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

The Constitution did not foresee the position of presidential chief of staff, so it’s hard to see what legitimate constraints could prevent Stephen Miller from becoming an all-powerful dictator.

by Jonathan Turley

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 3d

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3d

so is this the fight against "left-wing terrorism"?

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s an idea for a reporter:

Gather some retired cops or MPs together and show them how ICE handles hecklers and protesters.

I guarantee you’ll get some amazing copy. Especially if your outlet lets you reprint profanity.

Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 4d

No effort to deescalate, no effort to walk away, just sling the rifle and physically attack

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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 5d

When those who have the power to put the brakes on all of this do nothing, you have to conclude that either (1) they approve of what's happening, or (2) they are abject cowards who are afraid to raise their heads up and lead. What is an ordinary person supposed to do in the face of evil and apathy?

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 5d

How bad are tariffs going?

I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.

UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.

That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯

Screenshot of message from UPS:

Hi Adam,
All import fees must be paid prior to delivery.
Save time - prepay online for your FREIGHTCOM shipment. If import fees are not paid before delivery, an additional surcharge will be applied.
Total Amount Due
119.20 USD
Additional charges may have been applied based on recent tariff policy changes.
Pay Now ›

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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 5d

"Every accusation is a confession," Comet Ping Pong version.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6d

I would like to know how we can identify the specific persons at CNN who researched, wrote, edited, and approved this and hang it around their necks for the rest of their professional lives.

Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · 6d

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.

Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.

Legacy media failed the country.

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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 6d

Affirmative action for right wing culture warriors never goes out of style.

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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 6d

Blue states subsidize red states. What they get in return is a dysfunctional federal government that is selectively going after them during an avoidable shut down. At this point, what is the downside of withholding federal tax payments?

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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 7d

While we won't be silenced, we will happily tell you about how both sides are at fault for whatever disaster the Republicans just caused.

F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 7d

"blocked"

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The Verge @theverge.com · 8d

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia

With Biden, AI Mode will provide a summarized answer.

buff.ly

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 8d

This is correct.

If you heard someone in an assisted-living facility rambling on this way, you'd be talking with the doctors about appropriate next levels of care.

No kidding.

And every officer in the room has to realize it.

Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 8d

If Joe Biden were giving this rambling speech, itd be treated as a four alarm fire in every newsroom in the country about his very obvious physical and mental decline. But because its Trump, they'll all mostly just shrug and move past it.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 9d

So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖 🌊 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 10d

He's Just Not That Into You

h/t Warren Gunnels

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”

Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-isnt-the-media-reporting-on-trumps-d1e

Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?

Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”

robertreich.substack.com

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 11d

War-ravaged Portland

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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 12d

I dunno, seems a bit too graphic

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12d

This chart just blows my mind.

Comparison of media coverage for Obama's tan suit versus the Comey indictment.

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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 13d

Have you punched a Nazi today? If not, why not?

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F. West @fgwest.bsky.social · 14d

Nah, she's an introvert

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 14d

Kash Patel is the head of the FBI because he wrote pro-Trump fanfic for children. Keep this in mind when he is giving out briefings.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14d

Well, they're keeping *me* energized and excited, so it seems fair for them to expect that in return.

Jazzaoxon @jazzaoxon.bsky.social · 14d

Keep your students energized and excited.

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Julian G West @pushingarrows.bsky.social · 14d

Congrats to Shijin, Drew, and Martin on publication of this C-H arylation with remarkable terminal selectivity! 3,5-lutidine turns out to be key! Check it out in Chem Eur J @chemistryeurope.bsky.social

chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Terminal Selective Arylation of Inert Alkanes via Radical‐Organometallic Crossover

Selectivity is an essential part of organic synthesis and key to synthetic efficiency. However, selectivity is challenging to achieve in hydrocarbon molecules. Herein we report a mild and direct meth....

chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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