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John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 17m

"AND HIS GARISH 'BOOMER THE WARRIOR WIG'
WAS PARTICULARLY BE-DAZZLED TODAY . . . "

QATARI AIR FORCE BASE IDAHO USA

MAGA-MAGA WHOOPS

AGAIN

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 5h

David Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · 6h

I think I know where he’s getting some of his ideas www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

Portland's anti-ICE protests have become a magnet for MAGA influencers

Right-wing influencers and media figures have flocked to Portland, helping bring national and Trump administration attention to ICE protests in the city.

www.nbcnews.com

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 6h

For those who need their memory refreshed 👇👇

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 8h

pixelated boat
@pixelatedboat
Wow, this extract from Wolff's book is a shocking insight into Trump's mind:

On his first night in the White House, President Trump complained that the TV in his bedroom was broken, because it didn't have "the gorilla channel.” Trump seemed to be under the
impression that a TV channel existed that screened nothing but
gorilla-based content, 24 hours a day.
To appease Trump, White House staff compiled a number of gorilla documentaries into a makeshift gorilla channel, broadcast into Trump's bedroom from a hastily-constructed transmission tower on the South Lawn. However, Trump was unhappy with the channel they had created, moaning that it was "boring"
because "the gorillas aren't fighting".
Staff edited out all the parts of the documentaries where gorillas weren't hitting each other, and at last the president was satisfied. "On some days he'll watch the gorilla channel for 17 hours straight," an insider told me. "He kneels in front of the TV, with his face about four inches from the screen, and says encouraging things to the gorillas, like 'the way you hit that other gorilla was good'. I think he thinks the gorillas can hear him."
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John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 5h

"This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government . . . "

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6h

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 5h

AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2025

John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 5h

GLASTONBURY // 1995
SEETHER VERUCA SALT

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPsQ...

John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 5h

AND WHAT WAS THE UPSIDE AGAIN ???

END THIS CLOWN SHOW FOR REAL ???

medium.com/@davidhonig_...

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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 15h

only 30 bucks to embarrass the entire us government on live tv?

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

It's happening.

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John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 5h

"HISTORY IS A MYSTERY IF YOU ARE NOT LEARNING . . . "

MADE IN USA 1980
ANOTHER SUMMER

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-fa...

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 7h

A demonstrator wearing a frog costume stands outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Tuesday

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John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 5h

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 13h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 14h

Mood

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 18h

"There are at least ten billionaires at the highest levels of government, from Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick." www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 6h

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that President Trump should deploy the National Guard to San Francisco to combat crime: “We don’t have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I’m all for it.”

Marc Benioff says Trump should send National Guard to San Francisco

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that President Trump should deploy the National Guard to San Francisco to combat crime: “We don’t have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I’m all for it.”

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 8h

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 6h

OPINION: We expect greatness from our athletes. We also expect them to make a buck. But LeBron James teasing tipple was probably the tone-deaf tout none of us needed now, Scott Ostler writes.

Let them drink cognac? C’mon, LeBron, this wasn’t what America needs from sports

OPINION: We expect greatness from our athletes. We also expect them to make a buck. But LeBron James teasing tipple was probably the tone-deaf tout none of us needed now, Scott Ostler writes.

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 6h

Though Benioff's shift mirrors Silicon Valley's broader accommodation of Trump, the exchange offered a rare glimpse of just how far that repositioning can go. The question now: will other Bay Area tech CEOs follow Benioff's lead and call for federal troops in their own backyard?

Salesforce CEO says National Guard should patrol San Francisco -- stunning his own PR team | TechCrunch

Though Benioff's shift mirrors Silicon Valley's broader accommodation of Trump, the exchange offered a rare glimpse of just how far that repositioning can go. The question now: will other Bay Area tech CEOs follow Benioff's lead and call for federal troops in their own backyard?

techcrunch.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h

Bath mats, candles and underpants: would Basquiat have loved or hated all the merch?

New book The Making of an Icon examines artist whose works have become almost ubiquitous

www.theguardian.com

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John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 11h