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Philip Newton

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Old School Liberal in it for the long haul.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Eddie S. Glaude is brilliant and takes no shit of anybody. I always enjoy genuine pushback on Scarborough’s GD nonsense.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Scarborough skips a day and comes back twice as obnoxious. It is my sincere hope that when MSNBC departs, they decide to cut this “middle of the road republican” off at the knees.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Is it possible for Joe Scarborough to be more arrogant than he is right now? The show can be a good one, but too many times it is just unwatchable.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
New poll shared exclusively with Zeteo: Americans say it’s a genocide in Gaza by a margin of 14 points.
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EXCLUSIVE: More American Voters Than Not Say Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza
A new Data for Progress poll finds a clear majority of American voters also wants the US to prioritize aid to Gaza over arms to Israel.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Why counter-gerrymandering is both necessary and justified: this authoritarian move by Trump and his loyal, compliant red state followers in places like Texas has to be met without hesitation: The very survival of our republic is at stake in this moment. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/u...
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Eric Holder on Why He Reversed Course on Gerrymandering
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
What do we think are the odds that Dump goes for broke and fires Fed Chief Powell over the weekend? Just takes his lumps for two economic firings all at once!! I’m putting the odds at 50-50 and that’s scary AF.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Morning Joe and Jonathan Lemire should be ashamed of the interview just conducted with Dumps Head of the Council of Economic Advisors. Absolutely NO PUSHBACK on an interview filled with nonsense and outright lies….not to mention none of it answered the questions asked.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Abingdon, Virginia
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Abingdon, Virginia
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
This is insane. I’m trying to think what the reaction would have been if Mayorkas, DHS Secretary under Biden, had got his security folks to manhandle and shove Tom Cotton or Ted Cruz in this way.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
I’m watching video showing that US Senator Alex Padilla has been escorted out of a DHS presser. WTF!!!
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I can imagine that James, Alexander, and John are smiling as they view the work they did all of those years ago establishing our Constitution. It may be maddeningly slow and unwieldy, but it will, in the end, grind DJT into dust.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Democrats can do better than Rahm Emmanuel. Period.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Will anyone be carrying the House hearing at 1am?
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
An oldie but goodie.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 14/05/2025
Republicans are saying that these cuts will be reinvested into Medicaid for people who "deserve" it. If that were true, the budget would stay the same. But that's not what's happening. Why? Because down the hall, they are trying to finance tax breaks for billionaires.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
If you are a fan of Pink Floyd you need to go see the remaster of Live at Pompeii. I saw it in IMAX and it was AMAZING!!!😎🤙🏽🔥
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
If you are a fan of Pink Floyd then you need to go see the remastered Live at Pompeii from 1972. I saw it in IMAX today and it was GREAT!!😎🤙🏽🔥
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Very, very important piece about a part of the CECOT story that's gone barely discussed. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Has ANYONE actually talked to and/or seen Mr Abrego Garcia? Whose word are we relying on for information about this man? The administration knew that deporting this man to El Salvador put him in real danger. Is there any doubt that he has already been singled out by the Salvadorans?
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.
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Erin Cunningham @erinmcunningham.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Days before ICE detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, the State Dept. determined that the Trump administration had not produced evidence showing she engaged in antisemitic activities or made public statements supporting a terrorist organization. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found
An internal memo, prepared before Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims that she supports Hamas.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
This is the most articulate, eloquent, moving, and inspiring thing President Donald J. Trump has ever said.
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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Pundits are - in vain - looking to economics and politics when trying to explain Trump's behavior. But, in reality, the central place to look if we want to understand Trump and his policies is this: The psychology of dominance. 🧵(1/5)
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
BASIE IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen at Classon and Sterling. If you've seen or found him please go here: www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?... and/or phone 877-818-0060 and PLEASE RT BASIE!
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Trump TRIED TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT, and our solution was, literally, “let him off the hook and hope he simply goes away of his own accord.” And then we were shocked when he came back and… showed no respect for the law or government. He’d already committed the worst treason in US history!
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
During the Cold War, Americans were appalled both by the repression and the material deprivation of life under the Kremlin. Now, apparently, it seems like the civil liberties part isn't really a bother, as long as things are cheap and the WiFi signal's good.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉 handsoff2025.com
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Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 28/03/2025
We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself. SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then. Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
We will not be distracted. We will not be discouraged. We’ve got our eyes on the prize. And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve. The time to organize is now. OcasioCortez.com
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
“Asked whether she believes other professors might be encouraged to leave the United States, Shore wrote that she believes many of her colleagues will consider relocating due to the current political climate, which she deemed an ‘American descent into fascism.’”
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Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Jeffrey Goldberg just posted an update that shows the classified nature of the Signal chat group.
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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Philip Newton @madisonian76.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
If I was a student at Columbia I’d be asking for a GD refund, asap!!!
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 19/03/2025
By attacking science: We are less safe because science informs national security and medical care. We are less prosperous because science drives innovation and economic benefit. We are less free because science and democracy depend on the liberty to ask questions, and seek and share knowledge.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“Musk is killing Tesla. His lack of integrity, lack of internal consistency, and deeply fascistic leanings are now on full display for the world to see. And the world has responded by violently throwing up in their mouths.”
planetearthandbeyond.co
Tesla Is Dying, And Polestar Wants To Kill It
The industry is exorcising Musk.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Trump calling for the impeachment of a judge who ruled against him. Calling him “crooked.” If this isn’t fascistic, what is? (Also, the media will sanewash this but anyone else who talks or writes like this would be sent to one of the mental asylums Trump thinks migrants are coming from!)
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
This.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
A strong statement from the head of Voice of America, who points out that Trump‘s move to silence this important journalistic entity will help the tyrannical governments of Russia, China, Iran, and other repressive states. This is not America First; this is the abandonment of democracy.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/03/2025
"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?
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