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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 3h

"OK, if they won't let me have a Peace Prize, let's see how they like a little stock market crash!"

Trump threatens to reignite trade war with China, citing Beijing’s rare earth move

In a post on social media, President Donald Trump also raised the possibility of canceling a planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this month.

www.politico.com

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 4h

What the fuck is this?

Bit by bit turning Idaho over to Qatar? Fair trade, I guess, for a used luxury jet-bribe 🙄

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 4h

What's up with Hegseth firings at the Navy?

Fired: CO, USS Wyoming; chief of naval operations; CO of Navy Info Ops in Colorado; CO, Navy Reserve Center, New Hampshire; exec officer, Unmanned & Small Combatants; CO, USS Santa Barbara; the Navy Chief of Staff, among others.

Navy fires commanding officer of USS Wyoming

Cmdr. Robert Moreno was fired due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command, the Navy announced.

www.navytimes.com

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 5h

he might be able to move entire Big Macs tho

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 5h

Pretty sure the Nobel Committee never considered giving the prize to a guy who murders unidentified fishermen out of the water in the Caribbean, uses the military to invade his own cities and declares war on the ideological opposition to facism.

Just sayin'

Steven Cheung on X:
"PresidenHe has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.

The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace.

(The Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 Peace Prive to Venuzuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado)

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 6h

Emperor Drumpty is extra sad today I guess because he wasn't awarded the Miss America title...

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 6h

But by all means, find some Trumped up charges & indict Letitia James instead🙄

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 6h

Jimmy Kimmel got his job back after exercising his 1st Amendment rights about Charlie Kirk. But not these 40 professors.

Welcome to McCarthyism 2025.

"I have a list."

US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts

As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due process

www.theguardian.com

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 6h

Turning Point USA decides anyone who teaches about anti-facism must be the head of the fictitious anti-facism organization. So they help run professor out of the country. Not because they approve of facism, mind you.

US anti-fascism expert leaves country a day after blocked from flying to Spain

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was told at gate his trip was cancelled after Trump threats

www.theguardian.com

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 7h

The cabal of goofs running the Texas GOP is trying to give itself veto power over whether someone can run for office in the Republican primary. Sure it's illegal but so what?

How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent

The Texas GOP will vote Saturday to possibly bar some state legislators from running in the 2026 primary, despite repeated Texas Supreme Court rulings saying they cannot.

www.texastribune.org

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 7h

Trump loves marching troops around like a bunch of toy soldiers. He hates paying them, though.

Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay.

apnews.com

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 19h

America 2, Trumpistan 0

Stephen Miller is face down in bed, biting chunks out of his pillow

Live Updates: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Troop Deployment in Chicago Area

www.nytimes.com

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 19h

America 1, Trumpistan 0

at least til the Supremes get involved.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 19h

Direct from the No Shit Department.

“It’s a sad state in America when reporters have to go to court to not get shot at by the federal government." - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 21h

they got the bar set pretty low these days tho

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 21h

Letitia James calls bullshit

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 22h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 21h

Well, Trump finally found a lawyer to make up some phoney charges on Letit.ia James.

Almost a badge of honor to be on his list, except for the court pain in the ass and always having to pay a ton of money to get it dismissed.

www.reuters.com

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 22h

well, it feels like a year to me.

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 22h

what about sprinkling way too much cinnamon on buttered toast in the morning? Let's not forget about that possibility.

Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 22h

Send lawyers, guns & money
The shit will hit the fan...

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 22h

Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 22h

oh, that glass shipment finally came in 🙄

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 22h

Trumpistanis...

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 1d

"Everyone in Portland was a lying sack of shit, Mr. President. From what I could hear, anyway. Their voices were muffled because they were all wearing animal costumes."

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 1d

Even GOP Oklahoma Gov. can't believe Trump suck-up Greg Abbott sent Guard into Illinois unasked.

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Netaloid 📸 @netaloid.bsky.social · 1d

When do we get to vote on tariffs? 🙄

Donald Trump on Truth Social:
Tariffs are only good if you want your Country to be Rich, Influential, and Powerful. If you want your country to be a Third World Country, you should Vote against Tariffs!

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