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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 8h

Undermining faith in the dollar. Eliminating US foreign aid. Gutting US influence worldwide. A laughing stock at the UN. Trying to undermine the multilateral system. Redirecting the US military to domestic vendettas against his enemies and immigrants. I could go on. You get the point. Just nutso.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 8h

On NYT Home Page there's a Douthat column w/the headline "Trump's Foreign Policy is Succeeding. He Should Apply It's Lessons at Home." On what planet? Betraying our allies. Blowing up the global trading system. Embracing autocrats. Pulling back support for Ukraine. Helping to support Gaza slaughter.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 4h

Sending strength to Joe Biden as he begins radiation and hormone therapy for prostate cancer. Few people have given more of themselves in service to this country. Wishing him comfort and healing surrounded by family and love.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 4h

Joe Rogan, who is cosplaying as a priest here, figures it out. Watch every second.

YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 4h

“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time.

I wrote a substack about this on Friday!This isn’t an accident.

open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...

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Pair o' Jacks @gayknaves.bsky.social · 5h

Jan 6 happened on Jan 6, 2021 which is before Jan 20, 2021 when Biden became president

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 6h

“The Biden FBI”

Who was President on January 6?

Donald J. Trump * © @reaDonaldTrump • 1m
THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning and Happy Sunday to everyone who correctly remembers that contrary to trump's post, Joe Biden was NOT the President on January 6, 2021 -- trump was.

His delusional episodes are increasing, it's time for the 25th Amendment.

HE IS UNFIT TO SERVE.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10h

Term limits. Everything else will be seen as a power grab, and Americans will object. And packing/expanding the court is not a permanent solution, because the GOP will do it right back.

18 year term limits means two justices per term, and prevents either party from packing the court for decades.

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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 13h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

Only one thing could top the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally, and that's the honor of speaking at No Kings 2. See you October 18th!

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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MareMad💙🌻 @maremam.bsky.social · 9h

So who was the last person to talk to trump before he posted?
There's your thief

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10h

Billions were wiped out in hours.

Bitcoin dropped by more than $20,000.

Altcoins? Down 60% to 70%.

This wasn’t random. This was orchestrated. Coordinated.

Market manipulation at the highest level.

That single anonymous wallet walked away with over $200 million in profit — in one day.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10h

After Trump's tariff post, trillions vanished in hours. The S&P collapsed. Nasdaq crashed. Tech giants bled red. But a different kind of storm was already brewing — not on Wall Street, but deep inside the blockchain.

While everyone else was watching Trump’s post, someone was already cashing in.

Before that announcement even hit the airwaves, an anonymous crypto wallet suddenly transferred over $1 billion into stablecoins — digital dollars that hold value even when everything else collapses. Then, within seconds of Trump’s post, that same wallet started placing $100 million buy orders across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and multiple altcoins just as the market imploded.

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Democracy Not Monarchy @democracynotmonarchy.org · 12h

It says a lot that Republicans literally are digging through vats of shit to find any thread of evidence to support their false narratives.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13h

One feature or authoritarian movements: They get more extreme.

"The highly unusual request appears to have originated from a letter sent from 25 Republican members of Congress asking [the EPA] to investigate how mifepristone might be contaminating the water supply."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

The E.P.A. Followed Up on an Unusual Request About Abortion Pills

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 9h

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If you go to some federal websites right now, this is what you see.

I also heard they are playing something similar at airports.

So illegal bc of the Hatch Act but also CRZY

But don't call it fascism. 👇

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

Yes. This.

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 10h

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 10h

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

Some day, all of these congresspeople are going to be remembered in shame. This will be their legacy.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10h

@repstansbury.bsky.social: "This is gangster activity. The president is trying to shield pedophiles by calling and threatening members of Congress. We need more members of Congress, whether it's the Epstein files, the shutdown, health care, democracy, the rule of law, to just fucking do their jobs."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10h

Watch the full interview with @repstansbury.bsky.social and subscribe to support independent media: youtu.be/6wnLcjuE0cc

WHOA: Trump pulls INSANE stunt to bury Epstein files

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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