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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 5h

🟠💩 hates comedians. The US needs more comedians. A Blue Wave of comedians, a veritable tsunami of comedians. Support your local comedians.

Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 6h

Behold! The Epstein Files,
Chock full of pedophiles.
What rhymes with orange?
Everything or nothing?
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A Trump Poetic Piss-Potpourri

Behold! The Epstein Files, Chock full of pedophiles. What rhymes with orange? Everything or nothing? Chicago, Blues Brothers Town, Where ...

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 21h

Illinois and Chicago are now are now at the coal face of history. They are ready to take a stand.

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 16h

Twelfth Night: "Let hamburgers be the food of love" is the theme of this hilarious romantic comedy. In a triumph of double-drag acting, Trump plays Viola in disguise, pretending to be Cesario. Will send you home wondering...
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Shakespeare for MAGAts

The following is intended as a guide to some of Shakespeare 's most iconic plays as interpreted by the Trump Traveling Circus . Cognoscente ...

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 16h

Behold! The Epstein Files,
Chock full of pedophiles.
What rhymes with orange?
Everything or nothing?

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 16h

Have you read your Epstein Papers today? If not, why not?
.... Oh, is that the reason? Shame on the GOP (Gross Old Pedophiles).

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 21h

Doggone, you're right!

MaTT FLaMMaBLe @mattflammable.bsky.social · 21h

“You’re gonna get fried, chicken!”

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 16h

Twelfth Night: "Let hamburgers be the food of love" is the theme of this hilarious romantic comedy. In a triumph of double-drag acting, Trump plays Viola in disguise, pretending to be Cesario. Will send you home wondering...
mycandles.blogspot.com/2025/08/shak...

Shakespeare for MAGAts

The following is intended as a guide to some of Shakespeare 's most iconic plays as interpreted by the Trump Traveling Circus . Cognoscente ...

mycandles.blogspot.com

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 16h

Behold! The Epstein Files,
Chock full of pedophiles.
What rhymes with orange?
Everything or nothing?

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 16h

Have you read your Epstein Papers today? If not, why not?
.... Oh, is that the reason? Shame on the GOP (Gross Old Pedophiles).

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 1d

That dress will certainly sell some Swifties.

Forbes @forbes.com · 2d

Swift pushed back against the rumor that she had turned down the Halftime show due to concerns that the NFL would not allow her to own the footage of her performance.

Taylor Swift Addresses Rumor About Turning Down Super Bowl Halftime Show

Swift pushed back against the rumor that she had turned down the Halftime show due to concerns that the NFL would not allow her to own the footage of her performance.

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 21h

Original mixed media painting, landscape, signed by Nalan Laluk: "Magic Spring" ebay.us/m/vLB1Iy

Original mixed media painting, landscape, signed by Nalan Laluk: "Magic Spring" | eBay UK

This unique mixed media painting by Nalan Laluk, titled "Magic Spring", is a large landscape piece that captures the essence of nature with its contemporary art and abstract style. Created with enamel...

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 21h

Chicago and Illinois! You are now ground zero in the fight against Trumpist fascism! I grew up there and I know you will rise to the occasion!

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 21h

Original oil and mixed media painting, signed by Nalan Laluk: "Pyroclastic Flow" ebay.us/m/HRhNl5

Original oil and mixed media painting, signed by Nalan Laluk: "Pyroclastic Flow" | eBay UK

The product is an original oil and mixed media painting titled "Pyroclastic Flow" by artist Nalan Laluk. This large landscape painting, signed by Laluk, is done on canvas using oil, enamel, ink, and a...

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 21h

Doggone, you're right!

MaTT FLaMMaBLe @mattflammable.bsky.social · 21h

“You’re gonna get fried, chicken!”

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 21h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23h

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social · 23h

Pritzker also responded on social media, saying: “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?”

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Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as national guard arrives in city

President accused Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker of failing to protect Ice officers as troops deploy to Chicago

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@billspaced @billspaced.com · 22h

Illinois Governor Pritzker Says Trump’s Troop Deployments Are Fueled by ‘Dementia and Obsessions’ #MorningSixpack

Illinois Governor Pritzker Says Trump’s Troop Deployments Are Fueled by ‘Dementia and Obsessions’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker torched Donald Trump on Tuesday, accusing the president of deploying National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland out of “dementia” and irrational fixations.

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 23h

Mango Unchained posted this morning that "Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!"

And speaking of people who should be in jail...

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FlameKurve 💙 @flamekurve.bsky.social · 22h

I applaud Pritzker. He's standing up and speaking out. It's too bad this will never actually happen because there are not enough people in the government who would actually vote it through.

Greg (Big Dog) @oneveteransoath.substack.com · 1d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
#25thAmendment 👊

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 21h

Careful, Donnie, your racism is showing.

jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social @jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social · 21h

Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson should be arresting KKKrumpf for pretending to be a human being! He can't even refer to Mr. Johson by name.

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 21h

All, Pritzker is holding a press conference right now - I'd watch, especially given Trump's comments from this AM:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX51...

WATCH LIVE: Illinois Gov. Pritzker holds news briefing with workers affected by federal shutdown

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Peter McCandless @mycandlesp.bsky.social · 21h

Illinois and Chicago are now are now at the coal face of history. They are ready to take a stand.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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