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R.J. Hufnagel

@rjhuf.bsky.social
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Union guy, writer, traveler, dog lover, music listener, book reader, beer drinker, avid hockey fan. Football fan by birth, long-suffering baseball fan by choice. Pittsburgh is home. Opinions are mine. (He/Him)

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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
By all means, keep the self-owns coming, MAGA-hatters. You're doing God's work by making it easier to send you to the cornfield for good. www.thedailybeast.com/must-win-mag...
thedailybeast.com
Must-Win MAGA Senate Candidate Caught Secretly Trashing Trump
Audio of the embarrassing private comments has been leaked.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good Lord. As a former journalist, I've come to truly loathe some of the worthless pap that now passes for journalism. Soooo many stories to the effect of: "Republicans Say the Sky is Red. Democrats Maintain it's Blue. Hard to Say Who's Right." abcnews.com/Politics/wir...
abcnews.com
Republicans say Democrats are extremists. These Democrats want to convince voters that's not true
Democrats are trying to win back Congress by criticizing their own party to appeal to voters in more conservative areas
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell USTR: Preserve our Domestic Tire Industry. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
actionnetwork.org
Tell USTR: Preserve our Domestic Tire Industry
The domestic tire industry is drowning in a flood of imports, and workers and their communities are paying the price. Since 2024 alone, nine domestic tire plants have either closed or announced their ...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'm attending a fundraiser in support of the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee. Join me here: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
actionnetwork.org
Join me in supporting the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee
The Mon Valley Unemployed Committee has been helping unemployed workers since 1982. To ensure that the Committee is able to continue to help workers who are facing the most difficult moment of their w...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Robot dogs. For f**k's sake. Worst. Timeline. Ever.
abcnews.com
ICE plans to purchase robot dogs
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is looking to spend up to $2 million on robot dogs, according to a federal procurement notice.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 26/08/2026
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
thenation.com
Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Shocked, shocked, I tell you, to learn that the biggest fan of the lying, cheating, swindling, two-faced, failed-businessman-turned-political-grifter so-called president is also a lying, cheating, swindling, two-faced, failed-businessman-turned-political-grifter. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
nbcnews.com
Mike Lindell refuses to pay for recount in Minnesota GOP primary, files lawsuit against election officials
The MyPillow founder, who’s a fierce Trump ally, said last week that he would pay $825,000 to fund a full hand recount after he lost the state’s GOP gubernatorial primary.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton didn't need a label or political party or baseball cap to show us who she was or where she stood. She personified it - generosity, inclusion, kindness, empowerment, all combined with immense talent and goodness. She made the world a better place. imaginationlibrary.com/the-dollywoo...
imaginationlibrary.com
The Dollywood Foundation - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
The Dollywood Foundation launched Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in 1995 and today it sends over 1 million free books each month to children.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"If I can't have it, I'm just going to smash it." Infantile, senseless, deranged behavior from a massive, whiny man-baby cult leader. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump administration threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done
US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The MAGA Republicans clutch their pearls and howl every time a Democrat says something remotely impolite, yet forgive every boorish, repugnant and downright inhuman utterance from the ghoul whose feet at which they worship.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Ohio friends - I donated to @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social today and you should, too, if you want a Senator who stands up for working families. secure.actblue.com/donate/sherr...
secure.actblue.com
Donate now to give workers a voice in Washington!
I’m personally asking: Will you chip in now to help me win in Ohio, flip this Senate seat, and fight the corporate special interests stacking the deck against us all?
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A. This isn't really news, because 100 percent of MAGA voters already did support said candidate. Three times. B. Tell me again how this isn't a cult. C. There actually is a tiny silver lining in here, in that one-third break off when said candidate isn't said.
thehill.com
2 in 3 MAGA voters say they’d support GOP candidate accused of sexual assault: Poll
More than half of MAGA voters say they would support a Republican candidate accused of sexual assault, according to a new poll. In a recent Politico poll, 66 percent of MAGA voters who cast their b…
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Ohio, you had Sherrod Brown and you chose to replace him with this lowlife bootlicker instead. What an embarrassment.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I just contributed with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Joining the Pittsburgh Progress Cooperative today. Contribute here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
actionnetwork.org
Joining the Pittsburgh Progress Cooperative today
We hope you're enjoying the coverage we put together for our soft launch. When we researched creating a daily news outlet that could genuinely be a source of communication and connection reflecting re...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“Divisive language” and “improper ideology?” Shouldn’t we be hanging that sign around Drumpfy’s neck instead? apple.news/AunwHZ1NBSuW...
apple.news
Trump orders signage warning visitors of ‘inaccurate information’ at Smithsonian — NBC News
The order comes after the White House released a scathing report against the Smithsonian Institution’s leadership on July 4.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Repugnant narcissist cuts tens of billions (with a B) in federal funding for public transit and mass transit systems, then wants transit hub named for him? That tracks. (No pun intended.) www.nbcnewyork.com/traffic/tran...
nbcnewyork.com
Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York’s Penn Station
The Trump administration is seeking to rename Manhattan’s Penn Station as part of a planned $8 billion redesign of the country’s busiest transit hub. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, in a let...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I have never had to show ID to eat a meal at any restaurant in my life.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
America 2026: The repugnant hog-swine Elon Musk hoards more wealth than the bottom half of the American populace (160 MILLION humans), millions of kids go to bed hungry, and we're content to spend $100 billion so we can kill a bunch of people who mean us no harm. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Iran war has cost US $37.5bn so far, Hegseth says, as Pentagon seeks billions more
The hearing was disrupted by protests and a shouting match as Hegseth testified at a pivotal time in the war.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Take the Union P.O.W.E.R. Pledge. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/powerp...
actionnetwork.org
Take the Union P.O.W.E.R. Pledge
We stand together in the proud tradition of those who fought to secure the right to vote, knowing that democracy is strongest when every voice is heard and every ballot counted. As members of the la...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Yes! Because nothing makes Republicans feel more at ease than cutting taxes on wealthy Wall Street investors. Just what voters are looking for! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Republicans Eye Capital Gains Tax Cut to Ease Voters’ Anxieties
A push by influential Republican lawmakers to answer voters’ concerns about the cost of living by lowering taxes on capital gains is dividing the GOP ahead of November elections.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The Post-Gazette will survive. But it won't thrive in Pittsburgh without robust local coverage and good-faith bargaining with the workers who fought so hard for their rights, the PG, and their neighbors. Join me in signing this pledge - actionnetwork.org/forms/pledge...
actionnetwork.org
Pledge: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Is A Union Paper for A Union Town
We NEED to make sure the new Post-Gazette owners understand that the PG is a union paper in a union town with readers who expect robust staffing and local news coverage. The new owners are clearly inv...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Our self-proclaimed “evangelical” “defense secretary” is now reciting “prayers” written by Quentin Tarantino. What a clown car of numbskulls we have in charge of this country.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
If that's the case, let's just raise them to $25 a gallon, then we'll really be kicking some ass. newrepublic.com/post/209089/...
newrepublic.com
GOP Senator Claims Latest Gas Prices Are Sign of How Well We’re Doing
Senator Roger Marshall argued the high gas prices are actually good.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
How are all of the voters doing who chose Trump because he said he’d lower prices, create jobs, and not start any new wars?
apple.news
‘This is very real’: Surging gas prices drive inflation to highest level in two years
Oil prices exploded in March as global energy markets absorbed a once-in-a-generation supply shock from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Paul Weyrich, father of the modern ultra-right-wing of the so-called Republican Party, explained very simply 46 years ago why the GOP wants to prevent people from voting. (Hint: If they don't, they lose.) Let's put this "SAVE" Act down the shitter where it belongs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GBA...
youtube.com
Paul Weyrich - "I don't want everybody to vote" (Goo Goo)
YouTube video by peoplefor
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Voter fraud is so rare as to be statistically NON-EXISTENT. Republicans want to change the rules of voting because they want FEWER people in marginalized groups to vote and they are likely to have more difficulty clearing the bars set by the GOP. It's that simple. newrepublic.com/post/207866/...
newrepublic.com
Mike Johnson Can’t Find Even One Fraud Story to Defend the SAVE Act
The House speaker is unable to share even one real-life example of voter fraud that this bill would have stopped.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Oh, good! Trump's justice department is investigating the actions of the Trump justice department. Finally, we can get to the bottom of this. abcnews.com/Politics/doj...
abcnews.com
DOJ says it's 'reviewing' whether Epstein reports were improperly withheld
The DOJ vowed to publish any documents that were "improperly" tagged.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
RFK Jr. and Kid Rock, just hanging out and filming themselves shirtless in a pool to encourage people to "get active"? Yeah, more like encouraging me to gouge my eyes out with the nearest pair of dull scissors. We are officially on the dumbest ... The. Dumbest. Timeline. Ever.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
So, just to clarify ... as long as Wall Street is making money, nothing else matters. Got it.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." - Dwight Eisenhower, who just might have known a thing or two about war machines and national defense
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Now Republicans in Congress want to investigate Bad Bunny for shaking his hips on TV, but not the rich and powerful men who raped children, including their own so-called "president." Our government is a clown car of repulsive, pathetic lunatics. www.billboard.com/music/music-...
billboard.com
Republican Rep. Ogles Calls For Congressional Probe Into NFL/NBC Over ‘Pure Smut’ Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show: ‘Unspeakable Depravities’
Republican Rep. Ogles called for a congressional probe of NFL/NBC over what he called the 'pure smut' in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Huh, I thought the orange dictator was going to end the war on Day One, not on Day 500.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Every day, Trump and his bootlickers inch ever closer to autocracy. He said he wanted to be a dictator on day one and we all shrugged it off. How much longer are we going to shrug off his despotism? www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
reuters.com
Trump's call to 'nationalize' elections draws furious pushback from Democrats
President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to "nationalize" elections drew pushback on Tuesday from lawmakers, including from a few Republicans, as Democrats voiced fresh concern that he intends to...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
So far this year, #Pittsburgh has faced the loss of two longtime news publications - both owned by the shamelessly unscrupulous multi-millionaire Block brothers. Now there's a group that wants to build a worker-centered news-gathering organization. Please join me in supporting PAPER. ourpapernow.org
ourpapernow.org
PAPER | Pittsburgh Alliance for People-Empowered Reporting
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Proud of my union brother for speaking the truth about what's going on in Minneapolis. We should all be standing up against those who would trample on our constitutional rights. RIP Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
usw.org
Minnesota Protesters are Standing Up for Justice - United Steelworkers
by Justin Recla, USW Staff Representative, Minneapolis, District 11 As a resident of the Minneapolis area, I feel a responsibility to share with my USW family my firsthand account of what has been hap...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
LOL. He's not my mayor either, cuz I don't live in New York City. But, nevertheless, I do like the guy.
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UAW @uaw.org · 14/01/2026
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
Statement on Ford Plant Visit from VP Laura Dickerson, Ford Department Director
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Solidarity with TJ Sabula and UAW Local 600. Speaking truth to power is important. And the truth is that Trump is both a pedophile and a protector of pedophiles who can shove that middle finger directly where the sun don't shine. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
yahoo.com
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he’s been suspended.
Updated on 1/14/26 at 7:25 a.m. A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump as a “pedophile protector” when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesda...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The entire Trump campaign and “administration” has been about nothing but “let’s see how corrupt and greedy and foul we can be while stuffing as much money into our pockets as we can.” And there are people who have nothing still cheering it on because the alternative from Dems has been so feeble.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
1/ "We will release all of the files." 2/ "Biden didn't release the files, so why should we?" 3/ "There are no files." 4/ "The files are fake." 5/ "Please, please, PLEASE don't make us release the files."
abcnews.go.com
Top administration officials met with Boebert about House vote on release of Epstein files: Sources
Top administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert Wednesday about the effort to force a vote on the release of DOJ's Epstein files, sources told ABC News.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I can count on less than one hand the number of times I've ever agreed with Josh Hawley. This is one of those times.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Josh Hawley: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The cruelty is the point. They have the means to help people in dire need. They just refuse to do so. It's inhuman. www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-...
cbsnews.com
Trump administration won't use emergency funds for food stamps amid shutdown
The Trump administration says it will not use emergency funds to pay for federal food benefits with a fast-approaching deadline. One in eight Americans relies on SNAP benefits. Christina Fan has more ...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Hey all, just checking in on that health care plan that Trump said he was working on. Supposed to be way better than Obamacare, and cost less! AND will cover everyone! Great deal. He said it would be ready in two weeks, but that was eight years ago. Any word on that?
axios.com
Premium increases hit home for millions amid ACA turmoil
Sticker shock could lead many Americans to conclude health coverage is out of reach.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
The fact that the "White House" is spending even one millisecond of its time "reacting" to SNL should piss us all off. Secondly, the ability to laugh at yourself is a sign of 1/ Emotional intelligence 2/ Sense of humor 3/ Humility 4/ Self-awareness. Trump clearly possesses ZERO of these qualities.
ew.com
White House reacts to 'SNL' mocking President Donald Trump in cold open
The White House has offered its blunt reaction to the latest cold open for 'Saturday Night Live' — which mocked President Donald Trump, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth — i...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Is this real life? Please tell me we're in the Matrix or some alternative universe where someone will soon be pulling the mask off this lunatic and he'll say "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!"
ew.com
Donald Trump halts live TV speech to threaten teleprompter operator: 'Big trouble'
Donald Trump paused a live, televised speech to the United Nations General Assembly to threaten a crew member: 'Whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble,' he said before a long silence...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
This is the same dipshit who literally THREE MONTHS AGO said we didn't need a Juneteenth holiday because we already had too many holidays in this country.
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Steve Shives @steveshives.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
We have officially reached "Michael Eisner would never have done this" levels of corporate spinelessness in compliance with fascism.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Just for a moment, imagine an alt-universe in which President Kamala Harris' FCC demanded that Sean Hannity be taken off the air on Fox News. Hard to imagine, I know, because it wouldn't happen in 1,000 lifetimes, but IF IT DID. The outrage from the MAGA crowd would be deafening, and rightfully so.
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Thank you Dave for calling this what it is - state-run media. The state (in the form of the FCC) holds feckless corporations hostage and blackmails them to do their bidding, or else. You either bow down to Dear (criminal, crybaby) Leader, or you face consequences. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
dailykos.com
David Letterman has some thoughts on Trump's 'criminal administration'
Legendary comedian and talk show host David Letterman spoke with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg on Thursday, sharing his thoughts on the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and the broader attack on ...
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R.J. Hufnagel @rjhuf.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
You could literally kill a person by assaulting them like this. And they are doing this in our name, under our flag, to our own citizens.
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