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Lisa Runge
@goldendogma.bsky.social
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Still bereft Golden Retriever humom, Rehab Counselor (ret.), devout democratarian, will fight a buzzsaw to protect your rights. “When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a sultan. The palace becomes a circus.” -- Turkish Proverb
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Lisa Runge @goldendogma.bsky.social · Mar 23
Trump is a patrimonialist. "Patrimonialism is corrupt by definition.""Corruption is patrimonialism’s Achilles’ heel because the public understands it & doesn’t like it. "...helping the public understand [this] vulnerability...requires relentless messaging. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1h
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 16h
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 8h
No one, and I mean no one, would classify either Russia or China as democracies. (And I say this as a guy who argued regularly that Russia was a democracy until 2004.) And if you think US elections are like those in Russia or China, it's time for my Ambien-Haldol smoothie
genjibear.bsky.social Genjibear @genjibear.bsky.social · 8h
I think the difference I see here between these things is that, technically, China and Russia are "democracies" that hold elections and such. But that doesn't mean they're free. That's where we are. Now, can it still be saved? Yeah. I think so. But where we are isn't great.
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Sailor Michael @sailormichael.bsky.social · 10h
In 09, people were literally hijacking commercial vessels and we took them alive. What the fuck are we really doing here?
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Sailor Michael @sailormichael.bsky.social · 10h
Man, this shit is out of hand and someone need tell us why in the fuck we are blowing up fucking boats? This ain't the shit we are fucking supposed to be doing. Someone please explain why in the entire fuck we are just blowing up fucking people? It needs to happen now

www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
US military strikes another boat in the Caribbean, killing 3 | CNN Politics
The US military conducted a strike against a vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday, killing three people, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
www.cnn.com
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Lisa Runge @goldendogma.bsky.social · 8h
Goldens are THE BEST 🥰🥰🥰🥰
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 8h
Lol.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h
If you subscribe to the Washington Post, you are helping to support the article on the left.

If you subscribe to Democracy Docket, you are helping to support the article on the right.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign-up for Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 8h
The comment to which I was responding was *literally about the repeal of the 22nd amendment*, and I *literally posted that I was concerned that SCOTUS would find a way around it*
j4im.bsky.social j4im.bsky.social @j4im.bsky.social · 8h
Tom is just absolutely wrecking these straw men. Exactly who is seriously concerned about a trump third term enabled by a duly passed *constitutional amendment*? It’s your last sentence, and the civic damage of even just the attempt, that would be concerning.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 1d
All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.
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Lisa Runge @goldendogma.bsky.social · 10h
a woman in a sheer top is making a funny face .
ALT: a woman in a sheer top is making a funny face .
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 12h
“right now we’re much less”

yeah one of us definitely is
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 13h
This is what oligarchy looks like:

If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.

If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.

Obscene.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 11h
Also, what's it even mean to be an American at that point? What does all the talk of fighting for your country and your beliefs even mean?
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radiofreetom.bsky.social
Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 11h
Yes, I am aware of Jason Stanley. No, I do not agree with him. And "fleeing America" at the first sign of trouble is not exactly admirable, imo, especially when you're a tenured professor in New Haven and have a lot more safety and privilege to fight than most people.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15h
Trump springs into action as a man collapses in the Oval Office.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13h
Has Pirro had enough yet?

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 11h
Why yes, that's been my line for a decade: Nothing is wrong. All is well.

I think this is one of those "people who post who don't read you or comprehend English" type folks
freedomsutra.bsky.social Protest Update @freedomsutra.bsky.social · 11h
Yes Tom, it’s business as usual. Nothing is unusual under this regime. I mean we also had deportations, tariff increases, shutdowns, etc. etc.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h
We just wanted to say thank you to everyone! ICE agents keep lying under oath, and you’re the reason the truth is coming out.

Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 12h
Heritage president Kevin Roberts is on the board of a nonprofit (SLI) led by Nate Fischer who separately launched a venture in 2023 w/ Raw Egg Nationalist who “has a history of posting swastikas & other Nazi imagery,” which Fischer has called “ironic trolling” rather than “genuine Nazi belief” 1/
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11h
The government shutdown was deliberately caused to conceal information within the Epstein files.
RELEASE the EPSTEIN FILES
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 16h
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11h
💙💙
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Jean Pocket @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 11h
#ChicagoStrong 💪🇺🇸
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atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
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Paulette Feeney ❌️👑 @pauletteparis1.bsky.social · 11h
What about the magic tariff money? Isn't that liquid?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
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