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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 22h

We all know that Richard Nixon committed crimes, but what this DOJ presupposes is "what if he didn't?"

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Imagine answering a question like this and getting the job.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

SEN ERIC SCHMITT: What if I told you I had proof that you were at a Led Zepplin concert in Atlanta that night? JACK SMITH: I have no memory of seeing Led Zepplin in Atlanta. SEN KLOBUCHAR: Could he have been at a Greta Van Fleet show in Baltimore? JACK SMITH: Oh wait, it was Led Zeppelin.

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It was someone's job to print that sign out. It would have been a better use of time to poop their pants.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Republicans cried that Trump needed money for the border and then he stole the money to pay for a millions in totally illegal, taxpayer funded campaign ads. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads

White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Klobuchar eviscerates Schmitt: "For a U.S. Senator to have false information and imply based on a confusion … and imply you're in another city that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia and then call you a dirt bag is something that deserves an apology."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

L - Tom Emmer in 2024 on the House subpoenaing Hunter Biden. R - Tom Emmer today on why the House shouldn’t investigate Don Jr: He’s a private citizen.

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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

NEW: Michele Tafoya, GOP Senate nominee in MN recently issued a rather categorical set of denials she ever said she was embarrassed to live in MN — but she did say literally that in a deleted tweet. One of a whole bunch of tweets, we found saying she wanted to leave. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...

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Republican Senate nominee said she was ‘embarrassed’ to be from the state she’s now running to represent | CNN Politics

In a local radio interview earlier this month, Michele Tafoya, the Republican Senate nominee in Minnesota and former sports broadcaster was asked about her past criticism of the state and whether she ...

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Weedyfunk @weedyfunk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The decision to dump Platner looks even more correct now

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Guy's first time playing Marco Polo.

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My favorite Michael Mann movie: MEAT

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 22/09/2026

Amazing how tightly her campaign has Michele Tafoya bubble-wrapped. She was even a media personality! But it’s an indication of how poor her understanding of government is (and how smart a gamble so far that she won’t be vetted if she dummies up).

From the Star Tribune: A conversation with the candidates. The U.S. Senate race is one of Minnesota's biggest contests this fall. I sat down with DFL nominee Peggy Flanagan for a wide-ranging conversation about her campaign, her record as lieutenant governor and the case she is making to voters in the final stretch. Listen to the interview here. We will be doing similar conversations with the top candidates for governor as well. We have reached out to Republican nominee Michele Tafoya's campaign but have not received a response.

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Jenny @loraxthatshit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Also Sunday, in Evanston. Bystanders interrupted the attack, rendered aid, and called emergency services. ICE drove off leaving the man bleeding and injured in the street. They tossed his wallet onto the ground. A US citizen. He reportedly refused to give them id, his right under IL law.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 21/09/2026

“solutions like closing schools are not really meaningful solutions,” says christin crabtree, running for minneapolis school board. “what that does is it shrinks the number of kids, it shrinks the level of stability in our district, and we end up responding to disinvestment with disinvestment.”

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

If you're on here telling trans people to shut up and vote, you should be angry that Republicans have manipulated you to such a degree. Why aren't you angry about it

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Boykin: The Republicans control the entire government. They control the white house. They control the house. They control the senate. They control six of the nine seats on the supreme court. If you're not happy with the way the country is running America, blame the Republicans.

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Her name better be Brandy.

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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Hogwater is for sale RIGHT NOW. You can get vaccines, Tylenol, and condoms at a CVS, but you can't get Hogwater. That's because you can only get it at Marz Brewing and live at Riot Fest tomorrow. Let's face it: You need Hogwater.

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I am so bone tired of this horrible hell-chasm in which we live every day.

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is the only way I am like an elite athlete.

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: University of Florida Scientists Develop an mRNA Cancer Vaccine That Reprograms the Immune System to Hunt Down Cancer Cells Without Genetically Engineering Immune Cells Outside the Body Led by Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D.

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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A horse is a horse Of course of course Unless you’ve been forced By a horse of course If so of course you can become The bureau’s Mr. Fed

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A Weird Science reboot using AI would be horrific.

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

60 Minutes had to find a human with less charisma than a computer to talk about AI.

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Did they fly him home for a promotion?

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

3 saddest words "Is Pepsi OK?"

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

When the end of the year lists come out, I hope folks remember Tim Heidecker's work. His Infowars content is a tour de force.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit. We were silent. As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Seriously if any president ever did this besides him he would be gone in 5 seconds. Yet it won't be above the fold every day for the next month and it won't be the leading story on cable news every day until the midterms even though it should be.

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Britt Robson @brittrobson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Latest Wolves: Once again, coach Chris Finch agreed to sit down for an extensive conversation on his thoughts for the upcoming season. Part 1 of our 80-minute talk is up today. www.minnpost.com/sports/timbe...

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The Chris Finch Interview, Part 1: Wins are built on defense, but what is defense built on?

A season after continuity was the watchword for the Wolves, Head Coach Chris Finch is leaning into adaptation.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Also, the GOP. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The day that AI finally takes over the human race, someones last though will be about banning trans athletes.

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I thought these guys would be pro-woking.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Another high profile resignation from leading AI company Anthropic. This is the warning to the world he wrote this evening on Twitter. "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade."

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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Pretty soon, Trump steaks and Dr. Oz vitamins will be the only safe food.

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 08/09/2026

you HAVE to get on board with beanie babies. beanie babies are going to leave you behind. you must devote your time to studying all the new beanie babies and how it impacts yuor life. also theyre alive and im in love with iggy the iguana

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

5 months after @atrupar.com posted the video below. bsky.app/profile/gasb... h/t @kairyssdal.bsky.social

Screenshot of post from Patrick De Haan:

"BREAKING: according to GasBuddy data, the live U.S. national average price of diesel has set a new record: $5.820/gal, surpassing the previous daily $5.819/gal all-time high that occurred June 17, 2022. (9/3/26 3:25pm ET)"

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