Old Man J
@oldmanj.bsky.social
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Husband, Dad, working in biotech. Eternally hoping for the best from humanity but … sigh …
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oldmanj.bsky.social
Exactly! All airports should be refusing this. It’s not legal
cwebbonline.com
Major airports are refusing to air Kristi Noem’s propaganda video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, and there’s a reason: it violates the Hatch Act

You can’t use taxpayer resources for partisan attacks. Period.
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
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juddlegum.bsky.social
1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.
Quid Pro Presidency
Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.
atrupar.com
Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."
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jacks-brokenheart.bsky.social
The Trump regime wants to erect a triumphal arch that remarkably resembles the "Arch of Triumph proposed by Adolph Hitler to commemorate Germany’s victory in World War II."

& They want to sell the social security building, which is like "the sistine chapel of the New Deal."
oldmanj.bsky.social
A “good thing” would have been to allow the ceasefire that Biden admin negotiated 10 months ago to go through instead of convincing Bibi to delay it and allow atrocities to continue in the meantime. Trump deserves credit only for the atrocities
oldmanj.bsky.social
Another revenge prosecution about to go up in flames
emptywheel.bsky.social
Understand the background to this case.
1) Reid was arrested for what the FBI agent, who also called Reid a "libtard" said was a boo boo. They tried to charge her with felony assault.
2) That was no billed. So they decided to go ahead w/misdemeanor assault.
emptywheel.bsky.social
Here's what prosecutors--PROSECUTORS!!!--said last week about why they had not given Sydney Reid video to her alleged assault of an FBI agent.

She's seeking to get her case thrown out before it goes to trial this week.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...
MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump
As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.
newrepublic.com
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jamellebouie.net
one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.
sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...
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bookjackie.bsky.social
I love research. (I’m a librarian). This is what they want to destroy.

livingnewdeal.org/sites/wilbur...
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3fecta.bsky.social
Local food distrib center that distributes food throughout the region especially in underserved rural areas was outgrowing their warehouse. Without asking, McKenzie Scott donated several million to build a larger distribution center. She has a person who investigates orgs with needs, cuts check.
juddlegum.bsky.social
8. Bezos' ex-wife, McKenzie Scott, has donated more than 4x as much as Bezos since their divorce.
Jeff Bezos Can’t Give Away His Money
Maybe he should ask his ex-wife.
oligarchwatch.substack.com
oldmanj.bsky.social
Wait … just so I have this right: Biden, the guy who was skilled with diplomacy, negotiated the Palestinian/Israeli cease fire 10 months ago that Trump just dusted off and called his own after letting Israel get some more genociding done. And Trump is the president of peace
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gtconway.bsky.social
"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org
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gtconway.bsky.social
Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org
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thebulwark.com
Former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb: "This is not America, and we need to see if we can recapture America."
thebulwark.com
Why is former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb speaking out so forcefully against his former boss now?

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to him about it on the latest Bulwark Podcast
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deepwatermike.bsky.social
More of this! The answer to every such demand ought to be, "Make me, motherfucker."
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marcelias.bsky.social
Let's be clear: If North Carolina Republicans gerrymander their already illegal map further, they will be sued and they will lose.

I never bluff and I usually win.
marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: North Carolina became the latest GOP-controlled state to announce it will gerrymander its congressional map to please President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Is Latest Gop-Controlled State To Announce a Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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victorerikray.bsky.social
If red state schools accept this we are going to get a two-tiered system of higher ed. One set of states will be based in empirical reality and the other will be subject to the whims of a conspiratorial movement that is increasingly detached from facts.
oldmanj.bsky.social
Only five?
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.
oldmanj.bsky.social
Big but not talked about: Trump admin changes to H2A program make enslaving farm workers by H2A employers much easier.

youtu.be/zdWrHb8b-c0?...
ICE Raids Are Only Half The Story
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
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emptywheel.bsky.social
NYT wrote a 2,400 word story abt Todd Blanche without mentioning that he personally ordered the arrest of Newark Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social, and as such is deeply implicated in @replamonica.bsky.social case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...
The front page of a NYT story, titled, "Part Enabler, Part Buffer: the Bind of the Justice Dept's No. 2"

A picture shows Blanche partly visible behind a journalist's raised hand.