MarknPhoenix
@marknphoenix.bsky.social
News junkie, Gay, #BlackLivesMatter #BNWO
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I wonder why Bill Pulte didn’t send this case over to DOJ with a criminal referral along with his selective targeting of Adam Schiff and Lisa Cook? apnews.com/article/paxt...
August 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I wonder why Bill Pulte didn’t send this case over to DOJ with a criminal referral along with his selective targeting of Adam Schiff and Lisa Cook? apnews.com/article/paxt...
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The former CEO of My Faith Votes, a prominent conservative Christian activist, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. My Faith Votes was founded in 2015 to mobilize millions of conservative Christians to vote in elections.
Jason Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, pleads guilty to child porn possession
Former My Faith Votes CEO Jason Yates, a prominent conservative Christian activist, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, months after he was arrested
www.christianpost.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The former CEO of My Faith Votes, a prominent conservative Christian activist, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. My Faith Votes was founded in 2015 to mobilize millions of conservative Christians to vote in elections.
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Israel’s Parliament voted in favor of annexing the West Bank. Other Democrats interviewed by The Intercept condemned the move.
Israeli Parliament Votes for Making Apartheid Official. Fetterman: “I Haven’t Been Following It.”
Sen. John Fetterman didn’t follow the Israel Parliament vote to annex the West Bank. Other Democrats interviewed condemned the move.
interc.pt
July 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Israel’s Parliament voted in favor of annexing the West Bank. Other Democrats interviewed by The Intercept condemned the move.
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I would say this lives up to the billing of “disturbing” www.sacurrent.com/news/gop-tex...
July 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I would say this lives up to the billing of “disturbing” www.sacurrent.com/news/gop-tex...
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And now, Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma school superintendent who (among other morality-boosting moves) wanted to put Trump bibles into every classroom. But he failed, apparently, to close an, erm, browser window during a board meeting
kfor.com/video/invest...
kfor.com/video/invest...
Investigation inquiry underway after reports of naked women on Ryan Walters office TV
Investigation inquiry underway after reports of naked women on Ryan Walters office TV
kfor.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
And now, Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma school superintendent who (among other morality-boosting moves) wanted to put Trump bibles into every classroom. But he failed, apparently, to close an, erm, browser window during a board meeting
kfor.com/video/invest...
kfor.com/video/invest...
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ICE is now the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the country. And that fact raises a question: What exactly are they going to do with all that money?
The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-worst-...
The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-worst-...
The Worst ICE Agents Are Coming
Tens of billions of new dollars plus a rush to hire 10,000 new agents equals a disaster in the making.
www.thebulwark.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ICE is now the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the country. And that fact raises a question: What exactly are they going to do with all that money?
The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-worst-...
The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-worst-...
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Harry Enten: "Inflation in my mind was what cost Joe Biden the presidency more than any other factor. It brought him down. But guess what? Donald Trump at this point, his net approval rating on inflation among independents -- it's actually worse than Biden's was a year ago! Minus 45 points!"
July 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Harry Enten: "Inflation in my mind was what cost Joe Biden the presidency more than any other factor. It brought him down. But guess what? Donald Trump at this point, his net approval rating on inflation among independents -- it's actually worse than Biden's was a year ago! Minus 45 points!"
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Do not close your eyes!
Do not close your ears!
Abuses are happening in our name.
As the US government commits atrocities, we have a choice:
Speak out or be complicit.
ICE just got 170B & will hire 10k more officers.
With $45B to create internment camps-5x the budget of the Bureau of Prisons.
Do not close your ears!
Abuses are happening in our name.
As the US government commits atrocities, we have a choice:
Speak out or be complicit.
ICE just got 170B & will hire 10k more officers.
With $45B to create internment camps-5x the budget of the Bureau of Prisons.
July 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Do not close your eyes!
Do not close your ears!
Abuses are happening in our name.
As the US government commits atrocities, we have a choice:
Speak out or be complicit.
ICE just got 170B & will hire 10k more officers.
With $45B to create internment camps-5x the budget of the Bureau of Prisons.
Do not close your ears!
Abuses are happening in our name.
As the US government commits atrocities, we have a choice:
Speak out or be complicit.
ICE just got 170B & will hire 10k more officers.
With $45B to create internment camps-5x the budget of the Bureau of Prisons.
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Trump Admin public affairs shops are openly trolling. Now they're posting white nationalist messages and the target audience is hearing it loud and clear. As a former Army spokesman I find it incredibly dangerous. My latest dives into the meaning in DHS's most recent 'Manifest Destiny' meme.
That's not a dog whistle
It's clear that white supremacists are currently running the social media and public relations shops of Federal agencies and that's dangerous for all of us
open.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trump Admin public affairs shops are openly trolling. Now they're posting white nationalist messages and the target audience is hearing it loud and clear. As a former Army spokesman I find it incredibly dangerous. My latest dives into the meaning in DHS's most recent 'Manifest Destiny' meme.
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🚨 Unearthed: In January 2024, Trump reposted this Truth Social post questioning the FBI’s handling of “the Epstein tapes.”
Now his administration dismisses the tapes as a “hoax.”
Now his administration dismisses the tapes as a “hoax.”
July 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🚨 Unearthed: In January 2024, Trump reposted this Truth Social post questioning the FBI’s handling of “the Epstein tapes.”
Now his administration dismisses the tapes as a “hoax.”
Now his administration dismisses the tapes as a “hoax.”
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Reporter: How do you feel about the Columbia settlement?
Dominique: Let me tell you about public universities in Republican-led states...
I appreciate that I get the kicker on a lot of these stories because I'm the most grim
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Dominique: Let me tell you about public universities in Republican-led states...
I appreciate that I get the kicker on a lot of these stories because I'm the most grim
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
July 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reporter: How do you feel about the Columbia settlement?
Dominique: Let me tell you about public universities in Republican-led states...
I appreciate that I get the kicker on a lot of these stories because I'm the most grim
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Dominique: Let me tell you about public universities in Republican-led states...
I appreciate that I get the kicker on a lot of these stories because I'm the most grim
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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July 18: If we have a smart president, you're never going to let the dollar slide. If you have a dummy, that could happen.
July 25: A weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money. It doesn't sound good, but you make a hell of a lot more money with a weaker dollar than with a strong dollar
July 25: A weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money. It doesn't sound good, but you make a hell of a lot more money with a weaker dollar than with a strong dollar
July 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
July 18: If we have a smart president, you're never going to let the dollar slide. If you have a dummy, that could happen.
July 25: A weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money. It doesn't sound good, but you make a hell of a lot more money with a weaker dollar than with a strong dollar
July 25: A weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money. It doesn't sound good, but you make a hell of a lot more money with a weaker dollar than with a strong dollar
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Just to be clear, I'm advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Just to be clear, I'm advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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#NorthCarolina
VOTERS
It is INSANE but the GOP is still fighting the 2024 election in North Carolina and their judges just said 60,000 voters don't exist 4 months later)
You have 15 days to prove you exist -
#NorthCarolina
Post this every day 4 next 15 days
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
VOTERS
It is INSANE but the GOP is still fighting the 2024 election in North Carolina and their judges just said 60,000 voters don't exist 4 months later)
You have 15 days to prove you exist -
#NorthCarolina
Post this every day 4 next 15 days
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
#NorthCarolina
VOTERS
It is INSANE but the GOP is still fighting the 2024 election in North Carolina and their judges just said 60,000 voters don't exist 4 months later)
You have 15 days to prove you exist -
#NorthCarolina
Post this every day 4 next 15 days
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
VOTERS
It is INSANE but the GOP is still fighting the 2024 election in North Carolina and their judges just said 60,000 voters don't exist 4 months later)
You have 15 days to prove you exist -
#NorthCarolina
Post this every day 4 next 15 days
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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NEW: DOGE is trying to gift itself a building worth $500 million, court filings show. It's the culmination of a dramatic battle between DOGE and the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded think tank. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
NEW: DOGE is trying to gift itself a building worth $500 million, court filings show. It's the culmination of a dramatic battle between DOGE and the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded think tank. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
April 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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I'm old enough to remember when conservatives were against this sort of thing.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2...
Trump is plotting the biggest tax rise in global history
The burden for paying the bulk of the president’s Liberation Day tariffs will fall on consumers, potentially at some $600 billion a year
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I'm old enough to remember when conservatives were against this sort of thing.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2...
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Tucker Carlson's father Dick is dead. He was a transphobic television figure with no journalistic standards who involuntarily outed people. And obviously he helped turn his son into an utter irredeemable scumbag www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/b...
Richard Carlson, Journalist Who Led Voice of America, Dies at 84
The father of the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, he won a Peabody Award for television reporting that uncovered a car company’s fraud.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Tucker Carlson's father Dick is dead. He was a transphobic television figure with no journalistic standards who involuntarily outed people. And obviously he helped turn his son into an utter irredeemable scumbag www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/b...
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MORE: Judge Chen, an Obama appointee, said the decision was appeared rooted in racial discrimination by Noem and Trump, saying they distorted data to label the massive group of Venezuelan TPS holders to be linked to crime. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
March 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
MORE: Judge Chen, an Obama appointee, said the decision was appeared rooted in racial discrimination by Noem and Trump, saying they distorted data to label the massive group of Venezuelan TPS holders to be linked to crime. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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BREAKNG: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from ending "temporary protected status" for 350,000 Venezuelan nationals — which was slated to expire next week.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
March 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
BREAKNG: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from ending "temporary protected status" for 350,000 Venezuelan nationals — which was slated to expire next week.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...