep it closed and artificially inflating oil prices to inflict financial pain on americans only because he wants to

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

take something like loan forgiveness. biden fucking dragged his feet on it. same with obama and dadt repeal. just fucking do it. stop the long handwringing and blue ribbon commission bullshit. just DO IT. fuck.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Should Democrats allow Hasan Piker to compete in high school sports? I can only imagine Americans sitting in this line for crusts of bread say it’s the issue that is most important to them

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'd only be worried about a Trump coup if... a) They fired all the professional generals and replaced them with loyal hacks b) They brought Nat'l Guard troops from pro-Trump states into DC until 1/20/29 c) Trump was building a massive bunker with drones next to the White House wait a minute...

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

tearing this down is a 2028 litmus test and that includes the doomsday bunker

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

good morning mr president, we have that video of you as a muscle man who can fly and carries cartoon style nuclear bombs all queued up like you requested but we really need to reiterate once again that we will be out of oil in 14 hours

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

21. It suggests the degree to which she and others have internalized Trump's deterioration. It's so normal as to be invisible. When it does come to the fore, as it did this week, it's set in the context of politics as usual.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Every day you read two headlines, one like "Trump orders U.S. Aircraft Carrier to get him Chik-fil-a" and one like "Hakeem Jeffries: We Must Be Very Cautious in the Way We Consider Speaking About Methods of Bringing About Incremental Change to U.S. Tax Code"

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19/08/2026

Dem consultants & message folks & pundits & influencers need to pivot to this, keep attention on it. "Why does Trump need an ego fluffer/diaper changer/who knows what else with him at all times? Why is he so fragile?" Make Natalie jokes. Make memes. Get everyone talking about it.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Talking with a neighbor friend and reminded once again that negative information about Trump and the world does not pierce the FoxNews bubble. Those people live in an entirely different reality.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

putting on my $3,000 tuxedo to go get called a piece of shit on worldwide tv by a 100 year old rapist

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 24/07/2026

Which is your favorite, the war crimes in the pointless war, the high gas prices, the masked government thugs executing brown people in the streets, the dismantling of higher education, the explosive diarrhea, the measles outbreak, or the salmonella recall? Tough call, I know!

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

hey does anyone know where i can read a profile of some dumb asshole that fell for a reality show hosts bull shit and it took a decade for them to realize theyd been duped? oh every day in every major publication? awesome thanks

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

$100 to any reporter who asks him, "so you're saying Capitol Police should've shot dead everyone who breached the Capitol on January 6?"

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Yes, raising questions. Curious, his motives are, especially as he has said, out loud, on repeated occasions, that he will do exactly this specifically to punish Democrats politically. But, ah, well, nevertheless, perhaps we will never know why he’s really doing it. Better to just raise questions.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

people need to go to jail over this, its the only thing the democratic party should be saying right now. all of them, in unison, no matter the question or topic, needs to be saying “insider trading is against the law”

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

oh no i cant believe it but it looks like donald trump inserted himself into a story captivating the worlds attention, overshadowing a unifying event with overt corruption, in an attempt to seize attention and credit for himself

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Leonardo @leo575.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

It’s more bizarre than disgusting. I can’t imagine the thoughts that go through someone’s head that tell them they should make a sign about woman who was first lady ten years ago. And then to carry it around in 100 degree sweltering heat for hours.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

its crazy how one of the only jobs where you can openly espouse the most disgusting gutter racism on-the-clock is “person who makes laws and is in charge of everything”

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Megaweapon @megaweapon5.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Gonna start calling that look the “Dunning-Kruger smirk”. The “agriculture created property taxes” woman from last week had it too.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

stock futures surge as donald trump announces total societal collapse

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The neverending uncertainty makes it hard to do anything — to plan budgets, buy groceries, book vacations, hire people, order inventory, decide to have kids or afford gas. It's exhausting for everyone to deal with, not just people living in the US, because we live in a global, interconnected world.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

the president is raiding the treasury to put your tax dollars into this mans personal checking account as a reward for what hes doing in this picture

A picture of a man inside the Capitol rotunda on January 6 2021. He is wearing full camo tactical gear, masked, carrying zip ties and climbing over a bannister in the gallery

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/05/2026

All right, this just came across my radar, and it is *brilliant*. You won't find a better or more compact explanation for [waves hands] all of this. This is the skeleton key.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/04/2026

This is a core question & the right has no answer. Their real answer is simply Wilhoit-ism: we are good & right, therefore anything we do is good & right. They are bad & wrong, thus anything they do is bad & wrong. It's not torture or genocide when we do it, because we're good! QED

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/04/2026

My fucking god have some small scrap of dignity. The aspiring dictator dismantling your country -- and your institution -- does not give even the tiniest shit about your little glee-club protest.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Just how small and harmless can you make your 'protest'? How many waves can you make in a goldfish bowl? And do you ever regret giving Trump a free ride while you were shredding Biden? Lots of other people do.

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Dave Goldberg (he/him) @drdavegoldberg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

So weird that a couple of hours before the markets open in NY, Trump announces that the war is basically over without being specific. And then, as a completely random event, the Dow futures are up a thousand points. If I didn't know better, I'd say exploiting the market is all that matters to him.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The real story… under any other president this would be jail time…

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It’s neat how the entire intellectual framework of one political party has collapsed down to “say things that feel vaguely correct if your brain is a stew of Fox News blurbs”

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

23 Americans can end this. Can we persuade them?

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

theres literally no reason for them to be there, there is no immigration crisis let alone in minnesota. they are there to get revenge on the population for how they’ve voted and the media playing along with this kayfabe bull shit is getting people killed

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth: “ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king. This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”

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