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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 8h

They don’t need to be afraid of bloodlust, they need to be afraid of justice

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 11h

“Her baby in her placenta.” Back to biology class for you RFK…

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11h

Remember all of the ghouls who denied this was happening and did everything they could to make the problem worse from JK Rowling to Wes Streeting. The NHS who did a stitch up report to hide the growing number of suicides from trans youth on the waitlists. They should never be forgiven.

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 11h

Distribute widely - this is America.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 18h

But maybe the richest 1% are much more deserving than the rest of us….

Gregor Semieniuk @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social · 1d

🚨NEW PAPER🚨
We all know the 2022 energy price shock fueled the cost of living crisis. It also caused a profit bonanza for the very rich. We show the US reaped the largest profits ($377bn) of any country. 50% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

River or sankey diagram showing the allocation of profits from global oil and gas companies to quantiles of the US wealth size distribution via financial system intermediaries, such as asset managers, and categories of ultimate beneficiaries, such as business owners, pension funds and shareholders in listed companies. The scale is hundreds of billions of US dollars, and ultimately 50.4% of profits reaching the US personal wealth distribution go to the richest 1% of households.

Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 18h

We can’t let Jeff Bezos re-write history because it keeps him in Trumps inner circle. Anyone who paid attention to Smiths independent investigation knows it was solid - only de-railed when the Supreme Court decided virtually everything is an official act. The Post is mere propaganda now.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 1d

On the bright side, look at how things turned out for Ceausecu…

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 1d

kinda wild how we're leaping straight to late Ceausescu

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 1d

“They’re eating the dogs! They’re arresting the girlfriends!”

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

Lol, lmao.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 1d

This is hilarious… the Left operating as an efficient machine in pursuit of a liberal utopia. That’s precisely why we assigned Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer with the task of leading the effort in Congress.

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 1d

Pritzker also isn’t a female, otherwise Trump would call him “nasty” too. Only women and people of color get certain put downs from Trump.

Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 1d

Pritzker isn't low-IQ because he's not Black. Only Johnson is low-IQ because he's Black.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "They've had hundreds of people shot and then a guy like Pritzker or this low IQ mayor gets up -- the people are all against him. Beautiful Black women are wearing a MAGA hat last night on TV. And they said, 'We don't care who comes, just stop the crime.' They don't care if it's military."

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 1d

Add your own chyron to this - anything will be more accurate than Fox News…

Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 1d

🤣🤣 seems legit!

Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 1d

😂!!!!

Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 1d

Thank God the National Guard will defend us from… [checks notes] … a guy in a dinosaur suit singing a song in the style of Barry McGuire

Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 1d

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

It's a well-established global phenomenon: secret police organizations always recruit losers, mediocrities, people who can't succeed in a competitive environment, whether bureaucratic, academic or commercial. These are people who will follow orders and engage in depraved, violent conduct when asked.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 2d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 2d

At first I thought that said “hosting and hollering,” and I thought, “wow, this guy never stops…”

Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 2d

Ladies and gentleman: your home-grown secret police!

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

What's it like living in Chicago today? This image gives us a strong sense of the fear that Chicagoans fear from Trump's secret police.

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 2d

There is one reason and one reason only for Mike Johnson to refuse to seat Adelita Grijalva, and that is to protect Donald Trump from the Epstein Files discharge petition.

The House Speaker is derelict in his duty in order to cover up for child sex traffickers.
www.thedailybeast.com/johnson-corn...

Johnson Cornered on Claims He’s Snubbing Dem to Avoid Epstein Vote

Democrat Adelita Grijalva has called on Speaker Mike Johnson to swear her in “NOW.”

www.thedailybeast.com

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 3d

We need more of this energy

Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 3d

One guest, a retired major general, was asked about Hegseth's dismissal of the rules of engagement. He answered: "The words the president and secretary of defense are those of potential war criminals."

Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 3d

It’s the new American Dream.

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 3d

Someone needs to tell MTG that making English the official language is not only stupid, it would only apply to government communications. It wouldn’t affect Bad Bunny’s performance one bit.

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, we do have to be strategic. But there’s plenty of time. Let’s play out a potential primary for a while and see who’s stronger. It isn’t about how can appeal to centrist MAGA - that’s a fiction. It’s about who can turn out voters. I’m not convinced Golden can do that.

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Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 3d

The genie is out of the bottle. I fear there is no going back.

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