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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

"An upstate New York man pardoned by Trump after taking part in the attack on the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, was charged last week with a new crime: threatening to assassinate Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, at an event in New York City..."

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged With Threatening Hakeem Jeffries

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h

Meanwhile, government workers aren't getting paid.

DHS Blasted After Buying $172 Million Luxury Jets For Kristi Noem Amid Government Shutdown

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garci32 @garci32.bsky.social · 9h

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 21h

The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’ talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...

The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’

The turnout and character of the weekend’s No Kings demonstrations speak for...

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Larry Hochman @larryhochman.bsky.social · 21h

How to avoid repeating history...

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure what No Kings he’s been watching. Maybe he sat on the remote and it switched to clips from this demonstration.

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

A lot more are saying NO WAY!

Jlou @wehearvoices.bsky.social · 2d

Trump said on Faux Fox News that he wasn’t a King.
No kidding, Sherlock!
He’s a vengeful Dictator who is void of the empathy gene.

A pathological narcissist hurting all American’s who dare put Country before politics!
He’s the worst we have to offer.
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1

The Rolling Stone with pic of Trump and text reading, “A lot of people are saying maybe we’d like a dictator.”

A lot means “I’m lying” in Trumpspeak.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · Apr 12

My latest for The Atlantic: an excellent TV show based on the best video games I’ve ever played.

(Gift link)

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‘The Last of Us’ and the Power of Video Games

Before playing "The Last of Us," I had never thought that a video game could be a work of art.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 2d

This got missed in all the happy protest posting yesterday, but the NYT continues to do revelatory work on the life and career of Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s another very, very wealthy man giving E lots of money for services of uncertain value.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...

Money, Women and Taxes: Jeffrey Epstein’s Fiery Friendship with a Wall Street Titan

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s another one in Wilkes Barre

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, the right wing media machine is billionaire funded to control our multi-media experience. They design it to virally explode leftist gaffes and distract attention from any story that might build community or evoke empathy for vulnerable citizens. They are terrified of real democracy.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump shit video is basically this, but I will reiterate that if a Dem is critical of conservative voters it’s a generational scandal and when Republican pols literally post themselves shitting on their opposition virtually the entire elite politics and media class treats it as fine and normal

When someone uses this emoji 🤣 they are more mad than they have ever been in their entire life

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

I agree. Trump started the Obama judge or “Mexican’ judge discussions and now it’s all over the media. All judges should be held to standards of impartiality under the law

Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

Minnesota District 1 (formerly Walz district) Congressman ‘Where’s Brad’ Finstad is betraying his core constituency - our Farmers. #indivisiblerochmn #indivisible

Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

I should have said Vought is ‘one of the’ operative arms

Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sure this is true. Vought and Stephen Miller should be clearly recognized as two of them.

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

This is an excellent analysis by Chris Hayes, thanks for sharing Amy. I would add one additional consideration. While dems are too risk averse which limits their ability to garner attention, the right wing has well oiled machinery to take dem gaffes and maximize media attention on the gaffe.

Amy Love @amyjlove.bsky.social · 2d

If i did it right, this is a gift article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...

Opinion | Chris Hayes: The Democrats’ Main Problem Isn’t Their Message

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

There was another arrest in South Carolina of a MAGA woman brandishing a gun to threaten protestors. Oh, and then the woman wearing the dick-tater outfit in Alabama. Will those republican Christian congressmen admit their hate America rhetoric was wrong?

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. 🙄

Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

Tom Emmer seems to be a decent man. Let’s see if he owns up to his error in demonizing a demonstration that celebrated democracy. Or is protecting billionaires worth more than his integrity?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

It’s like Goebbels and Himmler - Steven miller is the hateful propagandist and Vought is the bloodless operative implementer

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

Yes Vought seems to be the operative arm of Peter Thiel

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

IMHO - the most important video you can watch today. Clearly explains the purpose and operative power behind Trump adminstration. The guy who fostered the attack on woke, is the guy whose purpose is to destroy Article 1 of our constitution #indivisible #indivisiblerochmn #nokings

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

📽️ WATCH: This video on the rise of Russ Vought, Trump's “shadow president,” is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.

Russell Vought: The Shadow President

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

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Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d

This man is grossly insane

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

Mike Burke @micburke.bsky.social · 2d