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MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 16h

Instead of feeding Americans, Trumpstein will force farmers to destroy rotten food and survive on federal bailouts from his failed tariff policies

José Sepúlveda @josesepulveda.bsky.social · 22h

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 19h

State authorities have to start pursuing incidents like this. ICE is out of control and way “over the line” - it’s time someone yells “shut the fuck up Donny”

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20h

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 20h

Sounds like the Portland & Oregon DoJ should take it seriously.

Threatening to shooting emergency personnel for rendering aid is the type of thing we’d normally invade a country over

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MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 20h

In case you missed it, Friday an explosives plant in TN exploded, killing all occupants and leveling the building. No cause has been identified at this time.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast - BBC News

With 16 people unaccounted for, the tragedy is "even more devastating than we thought", says a sheriff.

www.bbc.com

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 21h

We have precious few restrictions on tech and data and even fewer consequences for bad actors

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 21h

Well said. You can’t claim an insurrection of frogs

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 21h

Bessent is trying to break the dollar they way he and Soros broke the Brits

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 21h

By that logic (and it’s reasonable logic), all tech companies should have much stricter regulations, foreign or domestic

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MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 21h

We just have to fire and garnish wages of thousands of federal workers and steal the bread out of the mouths of school children to do it!

Wait - we have enough money to do both?

Ah fuck it, steal the bread anyway and cancel their insurance while we’re at it!
- GOP

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MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 21h

Minutes before the markets nosedived hard on Friday after Trump announced additional 100% tariffs, massive shorts resulted in over $88m profit for 1 “investor”.

Now they’ve made their $$, Trump TACO’d and the world turns.

Didn’t Martha Stewart go to jail for this??

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 1d

Stephanopoulos is a national treasure

www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

ABC Host George Stephanopoulos Pulls Plug on JD Vance Interview

The ABC News mainstay sparred with the vice president over claims Border Czar Tom Homan accepted bribes to lobby for government contracts.

www.thedailybeast.com

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 1d

Didn’t know this was a thing. I never liked getting punched in the face tho..

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 1d

Just in case you were wondering, no POTUS doesn’t have the authority to do this. Tariffs are the responsibility of Congress through legislation and the purse.

The only question is “will congress defend the Constitution or the Corporations?”

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/t...

Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on 'critical software'

President Trump retaliated against China's export controls on rare earths after suggesting he also would cancel a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

www.cnbc.com

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 2d

Is the missing ingredient fair wages and equitable labor conditions in the cacao industry?

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 2d

P25 has a ton of wild stuff in there… don’t recall it pointing to the death of everyone though. care to share the chapter/author?

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MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 2d

That’s beautiful

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 2d

Aren’t the investors are disclosed when getting federal contracts, filing security clearances, etc.?

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MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t be so dramatic.

We’re worth nothing if we’re dead.

Warm bodies will be needed for the prison labor system.

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MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 2d

Weird to go after Soros while placing Soros’ right hand over the Treasury

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 2d

Why suffer a war when you can starve at home?

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MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 2d

Oh ok good - just the things we all need to survive as citizens.

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MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 3d

South Park was wrong - I bet he’s pregnant with Satan’s baby

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 3d

Scrooge McTrump over here canceling Christmas

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 3d

South Park was right, this guy is fucking Satan

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/t...

Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on 'critical software'

President Trump retaliated against China's export controls on rare earths after suggesting he also would cancel a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

www.cnbc.com

MaliciouslyModerate @thebitternomad.bsky.social · 4d

If conservatives can censor free speech, I can too. I suggest we start with this bumbling brainworm

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."