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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Dec 21

Every photo of the speaker of the house makes him look like a muppet that escaped containment and made it to the real world

Speaker Mike Johnson at a microphone, looking muppet-ish

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Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social · 11h

Lankford was in the Senate when the Intelligence Committee wrote its giant report concluding that Russiagate was not a hoax, and it's criminal negligence by CNN to let him say this on air with no pushback.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Lankford: "I think now history has proven that Russiagate was a hoax. It was actually formed by James Coney and Brennan and others that were behind the scenes to push a narrative they knew at the time was false." (This is a lie -- would've been nice for Kasie Hunt to point that out.)

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Evan Poe @evanpoe.bsky.social · 11h

LOL

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 12h

The NBA on NBC is back, check out the new intro with Roundball Rock

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 15h

It sounds like the Republicans should stop protecting Bill Clinton and release the Epstein files.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Comer: The evidence we gathered does not implicate President Trump in any way. Public reporting, survivor testimony, and official documents show that Bill Clinton had far closer ties to Epstein

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

it's dizzying to me that stories like this -- a corrupt grift built on democracy-wrecking lies that culminated in a coup attempt -- barely breakthrough anymore. they're just daily background noise now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

COLLINS: The NYT is reporting your legal team is seeking $230 million from your own DOJ now in response to the investigations into you. Is that something you want?

TRUMP: It could be, yeah. I don't even talk to them about it. All I know is they would owe me a lot of money. They rigged the election.

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 15h

He did the crimes, Senate and SCOTUS Republicans let him get away with them, he got reelected, Senate Republicans let him appoint his personal lawyers to run DOJ, and now he’s ordering his personal lawyers who run DOJ to give him $230 million of your money.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16h

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

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Taco @tacos4eva.bsky.social · 13h

If there isn’t a group currently working on a project 2025 counter plan to protect America from this shit after this it will happen again.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13h

It's wrong to call this "the Justice Department." He wants $230 million from the US taxpayer. Federal dollars. DOJ isn't some private company or NGO.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16h

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 18h

why the hell are they confirming trump's judges when trump's speaker of the house won't swear in Grijalva?

Senate Press Gallery @senatepress.bsky.social · 19h

By a vote of 66-32, the #Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Harold D. Mooty III to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson has given the house a very very very very very very very very very long vacation because he’s worried about the Epstein files

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Evan Poe @evanpoe.bsky.social · 1d

Same! But all the other innovative things outweigh that drawback.

It makes finding the station broadcasting the game a breeze!

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Evan Poe @evanpoe.bsky.social · 1d

If you are in the Apple ecosphere and a sports fan, I HIGHLY recommend this app. It has so many cool features.

9to5Mac @9to5mac.com · 1d

Apple’s Sports app just got better for NFL and college football fans

Apple’s Sports app has quickly become my favorite way to keep up with live sports scores, and a new update should make the app even better for NFL and college sports fans. more…

9to5mac.com

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Jesse Newell @jessenewell.bsky.social · 2d

It turns out Patrick Mahomes' trick play vs. the Raiders required practice time. And communication. Oh, and a teammate stopping himself from laughing.

Here's the backstory of Mahomes going Hollywood — and the 6 words everyone heard on CBS's broadcast:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

The backstory of Patrick Mahomes’ trick play vs. Raiders: ‘That was hilarious’

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes faked out the Raiders — and CBS broadcasters — with his acting skills. Here's what happened.

www.nytimes.com

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Evan Poe @evanpoe.bsky.social · 2d

WTAF

Evan Poe @evanpoe.bsky.social · 2d

Humble brag…here’s more of that portion of the house/property.

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Evan Poe @evanpoe.bsky.social · 2d

The Republican 30 year project to portray all media except their preferred outlets as biased to be dismissed has effectively worked the refs to the point they get all the calls.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2d

Trump posted an AI video showing him DUMPING FECES on No Kings protesters. Here is how the media covered it:

1. NYT: Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters

2. Axios: Trump posts fake video in "KING TRUMP" jet as GOP dismisses No Kings marches

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d

omg 👀

This both humiliating and terrifying.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’

Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

www.volkskrant.nl

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Apr 10

In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.