Michael P. Scott
@empeescott.bsky.social
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retired CA attorney, living in Olympia WA Mundus Sine Caesaribus Only "shithole countries" immunize their Presidents I "cloud nine" when I want to We still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence Let a hundred Luigis bloom
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
When Mike Johnson or another national leader repeatedly claims they haven’t seen relevant things in the news, an appropriate reporter reaction would be “Holy cow, how do you not know?!? How can you do your job without knowing what’s happening? What are you doing to fix your ‘not knowing’ problem?”
beijingpalmer.bsky.social
I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?
atrupar.com
REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know
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racebannon.bsky.social
It would be great if October 18th far surpasses the 10M+ people expectations. This is the moment, if there ever was one, for you to make your voice heard.
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jamellebouie.net
apparently “bari weiss doesn’t actually know what journalism is” extends to getting basic facts like the name of a subject right
brandonfriedman.bsky.social
Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

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CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.
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rincewind.run
a foundational belief of the modern right is that there is no such thing as organic disagreement with their policies, it’s all directed from the top down

they just can’t conceive that ordinary people find them horrifying
atrupar.com
Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."
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ariellaelm.bsky.social
Anytime there is a flood in the continental US, it is the biggest story across all social media.

Apparently, the same as not true for a catastrophe in Alaska. There was a typhoon yesterday morning and much of western Alaska is now underwater with homes with people in them just floating away.
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prchovanec.bsky.social
THEN WHAT DO YOU DO ALL DAY??
atrupar.com
REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know
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jakevig.bsky.social
"Both sides have strong opinions on the 'No Kings' debate."
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laylabelle3.bsky.social
So my mom passed away in March. She had dementia.
She was given a cognitive test once a week and you know what they always told her ?
Take a guess ?
They always told her she had a perfect score and that she did fantastic .
empeescott.bsky.social
And yet, it has one weird trick it could pull, from Article II, section 4 . . .
madfeline.bsky.social
wapo.st/3L8ikHl

“Appropriators are frustrated,” said one senior GOP member of the House Appropriations Committee who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly about the administration. The lawmaker called the pocket rescission “stupid.”
Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money
Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.
wapo.st
empeescott.bsky.social
Today's attitude (upon seeing a bumpersticker telling me, "Jesus Died For Your Sins"):

"And every day, I make that bargain increasingly worth His while!"
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hunterw.bsky.social
In addition to making Mamdani-panic one of her beats, this Bari Weiss reporter who CBS News is now platforming is one of the ones who was responsible for one of their *two* disgusting pieces suggesting the Gaza famine was some kind of hoax.
They Became Symbols for Gazan Starvation. But All
12 Suffer from Other Health Problems.
A Free Press investigation found that the viral photos lacked important context: The subjects have cystic fibrosis, rickets, or other serious ailments.
By Olivia Reingold and Tanya Lukyanova
08.17.25 -Israel
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makelyinwrongagain.bsky.social
People in Chicago chant “get real jobs!” as ICE scurries away
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empeescott.bsky.social
Magicians call this a "force."

"We haven't 'finally resolved the issue,' we've just put our thumb on the scale for the duration of the litigation."
atrupar.com
Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."
empeescott.bsky.social
And the Squeaker of the House, Little Johnson, will gleefully assist in burning the Constitution to the ground, to give him the keys to the kingdom
muellershewrote.com
The reason Mike Johnson is able to keep the House closed and not pass bills to pay the military or fund the government is because Trump is going to circumvent congress and illegally steal that money from other government programs. All to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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susanrinkunas.com
Cuomo just “both sides-ed” the indictment of AG Tish James. Disqualifying on its own, aside from everything else about him
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.
empeescott.bsky.social
What time is it?

Time to revive the Emoluments Clause.
atrupar.com
Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax
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volts.wtf
Red state government declaring open war on blue city governments in Florida.

This is the MAGA model: using every tool of the state to punish political opponents, without even a pretense that you are governing "for everyone."
Doge-ish comes to Florida: a DeSantis loyalist is going after ‘waste’ in Democratic cities
Blaise Ingoglia was handpicked by the Republican Florida governor to lead an assault on municipal spending
www.theguardian.com
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joshtpm.bsky.social
We fired people we had no reason or budgetary need to fire and we actually screwed up and fired the wrong people and then rehired them the next day and all because of Chuck Schumer
atrupar.com
BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision
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empeescott.bsky.social
MFer, stop giving Pres. Chauncey Gardner credit for ANYTHING!
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kagrox.bsky.social
The Emperor is forcing the invisible hand of “the market” down the front of his invisible new pants.
brendannyhan.bsky.social
Trump has expropriated TikTok U.S. (banned under the law) and is now on the verge of forcing its sale at a below-market price to cronies of his choosing. What could go wrong? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...