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Lawyer lurking in Grand Rapids (but nothing I say here is legal advice)

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "El-Sayed was interviewed just a little while ago on a certain network, I won't tell you which one. They let this guy talk, talk, talk. They hardly fight him at all. Why are they putting these people on our television networks?…They should stop doing it."
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am not yet finished with "Line of Duty" - so no spoilers please - but American television has never produced a police procedural that's this good. And that's saying something, because we practically invented the genre.
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Constant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If only he'd known 🙄
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
how do you send the guy who clowned himself on crudités out to do this
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "Sleepy Joe Biden, he didn't do crap. That guy, he was terrible. He was the worst. You didn't get worse than that last administration, in fact, I think the reason I look so good—they're all saying 'GOAT.'…Greatest of all time. You know what 'GOAT' means?"
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There are few major cities in the United States that are as closely integrated with the military as San Diego. In keeping with not giving a damn about military losses in his criminally insane war against Iran, he’s saying let them wipe out San Diego! reportingsandiego.com/the-role-of-...
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The Role of San Diego's Military Bases: Economic Impact and Community Relations - reportingsandiego.com
San Diego's military bases serve as crucial hubs for national defense and strategic operations. They support the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard,
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Friendly reminder that Megyn Kelly was sexually harassed by Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly and STILL this is how she, and women on the right, treat rape victims.
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 06/10/2026
Angie Nixon’s Town Hall was 🔥. USF understood the assignment! #SheShed #AngieForFL
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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How DARE Ossoff draw attention to Trump's dependence on Natalie Harp!
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump calling his Super PAC “my money” will make bribery charges a snap. Both accepting and making. Like the entire crypto industry for starters. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads (Gift Article)
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
megyn kelly is the exact sort of woman who mocks a rape victim for their appearance. she's a loathsome, awful woman.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "Probably the worst governor in history -- Jim Walz"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump is standing like a centaur
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "What's driving up gasoline is really no longer the Strait of Hormuz…Russia's losing a lot of refineries because of Ukraine. That has to do with a lot of the diesel that you see."
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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So "We the People" is not incorrect; it's using the People as a singular proper noun form, not as the generic collective noun. But this letter promotes basically every noun to a proper noun for emphasis, which is just grammatically incoherent.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pope Leo has expressed his sorrow and assured Gaza’s Christian community of his prayers after an IDF airstrike killed 5 civilians, including 2 Orthodox women. The attack struck a residential building in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City in the early hours of Oct 3, wounding numerous others
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Pope Leo prays for Gaza victims: ‘How long, O Lord?’ - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV sends a message of condolence to the parish priest of Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City after an Israeli strike kills five people, ...
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh look, she’s smiling.
Smiling Natalie on stage with Trump
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Things that are totally normal - and shouldn't be! - in 2026
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"South Korea has already run the experiment. Its law requires the National Assembly to vote on presidential impeachment by anonymous ballot, and that rule has now removed two presidents." [@andycraig.bsky.social]
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A Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority Basis
Such a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "Prices are all going way down. But they really are going to plummet as soon as that war ends."
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
certainly a choice to make fun of people for liking lettuce right after presiding over a historic multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis that sent a bunch of people to the hospital and killed a few
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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Where's a daisy ad when you need it. wtf.
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MB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Centaur
Alt: Centaur
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Zeroisanumber @zeroisanumber.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What's that old joke? Q: "What did Crick and Watson discover?" A: "Rosalind Franklin's notes."
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 06/10/2026
Our US Constitution guarantees our freedom of speech, and our press, against the impotent rants of any senescent man, Democrat or Republican.
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Spacely Sprockets🇺🇦 @spacely.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
😹😈 I might sign up for Truth Social to suggest it should be Donald J. Trump's Reagan Washington National Airport in honor of the greatest two presidents in history.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I feel like with a little reverse psychology Democrats could prompt Trump to spend the weeks before the election dragging Reagan.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why do I feel like the “Let’s” was actually cut to fit the rest on the hat.
LET'S MAKE
AMERICA
GREAT AGAIN
REAGAN '80 button
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "Make America Great Again. 2015, I thought of that expression. Somebody said, 'No, it was Reagan.' No no. That's 'Let's Make America Great.' There's a big difference. And he never used it too."
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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A Democrat got drunk once. A Republican made his fortune swindling sick people. We report, you decide. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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The Campaign for Ohio’s Next Governor May Be the Ugliest in the Country
The candidates for Ohio governor have significant policy differences, but the campaign ads have been strikingly personal, with exaggerated portrayals of one candidate as a con artist and the other as ...
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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Given the track record for this kind of cover profile, the AI bubble should burst next Tuesday.
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Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In @bridgedet313.bsky.social, @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social and I have a new op-ed on education in Detroit. Measures that capture the direct impact of Detroit schools (e.g., growth, value-added) tell a positive story about the city that is masked by low proficiency and high absenteeism rates.
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Detroit students need more support outside of school
Detroit students' outcomes are still not where we want them to be. That's a clear sign that other government and community leaders have a role to play in improving conditions for young people outside ...
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You don’t have to be a former City Comptroller to know it’s a corrupt, hideous idea for Trump’s SEC to roll back “pay-to-play” regulations that prohibit investors from bribing State Treasurers and other public pension fiduciaries with campaign contributions.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We're in the fight of our lives. A fight for health care that doesn’t bankrupt you. For wages that let you actually live. For time with your family. For the right to organize and have some power on the job. Working people have won these fights before. We’ll win them again. Solidarity forever.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pay teachers a fair wage. Pay paraprofessionals who help support our kids a fair wage. Make sure our schools are safe, clean, warm, and dry.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "I'd like to ask Natalie to come out. Natalie, come out. Bring [the executive order] out…She reminds me, like, The Price Is Right, 'Thank you, Natalie. Come on!' This perfect person comes up, hands it, walks off. We should go on television with this show."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump calls Natalie on stage, checks out her legs, calls her "perfect," then floats creating a reality show w/ her -- & other lowlights from his rally tonight in Nebraska (Including Trump saying of Iran, "Let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is very small price to pay")
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump is in Nebraska right now and just started looking around the crowd for the Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidate. And before anyone says it's an easy mistake, he's not in Omaha. He's in Grand Island, nowhere near Iowa. He's losing it, guys.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Bet if Hasan Piker mused about Iran bombing Palm Beach, Florida it wouldn’t just be dryly noted in the Gray Lady.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Got a bad feeling there may be a snuff film produced of this event
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Marinus van Reymerswale, Saint Jerome in his Study (Goes 1541) The painting played a major role in the rediscovery of Marinus’ work, in particular its relation to the production of Albrecht Dürer. It carries the date of 1521, the year that Dürer visited Antwerp and painted a Saint Jerome
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026
Trump’s behavior has spurred calls for health examinations from medical experts, politicians, and voters fearful of the president’s apparent cognitive decline. trib.al/IQ8XtiY
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Trump, 80, Promptly Falls Asleep After Announcing New Steel Plant
Donald Trump struggled to stay awake during the Oval Office press conference.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
But that’s—that’s where my family is.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/10/2026
Phew guys, we're in safe hands. 🙄 After reports from Russia’s Irkutsk region revealed a potential public health crisis, Donald Trump gave his thoughts on a seeming outbreak of the rare and often deadly pneumonic plague. Given his handling of COVID, some fear his approach to public health concerns.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And the NYT is so proud of its both-sidesing the article is leading the website. Readers are offended, as well they should be. Most recommended comment:
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The headline refers to "exaggerated portrayals of one candidate as a con artist and the other as a drunk"; the article then spends a lot of time detailing a single incident, which has been widely exaggerated beyond all proportion and recognization, and finally turns to Ramaswamy's career exploits, which are by no measure being exaggerated beyond defensible arguments as to their social impact. Why couldn't this article be accurately headlined: In Ugly Fight For Ohio Governor, Exaggeration of Single Personal Incident Is Pitted Against a Plutocrat's Career and Its Consequences. Concerned readers are eager to know.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Three elected Alabama public officials, all Republicans, were running a human trafficking ring. They were arrested and booked this weekend. weartv.com/news/local/a...
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Three Alabama officials among 17 arrested in Atmore undercover prostitution sting
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. -- Three public officials in Alabama were among the 17 people arrested Friday in a multi-day undercover prostitution sting in Escambia Cou
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t.
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