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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · 2d

I like her …

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Wendy E. N Thomas @wendyenthomas.bsky.social · 5d

Pro-tip.

When you call an elected official to harass and threaten them, you probably shouldn't use your own phone.

I'm looking at you David from Nashua.

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Marc Nozell @marcno.bsky.social · 5d

Be like Cap

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 6d

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc

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Marc Nozell @marcno.bsky.social · 6d

#NH Bridge Brigade - Protect Free Speech & NH Resists - #Nashua
#NHPolitics

#NH Bridge Brigade signs - Protect Free Speech & NH Resists

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 7d

the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 8d

No.

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 8d

Oh he can just unilaterally pass unconstitutional laws now huh ok

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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 8d

Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8d

In order for the United States to become a party to the International Criminal Court and have our officials be subject to trial at The Hague, the US Senate would need to ratify the Rome statute by a two-thirds vote. Let’s start running on that.

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Wendy E. N Thomas @wendyenthomas.bsky.social · 8d

Of course he did.

Corruption is rampant.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

slate.com

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 9d

This was always the plan.

Project 2025 was Donald Trump's blueprint to seize unchecked power within the federal government and restrict Americans' freedoms. And he is implementing it right in front of our eyes.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 9d

The guy who bankrupted six casinos just shut down the government for a SECOND time.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 10d

It’s actually kind of scary how easily these people lie…
youtu.be/3uyykh5sCmY

SHUT UP J.D.!

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10d

The Republican shutdown means clinical trials will stop enrolling new patients for life-saving treatment.

But, hey, at least construction on Donald Trump's golden ballroom for his billionaire buddies will continue.

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Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander @goodlander.house.gov · 10d

During this senseless Republican shutdown, my office is OPEN and serving YOU.

Be in touch by calling 603-226-1002 or visiting Goodlander.House.Gov.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10d

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

harpers.org

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 10d

Good morning.

The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.

Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.

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Marc Nozell @marcno.bsky.social · 12d

On an unrelated note - party at my house this week!!!

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Wendy E. N Thomas @wendyenthomas.bsky.social · 12d

Marc has gifted me with an owl duck to take with me on my upcoming trip to Detroit.

The boy loves me.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13d

At this point, any Democrat who votes to keep this government open without extracting very serious concessions — RFK’s resignation, ICE rollback, Epstein Files release, etc — will absolutely face a primary challenger who will set fundraising records.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13d

Republicans run the White House, Congress and Supreme Court on the principle that the only role Dems can play is bailing the GOP out from facing the consequences of their own actions.

They expect Dems to clean up after them and save them from voters’ blame, and sadly some Dems want to do just that.

Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 14d

Actual White House quote: “go fuck yourself.”

Its not being some pearl clutching prude to ask whether this is really how most Americans want their kids to see the seat of our government behave. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13d

Just to recap, the actual president found an AI-generated video of a fake news report depicting a fake announcement about an imaginary healthcare system based on a technology that doesn’t exist and posted it on his official social media account

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14d

This was always the funniest conspiracy theory to me — that there are MRI machine-like devices that can cure all known illnesses in seconds, but the government has been hiding them — and Trump just posted an AI generated video of himself announcing they're real. We're cooked!

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 14d

Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...

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Marc Nozell @marcno.bsky.social · 14d

At last week's #Santa Supper I purchased three ziplock bags full of "Santa caught you being nice" wooden nickels. I'm good for another year!
facebook.com/SantaMarkNH

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Wendy E. N Thomas @wendyenthomas.bsky.social · 14d

I self-identify as a compulsive yard-saler.

Behold what I found today! Unused candy cane Converse sneaks.

Perfect for the woman who is married to Santa Claus - @marcno.bsky.social

HO, HO, HO.

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 17d

they'll absolutely not get any of these things. but there is still some value to democrats launching these field investigations, because they can signal now how precisely they plan to pursue this admin with subpoena power after the midterm.

Homeland Security Committee Dems Launch Investigation into DHS & FBI’s Role in Tom Homan Cash-for-Contracts Bribery Scandal
September 24, 2025 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, led Committee Democrats in sending letters to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel demanding documents and communications related to Trump administration “Border Czar” Tom Homan and the Federal investigation into him. Recently, it was reported that he allegedly accepted cash bribes in exchange for promises to deliver government contracts. This investigation – like many into those who are favorably connected to the President – was closed by the Trump administration. The American people have a right to know DHS and FBI’s role in this matter.

Specifically, the Committee requests from DHS:

Any communications between DHS and the DOJ or the FBI regarding the

investigation.

Any communications between or among DHS personnel regarding the

investigation.

Any ethics opinions or guidance provided to DHS by DOJ or the FBI regarding Homan’s

role as Border Czar while under investigation.

Any reviews conducted by DHS to assess the accuracy of Homan’s financial

disclosure.

All communications between Homan and any DHS personnel responsible for

contracting.

All border security or immigration enforcement-related contracts awarded since January 20 using sole source justification.

The Committee also requests from the FBI:

All documents and communications related to the investigation, including the decision to close it.

All audio and video recordings, photographs, and notes or memoranda related to the September 20, 2024, meeting between undercover FBI agents and Tom Homan.

A list of any agents, broken out by title, assigned field office, race, and gender, that have been terminated, forced to retire, or reassigned as a result of working on …

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