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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 3h

I don't know if he even knows how to do that.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 3h

This is painfully accurate.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 3h

Mike Johnson might not have time for governance, but he’s always got a moment for music criticism.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 4h

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 5h

Trump’s been going after his perceived enemies for years, and it’s not stopping anytime soon. We need people like these two standing firm in the face of authoritarianism.

Comic Sands @comicsandsnews.bsky.social · 5h

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, hit back with posts on social media on Wednesday after President Trump proclaimed that they should "be in jail" for refusing to cooperate with ICE immigration raids.

JB Pritzker And Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Clap Back Hard After Trump Calls For Their Arrests

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 23h

Trump’s DoJ is hiding a bribery scandal involving his border czar. Todd Beeton tracks the cover-up. Amelia Mavis-Christnot revisits the Wounded Knee massacre and the enduring dishonor of those who took part in it. And Jay Kuo examines how the GOP weaponizes fear—and what the left can learn from it.

This Week In The Big Picture

While the Trump administration continues its cover-up of the Epstein files, Trump world is currently engaged in yet another cover-up, which has gotten less attention.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 23h

Wouldn't doubt it.

Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 23h

Mindboggling.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 23h

No, it is not.

Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 23h

Agreed.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 1d

I'm wondering the same thing!

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 1d

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

We’re not dealing with brilliant strategists cleverly laying traps, we’re dealing with impulsive whiners whose advantage is contempt for laws, norms, and morality.

They’re not pulling some elaborate trick, they’re just willing—even eager—to do things regular, principled people consider off limits.

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine being so cowardly that you can’t even say elected officials shouldn’t be jailed on a whim.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 1d

The President of the United States calling for the imprisonment of elected officials with no legal basis should alarm everyone, regardless of party.

Social post by Donald J. Trump that says: 'Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!'

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 1d

Fear shapes our politics more than ever, but it doesn’t have to paralyze us.

The Fear Factor

The right and the left both use fear to drive politics, but the difference in how is striking

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