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Austin Milbarge

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Founding Member George Russell Appreciation Society, Former Deputy Undersecretary For Strategic Christmas Limitation at State. Month Of May Enjoyer. #leftisbest

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Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Sep 27

only in a country as fucked as america would the entire congress be so glad to be lied to by secretary blinken about war crimes so everyone involved can not follow the law in service of a world historically stupid foreign policy agenda.

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Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 1d

libertarianism in lived reality:

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 4d

You're presenting yourself as the pragmatic one in this exchange? lol wow are we cooked

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 4d

What's the "gimmick" being used here?

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 4d

HOW THE FUCK ARE WE STILL FUCKING DOING THIS?

Axios @axios.com · 4d

Scoop: Maine Gov. Janet Mills is poised to jump into Maine Senate race

Scoop: Mills poised to jump into Maine Senate race

Gov. Janey Mills' entry into the race would set off another complicated Democratic primary.

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Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah but also what if I told you both of these are fucking ridiculous when Elon Musk is apparently about to become a trillionaire?

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 10d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 10d

John Fetterman: PuTtInG CoUntRy OvEr ParTEEE

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 10d

Definitely didn't see the word "myopic" in the Post article about the NDS and immediately think "Elbridge Colby". For sure I did not do that at all.

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 11d

I exchanged text messages after the speech with a Democrat running for a swing Congressional seat, asking if he had a statement about the President ordering his generals to invade American cities. He told me it's the last day of the fundraising quarter, and he had to go.

utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 11d

So a group of democrats are putting together a response speech to what just happened… right?

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Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 12d

hello i'm a libertarian and i'm really smart also please help economy bad maybe $20 billion of your money will help? thank you

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 18d

"But have you considered that Russia has nukes, tho?" has absolutely gobsmacking staying power.

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 21d

The guy who brought us John Fetterman is opening a "think tank" lol

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · 21d

this ain't it, bro

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · Sep 11

marco rubio trying to impose sanctions on brazil but he can't because his propeller beanie keeps falling off and getting caught in his tricycle

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Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Sep 10

lol okay but have you thought about taking your fedora off and touching grass at some point tho, literally everyone who works at Claremont? You fucking dorks?

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Aug 28

legit crazy matthew yglesias out here saying the dumbest shit when the daily competition for laughably-stupidest-tweet is the strongest its ever been

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The Zack(s) of the Killer Handlen @zhandlen.bsky.social · Aug 27

ZONE OF INTEREST (2024, dir. Jonathan Glazer):

Matthew Yglesias saying a reasonable person wouldn’t notice the national guard presence in DC at all.

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Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yeah I dunno the whole every-time-you-see-the-oval-office-it-contains-more-gilding thing seems almost too on the nose. like star wars universe ai generated content about a new evil force in the galaxy level on the nose

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Aug 23

vigeland, but yeah jfc

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Aug 21

If only there were some body with the ability to raise revenue and spend it on things

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Aug 16

I dunno, seems like something a consultant who understands that democratic leadership is profoundly uncomfortable with doing politics/wielding any sort of power. If it's a problem you aren't going to address because you're a feckless dipshit, you at least probably ought not identify it as a problem

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Aug 15

lol deep thoughts bruv

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Aug 13

Obama being a feckless whiner who took zero action after no one would meet with Garland vs Ken Paxton trying to have slates of democrats arrested is like a two panel graphic novel explanation of how we got here.

Austin Milbarge @austinmilbarge.bsky.social · Aug 13

people really tune in to watch ken psaki pretend to be the white house press secretary?