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David Nelson

@dtnelson.bsky.social
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Former local political guy. Delegate to '08 & '12 GOP Nat'l Conventions; Rules Committee 2012. Retired aeronautical engineer. Purdue alum. Always #NeverTrump. Located in Seattle USA.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2h
“ABC pulling the story only made it a bigger story. Certainly not what Don Jr. or the WH were going for. And ABC doesn’t look great, either. All of which underscores the need for news that is neither owned nor leveraged by this White House— a commodity vanishingly rare in today’s media environment.”
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ABC News Hands Massive Gift to Trump Family
ABC pulled a critical story on Don Jr. without explanation. I think it’s clear why.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 2h
President Donald Trump relayed Putin’s Moscow proposal to Zelenskyy, who has said Ukrainian security services foiled at least five Russian plots to kill him. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-repo...
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 2h
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Turns out Zelenskyy is good at standing up against dictators.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 2h
This is so sick. So a Russian blood diesel vessel is on its way to NC set to arrive tomorrow. It left St Petersburg on Sept 22nd. This Trump-Putin plan has been in the works for weeks can’t picture what allies America will have left after this
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2h
⚡️ "We do not need or want Russian fuel in Australia," Energy Minister Chris Bowen stated, rejecting any participation in Washington's arrangement. Bowen stressed that Canberra's approach remains unchanged, maintaining that Moscow must not be rewarded for its invasion of Ukraine.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1h
Trump has an uncharacteristic moment of self-awareness: I can stand up here and say the stupidest things
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1h
Trump criticizes warmongering U.S. presidents: 'Let's go to war, blow up the country, then leave.' Then the country hates us and we don't understand why
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1h
Trump suddenly attacks his own party: If Republicans get in power, you're going to end up in a depression. These people are incompetent.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1h
Trump says he's going to rename either the Atlantic or Pacific as the Trump Ocean
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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Things got more insane just about as soon as I posted this last night. DHS is now arguing that we cannot even put the names of ICE officers in our lawsuit against those officers. Their position is that, if a defendant works for DHS, they cannot be named in a lawsuit. Never seen anything like it.
All this time, while Defendants have refused to identify Does 4 and 5 or respond to Leo’s discovery requests, the six-month statute of limitations on his FTCA claims has nearly expired. So, on October 6, Leo sought Defendants’ consent to file an amended complaint that (1) adds his FTCA claims against the United States and (2) adds the names of Does 1, 2, and 3. These minimal changes are shown in a redline attached to this filing.
Defendants, however, refused to consent to Leo’s amendments because there is not a protective order in place. One of Defendants’ positions with respect to the protective order is that the “full legal names” of all government employees “should be confidential.” (ECF 109, at 2). That position, apparently, means that Defendants even oppose Leo identifying specific officers in his lawsuit against those very officers based on their misconduct in carrying out their public duties. Because Defendants will not consent to Leo’s amendments, Leo has filed this motion for leave.Justice also requires granting Leo leave to name the Doe officers as defendants. Despite DHS’s remarkable position that all government employees’ names are confidential, parties routinely sue government employees by name. In fact, Rule 10(a) “requires a complaint to ‘include the names of all the parties.’” Doe v. Frank, 951 F.2d 320, 322 (11th Cir. 1992) (per curiam) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(a)). “Lawsuits are public events.” Id. Rule 10(a) “protects the public’s legitimate interest in knowing all of the facts involved, including the identity of the parties.” Id. Only in an “exceptional case” can a party’s name be withheld from the public. Id. And that bar is even higher for public employees since their employment “diminishes their privacy interests” given “the corresponding public interest in knowing how public employees are performing their jobs.” Stern v. FBI, 737 F.2d 84, 92 (D.C. Cir. 1984);
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 20h
I’m feeling sick! ​Today, our supposed allies decided to give the mad goblin in the Kremlin more money to keep killing us, and blamed us for it in the process! We made them buy russian oil, you see? By defending ourselves. Freaking circus. ​Donate to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Matt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 10h
Reports are saying that since this strike happened, troll bot traffic in the US has dropped by half. I guess we know where most of the "concerned Trump patriots" actually reside... www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres
Often dubbed "Russia's Google", the tech firm admits customers may experience disruption to digital services due to the attacks.
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The Irish Politics Newsletter @irishpolitics.wsocial.eu · 6h
According to Cloudflare Data Explorer, Russian bot traffic dropped to 49% after Ukraine struck a Yandex data centre.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 6h
MAGA, I ask again: Do you ever get tired of defending this petulant, whiny beta male?
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Tony @tiletony.bsky.social · 4h
I would have advised against putting this statement out. Let's see how it works for them in the coming months.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 4h
Zelensky held urgent calls with leaders of the UK, France, Finland, and Norway following Trump remarks, coordinating a joint diplomatic response against White House moves as European partners push back together.
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 4h
Zelenskyy is more popular than Trump in the U.S. But! Disliking Trump is more popular than liking Zelenskyy, so in theory Trump has room to gain points with Zelenskyy dislikes
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Marlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social · 5h
It’s been reported the US told Zelenskyy if he doesn’t stop striking Russian oil refineries the US will stop sharing Intel with Ukraine. If Zelenskyy’s been holding back even a little now might be the time to unleash a little October surprise of his own and incinerate that Russian Blood Oil.
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Marlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social · 5h
The US reportedly asked Zelenskyy six times to stop striking Russian refineries. Did the US also ask Putin to stop killing innocent Ukrainian citizens and to just get the fuck out of Ukraine? That would’ve worked too.
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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 3h
That’s How the Cookie Crumbles: GOP Senator Who Sued Patients for Medical Debt Gets Shamed into Paying Bakery Bill After Six Years
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That’s How the Cookie Crumbles: GOP Senator Who Sued Patients for Medical Debt Gets Shamed into Paying Bakery Bill After Six Years
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) settled a six-year-old unpaid bakery bill after its owner accused him of stiffing the business on nearly $700 worth of cookies The post That’s How the Cookie Crumbles: GOP Senator Who Sued Patients for Medical Debt Gets Shamed into Paying Bakery Bill After Six Years first appeared on Mediaite.
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 3h
“FACT: that is true. And we’ll do it again”
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h
It's been a pretty rough couple of weeks for Sen. Foghorn Leghorn, but no one deserves it more.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3h
⚡️ President Zelenskyy held urgent talks with the leaders of the UK, France, Finland, and Norway to coordinate a European response regarding the White House granting a sanctions waiver allowing Russian diesel exports.
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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social @scarylawyerguy.bsky.social · 3h
Trump Admin hires private equity guy at DOD. Months later, guy's former employer gets a $281 million *no bid* contract to consult for him. Pro Publica is running circles around every other news outlet when it comes to chronicling the obscene level of corruption going on right now
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump & Hegseth aren't just proposing to livestream an execution for willing viewers. Even if you support the death penalty, consider what happens next: Footage of a man being shot to death, pushed into our kids' feeds. It won't be contained. Hope the parents in the Trump Admin are cool with that
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 21h
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 22h
Putin told Iran the locations of our warships. Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine. Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs.
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Laura Pearle @vennlibrarian.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If they had cars marked ICE, they might have. Or, you know, any other identification that doesn’t also match “random thug trying to carjack/kill me.”
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21h
I'd be curious to see what happens immediately before that video; I wish the NYPD had made that public as well. But I have to say... on initial view, that looks indistinguishable from a carjacking, and if I'd been the driver I would also probably have floored it.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21h
The NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera). Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.
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Sam Brown @lazzygnome.bsky.social · 5h
ICE supervisor, Brenden Cuni, has an extensive history of unlawful arrests, tazed a handcuffed and already subdued man, and attacked a pregnant woman. He's been waiting and eager to use use his firearm, and it's likely he will suffer no consequences. www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 4h
We Warned the Public About ICE Agent Brenden Cuni a Year Before the Bronx Shooting The ICE List named Brenden Cuni in October 2025 and warned that he was escalating, careless with his weapons On Thursday he was on a Marble Hill street with a rifle www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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David Nelson @dtnelson.bsky.social · 3h
Older man on porch is exasperated that George Bailey does not kiss Mary Hatch, shouts “Youth is wasted on the wrong people!”
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is how the United States can lose our great power competition with China. Attracting the best and the brightest from around the world has always been one of our competitive advantages during the Cold War and today.
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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 21h
As Trump antagonizes Canada and Mexico, he risks “destroying a precious geopolitical asset: a strong continental base from which Washington projects power,” writes Robert Zoellick.
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Trump Is Gutting America’s Core Geopolitical Advantage
Robert Zoellick, an expert on the global economy who served as U.S. trade representative and World Bank president, makes the authoritative case that President Donald Trump’s antagonism toward Canada a...
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 21h
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 20h
Russia just bought large quantities of diesel from South Korea because it has run out of the fuel. Could Putin be defrauding a gullible Donald J Trump? Perish the thought!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23h
The woman Rep. Max Miller has been dating was indicted by a grand jury on three criminal counts, including misuse of a credit card. This includes fraudulent Instacart charges. Records obtained by Mother Jones show that many of these deliveries went to Miller’s residence.
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Rep. Max Miller's girlfriend was just indicted
A grand jury formally charged Jaclyn Alatrash, the congressman's partner of nearly two years, with grand theft.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 09/10/2026
OPINION: "Trump is never joking about anything, because he has no sense of humor, especially about himself. He doesn’t laugh, and his “smiles” are actually self-satisfied smirks. Trump has been pulling off the longest con in American history, and he knows it." bit.ly/4rVHx9n
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 09/10/2026
During an appearance at the newly renamed "Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace," the president's damaged hands were once again notably caked with make-up that has previously led to concerns about his health.
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Trump's health issues once again on full display during award ceremony
During an appearance at the newly renamed “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace,” the president’s damaged hands were once again notably caked with make-up that has previously led to concerns about his health.According to the Daily Beast, the 80-year-old president presented the National Medal of Scienc...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 09/10/2026
Florida voters who supported President Donald Trump in 2024 recoiled when shown one of the TV ads his administration paid for with public money, with one saying it left him physically ill, according to a focus group conducted by The Bulwark.
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‘I literally just got nauseous’: Trump’s sickens MAGA die-hards with NFL ad
Florida voters who supported President Donald Trump in 2024 recoiled when shown one of the TV ads his administration paid for with public money, with one saying it left him physically ill, according to a focus group conducted by The Bulwark.Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell convened voters who backed...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 09/10/2026
The Justice Department asked a federal judge to seal a filing about its own internal misconduct probe, including the name of one of its lawyers. The judge ordered the whole thing made public.
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Judge blows lid off Trump DOJ’s secret misconduct probe filing: ‘Could get interesting’
A federal judge thwarted the Justice Department’s bid to hide details of an internal probe into alleged prosecutor misconduct, including the name of one of its own lawyers.U.S. District Judge April Perry on Friday denied the government’s request to seal its petition about the investigation and order...
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Collin Ford @collinford.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who’da thunk a dude named Markwayne, who threatens other adults to fisticuffs in Federal buildings would have trouble reading?
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 23h
New WH Press Secretary Katie Zacharia on the Epstein Files: "It doesn't matter to me"
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 23h
New WH Press Secretary Katie Zacharia suggests Trump won the 2020 presidential election
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is clearly not acceptable
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Republicans in Congress: “IT’s the aDviSoRs.” bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/10/2026
The idea of executions being live-streamed is absolutely sick and disgusting. You don’t hate Pete Hegseth enough
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truthseeker19.bsky.social @truthseeker19.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hmmm. First, we learn the Susie Wiles family is working with pro-Russian Putin buddies. NOW, Trump offers his Press Secretary position to a woman who was recruited to live in Beijing, China while working for Zhong Lun Law Firm. So much for Trump's "America First" abcnews.com/Politics/kat...
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Katie Zacharia offered White House press secretary job
Katie Zacharia has been offered the job of White House Press Secretary, a White House official confirmed.
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