Chris
@321helloworld.bsky.social
Here for political sanity. Since we currently have no way to rein in the radical right media silos of propaganda & lies, this craziness is going to last way past Trump. So strap in.
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Complete tossup as to who's the bigger sleaze, Epstein or Bannon.
When we have an FBI again, they’ve got to get down in this guy’s crawl space. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Complete tossup as to who's the bigger sleaze, Epstein or Bannon.
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The way our constitutional republic works is that the supreme court is supposed to strike down actions by the executive when they perform an act that is exclusively granted to congress in the constitution. Whether it is a "signature policy" is irrelevant. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The way our constitutional republic works is that the supreme court is supposed to strike down actions by the executive when they perform an act that is exclusively granted to congress in the constitution. Whether it is a "signature policy" is irrelevant. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Do these GOP legislators assume their constituents are so uninformed that actually BUY this nonsense, or are they so confident that their voters are safely cocooned in right-wing media echo chamber and will never hear the real facts?
Zero understanding of how risk pooling and insurance works.
Cassidy: "The president is proposing that we take the $26b that would be going to insurance companies if we just do an extension and give it directly to the American people in which 100% of the money is used for them to purchase healthcare on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer."
November 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Do these GOP legislators assume their constituents are so uninformed that actually BUY this nonsense, or are they so confident that their voters are safely cocooned in right-wing media echo chamber and will never hear the real facts?
"[Trump] is proposing that we take the $26b that would be going to insurance companies..& give it directly to the American people in which 100% of the money is used for them to purchase healthcare on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer."
No, that makes them uninsured.
No, that makes them uninsured.
Zero understanding of how risk pooling and insurance works.
Cassidy: "The president is proposing that we take the $26b that would be going to insurance companies if we just do an extension and give it directly to the American people in which 100% of the money is used for them to purchase healthcare on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer."
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"[Trump] is proposing that we take the $26b that would be going to insurance companies..& give it directly to the American people in which 100% of the money is used for them to purchase healthcare on their own terms. That makes them an informed consumer."
No, that makes them uninsured.
No, that makes them uninsured.
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
"The company running Mount Rushmore shoot, called the Strategy Group, does not appear on public documents about the contract. The main recipient listed on the contracts is a mysterious Delaware company, which was created days before the deal was finalized."
DHS ads paid for by taxpayers #GOPGrift
DHS ads paid for by taxpayers #GOPGrift
Absolutely outrageous that taxpayers are paying Republican political consultants millions of dollars to make hype videos for Kristi Noem’s 2028 campaign for president or VP, which is what this is all about. www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"The company running Mount Rushmore shoot, called the Strategy Group, does not appear on public documents about the contract. The main recipient listed on the contracts is a mysterious Delaware company, which was created days before the deal was finalized."
DHS ads paid for by taxpayers #GOPGrift
DHS ads paid for by taxpayers #GOPGrift
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I thought the Brits learned that appeasement doesn’t work after Munich in 1938.
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I thought the Brits learned that appeasement doesn’t work after Munich in 1938.
They're as bad as we thought they were.
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
They're as bad as we thought they were.
No matter what your politics are, this should scare the shit out of you..
Visual aid.
Every one of the CEOs makes at least 8 figures.
Every one of the CEOs makes at least 8 figures.
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
No matter what your politics are, this should scare the shit out of you..
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Oh lordy, are there audio recordings missing from the James Comey grand jury proceedings? My conversation with Newsweek. www.newsweek.com/judge-drops-...
Judge drops “bit of a bombshell” in hearing with Trump's DOJ—Legal analyst
Glenn Kirschner told Newsweek that every word before a grand jury must be recorded.
www.newsweek.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Oh lordy, are there audio recordings missing from the James Comey grand jury proceedings? My conversation with Newsweek. www.newsweek.com/judge-drops-...
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Dems should promise not only to prosecute the Trump family for enriching themselves at the expense of the country but also to use the tools of government to seize the wealth they’ve illegally accrued during his presidential terms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Dems should promise not only to prosecute the Trump family for enriching themselves at the expense of the country but also to use the tools of government to seize the wealth they’ve illegally accrued during his presidential terms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
How can this country make these monsters?
How can this country make these monsters?
Here an underage girl testifies that Epstein vaginally and anally raped her before beating her in fury because Trump had taken her virginity before he could.
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
How can this country make these monsters?
How can this country make these monsters?
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It's too easy to be distracted by the economic story of the day. The more important story is of our system fraying: The rule of law is decaying, Bribery spreading, crony capitalism normalized. It won’t show up in next quarter’s data, but when our kids try to build their lives.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's too easy to be distracted by the economic story of the day. The more important story is of our system fraying: The rule of law is decaying, Bribery spreading, crony capitalism normalized. It won’t show up in next quarter’s data, but when our kids try to build their lives.
Since Trump is running the Orban playbook (only faster), you might let your MAGA family & friends know what's coming:
Once perceived to be wealthiest country in Central Europe, Hungary now one of the poorest countries in the EU. Industrial production falling year-over-year. Productivity close to lowest in region. Unemployment creeping upward. Perceived as the most corrupt in the EU for three years in a row.
In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Since Trump is running the Orban playbook (only faster), you might let your MAGA family & friends know what's coming:
Once perceived to be wealthiest country in Central Europe, Hungary now one of the poorest countries in the EU. Industrial production falling year-over-year. Productivity close to lowest in region. Unemployment creeping upward. Perceived as the most corrupt in the EU for three years in a row.
In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Once perceived to be wealthiest country in Central Europe, Hungary now one of the poorest countries in the EU. Industrial production falling year-over-year. Productivity close to lowest in region. Unemployment creeping upward. Perceived as the most corrupt in the EU for three years in a row.
Can't wait to hear Pope Leo's take on this..
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Can't wait to hear Pope Leo's take on this..
Grift & Sons in overdrive..
Speaking of sons, I thought ERIC ran the business. Didn't Trump assure us he wouldn't be handling it?
Saudi Arabia, run by a guy who murdered an American journalist, now getting the high-end chips all terrorists want, now nuclear tech.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Speaking of sons, I thought ERIC ran the business. Didn't Trump assure us he wouldn't be handling it?
Saudi Arabia, run by a guy who murdered an American journalist, now getting the high-end chips all terrorists want, now nuclear tech.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Grift & Sons in overdrive..
Speaking of sons, I thought ERIC ran the business. Didn't Trump assure us he wouldn't be handling it?
Saudi Arabia, run by a guy who murdered an American journalist, now getting the high-end chips all terrorists want, now nuclear tech.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Speaking of sons, I thought ERIC ran the business. Didn't Trump assure us he wouldn't be handling it?
Saudi Arabia, run by a guy who murdered an American journalist, now getting the high-end chips all terrorists want, now nuclear tech.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
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The "Pissy Bitch" management style.
I think all cabinet secretaries and executive appointees should have to be reconfirmed by the Senate after a shutdown.
Brooke Rollins says on Newsmax SNAP participants will have to re-apply for the program.
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The "Pissy Bitch" management style.
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Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early
With one more week, Trump would have owned far more of the responsibility for SNAP and flight cutbacks.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/10/e...
With one more week, Trump would have owned far more of the responsibility for SNAP and flight cutbacks.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/10/e...
Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early - emptywheel
The eight Democrats who voted for a deal to reopen government not just caved, but caved at least a week too early.
www.emptywheel.net
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early
With one more week, Trump would have owned far more of the responsibility for SNAP and flight cutbacks.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/10/e...
With one more week, Trump would have owned far more of the responsibility for SNAP and flight cutbacks.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/10/e...
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When Trump wants to pardon a drug trafficker, befriend a terrorist, or praise a dictator because they did something to benefit him personally, when confronted with their past crimes he always either minimizes them or claims that they were treated unfairly. While Republicans just go along with it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
When Trump wants to pardon a drug trafficker, befriend a terrorist, or praise a dictator because they did something to benefit him personally, when confronted with their past crimes he always either minimizes them or claims that they were treated unfairly. While Republicans just go along with it.
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Schumer allows a provision to go into the supposedly “clean” CR to allow people like Ted Cruz to file lawsuits for money over Jack Smith’s J6 investigation. Amazing Dem leadership in the senate. Thanks Chuck!
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Schumer allows a provision to go into the supposedly “clean” CR to allow people like Ted Cruz to file lawsuits for money over Jack Smith’s J6 investigation. Amazing Dem leadership in the senate. Thanks Chuck!
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November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM