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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The Iran War is costing Americans $2,000 per household according to analysis by Moody's Analytics and Brown University.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I would be totally up for this if my political opponents would only agree to stop hiring actual Nazis.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

They are such complete failures at everything that their protest is actually getting Mamdani good publicity. Good for him.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I often think about how the rise of the neo-fascist right corresponds to the declining numbers of WW2 vets around to slug them right in the face.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pretty sure the way to actually stop Republicans from dropping the race/ethnicity questions is to position the move as a conspiracy to prevent white Americans from being aware of their own looming extinction.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Considering how sneaky quick Kennedy was about holding the board up, I'm guessing they knew they were wrong but didn't think it would matter. For whatever reason, Klobuchar and Smith's responses were reported by popular media in a way that 10,000 other equally stupid Republican moments weren't.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Related peeve - people who pull up to the box and spend 10 minutes discussing their order. What on earth are they discussing? That's not just a rhetorical question. I'd really like to understand how it's possible to make a lunch order into a 10-minute conversation.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I worked with a lady who would close with "Have a Godless day!" every time she left a phone message. Years later, I heard someone use the line and realized she'd been saying "God-blessed day" all along. I spent years thinking she was aggressively atheist. Which is pretty funny in retrospect.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So...I guess I just needed a different suit? 😅

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Excellent! Another chance to point at the TV and yell, "Hey, that dude 'liked' a couple of my posts!" 😅 I'm sure it's not getting old for my family at all.

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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since 1981, Democratic presidents have overseen the creation of 3 times as many private-sector jobs as their Republican counterparts. Excluding Reagan, the net private-sector job growth of the past 3 GOP presidents is zero.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'd seen this clip pop up without audio a couple times and had already assumed she was a flight attendant. 😅

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The legendary Dolly Parton's gone now. As are Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson. Heartbreaking to see the old guard passing in a time when modern country musicians prostrate themselves to the rich and powerful. Thank God we still have Willie Nelson.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Do you also insist on getting all the missable loot? Because I do, and I wish I didn't.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I could only get halfway through the first one. Now I need a shower and a scotch to rid myself of the stench.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Feel free to judge me, but I'm in the rare " 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' is not annoyingly silly, while 'She's Leaving Home' is overbearingly melodramatic" camp.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

She joined shortly before the election. They didn't endorse her. And for good reason-because they suspect that she's just fishing for DSA votes. A tactic I endorse. She's liberal. That's fine. She's no Marxist or revolutionary. The dorks who sit around reading Marx won't like her one bit.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It's they who would be carrying water for us, in fact. Like Trump, socialist revolutionaries want the system to fail because they want to replace it. If they want to vote against their interests by voting for capitalist stability, I'll take it.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Withholding your vote to punish other anti-MAGA constituencies is a recipe for failure. Ask leftists or American Muslims how it worked out for them. MAGA and DSA revolutionaries are all clowns. But DSA revolutionaries-who do not include Angela Nixon btw-will never have any real power here.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Moderate Dems or disaffected Republicans may complain about voting for a DSA candidate, but they're also less prone to hypocrisy than those on the wings. They've been saying "vote Blue" for years now, and they'll vote Blue. If not, I'll lose some of the little faith in humanity I have left.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This is the most Republican story you will read all day. A Republican who represents Trump’s home district was arrested for molesting his OWN GRANDSON and could face the death penalty under a state law he sponsored. There has to be a German word for this.

rawstory.com

Florida Republican could face death penalty under child abuse law he championed

A Florida Republican from Donald Trump's home district could potentially face the death penalty under a law he had championed as a state legislator.Mike Caruso, the Palm Beach County clerk of courts a...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 17/08/2026

I truly believe in ten years not a single person will admit in polite company to having supported Trump. Honest to God I fully believe that

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Yes, they suck. But the only power they have is in preventing Democrats from getting elected. Unlike MAGA, they will never be in charge of anything here.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I will never tire of that film.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

If a Democrat: impeachment If a non-Trump Republican: a lot of angry noise and bad press, no impeachment If Trump: collective yawn

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Eby: "I feel sorry for Americans. If you can't be friends with Canada, then you almost certainly do not have a friend anywhere in the world. And that is a very lonely place to be." #cdnpoli

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

One of my cats requires her food to be moistened and mixed once she's half done with it. The other cat noticed and now requires the same. And the rabbit (who eats with them) now requires herbal "spices" to be mixed in with her meal at that time. I blame them. My wife blames me.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

We lawyers - especially transactional lawyers - used unnecessary jargon over the centuries to protect our billing rates and to "sound smart." Thanks to legal writers like Bryan Garner that's been growing out of fashion. Hopefully you're seeing the same trend among academics.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My father and I flew into DCA to attend a funeral at Arlington National Cemetary. Usually a breathtaking view of downtown DC. As the plane turned toward the Reflecting Pool, there was an audible gasp in the plane, along with laughing. Yay us!

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

So, how exactly does he plan to punish the autistic folks who refuse to stop doing these things?

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

"Partisan" sports broadcasters and fans have no problem acknowledging when the other team makes a good play, or to recognize character in the other players. It's remarkable that those who follow politics have managed to become less mature than sports fans.

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

most important, the district should be red all over. That’s the color a map turns when it’s healthy

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The Only Way to Be Absolutely Sure You Are Drawing a Fair Congressional Map

A helpful guide from the Supreme Court majority

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Maybe he can end the War of 1812, then. That one's been going on for far too long,apparently.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/06/2026

If my math is right, the crime rate for pardoned insurrectionists is roughly three times higher than that of immigrants.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

And of course there's a typo when I post about writing 😅

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Lincoln was one of the great American writers. He deserves to be remembered as much as much for his writing as for his leadership. It took at least 120 years for most of his fellow lawyers to realize that they should be modeling their writing after his.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Added to my Playlist. Thank you.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Unpoular opinion, maybe, but my experience with forced curves comes from law school. It's humbling, but teaches maturity and perspective that may not come from racking up A's with your brilliant classmates.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I caught hell for a dog.

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Garett Raines @gtraines.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This would certainly get someone's attention.

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