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Dale Murphy

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Dale Murphy @dalemurphy.bsky.social · Aug 10

Thiel–Trump MAGA is a right-wing Cultural Revolution: purge elites, gut education, science, culture; replace w loyal unqualified appointees everywhere.
E.g. MAGA hires now run Kennedy Center—permanent damage is done.
Same playbook as Mao’s—smash institutions, enforce loyalty, remake culture.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2h

Ha ha ha they're like authoritarians www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 1h

It's incredible the extent to which Congress just utterly refuses to defend itself. You'd think for entirely self-interested reasons you would stridently oppose having the power of the purse arbitrarily ripped from you, ya know?

Why would you allow yourself to become the Roman Senate circa 27 BC.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 2h

New reporting: many apparently fired at CDC in 'error'. This is a failure by design given that the admin does not care about fulfilling agency missions. This is the kind of error that should have political consequences.

Unserious people cause real-world harm.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 1h

Seeing a lot of celebration of this as a win.

But at NIH we have seen this exact play before.

It looks like it is the Vought strategy -and to stop the lawless firings we have to see the bigger picture.
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Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 23h

Trump takes corruption to a new level—pocketing a $400M jet from Qatar, planning a $5.5B Trump-branded resort in Doha, and greenlighting a Qatari airbase in Idaho in return.

Peter Thiel and Musk have also taken large sums from Qatar.

Clearly, money matters more than this country.

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MaxineElizabeth1 @maxineelizabeth1.bsky.social · 20h

#Repost Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats
BREAKING: Stunning images go viral showing American soldiers lined up at a literal food bank after Donald Trump's government failed to pay them thanks to his MAGA shutdown. This is a stunning new low for America...
x.com/OccupyDemocr...

Occupy Democrats on X: "BREAKING: Stunning images go viral showing American soldiers lined up at a literal food bank after Donald Trump's government failed to pay them thanks to his MAGA shutdown. This is a stunning new low for America... "As I take a step aside here, there is quite a bit of of https://t.co/dEu92b18ZS" / X

BREAKING: Stunning images go viral showing American soldiers lined up at a literal food bank after Donald Trump's government failed to pay them thanks to his MAGA shutdown. This is a stunning new low for America... "As I take a step aside here, there is quite a bit of of https://t.co/dEu92b18ZS

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The Jerusalem Post @thejerusalempost.bsky.social · 3d

Candace Owens released texts suggesting Charlie Kirk planned to distance himself from the pro-Israel cause after losing a donor over Tucker Carlson. Kirk was killed weeks later, prompting Netanyahu to denounce related conspiracy theories as “insane.”
www.jpost.com/internationa...

Charlie Kirk lost donors over support for Tucker Carlson | The Jerusalem Post

Candace Owens leaked messages that include Kirk criticizing Jewish donors after losing a $2 million donation.

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Thomas🌏🍀🕊 @owenthomasfreedom.bsky.social · 23h

We have a right to know who these men are … what their qualifications and backgrounds are … the training they have received … the oversight they are subject to. The federal govt has authorized them to run rampant in our streets. What in the fuck?!

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

Trump is using national security as an excuse to impose new tariffs on kitchen cabinets.

This is what happens when “damage to national security” has no clear definition.

It leads to overclassification and more government secrets.

Watch @laurenleharper.bsky.social explain.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

Journalism is not a crime. Free Debbie Brockman!

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump White House denounced the Nobel committee's awarding of the peace prize to Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado. But Rubio is a big supporter and co-signed a letter last August to the committee saying she should win the prize. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

White House Disapproves of Machado’s Nobel, but Rubio Is a Big Supporter

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 1d

How can anyone think someone this insecure is strong?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Wilm Hüffer @wilm.bsky.social · 1d

Grandioser Aufruf von Jimmy Kimmel: #ShowMeYourHellHole. Und das machen die Leute aus #Chicago, #Portland usw. Verstörende Szenen von bürgerkriegsähnlichen Zuständen. Wo bleiben die #ICE Befreiungsarmeen von Donald Trump?

#showmeyourhellhole @JimmyKimmelLive the HORRORS on the ground in Portland, Oregon.

YouTube video by rhythmandgrooves

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Women’s Personal Finance @womenspf.bsky.social · 1d

The cavalry in war torn Portland!

#showmeyourhellhole #portlandoregon #portland #wartorn

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War dispatches from #portlandoregon. The local cavalry have arrived. #showmeyourhellhole

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Tom Sullivan @tmsullivan.bsky.social · 2d

#ShowMeYourHellhole
#Kimmel
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#ShowMeYourHellHole

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Spocko @spocko.bsky.social · 2d

Great idea! To counter Trump's lies about the cities he's sending in the National Guard. @jimmykimmel.com asked for videos of your war-torn community & post it with
#ShowMeYourHellhole

The reality is troops are being called in to stop inflatable characters dancing to YMCA! @emptywheel.bsky.social

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Etienne Marq 🌻🍉 @tiennusmarcus.bsky.social · 1d

Pour comprendre en quoi c’est un choc ⤵️
En 2024, sans le soutien du Kōmeitō, le PLD aurait perdu 20% de ses sièges
asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...

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