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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 10h

Yeap so that's fascism

Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 10h

Pritzker for prez

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

just talked to Gov. Pritzker who dared President Trump to “come and get me” after POTUS threatened him with arrest. But Pritzker said he thinks Trump will chicken out.

Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 10h

Fuck you, Rogan, you built this shit.

This is like Mitch McConnell moaning about MAGA doing bad things - YOU BUILT THE WHOLE THING YOU JACKHOLE

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 14h

Again, Trump has crossed a Red Line no president has ever crossed: personally ordering the criminal prosecution of an American he doesn't like despite DOJ not finding evidence of any crime.

If Trump can do this to the powerful, he can do it to you. That's not freedom, and its not America.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 15h

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..

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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 13h

To those saying this isn't fascism...sorry what? What would be *different* in your definition of a fascist country?

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14h

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 22h

I went ahead and did the starting work for someone who wants to chase this angle. Most right-wing influencers who participated in the "Antifa" roundtable at the White House yesterday have easily provable ties to TPUSA (8 of 12). The other four need a closer look I don't have time for right now.

right-wing influencers standing for a photo together at the white house

(Left to Right)

Jack Posobiec - TPUSA employee
Seamus Bruner - Government Accountability Institute (GAI)
James Klug - TPUSA Ambassador
Jonathan Cho - TPUSA employee
Nick Sortor - Influencer
Julio Rosas - Former TPUSA, Blaze Media
Nick Shirley - Influencer
Andy Ngo - Human Events Media Group*
Brandi Kruse - Influencer
Savannah Hernandez - TPUSA employee
Katie Daviscourt - Former TPUSA, Human Events Media Group*
Cam Higby - TPUSA employee

(Human Events Media Group is closely tied to TPUSA. https://humanevents.com/about-human-events )

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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 18h

Peterson constantly breathing in mold spores would honestly explain a lot...

'We're not entirely sure what's going on': Jordan Peterson taken down by moldy room, daughter raises possibility of 'spiritual attack'

It's a crying shame.

wegotthiscovered.com

Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 21h

I am so uncomfortable right now, since I have to admit that I....🤢....I....agree with Greene on a thing. 🤮

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Marjorie Taylor Greene on polls showing Republicans are getting blamed for the shutdown: "I'm not putting the blame on the president. I'm actually putting the the blame on the Speaker and Leader Thune in the Senate. This should not be happening ... we control the House & Senate & have the WH."

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d

You might hate your job. But at least you're not a russian general invited to a meal & drinks with Putin next to an open window.

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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 23h

A refinery a day keeps the vatniks away!

The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 1d

The Lukoil-Korobkovsky gas processing plant, which processes roughly 450 million cubic meters of gas per year, was reportedly hit in the overnight strikes.

Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Fires at Energy Sites in Volgograd Region - The Moscow Times

Fires broke out at energy sites in the southern Volgograd region overnight Thursday, following what officials described as a “large-scale” Ukrainian drone attack.

www.themoscowtimes.com

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Congressman Wesley Bell @repwesleybellmo.bsky.social · 1d

Cordial reminder that Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva holds the final signature needed to release the Epstein files. Speaker Mike Johnson continues to delay her swearing-in—canceling House votes for the second consecutive week despite urgent legislative business—

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 1d

LMAOOOOOOOOO AMERICAAAAAAAAA

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Good lord.

@apnews.com

Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 1d

I will believe it when I see it, and not a moment before.

The odds of the MAGA cultists betraying their Orange God remain low. Recall that Trump still has ~40% support of Americans.

www.economist.com/interactive/...

Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 1d

a cartoon of a man with a mustache and the word pathetic written below him

ALT: a cartoon of a man with a mustache and the word pathetic written below him

media.tenor.com

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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah it just isn't that hard to tell who the "bad guys" are here

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 1d

You took *what* away now.

Not even hiding it anymore. They're proud of it.

Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 1d

I have no idea why Johnson would be delaying the vote on the Epstein files 🤷‍♂️

Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 1d

There is a disturbing pattern of the richest, most powerful men/companies bending proactively to MAGA's whims. The techbros are helping America fall into full scale fascism.

404 Media @404media.co · 1d

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 1d

Lutnick, sources said, also suggested the White House has taken the position of “America first, Canada second” and "there’s nothing Canada can do about it".

The hell there isn't. Lutnick and his gang of MAGA thugs are doing a great job of ensuring there is *zero* goodwill from Canadians.

#ElbowsUp

Trump commerce secretary takes ‘aggressive’ stance against Ontario auto industry, sources say | Globalnews.ca

Howard Lutnick suggested the Trump administration is increasingly focused on vehicle assembly based in the United States, according to multiple sources who heard the discussion.

globalnews.ca

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 1d

Clip from today’s episode of Raging Moderates.

@ragingmoderates.bsky.social @jessicatarlov.bsky.social

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

He finally got the election-denying MAGA A.G. he always dreamed of. Bondi was openly partisan, scornful & highly combative, her non-answers dripping with disdain. Very telling when she was asked if she'd seen the photos of her boss "with half-naked young women." PATHETIC
#ProtectingHerPedophilePrez

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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 1d

1) ✅️ Canadians are pretty firmly in the "fuck off, Trump" camp.

2) 🚫 What is WRONG with the 21% saying they might consider it? Move to Arkansas, you morons.

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller goes on camera saying ICE is fighting Antifa on the streets because the country is a war zone with dangerous criminals out to destroy America and then the video will just cut to a video of a group of ICE officers suplexing a 110-year-old blind nun

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