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Chris Dorman

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"What is liberty without wisdom and virtue? Those who know what virtuous liberty is cannot bear to see it disgraced by incapable heads.” ~ Edmund Burke "No one made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." ~ Ed. Burke

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · Aug 26

If you’ve lost a loved one to Trumpism and you want them back, you can get help -- from other former followers of Trump.

Contact leavingMAGA.org

Because ̴W̴W̴G̴1̴W̴G̴A̴ ̴ when one of us goes down the toilet, they pull us with them.

May the best of your past be the worst of your future.

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 8h

If the president does it, it's legal.
(Oh, but he wasn't president then. Was he?)
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Trump discusses classified documents in leaked audio

YouTube video by FOX 13 Seattle

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 8h

#epsteincase

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

🤞 @ericswalwell.bsky.social

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 12h

I would bet real money this is ChatGPT.

"Write a review that says I like Keanu but this play was dumb but make it sound like I'm smart."

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 16h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 9h

#Duterte #ICC
www.bbc.com/news/article...

ICC charges ex-Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte with murder

The former president of the Philippines is accused of being involved in the deaths of dozens of people.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 11h

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Deranged Trump Lawyer Pam Bondi Says Americans Who Oppose Fascism Will Be Treated Exactly Like Foreign Narcoterrorists—Meaning That Summary Execution Via Domestic Military Strike Is on the Table

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

A plainclothes officer sucker punches and violently arrests a man after he points out that another officer is deliberately stepping on a woman’s shoes while she is carrying her child.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

Good lord.

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 9h

Slowly, slowly it will dawn on them that numerous 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 J6ers were 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 and 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 too. The 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 isn't enough to hide their identities. And we'll have 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬, 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 of 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 of them to help us locate them and put them away.

Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 12h

...When they point weapons at unarmed families, that’s assault under Penal Code 245.

ICE isn’t bothering to get the kinds of warrants required by 4A, instead they’re using “administrative warrants” signed by ICE officials; these are just window-dressing paperwork and are not legal warrants.

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 12h

Christopher Armitage: When ICE breaks down a door with only administrative paperwork, that’s burglary under California Penal Code 459. When they haul away citizens without probable cause, that’s kidnapping under Penal Code 207.
#ThomHartmann

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The next target on Trump's list should trouble all of us

Remember the old TV crime/drama shows? A cop would bang on a suspect’s door and the suspect would say, through the door, “Do you have a warrant?” The officer would then walk away, promising to come ba...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 12h

Eat the Reich.

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 12h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Wow — Harvard Crimson student newspaper busts Hegseth for having written a long policy brief touting diversity before he joined Trump’s war on DEI.

With receipts. Bravo, Crimson.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 13h

Top advisors to Hegseth and Miller leaked that Trump wanted the 82nd Airborne to take a turn in the barrel. The culprit reporter used state-of-the-art technology, taking a photo over the shoulder of the advisor who was using Signal in the airport.

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 4d

Trump wants to send troops, viz., the 82nd Airborne, to #Portland while #Hegseth wants to stick with just National Guard, according to leaked #Signal images between top advisors to #Miller and Hegseth.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland

Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cell phone while in Minnesota

www.theguardian.com

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 14h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 14h

"I wouldn't go fishing right now in that area of the world."
Vance acknowledges that Hegseth can't tell which boats are being used for criminal activity and which aren't.
#kakistocracy

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 14h

This is beyond psychotic. They’re serial killers.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 14h

Wow.

Confirmation that Trump’s post to Pam Bondi was supposed to be a DM.

That slip-up will cost him just about every political prosecution he so desperately hopes for.

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 14h

The sort of thing that can heat up a Board of Ed meeting, make a principal's phone ring, and prevent a teacher's contract from being renewed

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

This is well said. Trump and Noem need to back off before we have another Kent State tragedy.

Tweet from Aaron Reichlin-Melnick quoting Laura N. Rodríguez Presa.
Aaron’s comment: “DHS is an escalation spiral; the more they do things like this, the more people on the ground push back... and I'm deeply worried what the ultimate result will be.”
Laura’s tweet reads: “A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them... Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents ICE activity, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.”
Attached photo shows a federal agent inside a vehicle pointing a rifle out of the driver’s side window.

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Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 14h

Elon left.

Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 14h

Noem arrested the corpse of FDR's mistress??

And now for something completely different:

Chris Dorman @chrisdorman.bsky.social · 14h

One of the most painful things one can do to a narcissist