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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 11h

Putting a Democrat with a Nazi tattoo in the Senate normalizes Naziism in our federal politics for a long ass time.

All these recent stories about secret Nazi group chats? Anytime that happens going forward will be met with "But Platner."

It's not a purity test. Think through the consequences.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

you know it is not at all difficult to acknowledge the legitimate concerns about the tattoo and still make a case for the candidate. but this would require maturity, a perspective outside ones own and a willingness to lose a little face, which means it won’t happen.

Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 8h

“Let him among you who is without a Nazi tattoo cast the first stone.” -The Bible

Only perfect candidates off the harvard law conveyor belt pls, highly disciplined, all boxes checked, well liked and humble, absolutely no spiritual connection to having a physical body except for severe IBS, volunteered at a soup kitchen in high school, signs email "cheers," etc.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Lankford: "I think now history has proven that Russiagate was a hoax. It was actually formed by James Coney and Brennan and others that were behind the scenes to push a narrative they knew at the time was false." (This is a lie -- would've been nice for Kasie Hunt to point that out.)

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 9h

Ah yes, the cop tense. “The agent’s weapon discharged.” I have never seem any news outlet describe it this way when a civilian shoots someone.

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 11h

CNN reports that a highly trained and responsible ICE agent accidentally shot an immigrant and a US marshal

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h

i don't get it. omen sushi in nyc is cheaper than nobu in malibu, where you dined last year without your wife

Michael Rapaport tweets: "How’s a so-called “working class” mayoral candidate like Zohran Mamdani eating at OMEN SUSHI tonight — one of the priciest joints in NYC? 🍣💰
This clown lives in a rent-stabilized apartment in Queens but dines like a diplomat on a Qatar-funded per diem.
Who’s paying for that toro, “Zoron the Moron”?"

There are two photos of Zohran Mamdani and his wife eating at a restaurant.

Michael Rapaport eating outside of a restaurant. There are some white canopy umbrellas around him and a tree in the background. Also the ocean and some fence.

Two photos. The first shows the outside of Nobu in Malibu. The second shows the area where Michael sat. There is the same tree, ocean, white canopy umbrellas, and fence.

The menu for Nobu in Malibu shows prices around $60. The menu for Omen Sushi in NYC shows prices around $35.

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 12h

The White House heard the complaints

Dismissed them as “manufactured outrage”

And kept demolishing the East Wing on Tuesday

New photo and update with @jonathanreports.bsky.social

White House continues East Wing demolition amid cries of Trump overreach

More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,

www.washingtonpost.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 16h

Nominating Platner would not be a problem for the GOP. It HAS to be a no-go for us. He’s had 18 years to cover up a “youthful indiscretion.” He hasn’t.

Graham Platner says he was drunk when he got Nazi-linked tattoo
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said he didn't know the meaning of the skull tattoo, which he got in 2007 while on leave in Croatia during his time in the Marines.

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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 20h

Is there literally anything Johnson knows?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Q: Getting back to the Jeffries threat, this is one of a number of J6 pardons that's been rearrested. Did Trump make a mistake?

JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details. I'll tell you the violence on the left is far more prevalent than on the right. The rhetoric that you saw Saturday plays into it

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16h

Let's see how that government ban on White House demolition photos is going.

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

here is a clip of the East Wing of the White House being demolished for Trump's ballroom just now

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 16h

If it was a drunk accident, you get it removed THE MOMENT YOU FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS.

There is no room for delay, the moment you find out you have Nazi shit on your body you cover it in shame and get yourself a removal appointment immediately.

There's no wiggle room there.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 17h

Enough is enough. Adelita Grijalva was elected on September 23. The people of Arizona have a right to be represented in Congress.

During today’s pro forma session, when the House is called to order I will seek unanimous consent to insist upon the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 16h

Sad they have to lie so much

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 17h

Ok let's see here, I have an economy dependent on consumer spending, and where everyone is leveraged to the gills. Should I make everything more expensive for no apparent reason and see how it goes?

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 16h

Wistfully remembering bygone era when you didn’t have to vet candidates for Nazi tattoos.

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t get much more symbolic than this.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

genuine question, does anyone have standing to sue here

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 1d

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

wapo.st

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WIRED @wired.com · 1d

The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.

The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure

The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.

wrd.cm

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.

Check out how tiny the crowds were:

Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000

Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)

www.nytimes.com

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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve been lucky enough to help my country & neighbors since I was 17 years old. I’m 54 now.
I don’t like pledges of allegiance all that much.
But I love my country.
I don’t like flags all that much.
But I love my neighbors.

So tomorrow we will be at No Kings. For my country and for my neighbors

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

We have obtained these photos:

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

As a reminder to everyone, a key part of the Bari Weiss origin story is her livetweeting editorial meetings.
In the institutions she critiques she treats leakers (including herself) as principled dissenters. In the institutions she controls, she expects loyal silence.

Bari Weiss tweeting about the civil war in the NY Times

Another NY Times employee says: "I am in the same meeting that Bari appears to be livetweeting"

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 2d

so here’s the thing, Bari, you’re running an organization full of weapons-grade gossips who hate you www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...

Now in a position of power at the network, Ms. Weiss is the one concerned about leaks. She has complained that her comments at private CBS meetings keep turning up in media reports, asking if the company can identify the leakers, according to three people familiar with her remarks.

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