Patrick Polley
patrickpoll.bsky.social
Patrick Polley
@patrickpoll.bsky.social
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Physics teacher, military historian, Ph.D. in experimental physics, University of Florida 1985
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No, I'll go with MAGA = Nazi until they show me otherwise
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Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: Everyone makes it about Trump and Epstein, but it’s about this whole ring of men. That’s what makes me upset, because we know they were there. We saw them. We know there were royalty, princes, very powerful people in academia and tech, and we saw them at parties.
Time set out the plastic ketchup bottles
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have long suspected that trump thinks the insurrection act is an instant "i win" cheat code that make his opposition go away
Trump: "I'm allowed as you know as president, like 50% of the presidents have used the Insurrection Act. Everybody agrees you're allowed to use that and there is no more court cases, there is no more anything. We're trying to do it in a nicer manner, but we can always use the Insurrection Act."
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Hard to beat the energy at our Newark canvass launch today!

Thank you to 32BJ New Jersey, @iamwesmoore.bsky.social, @rasjbaraka.bsky.social, and Chigozie Onyema for being with us on this perfect afternoon.
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Elaborating b/c there's a lot of misunderstanding on this.

Insurrection Act does nothing except you can then use soldiers as cops. They can enforce laws, but they're the same old laws. It doesn't suspend the Constitution. No martial law, no closing courts, no removing state officials, none of that.
Even if he did, which I'd bet is likelier than not, none of this is true. The Insurrection Act is not a declaration of martial law. It doesn't close the courts. It doesn't suspend habeas corpus. It means you can use the military to enforce federal laws, but the laws themselves remain the same.
Trump: "I'm allowed as you know as president, like 50% of the presidents have used the Insurrection Act. Everybody agrees you're allowed to use that and there is no more court cases, there is no more anything. We're trying to do it in a nicer manner, but we can always use the Insurrection Act."
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From early childhood education to high-impact tutoring to apprenticeship & college completion programs, we're going to give every kid in New Jersey a fair shot, no matter where they were born.
You are probably right as usual
A notion I was taught in Catholic school back in the day along with labor history (in elementary school)
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Doug Martin, who spent six seasons as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ lead RB, has died at the age of 36, his family confirmed.

A first-round pick out of Boise State, Martin earned two Pro Bowl selections and a First-Team All-Pro nod. He finished his NFL career with more than 5,300 rushing yards.
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Here is a map showing the exact spot a CHP vehicle was struck by shrapnel after a shell detonated over I-5 during the Trump-Vance missile firings at Camp Pendleton:
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This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal
To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.
www.washingtonpost.com
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“It says on your resume you used to work for the Young Republicans. Are you a Nazi?”

“No, I’m not a Nazi. I’m just a Hitler enthusiast.”

“Sorry, we’re looking for a few bad Nazis.”
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Fox now confirming as well:
When this story broke earlier today Republicans claimed it was probably fake news since it was reported by the NYT. Now multiple media outlets have confirmed it, including Fox. Hegseth and Vance are complete morons for pulling this dumb stunt.
Lying liars serving the orange fartbag
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“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.
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This is what can happen when stupid and radical people do stupid and radical things with our military.

Just think about all the things they’re doing that we don’t know about yet.🚨🇺🇸
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The Trump administration cut funding for disaster preparedness there because of “DEI..”
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"I had Republican colleagues in the House that told me about how they fear for their lives or the safety of their families with the threats that they're getting."

"From their own political base, I want to emphasize that."

@kim.senate.gov joins @johnavlon.bsky.social:
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To everyone claiming there were no arrests at the "No Kings" rallies yesterday, this is simply not true.

No, a Trump supporter was arrested for trying to use a gun against people exercising their First Amendment rights. He was arrested and his tacky Jeep with Trump flags was towed.
Because the orange fartbag couldn't organize a birthday parade let alone a peace deal