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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 59m

I GOTTA believe the true journalists at NYT, CBS, ABC, NPR, NBC, WaPo, etc are envious of the work done (without interference) by the ProPublica team.

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1h

Is that Kool Moe Dee on the intro for Football Night In America?

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 1h

He watches Fox all day like a senior in The Villages and is untethered from reality.

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 3h

After handfuls of Advil & Excedrine, I think my day-long migraine is dissipating. #SweetRelief

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 9h

I post this article too much,,,
But we have mass shooting too much

www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...

Why Flavor Flav says the US must ban firearms now | Opinion

The lack of U.S. gun laws has created a violence epidemic unlike anywhere else on Earth. This is domestic errorism

www.newsweek.com

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 3h

Asked for comment

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 3h

I think this is it for her. Time to step away for a while. The people have (repeatedly) spoken.

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 3h

Did you ask these guys for comment?

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 3h

Mel (Golden Bachelor) didn’t do the show any favors by publicly declaring women + 60 y.o need not apply.

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 4h

My conspiracy is they will be resolved just in time for the next Democrat administration

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 5h

The direction of the world is being dictated by tv producers creating outrage to increase viewership.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 5h

For my piece today at @zeteo.com i wanted to truly underscore how punishingly stupid american fascism is now. Like, my original proposed headline for this was:

Our Democracy Is Imperiled Because One Old Man Won’t Stop ‘Yelling’ At His TV. zeteo.com/p/trump-addi...

Trump’s Addiction to Watching Fox Is Killing American Democracy

Our country is falling apart because one old man, Trump advisers and former administration officials say, won’t stop ‘yelling’ at his TV.

zeteo.com

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 5h

Is that a Capri? #ImOld

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 7h

Old enough to remember bsky.app/profile/sall...

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 27d

I like a lot of what’s in the Free Press. Big fan of Charles Lane and Nellie Bowles.

Oklahoma Brandtbert @chrish2122.bsky.social · 27d

Nothing says “I’m learning” like quoting the FP. Sally, you are telling on yourself like mad these last few days.

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Errick Nunnally @erricknunnally.bsky.social · 10h

Hm.

A former Fox News host, who paid a settlement to avoid a sexual assault case, is Secretary of the Department of Defense.

The former head of World Wrestling Entertainment, who is accused of covering up the sexual abuse of minors, is over the Department of Education.

A former heroin addict, who is accused of sexual assault by a former family babysitter, is over the Department of Health & Human Services.

A 34 time convicted felon and adjudicated rapist, who has been accused of sexual assault by 26 women, is president of the United States.

When unqualified, morally bereft, white people occupy the highest positions in our government, y'all need to shut up about Black

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 9h

Strictly “personalities” to draw eyeballs. #AdRevenue #EntertainmentVsNews

Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 9h

Lindsey is a perpetual wingman and lost his Ace when McCain died.

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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 10h

Blame him for being an asshole, a conman, and a liar…

But realize there’s another person there who is letting him lie.

Until this acquiescence to the firehose of lies stops, we’re all fucked.

Hold media accountable.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?

VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?

WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?

VANCE: They have forced us to choose

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 10h

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 11h

Kind rich coming from CBS News. #BariWeiss

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 11h

She’s right. Witkoff, Kushner and Trump are all real estate developers. This is a land deal.

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 11h

Lot of this stuff is done in Gods name. Seems kinda nutty to me.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 11h

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

steady.page

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Walter IV @walteriv.bsky.social · 11h

Communities of color are trying to ruin the America of his childhood. #Basically

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Leta Lestrange @joybella.blacksky.app · 13h

If y'all wanna see a POP STAR do "Kiss of the Spider Woman" JUSTICE this morning, to erase the audible stench from your ears...here you go:

#KissoftheSpiderWoman

youtu.be/nB-WkPp4_nM?...

Vanessa Williams "Kiss of Spider Woman" Musical

YouTube video by Wilhelmina Slater

youtu.be

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