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Scott Fenstermaker

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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · Dec 29

At the advent of Trumpism, many conservative pundits asked, "Why is the GOP abandoning conservatism? Conservatism is about personal freedom and pragmatism, not populist mobs! Where did this wholly different thing come from?"

MAGA isn't a deviation from conservatism, but the apotheosis of it. /1

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Dec 29

BASH: One of the concerns is that Elon Musk has billions tied up in govt contracts. You don't see a conflict of interest?

CHRIS SUNUNU: Everyone has a conflict of interest

BASH: But that's a pretty big one

SUNUNU: He's so rich he's removed from the potential financial influence

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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 17m

More of the “decorum” debate.

The problem isn’t that SCUTUS invents presidential immunity to keep the GOP candidate out of jail. It’s *the manner* in which the corruption is debated/resisted.

Charlie Kirk wanted women back in the kitchen, but hey, he’s wearing a necktie, so it must be valid…

CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · 4h

Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court today: "A little bit too personal and confrontational"

The former justice who was the deciding vote on some of the Supreme Court's most consequential decisions talks about the Court today, and about his memoir, "Life, Law & Liberty."

www.cbsnews.com

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 23m

Ben Shapiro is the computer guy from Jurassic Park who lets all the dinosaurs out so he can steal shit, and then gets poison spit on him by the same dinosaurs he unleashed.

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 33m

Bari Weiss and DOGE are the exact same thing:

“I’m now in charge of you, the people who I feel shafted me in my past.”

“By virtue of my liberated brilliance, I could run this institution better than all of you combined.”

“It doesn’t matter whom I fire, bc it’s all addition by subtraction.”

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 41m

Bari Weiss to CBS News staff:

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 37m

“Just as”

Yeah, I totally remember the time Biden insulted Zelensky in the Oval Office…

These kinds of comparisons are insane.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 46m

Rep. Jim Himes: "Trump's rhetoric has always been skeptical of the Ukrainians and bizarrely friendly to Vladimir Putin. His actions to date have been insufficient — just as Biden's actions were insufficient."

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 41m

Bari Weiss to CBS News staff:

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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 43m

Jesus fucking Christ. Clunker #2 from The Atlantic this month.

As if selling the news like a product reflects any knowledge of reportage.

Weiss cannot tell the difference between torpedoing one’s own reputation, and being the victim of violent silencing. She’s a banal hack.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 50m

Of *course* he’s a high-quality Pope. He’s from Chicago!

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 7h

Pope Leo at Jubilee Mass: “Let us take care to avoid any exploitation of the faith that could lead to labelling those who are different — often the poor — as enemies, ‘lepers’ to be avoided and rejected.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 58m

The problem with news agencies is their ownership.

We always think billionaires are going to *insulate* us from corruption, only for them to introduce the most risk of it.

Public news is too easily shit down by Republicans.

And no one is willing to pay for reporting for its own sake.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 1h

Schumer said *what*?

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2h

Sen. Mark Kelly on Chuck Schumer saying "every day gets better for Democrats" during the shutdown:

"For me, this is not political...I don't think this is better for anyone...It's not about that. It's protecting people from crazy increases in the cost of their healthcare."

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 2h

The president who lies effortlessly is celebrated by his supporters for his authenticity just because he doesn’t equivocate.

Shoq @shoq.bsky.social · 4h

Fact check: Trump’s ‘$17 trillion’ investment figure is fiction

Fact check: Trump’s ‘$17 trillion’ investment figure is fiction | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump keeps claiming he has secured “$17 trillion” in investment this year – or even more than that.

www.cnn.com

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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 3h

Yet, somehow, this nincompoop is being credited for a breakthrough in the Gaza peace deal, which supposedly happened when the professional diplomats were out of the room.

Something about that whole business smells very wrong.

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 3h

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

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 3h

Why, are there a lot of people around who could give a damn about factuality as long as they come out ahead?

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5h

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 3h

Would have also accepted: “That’s not what ‘begging the question’ means…”

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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 3h

The dude is so close to having an actual thought…

Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 4h

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 4h

A significant group of American voters believe this absurd bullshit unquestioningly.

John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 5h

Impressive work by Biden to control the FBI while Trump was President.

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 4h

Conservatism - at any point in history and any place on earth - is, despite its pretensions, a stew of counterrevolutionism and resentment.

“How dare immigrants, women and the traditionally marginalized STEAL our culture and challenge our dominance?!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Jim Jordan after he's played clips from videos of ICE brutalizing people, including American citizens: "I don't know the specifics of those examples you gave. What I do know is these ICE agents are under tremendous pressure ... I think they're doing a good job."

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 5h

Conservatives are still operating on their false assumptions from the 70s:

- Gov’t workers don’t do anything

- Rich ppl are deserving because they “create jobs” and make fortunes through enterprise

- Libs are “eggheads”

- Firing gov’t workers and minorities is “addition by subtraction”

Jay @pescado70.bsky.social · 20h

Thousands Of Treasury, HHS Employees Fired In Shutdown Layoffs: Here’s What To Know

The federal government began sending layoff notices Friday to about 4,200 employees across multiple agencies.

www.forbes.com

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 6h

The age of light speed bullshit is disorienting, to be sure…

But the disheartening thing is the number of voters who not only believe it, but curate it and soak in it.

Bullshit is on in the background at the dentist’s office, just as much as it is in Justice Alito’s chambers…

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13h

“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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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 6h

Totally.

Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 10h

Judy Garland during every song intro.

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 19h

“…but, you know…woke Libs…”

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20h

Biden-to-Trump voter on National Guard deployment in American cities: "I was in the Army and I didn't sign up for that. I signed up to fight enemies of the United States, and my fellow Americans are not my enemy."

@eggerdc.bsky.social joins @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on this week's Focus Group:

Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 19h

Is this long-term work-from-home related, or just because I’m getting old?

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 21h

Too much truth in one meme

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 22h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 1d

I seem to recall that "dogs and cats living together" was cited by a reliable source as a sign of the coming Gozerian apocalypse.

Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 1d

We all need friendship

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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 1d

“This is A-okay with the 4th Amendment, and A-okay with me!”

-Justice Kavanaugh

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Scott Fenstermaker @scottfenstermaker.bsky.social · 1d

Whenever you hear someone say, “Things are so POLITICIZED,” challenge them to replace the phrase with, “The right is so fucking TOXIC.”

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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