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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 2h

As I recall, there were over 10 million people who came out all over the country for the last No Kings protest. I'm guessing it will be much more this time. That's a lot of Soros checks going out.

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Mary Nasca @mnasca.bsky.social · 3h

Everyone needs to call their R reps and senators and read that quote from Bannon.

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 3h

I'm getting a Hitler's doctor vibe with this. Theodor Morell was a quack whose prescriptions helped hasten Hitler's health decline.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor...

Theodor Morell - Wikipedia

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 3h

"Citizen journalists" like Ngo are flailing. They thought that DHS nonsense was going to generate a massive riot in response. They got people in animal costumes instead. Foolishly, they thought that "antifa" really are violent and made all their plans to escalate things predicated on that fantasy.

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 4h

It's all that they've got and they are flailing. I'm sure that they thought that their nonsense was going to generate a massive riot in response. They got people in animal costumes instead. They have no understanding whatsoever of who they are dealing with. They are delusional.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Klobuchar: "I remember Bondi saying, 'the president is the most transparent president in history.' I wish I said, Well then why doesn't he just release the Epstein files?"

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 4h

Let her run. Primary voters will decide if Mills is too old and make what they think is the appropriate choice. Progressives are high on Platner, but if he can't even win a Democratic primary, it's doubtful that he'd beat Collins. AOC had to win a competitive primary. Why not Platner?

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 5h

Johnson is inciting violence.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h

She all alone on this as her entire office unites in telling her that the prosecution is unwarranted and likely to backfire. The likely outcome of the charges against Comey and James: the indictments will be dismissed before trial, and Halligan will be disbarred for professional misconduct.

Trump’s Beauty Queen Prosecutor Humiliated After Another Typo in Retribution Campaign

It’s the second embarrassing blunder since Lindsey Halligan assumed the role in less than a month.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 10h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

Every single Democrat in Congress should’ve already had a post up by now about the Trump admin approving a Qatari air base inside the US.

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Letitia James Has Marshaled States to Sue Trump
New York’s attorney general has joined colleagues nearly 40 times to confront the administration over myriad issues as the president pressures Democratic states.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Letitia James Has Marshaled States to Sue Trump

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 1d

A great sequel to this classic...

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 1d

By Bret Stephens

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 1d

Speaking of time between sequels, I was kind of shocked to see that TRON: Legacy came out in 2010. I could have sworn it was only a few years ago. People have been waiting 15 years for the latest one, which makes the franchise restart all the more mysterious. An ice cold property.

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 1d

I saw the original TRON when it came out in 1982. It certainly looked very impressive but it was otherwise just an OK movie, a 6 or 7 out of 10 for me. It made $50 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. Profitable, but pretty lukewarm, which could also be said for the last movie.

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is doing this while threatening to withhold shutdown back pay for federal workers, including the military. Interesting priorities at work there.

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 1d

Using the military as innocent hostages that you fully intend to shoot is truly a winning PR strategy. Surely, public opinion with side with the GOP on this and blame Democrats when you go through with your brilliant plan.

Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 1d

She's going to ask for a pardon from Trump before she leaves office.

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 1d

“Putting your political opponents in jail because they are your opponents—not because of what they did—is the heart of tyranny. It is an obviously impeachable offense,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the indictment of NY AG Tish James on Trump-ordered charges.

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 1d

How about old man Dean Cain running around in in an ICE uniform and all the gear, tripping over obstacles and getting winded? There's your patriotic half-time show.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING

New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued her first statement in the aftermath of being indicted by President Trump’s DOJ.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

America is going to have so many attorneys it needs to disbar when all this is over, and Letitia James will not be one of them

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two s...

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Richard A @richardthunderbay.bsky.social · 1d

Before bringing this to the grand jury, Halligan was told by her professional staff that no basis for such indictments existed. This information was withheld from the grand jury. Needless to say, what her staff told her will be dug up and presented at trial.

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David Dinar @dinar.bsky.social · 1d

All her defense attorney needs

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