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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 2d

Trump has been saying-for years-that left wing protesters were burning down Portland

This week, he had the chance to prove it to a federal judge-one he himself appointed

Not only did he fail
Miserably

But the judge ruled that he was essentially delusional

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5m

The simple truth is that Trump is a criminal. Now he and his accomplices are back in power, and they’re using that power to smear the honest agents and prosecutors who investigated them. www.thebulwark.com/p/bondi-host...

Bondi to Congress: 🖕

The attorney general came to the Hill to deliver a message to Democrats: Your ‘oversight’ couldn't matter to us less.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 1h

The subtle implication that Trump v. U.S. has always been law and that a president's official acts weren't considered prosecutable when Smith started is disgustingly dishonest.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2h

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Benjamin Byron Davis @bigbendavis.bsky.social · 2m

“Just look what you made him do…”

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3h

If you’d like a more realistic assessment; I wrote about it today. www.pbump.net/o/dethawing-...

Thawing out ‘Arctic Frost’ and the new Biden-was-worse argument

A recent American presidency, you may be alarmed to hear, engaged in an action that was "arguably worse than Watergate" — an event still positioned in some circles as the gold-standard of presidential...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Gary Schwitzer @garyschw.bsky.social · 1d

6 former Surgeons General said, "We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Tim Miller on his recent interview with Barstool's KFC about how only "absolute batshit crazy" people want masked ICE agents kidnapping random gardeners:

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1d

Stetson grad Pam Bondi scoffs at legal knowledge of senator — who went to Harvard Law

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Stetson grad Pam Bondi scoffs at legal knowledge of senator — who went to Harvard Law

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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 1d

Robin Williams‘ daughter, Zelda Williams, is slamming fans who send her artificial intelligence-generated videos of her late father.

Robin Williams’ Daughter Slams Fans for Making “Gross” AI Videos of Her Late Dad

Robin Williams‘ daughter, Zelda Williams, is slamming fans who send her artificial intelligence-generated videos of her late father.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Schumer: There are no negotiations going on. Trump said there were, and we contradicted him. And actually, just a couple of hours ago, even his own press secretary had to refute what he said.

And you know why he’s saying this? He’s feeling the heat.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 2d

wtf is wrong with these people

NYT: A Campaign to 'Bring Back Bullying'

On social media, some are arguing that bullying deserves a second look. Trolling or not, the push seems to reflect a general turn away from sensitivity.

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Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 2d

Newsom says he’s on the verge of quitting the National Govs Association: “should not be difficult … regardless of partisan affiliation, to agree that politicizing our states’ Natl Guard and deploying… over the objections of the home-state Governor,harms the interests of states”

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 3d

Better late than never?

Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 3d

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 3d

'A flat-out lie': Analysts chide Mike Johnson's attempted 'sleight of hand' on shutdown

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'A flat-out lie': Analysts chide Mike Johnson's attempted 'sleight of hand' on shutdown

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Benjamin Byron Davis @bigbendavis.bsky.social · 3d

Either a liar or a mad man.

Or both.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

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Benjamin Byron Davis @bigbendavis.bsky.social · 3d

Make it stop.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Dancing to a Village People song with a bunch of sailors.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 3d

I mean they literally have a song “In the Navy”

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Dancing to a Village People song with a bunch of sailors.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 3d

The media trots out the "deplorable" comment from a decade ago to castigate the left. Once a week now Trump implies that the military should destroy democrats, and it is just how things are.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Benjamin Byron Davis @bigbendavis.bsky.social · 3d

President Batshit:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "We won World War 1. We won World War 2. We won everything in between. We won everything before. And all of the sudden they decide to change the name. They went woke then too, you know. Woke is a long term. Word."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

None of it was in pursuit of justice, but all of it was in pursuit of social media videos.

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