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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 3h

After Zach Bryan freaked out Noem, I fear she might not recover once she hears this Tyler Childers song.

Tyler Childers - Long Violent History (Official Audio)

YouTube video by TylerChildersVEVO

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 4h

Trump has reportedly ordered Bondi to indict Bob Dylan out of spite because he received the Nobel Prize.

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 4h

Trump many receive the Nobel Prize for Dictator with Dementia.

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 4h

Trump may receive the Nobel Prize for Tyranny.

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 5h

The indictment alleges that NYAG James lives in "Brooklyn NJ."

Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Letitia James held Trump accountable & now he’s hijacking the DOJ to indict her in retaliation

This isn’t justice, it’s abuse of power

We will be amending our existing ethics complaint against Halligan & pursuing other legal measures

www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/10.09.25...

Press Release | Democracy Defenders Fund

www.democracydefendersfund.org

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 5h

Trump wants a socialist prize.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Larry Kudlow to Sen. Eric Schmitt: "You and I should get on a plane, go to Davos or go to the UN or go to the Democratic Socialists who make these Nobel Prize decisions -- I think they'd rather shoot themselves than give him the Peace Prize. He deserves the Peace Prize."

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: Letitia James held Trump accountable & now he’s hijacking the DOJ to indict her in retaliation

This isn’t justice, it’s abuse of power

We will be amending our existing ethics complaint against Halligan & pursuing other legal measures

www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/10.09.25...

Press Release | Democracy Defenders Fund

www.democracydefendersfund.org

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 8h

He's a font of non-insight.

Chris Cillizza @chriscillizza.bsky.social · 9h

What if...Donald Trump actually deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 8h

Greene could simply have voted the other way. What a BSing bigot.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Marjorie Taylor Greene on polls showing Republicans are getting blamed for the shutdown: "I'm not putting the blame on the president. I'm actually putting the the blame on the Speaker and Leader Thune in the Senate. This should not be happening ... we control the House & Senate & have the WH."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 8h

Terrorists

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

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

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 9h

The feed ended when Lutnick brought up the massage table in the middle of Epstein's house.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

the video feed of the cabinet meeting abruptly ends as Trump and Lutnick talk about the White House chandeliers

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 9h

By "Democrat Programs" Trump means everything but ICE, and the people who are readying the 747 he is planning to take back to Florida.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "We'll be making cuts that will be permanent. And we're only going to cut Democrat programs. I hate to tell you."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h

Joining the ranks of media capitulation and cowardice is the Illinois Press Association. Under CEO Don Craven, the group joined a lawsuit against ICE’s attacks on the local press and protesters in the Chicago area. But his board ordered him to withdraw from the suit, and he resigned. 1/2

Illinois Press Association CEO Resigns After Dispute Over ICE Lawsuit

The CEO of the Illinois Press Association, who had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for actions toward journalists outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, resigned this week following a ...

localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 9h

The organization claims to be devoted to "promotion of the First Amendment".

IllinoisPress > About Us

www.illinoispress.org

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 9h

I am willing to bet that Trump has not "studied" anything in his life.
That said, by studying Trump, scientists have discovered a possible link between excessive ketchup connection and sociopathy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "There is a tremendous amount of proof or evidence I would say as a non-doctor, but I've studied this a long time."

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 9h

Longtime heroin addict who must have flunked human anatomy class in high school is giving scare based quack "medical advice" to the nation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 9h

Translation: Yes, the GOP is gutting rural health care.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

SCARBOROUGH: The Nebraska Rural Health Association says at least 6 rural hospitals would have to close bc of the big beautiful bill

FLOOD: Here's the deal: Some hospitals that are rural hospitals are going to eventually have to transition from being acute bed hospitals into being an ER model

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 10h

Begin Gate Now – calling the hostages names and until they are all home!

Credit: Marcelo Sznaidman

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 10h

Next Trump will advise pregnant women to down hydroxychloroquine as a pain reliever; as he said in 2020, "What have you got to lose?"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump on autism: "Obviously there is something that is artificially I think induced, whether it's vaccines in terms of these massive vaccines that are twice the size of a jar like that ... I would say don't take Tylenol if you're pregnant. What do you have to lose?"

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 10h

As the ever more demented dictator babbles incoherently, he looks like he's shriveling before our eyes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "You're talking about the Pennsylvania Dutch, or you were talking about the Amish, where they don't take any of this stuff and they have virtually no autism."

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 10h

It's not "their" National Guard. The National Guard belongs to the States.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Hegseth: "There's no other way to create that kind of love and enthusiasm than with your leadership, sir. And it is an honor to work with Pam and Kristi in these cities across the country to make sure American citizens and law enforcement are protected with our National Guard. That's a core mission"

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 10h

After masked thugs have shot unarmed civilians, tear gassed police officers and terrorized residents in their homes, a Trumped DOJ lawyer says that there has been "an unraveling of law and order" in Cook County, Illinois. He's right.

Live Updates: Courts Hear Challenges to Chicago and Portland National Guard Deployments

www.nytimes.com

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 11h

Hahahahaha

Opinion | Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

His Gaza agreement, though still fragile, adds to an unprecedented peacemaking record.

www.washingtonpost.com

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 12h

In any event, as I discussed here, Emma Goldman declined to stand during the Star Spangled Banner because she believed in what makes America great, not because she didn't.

Lessons from a Red Scare

The American people are capable of turning the tide against repression.

open.substack.com

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