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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 5h

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Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump

I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 8h

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
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Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 8h

And now the bailout to Argentina is doubling, all to benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies. (see NYT article: "Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout". . .

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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 8h

Trump sure has managed to move the conversation away from Epstein....

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 2d

Really important that we don't become numb to the President designating unspecified groups as terrorists who he can just kill without any process and without much evidence that the allegations against the unknown people are even actually true.

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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 1d

Trump prefers High IQ people like, say, Lindsay Halligan...

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 1d

who among us hasn't talked about loving Hitler or worked tirelessly on behalf of a person we called "America's Hitler" or talked about sending our political opponents to gas chambers or incited a wave of hatred of immigrants with vicious lies

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."

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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 1d

Fellow felons Trump and Netanyahu gotta stick together!

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 1d

WHAT THE FUCK FENTANYL IS NOT EVEN COMING FROM VENEZUELA

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "Now every single time a boat goes out of Venezuela it's getting blown up into a million pieces. That's exactly what's happening every single day. I personally have 4 friends who have lost children to fentanyl."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Karl Marx: "The theory of communism can be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: The Trump regime is systematically turning private companies into government-owned companies.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

EISEN: What do you say to people who say the government taking stakes in private companies and picking winners and losers sound socialist?

BESSENT: We're not going to come in and takes stakes in non-strategic industries, but we've identified seven industries

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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 2d

Every word of this by David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social - while we celebrate the "non barbarism" (per Jared Kushner) of the Israelis . . .

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Speaker Mike Johnson just said he's completely fine with ICE agents shooting priests in the head with pepper balls and roughing up journalists.

I'm sure he'll tell us soon about how it's the Democrats who are waging a war on religion and free speech though.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2d

“No, what has happened is not a victory for anyone. No, Netanyahu and Trump are not heroes.

War criminals who cease do not become heroes by ceasing to commit war crimes. Moments of happiness, relief and joy for some do not offset enduring sadness and loss for others.”
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 3d

When a bad man does a good thing, he does not cease to be a bad man. This is a complicated moment in the Middle East. Each of us must work to make sense of it. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

Joy. Sorrow. Fury. Disgust. And Hope. All at Once.

Reacting to this disorienting, misrepresented, misperceived moment in the Middle East.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent #History of Cold War explainer -

Cold War | 1440

The Cold War was a global competition for power and influence between the United States, a capitalist democracy, and the Soviet Union, a state-controlled socialist system, from 1945 to 1991, sparked b

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3d

The truth about the administration’s threat federal employees won’t get paid when shutdown ends. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

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

THESE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES FROM ANTIFA, GOVERNOR

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 4d

The only way Jared Kushner can claim Israel was less "barbaric" in its response to Gaza than Hamas had been to Israel [1200 (Hamas) vs. over 70,000 (Israel)], is to think all Palestinians (whether Hamas or not) are less than human. Shame on Jewish Jared for his outrageous Nazi-like sentiments!

rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 4d

It's only a matter of time before they want to prosecute Lincoln too, for being more popular than Trump. What an insult!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4d

Biden wasn’t president yet. These folks aren’t too bright

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Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 6d

It would be good to know how many military orders Stephen Miller has forged.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 4d

Stephen Miller: Mr. AutoPen...

Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 6d

It would be good to know how many military orders Stephen Miller has forged.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 4d

As if Trump's supporters have the mental ability to figure out that Trump was the President on Jan 6, 2021, not Biden...

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rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 5d

Marc Elias makes the excellent observation about "the failures of legacy media to meet the current moment: its capitulation, its cowardice, and its both-sides coverage." So shameful and infuriating!

rhapsodybooks.bsky.social @rhapsodybooks.bsky.social · 5d

Qasim Rashid makes the excellent point that people should stop relying on corporate media to keep you informed. They are serving Trump.