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Douglas M. Charles, PhD

@dmcharles.bsky.social
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Professor of history (FBI expert), Tae Kwon Do black belt, poker player, bicyclist, skier, travel, animals. I’ve written 4 books on the FBI, currently finishing a history of the FBI, 1908-1945. Also working on a history of Tae Kwon Do in North America.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 5h
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 19h
Senator Schmitt head.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Touché!
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Douche nozzle
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m wondering Grassley is so old no one has his accent anymore.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Stupid assholes
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What a clown
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Katie Britt is trying to say "arctic frost" as much as possible. The Senate. pbbbbbbbbbt Our failed country.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The more things change the more they still rhyme.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What, exactly, are senate Republicans is trying to prove here? That they are total patsies of Trump?
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two things are the foundation of average American voters these days: self-interest (of course) and ignorance. As long as the self-interest is somehow satisfied, you can feed them all the BS rationales you want (immigrants bad, all .03% of athletes who are trans will ruin sports for you, etc.).
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In March, Washington State passed a tax on millionaires to fund public education, childcare, and expand its earned income tax credit. Now, special interest groups backed by the rich are trying to trick voters into repealing the tax by claiming it will apply to non-millionaires. Don't fall for it.
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Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.
Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AND PPL FUCKING VOTED FOR IT AGAIN!!!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Where could these men have gotten such a sense of entitlement about touching women?
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Trump On Tape: I Grab Women "By The Pu**y”
YouTube video by TDC
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s doubly troublesome when you take into account the fact the FBI is the lead agency that targets cyber crime. 🙄 Purging all that expertise in the bureau no doubt had an effect
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🙄 Now how about funding higher education www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Senate Resoundingly Approves Sweeping College Sports Measure
The outlook for the legislation, which seeks to stabilize the unsettled collegiate sports landscape, is uncertain in the House. It was one of the last congressional actions before the midterms.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Who cares? He’s MAGA www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/m...
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Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.
The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he caused to his loved ones, his body and himself.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Abuses at the FBI. Meh, just another manic Monday, apparently. www.ms.now/news/fbi-ste...
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FBI agents probing threats against Stephen Miller’s wife demoted
“Director Patel did not order this decision,” Darren Cox, the assistant director of the FBI’s Washington field office, said in a statement.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"This laughably insane thing I am saying is *not* a conspiracy theory."
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Disgusting
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Do voters often respond to political power bottoms? 🤷
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yet another clown, & someone not qualified for the job. Also, who would get along with the top clown at the FBI? It’s all pathetic, like some bizarro alternate universe stuff. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job
Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One might even say fascist. I don't know why we're afraid of the proper description.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s so refreshing to hear a Democrat speak the truth, rather than pathetic crap from Dem establishment types who, if elected, will toss you a few peanuts
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And re-elect them, & they fall right back in line like good little goose-steppers. Some Republicans Issue a New Call on Trump’s War With Iran: End It Now www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump’s War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterm Elections
As their midterm picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Winter is coming.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Joe Scarborough: It’s important we now have documentation that the Republican Party has corrupted itself to this degree. Republicans now support the Centralized State stealing taxpayers’ money to run ads for their political party.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What's Trump's personal cut? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
Punxsutawney Jill is sticking her head out a little early this cycle.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Acosta: This is a Category 5 fuck-up of epic proportions. It is likely to go down as the worst presidency that we have ever witnessed in this country’s history. That tops the first administration that ended with an insurrection.
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Those wishywashy cowards
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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m never going to buy the MTG redemption arc. Sorry.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Man Jacob Soboroff is …
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Charles Nelson Reilly's 'Boring' Moment
ALT: Charles Nelson Reilly's 'Boring' Moment
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
3rd district Wisconsin. All the GOO has are lies, hate, & insanity.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That there isnt an upraising is amazing. People just willingly eat the 💩
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Going to take a shot in the dark here: has anyone ever run across a Nazi spy Hans Blum in Hamburg, working via a business front Remy & Co.? I have some FBI material on him, but cannot find anything else out there. Not the Jewish Hans Blum who fled to the UK.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oh god. The absolute wrong person at the wrong time. Go into obscurity, dude. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
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Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
JFC, you can smell the dementia. You can hear the Chinese laughing at how they played this weak chump.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s a good thing the top health official in Florida isn’t a total loon … ummmm never mind  www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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Florida counties declare emergency over ‘wildly unusual’ dengue outbreak
Mosquito-borne disease has infected hundreds statewide and killed one woman in Tampa.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m watching the movie Young George Washington. Please don’t get your history from movies. And especially don’t get it from this one because it’s a bastardization. 
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Piece of 💩. Of course the War Powers Resolution law is weak sauce of weak sauce. www.pennlive.com/news/2026/09...
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Fetterman again is the only Democrat to vote against condemning Trump’s Iran war
The Senator has voted against resolutions that would try to rein in Trump's military operations in Iran - one flash point in Fetterman's ongoing war with his own party.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Republicans do so much worse than just strug it off  www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/n...
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Embattled New Jersey Lt. Governor Resigns After Ethics Inquiry
Dale G. Caldwell, a Methodist minister and former university president, quit one day after the release of a report that found he had crossed ethical lines.
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Douglas M. Charles, PhD @dmcharles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He’s playing so nice as he fondly looks on this COMMUNIST while batting his eyes, at the same time he’s screaming “communist” about Democrats because so many Americans are ignorant AF
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