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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 2h

This is like Jesse Watters letting the air out of the tires of the woman who eventually became his wife so she'd need a ride home from work.

Maggats.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3h

Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to head up the Office of Special Counsel, cancelled a female colleague’s hotel reservation on a work trip so he could stay with her, and they ended up sharing a room after she learned she didn't have a hotel room. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 2h

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

If this deal holds, if it goes beyond the 1st phrase, if all of the hostages on both side are released, if Israel withdraws its troops & doesn't resume bombing, if aid gets in, then I'll give Trump credit.

But I count 5 "ifs" above. Let's see. Trump always tends to disappoint.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

BREAKING: Israel and Hamas reach agreement on "first phase" of plan to stop fighting, release hostages and prisoners, Trump says.

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 3h

Corrupt maggat.
Go figure.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 4h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 14h

Huh

Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 14h

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 15h

Yesssssssss

Tammy Salyer @tammy-salyer.bsky.social · 17h

Gawd I love being an adult where I can just *make* tater tots for breakfast whenever I want.

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 15h

There was a lot of consolidation in agriculture due to small family farms going bust in the 80s ('member Farm Aid?).

Are we ready to have five Large corporate farm outfits in America just like we have five media corporations or five grocery store corps?

Cuz that appears to be their plan.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve lived in rural America long enough to know that the entire point was to bankrupt farmers…

We are all about to find out.

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 16h

Over/under the peace deal was his last second attempt to get a nobel? Which means he could've "brokered" the deal months ago

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 16h

🇺🇸🏅❗️The Nobel Committee finalized its Peace Prize decision on Monday—before the Israel-Hamas hostage deal brokered under Trump—effectively ruling him out for the 2025 award, - The Times of Israel

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 16h

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 16h

Ice lies

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 18h

A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

www.reuters.com/world/us/bod...

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 16h

Called it months ago

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

I can be petty

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

Yes the Yankees must lose but also a team from Canada wouldn't go to the White House if they win :)

(I'd guess taco wouldn't even ask them but still)

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

Leopards, faces. Whatever.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

incredibly, bleakly funny that trump is going after christopher wray, who spent his entire tenure at the fbi with his head down desperately trying to avoid trump's attention and did nothing to protect the bureau from trump's attacks www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Other prosecutors are investigating former CIA director John Brennan, another prominent Trump critic, and former FBI director Christopher Wray, who was originally appointed by Trump but enraged conservatives who came to believe he had wielded the bureau’s powers against them. Former officials have received subpoenas in recent days in the Wray inquiry, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

If the Mariners can't get to the World Series I hope the AL is represented by the Toronto Blue Jays, and I hope they win.

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely thought this was an old pic of a Oliver Hazard Perry class FFG. It's not ... built by Spain (tho, yes, based on the Perry class.)

WarshipCam @warshipcam.bsky.social · 1d

Spanish Navy Santa Maria-class ASW frigate ESPS Canarias (F86) leaving Norfolk, Virginia - October 8, 2025. SRC: TW-@johnmorgan726

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

No one wants to tell taco he's full of shit after he watched b roll from 2020 on faux news.

hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 1d

Literally: pictures or it didn’t happen.

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

PORTLAND: Fake News Ignores Antifa Violence, Residents’ Pleas for Help

For years, an Antifa-led hellfire has turned Portland into a wasteland of firebombs, beatings, and brazen attacks on federal officers and property —

www.whitehouse.gov

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 1d

"I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores, you just have monkeys. The monkeys put rocks in my mouth, the most beautiful rocks. And the governor of Chicago won't let me keep them."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

Because unless they recovered the destroyed boats and found residue there won't ever be "hard evidence" ...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

AP: “.. the administration has only pointed to unclassified video clips of the strikes posted on social media by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and has yet to produce ‘hard evidence’ that the vessels were carrying drugs.”

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

I'm waiting on my check for the anti fascist stuff I posted last month. Anybody else?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

This right here -->

☘️Jennifer PiNDer ☘️ @jenniferpinder.bsky.social · 1d

Life as a Mariner fan

a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room . the man is holding his head .

ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room . the man is holding his head .

media.tenor.com

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 1d

Trump/Miller likely plan to have ICE outside all major Democratic polling places, so they can stop any person of color who tries to vote and whisk them away in unmarked vehicles with stolen tags. And if that doesn't rig the vote, MAGA just won't certify the vote or swear anyone in.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

Why is this fraudulent voter allowed to speak?

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 1d

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

Josh ****ing Naylor. :)
#Mariners

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

Is the plywood in the room with you now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 1d

I wish some journalist would ask them to diagram the organization, name the leaders and not let them get away just saying "Dems".

What a load of crap.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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