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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 2h

Kristi Noem should never have been confirmed after this. It ended up being a perfect representation of what she would do.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 2h

oh my god they are panicking so hard right now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson: "It's about keeping Congress operating so we can get to healthcare. We always were going to. They're lying to you. Okay? The healthcare issues were always gonna be something discussed, deliberated, contemplated, and debated in October and November."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

The most common response I hear from Dems is, ‘what happened to her?’ What happened is she wanted to run for Senate, wanted Trump’s endorsement first, and Trump told her not to run because she couldn’t win. Since then, different Marge. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Greene on the Epstein files: "I can't conclusively say that's why the House isn't in session, but the House should be in session...there is a new Democrat that's been elected that deserves to be sworn in...if it's to avoid the discharge petition, why drag this out? It's going to have 218 signatures"

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 20h

No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

"There's truth underneath all this fake outrage. Conservatives really are at a disadvantage in pop culture because most creative people are liberals, which has always been true & probably always will be. While MAGA has had some success building a culture machine, what it produces is mostly banal."

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 15h

Me when I’m defininitely not covering up a health issue.

“Me? I am fine. I will probably go to the Middle East later”

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 18h

New — White House says Donald Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday.

"On Friday morning, President Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center for a planned meeting and remarks with the troops. While there, President Trump will stop by for his routine yearly check up. He will then return to the White House. President Trump is considering going to the Middle East shortly thereafter." - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 16h

Brilliant

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 2d

"Tilly Norwood’s portrayal of Anna, a curator entangled in romantic disarray, leans more toward irritating than sympathetic. Meanwhile, Oliver Pepitone’s Mack, a fumbling security guard, is reduced to a flat archetype with little narrative substance."

AI-Generated Reviews of AI-Generated Actor’s Tilly Norwood’s AI-Generated Movies

“An ‘AI actor’ named Tilly Norwood has been causing a stir after its Dutch creators said the synthetic performer is in talks with talent agencies.”...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18h

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 16h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22h

This powerful JB Pritzker response to Trump's lawless threats is another reminder of what I tried to argue this morning: Pritzker understands Stephen Miller's theory of this moment, and he's responding accordingly:

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

really can’t say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: "This president is unstable, unhinged, a double-minded individual that quite frankly is a threat to our democracy. It's certainly not the first time that Donald Trump has called for the arresting of a Black man unjustly."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 10d

I’m not embarrassed and defensive about liking comics with superheroes because it means I’m a nerd, I’m embarrassed and defensive about it because in 2025 the representation of creative teams that aren’t entirely male still may take another century to accomplish anything near equality in the market

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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 10d

really need a vinyl record emoji like the heart one with a broken option at this point

Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · Jan 15

Women in comics have a very different experience breaking in and staying in and having career support than men, and that’s a problem for the industry now and for its future

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

He is the speaker of the House. Johnson can gavel the House in anytime he pleases. That's kind of the point of being speaker.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 2d

Yes, very difficult to remember the extremely common name of "Ghislaine Maxwell," a person you might only from their association with one of the most famous criminals in history, who was also your best friend. I could see how you'd need a little refresher.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sorry. Only the Trump administration is allowed to dox judges and Democrats

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao all those Canadian car companies gonna feel the squeeze

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Canadians are refusing to go the US. The numbers are down like 23% this year. What do you say to Canadians?

TRUMP: I understand that. And Americans don't want to buy cars that are made in Canada.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Schiff gets Bondi so flustered that she starts blurting things out while he details what a farce this "oversight" hearing has been and the Republican members' lack of interest in doing their jobs

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 1d

"Are there pictures of Donald Trump with naked underage girls?"

"You're a poopyhead"

"I repeat, are there pictures of Donald Trump with naked underage girls?"

Silence.

Bondi ain't defending Trump on this one.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"To the extent Republicans have managed to settle on a single talking point, it’s that Dems want taxpayer $ to pay for healthcare for undocumented people — a lie so egregious even the mainstream media is balking at repeating it. It’s almost self-parodic messaging & polling suggests it’s not working"

Democrats are winning the shutdown

Republicans, meanwhile, are bumbling and stumbling.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 2d

He is so obviously unwell and in need of medical care.

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?

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