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@henrie72.bsky.social
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Was @amidthetumult for over 15 years at the other place. Professor Indigenous Studies; Ph.D. (Leiden) Anthropology. Hoping something can be saved of Democracy and world order in the next few years. I stand with Ukraine

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Colin Burt @cdburt4.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The moment World football died…
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
www.popehat.com/p/a-bit-of-t...
popehat.com
A Bit of Tedious Drama At Bluesky
Bluesky Can Ban Whoever They Want! But They Won’t Stop Me From Saying What I Think. I Think The World Would Be A Better Place Without Elon Musk.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I'm really struggling with the whole Mitch McConnell thing. Like, is the whole democratic party so weak that not one will book a flight to walk into the hospital or hire a PI to determine if he's dead? Do we not have investigative journalists anymore? WTH is happening, and why is no one checking?
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Well, it wasn't hard to predict. Trump Cancels 'Freedom 250' Concerts, Plans Rally With Lee Greenwood share.google/Un5n59EQ478E...
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Trump Makes It Official: The ‘Freedom 250’ Concerts Are Canceled — to Be Replaced With ‘the Greatest Rally EVER!,’ Starring Him and (Surprise) Lee Greenwood
The president finally canceled the 'Freedom 250' concert series, to be replaced with 'the greatest rally ever,' starring himself and Lee Greenwood.
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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
@kenwhite.bsky.social, do you have aesthetic standing if viewing a mural causes your blood pressure to spike?
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Trump is an irredeemable asshole who appeals to assholes.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Here are the CDC positions they are saying are in the excepted service as policy roles — including "Epidemiologist," "Research Epidemiologist," and "Health Scientist."
Within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Positions of "Human Resources Specialist" under position
description number E23455;
Positions of "Research Biologist" under position description
number R20025;
Positions of "Budget Analyst"
under position description number
E25006;
Positions of "Epidemiologist" under position description number
E23018;
Positions of "Health Scientist" under position description
numbers E20800, E23043, E23030, $23533, E22355, S21169, S21177, $21186, S23036, E21400, E21235, Z21004, Z23002, E24185, E23333,
and E24841;
Positions of "Supervisory Health Scientist" under position
description numbers E23477, E24003, E14003, E23220, E23777, E23216, E22235, S05016, E22284, E17059, E21289, E19106, E24847, E23315, E23153, E24187, E24868, E11026, E23205, E05001, E24028, and E24186;
Positions of "Research and Innovations Officer" under position
description number R22013;
Positions of "Research Epidemiologist" under position description
number E21230;
Positions of "Supervisory Research Health Scientist" under
position description number E23492;Positions of "Senior Policy Analyst" under position description
number S21115;
Positions of "Public Health Advisor" under position description
numbers E22228, E16054, E22306, E15815, E23007, E22258, E23149, S04041, E23611, S23288, $22276, E23416, S22108, and E22086;
Positions of "Public Health Analyst" under position description
numbers E16055, E23219, E23119, E23221, S17025, E06013, E23036, E10004, E15003, S19017, S20807, E17009, S17031, E22469, E23047, E17045, $22073, and $22334;
Positions of "Supervisory Public Health Analyst" under position
description numbers $23524, E22368, E24130, and E23330;
Positions of "Health Communications Specialist" under position
description number S23148;
Positions of "IT Communications & Policy Officer" under position
description number E23347;
Positions of "Supervisory Resource Management Specialist" under
position description number E24023;
Positions of "Supervisory Public Health Advisor" under position
description number E23328;
Positions of "Associate Director for Communications" under
position description number E22272;
Positions of "Fiscal Planning and Evaluation Officer" under
position description number E19539;
Positions of "Health Policy and Issues Management Officer" under
position description numbers E19097 and E11019;Positions of "Management and Operations Specialist" under
position description number E23452;
Positions of "Policy and Planning Officer" under position
description numbers E20179 and E17064;
Positions of "Strategy and Innovation Officer" under position
description number E20032;
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Yessss. I know we love good news amongst the bad, but it's smart to keep your powder dry from celebrating a win until you factor in Trump will spend every waking moment of his life trying to rewrite J6 at any cost.
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Stephen Gutowski @stephengutowski.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I appreciate the sentiment of wanting to do the White House correspondents dinner as a rebuke of the attempted shooter. But it doesn't make any sense to honor a president who consistently denigrates White House correspondents like this.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The president is admitting that it's a partisan event here, so it shouldn't be getting any more federal funding. He can pay for it himself.
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Natalie Korach @nataliekorach.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
60 Minutes correspondents Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, and Jon Wertheim met for over an hour Wednesday to discuss their futures with the show, as uncertainty grows over whether they plan to stay after Scott Pelley's ouster New from me and @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
status.news
The Tick-Tock on "60" Correspondents
As Scott Pelley refuses to leave CBS News quietly and his feud with Bari Weiss escalates, remaining “60 Minutes” correspondents meet to weigh their futures with the storied newsmagazine, Status has le...
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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Caitlin Flanagan's beat at The Atlantic was "Bari Weiss is great" and now she works for Bari Weiss' Free Press and she's mocking the people Bari Weiss fires at CBS.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Once again: Trumpism is asymmetrical warfare. Trumpists win if they take over an institution or if they destroy it. Trumpists can win a vote or win by destroying public confidence in voting. And they have no compunction about which they do.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Platner’s sexting scandal has been a bat-signal for misogyny among certain “progressive” men. Ken Kippenstein called his critics and other mainstream Democrats “smoothgroins.” Kyle Kulinski said Platner could sext his mother. I wrote about it all here: www.liberalcurrents.com/the-men-defe...
liberalcurrents.com
The Men Defending Graham Platner In All The Wrong Ways
You cannot defeat misogyny by behaving like a misogynist.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Very bad news. Screwworm appears to have made it to Texas, as was predicted. These parasites eat the living flesh of cattle, cause horrible pain, and can ultimately kill them. Yesterday, USDA Chief Brooke Rollins categorically denied that screwworm was close to the border.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Hunter Biden is enjoying himself, and I am enjoying that, and the thought about how his angriest detractors are likely unhinged by his responses to them because of their personalities.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Here's Rep Jamie Raskin's bill nixing Trump's corrupt protection against IRS audits. Chef's kiss: It's called the "Block Lawless Agreements and Nullify Corrupt Handouts and Emoluments Act” or the “BLANCHE Act." Backstory below.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Nothing says "intellectual freedom" like forcing students to take mandatory conservative indoctrination classes. Shout-out to all the embarrassing academics who believe any of this was in good faith.
chronicle.com
A Flagship’s Civics Center Saw Low Enrollment. Now Students Will Be Required to Take Classes There.
A provision in the Iowa state budget will require all students at the University of Iowa to complete two classes at the Center for Intellectual Freedom to get their degree.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Culty culty
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
“This stylish, dramatic tie can serve as caution tape“
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NEWS: A @lawfaremedia.org report finds that *97* Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the attack were arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported. Incredible work by @katherinepomps.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
lawfaremedia.org
The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 04/06/2026
Army’s plan for military death row executions is named ‘Operation Resolute Justice’ trib.al/TCCK1Ve
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Army’s plan for military death row executions is named ‘Operation Resolute Justice’
The plan includes transporting inmates from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute in Indiana.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Huge scoop by @pattynieberg.bsky.social: 'The Army has a plan in place for the service to carry out executions of military prisoners on death row, if execution orders are approved by President Donald Trump, officials confirmed.'
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
”If you question or criticize Platner you are rooting for Collins” is the new “objectively pro-Saddam.”
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I mean we’re going in the direction that a country that acts like this goes. It’s like natural consequences. It’s character is destiny. abcnews.com/Politics/thi...
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Two-thirds of Americans say country is headed in the wrong direction: ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll
Two-thirds of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction: Poll
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Mississippi Republicans quickly began pushing to eliminate Bennie Thompson's district in Mississippi after the VRA ruling. This would leave Mississippi—where nearly 4-in-10 residents are Black—with four white-majority congressional districts. www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Senator Kevin Blackwell
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It's time to erase Bennie Thompson's District
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
“Dhillon reposted a conservative lawyer’s social media comment last month that it was a good time to graduate from law school “if you are remotely rightwing” because “you can go straight . . . into DOJ”. She added: “We are hiring, y’all!” They can’t fill the openings with competent lawyers.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/05/2026
thank you sam alito for ending the unconstitutional racial discrimination against white conservatives and allowing them to obliterate federal representation for as many black people as they can manage, as the reconstruction congress intended
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Brad Watson trusted that Trump would be merciless to brown people, not cows.
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
“A Justice Department that is willing to stretch both the facts and the law to mislead a grand jury into returning an indictment could literally charge any American with a crime"
theatlantic.com
DOJ Enters a New, Even More Aggressive Phase
The department is growing bolder yet, cutting legal corners in service of getting President Trump the headlines—and revenge—he wants.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Hegseth's not the only war criminal here. "The [USSOCOM] commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets... He ordered the second strike."
washingtonpost.com
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Rudy Giuliani did absolutely everything he could for Donald Trump, destroyed his reputation for him, only to be discarded and abandoned, and now as he’s dying used for Trump’s preening. That’s destiny for you.
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Harmeet Dhillon is absolutely going to launch a civil rights investigation of the Catholic Church for crimes of woke before this thing is over
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Incredible. DOJ, in court, tells Judge Reyes "no closure notice has been issued" for the East Potomac golf course. Moments later the judge is handed a note saying that closure signs are on parts of the golf course today. There's a reason the presumption of regularity is gone.
Scott MacFarlane
@MacFarlaneNews
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Judge asks Trump Admin lawyer if the Administration plans on closing the golf course anytime soon

Admin lawyer says "no closure notice has been issued... but it's still under consideration at this point"

Plaintiff interjects,  "I didn't hear a 'NO', your honor!"
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Trump Admin attorney is using a lot of passive voice arguments about the East Potomac Golf course.. & allegations it'll be seized by Team Trump

"No closure notice has been issued"

"Regulations will be followed"

"There's been no identification by the teams requiring closure"
Scott MacFarlane
@MacFarlaneNews
Judge is given a note.  She reads it:  "It looks like there were signs on the golf course that there were closures"
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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Forget Rupar's highlight. This clip dramatically shows trump mentally struggling: "They're either going to be a nuclear weapon or they're not. And if they're not, they're in big trouble. Big trouble" He's lost touch with his goals and is putting words together ad hoc. Dementia?
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
NEW: JMart this morning: Republicans are "quietly" working on John Fetterman to switch parties, "or at least become an Independent to ensure Republicans retain power" after the midterms "It's a scenario that’s becoming less fantastical by the day." www.politico.com/news/magazin...
politico.com
Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman
As the Pennsylvania Democrat increasingly is isolated within his own party, Republicans are quietly trying to win him over.
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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"It was hard to keep it quiet," said one insider. "A significant part of the allure of jangling keys is the sound."
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Why would the Iranians believe anything the negotiators say? Trump is directly contradicting them.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 01/05/2026
Elon Musk's baby mama and former conservative influencer described the secret world inside MAGA and "the Real Housewives of Mar-a-Lago" in an interview this week with ex-GOP operative and The Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson.
bit.ly
Ex-MAGA insider goes scorched earth on Mar-a-Lago's 'Real Housewives' debauchery
Elon Musk's baby mama and former conservative influencer described the secret world inside MAGA and "the Real Housewives of Mar-a-Lago" in an interview this week with ex-GOP operative and The Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson. Ashley St. Clair, who was recruited to join Turning Point USA around...
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Slow down what? Driving a golf cart in Florida versus driving a golf cart in New Jersey?
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Tucker’s secret skill is to pretend like he is just a dude asking questions in an interview and isn’t important in the larger scheme of events. It’s all over this interview. “Hey, I just do my thing, what do I really matter?”
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
This is the unfortunate political reality for the next three years. Mutually Assured Destruction. Add another line item to Project 2029’s task list.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
No.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Those of us who litigate against the Government on a regular basis cannot help but notice not only the exhaustion of the lawyers who remain but also the drop in the quality of their work.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Conducting state business on an unsecured line where anyone can hear him.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/05/2026
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch was on Fox & Friends this morning
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
media.tenor.com
a pot and a kettle with the words hello pot meet kettle
ALT: a pot and a kettle with the words hello pot meet kettle
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
/8….is very capable and experienced writers deliberately imitating his style within the bounds of briefwriting. Deliberate evil, in other words.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
This is how the United States Department of Justice writes now.
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 28/04/2026
In case people didn’t know: This is the leading scholar behind the very first big legal challenge to Obamacare, and is now among the leading theorists supporting Donald Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship as spelled out in the 14th Amendment. There’s probably a throughline there.
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