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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25d

Absolutely psychopathic.

The Ronin @the-ronin.bsky.social · 25d

Miller: The power of law enforcement under President Trump's leadership will be used to find you, will be used to take away your money, take away your power and if you have broken the law, take away your freedom

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Reuters @reuters.com · 25d

Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else reut.rs/3JYLkkp

Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else

After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25d

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook declared in financial forms that her Atlanta property would be used as a "vacation home" and NOT her primary residence, according to documents obtained by NBC News that undercut allegations of mortgage fraud by the Trump admin. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Lisa Cook's bank documents appear to contradict Trump administration's mortgage fraud allegations

President Donald Trump is seeking to remove Cook, a board member at the Federal Reserve, over claims that she falsified financial forms regarding a secondary home.

www.nbcnews.com

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 25d

Bill Maher calls out Ben Shapiro for saying Charlie Kirk's shooter was "of the left" — then admitting he wasn’t sure because of reports that he may be a Groyper. "The internet is undefeated in getting it wrong."

Total nut job.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25d

“I’m basically going to cancel with extreme prejudice these evil, sick animals who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination.”

Elected officials seem to be targeting private citizens exercising their First Amendment rights to speak about Kirk’s exceedingly polarizing career.

The full weight of the federal government is being used to memorialize Charlie Kirk

And to punish those who speak ill of him.

www.motherjones.com

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · Aug 2

Trump thinks Obama and Clinton should “pay a price” for … the ridiculous allegation he and his allies have contrived.

I wrote about why the allegation makes no sense and why it exists despite that. www.pbump.net/o/allow-me-t...

Allow me to explain the ‘Russia hoax’ hoax

Military trucks parading in formation through Red Square, Moscow. (National Archives) Let's start deep in the weeds and then walk out. On Thursday, FBI Director Kash Patel — chosen for that role in la...

www.pbump.net

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 31

A football field is 57,600 square feet.

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · Jul 31

Trump announces that he’s having a 90,000 sq ft event space added to the White House

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jul 29

I’ve had nothing to do with that pedophile since he stole all of my teenage masseuses.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 28

... But more important than Harvard’s loss would be the victory for autocracy and extortion and lawlessness that a settlement would represent. It would be a colossal and grievous and historic mistake, no matter what’s in the fine print.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 28

No. Giving Trump a “win” here would indelibly stain @harvard.edu, and damage it deeply in the eyes of its myriad constituencies (particularly its alumni, myself included, who would revolt), not to mention the nation and the world. ...

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 28

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 25

JUST IN: Ghislaine Maxwell now seeking a pardon from Trump after second DOJ meeting

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 25

Ghislaine Maxwell Attorney: We haven't spoken to the president or anybody about a pardon just yet. The president this morning said he had the power to do so and we hope he exercises that power in a right and just way.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · Jul 22

Emil Bove has refused to say what he knows about the Epstein cover up.

Senate Republicans just advanced his nomination anyway.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 22

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · Jul 20

Sounds about right…for a narcissistic autocrat.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 20

Trump: “People don’t explain to me, I explain to them.”

The Wall Street Journal ran a typically untruthful story today by saying that Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, explained to me that firing Jerome “Too Late” Powell, the Worst Federal Reserve Chairman in History, would be bad for the Market. Nobody had to explain that to me. I know better than anybody what’s good for the Market, and what’s good for the U.S.A. If it weren’t for me, the Market wouldn’t be at Record Highs right now, it probably would have CRASHED! So, get your information CORRECT. People don’t explain to me, I explain to them!

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Polly Sigh @dcpoll.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thanks Sassy! 💙

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 20

Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could drive drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots, experts say.

“If (Kennedy’s) unstated goal is to basically destroy the vaccine industry, that could do it.”

By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization

The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...

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Polly Sigh @dcpoll.bsky.social · Jul 20

I’m sorry, Joyce. It’s so painful when the time comes to say goodbye to our beloved pet family members. 💔

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 20

Honest to God I would have never thought I would live to see the words “hitting on” not in quotes in the New York Times

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 20

An Accuser’s Story Suggests How Trump Might Appear in the Epstein Files www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/u...

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · Jul 20

NEW AND WOW: Epstein Accuser Says She Told the FBI Twice That They Should Investigate Trump — NYT Reports www.mediaite.com/media/news/n...

Maria Farmer Says She Wanted FBI to Look Into Epstein, Trump

A Jeffrey Epstein accuser is speaking out — telling the NYT that she, on two separate occasions, recommended to the FBI that they should look into Trump.

www.mediaite.com

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · Jul 20

Tommy Tuberville believes it’s radical leftists, not age, Big Macs, or a lack of exercise, that are making Trump ill. “The pressure on Trump right now, not just from outside entities all over the world, but also fighting the radicals in this country.”
www.thedailybeast.com//gop-senator...

GOP Senator Blames ‘Radical’ Leftists for Trump’s Cankles

Tommy Tuberville says even at the ripe old age of 79, the president’s only ailing because every day’s “almost like a fistfight” with pesky liberals.

www.thedailybeast.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · Jul 20

Trump is now posting private mortgage documents from Adam Schiff, and I URGE people who have less self-control than Pavlov's dogs to EMPHASIZE that it is likely a crime for him to have accessed these docs, if you do post them.

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · Jul 8

A federal judge has granted an Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and issued a preliminary injunction blocking the provision to defund Planned Parenthood in the Trump "Big, Beautiful, Bill." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 7

A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims

[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]

FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims

The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”

www.motherjones.com

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