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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 12h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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GreggN @gnesem.bsky.social · 11h

Staging base to do renditions of people out of the country from ICE raids???

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

WWWWWWWTTTTTTTTTFFFFFFFFF!!! bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1d

Adventures in framing:

Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.

Headline: Trump Has His Eyes on Nobel Prize. Will He Get It?

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14h

Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.

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GreggN @gnesem.bsky.social · 12h

Next up: US missile strikes on Norwegian fishing boats they accuse of "running drugs"??

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12h

Sorta feels like American trade policy is being set by the Nobel Committee.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d

someone should tell Trump they don't give the Peace Prize to people who blow up boats and murder those on high seas nor to those who deploy military against their own people. NEVER.

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GreggN @gnesem.bsky.social · 12h

Fortunately, they don't just pass them out to people who demand one.

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 17h

Not only did Trump lose, he lost to a (very deserving) Spanish-speaking WOMAN. Gifted article about his shameless campaign:
www.wsj.com/world/trump-...

The 11th-Hour Campaign to Land Trump a Nobel Peace Prize

A bid was mounted to persuade the Nobel committee to make Trump the fifth American president to receive the honor.

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GreggN @gnesem.bsky.social · 12h

Guess he's not so hot about our immigrants coming from Norway anymore

Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 16h

Anyone else just refreshing Truth Social, waiting for the all caps post where he orders Lindsey Halligan to arrest the Nobel Committee?

GreggN @gnesem.bsky.social · 12h

Except that the headline SHOULD have been who actually WON the prize. You had to go FIVE (5) paragraphs in to find that information! Trump never deserved the prizein the first place, I don't care at all that he "lost" it or have any sympathy for him about that.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h

Yes, so embarrassing.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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GreggN @gnesem.bsky.social · 13h

Can't believe I read an article about it this morning, from Time magazine I believe, headlined "Trump lost" the prize and making you go FIVE (5) paragraphs in to find out who actually won it. Enough with the Trump adulation already.

Stashdragon @stashdragon.bsky.social · 14h

I wish all the headlines about it didn't mention him and just talked about her achievements. It sucks that people are saying she won just to stick it to him. Somehow I feel if a man had one Trump would not be mentioned in the headlines at all.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is ordering extrajudicial killings of suspected drug smugglers.

He's vilifying his political opponents and threatening to jail them.

His ICE agents are terrorizing immigrants and firing chemical agents at peaceful protestors.

And some people think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?

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GreggN @gnesem.bsky.social · 19h

Do NOT cave for a promise of a "future vote" on ANYTHING. That is worth as much as "all the money in my left rear pocket". They will just vote all your priorities down if you fall for that. Make them FIX EVERYTHING first!!

Bennett Tomlin @bft.wtf · 1d

My stance is very simple: dems should negotiate as soon as, and not before, every impounded dollar is restored, every illegally fired employee is restored, every unconstitutional act is reversed

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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GreggN @gnesem.bsky.social · 1d

Fallen a long way from "that's where we want our immigrants from", it would seem

Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 1d

Just wanted to say that I will also declare Norway as my enemy if I don’t win the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says Nobel Peace Prize-worthy than an individual leveling threats against Norway if he doesn't get it.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

FYI: "Antifa" just means "democrats." From 9 months ago:

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jan 4

I’ve long assumed Trump will declare we are under “invasion”, and democrats and immigrants will become the targets of unlawful emergency powers.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Jan 3

An important message from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT):

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d

ANTIFA:

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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 1d

The targeting of Attorney General James is a deliberate act of vengeance from a corrupt regime. Look no further for their hypocrisy than their refusal to answer questions about border czar Tom Homan, who was caught ON CAMERA taking a $50k bribe.

AG Bondi deflects questions about Tom Homan, Epstein files in Senate hearing

Attorney General Pam Bondi is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. MSNBC Senior Investigative Correspondent Carol Leonnig, former Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Catherine Chr...

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 1d

You know what fascism looks like? Attorney General Letitia James getting criminally indicted on literal trumped-up charges by the criminal who she fought to hold accountable for the actual crimes he committed and is now using the full power of the US govt to seek vengeance.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

You know who takes a cognitive test? People whose family members suspect their loved one is suffering from dementia. If he kept getting “perfect” scores…they wouldn’t keep administering them. My take? He blew the first one he ever took. Now, they’re tracking the decline. I’d bet my hot coffee on it.

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GreggN @gnesem.bsky.social · 1d

FTR, Russia's has five, NK three, China two (as Romanized)

Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 1d

Hard-hitting stuff at the Bezos post

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Jeffries: "The streets are hot right now on Capitol Hill because the Republicans are just falling apart. They cannot justify their position having shut the government down. They cannot justify their position in terms of hiding the Epstein files from the American people."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

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