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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Awesome job at SpaceX to remind us that you’re not immune to political fawning…here I was thinking we didn’t need to thank Elon and “all he is doing for humanity”…and instead just watch a f’ing launch.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I don’t think most analysts believe Trump would actually use a nuke or bomb a nuclear facility (God forbid). But the media is, once again, carrying his water to shift the Overton window. Now, anything short of ending their civilization sounds restrained.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I’m wondering why so few people are paying attention to what’s going down in Germany with the rise of the right wing parties? The government could very well fall, and with that, a domino effect that would greatly benefit Trump’s (and Putin’s) attempt at a new world. 🤦

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

When Trump talked about pardoning Netanyahu, everyone said that was dumb and made no sense b/c, o/c, potus doesn’t have pardon power in Israel. However, wouldn’t it be a more typical Trump slip of the tongue if Trump was thinking about crimes Bibi may have committed in the US? 🧐

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

The President of the United States, clout chaser in Chief, hoping to get some of that Mamdani magic rub off on him.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

These would be the “new” emails that his stooges in Congress had already shared with his Justice Dept and for some reason they weren’t important until now, 🤔

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Memba the rumor that they werent going through the docs to scrub Trump’s name, but wanted to alter them to lessen how bad it looked? 🤔

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Men would rather shut down the government than go to therapy.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

@thebulwark.com I hate to be that guy, but this WSJ Trump letter looks a lot like it’s a self-plant. Trump will sue Murdoch and they will settle with a retraction, thereby making anything else that is Trump in the files suspect.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

This is some grade A, Big Beautiful BS from ssa.gov when in fact, roughly 90% of seniors this bill was designed to protect from being taxed on their Social Security already paid little to no federal tax on those benefits before its enactment. (“Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2023” -SSA)

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

He said this BS right after two days of keeping his votes open for record amounts of time, well after time expired, because he needed all of that time to strong-arm people to the "simple truth." What a sanctimonious asshat. The GOP had better make sure there are no more so-called "free" elections...

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Little known fact, Auschwitz was referred to as “Auschwitz Alcatraz” when it first opened as a camp. (This is not a fact, but Germany did study the American penal system, segregation, and Jim Crow laws in designing their deportation and concentration camp plans)

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Alligator Auschwitz, that’s its name, now and forever. DeSantis and Trump, and everyone cheering this on should never be able to live this down.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

"Like I said, we hungry" —Don Toretto

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

This is particularly disheartening & do not suggest that being more centrist (as people have been saying) would have improved anything. The lessons learned that were assumed appear incorrect. It also kind of kills the Trump cheated narrative. 😞 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

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If Everyone Had Voted, Harris Still Would Have Lost

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I'm not saying there isn't an official or de facto ceasefire, but can anyone name a person on the Israeli and on the Iranian side who is on record officially agreeing to a ceasefire; if so, what are the terms? I've googled and asked our friend ChatGPT, but nothing can be found, only unnamed peeps

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I guess every authoritarian is a major wuss? www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I did a small edit to the NYT story...

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

June 22, 2025 - here’s an op-ed from Bret Stephens in the NYT that’s guaranteed to age well…😑

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

What’s the chance ICE peeps are pretending to be a Jehovah’s Witness to canvass homes?

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Khamenei is starting to give off “strongly worded letter” Schumer vibes…

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Can someone in the know please explain to me the following: 1) Has an active nuclear reactor facility ever been struck before? 2) What are the ramifications for the reactors? Will this be a meltdown in the rubble?

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

May I humbly request someone develop a Kim Jong Un or Joseph Stalin filter that can be applied to footage of the TACO parade?

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I think this is probably the fairest criticism I've read and agree wholeheartedly. It also explains how people keep talking past each other in a way many takes don't.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I stand 100% with Terry Moran.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

For years, Republicans baselessly claimed that Democrats somehow were "cooking the books," but now the MAGA Admin is both openly and secretly manipulating data, and it's not even subtle.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

This is going to sound like a dumb question, but I'm sure the media has images of who exactly stopped the waymo cars and lit them on fire? Same thing for the dumpster lit aflame?

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Plot twist, in another genius move by Zaslav, one company will be named "War Bros," and the other will be "Disco Nervy." New branding shall immediately commence!

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

What if the Dems add in to the protests that the election was stolen and they are taking the country “back” (like the J6 peeps)? Does that then make the police tactics/using the military this way bad again? (Not like this was done to J6, but you get the point).

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

FFS, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov, why isn't there a unified plan of action by the opposition party laying out what is expected of EVERYONE, citizens and politicians alike? Other than a secret plan, it is unforgivable that the response to the most predictable admin is chaotic.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The State never intentionally confronts a man’s sense, intellectual or moral, but only his body, his senses. It is not armed with superior wit or honesty, but with superior physical strength. I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest. ~Thoreau

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Foreign correspondent (AUSTRALIA) @crikey.com.au 2/n bsky.app/profile/luck...

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

As predicted by so many, Republicans are now saying they don’t care what Trump may have done with Epstein, it was “a long time ago..he is President now.” Family values my ass.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I’m enjoying this as much as anyone, but seems very likely they do some big show of squashing the beef within, like, a week.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

And following the grand distraction, detente, like the end of any WWE beef.

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Aram Shabanian @aramshabanian.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

This is perhaps the greatest combination of effort combined with stupidity living in one article, and it's filled with infographics that reinforce its lack of understanding, courtesy of the WSJ: www.wsj.com/world/americ...

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America Let Its Military-Industrial Might Wither. China’s Is Booming.

A visualization of how far the U.S. has fallen behind.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Anyone looking forward to their Apex Tech shingles vax in a few years?

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

This didn't age well... (In all fairness, Dalio also said in Sept & Oct a Trump admin would veer right 1930s style)

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Apparently, in order to get everyone on their side in the fight against the administration, Harvard is going to allow everyone to drop into every conversation that they "went to Harvard," just like actual grads.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Let me understand: the cover-up of Biden's health was done by...Joe Biden? He cleverly convinced people of his mental acuity by demonstrating...his mental acuity for hours at a time? I don't think he should have run for a 2nd term for a variety of reasons, incl health, but this is some rank BS.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

What are the odds Thune allows the CBO to score the bill before any debate, and of course, after any changes, before the final voting?

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I'm so thankful that glamour is being restored to the film industry...wtf? This looks like the post-separation pic following a human centipede...🤮

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Do any of the AI agent models have threaded conversations, or the ability to highlight something the agent said and add a comment for it to respond to? Seems useful.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

One of the most misguided arguments against taxing the wealth, income, or investment gains of the ultra-wealthy is that we lack the means to prevent capital flight. Imagine the tools being used to bring manufacturing back, but instead of it costing the consumer, it would actually raise capital.

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Im no big Biden defender, but this is some rank bullshit

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John Hochroth @hochroth.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

@schatz.bsky.social as a constituent, I respectfully ask you to explain how we are better off now than if we let the govt shut down? Aren’t we just being rolled in reconciliation, like most of us thought would happen?

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