Adam Skillin
@adamskillin.bsky.social
Childless dog man. Husband who grocery shops. Powerlifter, strength coach, former amateur MMA champion, and soft, liberal wuss.
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Thank you Ranking Member Rep. Garcia for your kind words on our coverage of the Epstein files!
December 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
At the moment, we're premium subscribers to Democracy Docket and Meidas Touch. If you can afford to support independent media that's actually doing the heavy lifting of the traditional "Fourth Estate," and you value democracy, you probably should.
I fully support him leaving the Presidency for full-time hosting. Anybody here know the general manager of a Cheesecake Factory?
Trump says he could "leave the Presidency" if people tell him he's a good award show host.
December 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I fully support him leaving the Presidency for full-time hosting. Anybody here know the general manager of a Cheesecake Factory?
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I’ve made a copy of the 60 Minutes INSIDE CECOT segment. If Substack takes it down, I’ll put it up on my website. I know there are cleaner copies out there, but I kinda like the punk rock bootlegged version. The link is in my pinned post if you haven’t seen it yet.
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I’ve made a copy of the 60 Minutes INSIDE CECOT segment. If Substack takes it down, I’ll put it up on my website. I know there are cleaner copies out there, but I kinda like the punk rock bootlegged version. The link is in my pinned post if you haven’t seen it yet.
Be a shame if people shared this widely.
This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
December 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Be a shame if people shared this widely.
duh
December 22, 2025 at 5:50 AM
duh
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
Just finished watching last night's SNL. Bowen Yang was a good one. I think he earned every bit of the lovefest of a sendoff they gave him. I also think the format may not have been his highest and best use and I look forward to seeing what he chooses to do with his talents in the future.
December 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Just finished watching last night's SNL. Bowen Yang was a good one. I think he earned every bit of the lovefest of a sendoff they gave him. I also think the format may not have been his highest and best use and I look forward to seeing what he chooses to do with his talents in the future.
Heard, chef!
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Heard, chef!
Somebody tell this to Tim Kaine.
The time to demand Bondi’s resignation or impeachment is NOW. Press them hard, put them on the defensive, and make this a key issue in the midterms.
It highlights everything wrong with the GOP — cult like loyalty to Trump, complete lawlessness, elite entitlement, etc.
It highlights everything wrong with the GOP — cult like loyalty to Trump, complete lawlessness, elite entitlement, etc.
#EpsteinCoverup is so blatantly hamfisted, it's political malpractice if Dems don't attack full bore: Impeach Bondi as the means to make it a defining issue next year in run-up to midterms.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Somebody tell this to Tim Kaine.
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“The white supremacist, anti-14th Amendment, post-Brown movement has the complicity or active engagement of all three branches of government as it works to undo the constitutional infrastructure of Reconstruction and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.”
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Is It Too Late?
No. But We Must Better Understand the Nature of the Battle
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“The white supremacist, anti-14th Amendment, post-Brown movement has the complicity or active engagement of all three branches of government as it works to undo the constitutional infrastructure of Reconstruction and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.”
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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What a shameful question.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What a shameful question.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
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1) There was no cease fire
2) The Epstein files will not be released
3) The “Warrior Dividend” is just the asshole putting his name on Congressional appropriations
4) The tariffs are taxes on us, paid by us
5) Venezuela is not sending fentanyl to our shores, and its oilfield were never ours
2) The Epstein files will not be released
3) The “Warrior Dividend” is just the asshole putting his name on Congressional appropriations
4) The tariffs are taxes on us, paid by us
5) Venezuela is not sending fentanyl to our shores, and its oilfield were never ours
December 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
1) There was no cease fire
2) The Epstein files will not be released
3) The “Warrior Dividend” is just the asshole putting his name on Congressional appropriations
4) The tariffs are taxes on us, paid by us
5) Venezuela is not sending fentanyl to our shores, and its oilfield were never ours
2) The Epstein files will not be released
3) The “Warrior Dividend” is just the asshole putting his name on Congressional appropriations
4) The tariffs are taxes on us, paid by us
5) Venezuela is not sending fentanyl to our shores, and its oilfield were never ours
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." -Dr. Rev. MLK, Jr.
"Speaking out on behalf of the Palestinian people is not antisemitic." - Bernie Sanders
Seems to me like the soup and mitten guy understands the assignment.
"Speaking out on behalf of the Palestinian people is not antisemitic." - Bernie Sanders
Seems to me like the soup and mitten guy understands the assignment.
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." -Dr. Rev. MLK, Jr.
"Speaking out on behalf of the Palestinian people is not antisemitic." - Bernie Sanders
Seems to me like the soup and mitten guy understands the assignment.
"Speaking out on behalf of the Palestinian people is not antisemitic." - Bernie Sanders
Seems to me like the soup and mitten guy understands the assignment.
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Terrific piece by @jamellebouie.net that articulates the central problem with the Trump presidency.
He demanded unprecedented power and has, thanks to his lickspittles in Congress & SCOTUS, been granted it. But he has little interest in using it beyond his grasping selfishness. The nation's adrift.
He demanded unprecedented power and has, thanks to his lickspittles in Congress & SCOTUS, been granted it. But he has little interest in using it beyond his grasping selfishness. The nation's adrift.
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Terrific piece by @jamellebouie.net that articulates the central problem with the Trump presidency.
He demanded unprecedented power and has, thanks to his lickspittles in Congress & SCOTUS, been granted it. But he has little interest in using it beyond his grasping selfishness. The nation's adrift.
He demanded unprecedented power and has, thanks to his lickspittles in Congress & SCOTUS, been granted it. But he has little interest in using it beyond his grasping selfishness. The nation's adrift.
Islamophobia was wrong in the aftermath of 9/11 and it's wrong now.
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Islamophobia was wrong in the aftermath of 9/11 and it's wrong now.
Abominable cruelty. The regime is terrorizing your neighbors even if they're not actively terrorizing you. Will we heed history's myriad of messages on how this will turn out if we don't speak out, stand up, and put a stop to this shit?
Please read every word of this article, and please pass it on. We need to understand the day to day reality of what’s happening, and know how to help. It is no exaggeration to say that the United States is under occupation, and we are in the beginning stages of another Underground Railroad.
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Abominable cruelty. The regime is terrorizing your neighbors even if they're not actively terrorizing you. Will we heed history's myriad of messages on how this will turn out if we don't speak out, stand up, and put a stop to this shit?
Keep Rob Reiner's name out of your demented, felonious, rank-smelling, orange mouth. Thank you for your attention to this matter. -APS
December 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Keep Rob Reiner's name out of your demented, felonious, rank-smelling, orange mouth. Thank you for your attention to this matter. -APS
This is exactly what the DNC and the party's old guard/consultant class have been so stubbornly loath to understand. Shout it from the rooftops, @crockett.house.gov.
Jasmine Crockett: “Democrats that believe the only way that you can win is by being soft & sounding like a Republican — That is not true —
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
What people are looking for are people that are tough & are going to fight for them
fight for better health care
fight for access to jobs
fight for education”
December 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is exactly what the DNC and the party's old guard/consultant class have been so stubbornly loath to understand. Shout it from the rooftops, @crockett.house.gov.
Yes, please!
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Yes, please!
More interesting thoughts
The White House is launching a “Media Bias Offender Tip Line” and asking Americans to hold the fake news accountable
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
It would be a real shame if they were flooded with calls reporting Karoline Leavitt for being “fake news”
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
More interesting thoughts
Hooboy here we go.
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Hooboy here we go.
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Miles Taylor: "I co-wrote Trump's anti-terrorism plan. He's not trying to stop 'left-wing' terrorism. He's STAGING it. His troop deployments are false flag, to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns." Don't let him do it quietly! Trump & Hogshit are staging crimes against humanity.
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Miles Taylor: "I co-wrote Trump's anti-terrorism plan. He's not trying to stop 'left-wing' terrorism. He's STAGING it. His troop deployments are false flag, to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns." Don't let him do it quietly! Trump & Hogshit are staging crimes against humanity.
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Hear, hear! These raids must stop everywhere.
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hear, hear! These raids must stop everywhere.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Supporting Democracy Docket at the price of $10 a month provides priceless support for democracy itself. Not to be a shill, but Marc Elias sues the hell out of these guys and almost always wins. Do your tiny part to contribute to his heroic efforts if you can afford it. $10/month. Ten dollars.