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@jdukakis.bsky.social
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Another refugee from the Twitter abyss. Defender of mankind and occasional Death-to-MAGA troll (not literally)

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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 22h
He gets some points for proving he can occasionally tell the truth. G.O.P. Nominee in Texas Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him
Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The same people who think Democrats are communists think Donald Trump is a Christian.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Remarkably long, boring, bloodless and poorly written. Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...
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Opinion | Trump Has Finally Lost the Plot
It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My FB is FULL of GOP/MAGA ads today. Either there is a huge breakdown with their targeting or they are flooding every FB feed for the next 6 weeks.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
Yeah, what psychopath would want his name on a building associated with an assassinated President
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Mister Trump, there are still some MAGA voters who are stubbornly standing by you. Can you say something to alienate them too?"
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Great insights from a guy who understands Iran much better than most of us. His brilliant book from 2003, All the Shah’s Men, changed my thinking on the topic www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Trump was ‘shocked’ that Iran fought back. He shouldn’t have been. - The Boston Globe
A deep history of Persian resistance presaged the pushback.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A new low every day. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“You wanna know what it feels like to be a truck driver in Trump’s America? There ya go… it just keeps going up and up and up and up… I’m out here to make money for my family, I can’t just eat that cost.” #Trumpflation 🚚⛽️😳
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
But what about the marauding vandals?! Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
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Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“I am asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot,” said Mr. Trump, who faces low approval ratings as the unpopular war in Iran has driven up gas prices.” Done.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I keep telling you…he just doesn’t understand how the economy works.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"I hope that Chairman Brendan Carr, and the fine people of his Commission, will take this Threat to our Country very seriously," Trump wrote.” The existential threat: polling he doesn’t like.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NEW AD: Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in Texas — and we cannot afford Ken Paxton's corruption. First airing today.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
So, if Canada becomes the 51st state, can Carney run for POTUS? Please? ‘Attacked’ by Trump on Trade, Canada Is ‘at War’ With U.S., Carney Says www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/w...
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Carney Slams U.S.-Canada Trade Proposal and Vows Retaliation
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a powerful speech to Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after ordering negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This by CNN is genuinely reprehensible. Everyone involved should be embarrassed. -The 'new pain' case vs Mamdani is *solely* his religion. -He was in NYC on 9/11, at grade school -Soon after attack GWB himself gave famous speech warning against blaming all Muslims for terrorism -25 yrs later, this.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Obviously Tim Walz is going to be blamed. Or maybe an Olympian. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
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Helicopter Carrying Trump Flies Near Passenger Jet in Washington Airspace
Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/08/2026
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/g...
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Golf course where North Korea leader 'scored 11 holes-in-one in first round'
Stunning pictures of Pyongyang Golf Course show where Kim Jong-il - current leader Kim Jong-un’s father - played his one and only game and outshone every pro golfer who ever lived
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I confess, I’m with her on this. Years ago, Sen Tim Johnson (D-SD) experienced stroke-like symptoms during a conf call with local press He was out mid-December until the following September. I don’t remember any hue/cry about it. Let’s be consistent please. thedailybeast.com/dem-senator-...
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Dem Senator Breaks With Party to Defend McConnell Silence
“What’s the point?” the senator said of demands to get answers from the 84-year-old Republican.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Finally!! Mr. Telegenic finally gets his due!!! America will sleep well during his scintillating reports. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
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Ross Douthat Joins ‘60 Minutes’ as a Correspondent
Mr. Douthat, an opinion columnist at The New York Times, will join the CBS News program, along with several other journalists.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Least important thing about this, but it’s another distorting effect of the Electoral College. There were more Trump voters in CA, a “blue state,” than in MS, AL and MO combined.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
But I bet he’s deeply committed to ensuring Iran doesn’t have nukes.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
He’s said some awful things during this nightmare but this is particularly odious: “Speaking for Fallen Soldiers, Trump Says They Supported the Iran War”
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
His fellow hosts seem to loathe Alexi Lalas as much as many of us do. This is the best we can offer?
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Assume Melania is watching the hunky Slovenian ref and saying to herself “If only I’d stayed home…”.
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The Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Make it make sense.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
50 years ago today, 7/11/1976 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Boston, Massachusetts, as part of the United States Bicentennial celebrations and are hosted by Governor Michael Dukakis and his wife Kitty, along with former U.S. AG Elliot Richardson. Better times. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“They” are leaders of NATO countries: “They said, ‘Sir, we love you.’ These are grown people saying that. Isn’t that nice?” Carney? Macron? Starmer?
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
More like Graham FacePlatner.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sounds like a job for the Developer-in-Chief, currently domiciled in public housing in DC. Midtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/n...
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Midtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Alt for Norge!
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It’s gonna be just like tbe opening scenes in Saving Private Ryan. Oh boy. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Washington, D.C., is not just a backdrop for Trump’s spectacles
The president is hoping to break a world record. The capital will pay the price.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Few people, and even fewer elected officials embody, radical extremist, racist, and native lunacy more than misery Senator Eric Schmitt www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/02/s...
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Sen. Schmitt at NatCon 5: What Is an American? - The Daily Signal
The following are remarks as prepared by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Sept. 2 at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Alan Dershowitz is not our only resident.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I was lucky enough to be at the 6th game of the ‘75 World Series, considered one of the best games in WS history. Tonight’s Cape Verde - Argentina match was right up there. No losers tonight - just amazing.
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
260 agents to Atlanta on the most insane fishing expedition in the history of fishing expeditions. Truly nauseating. F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...
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F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Sorry, but this is ridiculous. Horse race #’s are almost always a waste of time even closer to primaries but this far away: less than zero.
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Rocky Mountain Mike @rockymntnmike.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Great that common sense prevailed but 5-4 when the language of the 14A is so crystal clear?! Insane. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
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Update from Jazmine Ulloa
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Chef's kiss, salute, tears, all of it
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/06/2026
Across the country, Democrats are smashing downballot recruitment records, fielding more candidates in more races than they have in decades—or ever.
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Downballot Democrats are smashing recruitment records
“My God, I wasn’t gonna open that ballot up and not see a Democrat.”
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JDukakis @jdukakis.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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