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gregolear.bsky.social
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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patdeklotz.bsky.social
I think about this piece from JVL sometimes, which I think nailed it (the section on "Strategic Ambiguity"): www.thebulwark.com/p/our-semi-a...
America is ruled by a regime that is attempting to create a dictatorship. Part of its strategy is to maintain strategic ambiguity about the state of our democracy. They want to send strong signals to various institutions that democracy no longer exists and that the rule of law is now rule by law. The point of these signals is to demand submission to their autocratic rule and consolidate non-electoral power. At the same time this regime wants to maintain the plausibility that it might be overthrown via normal democratic processes. The point of this second signal is to keep the institutions (and people) that have not yet been subdued docile and deactivated. The strategic ambiguity about whether or not we live in an autocracy is designed to preserve maximum maneuverability for the regime until such time as they have full control and no longer need to maneuver. That’s how these things work. Remember: It was only after Russian society attempted to rebel following the invasion of Ukraine that Vladimir Putin took the mask all the way off. Until then, Putin had spent twenty years perpetuating strategic ambiguity about whether or not he was in full dictatorial control of every aspect of Russia society. He was, for nearly the entire time. But it was useful for him to pretend that he might not be. It was only events that required him to drop the fiction and publicly embrace autocracy.
January 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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tizzywoman.bsky.social
The leaders of Albania & Azerbaijan were filmed mocking US Trump for claiming he ended a war between the 2 countries, even though they have never fought each other.

The world thinks that the occupant is a joke.
He’s destroying our country. Congress must act.
January 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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macwbishop.bsky.social
Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
January 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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statuscoupnews.bsky.social
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Daniel Dale’s “Trump fact-checks” have reached parody level.

This is today’s. 🤡

@ddale8.bsky.social @cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/p...
January 13, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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dandrezner.bsky.social
THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES, RANKED:

1) Organized gangs of wine moms
2) League of Women Voters
3) Daughters of the American Revolution
4) Packs of wild dogs that have taken over major cities
5) China
scottjshapiro.bsky.social Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 14d
“organized gangs of wine moms”
Fox News • • Follow ٠٠٠ 27m • 0 STOP THE MADNESS: "What we are seeing across the country as organized gangs of wine moms use Antifa tactics to harass and impede ICE agents is not civil disobedience. It isn't even protest. It's just crime," writes David Marcus.
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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fastwomen.bsky.social
At the World Athletics Cross Country Championships press conference, the first reporter to be called on asks a question about visa access, which is on many people's minds and gets a mild scolding from World Athletics president Sebastian Coe for asking.

Clip here: www.youtube.com/live/95Uwqiz...
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)

1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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filmmakerjulie.bsky.social
Live in New Jersey and horrified by ICE’s shooting in Minneapolis today and their unlawful actions against immigrants EVERY day?
Join us in Trenton tomorrow (thurs) to advocate legally and peacefully for these 3 important bills.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
N.J. is fighting back against Trump and ICE with 3 bold proposals
Democrats are pushing a package of bills that would keep state agencies from sharing people's immigration status and help bar ICE from schools and hospitals.
www.nj.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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coachdancasey.bsky.social
Christian McCaffery trains like a Sprinter.

There’s a reason you should run Track.
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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pkryan.bsky.social
Trump illegally started a war so his billionaire cronies could access Venezuela’s oil.

Now he's sending even more of our taxpayer dollars + men and women in uniform to “run the country”?!?

I ran for Congress to make sure we learned the lessons of Iraq. Trump is repeating them.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22d
Trump: "We're there now, but we're going to stay until such time as the pop -- proper transition can take place. So we're gonna stay until such time as -- we're gonna run it essentially."
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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daveweigel.bsky.social
"Kamala will draft your sons to fight in Ukraine" was all over the place in 2024. I don't think the Dems appreciated how much the Liz Cheney appearances fed into that; Stephen Miller claimed Cheney would be her defense secretary and start WWIII.
jos1463.bsky.social ListenToTheEpsteinVictims @jos1463.bsky.social · 22d
They believed the lie
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.

Holy. Shit.

www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Were there moments that you missed? Anything that happened that’s on the cutting room floor? I don’t think there’s anything I missed that I wish I’d gotten. I’ll give you a little anecdote: Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session. He asked me, “Should I smile or not smile?” and I said, “How would you want to be portrayed?” We agreed that we would do a bit of both. And then when we were finished, he comes up to me to shake my hand and say goodbye. And he says to me, “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” And I looked at him and I said, “You know, you do, too.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
President currently feuding with a beloved American comedy icon who was murdered 24 hours ago.
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Dec 15
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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pbump.com
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 30
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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aaronparnas.bsky.social
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
“Hell, yeah, she’s getting paid!” the lobbyist said."

Antonia Hitchens on the mystery of Laura Loomer's many vendettas
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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apnews.com
BREAKING: The Trump administration has renewed its Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen during the shutdown.
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
States are facing uncertainty about providing full monthly benefits for a federal food program serving 42 million Americans.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 10
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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solomonmissouri.bsky.social
Because many struggle with math…
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM