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@dpleasant.bsky.social
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Left side of the aisle. South Carolina Gamecocks and Atlanta Braves fan.

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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 5h
Awh, America’s fascist didn’t win this time either? Pauvre petit.
BREAKING NEWS

Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Ms. Pillay, a South African lawyer, led an investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 14h
A hit dog will holler.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 17h
3+ weeks from Election Day and the regime seemingly decided a livestream firing-squad execution would help bring the base back into the fold. I’m not sure who that says more about: the executioner-in-chief or the base.
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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 18h
“Shoot ‘em, stick ‘em, or fry ‘em” www.mediamatters.org/pete-hegseth...
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 18h
This is petty and least important aspect of this but: I reported on this years ago and the trump campaign falsely denied the reporting, and now via Hegseth they’re just doing it. Monstrous
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 19h
Have they considered using the guillotine? Trump might get a better rush from that.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 19h
Still can't live stream Supreme Court oral arguments
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 19h
The American people aren’t allowed to see or know about American war casualties and base destructions via congressional members, but the psychopaths running the country are going to literally livestream a barbaric execution by firing squad.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There are many ways to interpret the Medicare bribe. Some, if not many, will see that as basically earnest money. “He promised he would give us this; therefore, I’m sure he’ll send the $5000 dividend.”
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I received an email from Trump re: the Medicare bribe. His presidency is bad enough; now he has forced himself into our inboxes with propaganda and bribery. Thankfully, he put his name and title in all caps because, god forbid, someone on the planet might not know who he is — the horror.
Medicare 

11:51AM
to me 
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A message from President Trump

Dear David,

Congress provided 2 Billion Dollars to make improvements to the Medicare program for Americans enrolled in traditional Medicare. I believe the best way to do that is to put healthcare dollars back where they belong— directly in the hands of the American People.
As a result, you are receiving a OneTime Payment of $90 to offset some of the cost of your October Medicare premium. This will ensure these funds benefit YOU and your individual healthcare needs.Healthcare Dollars should benefit
Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. As a result, I am proud to be the First President in History to bring down Americans' prescription drug prices. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Price Transparency, all while rooting out the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse across our Healthcare System.I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America.

Sincerely,

[scribbled signature]

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
People on Medicare with low income are not eligible for the $90 life-changing bounty Donald the Beloved is bestowing on other Medicare beneficiaries? The poorest of the poor. They have the greatest need, so, of course not.
AP screenshot: Less than one-third of all Medicare recipients are eligible for the payments, which are expected to be sent out this week. Not eligible are roughly 35 million Medicare Advantage enrollees, millions of other people with disabilities and low-income
Medicare recipients.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Let's all remember prime examples of this hideous practice: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks... Musk of course fraudulently gained admission to the US on the basis of a Stanford admission, and then went off to work, illegally. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
At long last, a president is seriously addressing the plight of white people in America.
Trump Administration Investigates Wells Fargo for Race-Based Lending 

The federal housing agency says the bank's efforts to encourage Black homeownership amount to discrimination.

An image of the front of a Wells Fargo bank.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hoax! Rigged! Fake news! I guess that doesn’t work in baseball. 🤷‍♂️
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It ain’t over yet. It’s unlikely but I’ve seen the Braves pull a rabbit out of their hat a few times in the last inning.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And when do we get those $5000 checks? Christmas is coming up.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The man is tirelessly working on world peace; ending the war he started nine months ago; bringing inflation down to 1.5%; implementing the health care plan promised every two weeks for 11 years; a 1000% reduction in drug costs; bulldozing D.C.; and best of all, genocide. Tomorrow, rename America?
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@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING WaPo:
Trump wants to transform his West Palm Beach golf club into a presidential retreat modeled after Camp David.

The plan calls for a parcel of the private club to be designated a permanent, official sanctuary for foreign leaders and future U.S. presidents.
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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Seems a lot worse than anything that happened in the "Twitter Files" — which was essentially nothing.
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” ~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936. Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images.
This black and white photo shows a clean-shaven man, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, sitting at a desk and wearing a suit. He holds a paper in his right hand and appears to be speaking into a microphone that sits on the desk.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Welp.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Alright Ozzie!
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Gotta hustle, Braves.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yeah, you called it NYT writer. Freddie Freeman’s home run days are definitely over.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This ain’t April, Braves. Tighten up. #NLDS
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A+
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Sorry about your dead kid. Hey, you want to see my fancy party room? Look at that gold! Lotta gold. I got a new helicopter, too! Do you feel better now about sacrificing your child on my altar? Worth it, right? Look at that gold."
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That's because he supports what Trump said. We're long past faked ignorance about a recent event and performative naivete. No response or dismissing what cannot be dismissed is now by default, "I support it." Cowardice is not an option either. No courage? Resign and let someone else serve.
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh brother.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Exactly.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
After 250 years we’ve finally reached the pinnacle. The foundation our government stands upon is now on par with Russia and Belarus.
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades

The decision not to invite observers from the
OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Quantifying Trump’s attack helps us comprehend its magnitude. Population: Los Angeles - 18,316,743 (CSA) San Diego - 3,298,799 (metro)
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
…this is a scroll of the day’s headlines email the Times sends every day about 4:00 AM. 2/2
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Last night, the president told Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego. NBD, right? The NYT seems to think it isn’t a big deal. These are the important news alerts the Times sent yesterday and this morning. Fox News hiring Karoline Leavitt made the cut. Also… 1/2
Screenshot of my inbox showing all NYT breaking alerts from last night and today. 

Breaking New York Times

Breaking news: Kenya records Ebola case for the first time
A man who arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo was diagnosed. View
» The New York Times
Breaking news: Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Francis Halzen
The award was for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical
» The New York Times
Breaking news: Jim Bakker, TV preacher felled by scandals, dies at 86 With his then-wife, Tammy Faye, he built a broadcasting juggernaut. View in
» The New York Times
Breaking news: Potential Iranian attack led to exit of U.S. aircraft from British air base
They were at risk from a drone attack, according to US and British
Breaking news: Separatist party wins provincial election in Quebec The Parti Québécois victory revives a push for sovereignty. View in browser
» The New York Times
Breaking news: Hochul declares measles emergency in rural New York
The state has had 108 cases this year, the most since 2019. View in browser
» The New York Times
Breaking news: Facing backlash, Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads The TV ads promoting him had been paid for with taxpayer money. View in
» The New York Times
Breaking news: Jeffrey Archer, novelist whose life rivaled his thrillers, dies at 86
Misbehavior and scandal were themes he knew intimately and that propelled
»The New York Times
Breaking news: Dennis Hastert, House speaker disgraced by scandal, dies Hastert admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. View in
» The New York Times
Breaking news: Fox News hires Karoline Leavitt
The former White House press secretary will join the network next month.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Furthermore, our coaches are not sought after for head coach positions in other programs after they leave USC.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Gamecocks don’t have the best record at footballing. Perhaps someone should look into that.
An image of a spreadsheet with summarized performance data by coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks football program 1966 - today.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
But Jim Comey posted a picture of seashells!!!!
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The president of the United States giving Iran a green light to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego seems rather important. Perhaps even unlawful.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So much winning. (Free link.) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
nytimes.com
Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft from British Air Base (Gift Article)
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
ms.now
Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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RedStateBlues @coolsprings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If it’s so easy to “just take it” Donnie, why haven’t you done it⁉️
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Best part of this game? Freddie Freeman telling some of the big boy writers, “Take a seat.”
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Done. Looks like saving Sales for the return to Atlanta was indeed the right decision.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
LA hits a homer. Tight game.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Michael Harris!
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Look at that. Freddie gets a home run — after the experts said his home run days were over.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I still pull for Freddie Freeman even when the Dodgers are playing the Braves.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I was quite busy today and completely forgot about the playoffs until now. Shame
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I hate DST. It was cool when I was a child and could play outside longer. I changed my mind some years later. The distaste continues to grow.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is what Republicans would call “cut and run” in W. Bush’s era if this happened under a Democrat’s command.
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David @dpleasant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I like Shane Beamer and believe he has given USC his best. That doesn’t settle whether he should remain coach. But before USC decides what comes next, its leaders should study what came before and accept their share of accountability. Otherwise, why expect a different result? 3/3
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