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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 3h

Former Reid guy was actually a good staffer. His issue is that he’s on his third public persona now as to who he is/what he believes.

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Pregame Empire @pregameempire.bsky.social · 4h

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 9h

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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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 4h

Guys like this are usually a pain in the ass to deal with, think they know everything, as a result, nobody wants to work with them if they can help it.

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 4h

But, yeah, guy that people should just block.

He’s a type of person anybody who ever had a hill job, even for only a few months, can clock a mile away.

Even if he made it a few years, it’s telling he doesn’t appear to have had any big promotions.

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 4h

“Anti-vaxxers are winning the .gif battle, why you don’t need the mmr vaccine, next on 60 minutes.”

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 5h

This is the kind of free-thinking, hard-hitting journalism they're going to be getting at CBS soon.

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 4h

He gets free shot at Durbin.

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 4h

The leaks that are supposedly the basis of Comey’s firing and his prosecution are leaks that benefitted Trump.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 6h

incredibly, bleakly funny that trump is going after christopher wray, who spent his entire tenure at the fbi with his head down desperately trying to avoid trump's attention and did nothing to protect the bureau from trump's attacks www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Other prosecutors are investigating former CIA director John Brennan, another prominent Trump critic, and former FBI director Christopher Wray, who was originally appointed by Trump but enraged conservatives who came to believe he had wielded the bureau’s powers against them. Former officials have received subpoenas in recent days in the Wray inquiry, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

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Department of Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 4h

Courts should assume every prosecution is tainted by Presidential interference

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 4h

Muscoda, Wisconsin.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 4h

What about Calais, Maine?

Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 4h

The golfer, wearing lucky number 7.

Scouting the Refs @scoutingtherefs.bsky.social · 5h

Refs Jean Hebert #15 and Garrett Rank #7 work Kings vs. Golden Knights with Jonny Murray #95 and Brandon Gawryletz #64
scoutingtherefs.com/...
#GoKingsGo #VegasBorn #LAKvsVGK #NHL

Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 5h

President Dementia

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 5h

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

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

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 8h

“Another team” is some incredible self confidence

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 9h

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11h

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

www.canarymedia.com

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 14h

Go back in your hole, asshat.

Editing the Blue-Gray Lady @nytdiff.bsky.social · 14h

Justice Kennedy, Off the Bench but Still Rendering Opinions

In a rare interview, the justice bemoaned vulgarity in public life, discussed his family’s ties to President Trump and reflected on his own history and legacy.

www.nytimes.com

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 10h

You could definitely get away with sending a fake Lee Greenwood out on the stage at this place.

Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 10h

Imagine taking a load off the joints with tire pressure rather than whiskey.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 10h

Elon Musk said he was going to cut spending by $2 trillion dollars, but instead spending is higher this year than we thought it would be before Trump took office. Truly incredible stuff.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 11h

CBO fy2025 projections for deficit/spending/etc are out

Some issues make simple comparisons apples-to-oranges, so I'll do apples-to-apples & explain in the thread

Relative to pre-Trump projections:
-Primary deficits ⬆️ $34 bn
-program spending ⬆️ $97 bn
-revenues ⬆️ $63 bn
www.cbo.gov/publication/...

2025 (January estimate, adjusted to fix issues) 2025 CBO estimate (remove student loan one-time revaluation) 2025 (adjusted for student loans) vs. 2025 projection (adjusted to fix issues)
Spending 7061 7166 105
Program spending 6108 6205 97
Interest 953 961 9
Revenue 5163 5226 63
Primary deficit 945 979 34
Total deficit 1898 1940 42

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 10h

Don’t forget about the time she slapped Mike Lee in the brain.

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 10h

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 10h

He’s not popular. We need to pound this home in the hopes that big news rooms will realize that’s the story and help it further.

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Daniel Rob-hurts 🎃 @drobertsimg.bsky.social · 10h

This was always where this is headed. Trump is an albatross around every Republican’s neck heading into the midterms. And he lacks the foresight and discipline to execute any sort of plan to reverse the trend.

They will unburden themselves of Trump by the midterms if his health doesn’t do it first.

The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 11h

If you look at select pollsters, who meet criteria for reliability, the approval numbers for Trump are dismal.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 10h

Not if you are paying things.

The Economist @economist.com · 10h

Six months on from “Liberation Day”, things look surprisingly rosy

Why Donald Trump’s tariffs are failing to break global trade

Six months on from “Liberation Day”, things look surprisingly rosy

econ.st

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 10h

Hot take: interlibrary loan is truly miraculous. You put in a request and, though magic known to librarians, you get the book or the article you didn't have access to before!

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