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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

Putin Is Not Winning - The Atlantic

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Putin Is Not Winning — The Atlantic

Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

Don’t Blame the Democrats for Trump’s Revenge Tour - The Atlantic

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Don’t Blame the Democrats for Trump’s Revenge Tour — The Atlantic

Defending Trump’s lawfare as just deserts misremembers what actually happened.

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

Takeaways from former special counsel Jack Smith’s scathing review of the Trump Justice Department - CNN

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Takeaways from former special counsel Jack Smith’s scathing review of the Trump Justice Department — CNN

Former special counsel Jack Smith, whose historic prosecution of Donald Trump was upended by the president’s reelection last year, insisted that the pair of criminal cases he brought against Trump wer...

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

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Young Republican Leaders Are Really Racist in Their Group Chats — New York Magazine

The party’s young minds “love Hitler” and using racial slurs.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 6h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military - The New Yorker

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The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military — The New Yorker

Congress wrote statutes with the apparent assumption that whoever held the office of the Presidency would use the powers they granted in good faith.

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies - POLITICO

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‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies — POLITICO

POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

Trump Melts Down at ABC Over Stephanopoulos Snub to Vance
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Trump Melts Down at ABC Over Stephanopoulos Snub to Vance - NewsBreak

President Donald Trump melted down over ABC News recently ending an interview with Vice President JD Vance abruptly and refused to take questions from a re

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

Trump administration quietly cancels nation’s largest solar project - CNN

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Trump administration quietly canceled the nation’s largest solar project — CNN

The Trump administration’s cancellation of the largest solar project in the United States has sparked confusion and concern among Republicans and Democrats alike.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 8h

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

I believe the south side Chicago building was “full of Tren de Aragua gang members” about as much as I believe the Venezuelan boats are filled with “narcoterrotists”.

The regime will say anything to justify unreasonable, and even lethal, force.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"If Antifa really were a domestic terrorist organization and it really was behind the No Kings event, then the government would not allow the events to take place." The fact that it is allowing them tells you the Antifa stuff is BS. www.thebulwark.com/p/are-you-an...

Are YOU Antifa?

Plus: Hostage releases and prisoner swaps.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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nypapajoe.bsky.social @nypapajoe.bsky.social · 7h

Someone in the WH had better intervene or he's going to stroke out on TV. His hatred and anger are consuming every aspect of his miserable life.

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Stephen Miller's 'Plenary Authority' Glitch On CNN Has People Talking. Here's What His Body Language Said.

Body language experts say the behaviors on display could line up with one of the mainstream theories about what happened.

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

Aid trucks roll into Gaza as dispute over hostage bodies is paused - Reuters

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Aid trucks roll into Gaza as dispute over hostage bodies is paused — Reuters

Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages that had threatened to derail th...

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 4h

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Extrajudicial killings are murder.

Trump Confirms Latest Strike on Vessel Near Venezuela — TIME

The continuing U.S. strikes on vessels in the Caribbean are raising concerns amongst lawmakers across the political spectrum.

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 13h

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Vote for Emily Dean. She is always prepared, present, and ready to lead Helena forward. She gets things done.

Emily Dean and Andy Shirtliff to face off in election for Helena mayor - NewsBreak

Emily Dean and Andy Shirtliff are running in the nonpartisan general election for mayor of Helena, Montana, on Nov. 4, 2025. Shirtliff and Dean advanced fr

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Axios @axios.com · 16h

The State Department said today it revoked the visas of 6 non-U.S. citizens who "celebrated the heinous assassination" of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Trump administration revokes 6 visas over comments about Charlie Kirk

"The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans," the Department of State said.

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social · 13h

And blow up boats in international waters.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 21h

Pretending to the world that you are the president of peace while waging war at home is diabolical.

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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the deal, Mike Johnson, you worked 9 days since July, make $200K, and get best free healthcare we pay for, while shutting down ours.

Want it fair? Start with your paychecks. No work, no pay and no damn free healthcare for any of you. Let Congress feel the pain they dump on the rest of us.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

Himes: You know, it's the Pete Hegseth insecurity that requires a constant marination in testosterone and fraternity-boy macho bullshit that, at the end of the day, would be funny if it weren't both lethal and counterproductive to actually dealing with the nation's drug problem.

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Emma Jean Kitty @emmajeankitty.bsky.social · 17h

Sue him.

Arizona AG threatens Mike Johnson with legal action for not swearing in Adelita Grijalva

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Arizona AG threatens Mike Johnson with legal action for not swearing in Adelita Grijalva

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened House Speaker Mike Johnson with legal action if he didn’t swear in Dem Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

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