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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 10h

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 10h

We’ve reclaimed frogs from Pepe.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 13h

I love this image.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 11h

Truth.

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

I made a school report on Nixon in grade school. I lived in Idaho with a dad prof who was a democrat. (We left after HIS college ballots were determined NOT anonymous.)

(I will always wonder what my teachers thought! I was ignorant)

What I DO know is Nixon was a saint compared to Trump.

PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

Here is the brain worm (Reichstag Fire) they are injecting HOPING for results:

A Portland Antifa blog has announced that at 9 p.m. on Oct. 11, they plan to organize a laser attack to try to crash a federal aircraft flying over the ICE facility. Antifa plan to gather at multiple locations across the city and deploy lasers in an attempt to ground all "spy planes." This will also serve as a distraction so other militants can take more "daring actions" elsewhere in the city. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Sept. 30 the arrest of four criminal illegal aliens for conducting laser strikes on airborne helicopters in an attempt to blind aircraft personnel. Lasers have also been used to cause injury to federal officers, both during the current ICE occupation and during the BLM-Antifa rioting of 2020.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11h

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

It is really hard to tell whether he is cognitively impaired or profoundly ignorant.

Both my parents had dementia and he exhibits similar symptoms... but not sure which it is.

He IS divorced from reality. Just can't tell why.

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

DOES THIS LOOK PEACEFUL TO YOU!?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Stace RN Resists 📎💙 Portland Strong @stacernresists.bsky.social · 13h

#PortlandStrong 💙

My Governor, the mayor and the chief of police are all telling the truth!

Portland is peaceful! ☮️

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22h

This is a war for the truth as much as anything.

Tweet from Acyn that says: “Noem: I was in Portland on Tuesday, met the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police. They are all lying. Dishonest people.” Below, a Fox News broadcast shows Trump leading a cabinet meeting at the White House with several officials around a long table.

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

I love the sentiment... but am depressed by the drug addicted people AND homeless population. We have NOT found the answer yet.
Throwing away their homeless camps/pictures and only possessions after detaining them isn't the answer.

Tiny house subdivisions not my favorite either but better than most

PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

Also ignorant: Mike Johnson is a young Earth creationist. People who hold this view generally believe that the Earth is around 6,000 to 10,000 years old, based on a literal interpretation of the Bible and claim that humans and dinosaurs coexisted.

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

Dear Republicans... Why are you hitting yourself?

(Trump was given no new powers under the shutdown)

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

There is too much to quote from this story, but it is SO informative.

Please read it to understand where we are at! (Spoiler: It is GOOD news)

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

Oooh Ringside! Well done!

PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

I take ALL pro coffee news as fact!

PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

The Long Walk!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

WSJ: “.. the portion of subprime auto loans that are 60 days or more overdue on their payments hit a record of more than 6% ..”

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

They ARE ranked #2 in the world!

www.oregonlive.com/travel/2025/...

New ranking knocks Portland airport off its pedestal

J.D. Power is not as enthralled with the Portland International Airport’s beloved roof.

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

And it is pronounced CUTTER.

PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 11h

The thing is, I don't think they are even building a facility like Hegseth claimed. We need clarification on that.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, was born in Kuwait but raised in Qatar, and worked there for a time. But he was not one of the 19 hijackers.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 12h

So they would owe ME $550 every single time they charged me $100! (with this new $650% decrease.)

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PoliticallyInteresting @politicallyint.bsky.social · 12h

Checking in with R/Conservative and their spin:
Although it has 199 upvotes... It has only 2 SEEN comments, which means people are NOT happy and their comments have been shadow banned. (No Anti Trump sentiments allowed here)

More jobs coming back to REAL Americans means more contributions to their 401K and a higher stock market.

Keep up the pressure on Xi. Close more of their factories, US companies to realize coming back makes better financial sense.

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Jwingnut @jwingnut.bsky.social · 15h

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