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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 12h

The Meritocracy!

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

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Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 12h

Another reminder that all the complaints the right have are always performative bullshit. Years and years of bitching about DEI and they appoint the most incompetent bunch of idiotic snivelling weasels with no experience except the ability to have their tongue firmly up Trumps asshole. Or his kids.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

A second generation nepo baby, raised by a pair of sociopaths and given every advantage in the world. I'm sure this story will end well.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 12h

The American Military have to use food banks under Trump. MAGA.

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 13h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 12h

Yes, Israel's barbarism has been exceptional.

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Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 14h

Fuck ICE

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 14h

Same. If nothing else it shows how quickly you can lose democratic norms and civil society. It's been 10 months. And it's almost gone.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15h

This is insane. I feel like I’m going insane when I’m watching this. Not just the fact that it’s clearly their fault, but the way a heavily-armed squad of masked thugs immediately jumps into the street and brutalizes the woman they just hit, despite having no idea who she is.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 14h

Remake of that coming out this year. I assume they will butcher it.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

“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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Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 17h

Covid, flu, AND immunisations!

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h

The entire Trump administration is full of shit.

Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

Very Starship Troopers vibe off this.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

When it pertains to himself, Trump will listen to the science. Everyone else can get fucked. Immunisations, flu, and Covid jabs. Do what I say, but I won't let you do what I do.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

When it pertains to himself, Trump will listen to the science. Everyone else can get fucked. Immunisations, flu, and Covid jabs. Do what I say, but I won't let you do what I do.

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Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

I can't quite articulate my contempt for this lying POS. Trying to link the right wing murders of a lawmaker in Minnesota to non existent violence in Chicago and Portland. She is a moral stain on the legal system of America.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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spooky tim dewey @tjdfotographist.bsky.social · 1d

If I were a DC reporter, I’d consider maybe pressing Johnson on how he reconciles these two statements.

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Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, l'm a very patient guy, but l've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ..."

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Mike Johnson: "People have got to stop framing simple policy disagreements in terms of existential threats to our democracy. You can't call the other side fascists and enemies of the state and not understand that there are some deranged people in our society who will take that as cues to act."

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

It's all a grift.

Democrats @democrats.org · 1d

Trump’s building a golf course in Qatar.
He accepted a $400M luxury jet as a gift from Qatar.
His son-in-law got a $1.5B investment from Qatar and other Middle Eastern countries.
His top officials like Kash Patel and Pam Bondi worked for Qatar.

And now this.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Hegseth: I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has less than 40% approval and Republicans have convinced themselves you need to pay people to protest his policies

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration is REALLY allowing Qatar to build an air base in the US after they did a $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Trump and gave him a jet.

MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.

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Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, tell us again why its the liberals who are responsible for men of "fighting age" are being let into Western countries. Trump is now inviting a squadron of Qatari F-15s to be based in the US. A foreign base on US soil. WITH F*CKING JETS!

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Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, tell us again why its the liberals who are responsible for men of "fighting age" are being let into Western countries. Trump is now inviting a squadron of Qatari F-15 to be based in the US. A foreign base on US soil. WITH F*CKING JETS!

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Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, tell us again why its the liberals who are responsible for men of "fighting age" are being let into Western countries. Trump is now inviting a squadron of Qatari F-15 to be based in the US. A foreign base on US soil. WITH FUCKING JETS!

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

WWWWWWWTTTTTTTTTFFFFFFFFF!!! bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has his super duper jet from the Qataris, so now the USA is being parcelled out.

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Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

The Turd Reich reborn. Who will be Trump's Albert Speer?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

it's giving Germania

"On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial"

Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

The Turd Reich reborn.

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Croohur @ballaug.bsky.social · 1d

And not just a prize, but the top Peace Prize in the world. I mean, where is the justice!? I mean, so he has murdered some people, so he has threatened to invade Venezuela, Mexico, Canada, Greenland and Panama. What true humanitarian hasn't? This injustice shall not stand!

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