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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1h

christ almighty what is this guy doing

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 1h

Many of these Polish workers were legal asylum seekers.

Trump also threatened to have the workers deported (to communist Poland) if they demanded their meager earnings.
Ivana (from a communist country herself) joined Donald in abusing these poor workers.

The Trumps are the most putrid of creatures

Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 5h

I’m shocked the guy who hired undocumented immigrants (Polish laborers) w/no safety equipment and paid them $4 an hour in 1980 (then stiffed them) to tear down Bonwit Teller (including art deco friezes promised to the MET) is demolishing the East Wing of White House w/bad intent.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 4h

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2h

"All the intricacies and the elaborate schemes that the Soviets cooked up to snare people, to to dupe people, to inveigle and influence people. And now all of this stuff is literally being tweeted in real time."

@michaeldweiss.bsky.social talks Anna Paulina Luna and JFK with @timmiller.bsky.social:

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 2h

Anna Paulina Luna (real name Anna Paulina Mayerhofer) was a stripper in 2014 at the Red Rose Gentleman’s Club in Fort Walton Beach, FL.
She claimed to be Jewish while her grandpa was a Nazi.
Then she claimed to be Cuban...
She is Putin's degenerate 👇

www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02...

While Claiming Jewish Heritage, Anna Paulina Luna Forgot to Mention Her Nazi Grandfather

Is Anna Paulina Luna the new George Santos?

www.vanityfair.com

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Ethan Jones @ethanjonesic.bsky.social · 8h

Poland ❤️

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Poland threatens Putin with arrest if he flies through its airspace on way to Hungary – as it happened

Poland’s foreign minister says Putin’s plane could be escorted down as attacks continue with four killed in drone strike in Chernihiv

www.theguardian.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Trump is generously willing to settle his lawsuit against the government to allow taxpayers to pay him $230 million. The negotiators on behalf of the taxpayers representing DOJ are his former lawyers. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 9h

He is going to Miami Beach

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 9h

That the Budapest meeting is off signals that Trump simply cannot help Ru fully/unconditionally. He's helping Pu waste time and he's refusing to help Ukraine win, but he won't meet w Pu when Ru openly insists on Ukr capitulation. My guess is the strong bipartisan support for Ukr constrains Trump.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 13h

Trump is responsible for the soybean and beef farmer chaos we are watching unfold right now. Now, he wants to buy beef from Argentina, hanging our farmers out to dry. Until the GOP breaks from him on his mission of economic arson, they're #ArgentinaFirst

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 11h

As writer James Bruno noted: "Imagine Al Capone becomes President and then sets up a "working group" to root out those in government who fight crime to neutralize them in the name of eliminating the "deep state." This is what Trump and his mobsters are doing."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Wide-ranging group of US officials pursues Trump's fight against ‘Deep State’

(Corrects garbled and missing words in sixth paragraph) By Jonathan Landay, Sarah N.

www.yahoo.com

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 13h

Both Lavrov and Peskov have now rejected any ceasefire deal or talks. The media needs to report this clearly and widely. Russia rejects peace. Front-page. Straightforward headlines.

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 11h

His mother not only protected her pedophile son, she bestowed honors on him.
What a putrid gene pool!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

We all knew Trump was going to sell out Ukraine to Putin. All his false promises - to end the war in 24 hours, to sanction Russia, provide Tomahawks, on and on. All bs. Pro-Ukraine GOP Sens & Reps suddenly silent. The US abandons allies under Trump. Putin owns Trump like a dog.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

Steve Bannon: “The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit.”

Media: "We cannot with certainty identify this mysterious brown substance."

Trump trolls ‘No Kings’ protests with obscene AI video and mulls invoking Insurrection Act: Live updates
Trump posts AI video showing him dumping brown liquid on to demonstrators after nearly 7 million took part in nationwide protests against him

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/no-kings-protest-trump-today-live-updates-b2847817.html

Trump posts a fake video of himself flying a ‘King Trump’ jet over protesters.
President Trump has posted a fake video on social media that showed him wearing a crown and flying a jet labeled “King Trump” that dumps brown liquid on protesters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/us/politics/trump-fake-video-no-kings.html?smid=url-share

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 2d

There have been no consequences for what McConnell did, so the abuse of norms continues.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 2d

Thé « Russian speakers in Ukraine want to be in Ru» nonsense needs to stop. 11yrs of Ukrainian resistance to Ru across the linguistic spectrum has shown how twisted and wrong this narrative is. Witkoff needs to be removed from the Ru-Ukraine war diplomatic team.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to know what Donald will say tomorrow, listen to what Kremlin says today.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

Breaking news: Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would 'destroy' Ukraine if it did not agree on.ft.com/4ou5h1A

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 2d

Of course, Russians/Soviets invaded & annexed their neighbors' territories.
Karelia, Sakhalin, Amur region with Vladivostok... and so on.

Russian/Soviet beasts brutalized the populations and sent them to Siberia to die.

Just ask any of their neighbor. They will tell you what Russians have done

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 2d

This is how...
And this is a partial list 👇

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 2d

true

And one wonders how Russia became the largest country in the world.

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 2d

Probably... since Russians consider Alaska to be theirs...

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apricity @elusiveapricity.bsky.social · 2d

Trump will sell Alaska to Putin in a heartbeat!

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