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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 17h

If you're going to write headlines like this, why even have newspapers?

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 19h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 13h

It was Dad’s; we found it when Julie, and I were down there, cleaning up.

ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 13h

If you read the caption on my bio, you’ll get it.

ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 13h

Bernie, show this to Jeffries, and Schumer, and tell them to get with the program.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 14h

He doesn’t wanna make it cry, or sing.

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 14h

Why are you trying to protect Republicans from themselves?

They just gave police the go ahead to shoot No Kings protesters, and you haven’t said shit about it.

That’s a bigger problem than healthcare.

Healthcare won’t matter if it’s illegal to be a Democrat.

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 14h

That’s great.

Maybe put some effort into the fact that we’re now in a dictatorship though.

Why are you not attacking Johnson and Thune personally, every day?

They just said there would be a Soros funded terrorist assault on the 18th. Not one of you has pushed back on that.

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 20h

Make sure you’re hydrated.

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 20h

Which GOP electeds?

ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 20h

They are able to do all of these things because they weren’t held accountable the first time.

ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 21h

Why is this not a bigger story?

It’s still alive, but reporters should be asking Repub politicians about it every single day.

Dems should be mentioning it at every press conference.

Repubs know how to do this, why don’t the Dems?

ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 21h

I know you’ve heard of the term “false equivalence,” so I’ll conclude that you’re simply a dishonest man.

ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 22h

Because you’d have to prove the officer’s intent was to terrorize the citizen.

A much higher bar than false arrest, violation of civil rights, etc.

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 1d

As I said, I’m not a lawyer.

Also, I very much doubt a kidnapping charge would stick, in a court of law.

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 1d

Why has no one interviewed Merrick Garland?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 1d

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 1d

Can these people sue, and how long of a process would that be?

I’m not a lawyer but I would think there’s some kind of discrimination suit here.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

What a loser.

TIME Magazine: "Trump loses Nobel Peace Prize he shamelessly campaigned for."

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 1d

I am not seeing this at all among the Trumpers I know.

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not seeing the freakout though.

Is that on Twitter?

ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 1d

Like they’re children.

I just wish David Simon worked there, so he could respond.

ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 1d

Is this a deep Richard Pryor cut, modernized?

“I don’ know no mothahfuckin’ Russians.

If he don’ have on that hat, I don’ know who the fuck he is!”

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ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 1d

I would like those things.

ptitcombjr @ptitcombjr.bsky.social · 1d

They’re so fucking bad at it.

Hire me; I’ll do it way cheaper than whatever consultants they’re paying.