Reposted by Manny OtikoKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3hSlander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg" 1472007809
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 3hWhy Did Trump Bomb Iran? His Reasons Keep Getting More Bizarre | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/why-did-trum...mannyotiko1.medium.comWhy Did Trump Bomb Iran? His Reasons Keep Getting More BizarreFrom nuclear weapons to regime change to drugs, Trump’s shifting explanations for the Iran war are becoming harder to follow — and easier… 000
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 4hHow ‘End Times Fascism’ Is Exploiting War, AI and Political Chaos | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/how-end-time...mannyotiko1.medium.comHow ‘End Times Fascism’ Is Exploiting War, AI and Political ChaosNaomi Klein and Astra Taylor warn that today’s authoritarian politics are feeding on crisis, corporate power and fear — but they say… 000
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 16hTrump Allies Talk Martial Law as Republicans Brace for a Midterm Election Disaster | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium medium.com/the-polis/tr...medium.comTrump Allies Talk Martial Law as Republicans Brace for a Midterm Election DisasterWith Trump’s poll numbers sinking, some of his closest allies are floating extraordinary measures to prevent a Republican wipeout in the… 000
Reposted by Manny Otiko@smaddoxsr @smaddoxsr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026As it was with the nineteenth century confederates, these 21st century confederates are criminals who will betray the USA and sell out anybody for profits. 042
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 21hSen. Thom Tillis Speaks Out Against Trump, MAGA Cult — 10 Years Too Late! | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/sen-thom-til...mannyotiko1.medium.comSen. Thom Tillis Speaks Out Against Trump, MAGA Cult — 10 Years Too Late!After years of backing Donald Trump and helping confirm his nominees, the retiring North Carolina senator is suddenly blasting MAGA, ICE… 000
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trump Is a Psychopath — But Is He Crazy Enough to Use a Nuclear Weapon on Iran? | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/trump-is-a-p...mannyotiko1.medium.comTrump Is a Psychopath — But Is He Crazy Enough to Use a Nuclear Weapon on Iran?Mental health experts have warned about Trump’s behavior as new reporting says the Pentagon is expanding the nuclear options available to… 010
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Michael Wolff: Trump’s White House Runs on Fear, Humiliation and Flunkies | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/michael-wolf...mannyotiko1.medium.comMichael Wolff: Trump’s White House Runs on Fear, Humiliation and FlunkiesMichael Wolff says Trump staffers endure insults, threats and humiliation for one powerful reason: proximity to the president and the Oval… 010
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Religious Freedom Advocate Warns Pete Hegseth Has Crusader Mentality | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium medium.com/@mannyotiko1...medium.comReligious Freedom Advocate Warns Pete Hegseth Has Crusader MentalityMichael Weinstein says Hegseth’s religious rhetoric, crusader imagery and influence over the U.S. military should alarm anyone concerned… 000
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Michael Wolff Says Jeffrey Epstein Feared Trump — and What He Knew About Him | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/michael-wolf...mannyotiko1.medium.comMichael Wolff Says Jeffrey Epstein Feared Trump — and What He Knew About HimThe author says Epstein worried about Trump’s rise, regretted revealing too much and refused to go public with potentially damaging… 022
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Adam Mockler: Trump Is Sabotaging Republicans — and Democrats Still Have a Problem | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/adam-mockler...mannyotiko1.medium.com 011
Reposted by Manny OtikoRyan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 01/10/2026“This was a miscarriage of justice, and what happened to Mr. Hearn is an outrage that should shock every American. This administration chose to pursue an unjust prosecution against Mr. Hearn."nbcnews.comJudge bars U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from charging ex-Olympian in Reflecting Pool caseThe judge dismissed the case against David Hearn with prejudice, citing “exceptional circumstances” that included President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Pirro’s office. 21890254
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Biden’s Age Was Front-Page News. Why Is Trump’s Fitness Treated Differently? | by Manny Otiko | Oct, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/bidens-age-w...mannyotiko1.medium.comBiden’s Age Was Front-Page News. Why Is Trump’s Fitness Treated Differently?Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston says fear of legal threats, intimidation and retaliation may help explain why… 022
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026‘Godfather of AI’ Warns the Industry Needs Government Regulation Before It’s Too Late | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/godfather-of...mannyotiko1.medium.com‘Godfather of AI’ Warns the Industry Needs Government Regulation Before It’s Too LateGeoffrey Hinton says the AI industry needs a government regulatory agency as increasingly powerful systems raise new safety risks 011
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Ad Sends a Message: “Nobody Is Going to Stop Me,” Wolff Says | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium medium.com/the-polis/tr...medium.comTrump’s Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Ad Sends a Message: “Nobody Is Going to Stop Me,” Wolff SaysDaily Beast co-host Michael Wolff says Trump’s latest ad reflects a broader belief that the rules no longer apply to him — and that he… 010
Reposted by Manny OtikoAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Pappas: It’s a golden age if you’re Don Jr. getting a Russian oligarch to pay for a wedding reception, but for the rest of us, it doesn’t feel like that. They can put out whatever numbers they want. The American people know that this is a totally incompetent president who is estranged from reality. 14272412137
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026David Cay Johnston: Trump Is a Psychopath as Dangerous as Stalin | by Manny Otiko | The Polis | Sep, 2026 | Medium medium.com/the-polis/da...medium.comDavid Cay Johnston: Trump Is a Psychopath as Dangerous as StalinDavid Cay Johnston: Trump Is a Psychopath as Dangerous as Stalin The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist warns that Trump’s attacks on the press, expansive view of presidential power and increasingly … 010
Reposted by Manny OtikoCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Mark Carney built a global profile in 2026 by standing up to Donald Trump. If some prediction-market traders and prominent admirers are right, the Canadian prime minister could end the year with the Nobel Peace Prize and Time magazine’s Person of the Year. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...ctvnews.caMark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzzMark Carney built a global profile in 2026 by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump. If some prediction-market traders and prominent admirers are right, the Canadian prime minister could end the ... 2219259
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Pentagon Wants 1 Million Drones. Trump Boys Just Happen to Have Drone Companies! | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium medium.com/the-polis/th...medium.comThe Pentagon Wants 1 Million Drones. Trump Boys Just Happen to Have Drone Companies!Corruption Runs in the Trump Crime Family. Now Don Jr. and Eric Are Joining the Military-Industrial Complex Gravy Train 010
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Dean Obeidallah Accuses Media of Ignoring Trump’s ‘Treason’ as China Helps Iran | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/dean-obeidal...mannyotiko1.medium.comDean Obeidallah Accuses Media of Ignoring Trump’s ‘Treason’ as China Helps IranWhile lawmakers warn that Beijing aided Iran against U.S. forces, Trump praises Xi and gives the Chinese leader a lavish welcome 021
Reposted by Manny OtikoLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Genuinely the worst campaign message I’ve ever seen 1081863362
Reposted by Manny OtikoJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith looked straight at the Senate and said what Trump’s enablers have spent years trying to bury: There was proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed crimes against this country. Smith said he’d prosecute him again today. Because the evidence doesn’t give a damn about your red hat 331146465
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Theo Bros Want a White Christian America Where Women and Minorities Are Silent or Gone | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/theo-bros-wa...mannyotiko1.medium.comTheo Bros Want a White Christian America Where Women and Minorities Are Silent or GoneHow a growing network of hard-right Christian nationalists is using social media, misogyny, and white identity politics to push a vision of… 010
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump’s Hardcore MAGA ‘Front Row Joes’ Are Finally Turning Against Him | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium medium.com/the-polis/tr...medium.comTrump’s Hardcore MAGA ‘Front Row Joes’ Are Finally Turning Against HimSome of Trump’s Most Devoted MAGA Supporters Say They’ve Had Enough After Years of Unwavering Loyalty 010
Reposted by Manny Otiko@smaddoxsr @smaddoxsr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Citizens in this nation have elected cruel people to government since George Washington and the other enslavers and murderers of indigenous peoples hundreds of years ago. We have allowed Criminal Trump in the government TWICE! 011
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/trump-skips-...mannyotiko1.medium.comTrump Skips the Briefing Books, And America Pays the PriceMichael Wolff says Trump enters high-stakes meetings unprepared, vulnerable to flattery and easy for foreign leaders to manipulate 010
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/the-real-ai-...mannyotiko1.medium.comThe Real AI Threat Isn’t Skynet — It’s the Billionaires Controlling ItEveryone’s afraid AI will take over someday — but the billionaires controlling it may already be rewriting the rules right now 010
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump Wants Media He Can Control — and China Shows Him How | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/trump-wants-...mannyotiko1.medium.comTrump Wants Media He Can Control — and China Shows Him HowInside the White House press fight over Chinese state media access, barred U.S. reporters and growing warnings about press freedom 011
Reposted by Manny OtikoSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 27/09/2026Meanwhile it appears DOJ some time ago leaked the 37 pages to a Trump-friendly reporter. I wonder if they disclosed that to the judge. “So secret we can’t show you but we leaked them” is not a good look. meidasnews.com/news/trump-d...meidasnews.comTrump DOJ Claims It Complied With Latest Epstein Order in Katie Phang CaseJudge Emmet Sullivan ordered Attorney General Todd Blanche to submit unredacted FBI notes and support disputed victim redactions, while a temporary appellate pause now blocks foreign-language file rev... 16607233
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Heather Cox Richardson Says Trump’s MAGA Coalition Is Starting to Fall Apart | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/heather-cox-...mannyotiko1.medium.comHeather Cox Richardson Says Trump’s MAGA Coalition Is Starting to Fall ApartHistorian Heather Cox Richardson argues Trump’s MAGA movement is losing its grip, the Republican Party is starting to fracture and America… 011
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump Kicked Mainstream News Out of the White House — and Gave a Spot to a Raging Neo-Nazi | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/trump-kicked...mannyotiko1.medium.comTrump Kicked Mainstream News Out of the White House — and Gave a Spot to a Raging Neo-NaziCNN, MS NOW and Politico were barred from White House grounds while Border Hawk — an outlet the SPLC says has ties to white-nationalist… 000
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gil Duran: The Real AI Threat Isn’t the Machines. It’s the Billionaires Behind Them | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/gil-duran-th...mannyotiko1.medium.comGil Duran: The Real AI Threat Isn’t the Machines. It’s the Billionaires Behind ThemJournalist warns Silicon Valley’s techno-oligarchs have amassed enormous power with little accountability 010
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump’s Xi State Dinner Raises Awkward Questions About China, Iran and Taiwan | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/trumps-xi-st...mannyotiko1.medium.comTrump’s Xi State Dinner Raises Awkward Questions About China, Iran and TaiwanXi Jinping got the red carpet, a White House state dinner and Trump’s full attention — but questions over China, Taiwan, Iran and trade… 010
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Former MAGA Stars Say Trump Betrayed Them. A Psychologist Says It’s Face-Saving | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium medium.com/@mannyotiko1...medium.comFormer MAGA Stars Say Trump Betrayed Them. A Psychologist Says It’s Face-SavingTucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Megyn Kelly are distancing themselves from Trump — but psychologist Elliot Connie says their… 030
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Why a Simple Surgery Can Leave Americans Buried in Medical Debt | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium mannyotiko1.medium.com/why-a-simple...mannyotiko1.medium.comWhy a Simple Surgery Can Leave Americans Buried in Medical DebtAmerica’s For-Profit Healthcare System Turns Routine Medical Care Into a Financial Crisis 010
Reposted by Manny OtikoChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026Republicans never should’ve voted to confirm Pete Hegseth. They own this… 📌 Iran war mismanagement & misleading public claims 📌 Iranian girls’ school strike, 120+ children killed 📌 8 suicide attempts aboard USS Lincoln 📌 Fired senior military leaders without cause 57960386
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tucker Carlson Turns on Trump Over Iran: ‘The Most Profoundly Destructive’ Decision in U.S. History | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium medium.com/@mannyotiko1...medium.comTucker Carlson Turns on Trump Over Iran: ‘The Most Profoundly Destructive’ Decision in U.S. HistoryThe former Fox News star blasts Trump’s Iran policy, takes aim at Benjamin Netanyahu and the Washington ‘uniparty,’ and admits he wasted… 131
Reposted by Manny OtikoMeidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Not enough voters trusted a Black woman who: Graduated from Howard & law school Was DA, AG, Senator & VP Would expand Medicare > home care Would protect reproductive freedom Offered homebuyers up to $25K Would lower prescr. drug costs Offered parents a $6K tax credit Would cut middle-class taxes 49495252
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Latino Media Told Immigrants Not to Worry About Trump. Now Some of Them Regret It | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium medium.com/the-polis/la...medium.comLatino Media Told Immigrants Not to Worry About Trump. Now Some of Them Regret ItA 2024 Media Matters report shows how pro-Trump Latino media figures downplayed his immigration and deportation plans. Now some former… 020
Reposted by Manny OtikoDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 24/09/2026Author Jacob Silverman discusses how tech elites like Peter Thiel and David Sacks are shaping the Trump administration’s approach to technology.democracynow.org“Gilded Rage”: Jacob Silverman on How a Radicalized Silicon Valley Shapes Trump’s AI Policies“One of the features we see in … a lot of the billionaire tech elites is a real kind of anger,” says Jacob Silverman, author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. “They’r... 28451
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Malcolm Nance Sounds the Alarm: AI Fakes, Russian Disinformation and the 2026 Midterms | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium medium.com/@mannyotiko1...medium.comMalcolm Nance Sounds the Alarm: AI Fakes, Russian Disinformation and the 2026 MidtermsThe former intelligence officer warns that voter intimidation, Russian influence operations and an explosion of AI-generated disinformation… 010
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.threads.com/share/FRcPnN...threads.comAaron Parnas (@aaronparnas) on ThreadsNEW: Troy Jackson's campaign is out with their first digital spot following the bombshell Susan Collins bribery scandal calling her "Corrupt Collins." Watch this: 011
Reposted by Manny OtikoAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026Ossoff: "Sen. John Thune is coming to Georgia to campaign for the congressman. The senator therefore needs to answer whether he will denounce Mike Collins's extensive ties to white nationalism and neo-Nazi ideology." 421929497
Manny Otiko @mannyotiko.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Luke Harding: Trump Has ‘Dictator Envy’ — and Putin Knows How to Exploit It | by Manny Otiko | Sep, 2026 | Medium medium.com/@mannyotiko1...medium.comLuke Harding: Trump Has ‘Dictator Envy’ — and Putin Knows How to Exploit ItThe former Guardian Russia correspondent says Vladimir Putin knows how to manipulate Donald Trump — and Russian intelligence has been… 010
Reposted by Manny OtikoD. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026📌So eight sailors we know of attempted suicide in the USS Lincoln Strike Group. This is beyond disgusting. It is a tragedy, and heads need to roll starting with Pete Hegseth, who is an unqualified bum. I can't even imagine how bad the morale must be on these ships. This is NOT the Navy I served in. 441137326