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Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · Jun 18

Russell Vought - head of Budget Office said mid-2024 they had 100s of Project 2025 EOs ready. The 3/11/25 EO looks 2 b first to restrict lawsuits. They suppress initiatian, not just contempt. It creates a class distinction prohibiting cases - retroactively. Applies when enacted.

25-3727 Newsom, et al. v. Trump, et al.

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Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 3d

DJT's campaign promise was to "return power to the states."

Appears those states are Texas and Louisiana.

Watch those Governors.

Who else?

MumblyJoe Bizarro @mumblyjoe.bsky.social · 6d

Trump matters more than anything to Abbot.

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 3d

47 promised to "return power to the states."

He meant giving the power to Texas and Louisiana.
Watch those Governors.

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 3d

Give Pritzker a bell to ring, or just a drink with Taco Bell's logo on it. TACO - T Always Chickens Out.

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 3d

Could tell her those witches who've been bothering them for years are hiding in wells in Salem, waiting for Halloween when they'll launch a broom stick attack. Send her on the ultimate witch hunt so they can be done with it.

Makes as much sense as conspiring with Antifa - aka protestors.

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 3d

Who elected Stephen Miller and Russell Vought? They appear to be the ones driving. But Miller is anti-brown and Vought is anti-not-Christian enough. Miller appears to be playing VP for the press. Calling him VP might get him muzzled for awhile.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6d

If any other president said something like this in a speech to a military academy, it would be a massive scandal. Instead, it isn’t among the ten most dangerous things he’s done this week.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 12d

So, what is his Mikey's job?

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 12d

Maybe they shouldn't fund the Fight Club meeting in Arlington.

Be pretty silly if 800 invited generals, admirals, and staff got stranded somewhere after making them leave their command for a "warrior ethos" and "extreme lethality" fight club meeting.

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Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 14d

I'm conflicted.
Is this a "Don't Look Up" because it's another phishing distraction disrespecting our time, attention, and intelligence moment, or a
"Do Look Up" to see what's hidden and how the puppet master's strings frayed" moment?

Breaking: Earhart found waiting for FAA landing approval.

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 15d

DJT recommends Chicken pee shots for kids? Does he know chickens eliminate waste and lay eggs from the same vent, aka cloaca?

Putting a pox on people is hardly a suprise considering we eat their young.

Sorry, I've got a headache. Aspirin, Ibuprofen, and Tylenol are out. Steroids it is! (kidding)

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 17d

Niccolo Machiavelli: "Never let a crisis go to waste," is the common translation. Meaning, exploit the opportunity to implement extreme changes you couldn't otherwise.

Cousin: Disingenuous. Reduce and exploit a subject lacking context to make a tangential point.

I wonder who's read The Prince?

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 17d

Glad to see the "beautification of D.C." is well underway.

Curious - which National Guard troop created this?

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 17d

The opening UN General Assembly remarks by Brazil, and the US Presidents were disturbing.

Trump demeaned the international coalition on the 80th Anniversary of their founding following WWII. Then he insulted other countries, people, etc.

Did someone mention Epstein, or si it just disrespect?

Stop Russia now or Putin will expand Ukraine war 'wider and deeper', Zelensky tells UN - live updates

The Ukrainian president addresses the UN General Assembly after Donald Trump says for the first time that Kyiv could retake its lost borders.

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Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 17d

I wonder if she testified, or if investigators have asked what names she recalls?

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Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 19d

SCOTUS justices formally become influencers. Some won't make it with podcasts.

With tariffs enacted to stop Google from being regulated, there's nothing to prevent YouTube from becoming the next target.

Apple tunes? Spotify? Large incestuous corporations are easy to manipulate via licensing.

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 19d

The majority received their degrees from FU Academy, where they didn't learn that aligning themselves with the Unitary Executive would be a transient affair.

They cannot prevent confirming, "SCOTUS has ruled that it is no longer necessary, as I am the ultimate judge and can do what I want."

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 19d

Codifying the Unitary Executive theory into practice.
Hmm... with the new Palace Ballroom, how long before he gets a custom "Golden Rage of..." crown and starts knighting people?

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 22d

DJ Tyrant LIKES an excuse. He spins "You're No Good." Needs targets and reasons for anger. Enemies, because he's a fearful, aggrieved victim who must justify spreading the same fear, hate, violence, and revenge. He fears he can't survive or manipulate others without fear becoming rage. Emo arsonist.

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 23d

Charlie Kirk lectured students at Oxford in June on Free Speech.

"You should be allowed to say outrageous things."

He felt censoring + cancel culture were oppression, not "a chilling effect."

Does Woke-ultra need Politically Correct language, trigger warnings, and canceling the 1st Amendment?

Charlie Kirk: 'You should be allowed to say outrageous things'

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TeeKay @teekayinusa.bsky.social · 25d

Ok. We must keep up the pace Democrat leaders. Thank you Cory Booker.
“I’m not afraid of you!”
This is what we need to let Republicans know.
We are not afraid.

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Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 25d

Political correctness now dictates censorship and cancel culture be referenced as "a chilling effect," like ICE.

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 25d

Oxford June 2025 Charlie Kirk video titled "You should be allowed to say outrageous things" has an interesting free speech bit around 45 minutes in. CK cites Linda Connolly sentenced to jail for "post about immigrant hotel." Lacks context.
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Charlie Kirk: 'You should be allowed to say outrageous things'

YouTube video by OxfordUnion

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Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 25d

It's what you say when someone hands you a 15,000-word essay to edit, and you're tired and want someone else to do it so you make up an excuse like, "They used 'that' 84 times in the first five sentences and the rest was written by AI" and they say, "Just read it," and you groan and say, "Reddit."

Political Pat @politicalpat.bsky.social · 29d

Maybe he's a time traveller.

It's tough having a common name. Interesting that Grok chose to show a Black man when asked for a suspect's photo.

This Twilight Zone where everyone claims to be journalists and vie for attention while responsible publications are demeaned may become more obvious now.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 11

Today, we honor the lives lost and the courage of the first responders who were impacted on September 11, 2001.

We remember not only the tragedy of that day, but the deep scars it left on families, communities, and our nation.

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