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Jamie Piscitelli

@jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social
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Father. Husband. Son. Friend. Laid-off IT engineer. Unemployable former DoD employee. Aspiring middle-aged something or other. Writer. Reader. History and Film Geek. Heavy Thinker and Occasional Drinker. Great Society Democrat, atheist, and hopeful.

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Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m sure this will give voters the boost they need to make the right decision when they cast their ballots. 2/2
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Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We’re officially a month away from the midterms. Now’s the time for Trump to get out around the country & campaign for Republicans in close races. I suggest he go to TX, OH, MI, GA, NC, SC, ME, IA, AK, KS, MS, & MN. 1/2
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Omg…did you read the ProPublica reporting on private schools?
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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s as if Trump listened to Republican caricatures of and outright lies about Democratic policies, and said, “That sounds great. Let’s do that!” Random import taxes, cash handouts, seizing stakes in corporations. That’s on top of the most outrageous, abusive, extreme right wing policies, of course.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Autonomous Systems Command." Have none of these mooks watched Strangelove?
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Chert @chert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
please help… my son…
photo of a forklift w/ a pallet jack sitting on its forks like it was an adult carrying a child across its arms
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
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Jamie Piscitelli @jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Four Horsemen of the Douchebagoclypse.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The adversity that he's been through." Yes, yes, this poor man had to deal with *dozens* of suits for sexual assault. And here he is, surviving and thriving on the other side of all those settlements. What a brave hero.
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James Bramble @bramblejim.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -robbed of best picture Dr Strangelove: or how I leaned to stop worrying and love the bomb (1964) Horrible ending aside, I like Oscar winner My Fair Lady, but the clear better film that year was Dr Strangelove. Mary Poppins was better also.
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Strangelove Jack Ripper
ALT: Strangelove Jack Ripper
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
OMG NYC is having a scavenger hunt. The theme? The History of Organizing in NYC. OMG THIS IS THE WAY
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nothing to see here. 👀 IG: @musicalgizmos
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Jamie Piscitelli @jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Re-litigate Watergate? Really? I think they'd like to re-litigate Appomattox Courthouse, if I'm honest. www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10...
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'Literally Relitigating Watergate': Trump DOJ Argues Court Was Wrong to Hand Over Grand Jury Material in Nixon Impeachment Inquiry | Common Dreams
"Wow," said the federal judge hearing the case. "The department is taking an extraordinary position."
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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Born 1 Oct 1920, actor Walter Matthau. He starred in 10 films alongside his real-life friend Jack Lemmon, including The Odd Couple (1968) & Grumpy Old Men (1993). The New York Times called this 1 of Hollywood's most successful pairings. I always loved him in The Taking of Pelham 123. #WalterMatthau
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state’s voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
Here is the full statement of the Tompkins County DA on the Cornell 7 case. END/ CONTENT WARNING www.tompkinscountyny.gov/News-article...
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District Attorney statement re: Jane Doe v. Cornell University, et al
On Sep. 18, 2026, I learned of the civil complaint filed in New York County Court alleging a series of heinous and despicable acts committed by members of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University ...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
For the Tompkins County DA to go from "I recognize the reality that it can take years of therapy & healing for victims of sexual assaults to fully process & understand what happened to them" to "the evidence did not support the filing of criminal charges was legally correct" makes my blood boil. 1/
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN. A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away. When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury. It's your last line of defense.
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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here's a gem. I guess "Love me" from the soundtrack of Trump's commercial was an order not an appeal. He went on and on. When Trump was asked about the free press, it turns out he does not understand the meaning of "free" or "press," or the linear nature of time.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
Ugh. Something else nobody asked for. Most folks just want their passports as quickly as possible, at a reasonable cost, and without Trump’s image soiling it for the next 10 years.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Republican incompetence has now reached the point where it's impacting the few parts of the job they truly love, like executing people.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Weird, it's like all of us who kept saying this was a non-issue and Democrats should just ignore the attacks were ... right?
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Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now thousands sit in horrible conditions when they could be at home. Pure Stephen Miller. Pure Trump. (2/2)
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Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is cruelty. Undocumented immigrants are spending months in detention facilities awaiting resolution of deportation cases. Before Trump 2, they could get a bond hearing to show they aren’t a danger or flight risk. (1/2) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Supreme Court to scrutinize ICE’s mandatory detention policy for immigrants
The case, one of the first the court has accepted since its summer recess ended, promises to be among the most consequential of the term that begins next week.
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Coral King @rocketcoral.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Someone should tell President Trump that the best way to turn the Iran War around and stick it to the Democrats this fall is to have Pete Hegseth lead an infantry charge that they'll air on live TV.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kai Ryssdal, former U.S. Navy Lieutenant -- the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot
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Jamie Piscitelli @jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's actually not "mind-boggling." It's a clearly understandable market correction. And it's not just tourism. Who the fuck wants to visit or invest in a place so outwardly backwards, ignorant, and murderous? Murderous unless it's legislative, then we fuck that up too. Adolescent Autocracy.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Feels like skipping past the Civil War and World War II are sorta big tells here? I wonder why he doesn't want to talk about the times the US military waged war against white supremacists. Probably a totally innocent explanation, right? Right?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Calling Vance "the most ordinary man imaginable" is so softly savage, you have to admire it.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Turnabout is fair play... grab 'em by the paycheck.
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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Finally, a member of this adminsitration that tells the truth.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
This is crazytown. Why are they taking our money to run illegal ads? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump buys ads on CNN, MS NOW as he fights to bar them from the White House
Taxpayer-funded ads denouncing the “deep state” and “globalists” aired locally on the two cable networks Trump has sought to ban from White House grounds.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Spanish actor Javier Bardem is calling to boycott Starbucks for supporting the genocide in Palestine
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They are competing to say howlingly racist things to grab attention and drum up the hate in advance of the election. This is what they're running on.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
“If your concern for women disappears the moment accountability becomes socially inconvenient, then protection was never the principle to begin with. Performance was.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
OMG you have GOT to be kidding me
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
The American Bar Association laid out the receipts. Big donors get appointments. Big money flows in, investigations disappear, pardons follow, regulations loosen and foreign governments get favorable treatment. The article calls it an “unprecedented pay-to-play culture.” #PayToPlayPresident
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Of course the primary reason why CNN and MS NOW are running the illegal taxpayer-funded Trump campaign ads is because they are afraid of the Trump Admin coming after them if they refuse. The path of least resistance is compliance caused by fear and intimidation.
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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
AI will never be able to make art. Thanks.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan. I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all. He is a danger to the entire world. He must be impeached.
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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Horror Ensues as Christa Pike Survives Botched Execution After Supreme Court Cleared Way for Tennessee to Put Her to Death okmagazine.com/p/horror-ens...
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Horror Ensues as Christa Pike Survives Botched Execution After Supreme Court Cleared Way for Tennessee to Put Her to Death
A failed lethal injection that left murderer Christa Pike alive has promoted Tennessee's governor to suspend all executions for the year.
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Steve Senski's Watching @stevensenski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy 58th anniversary to George A. Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, released at the Fulton Theater in Pittsburgh OTD in 1968. Horror movies (and zombies) would never be the same. Made at a cost of approximately $125,000, it would go on to gross over $30 million.
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Eric Idle @ericidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don’t think I have ever been happier than being attacked by a President of America for writing a book on building a house over fifty years in Provence. I’m still giggling. WTF, ha ha. Goodnight everybody.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I never ever thought I would see such a dangerous unhinged psychopath running the US military. We’ve had some bad ones, but never like this.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
Impeach Hegseth on January 3. I don’t care if you don’t have enough senate votes to convict and remove.
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