@annfishburn.bsky.social
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Seth is always worth reading for illumination of the history behind today’s right-wing politics and ideology.
In some ways, OR GOP/MAGA influencer and J6er is a new sort of political actor in OR GOP politics. But in other ways, his career marks a deep continuity. His girlfriend's grandfather, for example, was one of Oregon's leading far right evangelical media figures from the 1970s into the 90s.
J6er and far-right Christian Nationalist, David Medina, is running for OR governor. He's got a new girlfriend, Julia Green. Here she is with the right-wing propagandist Benny Johnson.
January 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Seth is always worth reading for illumination of the history behind today’s right-wing politics and ideology.
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It’s insane how out of touch this administration is.
Folks can’t afford to buy one damn home, let alone 12.
Here’s an idea—let’s stop the foreign adventurism and end tax breaks for billionaires.
Folks can’t afford to buy one damn home, let alone 12.
Here’s an idea—let’s stop the foreign adventurism and end tax breaks for billionaires.
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
It’s insane how out of touch this administration is.
Folks can’t afford to buy one damn home, let alone 12.
Here’s an idea—let’s stop the foreign adventurism and end tax breaks for billionaires.
Folks can’t afford to buy one damn home, let alone 12.
Here’s an idea—let’s stop the foreign adventurism and end tax breaks for billionaires.
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NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Except with the tariffs, China *did* escalate against the US and ended up with the upper hand.
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent:
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Except with the tariffs, China *did* escalate against the US and ended up with the upper hand.
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Lavrov: “If Greenland is ‘U.S. security,’ then Crimea is ‘Russian security.’”
Russia predictably using this as cover. Putin is pleased.
Russia predictably using this as cover. Putin is pleased.
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Lavrov: “If Greenland is ‘U.S. security,’ then Crimea is ‘Russian security.’”
Russia predictably using this as cover. Putin is pleased.
Russia predictably using this as cover. Putin is pleased.
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"America has adopted Putinism as its modus operandi for foreign affairs. So tell me: Why would America not also adopt Putinism in its domestic affairs?"
Read @jvl.bsky.social's latest Triad, only @thebulwark.com. Warning: it's dark. www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
Read @jvl.bsky.social's latest Triad, only @thebulwark.com. Warning: it's dark. www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
This Is the End
Putinism abroad always morphs into Putinism at home. And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs.
www.thebulwark.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:21 PM
"America has adopted Putinism as its modus operandi for foreign affairs. So tell me: Why would America not also adopt Putinism in its domestic affairs?"
Read @jvl.bsky.social's latest Triad, only @thebulwark.com. Warning: it's dark. www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
Read @jvl.bsky.social's latest Triad, only @thebulwark.com. Warning: it's dark. www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
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He seems tired and confused. I'm not a doctor; can't speak to whether this is medication or some other condition, but it's weirdly mumbly and unfocused, even for him
hey @radiofreetom.bsky.social what do you think is going on today? Do you think it’s lack of sleep? Sense that these polls & stories of failures is getting to him? Is he have a very public emotional breakdown?
January 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
He seems tired and confused. I'm not a doctor; can't speak to whether this is medication or some other condition, but it's weirdly mumbly and unfocused, even for him
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social Pretty cold here in downtown Boston. Stepped out briefly for a photo at 2. That stuffed thing in the middle is my idea of a Subway sandwich - long love Sandwich Guy!
January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Pretty cold here in downtown Boston. Stepped out briefly for a photo at 2. That stuffed thing in the middle is my idea of a Subway sandwich - long love Sandwich Guy!
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He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
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Bone spurs kept him from being able to serve in the military, but a dangerous binder clip couldn’t stop him. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump: "Whoo. I'm glad my finger wasn't in that sucker. That could've dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn't have shown the pain. I would've gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would've acted like nothing happens as my finger fell off."
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Bone spurs kept him from being able to serve in the military, but a dangerous binder clip couldn’t stop him. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Are we sure he can still distinguish a camel from an elephant?
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Are we sure he can still distinguish a camel from an elephant?
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Asked about his relationship with Starmer and Macron, he rambles and adds "they gotta stop with the windmills"
ohhhhkaaayyy
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January 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Asked about his relationship with Starmer and Macron, he rambles and adds "they gotta stop with the windmills"
ohhhhkaaayyy
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I stepped away for _an hour_ to do some things, and he's still decaying in real time at a press conference???
Q: Will you go to Paris for the G7 emergency meeting as offered by President Macron?
TRUMP: No, I wouldn't do that. Because Emmanuel is not going to be there very long and there's no longevity there.
TRUMP: No, I wouldn't do that. Because Emmanuel is not going to be there very long and there's no longevity there.
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I stepped away for _an hour_ to do some things, and he's still decaying in real time at a press conference???
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Come watch my soul leave my body. www.youtube.com/live/_ql4BdC...
Sundowning Trump Stumbles Through Press Event
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Come watch my soul leave my body. www.youtube.com/live/_ql4BdC...
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A new executive order from New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy opens jury service to roughly 350,000 people with criminal convictions, but it only affects those convicted on or before Jan. 10 of this year. Lasting reform would require a permanent law change.
In a Final Act, New Jersey Governor Opens Jury Service to Thousands with Convictions
New Jersey has been one of the harshest states in banning people with records from juries. Murphy’s order restores eligibility to over 300,000, but stops short of permanent change.
boltsmag.org
January 20, 2026 at 8:06 PM
A new executive order from New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy opens jury service to roughly 350,000 people with criminal convictions, but it only affects those convicted on or before Jan. 10 of this year. Lasting reform would require a permanent law change.
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The president encounters a binder clip for the first time, then talks about it for a while.
Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?
Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?
Trump: "Whoo. I'm glad my finger wasn't in that sucker. That could've dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn't have shown the pain. I would've gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would've acted like nothing happens as my finger fell off."
January 20, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The president encounters a binder clip for the first time, then talks about it for a while.
Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?
Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?
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Tough split screen for the White House
As Trump passes the 1-hour mark of his remarks (on the left of the screen)... the DOW is down more than 900 points (on the bottom right)
As Trump passes the 1-hour mark of his remarks (on the left of the screen)... the DOW is down more than 900 points (on the bottom right)
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Tough split screen for the White House
As Trump passes the 1-hour mark of his remarks (on the left of the screen)... the DOW is down more than 900 points (on the bottom right)
As Trump passes the 1-hour mark of his remarks (on the left of the screen)... the DOW is down more than 900 points (on the bottom right)
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ABC News: "here's a list of those targeted by his administration" with *50+* names
abcnews.go.com/US/list-indi...
abcnews.go.com/US/list-indi...
In year since Trump's return to office, here's a list of those targeted by his administration
The DOJ's probe into Jerome Powell is the latest salvo in what critics call a campaign of retribution since Donald Trump returned to the presidency one year ago.
abcnews.go.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
ABC News: "here's a list of those targeted by his administration" with *50+* names
abcnews.go.com/US/list-indi...
abcnews.go.com/US/list-indi...
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The 15 richest people in America saw their collective wealth jump nearly $1 trillion during Trump's year back in office.
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 15 richest people in America saw their collective wealth jump nearly $1 trillion during Trump's year back in office.
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
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it seems too obvious to even keep pointing it out but if you have ever had experience with an elder relative sliding into dementia you are familiar with the ways they repeat the same nonsensical anecdotes
Trump: "They didn't allow the water to come down from the Pacific Northwest. They routed the water into the Pacific Ocean. So we had no water there. No, he had -- I would say open up the water. Open it up to the governor, the mayor. They wouldn't do it. They wanted to protect a tiny little fish."
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
it seems too obvious to even keep pointing it out but if you have ever had experience with an elder relative sliding into dementia you are familiar with the ways they repeat the same nonsensical anecdotes
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It's not debatable that a mentally disturbed person has the nuclear codes. The Republicans know they're endangering us all by leaving him in office. This is a betrayal of every person on Earth. It is a crime against humanity.
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It's not debatable that a mentally disturbed person has the nuclear codes. The Republicans know they're endangering us all by leaving him in office. This is a betrayal of every person on Earth. It is a crime against humanity.
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BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
Doc buff.ly/JvTKLlD
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A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
UNREAL: Per NY Times amazing reporting today they found "Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view." We live in a 3rd world sh*thole! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
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Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...