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Elon Musk Was Donald Trump’s Useful Idiot
It’s looking increasingly likely that the world’s richest man got played. foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/14/e...

Elon Musk Was Donald Trump’s Useful Idiot

It’s looking increasingly likely that the world’s richest man got played.

foreignpolicy.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

The American founders didn't expect Mike Johnson. www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism

Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

www.thebulwark.com

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canopyguy.bsky.social @canopyguy.bsky.social · 7h

It can go on until next Nov elections as far as I am concerned

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

Looks like Justice Amy Coney Barrett visited the La Prairie counter at Neiman Marcus and asked for a "Mar-a-Lago" makeover.

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 8h

Hey! Let me know if you were OTG/covering this in DC over the weekend- I’m still consuming all of the content but would love to chat to anyone who was there. Here is Lou Engle talking about the Call 2000 and saying he believes we are in the time of revival.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.

North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 16h

Love this!

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

tfw you're forced to listen to Trump

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

if anybody is good at lip reading or can isolate the audio, I'd be very curious to learn more about what these two were talking about here. it certainly didn't sound on the level.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.