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Went to school with someone famous, worked for famous people and world leaders, and almost died because of my job. Think critically and skeptically.

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Oz @callmeoz.bsky.social · Jul 9

To everyone in positions of power and authority;

We don't expect less because the job isn't easy.

We expect more precisely because the job is hard.

Sincerely,
The People

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Oz @callmeoz.bsky.social · 6h

Look at that face... that face doesnt travel business class... that face doesnt have ANY class...

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 6h

I'm sure Coke and Ford just love being included in this.

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 6h

Of course American fascism is just consumerist slop.

tweet from the department of homeland security x account showing a bottle of coke on top of a red ford bronco with the caption: "we can return" and a link to join USCIS

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Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 6h

Bovino is the personification of how quickly and dramatically CBP is evolving. He began 2025 with the title and duties of “Chief Patrol Agent, El Centro Sector,” then became “Commander, Operation-at-Large, California”—the title his social media still lists even as he’s running the show in Chicago.

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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 6h

Forgive me for sounding like a broken record, but today’s market action is so illustrative of something I've been trying to convey for a while now.
The notable thing about gold today isn’t just that its price hit yet another record high, but how:
Gold is up on the same day that US stocks are...

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 7h

OH MY GOD!

What's Happening at Mar-a-Lago?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

“.. a ‘whatever it takes’ mantra when it comes to rescuing Argentina, despite questions about why, and whether the aid comes at the expense of American farmers.

“.. the largest direct U.S. bailout of another country since .. Mexico in 1995.”

@axios.com
www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

I’ve been waiting for many years for a prominent Democrat to relentlessly fact-check their lies in real time rather than issuing press statements days later when it’s too late.

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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 7h

In Meme Self-Own, Trump Craps on Himself - open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

In Meme Self-Own, Trump Reveals He is Not "For Us"

The AI video of Trump dumping shit on Americans after #NoKings just gave Democrats an opening to make their case for 2026

open.substack.com

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Oz @callmeoz.bsky.social · 7h

President Poop.
Diarrhea Don.
The Fecal Father.
The Excrement-utive Branch.
Defecation Drumf.
El Numero Deuce-o.
The Waste of State.
BMotUS.
Constipated in Chief.
Putin's Stool-ie.
The Head of Shite.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

B of A: “.. Our bear market signposts — the triggers that typically precede an S&P 500 peak — suggest additional
caution. Today, 60% of our signposts are triggered, just below the average of 70% before prior market peaks.” [Subramanian] 👀

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

KENNY LOGGINS, on the Feces Fighter Jet:

“.. I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us. Too many people are trying to tear us apart .. We’re all Americans ..”

kennyloggins.com/response-to-...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h

Donald Trump on Sunday admitted, once again, that he is treating the ongoing government shutdown as a revenge tour against Democrats, boasting about impeding federal funds for a crucial transit route in the New York metropolitan area. trib.al/2Fus9VS

Trump Admits He’s Using the Shutdown to Take Revenge on Democrats

Donald Trump has no problem holding needed funding hostage.

trib.al

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 10h

This makes some good points on the silliness of thinking the forced sale TikTok to an American oligarch was consistent with either liberal principles or Dem partisan interests. But it ignores the real reason for it: fear that young people might hear critical voices on Gaza. slate.com/technology/2...

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 7h

Breaking News: George Soros has been forced to declare bankruptcy after paying over seven million people to attend the No Kings protests, the billionaire confirmed on Monday.

“When I agreed to pay everyone I had no idea so many were going to accept my offer,” Soros

Damn it. Where's my check?

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Philippe J. Fournier @338canada.bsky.social · 9h

🍁Canadians Skeptical Any Leader Can Reason With Trump

📊New polling from Abacus Data finds two-thirds say Mark Carney handled his meeting with Trump well, but... The latest from @canadianpolling.bsky.social for 338 ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/canadians-...

Canadians Skeptical Any Leader Can Reason With Trump

New polling from Abacus Data finds two-thirds say Mark Carney handled his meeting with Trump well, but few believe a change in government would improve relations with the U.S.

www.338canada.ca

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 11h

It’s “Colombia” YOU ABSOLUTE DUMBASS

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

If you are confident that a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, you stop it and board it. That way, you have evidence.

If you don't really care if a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, but you just want to kill people, you blow the boat up. That way, the irrelevant evidence is gone.

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Oz @callmeoz.bsky.social · 10h

I'm pretty sure those were the McFilet-o-Fish squirts.

He gets those in pressurized cabins.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

“All my friends murdered and raped, sometimes they hung out at my house. Get over yourself.”

RFK Jr. explains why socializing with Jeffrey Epstein wasn't such a big deal for him:
...l ran into everybody in NY. I mean, I knew Harvey Weinstein, I knew Roger Ailes, I knew
-- O.J. Simpson came to my house. Bill Cosby came to my house."

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Oz @callmeoz.bsky.social · 10h

I thought Trump already got rid of all of the Aid... is he admitting he is still propping up socialists countries?

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12h

“The same imam met with Mayor Bloomberg, met with Mayor de Blasio, campaigned alongside Eric Adams" The only reason this became an issue is because Zohran is Muslim and the anti-Muslim bigots want to attack him. Not working. He will win big.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 11h

You may disagree with some of Trump’s policies (pointless military invasion of your exurbs, no healthcare, routine savage beatings) but at least his peace deals keep falling apart immediately

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