Captain Jack Absolute-ish
@glasshoarder.bsky.social
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Proud citizen of United States of Dunning-Kruger. Lapsed actor & playwright. Walking contradiction. Stained glass artist. Food grower and dog lover. New Yorker in the 80s = told you he was a grifter.
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glasshoarder.bsky.social
My dad was Antifa in France, Belgium and Germany from 1942-45. Got a Bronze Star and 3 Air Medals for it. Didn’t realize I was supposed to be ashamed of that. My bad 🤷‍♂️
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jfallows.bsky.social
We need more leaders, Dems and (come ON!) even Republicans to speak up this way.
govpritzker.illinois.gov
Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.
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lolennui.bsky.social
So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
One of these women has spent a lifetime selflessly funding a reading program widely available to any child who wants it, while the other one is an author of several books for children who did not do that.
angryblacklady.blacksky.app
Dolly Parton has been a good person all her life. She does so many kind things for people. Compare that to someone like JK Rowling who wakes up every day and decides to be an absolute asshole.
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karlbode.com
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
Today in Politics Chat, I talked about how power sloshes around when a president is checked out, and noted that right now unelected officials like Stephen Miller are trying to grab it. But instead, We the People can take it back and create a better nation.
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muellershewrote.com
THIS is the energy we’ve been waiting for. Credit where credit is due.
charlotteclymer.bsky.social
"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
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darrigomelanie.bsky.social
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
glasshoarder.bsky.social
This!
tomcatjock.bsky.social
Weird how all these ICE agents cosplaying Tier One operators have yet to enter a known violent gang area to make arrests.
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audacityofdespair.bsky.social
As basic question from an ex-police reporter: Can some of our journalists detail the training regimen all these new federal agents receive? The lethal incompetence involving use of force and perameters of the 4A suggests they are just handed guns, masks and badges and told to go fuck people up.
johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
ICE is made up of men who have failed the human test and have nothing of value to offer this nation.

Adults with decency and options and possibilities don’t do this shit.
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asharangappa.bsky.social
Ordering state police to have a confrontation with federal agents or the military — while it might “feel” satisfying to some — is a recipe for disaster, one in which someone will get hurt, and provide the exact pretext they are looking for to…do something worse. Pritzker is right here, sorry
laurie-merrell.bsky.social
If you still know anyone who imagines that Pritzker or Johnson will order police under their command to arrest federal agents, you can send them this (1hr12min42sec timestamp). They are explicit that they will not and they view courts as only venue for enforcement.

www.youtube.com/live/vqP4YFV...
LIVE: Illinois' JD Pritzker on Trump's use of National Guard
YouTube video by Reuters
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glasshoarder.bsky.social
Love Spain, spent years visiting & exploring moving there, but doesn’t take a history professor to see this was always a possibility. My standard (unsolicited) advice to friends thinking of ex-patting somewhere is go bc you want to live there, not to outrun this madness. You won’t.
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thefritobanditoo.bsky.social
Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.
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boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com
Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.
The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”
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mikeachim.bsky.social
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Someone looking at all this with a cold eye might say that Miller and Hegseth are seeking control over the power ministries before a Vance ally invokes the 25th Amendment.
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stano.bsky.social
No political movement will collapse faster than Republicanism the moment Trump is out of the picture. All of his heirs can't wait to knife each other and none of them individually has even 10% of the juice that Trump has with the median chud voter.
timothysnyder.bsky.social
Someone looking at all this with a cold eye might say that Miller and Hegseth are seeking control over the power ministries before a Vance ally invokes the 25th Amendment.
glasshoarder.bsky.social
“Won” the top job lmao
nytimes.com
News Analysis: At The Free Press, Bari Weiss battled so-called “wokeness” and buddied up with billionaires. Now she’s the editor in chief of CBS News.
How Bari Weiss of The Free Press Won the Top Job at CBS News
At The Free Press, she battled “wokeness” and buddied up with billionaires. Now she’s the editor in chief of CBS News.
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