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Stephen Dotts

@sdotts.bsky.social
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Former Criminal Defense Attorney in PA, current public school teacher. Steelers, Penguins, Phillies, and Sixers fan. I enjoy sports, movies, politics, history, and the law.

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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
@gregdoucette.bsky.social I am very much enjoying the Final Fantasy VII Remake/Rebirth! However, it is quite disappointing you cannot transfer your progress from Remake to Rebirth- it makes the stakes so much lower since one game isn’t building on the other. Thoughts?
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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 12/07/2026
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21 Grahams

From descriptions of Donald Trump, stated between 2015 and 2018, by Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator from South Carolina.

A race-baiting, xenophobic bigot
The Islamic State’s “man of the year”
The death of the GOP’s relationship with Hispanic voters
A death blow to the GOP’s relationship with women
The world’s biggest jackass
A wrecking ball
A salesman of fear
A politician whose ideas are gibberish
A politician who is incapable of representing a mattress company
A poor representation of a Republican
A president who is unfit for office
A president who sometimes crosses the line
A Twitter user whose tweets are sometimes beneath the office of the presidency
A man who has a blind spot
A thoughtful person
A good person
A strong person
A golfer with an accurate drive and an athletic swing
A president doing a great job
The best hope in decades for peace
A potential recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Perhaps no one in the Trump administration is capable of feeling emotions such as shame and guilt, but I hope decent Americans never allow them to forget about the vast amount of innocent blood on their hands or to re-join civil society once they are out of office.
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More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing — The Associated Press
Survivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the ...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/06/2026
Been waiting for this story. ICE deports people to Venezuela three times a week, there are likely many more recent deportees with valid asylum claims in the rubble. Hope that GlobalX crew loses some sleep knowing they flew a planeload of shackled men & women, plus seven children, to their deaths.
An ADSBx map showing GlobalX N570TA going from Mesa, AZ, to El Paso, to Miami and Caracas, then returning to Miami via Curacao on June 24, 2026.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/r...
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As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man
Like a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat.
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Jack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The correct answer is to tell them to lick the underside of your sweaty ballsack while they are down there.
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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In solidarity with Paigelynne Gonyea: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/06/2026
JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."
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Deb Golden @debgoldendc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So jealous of the lawyer who had this walk into their office..
https://www.reddit.com/r/legal/s/pNuFecDdc1
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
i can do it in 1183 fewer words than that: trump is the assignment editor for the political media and won't shut the fuck up about it.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Ossoff: While the people pay more than ever for groceries and housing and health care, he builds a monument to himself. While a cancer patient loses health coverage, he adorns his office in gold. Where in Scripture are we commanded to deny care to the sick…
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Ossoff: “They lie on beds of ivory and anoint themselves in the finest oils,” and while living in these Mar-a-Lago-like conditions, they indulged in corruption and abused their power.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Ossoff: Because in our time, what those who build ballrooms and monuments to themselves, who rake in billions through foreign princes while the people's savings vanish, along with their hospitals, what they hate the most is when the people try to hold them accountable at the polls.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
An all-time own goal, just in time for the World Cup.
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treb @treblaw.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
my god this is art. Fucking art
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 15/06/2026
The decision strikes down what Pa.'s highest court called a pair of “deeply flawed” lower court rulings that allowed the slot-machine-like gambling devices to spread across Pennsylvania in a legal gray area beyond the reach of gaming authorities and law enforcement. From @petehallpa.bsky.social
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Skill games are unlawful, Pennsylvania Supreme Court finds • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The decision strikes down what the commonwealth’s highest court called a pair of “deeply flawed” lower court rulings.
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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Congratulations to Kilmar Abrego Garcia on being free of a conspiracy orchestrated at the highest levels of our government to deprive him of his rights and his home! Thank you to Judge Waverly Crenshaw for reaching this correct conclusion.
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 21/05/2026
Absolute hero behavior and absolutely pathetic prosecutor www.reddit.com/r/publicdefe...
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u/NotMetheOtherMe • 36m • PD
Apparently I was obstructing
The county prosecutor called my boss and told him that he was considering filing charges for obstruction against me and a colleague.
ICE showed up at our courthouse Monday. They were looking for my client who was being sentenced on a DUI. They were kind of lurking in the hallway while he was signing papers for probation.
I walked into the probation office and informed my clients (there were several there in the lobby) that the two individuals in the hallway were federal agents and that they were under no obligation to speak to law enforcement (including ICE), show them ID, or answer questions. But that if law enforcement have a warrant or federal agents have an order to detain them that they should not run or resist because "you've seen on TV what these assholes are capable of." I did this in full view of the ICE agents and loudly enough for them to hear me.
The prosecutor can eat a bag of dicks and my boss should join him for not telling the prosecutor to pound sand.
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Ong's Hat @ongs-hat.com · 10/05/2026
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 09/05/2026
After the recent court rulings, who's favored to win the House? Via Nate Cohn. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/u...
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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
86 47, the sooner the better! Indict me.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 28/04/2026
It’s not the most pressing crisis this country faces but I cannot get over the fact that a qualification for being a top lawyer at the DOJ now is apparently being functionally illiterate. This shit reads like a seventh grader wrote it. What are we doing here man.
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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Of all the terrible things Trump has done, this is at the top of the list. Who does this even benefit other than hardcore racists? It hurts/kills 1,100 people who fought for the US, makes it harder for the US to recruit allies, and even among Trump supporters has to be overwhelmingly unpopular.
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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Please, God, please have Kash Patel follow through on this threatened lawsuit through to the discovery phase!
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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
It is quite rare that Trump does anything anymore that horrifies me because I always just expect him to be terrible, but this might be a new low.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.
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eliza @regulareliza.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
this is how i witnessed an ICE kidnapping in western mass, i paid a $250 bail for a woman accused of trespassing (right...) and ICE snatched her as soon as we got out the door
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
US job creation.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 06/02/2026
Such a great poster, keep punching.
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daviss @daviss.org · 04/02/2026
A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan. It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash. “ICE GTFO OF MN” Minneapolis February 4, 2026
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Am I positive that video shows the president shitting himself on camera? No. Do I think we should spend an entire week debating it? Oh yes.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The regime is going to try to rig the election. They're going to flood the zone with misinformation and suppress the truth on X and TikTok.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
If they get one like this of me, run it over my obituary. American heroes all of them
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Ah, imaginary whataboutism, the best whataboutism. You're asking me about a bad thing that really happened? Well, whatabout a different bad thing that didn't actually happen, something I've imagined? Whatabout that, huh? I'm a victim here. OK, now that these things are balanced out, let's move on.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 26/01/2026
Damn proud of Minnesota.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/01/2026
We’re approaching 50,000 signups for tomorrow’s training on exercising your rights at a time when federal agents are terrorizing our communities. We hope to see you there.
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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Wouldn’t it be better to live in a country that responded to a mass shooting like this, instead of one in which most people have grown so numb to the frequency of these tragedies that they barely even notice them anymore?
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Snipers guard mourners as thousands mark one week since Bondi Beach massacre — NBC News
Australia's prime minister Anthony Albanese was booed as he attended a memorial for victims of the mass shooting, as officials order a national security review.
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Josh Goldstein @joshisimmigration.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
One of the biggest moments of my career: USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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dtf1947 @dtf1947.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Lindsey Halligan is a fucking moron.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
This is actually a perfect meme. Send this to anyone, at any time, for any reason!
By the way - everything I ever sent you is off record. You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know.
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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation
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James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
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Stephen Dotts @sdotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
This is the POTUS gleefully admitting he is violating a prominent critic’s 1st Amendment rights and the Constitution for personal profit. Again. If Americans saw this in another country then they would wisely conclude that, if about half the country is ok with this, there is serious trouble ahead.
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