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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

Susan Collins is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which means she has considerable power to influence the administration but she prefers to mumble weak protestations to the media

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 22h

Despite all of Susan Collins’s **concerns**, Russ Vought, who she voted to confirm, still went ahead and fired a boatload of hard-working Americans.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

SUSAN COLLINS, Wednesday: "I've made very clear that I do not believe there should be firings of furloughed workers."

RUSS VOUGHT, Friday: "The RIFs have begun."

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 1d

Alas, somebodye took the German holidaye fruit breade. It was stollen!

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 1d

Sad and whatnot!

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

So crude is down, stocks are down, bonds are tumbling and.... Bessent and Trump are bailing out Argentina with $20 billion and buying up Argentine pesos.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

> @jesskarl.bsky.social
@opinion.bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 2d

Treating what Trump and his cabinet officials said at that meeting this morning as credible and then asking guests to respond to it is...not journalism.

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Jason Burbank @jasonburbank.bsky.social · 2d

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 2d

Pam Bondi stands before a sea of inflatable frogs and says their lives will be spared if they give up the one known as Portland Frog.

“I am Portland Frog!” cries one.

“I am Portland Frog!” yells another.

Soon they all take up the cry and she quails in fear.

FOR WE ARE ALL PORTLAND FROG

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Triangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 3d

Breaking: We’ve talked to multiple individuals who have confirmed that UNC-CH is merging SILS (library and information science) and SDSS (data science and society). Announcement will be tomorrow morning. Faculty were not consulted.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 3d

Miller is lying in order to get you (and “low-info voters”) to give up. Without surrender, Miller and the rest of the regime got nothing. They believe you will believe their lies and conquer yourself. But they can’t conquer you if you don’t believe them.

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 3d

www.editorialboard.com/stephen-mill...

Stephen Miller will conquer you if you believe his lies

The lies start with the ones he tells himself, about himself.

www.editorialboard.com

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 3d

Always count on the absolute dumbest man among us to just say the thing out loud.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 3d

The heat finally broke so I can dress normally now.

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Jason Burbank @jasonburbank.bsky.social · 4d

Ooof…yeah. I’ve not really watched it (I know, I know) but I remember some episode summaries online.

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Jason Burbank @jasonburbank.bsky.social · 4d

My wife and I are watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and every other episode feels really timely. Depressingly so.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 4d

Ma’am, this is a Wendy’s

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Padilla: Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?

Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.

Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks, New Yorker

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 5d

I regret to inform you that Nemik's manifesto is the new Tom Holland “Umbrella.” You have to repost every time. It’s just where we are. #ihavefriendseverywhere

youtu.be/-asb8zTiuZ4?...

Andor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+

YouTube video by Star Wars

youtu.be

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Jason Burbank @jasonburbank.bsky.social · 5d

As someone who filed microfiche for my undergraduate work study job, I just aged 10 years reading this.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 5d

👇🎯 This is how governing works in literally every actual democracy around the world. If you don’t have the votes, it’s up to you to make concessions to the minority parties. It’s not their job to save you from your responsibility to govern by giving you things you don’t have the votes for already.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5d

Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5d

Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 5d

Elon Musk is now worth over $500 billion.

That means his net worth has gone up by $100 billion in less than a year.

Tax. The. Damn. Rich.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6d

I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 8d

Peacehammer 40K: Paintinge litel miniatures of gardeneres, sculptors, academics. Trimminge hedges. Makinge friendes.

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