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Cliff Schecter: At Substack! www.blueamp.co @cliffschecter.bsky.social · 13d

World Leaders Laugh at Trump; Escalator & Teleprompter Join in www.blueamp.co/p/world-lead...

Sinclair/Nextstar ICE Shootings James Comey Zelenskyy

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Ryan Wiggins @ryan-n-wiggins.bsky.social · 15d

Melania is all of us.

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Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer.bsky.social · 20d

After my youngest son died, my dad bought a new Subaru SUV, and he and I set off on an epic road trip that I chronicled on Twitter under #2DudesisaSubaru.

My co-pilot seat is now empty, and I've gotta log the rest of my journey solo, but having learned from a master how to navigate the road ahead.

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Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer.bsky.social · 27d

Kirk’s Assassination Brings Trump’s Authoritarianism into Even Clearer Focus

By blaming his enemies, Trump seeks to mobilize his followers, discredit his critics, and justify repression.
- my latest column @lincolnsquare.media

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Kirk’s Assassination Brings Trump’s Authoritarianism into Even Clearer Focus

By blaming his enemies, Trump seeks to mobilize his followers, discredit his critics, and justify repression.

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Trygve Olson @trygveolson.bsky.social · 27d

When Violence Comes Home — we have to start with asking ourselves who are we and what do we want us to be as a nation.

My latestest on Substack.

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When Political Violence Comes Home

We all need to take a moment to reflect on who and what we are and want to be.

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Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

Navy SEAL Dan Barkhuff shreds the clownish faux-toughguy facade of insecure, weak fools like Trump and Hegseth and their lethality-war fighte-buzzword-spewing delusions about what makes the US military the most powerful and deadly force the world has ever witnessed.
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OMG

Pete Hegseth is a dork

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Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hey Dems and others in the pro-democracy majority in the U.S., read this by @stuartpstevens.bsky.social . Right damn now would be good.

My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear www.lincolnsquare.media/p/my-plea-to...

My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear

What the Dems must do if they win back the House next year, including defunding the entire executive branch and nationalizing SpaceX.

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stuartpstevens.bsky.social @stuartpstevens.bsky.social · Aug 22

Putin meets alone with Trump.

A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard.

FBI goes after John Bolton.

Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.

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Trygve Olson @trygveolson.bsky.social · Aug 8

Everywhere I go right now, I hear the same thing: “I’m exhausted.”

People who care about democracy feel like they’re in a permanent crisis loop.

But here’s the truth:

Democracy building isn’t regime change.
It’s a long-term investment in a better world.

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You don’t win democracy like you win a campaign. You sustain it like you build a forest.

The Long-Term Game: Democracy as a Generational Investment

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Trygve Olson @trygveolson.bsky.social · Aug 6

In the early 2000s, I worked in countries where democracy was fragile, new, or still just an idea.

We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.”

We talked about survival

Strategy.
Coalition
Courage

We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked

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The Democracy-Building Toolbox — And Why We Need It Here Now

Tools we used to export. Now we need to use them to save ourselves.

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Ryan Wiggins @ryan-n-wiggins.bsky.social · Aug 3

My latest for @lincolnsquare.media is a reminder why we can't let the Epstein scandal die, based on personal experience. Please consider giving it a read and a share. ❤️

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We’re Missing the Point on the Epstein Scandal

We are spending our time talking about the wrong people.

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Trygve Olson @trygveolson.bsky.social · Aug 3

One Thing That Made America Great

For all our flaws, one of the things that truly made America exceptional — and made us trusted — was this:

We didn’t cook the books.

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One thing that made America great: we didn’t cook the books.

The Day They Fired the Economist for Telling the Truth

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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · Aug 1

What is the title of the new Maxwell show? How about:

"Pedo is the New MAGA"

Thoughts? Suggestions?

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Aug 1

Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted Epstein sex trafficker, has been moved to a luxury minimum-security prison. Why is Trump’s DOJ giving special treatment? Rick Wilson breaks down the political cover-up behind this shocking move.
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BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Luxury Prison in Texas

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

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Cliff Schecter: At Substack! www.blueamp.co @cliffschecter.bsky.social · Jul 27

www.youtube.com/live/ksg_m8p... Great show with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social & David Shuster! Check it out, and get John's great new book, "Separation of Church and Hate"(!!)

(Epstein Lindsey Graham)

John Fugelsang: How RWers Weaponize Religion & Hilarious Trump/Epstein Line

YouTube video by CLIFF'S EDGE

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Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer.bsky.social · Jul 27

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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP Ozzy. Apparently there can be only one Prince of Darkness at a time and it seems Stephen Miller has locked up the title.

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Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Prince of Darkness’ Turned Reality TV Star, Dies at 76

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SlamDunkRicky @slamdunkricky.bsky.social · Jul 20

Spot on @jefftimmer.bsky.social ! You nailed it!!

“This piece isn’t about the true believers. It’s about the Quisling converts. The ones who once winced when Trump called the press “enemies of the people,” and would now cheer if he arrests them.”

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The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles

There is no Trump 2.0 without these Vichy collaborators.

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JAG in YYC @jagyyc.bsky.social · Jul 20

“…They checked the wind, saw the authoritarian weather forecast, and chose to sell umbrellas…”

Gold.

Incredible piece by @jefftimmer.bsky.social

Wake up America.

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Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer.bsky.social · Jul 20

My latest column is at @lincolnsquare.media. Read and subscribe. Now would be good. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

'The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles'

www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-compli...

The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles

There is no Trump 2.0 without these Vichy collaborators.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · Jul 20

The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles: Read the latest from @thelincolnprojects.bsky.social COO @jefftimmer.bsky.social for Lincoln Square:

www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-compli...

The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles

There is no Trump 2.0 without these Vichy collaborators.

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Center for Ballot Freedom @centerforballotfreedom.org · Jul 14

A sneak preview from our forthcoming podcast: Guest @perrybaconjr.bsky.social gives his take on better ways to bring new parties into our democracy than just a party in Elon Musk's image.

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Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Trygve Olson @trygveolson.bsky.social · Jul 21

Stillbirth is a different kind of loss.

You’re not just grieving a child — you’re grieving the future you imagined.

The milestones never come.

There’s no timeline to anchor the pain.

It’s a life unlived, and a version of yourself that disappears with it.

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My daughter's Life was Never Lived, and Today she would have Turned Nineteen.

For Vilte — And For Anyone Who’s Lost a Child Before They Were Born

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Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer.bsky.social · Jul 20

My latest column is at @lincolnsquare.media. Read and subscribe. Now would be good. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

'The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles'

www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-compli...

The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles

There is no Trump 2.0 without these Vichy collaborators.

www.lincolnsquare.media

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Jeff Timmer @jefftimmer.bsky.social · Jul 9

Ted Cruz is a dick

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Jul 9

It's officially day 90 of Trump's '90 deals in 90 days' bullshit tariff policy.

He has 0 deals implemented.

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