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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 3h

Just as everyone creates their own god who reflects their own values, they also create their own antichrist who reflects the opposite.

Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 6h

Having retired recently, I have left behind my Herman Miller Aeron of Nagging Self-Doubt.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 7h

Gosh, I wonder why they didn't have the grand niece testify to THIS grand jury? It's a mystery!

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 7h

I prefer the Leather Recliner of Privilege.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 16h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
Indictment
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But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 7h

Well, I guess we know why Halligan didn't have her testify this time.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 7h

I saw what appears to be an inflatable Cartman, and an inflatable Kenny, so i suspect there's also an inflatable Kyle and an inflatable Stan out there on the mean streets of Portland, fighting for all of us.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 7h

"I was in on the planning, and I drove the getaway car and took a share of the stolen money, but I never pointed my gun at anyone."

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 8h

Was there ever a time when he wasn't a loon?

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 10h

Curious whether he held that same belief from 2009 - 2017, or is it conditioned on the President's political persuasion.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

Next Saturday is #NoKings Day.

Stand up for democracy before it's too late.

Find a protest near you at nokings.org.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 13h

Turns out there's a downside to not valuing competence and expertise.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 16h

We don’t HATE America. We ARE America

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 17h

While making sure Dear Leader gets his vaccines.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 17h

It's almost like the migrants are hardworking people willing to work for low pay in shitty conditions, and the economy actually depends on them, rather than them being parasites on the system, which is actually a better description of the billionaire class.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

"We'll renege on any deal we make. Why won't the Democrats make a deal with us?"

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 1d

there's really just zero motivation for Ds to negotiate when they're saying things like this. if they're just going to rule by recissision anyway, might as well make them admit they're gutting the fillibuster in order to destroy healthcare.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

If they gave a shit about the debt as something other than a club to beat poor people to death with, they wouldn't have given billionaires a big tax cut.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

Pardoning Nixon before trial was a fatal error.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

We don't hate America, asshole. We ARE America.

Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

It takes Dems to pass the budget but not to renege on it, so he can go pound sand.

Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

It's real hard to take his protestations about wanting to repoen the government seriously when he keeps the House on vacation to protect our kidfucker President.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

1) You gave a huge tax break to the richest people in the history of the world, so you can stop pretending to give a shit about debt.

2) It requires a supermajority to pass a budget but only a simple majority for recission. Who would trust any deal made with you? You reneged on the last deal.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

Don't threaten me with a good time.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck you, pipsqueak. This is AMERICA, a country founded on protesting against authoritarian government. Fuck you and the fascists you support.

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Doug Smith @genejockey57.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, honey- you think someone has to PAY ME to protest against that fa fascist fuck and his minions?

Also,
SOROS!!!! Everybody DRINK!!!!!