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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 6h

Damn, this here is a truth hammer! Bam!

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 10h

I found Stephen Miller in a past life.

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 10h

This has to be one of the most telling analogies I've ever seen. What kind of person thinks about frisky farmers f@*king their furry friends? Bizarre.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12h

This is a real post from Dinesh D'Souza. 🥴

Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 23h

The "Well, how about you!" answers from Sham Bondi say it all. She's guilty as charged, and she refuses to be held accountable. So, defection is the only course of action when she's pressed. Sham Bondi will be among those we send to the ICC at the Hague.

Mark Bauer @thepurplebauer.bsky.social · 1d

'She blew it': Ex-GOP analyst shreds Pam Bondi over 'venomous' Senate hearing

A former Republican strategist and staunch critic of President Donald Trump shredded Attorney General Pam Bondi's "venomous" appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in a new…

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 1d

Grotesque.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 1d

I get it, but I have grandchildren in school and kids struggling to make a living. If I can find a better way, it's at least my obligation to look. My ancestors came to America looking for the same thing. Now it's gone. Think about the next pandemic in RFK Jr's US. It could be a mass casualty event.

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 1d

Really? I would've loved for Vladimir to invite Trump to his birthday party - and give him a window seat even. It would've been a nice gesture.

Wade Is Blue 💙 @wadeglas.bsky.social · 1d

Today is Vladimir Putin’s birthday and somebody is bummed that they weren’t invited to the party.

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 1d

If I had the money, I would consider moving my entire family to a better place than the US. I think, "Imagine having healthcare & a doctor I could afford to see, now and again. Imagine schoolrooms that don't need bulletproof this or that, and imagine not living among stupid, angry racist people."

R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 1d

They reported that 9M Americans have left the country since the start of 2025.

That's for the privileged bunch. The average American can't even afford a small medical bill, let alone relocation abroad.

Also, you can't run from White Nationalism; it's catching fire across the globe.

Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 1d

"Not a bad effort," says this guy who's not a big fan of Country Music. The short blip about ICE in the song "Bad News" by Zach Bryan is not shocking or groundbreaking in any way, but even a little bit of truth let free in Nashville's Music Row is enough to set that town's ears a'buzzing.

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Country singer Zach Bryan condemns ICE raids in new song “Bad News”:

“And ICE is gonna come, bust down your door — Try to build a house no one builds no more, but I got a telephone. Kids are all scared and all alone.”

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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 3d

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 2d

This speech is inspiring. We overcame before, and we can overcome again.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 2d

Kevin Hassett is a sadistic twat with a smile that's greasier than a weasel wrestling with a 10lb block of butter.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hassett: "For sure we're gonna continue to want to make govt more efficient, but right now this particular moment is about keeping the govt open. And if the Democrats refuse to keep the govt open, then perhaps the efforts we're been making to make government more efficient will even accelerate."

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 2d

Someone better figure out what's wrong with the Democratic Party and fix it, quickly (Messaging, communication, unity, duh)!

No, not you Schumer. Go sit down and tell a few stories to your Grandkids, or maybe Great-Grandkids.

Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 3d

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 2d

I was turning into a Stephen Miller two decades ago, and I had to put the brakes on the hate-exiting the prosperity church, of which I was playing in the worship team, and leaving the Republican Party, and turning Independent. Hate is a choice, and it's a bad partner in life. Love costs you nothing.

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Snarkymuse @snarkymuse.bsky.social · 3d

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Toil And Trouble Media @toilandtroublemedia.com · 2d

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Its Linus writing a letter: Dear Great Pumpkin, Please do something about your evil cousin.

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller did this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 3d

I doubt anyone can argue against this. Coincidence is an understatement. This was planned far ahead of execution.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

January 6 was basically a training session for upcoming ICE agents.

Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 3d

I'll say it too, and increase the pot. Kristi Noem and Tom Homan should be tried at the Hague for crimes against humanity.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

I said what I said: Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague for crimes against humanity.

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 3d

I guess we can expect chauvinistic behavior from a couch creep. I know who many women had gratitude toward. His name is Barak Obama. President Obama is such a a gentleman, that when the Trumps 1st came to DC, Barak escorted Melania after Donald abandoned her in the car upon their arrival.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

JD Vance talks to women like a controlling guy who's always hiding his wife's car keys.

Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 3d

If millions of Americans showed up at the White House and Mar-A-Lago to peacefully protest - and we stayed until he surrendered - then this could be a reality. It would only be the start. Next would come Stephen Miller, and Tom Homan, and Krusty Gnome, etc., etc. We have the power!

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 4d

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 4d

Carol O'Connor went way past the usual white male excuses, because he fully understands the human dilemma. Racism and bigotry need to be shedded like an old skin. For those who get stuck and can't do that, well Archie Bunker was a perfect character study, plus a warning to all who watched.

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 4d

AOC is a fine example of the future of America.

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Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe we should let America get what they voted for, and let ACA fail. The goal never was ACA anyway. The goal is Medicare for all, and what better way to shock the electorate into constructive change, than by way of negligent catastrophe?

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 6d

At this point maybe we should just let the ACA subsidies expire so people realize what a disaster we elected.

Ben Whoak @bwhoak.bsky.social · 5d

So, this shows how crazy it has been in Southern Appalachia. About a month ago, some guy tore down a Trump sign in front of a business, so the business owner responds by firing 2 shots (reportedly in the air), and the vandal returns fire and shoots into the structure. Hmmm.

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Man arrested after Trump banner vandalism, shots fired incident in North Carolina

A Georgia man faces multiple felony charges after an apparent case of vandalism at a Swain County rafting business led to an exchange of gunfire.

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