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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 12h

Bingo.

No amount of good behavior, of distancing yourself from perceived toxicity, of twisting yourself into a pretzel is going to save you from the whims of this administration’s retribution.

I wrote about this a few weeks ago:

open.substack.com/pub/wicziped...

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I Doubt It Podcast @idoubtitpodcast.bsky.social · 2d

Is Donald Trump giving us a glimpse into his fear of mortality with this? @dollemore.com dives into the latest mess here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=viWw...

Donald Trump REVEALS HIS DEEPEST FEAR of Falling Down Stairs!!!

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 3d

Many significant issues are competing for our attention, but I think we need to have a serious conversation about the pumpkin spice cult! Pumpkin spice bacon spotted at Wegmans!

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 3d

White Power Pete at it again!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 5d

Mike Johnson is making the rounds to convince the American public that the Republican Party is concerned about what happens to Americans during the government shutdown, but we haven't forgotten what Trump has done to essential government programs! What kind of government are we actually funding?

Mike Johnson SQUIRMS AFTER CONFRONTATION About His & Trump’s Lie About Government Shutdown!!!

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 5d

Here’s my anti-racist message to white Christian nationalist pastor, Joel Webbon, who said to Black Americans, “If slavery never happened, then you would be in a grass hut. The greatest moment in history for any brown or black country is the moment that the white man’s ships arrive on your shore.”

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 7d

If you live in the Washington DC area, you know.

If you don't, just Google what you should do if you encounter a lantern fly.

Sticker on a street sign in Washington DC. The sticker is of a lantern fly with Donald Trump’s head.

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Michael Burns @michaelburns.bsky.social · 8d

Ezra Klein presents: The Riyadh Festival of Ideas.

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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 9d

Trump in the headlines, 1973: "Major Landlord Accused of Antiblack Bias in City"

Trump in the headlines, 2025: "Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws"

Some things never change! I talk about it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tnE...

A screenshot of two separate headlines:

On top: Major Landlord Accused of Antiblack Bias in City - New York Times article from October 16th, 1973

On bottom: "Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws - Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and DEI in disguise." from September 2025

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 9d

So, the same guy who screamed “election interference” over how 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris is literally using the power of the presidency to interfere in the NYC mayoral race to get his candidate elected.

Truth Social post from Trump:

Self proclaimed New York City Communist, Zohran Mamdani, who is running for Mayor, will prove to be one of the best things to ever happen to our great Republican Party. He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City. Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, in order to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist promises.
He won't be getting any of it, so what's the point of voting for him? This ideology has failed, always, for thousands of years. It will fail again, and that's guaranteed! President DJT

Truth Social post from Trump:

60 MINUTES SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN OFF THE AIR - ELECTION INTERFERENCE. CBS SHOULD LOSE ITS LICENSE.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN BROADCAST HISTORY.
Kamala should be investigated and forced off the Campaign, and Joe Biden allowed to take back his rightful place (He got 14
Million Primary Votes, she got none!). THIS WHOLE SORDID AND FRAUDULENT EVENT IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!

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Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · 11d

The thing about men enlisting in the Gestapo to deal with their crushing inadequacy is that it only makes them way more inadequate.

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Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 12d

Rich people have tricked all the poor people into thinking that other poor people are to blame for all their problems and so that's why rich people should be treated better.

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voyager01000001.bsky.social @voyager01000001.bsky.social · 13d

"I was just following orders" has never been a good excuse.

See, among others:
Nuremberg 45-46
Dachau 45-48
Tokyo 46-48

‘Just following orders’ does not absolve one of responsibility, especially in cases of obvious war crimes or crimes against humanity.

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 13d

“I was just following orders” will not be an excuse when all this is over.

We need to ensure accountability through strong political leadership and a competent attorney general who will provide actual justice, unlike Merrick Garland's failure!

Multiple headlines regarding the death of individuals in ICE custody.

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 13d

I think it would be helpful if DA Bragg charged a few of these assaults. If the agents think that federal law immunizes them for actions that would result in ordinary New Yorkers being charged, let them litigate it.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 13d

A badge shouldn't protect this woman-beating piece of shit.

THIS is political violence!

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 14d

If they were really interested in dealing with the ‘worst of the worst,’ they'd start with the mush-mouthed dildo with ears who has never seen a bag filled with cash that he didn't want to accept as a bribe, Tom Homan.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 14d

Exact. Same. Energy!

Fox headline: 'ANTI-ICE' written on bullets found at scene of Dallas ICE shooting

Old White man standing near what is widely believed to be self-inflicted vandalism of his property, where a Confederate flag is burned and scrawled on the driveway in spray paint the words “BLACKS RULE” appear.

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 15d

It should be self-evident now that @EzraKlein.bsky.social is an unreliable public thinker who serves only as the “white moderate, who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice” that MLK was so disappointed by.

Read this from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social instead: www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

Boston review piece: How Can We Live Together?
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

By Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 18d

At this point, I’ve totally lost count of all the winning that Trump promised!

Daily Beast headline: DOJ Can’t Tie Suspected Kirk Killer to Left Like MAGA Wants

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 18d

Magic ammo made me laugh out loud.

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 18d

Very cool of the New York Times to do free marketing for the funeral of a racist Christian nationalist bigot.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18d

The public memorial for Charlie Kirk will take place in Arizona on Sunday morning. President Trump and several top administration officials are expected to speak. Here’s what to know.

What to Know About Charlie Kirk’s Funeral: Time, How to Watch and Speakers

The conservative activist will be honored in a public program on Sunday, with President Trump and several top administration officials expected to speak.

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 18d

Maybe the ‘prophetess’ is saying that Charlie Kirk is in a dark place and the ‘arrows of light’ are so he can see, again, in that place that is devoid of light.

I wonder in what place she thinks Charlie Kirk is being held.

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 18d

It’s Illegal to criticize Donald Trump - ACT ACCORDINGLY!

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