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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h

"The new Trump White House is MAGA-Saddam’s presidential palace,” a White House official, laughing, once told Zeteo's @swin24.bsky.social.

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👑 Trump's Third Term?

Peter Rothpletz on Donald Trump's brazen push to secure a 3rd (forever?) term, the White House's transformation into a Saddam Hussein-style palace, and the bombshell NBA gambling indictments.

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · 3h

I obtained ~dozens of hours~ of previously unreported recordings of Russ Vought's briefings from 2021 to 2024.

Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇

THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...

Russell Vought: The Shadow President

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 3h

and there i was down to the... I KNOW YOU LYING TO ME MEETING ... then i saw this

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Sam Altman denies abuse allegations in a lawsuit from his sister | CNN Business

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman denied allegations made by his sister in a lawsuit filed Monday, which claimed he sexually abused her for almost a decade.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2h

Virginia Democrats seek to reshape House map to counter Trump redistricting push

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Virginia Democrats seek to reshape House map to counter Trump redistricting push

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 4h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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SB @zestyvines777.bsky.social · 15h

Times up.. We tried to play, nice.
Prepare now, it's going down, we are Shutting everything down!

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Pamiejean @pamiejean.bsky.social · 13h

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Trump on Venezuela “I don’t think we’re necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war,” (from Congress) he said. “I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We’re going to kill them. They’re going to be, like, dead.”

Important Evening News Update

A perfect storm is brewing as the Pentagon Press Corps is led by conspiracy theorists and Trump is about to go to war without getting Congressional approval

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

When Tish James walks into a courthouse tomorrow — the target of a political prosecution demanded by a President obsessed with revenge — she does not walk in alone.

New York has her back.

Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.