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As a former Biden staffer, I'm quite familiar with my old boss's views & staff dynamics. So, listen when I say: ♦️The staffer most strongly advocating a policy of 100% support for EVERY action Israel EVER took was Brett McGurk. Remember that when he angles for a post in the next Dem Administration.

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Alternate quote: -A top Hollywood star with a net worth of $20 million is too cowardly to say what he believes.

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Interesting theory: ♦️He has the unilateral power to detonate 5,177 nuclear warheads. Which would result in the "obliteration of the world." His choice not to do so-- yet-- deserves a Nobel. Not completely insane. What IS insane: -The fact that we continue to entrust him with this unilateral power.

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Wemby's coming for King James' crown: -On court: As the 🐐 (at least co, w/MJ): May just be a matter of time. -Off court: He's already there. (That is, surpassed LBJ's off-court greatness; KAJ still is probably the 🐐 there).

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Asterisk to my prediction on '28 GOP nominee: *The GOP nominee, of course, will be whoever Donald Trump decides to anoint. Assuming it's not himself (which it might be!), it could be someone he wants to win (Rubio), or someone he wants to lose (JD). The only certainty: It will be someone awful.

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It must be all those launches of his diesel-powered fleet of Hope & Change luxury rockets.

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Jonah Blank @jonahblank.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you, Jens Galschiøt:

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Bookmark (and I've said this often before): ♦️Rubio will be the 2028 GOP nominee. Not because of this (crappy) speech. But because he's a much more capable-- and much more dangerous-- politician than JD.

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"Outlast Truss? Oh, f*ck it."

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What if the Nobel committee gave him the prize...in fiction?

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 15h

1. Correct. 2. Insha'Allah. If there's a SCOTUS opening and a Dem Senate, it's completely possible Trump will get his nominee through. Depends on: a) Timing: Chuck or his successor might hold off for a few months, but not for a year. b) The combo of Fetterman & a few other ConservaDems.

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I feel a mix of emotions—10% pride in prescience, 90% lament at lack of tragic imagination—when I realize that my book 'Breaking the News' came out six months *before* Fox News went on the air...

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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

MAGA supporters often get angry at people in the US speaking a language other than English. This one didn't get the memo. Perhaps the message he emblazoned on his car (Tesla-- natch) is written in 'Murcan? (photo cite: Oct 5 rally in Nebraska) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...)

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One surprising thing from the Trump era is the level of cowardness and capitulation exhibited by institutions of power. Even in the face of evidence that pushback works and that the law is on their side, they continue to fall in line. It's a stain that will be hard to erase from history.

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Collins: Stick with me, and I'll carve out a few li'l exceptions to Trump's massive destruction, just for Maine. Jackson: Pick me, and I'll be the vote that stops Trump from inflicting ALL his massive destruction-- on Maine, and the rest of America.

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Tech bros will be as serious about reading as they are about going to the gym.

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It's the best possible explanation. And the least embarrassing.

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Not saying we should emulate the all-too-frequent Parisian protests: They're often poorly targeted, and seldom seem to bring real change. But I sure like the idea of citizens actually DOING something.

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Article contains no comment from Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch. Who decided to retire instead of standing up to Trump. But who is technically still on the job. And could spend his final three months shouting about Trump's abuses at the top of his voice. But instead stays silent.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As predicted: He's having too good a time screwing the rest of us over.

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UPDATE: Trump just awarded another $3 BILLION military contract to a company backed by his son Don Jr. (and Peter Thiel) — what skilled businessmen these Trumps are! Robbing the American taxpayer in broad daylight.

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SimpsonsQOTD @simpsonsqotd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Necessary follow-up, if Scott Jennings were a journalist: ♦️Mr Speaker, exactly which precept of Ithna Ashari Shi'a Islam are you referring to?

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"Take her away, boys." "I thought you said the law was powerless." "Powerless to help you, not punish you."

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This is why Lonnie Bunch should not have shuffled off into retirement. The Secretary of the Smithsonian should be out in from of every camera, denouncing this illegal bullying. He still could.

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"War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength." -Official slogan of a fictional party.

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Not quite accurate. To use Hegseth's terminology: -Three weirdoes, one beardo, three fatties.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/10/2026

Gold star families are those who've lost a member in military service. Instead of telling them how he plans to end his pointless war on Iran, Trump invited them to view the vanity home-improvement projects on which he spends most of his time.

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One thing about Copenhagen is that there's tons of dense housing but you *never* find it fronting a busy road with cars racing past, which describes about 90% of the apartments in the US. They manage to make it feel tucked away, private, cozy. (These are all from Sluseholmen, my dream neighborhood.)

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