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R.T. Clown

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

Trump doesn’t like data. He wants investors, consumers, and everyone else to be in the dark, so he can lie without fear of factual contradiction. He can create even more of a fantasy world. He can pretend that he’s been wildly successful even when he’s been a terrible failure.

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R.T. Clown @rtclown.bsky.social · 9h

This! This! This!

Profolus @profolus.com · 9h

Wealth does not always arrive through quiet deposits or secret wires. Sometimes it walks through grand foyers wearing cufflinks and campaign badges. Few modern administrations have presented such a seamless overlap between public office and private gain as the Trump era.

How the Trump Family Profits from the Presidency - Profolus

The Trump presidency has become a financial engine for his family. This raises ongoing ethical questions about influence, access, and accountability.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Jill 💙🌊🌊💙 @pumpkin061.bsky.social · 11h

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 9h

The Queens of No Kings 👑

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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 20h

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 13h

Civil servants show up every day for the American people. That’s why we show up in court to protect them.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

This guy left his job as a TV host to be a full-time TV guest and part-time social media shitposter.

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Larry Hochman @larryhochman.bsky.social · 18h

You can be immensely dissatisfied with your outside circumstances, and grounded and healthy…all at the same time. I’d argue that is your superpower for making positive change in the world.

You got this. 💥🔥🌟😍

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Humor For Resistance @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 10h

Argentina --> $20 billion
Qatar --> US based Air Force
Americans --> No healthcare, Groceries @ 3x the price, and an ongoing coup

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R.T. Clown @rtclown.bsky.social · 10h

Which part is more horrifying? That he couldn't simply ask her out like a normal person? That he had to sabotage and put her in a dangerous position and cause her financial loss? That he told the world before he told her? That he admits to this story? That she opts to stay with this human detritus?

R.T. Clown @rtclown.bsky.social · 10h

Ugh.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith, has recently been investigated for harassing a colleague, Politico reports.

“Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him..”

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10/09/2025 08:22 PM EDT
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In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn't have a hotel room.
Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 1d

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 12h

Never in Social Security’s 90-year history has a Commissioner held a second job.

If Bisignano doesn’t want to focus on Social Security, it’s time for him to quit.

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Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 12h

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R.T. Clown @rtclown.bsky.social · 10h

#FreedomFrogs

DCminx 🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 13h

📣The Freedom Frogs are multiplying‼️

This is the way Portland 🫡❤️🐸
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R.T. Clown @rtclown.bsky.social · 10h

#AntiFascistFrog

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 13h

“The antifascist frog” made another appearance in war torn Portland

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

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

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/aut...

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R.T. Clown @rtclown.bsky.social · 10h

This is true. Don't like it one bit, but it's true.
Be in the world, but not of it.
Be part of the solution without letting the insanity become your personal undoing.

R.T. Clown @rtclown.bsky.social · 10h

This is true. Don't like it one bit, but it's true.
Be in the world, but not of it.
Be part of the solution without letting the insanity become your personal undoing.