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Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We’re officially a month away from the midterms. Now’s the time for Trump to get out around the country & campaign for Republicans in close races. I suggest he go to TX, OH, MI, GA, NC, SC, ME, IA, AK, KS, MS, & MN. 1/2

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

People feel like they’re supposed to give the “right” answer but aren’t willing to actually sacrifice for it. For example 60+% agree our deficit is too big but if you ask should we cut entitlements or increase taxes to fix it that number inverts. Same goes for global warming and carbon taxes

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

For those of us in the land of no cable what was it?

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Exactly, and Harris was in the unenviable position of trying to convince a battered housewife to maybe not go back to her abusive husband. The argument was irreducible.

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Voters are just wrong! Why is it so hard to say that?

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“Writes extensively about morality and virtue, but recently traded in his nagging bitch of a wife for his much younger research assistant.” Damn…

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Lawdy Gaga @litigaytor.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

When 13 soldiers died on Joe Biden’s watch because Biden was *ending a war* that had killed Americans for two decades, these people acted like Biden shot the soldiers himself

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Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Collins can issue all the carefully worded statements she wants, but her record is clear. In 2026, make her answer for every vote.

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It’s not the system. Voters are to blame folks. These guys could’ve been voted out last election or the one before that or the one before that…

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This.

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It wasn’t busing so much as the courts had no real enforcement power and the local counties and schools kept stalling and appealing. The inflection point on the graph is the Civil Rights Act that actually enforced Brown and immediately addressed de jure segregation in Jim Crow states

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

100 years ago.

The klan marching in front of the US Capitol in 1926

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Says more about the people than him. He was president when half the country had fallen for a demagogue while he faced a series of no-win situations he was given no grace for. People are quick to slam him but less quick to say what they would have done different.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

“I’m Kid Rock.” “I’m Naomi Wolf.” “I’m Kanye West.” “I’m Matt Taibbi.” “I’m Catturd. Those stories, plus Rob Schneider, tonight on 60 Minutes.”

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Yeah I think the foundation is crumbling on that guy

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I think he was breaking character on this one

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.

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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Congratulations on your wedding Don Jr. Sorry for distracting your Dad with this important work.

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I’d also add there is a built in perception that democrats spend more despite historical evidence that both parties are guilty. Case in point: Biden sent out stimulus check closer to the inflation even though Trump ran up the deficit plenty before Covid hit.

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

True but the full cumulative effect of inflation had not hit yet. Prices kept going up on a larger base price. We saw the discontent registered in places as different as US, UK, Germany and Japan and Canada and Australia were headed that way before the backlash to MAGA candidates

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It’s telling that Alabama took 14 years to implement Brown (you MUST desegregate) and < 14 days to implement Callais (you CAN eliminate Black districts if you call them Democratic, but you don’t HAVE to).

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Haha I saw it too but didn’t realize it either. That gave me a good chuckle to start my day. Thanks!

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I assumed they would say they had no regrets so I’ll take it.

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Cf. the Bezos Post, "Republicans gerrymandering in Texas is fine, actually" b/w "Democrats gerrymandering in Virginia is a threat to democracy"

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Seriously though, I want to really note my appreciation for Tim Walz’s specific, by-name defense of our Somali neighbors. “Your great-grandchildren will still be here when this administration is dust” hit me harder than every other speaker combined

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A wire re-watch is always good medicine

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Absolutely brutal… keep up the good work

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Once again: this is @davidjbier.bsky.social, of the [Even the Conservative...] @cato.org, an expert on immigration policy who has been providing data based expertise on the issue of immigration for a while now.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/03/2026

Coons: "Right now, the clearest winner from this war in Iran is Russia. It's stunning that President Trump is on the phone with Vladimir Putin and spending more time consulting with him than he is with Congress and the American people."

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

We are not at war with Iran, although we have been for the last 50 years.

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The double standard is maddening. Americans in Afghanistan were told by their government over 50 times to get out but chose not to and then got on cable news and blamed the administration because they had a hard time getting out.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Did the Navy hospital boat make it to Greenland yet?

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Larry Summers to resign from Harvard University, join Harvard Institute of Politics.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I'm pretty sure there's not

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

👀 CATO INSTITUTE: “Biden didn’t cause the border crisis… Many believe Biden caused this increase in migration by reducing border enforcement. However, data challenges this narrative — the crisis began before Biden took office and ended before he left.” www.cato.org/blog/biden-d...

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Also didn’t realize this article was Shikha but this was a good record of what “libertarians” did during the past ten years: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-trump-...

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Faced With Trump, Libertarianism Shrugged

The libertarian movement should have been one of the first lines of defense against this aspiring autocrat. It folded instead.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind. This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine. Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.

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Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump

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troger5690.bsky.social @troger5690.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Yeah our memories go back longer than your last sound bite…

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Shikha Dalmia @shikhadalmia.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

A tale told in two screenshots :)

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