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Travis McColley

@travismccolley.bsky.social
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Former Republican Believer in Personal Liberty, Smaller Government. #principlesfirst Views are mine

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14h
The owner of X is a Russian asset who regularly amplifies Kremlin propaganda. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Is it too early to call the 2026 midterm elections a disappointing failure for Democrats?
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
For being a guy hung up on fighting jihadists, Hegseth really doesn't have a clue how actual jihadists think. This is the greatest gift he could give him.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What are we, ISIS now?
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah, Daniel Dale at CNN is another Trump sanewasher, for sure, that guy lets Trump slide all the time and isn't interested in accuracy or anything
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump's Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I interviewed my air fryer and asked if he ever got tired of chicken wings
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump said that if I didn’t vote for him, gas prices would double. It looks like he was right.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/09/2026
Massie's articles of impeachment are a good start. We don’t need to wait for 2029 to start pursuing accountability for the criminal acts carried out by members of the Trump administration. More on that in today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
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Impeach Them. All of Them.
Hegseth is only the beginning.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump is trying to blackmail the Kennedy Center into putting his name on it. They should refuse. Remember Kipling's warning about paying the Danegeld. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Kennedy Center Shakedown
The only appropriate option is to refuse to accede to his demands.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We wanted to know if Trump's call for a reunified Ireland would damage UK relations at juncture when the US badly needs help reconciling its Iran debacle. So we asked three unvaccinated Jo
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please let it be a story about how his usual hair dye is actually made in canada and he can't get any more bc of tariffs, so now he looks like disgraced owner of a Buick dealership arrested for skimming commissions from his sales staff
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This might surprise you all, but I believe that basic health care is a human right and should be provided to every US citizens by a country that is fantastically rich and spends too much money on expensive weapons systems. But that doesn't mean that Obama didn't lie :/
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
1. If you think Trump is my guy, you're new here 2. It's "buffoon"
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Highly respected sources say that if President Trump really wants to stick it to the fake news DC media, he will make Scott Jennings the next White House Press Secretary. by Scott Jennings
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The ballooning national debt isn’t a problem now. But it will become one as soon as Democrats are in power again
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
From the CNN piece on Dolly: “I do not believe that we should criticize and judge other people, I think we should be accepting and loving. We are all God’s children.” And boy did she live it out. Her quiet philanthropy is legendary.
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Gayton Gomez @gpgomez.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Honestly, I'm also ashamed of my country. Like it or not, we voted this dude in twice. A plurality actively support what he's doing. And a large chunk of people are too apathetic to even vote
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Like, he's alone in the coach car of an overnight train, decides to tell a stranger the accumulated wisdom of his life, all of which fits in just a few short lines. Then he dies quietly, unknown and unremarked upon. That's not a soundtrack for fun, but hey catchy commercial i guess
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Today’s weak jobs report raises new questions about Joe Biden’s economic policies
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"It’s hard to find a better example of a failed trade law than the Jones Act." nypost.com/2026/08/03/o...
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My three-year-old was watching CNN when he turned to me gravely and asked “Daddy, why is the nice orange man firing the nice wine lady?” And when I told him “Because she became too woke to protect the reflecting pools,” he started crying.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Rep. Max Miller’s repeated abuse of my daughter and granddaughter makes him unfit for public office. Thank you for your patience as I awaited results from the focus group before releasing this statement. by Sen. Bernie Moreno
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Look, you don’t need my permission to be assholes, I’m just saying assholery it’s not a good political strategy in a swing state
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Yes, yes, critics will say Trump looks like shit at Camp David, but have you considered that he also sounds like shit and, yes, literally smells like shit? Hmm?
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Once upon a time, men bought sports cars to help them get women. Now, they buy Teslas to tell the world that they are incels.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Only @jvl.bsky.social is always right, but I'm right behind him by about about .001
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Travis McColley @travismccolley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Tom Cruise: I Want The Truth!
ALT: Tom Cruise: I Want The Truth!
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🙋‍♂️ I have.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Next up: Martha Blackburn vows to defeat General Tso.
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Travis McColley @travismccolley.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Evergreen
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Japan just breathing a sigh of relief that one got cleared up.
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Principles First @principlesfirst.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Public office is a public trust. Anyone seeking it should be held to the highest standards of character, integrity, and accountability. Serious allegations deserve serious investigation.
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Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her
The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Is Graham Platner facing too many sexual assault accusations or too few? Yes.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Whether it’s Obama attracting 1.8 million people to his inauguration or Trump attracting 80 people to his 250th anniversary celebration, both presidents attracted unusual numbers of people to their signature events.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I'm sorry the existence of my foreign-born family so upsets you. Actually, on second thought, I'm not.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Spare me the sob story of Haitian migrants being hard workers. I’ll bet most of their employers would buy out their contracts just to make them go away. by Megyn Kelly
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Travis McColley @travismccolley.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Really shocking that a reality TV star would be engaged in this type of dishonesty. Has to make you question everything.
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Travis McColley @travismccolley.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is one of the best Triads in a while, worth the read
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The libtards who hate Elon are so ignorant of capitalism that they don’t understand why a company that barely breaks even should be worth $2 trillion.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Shit, man, at least Commodus went in there and fought.
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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
If you’d told me 20 years ago that I’d be working with folks from the Weekly Standard and loving it, I would have laughed. “That’ll happen when there’s a coup in America,” I could have joked. Proud to stand with my friends from the right who chose the right side. Come join us at @thebulwark.com.
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The Former GOP Operative Running a News Site for the ‘Politically Homeless’
Sarah Longwell’s buzzy startup, the Bulwark, is attracting investors including James and Kathryn Murdoch and Melinda French Gates
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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Somebody forgot to explain to these guys that the whole point of 4th quarter comebacks is they’re not supposed to be routine. Congratulations to the Knicks. Incredible. 🍾
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Right-wingers on Twitter will be crying fraud now that Spencer Pratt has been left of the starting lineup of the US Men's National Team at the World Cup
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Not the Guy @notnotnuanced.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
the one guy watching avatar is destroying me
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Travis McColley @travismccolley.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
My aversion to Platner has far more to do with the National Campaigns going across 49 states that are not Maine. I think having a VERY WELL KNOWN "candidate with character concerns" is not great for swing district Democrats. I would be willing to give up the Maine seat to get him off the ticket.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Tom is super weird and judgy about Nazis, it’s a big flaw in 2026 when he’s supposed to be either overtly sympathetic (Right) or contrived-indifferent (Left)
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It will affect all of us, no matter what happens now
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
You do it because it's right, and because not taking it turns you into something you don't want to be. If all you care about is raw power, you're Susan Collins or Mitch McConnell.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
No.
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