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cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 8h

Giant dog is a good choice.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14h

Pete Hegseth practices day drinking the right way.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 20h

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

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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cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 17h

Where do all the fish at restaurants and grocery stores (which he is also an expert on) come from then?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "We call them the water drugs. The drugs that come in through water. They're not coming. There are no boats anymore. Frankly, there are no fishing boats. There are no boats out there period, if you want to know the truth. Does anybody go fishing anymore?"

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

"We're gonna crash some planes if you don't fund ICE."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

This civil war will be different, because this time we will win.

by Pete Hegseth, Steve Miller, and JD Vance

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cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 1d

cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 1d

The videos of Scandianavians getting the shit beat out of them and locked up have been distubing.

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

ICE doesn’t racially profile? This lie from the Trump admin gets four Pinocchios 🤥🤥🤥🤥

cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 1d

MAN OF THE YEAR

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

FREDDIE: So Eddie, I’m putting together a playlist for the Audubon event.

EDDIE: Who’s on it?

FREDDIE: I got Geese.

EDDIE: Goose?

FREDDIE: No, Geese.

EDDIE: More than one?

FREDDIE: It’s just the one. Geese.

EDDIE: I’m saying. Geese is more than Goose.

Freddie and Eddie, the Nation’s Leading Temu Abbott and Costello, in “Dat Bird!”

“Goose is a jam band. Geese is indie rock. They both have new albums. They’re also both on tour. Confused? We can help.” — New York Times - - -FRED...

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 1d

My usual recession indicators are credit card offers with weirdly high limits and usurious interest rates or being informed I'm 'preapproved' for a mortgage I definitely cannot afford but today Chase sent me a message that I'm eligible for up to $75k for an auto loan, wild for many reasons.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

i could write a tome about how fucking embarrassing it is for journalism that someone as morally bankrupt as bari weiss has ascended to the highest levels of money and power by tickling trump's balls but instead i'm going to keep covering the people hurt most by his terror and giving them a voice.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1d

Below is a summary of number of votes taken in the House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act either in full or in part through March 2014.

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cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 1d

Thieves! Liars!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."

cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 2d

Remind me: did he serve in Vietnam?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 2d

remember it's only fascism if it comes from the fascist region of Europe. Otherwise it's just sparkling conservatism.

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe this is the one I should just pin and tap the sign when people show up in a lather

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is a fascist threat; I've said it many times. I merely refuse to join many of you in your fever-dream that the United States is now a fascist regime when it's not even a Hungarian or Turkish regime. I want people to be sober-minded and determined, not hysterical and ineffective.
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cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 2d

This is the chocolate experience I desire.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 2d

"If you’re hoping for chocolate that’ll show up outside your bedroom window with Peter Gabriel on a boombox, go buy some Godiva from a Kohl’s. Pick up some matching CZ wedding rings while you’re there, you pathetic fucking romantic."

This Chocolate Will Kick Your Teeth In

Are you looking for sweet, melty chocolate that makes you feel comforted—or are you a fucking adult? Are you grown up enough to appreciate that eve...

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cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sorry what?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I saw so many veterans my hand will never be the same."

cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 2d

This album was released 32 years ago, and it is still brilliant.
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cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 2d

Rich guy did shady shit to get rich. Tracks.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

In 2020, Oregon sued Tom Dundon’s former company for allegedly preying on Oregonians through high-interest car loans they couldn’t afford in a case involving more than 265,000 borrowers nationwide.

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Portland Trail Blazers Buyer Tom Dundon Built His Fortune on Subprime Loans

In 2020, the state sued Santander Consumer USA for allegedly preying on Oregonians through high-interest car loans they couldn’t afford in a case involving more than 265,000 borrowers nationwide.

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Radio Attitude ™ 🫘❌👑 @radio-attitude.bsky.social · 3d

Democratic Governors & State Attorney Generals can legally arrest any Federal Agent for breaking state law. By law, this Border Patrol agent should be arrested ASAP by Chicago PD for assault.

No matter which state you are in, write your Gov & AG using the article posted here demanding action. 👇

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cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 3d

Seems fine and completely on brand for this administration. And now I'm wondering how the president is profiting.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

Now that Tom Homan is border czar, his former business associate Charles Sowell is continuing to work with companies actively seeking to land a chunk of the $45 billion Congress approved to spend on immigration detention.

➡️ Read the full story: https://propub.li/3IusbGP

Article excerpt: After Trump won and formally announced Homan would be returning with him to the White House, Sowell kept Homan on his payroll until the end of the year. Once named as the border czar, Homan said he would recuse himself from contracting, saying he would have no “involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts.”

But several industry executives who spoke with ProPublica said at least half a dozen companies vying for a slice of the $45 billion Congress has allocated for immigration detention work had hired Sowell because he had led them to believe his connections to Homan would help their chances of winning government work.

Homan's business relationships are under greater scrutiny after MSNBC reported an FBI sting that allegedly caught him on tape accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover agents posing as would-be government contractors before he took the border czar post.

His relationship with Sowell raises fresh questions about the integrity of the billion-dollar contracting process for immigration enforcement, ethics experts say.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 3d

"What if you could just let the sights and sounds of a peaceful, friendly forest erase every last annoying or exhausting or terrifying thought in your head?"

I Have Decided to Live the Remainder of My Life as a Simple Woodland Creature

Admittedly, this plan raised some eyebrows when I brought it up with my husband. First just: “What?” Then: “Seriously, what the hell are you talkin...

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cdraivpipds.bsky.social @cdraivpipds.bsky.social · 3d

Why does AI need television ads?

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