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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17h

SOON: 1000% tariffs on Norwegian fish and seafood—salmon, cod, and other varieties.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 19h

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17h

“Mr. President, how are you feeling on your way to Walter Reed?”

“That was a very nasty question. I’m angry—the Nobel Peace Prize was rigged and stollen. Yesterday, I was studying for my cognitive test, and Eric kept eating the heads off the animal crackers.”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

I’m sure Russ Vought’s latest mass firings of federal workers will help Republican Winsome Earl-Sears in her race for VA governor in a few weeks.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18h

“Sir, you didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize. What time do you want the bombings to begin?”

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 21h

Fun facts: Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, has won an Emmy, two Grammys, and his production company won an Oscar.

Trump has won 34 felony convictions as well as civil adjudications for rape and financial fraud. He is currently protecting rich and powerful pedophiles in the GOP.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22h

now do jan 6th

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18h

This is not good, and it happened in a flash.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18h

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18h

Trump wrote that Beijing was becoming very hostile regarding rare-earth materials. He threatened to raise tariffs and impose new export penalties, adding that there was no reason to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as planned in two weeks. Then he crashed the markets.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday that the government could dismiss air traffic controllers who repeatedly fail to show up for work during the government shutdown, saying a spike in absences is causing significant air disruptions.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 18h

Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

⁦
@bariweiss
⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

Order Life with Baum!

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19h

Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the Senate seat held by Susan Collins next year. Mills was the top choice of national Democrats to try to unseat Collins, who has held the seat since 1997 and promised to serve only one term.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 19h

Now that Trump has lost the peace prize, maybe he can start fulfilling his campaign promises:

• Free IVF
• 100% Tax Free Tips
• Release Epstein files
• Lower Grocery Prices
• 100% Tax Free Overtime
• 100% Tax Free Social Security
• 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21h

It’s very much Not Great to have GOP leadership describe a planned non violent march as being in service a the “terrorist wing”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19h

There will be a lot of Venezuelan fishing boats blown out of the water this weekend. 💥 🚢 💥

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h

Two GOP governors — Vermont’s Phil Scott and Oklahoma’s Kevin Stitt — just slammed Trump’s troop deployment as unconstitutional. Even Republican governors are finally calling him out for using the National Guard to take over American cities.
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“Unconstitutional”: Two GOP Governors Slam Trump’s Troop Deployments

Republican governors are finally calling out Donald Trump for using the National Guard to take over American cities.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Jeffries: "Donald Trump's strategy during this government shutdown that he has created has been to play golf and issue deep fake videos. Mike Johnson's strategy is to keep House Republicans on vacation."

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 21h

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h

MAGA is furious over the Nobel Prize and their tears are delicious.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

The Trump administration is REALLY allowing Qatar to build an air base in the US after they did a $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Trump and gave him a jet.

MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h

MIT has rejected Fat Satan’s blackmail, making it the first university not to bend the knee.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h

Nobody likes you Fat Satan. 🔥

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

What do you call a political system where those in power refuse to seat a duly elected member of the opposition party? Not a democracy that’s for certain.

Screenshot of a tweet from Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton) on X. The tweet says House Republicans are shutting down the House to avoid swearing in Adelita Grijalva, calling it undemocratic and unacceptable. The image shows a mostly empty House chamber with several representatives, including Stanton, standing near the podium.

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