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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 2h

Your timely reminder that Donald Trump tried to claim NYC residence to take a $49,000 tax break on his Manhattan condo while he and Melania lived in the White House, only to get it yanked after my colleague and I caught the misrepresentation.

EXCLUSIVE: City nixes property tax break for Trump’s NYC apartment

New York City has nixed a $48,000 tax break President Trump was set to receive on his Trump Tower condo following inquiries from the Daily News about whether he is still eligible for the savings. O…

www.nydailynews.com

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 9h

Watch expert Tim Barber: “These [Trump] watches are ... tawdry, ill-designed, and generic ... and would suck as $50 mall watches, let alone as a facsimile of luxury watchmaking."

www.wired.com/story/trumps...

Trump’s $100,000 Watches Are the Most Tragic Celebrity Watch Yet

Former president Donald Trump wants you to buy gaudy, overpriced timepieces “made for those who combine boldness and elegance.” He got one part right.

www.wired.com

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 9h

Calais or Mooslookmeguntic

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 23h

Hey, if it takes a whole bunch of Republican congressman in prison complaining about conditions in order to get meaningful prison reform, I’m all for it. But I have one question, if Santos was stripped of all communication how did he contact Bobert and Burchett?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Boebert & Burchett are complaining that George Santos is having a difficult time with prison.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23h

"The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote"

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine to limit absentee voting & impose voter ID requirements.

Important reporting from Zeteo's new political reporter @andrewperez.bsky.social

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

zeteo.com

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

I had a great aunt. She was only 4 foot 11 but she spoke five European languages. She was an original antifa. She worked for an unnamed intelligence agency and was sent over to Europe for months at a time in the 30s and 40s on behalf of the USA.

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

I figure she must’ve been at least a teenager in the 1930s if she was a gf of a founder of antifa so she must be nearly 100 now.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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M and M @mandm-77.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

it’s all just a grift

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

Holy crap that girlfriend must be 100 years old

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 1d

Jack collaborated with neo-Nazi twins to make a documentary. He was a fan of white supremacist Richard Spencer. He has tweeted 1488, the alphanumeric code for Heil Hitler. He wrote an unreadable anti-antifa book. Last year he wrote a book abt the left called “Unhumans.” That he’s now speaking here…

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

Okaaaay

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A MAGA X account often shared by Senator Mike Lee and House Republicans like Nancy Mace--that often alleges Democrats encourage voting fraud-- is run by a man who not only has never stepped foot in the US, he also illegally donated to an American campaign.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

www.rollingstone.com

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

Uh-oh

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"

Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

Regardless of the merits of whether or not Janet Mills is the best candidate to run if you are from Maine, you should know that Janet Mills never needs to be coaxed into a decision. She is most definitely her own person who makes her own decisions.

Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

17 Texas National Guard have died when deployed along the US border. Let’s hope these Guard are healthy enough to withstand the tear gas and pepper spray used indiscriminately by DHS personnel.

Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 1d

Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)

Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, and since Comey asked for a jury trial, Ms. Halligan better bone up on Federal jury selection procedures

Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

Comey wanted a quick trial date. He got it. January 5. Sone of Trumps synchophants are going to be spending their Christmas vacations trying to bone up on “facts” that just don’t exist.

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

Comey wanted a quick trial date. He got it. January 5. Sone of Trumps synchophants are going to be spending their Christmas vacations trying to bone up on “facts” that just don’t exist.

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: The judge presiding over the prosecution of Jim Comey has agreed to Comey’s request to schedule a near term trial. Comey asked for a Jan 12 trial date. The judge went with Jan 5. Comey is counting on the gov’t not being ready for trial. A good bet.

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing like early morning light to set the mood for a show trial

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

And the date on one of those stickers should show whether or not it’s an old box repurposed for some nefarious reasons or a recent delivery.

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

When lions lay down with the lambs… or prickly, hedgehogs, and inflatable unicorns!

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Susie Crimmins @scrimmins.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, if Amazon has a picture snapped by the delivery guy that shows the box without all that extra tape, etc., etc., for example. I think someone has made the box recipient a beleaguered (whether they’re knowing or unknowing) and unfortunate participant in some kind of a misguided scheme.

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