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L Forte

@lforte26.bsky.social
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Apparently it’s a “dubious pitch” not an illegal bribe, that “may not” happen because a proven liar might be telling the truth
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nothing in headline or deck about it being illegal to buy votes? #Headlinefail by NYTimes (and others..)
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
So a corrupt #GOP deal to help #Trump avoid accountability for (likely) being a tax cheat is an “unparalleled benefit?” Come on… 🙄 Another #headline miss
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Really, #headlines with “Trump says..” ought to be banned given he is completely untethered from reality, honesty and ability to make sensible & strategic decisions…
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Are there no journalists left at CNN to question this? Surely they can’t really believe these are “security upgrades,” from a man who puts tacky gold leaf on everything, paved over the Rose Garden (!), and destroyed the East Wing? (Another example @markjacob.bsky.social
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Come on @apnews.com You mean “subvert” or “sabotage” not “reshape” (good example for you @markjacob.bsky.social )
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Stop calling Trump’s anti- #Smithsonian propaganda a “report.” That implies it’s based on scholarly review, study by recognized experts or similar fact-based analysis instead of petty grievance from an admin following the playbook of right-wing, “Christian” white nationalism
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Same way they turned corruption into “windfall” and ill-gotten gains into “earnings”
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What is this head/deck? A “windfall” is when you win the lottery, not when you systematically profit from blatant corruption And “earnings,” — that’s from working, not ill-gotten gains. Do better #NYTimes 😡😡😡
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Chicagoan here: I live in walking distance from #ObamaCenter (no, its not all a “low income area) There’s a crowd outside every day on the grounds, and a line to take photos with the Obama statue EVERY DAY a line
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Well, but all he did was “transform” the White House lawn according to the NYT 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️… pitiful headline
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
“Transformed?” Hmmm…Don’t you mean “desecrated” or “destroyed”? Perhaps “defiled”?
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Headline fail: its not a “victory in a long-running feud,” it’s a capitulation to corruption by #GOP to #Trump
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I don’t think “unusual” quite describes it (paging @markjacob.bsky.social …)
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
If this is true … shooting happened on FLOOR ABOVE the ballroom? 🤔🤔
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Why is the NYTimea acting like this Trump arch craziness is in any way normal with this “how it compares” story?
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
For #Caturday thanks @contrariannews.org open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The #news here isnt the mayor pushing back it’s trump again making empty threats, saying he’s gonna do something he can’t #Journalism is failing if it doesnt make that point
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Remember when this happened? #WhiteHouse
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Forbes had same headline
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Hey Forbes..it’s not just “Colorado officials” who say #Trump can’t pardon #TinaPeters. Try the Constitution
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
What could possibly go wrong? I’d like to know what they’re smoking during those ed board meetings …
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
From #Chicago, home of the Bears …
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
A real #Chicago sign. #NoKings
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Home page @nytimes.com … 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
You have to be from #Chicago to understand how idiotic this looks
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Just posting this to show how history repeats itself … #JimmyKimmel #BrendanCarr #saynotocensorship
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Enjoying a beautiful night of jazz at Pritzker Pavilion in #Chicago. Yeah what an awful mess this city is …🙄
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
More headline mediocrity: the email was misleading; I received one and read it. Experts agree with that assessment. #Journalism that really serves readers should alert them to that key finding.
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
More #journalism malfeasance, this time from CNN. I just saw an entire segment on a supposed Trump “trade deal” w/ Vietnam & it took almost to the end for reporter to acknowledge…Vietnam says it’s only a “framework” and there’s NO deal yet. Come on…
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I think they mean “began a corruption spree” not “capitalize on comeback…”
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Relevant every day…
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
They are not “reciprocal” tariffs ..
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L Forte @lforte26.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
🤬 … i had same thought. Thank God my dad isnt here to see this. I take pride however in the fact that he and other Black service members helped defeat people like Trump it can be done again
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