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Civil Michael

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Democrat, husband, cat dad, atheist, and just a regular guy who doesn't see empathy as weakness. 🚫DM 🚫MAGA 🚫Crypto

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 05/09/2025
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a 20-year history of being an anti-vaccine propagandist, science denialist and conspiracy theorist.”
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“How Can You Be So Ignorant?”: GOP & Dem. Senators Slam RFK Jr. for Attacks on Vaccines & Science
Both Democratic and Republican senators grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday in a contentious hearing on his policies and anti-vaccine misinformation. RFK fire...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 05/09/2025
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino can't escape the shadow that is his agency's fumbling of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, and on Friday, was promptly torched online for refusing to confront the very scandal he once fiercely promoted.
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'Vile pedophile protector!' Dan Bongino can't escape MAGA's Epstein 'cover up' criticism
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino can’t escape the shadow that is his agency’s fumbling of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, and on Friday, was promptly torched online for refusing to confront the very scandal he once fiercely promoted.“When are we going to see child predators arrested that are ...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 29/08/2025
U.S. companies have an unwelcome message for inflation-weary consumers: Prices are going up.
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Higher Prices Are Coming for Household Staples
Companies from Hormel to Ace Hardware are forecasting rising prices as the costs of President Trump’s tariffs are passed on to consumers.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
To paraphrase the defiant governor’s response to Trump: “Bitch, you cray” This is the Chicago way.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/08/2025
“No one is watching, no one will hold them accountable, so they can just do what they want,” said one HUD attorney. “The civil rights laws that people marched for and fought for, ... it’s not happening. And people are really being harmed by it.” By @jessecoburn.bsky.social (Published May)
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How the Trump Administration Is Weakening the Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
Starting with cases involving sexual orientation and identity, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is hobbling enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. Said one HUD attorney: “People are reall...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 25/08/2025
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman sounded the alarm Sunday, warning that Donald Trump's tariffs and deportation policies are driving the U.S. toward stagflation — a toxic mix of high inflation, weak growth, and rising unemployment.
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Economist warns Trump tariffs, deportations risk plunging US into stagflation
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman sounded the alarm Sunday, warning that Donald Trump’s tariffs and deportation policies are driving the U.S. toward stagflation — a toxic mix of high inflation, weak growth, and rising unemployment. In a Substack essay, Krugman argued that Trump’s economic a...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Not so super man ? Doubt @timmiller.bsky.social will be walking back anything he said after seeing this footage
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21/08/2025
Applying MAGA's arrogant, paranoid approach to expertise and information very obviously will not improve public health or health outcomes for Americans. www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-jr-can...
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 20/08/2025
Unlike the first three Star Wars prequels, which labored under their infamously sluggish dialogue and obtuse pseudoscience, Andor is a TV series that requires no caveats.
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The Revolutionary Politics of “Andor”
The latest addition to the Star Wars series offers an intricate tale of radicalization and its costs.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Are you still talking about the BIGGEST political scandal of all-time EPSTEIN & how the president of the United States is connected to the most notorious child-sex-trafficker ever AND is covering up his own involvement???!!! Good. #RememberTheUnderageVICTIMS 💔
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NPR @npr.org · 11/08/2025
President Trump says he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to end his war on Ukraine, but will use a Friday summit to "feel out" his counterpart.
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Trump says he will 'feel out' Putin in Alaska on ending the war in Ukraine
President Trump says he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to end his war on Ukraine, but will use a Friday summit to "feel out" his counterpart.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Reminder: he is just as delusional as we all think, maybe even more.
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Trump Flails After Conservative CNBC Host Fact-Checks His Poll Numbers Boast During Live Interview
His delusion is off the charts.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
WATCH: “Are you f*cking out of your mind?” @marcmaron won’t let @howiemandel downplay the impact comedians like Joe Rogan have had on stripping rights from trans people, immigrants, etc. with “hack” bullying jokes that helped pave the way for Trump & the radical right takeover.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 10/08/2025
With current oil prices, President Trump has sensed an opportunity to turn up the pressure on Moscow to end the war, but will it be enough?
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How Much Damage Can Trump’s Campaign Against Russian Oil Inflict on Moscow?
Lower prices give President Trump more room to maneuver than Joe Biden had. Will it be enough to force Vladimir Putin to accept a cease-fire in Ukraine?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/08/2025
ICE is extremely desperate for you to work for them
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ICE is extremely desperate for you to work for them
The latest move? Eliminating age restrictions to become an ICE agent.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Every day, that demented old man makes the White House look even tackier, having workers glue gold-spray-painted polyurethane bric-a-brac to every available surface. Who knew it was even possible in the United States to stand out for your vulgarity?
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
What happened to that door?
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
• Grocery prices up • Russia’s war still raging • Credit card interest rates not capped at 10% • Prescription drug prices remain high • IVF not free • Taxes still on Social Security • Tips not 100% tax free • Overtime not 100% tax free • Epstein files not released
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MS NOW @ms.now · 07/08/2025
According to the Kremlin, a meeting between Trump and Putin is expected "next week"
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Now this is a master class 🔥
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Indian News Anchor Epically Drags Trump For Demanding He Win The Nobel Peace Prize
A master class 🔥
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
MAHA Rule: “No candy for poor children”
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 05/08/2025
Questions have swirled in the wake of Justice Department official Todd Blanche's interview with convicted trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, the one-time accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Bombshell recording of Ghislaine Maxwell interview could be released—after Trump edits it
Questions have swirled in the wake of Justice Department official Todd Blanche's interview with convicted trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, the one-time accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein. New reporting now reveals there's a full recording of the interview.CNN reporter Kristen Holmes posted on X Tuesday that...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 04/08/2025
This isn't justice. This is one monster helping out another.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
It’s always projection with this one.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 03/08/2025
President Donald Trump privately admitted that his ear injury from an assassination attempt was "not too bad" while wearing an oversized bandage at the Republican National Convention (RNC) last year.
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Trump secretly confessed ear injury was 'not too bad' at RNC while wearing huge bandage
President Donald Trump privately admitted that his ear injury from an assassination attempt was "not too bad" while wearing an oversized bandage at the Republican National Convention (RNC) last year.During a GOP conference in Florida over the weekend, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) recalled seeing Trump ...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/08/2025
"How would you describe the moral culpability of a man who casually destroys a program that will result in the deaths of millions *without even achieving his stated aims of saving money*?"
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The Boy Genius Who Killed 14 Million Poor People
What is the moral weight of responsibility for the men who carried out DOGE’s work?
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/08/2025
Remember all of those hefty handouts Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski won in exchange for sealing the deal on Donald Trump’s behemoth budget bill? It looks like the president has found a way to get out of delivering. “I feel cheated." trib.al/3ymBhJU
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Lisa Murkowski Suddenly Realizes She Got Played on Trump Budget Bill
The Alaska senator clearly thought the leopards would never eat her face.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Every day @stephenking.bsky.social proves he is a really good writer.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Trump’s priorities are Trump, Trump and Trump.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Whoops!
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Trump's Denial That He Ever Visited Epstein's Island Is A Freudian Slip For The Ages
Oops!
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/07/2025
"The evangelical church has changed a lot since the days of PEPFAR. This used to be something evangelicals were incredibly proud of. Fast forward 20 years, that same church is like, PEPFAR? Why are we taking care of those people over there?" @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
let's be fair, who among us hasn't had our underage quote-unquote 'spa worker' stolen from us by our dead pedo bestie. happens all the time, am I right?
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
A promise with nothing actually behind it—just the way Trump likes them.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 29/07/2025
Liberal comedian Bill Maher left MAGA influencers stunned Monday as he said he was wrong about President Donald Trump's tariffs and that he's "got to own it.
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'Hell frozen over': MAGA stunned as Bill Maher says he was wrong about major Trump policy
Liberal comedian Bill Maher left MAGA influencers stunned Monday as he said he was wrong about President Donald Trump's tariffs and that he's "got to own it."Maher made the remark on his "Club Random" podcast during a chat with liberal podcaster Bryan Tyler Cohen. “Just to take an example, tariffs. ...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 29/07/2025
Liberal comedian Bill Maher laid into Whoopi Goldberg on Monday after "The View" host sparked controversy by comparing the lives of Black Americans as essentially the same to women living under Iran's dictatorship.
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Bill Maher lays into Whoopi Goldberg over 'stupid woke' remark
Liberal comedian Bill Maher laid into Whoopi Goldberg on Monday after "The View" host sparked controversy by comparing the lives of Black Americans as essentially the same to women living under Iran’s dictatorship.During a heated panel last month, "The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Tr...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Asked and answered
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Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/07/2025
CNN put together a supercut of Pam Bondi being for releasing Epstein files before she suddenly turned against it
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/07/2025
A source close to the White House reportedly told Politico that Trump “is clearly furious,” and it’s “the first time I’ve seen [the Trump camp] sort of paralyzed.” trib.al/iYAf9v0
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Trump Is Secretly Furious That People Are Still Talking About Epstein
Sources close to the president say his entire team is “paralyzed” on what to do next.
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Sassy0210 @sassy0210.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Caturday Friends #4 @civilm.bsky.social @mochachaiguy.bsky.social @coffeeshopsage.bsky.social @itistherealjas.bsky.social @habsmtlcanadiens.bsky.social @upset2024.bsky.social @whatifisaidit.bsky.social @charlene411.bsky.social @alphacentauri53.bsky.social @roray1010.bsky.social
A sign reading Trump International Golf Links Scotland with a smaller sign below saying Twinned with Epstein Island. Text on the image jokes about Trump being upset and asks people not to share.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 26/07/2025
Trump’s habit of referring to any damaging information as a “hoax” has never been more laughable or concerning than it is here. trib.al/mDO2MIN
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/07/2025
Reporter: Did you write a letter for Epstein's Birthday? Trump: “I don't even know what they're talking about. Now, somebody could have written a letter and used my name, that's happened a lot. All you have to do is take a look at the dossier. The fake dossier. Everything is fake.”
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Al Toth @atoth99.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Friday Favs @civilm.bsky.social @atoth99.bsky.social @sentenne.bsky.social @upset2024.bsky.social @sassy0210.bsky.social @lxxxvi-xlvii-now.bsky.social @maquisard2.bsky.social @alphacentauri53.bsky.social @whatifisaidit.bsky.social @abbarsha.bsky.social @decker2000.bsky.social
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Thomas Massie to Speaker Mike Johnson: “Why are you running cover for an underage sex trafficking ring and pretending this is a partisan issue? MAGA voted for this.”
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 23/07/2025
'Sick of it': House GOP fury rises as Trump ally Johnson dodges Epstein debate
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'Sick of it': House GOP fury rises as Trump ally Johnson dodges Epstein debate
WASHINGTON — Rank-and-file Republicans fear party leaders are making a mistake by starting their August recess early instead of voting to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and sex offender whose connections to President Donald Trump are at the heart of a growing scandal.“The way i...
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Funny guy! www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/gre...
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Greg Gutfeld says women were more skilled before DEI because “they had to be better than everybody else”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/07/2025
REPORTER: Did the president or anyone in his administration ask you to delay the resolution until after recess? MIKE JOHNSON: No. But as you all know, I speak to the president multiple times a day. Often. Always. He agrees with everything I've said here today.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22/07/2025
Donald Trump is completely attempting to wash his hands of the Epstein files debacle—leaving it up to his underlings to release more information. trib.al/P3MLIkR
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