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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 15m

I don’t get it but assume corruption.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 17m

a group of people sitting in a stadium with a sign that says virginia on it

ALT: a group of people sitting in a stadium with a sign that says virginia on it

media.tenor.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 19m

Totally with you

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1h

One of Trump’s most avid supporters and donors from Oregon is a militant anti-vaxxer. His wife (a doctor) refused to get the vaccine and then died of Covid. Instead of changing his mind about the vaccine, he instead blames the Chinese Communist Party for murdering his wife with Covid.

Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 1h

President Trump got an updated Covid vaccine & flu shot at Walter Reed today www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

www.cnn.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1h

“All of these actions reflect a buoyed commander in chief who feels emboldened to go further after feeling as though he has faced surprisingly little resistance to his ambitious agenda in the first nine months. He has even remarked to aides that he is shocked how easy it has all proven to be.”

Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear

Recent moves by the president reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his agenda.

www.wsj.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 46m

Give that man a mirror.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 53m

Also we have precisely ONE verified recent case of a politician paying actors to attend a political event. You'll never guess who it was.

www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

Did Trump Campaign Offer Actors $50 to Cheer His Announcement?

The Trump campaign denied knowing a contractor hired a casting agency for the candidate's 2015 campaign-announcement rally.

www.snopes.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 3h

Hope they can do push-ups.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

The US military, under Admiral Brad Cooper, will support Gaza’s transition as part of an international stabilization force, though American troops are not planned to be deployed directly in Gaza. Cooper’s team of around 200 personnel will oversee compliance with the peace

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 4h

Idiot

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 10h

My former political party is scared to death of these #NoKings rallies. That’s great. So let’s have a gazillion Americans out rallying all around the country on October 18th! Let’s scare the shit out of Trump & his party.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 4h

Trump is a crime boss who tries to cow everyone and make them complicit, so he owns them. Our education system cannot give in!

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 6h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 8h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 5h

Now do this with Putin!

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 9h

War Secretary declares war on Norway after Peace Prize goes to Brown Woman

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House slams Trump’s perceived Nobel peace prize snub as ‘politics over peace’

President has ‘heart of humanitarian’, spokesperson says after unsuccessful bid for prize amid Gaza ceasefire deal

www.theguardian.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 10h

How many Pentagon flunkies and arrogant think tank people kept telling us that Ukraine couldn’t learn or use F-16s, ATACMS, Patriots etc.?

united24media.com/latest-news/...

Ukraine’s F-16s Take Over the Skies, Flying 80% of Combat Missions Against Russia

Ukrainian F-16s play a critical role, executing 80% of combat sorties while effectively intercepting threats like Russian cruise missiles and drones.

united24media.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 12h

The White House can learn from Baku. When an Azeri commercial plane was shot down last December, Aliyev called Kremlin denials of involvement a “kindergarten tale” and didn’t back down to Moscow lies. Now Putin has confessed and is paying damages.

apnews.com/article/russ...

Putin says Russian air defenses were to blame for Azerbaijani jet's crash last year, killing 38

President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s air defense were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people.

apnews.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 15h

The ability of the most powerful man in the world to constantly act like a victim is astonishing.

Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 15h

Trump did not get the Nobel Peace Prize.
Prepare for rage and issuing orders that result in violence and death. He and Stephen Miller desperately want this.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 15h

Why does the American government “have such a monopoly over the investigation of what was a transnational criminal network…Why has the U.S. President been allowed to exercise so much control over a transnational criminal investigation in which he is implicated”

tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-transnat...

The transnational dimension of the Epstein case—a hybrid warfare against the West

The Epstein case is not an issue about Trump and the US but rather about all the Trumps of the Western world with ties to Russia

tomorrowsaffairs.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 15h

“The pattern is one that involved modeling agencies around the world serving as fronts for human trafficking…This may very well be what Trump is trying desperately to keep quiet in the DOJ’s Epstein files.”

tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-transnat...

The transnational dimension of the Epstein case—a hybrid warfare against the West

The Epstein case is not an issue about Trump and the US but rather about all the Trumps of the Western world with ties to Russia

tomorrowsaffairs.com

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · Aug 3

Paul Ingrassia has called for reparations from the descendants of slaves to slave owners.
You read that correctly.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Aug 2

The guy Trump picked to lead the office that’s now investigating Jack Smith:

— said Niki Haley is ineligible to be president
— has neo-Nazi ties
— was Andrew Tate’s lawyer
— 2x Claremont fellow
— wrote for Gateway Pundit
— called for Pence to be hanged
— called for secession after 2020 election

Paul Ingrassia (lawyer) - Wikipedia

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 15h

Well played

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Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 15h

A big deal.

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 15h

China’s newest restrictions on rare-earth materials would mark a nearly unprecedented export control that stands to disrupt the global economy, giving Beijing more leverage in trade negotiations and ratcheting up pressure on the Trump administration to respond. www.wsj.com/world/china/...

China’s Rare-Earth Escalation Threatens Trade Talks—and the Global Economy

President Trump says the administration is weighing a U.S. response to Beijing’s newest restrictions.

www.wsj.com

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