Andy Herum
@chiconh.bsky.social
Pragmatic never-Trumper. We'll be lucky if this democracy survives through 2028.
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Andy Herum
@chiconh.bsky.social
· May 7
"It's not a fight over whether Democrats become more moderate or more progressive. Voters want Democrats to be more aggressive. They want to see Democrats standing up to Donald Trump, pushing back, fighting. It's not really related to policy, it's about posture and attitude."
THIS!!!
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NEW: Todd Blanche, the second-highest official at the DOJ, issued a memo to shut down enforcement against crypto companies while he still held more than $150,000 in crypto investments, ProPublica found.
One expert called it “an obvious conflict of interest.”
One expert called it “an obvious conflict of interest.”
Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, experts told ProPublica.
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
NEW: Todd Blanche, the second-highest official at the DOJ, issued a memo to shut down enforcement against crypto companies while he still held more than $150,000 in crypto investments, ProPublica found.
One expert called it “an obvious conflict of interest.”
One expert called it “an obvious conflict of interest.”
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Kudos to Sharyn Alfonsi for exposing the truth
But Bari Weiss killing the 60 Minutes story about Trump sending innocent immigrants to CECOT is only part of the story
The bigger issue is MAGA trying to take over all our broadcast networks and social media to spread their hateful propaganda
But Bari Weiss killing the 60 Minutes story about Trump sending innocent immigrants to CECOT is only part of the story
The bigger issue is MAGA trying to take over all our broadcast networks and social media to spread their hateful propaganda
December 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Kudos to Sharyn Alfonsi for exposing the truth
But Bari Weiss killing the 60 Minutes story about Trump sending innocent immigrants to CECOT is only part of the story
The bigger issue is MAGA trying to take over all our broadcast networks and social media to spread their hateful propaganda
But Bari Weiss killing the 60 Minutes story about Trump sending innocent immigrants to CECOT is only part of the story
The bigger issue is MAGA trying to take over all our broadcast networks and social media to spread their hateful propaganda
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“When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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From @humanrightswatch — This is what CBS News(Max) chief @bariweiss just yanked an @60Minutes segment about to please Trump.
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
December 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
From @humanrightswatch — This is what CBS News(Max) chief @bariweiss just yanked an @60Minutes segment about to please Trump.
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
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The latest Atlas poll shows that people really don't trust corporate media. So come check out some indie media today at Noon PT / 3 PM ET on the @meidastouch.com YouTube channel. Here's a link. I'll be interviewing Epstein Survivor Annie Farmer. See you there! www.youtube.com/live/IToZ_0r...
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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🔥WOW— Sharyn Alfonsi to her @60Minutes colleagues: “Bari Weiss spiked it without a call to discuss… a political decision… we have effectively handed Trump a kill switch… we go from an investigative powerhouse to a STENOGRAPHER FOR THE STATE… corporate censorship…”
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
🔥WOW— Sharyn Alfonsi to her @60Minutes colleagues: “Bari Weiss spiked it without a call to discuss… a political decision… we have effectively handed Trump a kill switch… we go from an investigative powerhouse to a STENOGRAPHER FOR THE STATE… corporate censorship…”
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wow — @60Minutes yanks a segment about Trump sending immigrants to prison in El Salvador, describing “brutal and torturous conditions”
🔔 CBS NEWS(MAX) is officially cooked under Bari Weiss 🚨
🔔 CBS NEWS(MAX) is officially cooked under Bari Weiss 🚨
December 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
wow — @60Minutes yanks a segment about Trump sending immigrants to prison in El Salvador, describing “brutal and torturous conditions”
🔔 CBS NEWS(MAX) is officially cooked under Bari Weiss 🚨
🔔 CBS NEWS(MAX) is officially cooked under Bari Weiss 🚨
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Let’s be real, the DOJ isn’t going to prosecute itself. That’s why Congress is talking about using its own authority to step in using its own constitutional powers to enforce accountability.
December 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Let’s be real, the DOJ isn’t going to prosecute itself. That’s why Congress is talking about using its own authority to step in using its own constitutional powers to enforce accountability.
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Nobody should watch CBS until this airs. Which may be never after Trump threatened them again. He has the ownership and management he wanted who will now obviously do his bidding. Erika Kirk last week, now this. The MAGA News Network.
December 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Nobody should watch CBS until this airs. Which may be never after Trump threatened them again. He has the ownership and management he wanted who will now obviously do his bidding. Erika Kirk last week, now this. The MAGA News Network.
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When the Department of Justice blatantly violates the law to protect wealthy and politically connected pedophiles, then we have no Justice Department and we have no justice.
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
When the Department of Justice blatantly violates the law to protect wealthy and politically connected pedophiles, then we have no Justice Department and we have no justice.
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We should have learned by now that the simple fact of a foreign leader being a corrupt, brutal dictator doesn't mean launching a war against him will be good for America or for global stability
Trump Is an Idiot Spoiling for War. Also, Maduro Is a Bastard.
The enemy of your enemy isn’t always your friend.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We should have learned by now that the simple fact of a foreign leader being a corrupt, brutal dictator doesn't mean launching a war against him will be good for America or for global stability
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The only explanation for why Trump is willing to take such a huge political hit keeping these Epstein files hidden is bcuz he knows what’s in those files about him is really, really, really, really bad. That’s the only explanation for this massive Trump led coverup.
December 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The only explanation for why Trump is willing to take such a huge political hit keeping these Epstein files hidden is bcuz he knows what’s in those files about him is really, really, really, really bad. That’s the only explanation for this massive Trump led coverup.
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December 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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White House Deputy Press Secretary gets community noted
December 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
White House Deputy Press Secretary gets community noted
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I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.
December 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.
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Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
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“The Epstein survivors who spoke recently told CNN that they had gotten no outreach from the DOJ ahead of the files’ release.”
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Exclusive: Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say | CNN Politics
Frustration is mounting inside the Justice Department as it races to redact thousands of pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein before they must be released Friday, multiple sources familiar with t...
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“The Epstein survivors who spoke recently told CNN that they had gotten no outreach from the DOJ ahead of the files’ release.”
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Trump’s DOJ regards the survivors not as friendly witnesses who could be helpful but as adverse parties to the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
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Fox & Friends is desperately shining orange turds this morning
December 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Fox & Friends is desperately shining orange turds this morning
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WATCH — @terrymoranabc.bsky.social : “He was loud. He sounded like a man shouting at the nation. He said the guy who’s gone, it’s still his fault- and it’s not as bad as you think it is… but facts of people’s lives refute you. I thought that was a huge mistake.”
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
WATCH — @terrymoranabc.bsky.social : “He was loud. He sounded like a man shouting at the nation. He said the guy who’s gone, it’s still his fault- and it’s not as bad as you think it is… but facts of people’s lives refute you. I thought that was a huge mistake.”
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It’s wild that Trump and the Republicans are willing to try basically everything except actually making things less expensive for people.
Because they know if they show government can do that we’ll want it to do that more. #MedicareForAllNOW
Because they know if they show government can do that we’ll want it to do that more. #MedicareForAllNOW
December 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It’s wild that Trump and the Republicans are willing to try basically everything except actually making things less expensive for people.
Because they know if they show government can do that we’ll want it to do that more. #MedicareForAllNOW
Because they know if they show government can do that we’ll want it to do that more. #MedicareForAllNOW
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When you’ve lost Matt Walsh…
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
When you’ve lost Matt Walsh…
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I've been saying for a long, long time that Trump holdovers at the FBI WFO hamstrung the DOJ's investigations into Donald Trump. These new Grassley emails prove it. Example: Garland green-lit the search of Mar-a-Lago over multiple attempts to stonewall, and found evidence of multiple crimes.
December 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I've been saying for a long, long time that Trump holdovers at the FBI WFO hamstrung the DOJ's investigations into Donald Trump. These new Grassley emails prove it. Example: Garland green-lit the search of Mar-a-Lago over multiple attempts to stonewall, and found evidence of multiple crimes.
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A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it. n.pr/4oUB8rT
Trump's economic approval hits a new low at 36%, poll finds
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it.
n.pr
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it. n.pr/4oUB8rT