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Michael Ruminer

@michaelruminer.bsky.social
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Fairly leftist :-) ✍️Blog: medium.com/@m-ruminer

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.
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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.
As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.
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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 23/09/2026
I had not seen this clip where Tammy Duckworth advises Democrats to "not impeach anybody," "get back to work" and "allow" Donald Trump to "save face" and I would just like to remind the senator from IL that the federal government took 4,000 Chicagoans and murdered a 38-year-old father last fall.
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just realized I had not seen a post from @kenwhite.bsky.social in a while. I thought "what did I say to get blocked🤥😮‍💨?" So I went to his feed and sure enough, it had been 3 months. He had been suspended by Blue Sky for 4 days and decided he'd not come back. 🥲
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GolgariGlenRoss @golgariglenross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I Don't Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other
People
Our disagreement is not merely political, but a fundamental divide on what it means to live in a society.
By Kayla Chadwick, Contributor
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/09/2026
An exchange of gunfire near a synagogue in Ontario left a police officer injured on Sunday as congregants gathered inside to mark Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Canadian authorities said.
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Police Officer Injured in Shooting Near Ontario Synagogue on Yom Kippur
There was an exchange of gunfire near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville as congregants gathered inside to mark Yom Kippur, the authorities said.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
GEFILTE PHISHING
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026
The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
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404 Media @404media.co · 08/09/2026
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
OMG.... I didn't believe it; then I read the article.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The families of the 18 U.S. service members killed in Trump's illegal war might not be pleased to hear Trump co-conspirator Howard Lutnick deny their deaths.
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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The one trait consistent to EVERYONE on the right is an inability to understand anything until they experience it personally
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A picture of the conservative Supreme Court justices.
Picture of a contortionist
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Supreme Court rules it needs to be expanded to 13 justices, just not in so many words.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I’m telling you - the default position of this administration is fear. Fear of questions, fear of transparency, fear of being found out, and fear of the American people.
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Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting
Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Meanwhile the Congress twiddles their thumbs while the country burns.
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This.
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Corey Johnson @coreygjohnson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🧵Alert: The backstory on this story may interest you. Or it may bore you. Either way, here it goes. I first asked the FCC for Chairman Brendan Carr's 2025 financial report on June 24.
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FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
wapo.st/4fo0lts Gift article.
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After Trump’s order, West Point curbed faculty speech. One professor said no.
Tim Bakken argues that the Pentagon's attempt to stifle what teachers can say and write makes the military more susceptible to bad decisions.
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Hannah Natanson @hannahnatanson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It's been hard to do my job this year. Being back reporting — and in print again — means more than I can say. Please spend some time with my story about a Trump administration crackdown on faculty speech at West Point, and one professor's lonely rebellion. wapo.st/4fo0lts
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Read the full thread. It only gets worse.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026
Admirable clarity @science.org
The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands.

That’s it. That’s the story
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It's one thing to honor the sacrifice of fallen service members. And it's common rhetoric to declare that they died for a worthy cause. It's the Platonic ideal of malignant narcissism to just stand there shamelessly and put words into their dead mouths.
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/after-poli... "George Floyd". I see dead people.
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After "Political Terrorism" Summit, U.S. Names 43 Americans + Groups
Rubio report on Cuban subversion names Zohran Mamdani, Amy Goodman, Hasan Piker + orgs like DSA and Amazon Labor Union
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
$100 to any reporter who asks him, "so you're saying Capitol Police should've shot dead everyone who breached the Capitol on January 6?"
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
For The Odyssey, just booked my ticket on IMAX 70mm it took me to Aug. 10th on a weekday evening to find a decent seat (not row 1,2,3 and not on/near the end).
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026
Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Gender affirming care?
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Propaganda for the President wrapped up in an official gov't email account.
This weekend, America celebrates its 250th birthday. For over 90 of those years, Social Security has provided financial freedom for America's seniors. President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Administration are not only protecting Social Security, but we are providing meaningful and immediate relief to older Americans who have spent decades contributing to our nation's economy.

Just last year, on July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. This historic legislation included a tax cut that allows Americans 65 and older to keep more of their hard-earned Social Security benefits. Thanks to President Trump, over 35 million American seniors received an average of $7,500 in relief this tax season.

If you did not take advantage of the President's signature tax cut for seniors, I encourage you to review eligibility requirements through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website for next year's tax filing season.

Under the leadership of President Trump, we are protecting and strengthening Social Security while providing world-class customer service:
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I may have a new love interest - this story.
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Trick🌊 @mirrorpond.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Same guy: Steve Bannon was famously arrested by federal agents on August 20, 2020, aboard the $28 million superyacht, which was anchored off the coast of Connecticut. The 150ft luxury vessel was owned by his business partner & associate, Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui (also known as Miles Guo)
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Interesting, but not at all surprising.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 21/06/2026
"The Americans can't get the slime out of their capital's monument pool and will arrest you for touching it," sounds like the sort of lie they'd tell us in the Soviet Union so we'd stop bitching about bread lines.
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El Jefe Gone Dark Security @eljefe.social · 20/06/2026
Yea makes sense. Vibe coding is just pair programming for introverts.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our ongoing national embarrassment . . .
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I think we can agree that it is a net positive for Free Press people to stay home.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 02/06/2026
“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” Justice Brett Kavanaugh www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Woman held by ICE for 25 days, despite U.S. citizenship claim, gets a passport
Attorneys for Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales had presented a Maryland birth certificate and other documents as proof of her U.S. citizenship.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This answer alone should destroy this administration. This conversation is essentially: “people are hurting.” “ceos are fine.”
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
DO YOU SING?
Trump yelling at kid mowing lawn meme
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Read this, please. As bad as the post makes it sound, it is worse.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
* US DHS SECRETARY MULLIN SAYS AGENCY COULD SOON STOP PROCESSING INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS AT NEWARK AIRPORT OVER IMMIGRATION DISPUTE -- FOX NEWS INTERVIEW @reuters.com
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
You may remember Republicans absolutely losing their mind when Obama released $1.7 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Have to leave the country to apply for a green card. What a mean and horrible thing.
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Interesting that the Trump administration is laying down a marker that a military attack on an unarmed craft can be the basis for prosecuting senior government officials who supervised the attack in home countries of the vehicles' occupants.
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Michael Ruminer @michaelruminer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Has anyone ever gotten a "deal" where they will never be investigated, and thus prosecuted for future crimes? It's a super pardon.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/05/2026
VAN HOLLEN: An individual who was pardoned by Trump went on to molest 2 children, & he tried to buy their silence by saying he would give them funds from your slush fund. Can you commit to not making that person eligible for a payout? BLANCHE: You're obviously lying V: I am reporting what he said
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Funny how after every SCOTUS ruling striking down some protection from government abuse, the officials those protections restrained — cops, prosecutors, Republican state electeds — immediately start acting in the precise manner SCOTUS assured us they no longer do.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Over on Xitter, @harryjsisson.bsky.social (who seems not to post here anymore) catalogued one part of Trump's batshit meltdown overnight. Note how many of them focus on Trump's 2016 conspiracies, which are probably responses to Brennan and Comey appearing on MSNOW.
Trump had one of his worst mental health episodes yet last night, posting over 55 times in 3 hours. Here is the list: 

10:15 PM - Accuses Obama of attempting a coup in 2016 
10:15 PM - Says Obama worked with CIA to overthrow Trump 
10:15 PM - Reposts tweet saying Obama is a “traitor” and that he should be arrested 
10:22 PM - Attacks dominion voting systems for 2020 election saying they switched votes 
10:22 PM - Says Fulton County, GA had their 2020 fraud exposed (there was none) 
10:23 PM - Accuses Obama of personally making $120 million from Obamacare (wtf?)
10:23 PM - Cites quack lawyer Sidney Powell on the 2020 election
10:24 PM - Posts fake JFK Jr account that says Obama wiretapped Trump Tower 
10:27 PM - Demands Senator Mark Kelly resign 
10:29 PM - Claims neither Biden nor Harris were in charge of the Biden admin
10:29 PM - Attacks Fulton County, GA again 
10:29 PM - Posts Fox News clip of Rep Ro Khanna 
10:30 PM - Demands Jack Smith be arrested 
10:30 PM - Accuses Obama, Clinton, and Comey of treason
10:39 PM - Reposts a tweet from a MAGA account saying they have secret intel proving Clinton and Obama committed crimes
10:39 PM - Reposts a MAGA tweet saying Hillary Clinton should be sent to Haiti
10:40 PM - Says the DOJ is “working hard” to arrest his enemies for treason
10:40 PM - Reposts a tweet attacking his own DOJ and Todd Blanche for no arrests of political enemies
10:40 PM - Posts a TikTok video of people stealing from a convenience store 
10:41 PM - Posts a TikTok of someone taking a Door Dash order
10:41 PM - accuses Obama, John Brennan, and Clinton of sedition and treason again
10:42 PM - Posts a video of a man on CCTV footage knocking over food a waiter was carrying 
10:47 PM - Calls Obama the “most DEMONIC FORCE” in American politics 
10:47 PM - Posts a tweet from Mike Flynn saying 2020 election wasn’t fair 
10:49 PM - Attacks Dominion again claiming they stole the 2020 election (it wasn’t)
10:51 PM - Reposts a fake Charlie Kirk account that cla…
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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
In his 2nd Inaugural, Abraham Lincoln delivered what might be the most devastating rebuttal to the Both Sides lie in history. "Both parties deprecated war but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came."
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Angri Bundel @anibundel.com · 11/05/2026
We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
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