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Eric Wistrand

@ericwistrand.bsky.social
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Musician, artist, activist, geek, smartass. Not necessarily in that order

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Marhelm:
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I hope folks realize this Bab al-Mandab situation will be much worse than the Strait of Hormuz if it’s not sorted out quickly. And it doesn’t currently look like it will be sorted out quickly.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026
Hillary Clinton: "I love Israel, and I hate Netanyahu's government and his policies. I love America, and I hate Trump's government and policies ... if the Israelis want to vote for that again, then I think the United States has to take a very tough position."
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
SKY NEWS: “Trump says you’re a gift to the Republican Party.” @abdulelsayed.bsky.social: “I’m a gift to the state of Michigan, God-willing.” SKY NEWS: “He says you’re full of shit.” ABDUL: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office.” 🔥 🔥 👀
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I love this so much.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
* The Data-Center Boom Is Sparking a Third Wave of Inflation @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
LOL
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/06/2026
footage of the aftermath of a B-52 Stratofortress crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Thanks to the heroic action of Mike Lee in the middle of the night, Trump might be about to overrule Hegseth and decree that Mormons are Christians. Another crisis averted.
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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Doing this at The Villages in Florida elevates it to high art
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
We should say what Trump always says: “A lot of people are saying it. I’m not saying it, but a lot of people are, ok?”
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 14/04/2026
So there's still no actual "Trump phone" or release date, all promises of this being "made in the U.S." are gone, and the device has already seen a steep price hike. Also the phone, should it ever be released, appears to be a lazy rebrand of the two-year old HTC U24 Pro. Very on brand.
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The new Trump Phone design is here
The Trump phone just got a new shade of lipstick.
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Eric Wistrand @ericwistrand.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
“Thank God for the good Samaritans who alerted us as soon as they noticed him standing up straight and watching the musicians perform—this could have gotten ugly fast." theonion.com/coachella-me...
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Coachella Medical Staff Rush Overly Lucid Man To Emergency Psychedelics Tent
INDIO, CA—Stressing that they had to act quickly before the situation further deteriorated, medical staff working the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival reportedly rushed overly lucid 23-year-old Zach Hillman into an emergency psychedelics tent Friday. “Thank God for the good Samaritans who alerted us as soon as they noticed him standing up straight and […]
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The Athletic | Tiger Woods was arrested for a DUI at 1 o'clock in the afternoon after flipping his SUV. Could he be a future candidate for Secretary of War?
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Elvissa @elvissa.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I can’t go to my city’s big protest, so I made The World’s Tiniest No Kings Protest at my #littlefreelibrary. It is angry, hopeful and maybe even adorable. #nokings #resist
A sign explaining that this is The World’s Tiniest No Kings Protest. It says “thank you for sharing my anger at this administration and my hope for a better future.”
A full view of my tiny protest with over 100 little 4”x 5” signs stuck in the ground beside a Little Free Library. The bench has a basket with materials for people to make their own signs.A blue sign that says “It’s time to use our OUTSIDE VOICES”A white sign that says “The only good ICE is from Sonic” with a crudely drawn Sonic logo. If you live in Texas, you know that Sonic has the best ice in their drinks.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Vigeland: We talk about how, oh no, they just hate us for our freedom. No, they hate us because we bomb girls schools.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
HANNITY: “I left NYC because I would walk into restaurants and see disdain and disgust on people’s faces just because I was in the room.”
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Trump on troop deployments: I seem to have great support. CNN came out with a poll today that I'm at 100%. They said they have never seen a poll like that. The CNN poll said I'm at 100%.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
> @yahoofinance.com
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/03/2026
Trump: "No other president can do some of this shit I'm doing"
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/03/2026
From @theathletic.com: Five players have defected from the Iranian women’s soccer team and are being cared for in a safe house operated by the Australian Federal Police.
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Five Iran Women soccer players defect with help of police following Asian Cup in Australia
Sources say the individuals are in a safe house managed by the Australian Federal Police.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
He’s also sending Witkoff and Kushner to Israel on Tuesday. Probably nothing to do with global markets cratering and oil going parabolic
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Jesus, Japan’s Nikkei index is down over 4,000 points, over 7% South Korea’s KOSPI is down 8% and hit a circuit breaker. Tomorrow is gonna be brutal, but it will probably also eventually make Trump TACO.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Weird how 1. He calls all these outlets fake news but has them on speed dial 2. The reporters he bashes salivate over getting phone calls from Daddy
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Let’s talk Iranian war. You’ve probably seen a lot of hand-wringing over missile interceptor quantities. Are we running out? Can we fight for years? As usual, the answer is somewhere in the middle. Bottom line up front: interceptors are a finite resource. That’s a fact.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
oops. White nationalism is a helluva drug.
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Bob Burgess @bobburgess.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"Golden Age"? Bloomberg Eco forecasting that the monthly jobs report for January due tomorrow will show that the number of jobs created ending in 2025 will be lowered by some 1 MILLION as part of the BLS's annual benchmarking process:
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Eric Wistrand @ericwistrand.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Translatation: the jobs report sucks.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Whether it's a Hillary Clinton staffer asking John Podesta how to make risotto or Elon Musk asking Jeffrey Epstein where he could find a party featuring child sex slaves, there's plenty of embarrassing emails on both sides.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people. Trumpism is fascism.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/01/2026
I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
How big is Greenland? Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 17/01/2026
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall. He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Grocery. An old-fashioned word. But a beautiful word.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/01/2026
TAPPER: You called Renee Good a "domestic terrorist." Why did you not wait for an investigation? NOEM: Everything I've said has been proven to be factual and the truth. This administration wants to operate in transparency. T: What you said is not what happened N: It absolutely is what happened
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/01/2026
WELKER: Has the president crossed the line of impeachment? CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/01/2026
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/01/2026
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids? Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/01/2026
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/01/2026
Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/12/2025
unvarnished gutter racism and Nazism from the president. a disgrace to our country.
Much of the Minnesota Fraud, up to 90%, is caused by people that came into our Country, illegally, from Somalia. “Congresswoman” Omar, an ungrateful loser who only complains and never contributes, is one of the many scammers. Did she really marry her brother? Lowlifes like this can only be a liability to our Country’s greatness. Send them back from where they came, Somalia, perhaps the worst, and most corrupt, country on earth. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/12/2025
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/12/2025
Trump: "The only time anybody could see those planes was when those bomb chutes open up, because it becomes totally un-stealth. You're going in, you go like this. As soon as it goes like this, for some reason the plane is totally visible. Not good. I watched it happening. I watched it go bing bing"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
#NFP 🇺🇸
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/12/2025
Trump on his wife's legislative initiative: "I just heard about that for the first time. The only thing I can tell you, I know one thing for sure, it's going to be great for children. I don't know what it is she's doing. She loves children. She's got a wonderful boy. And she's very proud of her boy"
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