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Undercover NAFO operative 🇺🇦 🇬🇪 Pro-democracy. Anti-stupidity. Diehard US patriot of the non-MAGA variety. Liars, propagandists, chaos agents, and the disingenuous get blocked - fast. I’m not here for any of that bullshit.

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 23d

If anyone wants to read that DOJ report they deleted, the one on how far right extremism is behind so much domestic violence, you can find it here:

web.archive.org/web/20250911...

What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism

Militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 13h

I’d be surprised if they followed through with it

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 14h

Did they also clean up and rebuild all the war damage? Lmao

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

Noem claims Portland hid their war zone from her.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 1d

I said what I said.

Also, from my conservative viewpoint, I’d say people stupid enough to intentionally spread propaganda have the worst mental issues.

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 1d

I just really love that Jay-Z ain’t having none of the maga bullshit for halftime shows lol

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 1d

It’s fun when work sends you to MAGA-land and you have to listen to someone SAY Black and Asian people are subspecies.

I legit slow-mo turned in my seat to say “They’re not a subspecies, man, wtaf? They’re just as equally human as you are.”

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 1d

Science doesn’t gaf about how many sexes there are. Science tells us about chromosomes and gonads, and leaves the societal naming conventions to society.

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 1d

If this were true, a LOT more than just 4 Republicans would sign Massie’s petition.

They’re not only fine with defending a pedo, they’re actively PROTECTING A PEDO

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

A classic "big if true" situation

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 1d

I hope you are in a better place, today, Andy. We can get through this, and while we may be battered and bruised when we emerge from it, we WILL emerge.

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 1d

That means the Pentagon is aware the strikes are not legal

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1d

“Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine said Wednesday that he and other members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in a classified briefing this week, were denied access to the Pentagon’s legal opinion about whether the boat strikes adhered to U.S. law.”

apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say

The Trump administration hasn't provided evidence to lawmakers that recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats were justified.

apnews.com

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 1d

“I ain’t dead yet!” The dearly beloved Dolly Parton creates a “proof of life” video, assuring those who adore her that, even though she is dealing with some things, she is fine and still going strong 💛

Long live Dolly Parton ✨📚

📹: Via Dolly Parton

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 1d

The moment they ignore the Courts, they invalidate the Constitution - which invalidates their power derived from it.

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: only Congress can suspend habeas corpus, and only under specific conditions - none of which currently exist.

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ShordeeDoWhop @netta.bsky.social · 2d

Hello Fresh costs $478 per box.

Forbes @forbes.com · 3d

The Department of Agriculture expects the recall to grow.

HelloFresh Meals May Contain Listeria-Contaminated Spinach, USDA Says

The Department of Agriculture expects the recall to grow.

www.forbes.com

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 2d

Fun fact: it is a CRIME to lie to Congress whether or not you’re under oath

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 2d

Accidentally, my ass. They didn’t care.

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 2d

This looks very similar to the same sort of entangled tech companies that led to the dotcom bubble and mega-crash.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California.

I urge anyone in the state to vote yes.

This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 2d

They are not horrified. If they were, they’d be resigning or fighting. Instead, they’re just letting it happen.

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 2d

Because of course The Felon would want to not pay federal workers owed backpay from his engineered shutdown

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

White House looks for a loophole in the law that ensures federal workers get paid after a shutdown

The memo suggests furloughed workers aren't entitled to back pay, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

www.nbcnews.com

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 2d

I’m stoked!

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 2d

Heck yeah! Josh is hosting the Daily Show again this week!

Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you all so much. 💐

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 2d

My ancestors were here before the American Revolution, and they’d still treat me like an immigrant just because I don’t look like they do

gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 2d

That’s funny since just a few days ago Speaker Johnson said he’d schedule her swearing in this week, then sent all the House Rs home until next week.

And then he said he’d schedule her swearing in at the next regular session. And then he said not until the govt opened again.

So…