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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

Newsom with the receipts!

Gavin Newsom Digs Up Old JD Vance Photo To Troll MAGA Fans Who Say They'll Boycott The Super Bowl

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

He looks almost human underneath.

Photo Of Trump's Face With His Orange Makeup Digitally Removed Goes Viral—And Wow

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h

🤦🏻‍♂️

Gen X Teacher's Use Of Common Phrase Backfires After 6th Grade Students Assume It's Racist

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h

Ewwww 🤮

Trump's Ultra-Creepy Interaction With Female MAGA Influencer Has People Recoiling

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h

The only thing snipped here has been RFK’s brain stem.

Screenshot of a tweet from The Bulwark. Text reads: “RFK: ‘There's two studies which show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It's highly likely because they were given Tylenol.’” Below is a photo of a formal meeting at a long table with Donald Trump and several officials.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

It’s about time some red state governors said this!

Tweet from Home of the Brave: “Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt criticizes Trump for sending the Texas National Guard to Illinois,” followed by Stitt’s quote about states’ rights and federalism. Below is a photo of Stitt sitting in his office with an American flag behind him.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15h

Please let this be true 🙏🏼

Dem Rep. Eric Swalwell Claims An 'Epstein Bomb Is About To Drop' On Trump—And Republicans Are Jumping Ship

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h

That’s not how you science.

Tweet from Republicans Against Trump says: “RFK Jr: There’s no proof that Tylenol causes autism. We’re doing the studies to make the proof.” Below is a photo of a White House meeting showing RFK Jr., Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump at a long conference table.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h

Trump’s Justice Department indicts Letitia James. Troops deployed to Illinois and Oregon face legal roadblocks. And Pam Bondi’s testimony over Tom Homan’s $50,000 bribe raises new questions about Trump’s DOJ. It's been a big week.

Tish James indicted. Trump's deployments blocked. Pam Bondi goes on the attack.

Letitia James Indicted

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

Yikes.

Jesse Watters' Fox News Cohosts Call Out His 'Creepy' Rant About 'High-Value Man' Stephen Miller

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

If we make it through this it’s because the other side is dumb as rocks.

Tweet from Blue Georgia summarizing Chris Hayes on MSNBC: “New reporting from the Wall Street Journal tonight, that message Trump posted to Pam Bondi online was meant to be a DM he accidentally posted publicly… Pam was surprised, upset, called White House aides.” Below is a Wall Street Journal headline excerpt about Trump’s private message urging prosecution of James Comey, and a photo of Pam Bondi speaking.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 20h

Labeling a nonviolent protest against authoritarianism as ‘anti-American’ is the kind of rhetoric used to silence dissent, not defend democracy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h

Leave it to MAGA to overlook important facts.

MAGA Throws Unhinged Tantrum After Trump Doesn't Win Nobel Peace Prize—But There's One Major Issue

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h

Healthcare was the other bright factor but now the GOP has destroyed it.

Tweet from Bryce Greene reads: “Knew the economy was bad and fake but this is really just insane.” Below is a tweet from spike with the headline: “Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says.”

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 19h

Truth, Trials and Troops—there’s a lot of news to absorb. Zoom in/zoom out with me to get a clearer understanding of what’s happening and where this is headed. Link to my write-up in the replies.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

The only thing that’s been reduced 500 percent are his brain cells.

Tweet from Acyn quotes Trump: “We are the ones saving health care. One of the things we're doing is we are going to be reducing the cost of medicines by 100%, 200%, 300%, 500%, even more.” Below is a Fox News image of Trump speaking at a White House meeting.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

This!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

Textbook behavior.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

I absolutely love to see it!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

You're not alone there.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

'Ridiculous' doesn't even begin to cover it. 😪

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

Absolutely.

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 22h

“Americans are curious, inquisitive, learning, and enriching themselves…”

Banned Books Week honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social knows we need the right to read to understand each other.

Full interview: youtu.be/Gm4-SOEwEYk

#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson might not have time for governance, but he’s always got a moment for music criticism.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 2d

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21h

Riiiiight. And Donald Trump is 224 pounds.

Tweet from Right Angle News Network reads: “BREAKING - FBI Director Kash Patel has just revealed that nearly 5% of Chicago’s 2.5 million residents, approximately 110,000 people, are active gang members.” Below, Kash Patel appears on Fox News’s Hannity with an on-screen caption: “FBI Director Patel on his visit to Chicago.”

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