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Blue dot Montanan; retired CPA

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 9h
Oh wow who would have thought that Bessent and Rubio would underperform so badly OH YEAH I DID. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-worst-...
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The Lousiest Adults in the Room
The cabinet officials valorized as the adults in the room are acting like brats.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Going live with @paulwaldman.bsky.social at 1pm eastern to talk about the the country reaching the livestreamed executions part of the second Trump administration, the nesting doll of embarrassing failure that is Pete Hegseth, and much more Tune in:
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LIVE SOON: We've reached the livestreamed executions part of Trump 2.0
Starting Oct 9 at 1:00 PM EDT
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 9h
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 9h
“With more than four years of full-scale war and 12 years since Russia first invaded Ukraine, it seems the European Union has developed an extensive arsenal of tools to sanction Moscow, but one problem appears to persist: the visibility problem,” writes Nezir Sinani in this op-ed.
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Why have EU sanctions missed the company behind Russia’s tank industry?
With more than four years of full-scale war and 12 years since Russia first invaded Ukraine, it seems the European Union has developed an extensive arsenal of tools to sanction Moscow, but one problem...
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 9h
Even the folks who kept their jobs at The Indy are stellar folks and I can vouch for any of them. Any supervising editors at other news outlets can absolutely DM or email me and I will personally vouch for them.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h
NEW: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense. After he joined, a firm he has ties to began landing major military contracts.
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The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 11h
Senator Jon Ossoff is really good at this. He tells his Senate opponent Mike Collins that he has "hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office and promoted neo-Nazi content online."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
This snowflake is a walking, talking stress ball every time he enters a room and has to wrestle with the English language. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 11h
Is Hegseth going to round up the war criminals he told Trump to pardon to staff his firing squad? At this phase I wouldn't put it past him to pick up a rifle himself.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 11h
BREAKING: Peter Navarro appears to have violated federal ethics law by using his official capacity to promote his book, "Why Fauci Must Rot in Prison." We just filed a complaint with the Office of Government Ethics and White House Counsel’s Office.
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White House official Peter Navarro’s book promotion likely violates ethics law - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
CREW filed a complaint about White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro's apparent violation federal ethics law by using his official capacity to promote his book.
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 11h
It's well worth your time to watch Jon Ossoff absolutely drag his MAGA Senate opponent. From “his pathetic, childlike devotion to Donald Trump” to saying Collins is “running for the U.S. Senate while neo-Nazi propaganda is disseminated to an audience of millions from your home,” it's pure gold.
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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 11h
Every human being is a child of God. Every human being is born with dignity. Pete Hegseth’s plan to execute a man by firing squad and broadcast the unspeakable brutality degrades us all.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11h
“A familiar feature of fascism is the transformation of politics into spectacle. Fascism wants to reduce active citizens into voyeurs—especially voyeurs of cruelty and death. Such degradation of a democratic public is key to fascism’s project and to its success.” www.thebulwark.com/p/hegseth-wa...
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Hegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff Film
Neo-fascism as spectacles of violence.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
Absolute lawlessness. Backed by American taxpayers. If the little boy running away doesn’t infuriate you something is very wrong
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 11h
Damn. Poor Donnie Trump. Yet another missed Nobel Peace Prize. But you know who did get it? #ObamaWasBetterAtEverything
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11h
“It’s about degrading the people. It’s about desensitizing the public. The United States military is far better than this. Senior officials should protest, and if necessary resign, rather than being complicit in the voyeuristic degradation of our democracy.” www.thebulwark.com/p/hegseth-wa...
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Hegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff Film
Neo-fascism as spectacles of violence.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11h
Come ask Amy anything about her coverage of Kristan Hawkins and the anti-abortion movement!
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From the IAmA community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the IAmA community
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
Democracy Docket's YouTube channel has 816,766 subscribers. You can probably guess what our goal is. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 11h
Televised executions? Killer Pete Hegseth is a sick person. He, like his boss, never should have been allowed near the levers of power.
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 11h
Esteemed Senator Foghorn Leghorn (MAGA-LA) is at it again with his rhetorical brilliance. www.huffpost.com/entry/john-k...
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'We All Taste Like Chicken': GOP Senator Gives Bizarre Statement About Racism
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has become infamous for his eccentric public remarks over the years.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11h
This is what Christo-fascism looked like — specifically the Romanian fascism of the 1930s. Hegseth is a Christo-fascist. (1/3)
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 11h
A lawn business?? I would have guessed clergy or Boy Scout leader. www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-j...
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Mike Johnson Has A Surprising Plan If GOP Loses House
Could he be thinking that the grass is greener?
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 11h
Good riddance to "my friend across the aisle" too.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 10h
Shoddy WaPo write-up of El-Sayed/Rogers debate by Erin Cox. El-Sayed never said a word about Rogers's mom, so "exchanging words about each other’s mothers" is both-sides baloney. Then she repeats Rogers's lies about El-Sayed and just says El-Sayed denies them. wapo.st/4ibaMld
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Takeaways from Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers
Even mothers were not exempt in a fierce debate in the race for a critical U.S. Senate seat.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 10h
Do you have a question about election news you're seeing in your feed? Not sure if it's misinformation? Call our show and leave a voicemail: 913-601-7086 We might answer it for next week's episode!
Dave listening to a caller voicemail
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10h
A portrait of Nicole Fleetwood and me drawn during our last public conversation by the artist Djuna Tewksbury. Watch our latest conversation below, and read Nicole Fleetwood's new book! nicolerfleetwood.substack.com/p/our-two-oh...
Pencil sketch of Timothy Snyder and Nicole Fleetwood. They are sitting in chairs, engaged in in conversation. They are in front of an audience that is not shown.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10h
Similarly, this morning on MS NOW, the commentary was "I know Mike Rogers and he's not like this" or "wasn't like this" but the reality is, yes, he is like this. His attacks were outrageous and racist. Absolutely disgusting and disqualifying. Pure MAGA vileness.
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 10h
Democrats are dominating the polls and debates. Why? It's not just Trump is awful. We have better candidates! Coffee With Texas Paul is going live at 11 am Eastern. Join us in the chat!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
Republicans always working hard to make things more affordable for Americans.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10h
Does John Roberts consider insider trading an "official act?"
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h
Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. She is a South African human rights lawyer who fought against the apartheid regime and who was formerly the UN’s top human rights official. nyti.ms/4yLyLxw
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The Onion @theonion.com · 10h
FBI Classifies Not Finishing Hamburger  As Seditious Activity theonion.com/fbi-classifies-not-fin…
FBI Classifies Not Finishing Hamburger  As Seditious Activity
Those Who Leave Uneaten Bites On Plate Declared ‘Enemies Of The People’
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 10h
Oh, c'mon now... I'm sure there's some Klan stuff in there too. #ICEinstagram
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 10h
"If the ultimate goal is to keep the military from posing a threat to democracy...military professionalism alone cannot sustain healthy civil-military relations. A corresponding civilian professionalism is necessary as well," Loren Voss writes in a review of @kschake.bsky.social's new book.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 10h
Yesterday in New York City, an ICE officer shot a man during an arrest while a 5-year-old sat in the back seat. That’s the world the Trump administration is enabling.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10h
BREAKING: Continuing to go after Fed Governor Lisa Cook and the independence of the Federal Reserve following last term’s Supreme Court case, President Trump establishes a Trump-appointed “committee of inquiry” to look into Fed Governor Lisa Cook, with a hearing set for Nov. 5.
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Establishment of a Committee of Inquiry to Investigate Allegations of False Statements by Lisa DeNell Cook
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ECONOMIC POLICY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10h
Is it a crime to be a Disney adult now?
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 10h
Today, I'm releasing my Farmers Over Billionaires platform to champion Michigan farmers. Our broken politics has always favored corporations, monopolies, and billionaires over Michigan rural communities and family farms. That ends when I get to the United States Senate.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 10h
I'm suing the Trump administration after they illegally canceled grants meant for states to improve their unemployment benefits systems. When someone loses a job, they should be able to get the benefits they need to pay rent, buy groceries, and cover other basic needs.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10h
If a fight is going to end in an apology, just skip to the apology.⁣ ⁣ That's called efficient bargaining. youtu.be/KhGjTdS41eg
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
"Next month, Trump is hosting the 'most exclusive dinner in the world' at his golf club in Virginia — & you’re invited! Well, only if you can pony up millions to buy his scammy meme coin. It’s just another breathtaking bit of corruption that, by now, is depressingly routine." — @snipy.bsky.social
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Trump’s meme coin grift hits a new low
Buyers have lost almost everything. He keeps pumping them anyway.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 22h
Oof
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 22h
Maybe he's so used to people being Nazis that he didn't expect anyone to find it offensive? I mean ... from what I've seen, he might actually be that dumb. 🤷‍♀️
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22h
WTF. Even I am just seeing this now.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
🔥 @jumaane.bsky.social : “They’re going to try to make the gentleman they shot the worst human you’ve ever heard of… a father picking up his child was shot by a rogue agency controlled by Trump. That’s what occurred. He represents evil. He is doing the Devil’s work.” #AbolishICE
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 22h
2028?
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 21h
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h
“They’re kids! They’re kids!” Monstrous. Abolish ICE.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21h
When Abdul El-Sayed announced plans to campaign with Obama later this month, his criticism of the former president from 14 years ago resurfaced. Is that really a scandal?
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Abdul El-Sayed criticized Obama. Is that a scandal?
The former president, apparently unbothered, will campaign with El-Sayed in Michigan.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 21h
Christmas with the Cranks
Turning point USA America Fest speakers
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