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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is what integrity looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
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Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll Resigns as U.S. Military Grapples With Two Wars (Gift Article)
The resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, the secretary of the Army, had been expected but comes at a tumultuous time for the service.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I have zero sympathy. If you can't see evil for what it is, or you simply can't emphathize with your fellow humans until it happens to you, then f**k you. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. (Gift Article)
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thought for sure this was an Onion headline. It's not. thehill.com/policy/defen...
thehill.com
Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to k…
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
How does this headline make it past your spell-check @nytimes.com ?
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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
5-4 on "can the President literally fabricate charges against a bureaucrat he doesn't like to get them fired" is bleak
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Welp, Stephen Miller happens to LOVE the new Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Embarrassing and shameful on so many levels. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Counterterrorism Czar’s Blueprint Targets Leftists, Ignores Far-Right Violence and Heaps Praise on Trump
Sebastian Gorka’s anti-terror plan makes no mention of long-established threats posed by far-right militants and instead villainizes the president’s political enemies. “This administration is not payi...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/04/2026
Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Pete Hegseth: "we will not force you, because your body, your faith and your convictions are not negotiable." Also Pete Hegseth: www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Pentagon ends paying for travel for abortion and other reproductive care
The move, which is already drawing criticism from women in Congress, reverses a policy put in place after the repeal of Roe v Wade.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Pete Hegseth: We must focus on military readiness. Also Pete Hegseth: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...
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Pentagon to Stop Requiring Members of Military to Get Flu Vaccines
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Yep. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
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Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Trump's meme, annotated.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/04/2026
Melania Trump Slams Baseless Reports Linking Her To Wrong Wealthy Pedophile theonion.com/melania-trump-slams-ba…
Melania Trump Slams Baseless Reports Linking Her To Wrong Wealthy Pedophile
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The courts seem to be the last remaining federal institutional bulwark.
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Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Yep. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
politico.com
Poll: Trump era tilts US allies toward Beijing
European allies broadly support building closer ties to China — and believe America's role as a global superpower is fading.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
"The White House, amid the largest military buildup in the region in decades, has yet to explain to the public or to Congress what Iranian threat prompted the massive attacks that have upended the region and could draw the U.S. into another Middle East war."
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Pentagon offers no evidence to support claim it attacked Iran in defense
The Trump administration’s effort to construct a case for war after shots started flying has few historical parallels.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
"Leave room for disagreement." Classic @politico.com, reporting that one side says it raining while the other side says it isn't, rather than just looking out the frickin' window. Please try journalism--we need you. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
politico.com
Serious investigation or ‘clown show’? Clintons’ closed testimonies on Epstein leave room for disagreement
Democrats say the depositions pave the way for slapping Trump with a subpoena. Republicans say they point to his exoneration.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
"Appear to?" @nytimes.com ? Is reality not a thing anymore? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Account of Killing
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It's not just about party. It's pro-authoritarianism vs. anti-authoritarianism. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Nooooo. www.npr.org/2026/01/13/n...
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Trump's economic speech veers off-topic as he takes aim at Biden and Powell
The speech at the Detroit Economic Club comes after major foreign policy moves have overshadowed domestic policy.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This would be massively concerning even if the man had a strong moral code and incredible integrity. Given that he is essentially amoral...
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Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
"If there is an overriding lesson of American foreign affairs in the past century, however, it is that attempting to oust even the most deplorable regime can make matters worse."
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Great article on immigration. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
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What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration
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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/12/2025
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Holy crap @politico.com ! "Anti-Trump Video??" Are you serious? If reminding service members they can (and should) refuse *unlawful* orders is considered to be "Anti-Trump," then what does that say about the Trump administration and its relationship to the Constitution?
politico.com
Pentagon to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for anti-Trump video
The unprecedented move comes after the retired Navy captain advised troops they don’t need to obey unlawful orders.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
If nooses and swastikas are merely "politically divisive," um, what political party is in favor of them?
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Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Exactly. It's just political theater.
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Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 30/10/2025
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum. www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Even if it all stopped tomorrow, I don't think the damage that's been done can be repaired in my lifetime. But at least we could start. Instead, tomorrow will be worse.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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The triumph of bullshit
Internet conspiracy theories are now official government policy.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
So it turns out democracy also dies in broad daylight.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Self-inflicted wounds. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
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Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
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Trump Tramples Congress’s Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
40% of Republicans think the COVID vaccine killed more people than the COVID virus. One in four believe that QAnon is real. No matter how far they radicalize, we are told over and over again that the people being rude to them are the problem.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Now that's a headline. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
"Despite the administration’s claims, not a single one of those 1.4 billion dollars will lower the federal deficit unless Congress steps in." www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
politico.com
Just how much has DOGE exaggerated its numbers? Now we have receipts.
A POLITICO analysis of DOGE data reveals the organization saved less than 5 percent of its claimed savings from nearly 10,100 contract terminations.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/06/2025
Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
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Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
AUSTIN, TX—Stressing that the billionaire’s completely erratic behavior had strained the already fraught relationships, sources confirmed Thursday that a rift was widening between Elon Musk and anyone...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
PETE: “I love A1 steak sauce, but A1 steak sauce is not one of the most important things confronting humanity right now. Artificial intelligence is. And somebody who doesn't understand that probably should not be leading an important federal agency.” @EDSecMcMahon
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
This is what I mean by "purity." While there may be a large number of "deplorables" that voted for Trump whom you (and I) may find morally reprehensible, there are plenty of people who voted for him for less nefarious reasons, including ignorance, gullibility, apathy, desperation for change, etc.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Not a cult.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Nothing to see here. Just the SSA deciding to exclusively use the social media platform of the richest guy on Earth after said guy guts their communications staff. federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...
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SSA shifts to X posts for official messaging after cuts to communications staff
SSA is once again walking back plans that would have limited the agency's level of phone support to beneficiaries.
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Shamrock @shamrock42.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
WITAF is wrong with these people? www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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