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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 2h

It will never not amaze me that this moron became President

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 5h

Poso's whole military record (with a few redactions) is here, courtesy of @ericlevai.bsky.social. The pages are not in chronological order, be warned.

The Slate article gets one thing wrong - Poso didn't separate from the Navy til late 2018.

Navy Intelligence Officer Jack Posobiec

Eric Levai made this request to U.S. Navy of the United States of America.

www.muckrock.com

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 13h

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 13h

She already destroyed CBS News in her first week on the job

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13h

Update: Bari Weiss’s first pitch at CBS — a roundtable with Antony Blinken, Mike Pompeo, and Hillary Clinton that ended up being a virtual interview with Clinton & Condoleezza Rice — has about 150 viewers on YouTube.

Added with the 24/7 CBS stream, it’s just over 1200 viewers.

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 15h

ah, a Noem-Kavanaugh collab

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 15h

Red Dawn but they just let them build the military base.

https://time.com/7324968/qatar-idaho-air-force-facility-hegseth-trump/

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

these people are actually out of their fucking minds and im so sick of being told we need to pretend otherwise

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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

It's official — a court ruled that the public's interest in knowing if Elon Musk has a security clearance and access to classified information outweighs any potential privacy interests.

Great FOIA ruling in favor of the @nytimes.com.

storage.courtlistener.com

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 1d

I forgot about that - weird how it totally disappeared once Trump won!

Will Carless, USA TODAY @willcarless.bsky.social · 1d

As federal troops act almost without impunity in America’s cities, it’s worth noting that, not long ago, many conservatives claimed that sheriffs and local police chiefs should have ultimate legal jurisdiction — not the US government.

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 1d

Turning Point USA was so triggered by Bad Bunny...they're doing a fake Superbowl halftime show

Source: https://x.com/TPUSA/status/1976301627662340207?t=YlR8GjNiJDXhXbt_Oej07A&s=19

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1d

Navy Federal and USAA banks are opening personal loan applications to customers who won’t receive paychecks if gov doesn’t reopen by 15th. But that’s dependent on credit check and applying will ding credit.

Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 1d

Some civilian workers assigned to Navy bases overseas are getting the service’s help explaining to their landlords why their rent may not be paid on time as the partial government shutdown enters its second week.

Check it out:

Some Navy civilian workers abroad sent letter vouching for them with landlords amid shutdown

The Navy sent a letter to its civilian workers overseas who have been furloughed that explains to landlords why they can’t pay their rent on time.

www.stripes.com

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2d

Big presence on the beaches of Normandy in 1944 too.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 5d

Some thoughts www.permanentrecordx.com/p/they-want-...

They Want You To Fear Them

I’ve observed that as of recently, the fascists have amped up the rhetoric, because they want to make you afraid, and as an example of why you shouldn’t be afraid, I’d like to remind you of hacker Edw...

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 2d

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 3d

what

CNN @cnn.com · 3d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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ICIJ @icij.org · 4d

Researchers from Transparency International Russia posed as a fake Hong Kong-based electronics exporter to learn how the Garantex crypto exchange continues to flourish in the shadows through Exved, a cross-border payment processing platform.

Cryptocurrency exchange Garantex lives on despite sanctions, new report unveils - ICIJ

The ostensibly shuttered exchange continues to operate through Telegram-based services that facilitate crossborder payments, according to Transparency International Russia (in exile).

buff.ly

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 4d

Why should we sit by while you take our money, defund our priorities, and shit on our values?

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 4d

I wrote a new piece about how to fight fascists here

www.permanentrecordx.com/p/they-want-...

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 4d

Agree

Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 4d

LAPD conducting an investigation on Vine Street just south of Hollywood Blvd, where allegedly two bottles containing "unknown liquid" were left in front of a bank.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 5d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 5d

It was a lot better than the trailer made it look.

Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 5d

People called the Alex Garland movie farfetched

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