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Terry D

@terrydresbach.bsky.social
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Citizen, artist, film business creative Second generation and lifelong activist. I spent 10yrs on twitter trying to foster activism. Extraordinary conversations with extraordinary people. Wandering through this new landscape, hoping to find them all again

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/08/2026
So Trump and the White House lied about which plane Trump was on flying out of Turkey, setting up journalists who thought they were on the same plane as the president to possibly be the target of an Iranian attack while he secretly departed on a different one. Words fail.
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Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat
The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Donald Trump has just been caught using AI on a photo he posted to make himself appear significantly skinnier and younger than he actually appears. nymag.com/intelligence...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
BREAKING WSJ: Trump White House officials have asked the Trump Justice Department to consider a new prosecution of David Hearn, the man accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool — as Trump fumes over U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's decision to drop the case.
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Exclusive | White House Asks Justice Department to Consider New Reflecting-Pool Prosecution
Officials asked the department whether it is possible to bring new charge against Olympic canoeist after the U.S. attorney dropped case.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is insane: Trump's rage and humiliation over the Reflecting Pool now has the White House urging DOJ to undertake new prosecutions *even though the government itself has already determined the person in question is innocent.*
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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With Trump Secretly Evacuated, Imperiled Air Force One Became a Flying Decoy
In response to a threat against the jet last month, the president was clandestinely removed in a catering container. But the plane was sent into the skies anyway with government employees and reporter...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
MacFarlane: We added the numbers together and found for the white house grounds for the vanity projects, the beautification and the needed upgrades: They've set aside $323 million for this year…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/08/2026
Parents have been investigated, and even arrested, for letting their children walk to the store, play in the park or ride their bikes unsupervised. Supporters of childhood independence say it’s beneficial for kids to have autonomy. nyti.ms/4g0rFgg
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The man they accused of tearing up the Reflecting Pool has volunteered in our national parks for 20 years He was raised to leave nothing but footprints They charged him w/ a felony w/o evidence, & it turned out to be a SHODDY sealant job BY THE ADMIN? Davey & I joined @npr.org to discuss👇 -TN
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🔊 Listen Now: After his Reflecting Pool vandalism case is dismissed, David Hearn looks for closure
All Things Considered on NPR One | 5:52
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Kim Sherrell @web.kim · 11/08/2026
There's a lot of pressure to identify as a lefty or a moderate, but I don't feel the need to splinter off from any of the different wings. I fiercely support them all because without solidarity, we're screwed. #TeamDemocracy
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/08/2026
Newsom: "That $400m Qatari plane? That's not a $400m gift. It cost you $936m. That was what was appropriated as he's cutting food stamps and cutting your Medicaid. He put a billion dollars in the Pentagon budget to retrofit his private plane because that's going with him after the presidency ... "
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
When it comes to your children’s health, listen to doctors. Not a president who once told Americans to inject bleach. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization recommendations have not changed.
Children’s immunization schedule
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Leading up to and following Abdul El-Sayed’s primary victory, right-wing media have labelled the American-born physician a “foreigner,” a “jihadist,” and an “Islamo-Marxist.”
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wow. The ICE shooter in Maine asked his ex-wife to "to lie for him and to cover for his character." She said he was abusive and had previously reported concerns about him to his military superiors. He was also a volunteer firefighter, but was removed after several spats with department leadership.
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ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer
An ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This. Cuts to the heart of the threat and the plan
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Terry D @terrydresbach.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Let me guess. Democrats, because when Republicans win somehow all the elections are fair.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China
His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 08/07/2026
Trump didn't get it. Of course.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This quote: ".. They'll never build a nuclear weapon under our deal, but I don't know if we're going to have a deal. We may just do it without a deal, because you know what, it's easier .." @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/iran-w...
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Iran war live: US and Iran launch new strikes and Trump tells NATO deal with Tehran is 'over'
The U.S. launched strikes on Iran, which hit back at U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. Trump, speaking at a NATO summit in Turkey, said the interim deal between the U.S. and Iran was "over".
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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Like a toddler…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026
Trump: "They made up a phony word -- 'affordability.'"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026
Trump dismisses a $2 increase in oil prices as "very little" and says, "it's alright"
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The CDC is “running on fumes” thanks to the loss of 3,200 employees, firefighting numerous epidemiological hotspots such as measles, Ebola, screwworm, and cryptosporidiosis, and low morale. Only 200 employees have been hired since Trump took office.
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CDC must ‘make hard decisions’ triaging work after elevating Ebola response | Federal News Network
A CDC employee said the agency is reeling from deep workforce cuts and “running on fumes.” It lost thousands of employees last year, and has hired hundreds.
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The Trumps aren’t just using their family name to make money. Their companies have received almost a billion $$ in federal contracts – a shocking and unprecedented display of corruption. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Dems were a little caught up in the "we need a masculine asshole to appeal to 21 year old gamers" narrative. Maybe we should look ahead and focus on a we need leaders who listen to people and can get stuff done approach with a big helping of we need folks to fight corruption who are above reproach.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Learn it. Live it.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Trump promised his July 4th speech would be “really long” to show “that I can do anything.” He just wrapped it up after 35 minutes. SAD!
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Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Simpsons meme with Hans Moleman on a pay phone saying “I need the biggest metaphor you have.” Followed by “No, that’s too big.”
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
yes, your ideology too. mine also.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Republicans need to tone down the rhetoric. This kind of language can lead to political violence, as I have been told.
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 03/07/2026
Earlier this week, Donald Trump released a 927-page personal-financial-disclosure report for 2025. He made more than $2.2 billion from his return to the White House—more than $1.4 billion of which came from crypto tokens or investments. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/-wZodF
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Donald Trump’s Unprecedented Profiteering
The President cashed in on his office to the tune of billions of dollars last year, largely through the sale of crypto tokens. His investors weren’t so fortunate.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Telling girls to quit birth control and telling boys to quit masturbation? Pretty obvious that the goal is to increase teen births. jessica.substack.com/p/trumps-sex...
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Trump's Sex Ed Plan: Masturbation Warnings for Boys, Period-Tracking for Girls
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NPR @npr.org · 02/07/2026
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, frontline health workers are battling an Ebola outbreak with little protection. n.pr/4vLMiDE
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'It takes a lot of courage': DR Congo health workers battle Ebola
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, frontline health workers are battling an Ebola outbreak with little protection.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"Trump became so enraged by photos of a small crowd at his rally kicking off the Great American State Fair that White House officials deleted the images from their social media accounts" www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/p...
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Crowd size gripes, state fair troubles: The problems of an America 250 celebration tied to Trump | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has billed his July Fourth rally on the National Mall as a culmination of the “most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen.” But inside his White House, there’s ...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
If you invested $10,000 in Trump coin on Jan 20, 2025, it would be worth $415 today. People didn't buy these coins as an investment. They bought them to put money in Trump's pockets in exchange for something they want. It's the scummiest grift operation ever to hit the presidency.
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Bill Scher @billscher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“In five of the six states, the Democratic candidate had a higher favorable rating than their Republican rival. The lone Democratic exception was Graham Platner…” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...
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Control of the Senate Is Up for Grabs, Times/Siena Polls Find
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Bill Scher @billscher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Defeating Diana DeGette who supports Medicare for All, supports abolishing ICE, opposed Iraq and Iran wars, and supported Afghan war withdrawal as early as 2011
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The court has spoken: Trump's attempt to get political revenge by shutting down the Hudson Tunnel project wasn't just illegal, but "flagrantly" unlawful. This ruling is good news for the thousands of workers building the project and the hundreds of thousands of commuters who will depend on it.
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Terry D @terrydresbach.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This is a nation of immigrants. Period. Do we sterilize the entire population?
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 01/07/2026
We’re past the point where treating this as a concern about immigration status is pretty disingenuous.
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WIRED @wired.com · 01/07/2026
Then there’s the White House, where the construction of Trump's ballroom is ongoing. The price tag for the project has gone from an initial estimate of $200 million to $400 million to Trump then asking for $1 billion from Congress until Republicans balked. www.wired.com/story/a-guid...
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WIRED @wired.com · 01/07/2026
Washington, DC, looks a little different these days. Since his return to office, President Donald Trump has pushed to physically remake the city in his image. Ahead of the Fourth of July, WIRED guides you through the dizzying effects of DC’s makeover.
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A Guided Tour of Donald Trump’s Renovated Washington, DC
Trump has remade the nation’s capitol in his own image. Ahead of the Fourth of July, WIRED guides you through the dizzying effects of DC’s makeover.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Unlike millions of Democrats in 2024, I did one important thing to try to keep Trump out of office: I showed up to vote
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A disaster. Truly.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/06/2026
Breaking News: In a blow to President Trump, the Supreme Court blocked his executive order limiting birthright citizenship. nyti.ms/4gOxDCU
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I fear this decision may get lost in all the other horrible decisions. But now plutocrats and oligarchs will to a greater degree be able to flood elections with their billions and further pervert democracy.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Honestly, I've been scathingly critical of court-packing. Still think it's dangerous. But this court is the best argument for it in a century.
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Here's my latest at Public Notice:
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
@steverattner.bsky.social: "Trump’s net worth has nearly tripled in his second term, reaching $6.5 billion. His administration is the most brazenly self-enriching in American history."
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