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40-something bicoastal. Love dogs. 🐕 Friend to cats. 🐈🐈‍⬛ Twitter refugee. Слава Україні 🇺🇦

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Miles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Twitter users still on X People on Bluesky
Mad Men: 
Guy: I feel bad for you.
Don: I don't think about you at all.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW on MS NOW: The FBI plans to offer the UFC an exclusive one-year contract to train its special agents in hand-to-hand combat. UFC chief executive Dana White has long been a Trump ally. "This is just Patel giving his friend Dana White a lucrative contract."
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Patel’s FBI wants to give UFC exclusive contract to train agents
CEO Dana White has long been an ally of President Donald Trump and his administration. Agents would be trained in hand-to-hand combat.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Kimberly’s cajoled and begged her buddy, MAGA donor Eric Deters, to send her some cash without leaving a paper trail. (Unlike her ex, Kimberly apparently did not have access to generous Putin-linked Russian oligarchs, but shared his ethos.) charliesykes.substack.com/p/honey-plea...
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“Honey Please I Need You To Get This Done For Me Today”
Another spectacular episode in our Trumpian Age of Grift.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
lol lmao even
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026
this is a genuinely crazy story
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
imagine if the WH press corp had banded together 18 fucking months ago
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Two tough headlines lead the NYT: @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Everything he does is illegal, but none of that matters if we don't enforce the law, Constitution, & our ratified treaty obligations. There is one & only one mechanism for this in our dumb presidential system (good morning, Mr. Linz: bsky.app/profile/mcop...). We should stop pretending otherwise.
Bart at blackboard: The institutions are not self-enforcing
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I shit you not, CNN just introduced Trump’s proposed bribery: “Trump promises $5000 to every American—but there’s a catch.” NEVER forget how complicit mainstream news media was in Project 2025’a implementation. It will not be mentioned in the history books. It’s up to us to hold them accountable.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/09/2026
@trahan.house.gov and I exercised our constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight and made an unannounced visit to an ICE facility.
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AJ @catfan101.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Musk is glorified manipulator of governments and economics. Living to work around loopholes in a flawed system to become wealthy is not a success story. It’s a criminal one.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
WATCH: "Musk" Doc director @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social says Elon Musk's story isn't a new tech story it's a con man/stock pumper story - adding many felt "existential fear" about talking about him. @ashleystclair.bsky.social says she turned down $40 MILLION not to participate.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Jim Stewartson: This is actual psychosis.

He learned several months ago that dumb has a B when he told someone his brilliant idea for “dumocrats.” This left him a severe narcissistic injury. So he has constructed, through sheer repetition, an alternate reality where “most people don’t know.”
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New War On Christmas just dropped!
Donald Trump "Truth" says, "Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLONS.... It must change if we are going to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Trump And USPS Defy Court Order A USPS Whistleblower went public. He says USPS is secretly rushing Trump's Mail-Ballot Sabotage into place. Defying a court order. This could wreck the mail-in vote for millions this fall. Dumping Entire Batchs For One Error 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms (Gift Article)
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
An under-appreciated advantage of paper maps/physical media is resistance to the will of a mad king
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Brian @hobbestoo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
You made the right call. We’re all avoiding lettuces right now.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
He’s out of HIS MIND.
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Brian @hobbestoo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
That’s an awful lot of parking spots for a private home. 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘 🚗 🚙 🚘
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lauriemac916.bsky.social @lauriemac916.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Never trusted Cohen. I knew he was full o sh*t. Nothing he says is credible. Mobster pos.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Honestly this is the right way to look at things
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Brian @hobbestoo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
You think it’s a joke you’re still on Twitter? You’re a disgrace. I’m ashamed I used to be a “Friend of the Pod.” bsky.app/profile/ryan...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I left Twitter in 2023, when I realized that Elon's changes had made the site useless for me. I had a half million followers, but his new algorithm drove my engagement numbers down to nothing. I wasn't actually reaching anyone. I was just providing cover for Nazis. So I left. You can too. Honest!
I haven’t been blind to the steady enshittification of Elon’s Twitter, but I’ve been telling myself that I still had a big platform — just under a half million followers — and the growing strength of misinformation on the platform meant I had a duty to stay and push back against it.
Except, as I slowly realized, I don’t have a big platform anymore. Engagement on all my posts is down dramatically under the new system, and a post that would’ve racked up a thousand RTs immediately is now lingering for days with a dozen or so.
I think my fellow (former) big accounts there need to realize that we’re experiencing a bit of a phantom limb syndrome. We still have a big number of followers, but they’re not actually seeing what we post and we’re not remotely having the impact that we once did (or at least thought we did).
Again, all we’re doing is giving our personal seal of approval and a sense of legitimacy to a place that’s rapidly becoming an alt-right hangout of grifters and grievance artists.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 17/08/2026
"Musk’s meddling in the site’s algorithm to suppress certain kinds of posts and elevate others is well documented. So if your anti-fascist posts on X are still getting views, it’s either because these posts are so toothless as to escape Musk’s notice, or because they are in fact useful to him."
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It Is Past Time for You to Quit Elon Musk's X
Yes, I'm talking to you. 🫵
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/08/2026
NEWS: Trump dismisses concerns from military families about deplorable conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, then says their record-long deployment is “not nearly long enough” before heading to his private club in Bedminster.
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Trump Dismisses Sailors’ Nightmare Deployment as He Escapes to His Private Club
As sailors endure a record-setting deployment marked by reports of food shortages, exhaustion and dire conditions, Trump dismissed their families’ concerns before heading to his private club.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 14/08/2026
Forward this to your buddies on the USS Abraham Lincoln, they love hearing from the commander in chief
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“.. even when troops see Iranian missles approaching, they are forced to decide in a matter of seconds whether to expend a limited number of interceptors or hope for the best ..” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
probably no surprise here, but on the question of "how has the USA spaffed so much of its weapon supply", the answer is mostly Iran, not Ukraine
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Amazing to me that US media have such problems reporting the Iranians' demands.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...
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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
There are only three possible futures: a) everyone in the Trump admin goes to jail, rule of law partially restored; b) Dems retaliate in full, and maybe that's a deterrent; c) neither (a) nor (b), so lawless authoritarianism wins again, and when Republicans regain power they ramp it up even more.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Todd Blanche Colluded with Italian Mafiosos ... and Also Rudy Guiliani ... to Indict Jim Comey emptywheel.net/2026/07/29/t...
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Todd Blanche Colluded with Italian Mafiosos ... and Also Rudy Guiliani ... to Indict Jim Comey - emptywheel
The backup to Jim Comey's various motions to dismiss his seashell prosecution are compelling. They are also evidence of a deeply unwell nation.
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Stop posting insane bullshit at 2 a.m. and maybe you'll be able to stay awake during a friend's funeral, you greasy fuck.
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MartinC @martinc7.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is what noise cancelling headphones where invented for. This is their moment!
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Brian @hobbestoo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
How is this any different than standing up and yelling “Allahu Akbar”? Put her on the DO NOT FLY list.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
News outlets that covered the US-Saudi nuclear deal without mentioning that Jared Kushner, Trump’s top foreign policy advisor, is getting paid by the Saudi government: WSJ NYT AP Reuters CNN NBC ABC CBS The Guardian Semafor Washington Post Fox News New York Post BBC Newsweek MS NOW
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A nuclear deal for the Saudis. A media blackout for Kushner’s corruption.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A federal magistrate judge has ruled that Trump must turn over detailed financial information in connection with his defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The decision opened the door for the BBC to explore the finances of more than 400 companies owned by a Trump family trust.
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Judge says Trump must hand over financial records to BBC
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
JUST IN: BBC makes another plea to unseal more records showing how Trump lost executive privilege fights in Jack Smith probe, argues info could aid BBC defense against J6-related libel suit Trump filed. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
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BBCGJDCUnseal072226.PDF
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/07/2026
TRUMP DIARRHEA OUTBREAK: Cyclosporiasis cases are surging now across 40+ states, a severe diarrhea outbreak linked to contaminated produce. Reports indicate Trump admin CDC changes made Cyclospora surveillance optional and restructured the parasitic diseases division.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Says the guy who, after losing in a free & fair election, incited an insurrection against his own country: the very definition of treason. #ImpeachConvictRemoveImprison
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Please never forget Senator Lindsey Graham’s disgusting outburst during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing and investigation. Imagine angrily defending an alcoholic, rapist. This, my friends, is how we must remember Lindsey Graham. This is his legacy. Good goddamn riddance, Lindsey.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 10/07/2026
ICE shot and murdered Lorenzo Salgado Araujo (52). He spent 35 years as an honest, tax paying neighbor with 3 kids, all US citizens. He worked hard to get his citizenship. And ICE killed him before he could, then confirmed he was not even their intended target. 1/3
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Brian @hobbestoo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
To be an assh*le, I assume… 😒
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
NEW: DC judge orders FBI to respond by July 30 to a lawsuit by watchdog group Democracy Forward, which seeks records/communications from Kash Patel's security team including the following terms: Alcohol Asleep Drunk Drinking Hungover Inebriated Intoxicated et al
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is precisely what I was talking about yesterday (and when this retrofit started). There’s simply no way to turn a regular plane into a mobile command center for a nuclear-armed nation in 10 months. Even allowing Trump to fly on the Qatari plane is a security risk.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Platner poisoned the well tonight with his speech
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