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Expel the Sedition Caucus @oldsourpuss.bsky.social · Aug 23

Here’s where I post my favorite New Yorker piece about Mellon - he was one of the richest men in the world and hated taxes so much that he founded a think tank to push the myth of “trickle-down economics” on us. www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

Tax Time

Why we pay.

www.newyorker.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1h

Same vibes as the callous destruction of Bonwit Teller building and the Taliban blowing up the Bamiyan Buddhas back in the day.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2h

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 5h

a functional press would, every single day, repeatedly, across numerous paragraphs in every story about him, make it clear that this is indisputably the most corrupt President in U.S. history

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4h

North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.

Republicans are making one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation even more rigged

North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.

www.motherjones.com

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 4h

This is just to say

I have bulldozed

the East Wing

that you were probably

hoping to pass down

to future generations

Well, fuck you

it was in the way

so inconvenient

and so old

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5h

Photos obtained exclusively by Law Dork on Tuesday show that President Donald Trump is completely demolishing the East Wing of the White House as part of his stated plan to build a ballroom befitting his standards on the White House grounds.

NEW: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-demo...

Another angle that shows how much of the East Wing is just ... gone.

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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 1d

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3

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Expel the Sedition Caucus @oldsourpuss.bsky.social · 6h

*Chinkiang black vinegar

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

the president has destroyed the east wing of the white house without so much as a word of input from anyone else to build a royal ballroom paid for with bribes

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 7h

The incredible corruption of this is even worse because Trump didn't even pay his own legal bills (he used campaign funds) - this is purely theft for profit. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 7h

this is an absolutely wild use of passive voice, where you have to get through layers of narrative to figure out an ICE agent smashed a car window with his gun like an idiot, which went off and shot two people

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Sweet Bobby @sweetbobby.bsky.social · 9h

Lol we're his ATM. What an asshole.

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Expel the Sedition Caucus @oldsourpuss.bsky.social · 9h

It’s *a* peace prize.

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 10h

Out today: BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2025, edited by... me! So so many great stories in here. I can't wait for you to discover them and their talented writers.

Copy of the Best American Short Stories 2025, edited by Celeste Ng

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 13h

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 14h

A reminder all: GO TO JURY DUTY WHEN YOU ARE SUMMONED

Yes it is disruptive of schedules but these days, juries need you

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 5d

Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.

"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."

It's a must-read:

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h

🚨BREAKING: The North Carolina Senate hastily passed a GOP gerrymander Tuesday in a 26-20 vote, advancing a proposed congressional map that aims to dismantle one of the state’s Black Democratic seats at the request of President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

North Carolina Senate Approves Gerrymander Targeting Black Voters

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 13h

“'The truth no longer matters, all you have to do is go viral,' Mr. Dilley wrote on X during Mr. Trump’s re-election campaign."

Perhaps one of the most depressing stories you'll read today.

How Trump Is Using Fake Imagery to Attack Enemies and Rouse Supporters (Gift Article)

The president has posted A.I.-generated images and videos dozens of times on social media, in some cases misleading viewers and amplifying political divisions.

www.nytimes.com

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Expel the Sedition Caucus @oldsourpuss.bsky.social · 13h

I thought we had too many movies about WW II, but apparently it’s not enough. Looking forward to Inglorious Basterds 2!

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 14h

really did not expect to hearing about nazis all the time in 2025

was just not something i considered tbh

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15h

For the sake of posterity I thought I'd do a thread on all the epically stupid things Trump has done in recent days.

1) Let them eat ballroom

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 15h

Some PAC needs to throw ada all over TV and the internet, showing:

1. Dated video of Trump saying his shitty ballroom won’t damage the White House
2. Dated video showing the White House facade being torn down
3. Simple text: “Trump is destroying our heritage”

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Jason @jasonsamuels.net · 15h

"Rick Scott, an expert in healthcare" .. www.justice.gov/archive/opa/...

#386: 06-26-03 LARGEST HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASE IN U.S. HISTORY SETTLED HCA INVESTIGATION NETS RECORD TOTAL OF $1.7 BILLION

www.justice.gov

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott argued his office’s emails with Elon Musk are confidential under a “common-law privacy” exception to public records laws because they may include “intimate and embarrassing” information.

(Published July)
With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org

Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public

We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not...

www.propublica.org

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

New developments in my 3 year Epstein investigation, this time regarding JP Morgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. This is a long thread, but worth sticking around for.

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 1d

Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/

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