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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 12h

Dawg the farmers are never exporting another soybean

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 12h

Trump proposing 100% tariffs on China

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 13h

We fought a revolution precisely so I never had to hear one of their dumbass food takes ever again.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 13h

The fun thing about Twitter is some of Trump's biggest fans are all sitting in countries he'd bomb the second one of their leaders insulted Laura Loomer.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 13h

Some context: Raw Egg Nationalist is a British fascist screaming that a Los Angeles entertainment producer is excited by fajitas. For those of you not reading this in America, fajitas originated in Texas and are about as popular as pizza, burgers, and tacos here.

onion person @junlper.beer · 13h

setting aside the fact that they just don’t know what jokes are, this gives a big insight into the mind of white nationalists. they are deeply paranoid about the idea of being percieved as anything other than Epic Stoics

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah I don't think that's gonna be looked back at positively.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 16h

Oh I am sure a lot of people in the admin are sick of this shit. But they have no mechanism to fix it.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 16h

Johnson in particular seems frustrated with the realization that being Speaker of the House hasn't brought him respect and an automatic win condition. This is a guy in denial about the trajectory his legacy is taking.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 16h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 16h

Well they hate Sears, so yes lol

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 16h

Vought is deeply committed to the idea the only parts of the federal government that should exist are the ones that can shoot you, and he has never gotten any deeper about it than that.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 17h

As I said, the fastest way to end this thing is to fire Russ Vought. Of course they won’t do that.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 17h

Trump Budget Director Vought: The RIFs have begun - Post on X

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 19h

Unsurprisingly, she has no idea what she’s doing.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 19h

Here's the full memo.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 20h

Hilarious the far right is mad Trump didn't get the Nobel and the far left is mad that a Venezuelan resistance leader got the Nobel. Nice little dose of horseshoe theory for everyone's Friday.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

My take from that debate is Sears will run one ad saying Spanberger refused to denounce Jones and Spanberger will run an anti-gay marriage ad about Sears and an “that lady’s crazy” ad.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

Sears shouldn’t have run.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

It would have been relatively easy for Sears not to blow this debate. Denounce Jones, be vague with any question you don’t like and yell about trans people. She’s chosen the “yell about everything all the time” strategy, which is blowing it.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

They aren’t going to Gaza but it does seem a little dumb.

GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

I mean for now but if Israel no longer blockades Gaza hard to imagine a scenario where someone doesn’t get guns in.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

Predictable but disappointing that people are thinking Trump somehow magically ended the war when in reality he sat around while Israel starved Gaza and killed most of Hamas leadership. And we have no idea if Hamas actually demilitarizes.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

As someone married to a bi woman my experience is there’s a class of guys who think that dating a bi woman means your life is porn and this isn’t true. What I’ve found weirdest is the people who get insecure when they find out their bi partner had some sexual experience with a different gender.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

Is this about understanding orientation or gender roles or a mix of both?

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

Didn't her paperwork directly contradict the claim?

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian reports that Letitia James has been indicted

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

Watched anyone succumb to dementia? It's not a fun experience.

GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

It's been obvious for awhile now but he's understandably worried he'll get his dad's dementia. Wouldn't wish it anyone, but a responsible administration would be releasing this information given his family history.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I also did a cognitive exam. Which is always very risky because if I didn't do well, you'd be the first to be blaring it and I had a perfect score. And one of the doctors said he's almost never seen a perfect score. I had a perfect score. That made me well good ... not the easiest test."

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

Localities that have a population at least 40% black in Virginia have seen 8.5% of their 2024 votes as opposed to 9.9% statewide. The obvious drag here is big cities, every black locality that cast more 20,000 votes in 2024 is voting slower than the state.

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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 1d

3-FINAL/ However, it is somewhat worrying that the majority-black cities in the Tidewater/VA Beach region aren't seeing great turnout. That could foreshadow bad Election Day turnout among black voters period. However, smaller black localities are doing well so we'll see.

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