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PBS took the bait. trump manufactures outrageous statements to generate publicity and to deflect from real issues. The media have been magnifying the effects of his intentionally offensive messages since 2016. trump still manipulates the media that he attacks.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Your lack of planning is not my emergency.”

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As a law passed by Congress, Obamacare is permanent. Fall vaccinations are taking place, and will continue, despite Kennedy Jr.’s ignorance.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NBC News took the bait. trump manufactures outrageous statements to generate publicity and to deflect from real issues. The media have been magnifying the effects of his intentionally offensive messages since 2016. trump still manipulates the media that he attacks.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

USA Today took the bait. trump manufactures outrageous statements to generate publicity and to deflect from real issues. The media have been magnifying the spread of his intentionally offensive messages since 2016. trump still manipulates the media that he attacks.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is trump’s style of campaigning for Republican candidates up for reelection.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

After decades in politics, Hastert’s past caught up with him. Hastert’s sexual abuse of boys when he was a high-school wrestling coach was discovered when he made an illegal withdrawal of $952,000 for use as hush money. Hastert had promised $3.5 million in hush money to one of his victims.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On April 27 2016, former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert admitted in court that he “took advantage of” boys he coached. Judge Durkin called Hastert a “serial child molester.” He sentenced the pedophile to 15 months in prison for illegal bank withdrawals used as hush money.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Who dreamed up trump’s latest rage bait statements ? Will someone please stand up and say, “When will you release all the Epstein files?”

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The right wing tries to rewrite history for another one of theirs. Hastert’s sexual abuse of boys when he was a high-school wrestling coach was discovered when he made an illegal withdrawal of $952,000 for use as hush money. Hastert had promised $3.5 million in hush money to one of his victims.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The guilty upper class, billionaires or royalty, believe in law and order for everyone they believe is inferior (including, no doubt, Andrew’s victims). They assume that they can buy their way out of or intimidate their way out of or sue their way out of criminal punishment.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

True. But Trump’s vulgarity also disrespects his audience because he assumes that its members are as vulgar as he is. e.g., his disgusting references to Arnold Palmer to his audience.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Republican Party has united around lying and ignorance. The Republican Party has ignored its members’ pedophilia, racial hatred, criminal behavior, and insurrection against democracy.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The snakes are attacking each other now.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Roland Schmitt relaxing back home in Missouri

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Every trump accusation is a confession.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Trump intimidates the Supreme Court justices before their new term begins, just as he has intimidated members of his jury and prosecuting attorneys. Typically, he is sending a coded message about the type of justices he would nominate to kick off campaigning for the job.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Were the trump family’s good genes responsible for his father’s Alzheimer’s disease or his brother’s alcoholism? And what about trump’s dementia dyslexia?

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If only trump’s unique ability to cause drastic loss of support would transfer to well-deserved loss of support for Republicans in the elections.

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Ethan Iverson @ethaniversonpiano.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Happy Birthday Billy Hart! The great drummer is 84 today. (Jabali is also ageless, I took this photo in August.)

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

It’s all true. I had more to write, but I had to trim the message due to word count. Such as that it’s impossible to understand or actually appreciate Irabagon’s music without getting his sense of humor. Too much jazz writing is dry. You went further and profiled his personality. There’s more.

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simplythee.bsky.social @simplythee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Brian Bromberg’s well-written and insightful article stays in my mind. I also like your sly humor that appreciates Jon Irabagon’s “gallows humor” and slips in puns like “way out West” in Mark Turner’s review. You really listen and refer to meters and theory. Downbeat need your West Coast balance.

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