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David Lefcourt

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David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 27d

Trump is openly selling America out and no one wants to talk about it. Why?

Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security

We're pushing to make anti-corruption a top priority on the political agenda to fight authoritarianism, strengthen the rule of law and protect democracy.

dekleptocracy.substack.com

David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 9m

It is stunning that this guy is doing exactly that and the corporate press allows him to get away with it.

David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 16h

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“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”

My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 1d

“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.

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David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 1d

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

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David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings, Kalispell, MT

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 4d

Karoline Leavitt wants to convince people the left is comprised of "terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants" while Trump sycophants want people to believe No Kings is a hate America rally comprised of "antifa" & pro-Hamas terrorists. Tomorrow we get to prove who really loves America.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

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David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 3d

The war against alternative energy in America is coming from within, AKA Trump and the Republican Party. Pretty obvious stuff. Wouldn’t you agree?

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4d

"Global investment in green technology for the first three quarters of the year has already surpassed all of 2024. The fortunes of the sector have been in decline for three years, but explosive energy demand fueled by data centers has sparked a reversal."

Global Investors Are Pouring More Money into Climate Tech

Clean energy companies, EV makers and other green firms attracted $56 billion in the first nine months of 2025 — more than in all of 2024.

www.bloomberg.com

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Al Sweigart @alsweigart.bsky.social · 5d

New blog post: "ChatGPT 5 Can't Count"

inventwithpython.com/blog/chatgpt...

ChatGPT 5 Can't Count

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David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 4d

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4d

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. www.wired.com/story/scott-...

One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts don't know what to think.

www.wired.com

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Maryanne Chisholm 🌊 💙 @maryannechisholm.bsky.social · 6d

He needs to be removed.

Article 2, section 4 in the US Constitution. He’s committing treasonous acts. He’s actually killing Americans. This isn’t a metaphor. It is literal. By the way, This is NOT a loop. He is certifiably insane. Article 25 would remove him, but not the other complicit traitors.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 5d

Nothing new, just the vice president of the United States making excuses for Nazis.

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 7d

These young Republicans are exactly what you would think young Republicans are like if you believed the absolute worst stereotype of young Republicans and Trump supporters.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 8d

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.substack.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 11d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 11d

The Trump regime has declared war on America. Who is the real enemy within?

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 13d

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 13d

With apologies, because it’s scary, because it really is scary: latest in my project of messing with stills from ICE vids. Stylizing them to sharpen the focus on the aesthetic project of fascist terror. Chicago today, aiming at a protester named Jess, for documenting him.

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David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 14d

I do love 🍕. HODL!

David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 14d

Backed by nothing and the 21 million coin limit is BS. Wouldn’t you agree?

David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 14d

Bitcoin is backed by 0 and the 21 million scarcity narrative is BS. Tulip mania. How high will it go? Can they pump it to 1 million a coin? Probably won’t be a problem now that it’s being centralized. 🤯

David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 14d

Ya think? 🤔

David Lefcourt @davelefcourt.bsky.social · 15d

What a fucking disgrace.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."