@imatyak.bsky.social
I enjoy political strategy and reading historical fiction. Overwhelmed with feeling betrayed by my countrymen and the media.
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This used to be Tulsi Gabbard.
December 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This used to be Tulsi Gabbard.
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Yes, being quoted extensively after doing 11 (!) interviews with a reporter is quite an outrage.
December 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Yes, being quoted extensively after doing 11 (!) interviews with a reporter is quite an outrage.
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Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
December 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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“Chairman Jordan made an excellent decision in not allowing Jack Smith to testify publicly, because had he done so, it would have been absolutely devastating to the President and all the president's men,” says @raskin.house.gov. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“Chairman Jordan made an excellent decision in not allowing Jack Smith to testify publicly, because had he done so, it would have been absolutely devastating to the President and all the president's men,” says @raskin.house.gov. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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McGovern: "When billionaire CEOs need something, Republicans move at lightning speed. But when it comes to working people needing affordable health care, suddenly the story changes. There's hand wringing and the money is gone. My friends, if you are ok with that, we do not share the same values."
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
McGovern: "When billionaire CEOs need something, Republicans move at lightning speed. But when it comes to working people needing affordable health care, suddenly the story changes. There's hand wringing and the money is gone. My friends, if you are ok with that, we do not share the same values."
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When Susie Wiles spoke about "the personality of an alcoholic," she wasn't thinking of Trump alone.
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When Susie Wiles spoke about "the personality of an alcoholic," she wasn't thinking of Trump alone.
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It’s never been clearer how the twin pillars of our discourse, by which we all have to abide - “Free speech is non-negotiable” and “Some things are literally unsayable” - operate so the right can say whatever tf they like, while the left have to spend their time apologising for breathing
I am also interested in how, after at least a half-decade of our media and politicians deriding tone policing, trigger warnings, inclusive language and other concepts, they have pivoted on a dime to debating whether certain utterances should be made criminal offences without a moment's hestitation.
I invite you to ask yourself why the language of protestors has been a terrifying daily concern, but e.g. successive governments giving the US unlimited use of our airbases to fly a gajillion dollars of weapons of destruction into Israel for use on huge numbers of civilians is not concerning at all.
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It’s never been clearer how the twin pillars of our discourse, by which we all have to abide - “Free speech is non-negotiable” and “Some things are literally unsayable” - operate so the right can say whatever tf they like, while the left have to spend their time apologising for breathing
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RIP "American wars are not about oil" 1990-2025
December 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
RIP "American wars are not about oil" 1990-2025
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Become ungovernable
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Become ungovernable
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Never forget the time in 2020 Charlie Kirk (dead now) pretended to be a black guy on Twitter but forgot to switch accounts when giving himself a nice compliment.
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Never forget the time in 2020 Charlie Kirk (dead now) pretended to be a black guy on Twitter but forgot to switch accounts when giving himself a nice compliment.
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Says the conspiracy theorist.
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Says the conspiracy theorist.
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
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remember that month-long credulous news cycle about how Musk was "leaving politics," followed by a month-long credulous news cycle about how he was "building a third political party"?
Musk Reportedly Funding GOP Campaigns Ahead Of 2026 Midterms, Staying Away From Initiative To Create Third Party
Elon Musk is funding campaigns for Republican congressional candidates after tensions with Donald Trump thawed in the past months, according to a new report.
www.latintimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
remember that month-long credulous news cycle about how Musk was "leaving politics," followed by a month-long credulous news cycle about how he was "building a third political party"?
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Mick Foley has parted ways from the WWE because of their close ties with Trump.
December 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Mick Foley has parted ways from the WWE because of their close ties with Trump.
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BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
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Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social, we’ll all be rewatching An American President tonight in honor of Rob Reiner, which is lucky tor us. It’s a great movie.
(If memory serves, Annette Bening has some lines about Congress’ inaction on gun violence which will be apt).
(If memory serves, Annette Bening has some lines about Congress’ inaction on gun violence which will be apt).
a close up of a woman 's face with a scarf around her neck and earrings
Alt: a disappointing looking Annette Bening confronts an abashed Michael Douglas, the walks away.
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social, we’ll all be rewatching An American President tonight in honor of Rob Reiner, which is lucky tor us. It’s a great movie.
(If memory serves, Annette Bening has some lines about Congress’ inaction on gun violence which will be apt).
(If memory serves, Annette Bening has some lines about Congress’ inaction on gun violence which will be apt).
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WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?
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If you give multiple interviews to Vanity Fair and don’t know whether or not you are on or off the record - then you are not qualified to be a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
December 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If you give multiple interviews to Vanity Fair and don’t know whether or not you are on or off the record - then you are not qualified to be a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
Speaking as a chief of staff.
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This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is extremely important
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MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
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The timing of this post and the reference to the murders being "due to the anger ... caused others through … TDS" suggests strongly that Trump believed that **one or more of his supporters** had committed the murders—and that they had committed the atrocity **justifiably**.
December 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The timing of this post and the reference to the murders being "due to the anger ... caused others through … TDS" suggests strongly that Trump believed that **one or more of his supporters** had committed the murders—and that they had committed the atrocity **justifiably**.