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MBR

@flame89.bsky.social

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Can’t say too much about my job these days but international affairs (especially Asia) is my specialty. I love films, novels, and history. Opinions are entirely my own. He/him

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 7d

Every Republican President of my lifetime has ended their term with a higher unemployment rate than when they began while every Democrat has finished with a lower unemployment rate than they received - and yet the public almost always rates Republicans higher on the economy.

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 4h

Maybe you’re right, I guess I’m misremembering it. It’s really long, though, right?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Gallego: "How can I negotiate? The president is in Asia for 5 days. Johnson is basically keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles. So who am I negotiating with right now?"

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 7h

I remember really liking that one. That’s the one with that really long conversation by the window, right?

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Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work replaces class on "Confronting Oppression and Injustice" with a masterclass on sucking up to oppression and injustice.

#Satire

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Cancellation of Graduate Course at University of Houston a Blow to Academic Freedom

Cancellation of graduate course at University of Houston shows blatant disregard of faculty expertise and a blow to academic freedom.

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 8h

a man wearing a blue shirt with the words right on written on it

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 8h

Which episode?

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 8h

Maybe. But I was there a few months ago and ran into a huge Stop the Steal protest against the charging of Yoon. Lots of the slogans and signs were stolen right from the J6 and post-J6 right wing here. “Finish what we started” and the whole deal. So it felt a few years behind.

MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 11h

Made my daily calls to Senators. Told them to hold the line on the shutdown, fight for healthcare and against fascism!

MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 11h

And there we are

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Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda

ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11h

The current work stoppage in the House is really unusual for a non-midterm year. It isn't about the shutdown; the House cast votes in October 2013 despite one. And it started earlier — about when Grijalva won her election. www.pbump.net/o/remember-t...

Remember the House?

There is a certain rhythm to the way in which the House of Representatives conducts its business. The House begins each year with a few weeks of voting before cutting out for an extended Easter break....

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

“When was the last time the Fed cut interest rates with inflation this high?” 👀

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 13h

He probably loves it? Isn’t that obvious?

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15h

I take no pleasure to report that the reciprocal tariffs costume is sold out

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 13h

Delete whatever accounts you have there

MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 13h

True masterpiece. A work of art.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h

This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.

MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 20h

So, ok, they’re 9-5. Now what?

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∞ Monkeys @somanymonkeys.bsky.social · 1d

There are already food banks/depositories in every district & a ton of Democrats have been doing events to support them, but if no one besides a staffer posts about it, no one knows about it.

Even with a massive support, it's not replacing $100 billion in SNAP. We need a functional government!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Sleepy Joe never provided for his son the way Donald Trump has smh

Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 2d

NEW: Don Trump Jr.--after helping pick top Pentagon officials to join his dad's administration--has now become an investor and advisor to Pentagon drone builders. This as President Trump orders Pentagon to buy more drones. A NYT investigation of this latest conflict.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1d

May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, though tbf there’s this kind of shallow thinking and willful ignorance of second order consequences on almost every Republican attack on social safety net programs. Never mind that there are thousands of military members on SNAP as well.

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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 1d

So many American immigrants left dysfunctional countries where random stuff like this would happen and here we are in 2025.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport are being held due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility.

Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage

The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport are being held due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility.

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

Tbf Zero Dark Thirty was an odd kind of government propaganda. It had some true elements but was actually CIA obfuscation that was narratively structured to try to make the then-current President look naive and simultaneously justify their own past malfeasance.

MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

Woody Johnson’s a crook and an ass and the league is worse for having him in it.