Raul Toblerone
@raultoblerone.bsky.social
Grouchy normie. I walk dogs and see things.
I see the endless, all too obvious corruption of Trump, the GOP, & SCOTUS. I see American democracy in mortal peril.
I hate it that Putin is loving it.
I see the endless, all too obvious corruption of Trump, the GOP, & SCOTUS. I see American democracy in mortal peril.
I hate it that Putin is loving it.
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The DOJ is trying to get all your individualized voter data (including SS number, DOB, current and previous addresses, voting records, etc.) in order to intimidate and undermine elections. Please listen to this and re-post on all your social media. Email this video to you friends & family members.
“Five alarm fire!” Justice Department wages WAR with shock move
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The DOJ is trying to get all your individualized voter data (including SS number, DOB, current and previous addresses, voting records, etc.) in order to intimidate and undermine elections. Please listen to this and re-post on all your social media. Email this video to you friends & family members.
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Utah voters are coming forward to allege that Republican operatives are lying to trick people into signing a petition to put repeal of the state's anti-gerrymandering law on the ballot, reported The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday.
Outrage as red state Republicans accused of deceiving voters with fake petition claims
Utah voters are coming forward to allege that Republican operatives are lying to trick people into signing a petition to put repeal of the state's anti-gerrymandering law on the ballot, reported The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday.It's the latest saga in a years-long war the Utah GOP has fought over Pro...
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December 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Utah voters are coming forward to allege that Republican operatives are lying to trick people into signing a petition to put repeal of the state's anti-gerrymandering law on the ballot, reported The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday.
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If the Epstein files have proven anything, it’s that the justice system isn’t broken; it’s working exactly as it was built to do: to shield the rich and powerful from accountability while victims are buried, ignored, or silenced.
December 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If the Epstein files have proven anything, it’s that the justice system isn’t broken; it’s working exactly as it was built to do: to shield the rich and powerful from accountability while victims are buried, ignored, or silenced.
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Phang: If that happened in January, how in the actual hell is Blanche now telling the American people that they suddenly discovered a million more documents?
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
December 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Phang: If that happened in January, how in the actual hell is Blanche now telling the American people that they suddenly discovered a million more documents?
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
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When I wasn't happy with big law, I built my own law firm to protect democracy.
When I saw what corporate overlords were doing to the media, I decided to build Democracy Docket. But I need your help for it to grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
When I saw what corporate overlords were doing to the media, I decided to build Democracy Docket. But I need your help for it to grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
When I wasn't happy with big law, I built my own law firm to protect democracy.
When I saw what corporate overlords were doing to the media, I decided to build Democracy Docket. But I need your help for it to grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
When I saw what corporate overlords were doing to the media, I decided to build Democracy Docket. But I need your help for it to grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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2. Those who think Israel has the right to control the entire region. This is mostly Christian Evangelicals in America, plus (sadly) a significant chunk of Israelis as well…including the current government of Israel.
December 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
2. Those who think Israel has the right to control the entire region. This is mostly Christian Evangelicals in America, plus (sadly) a significant chunk of Israelis as well…including the current government of Israel.
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It’s day 25 of the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities.
The surge continues. Neighbors were kidnapped today outside grocery stores and going about their regular errands.
We continue to see heavy ICE activity throughout the metro area. Stay alert - we know many kidnappings happen very fast.
The surge continues. Neighbors were kidnapped today outside grocery stores and going about their regular errands.
We continue to see heavy ICE activity throughout the metro area. Stay alert - we know many kidnappings happen very fast.
December 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
It’s day 25 of the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities.
The surge continues. Neighbors were kidnapped today outside grocery stores and going about their regular errands.
We continue to see heavy ICE activity throughout the metro area. Stay alert - we know many kidnappings happen very fast.
The surge continues. Neighbors were kidnapped today outside grocery stores and going about their regular errands.
We continue to see heavy ICE activity throughout the metro area. Stay alert - we know many kidnappings happen very fast.
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A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...
www.cnn.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.
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Free speech absolutism is the death of democracy.
The much lauded “marketplace of ideas” is just as corruptible as any market when there’s massive wealth concentration at the top.
The much lauded “marketplace of ideas” is just as corruptible as any market when there’s massive wealth concentration at the top.
Ultimately, the problem with single issue free speech crusaders is that "free speech" isn't a single issue.
There are questions of censorship, questions of whether something is actually "speech" or "violence," and questions of whether a demand for free speech is genuine.
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There are questions of censorship, questions of whether something is actually "speech" or "violence," and questions of whether a demand for free speech is genuine.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Free speech absolutism is the death of democracy.
The much lauded “marketplace of ideas” is just as corruptible as any market when there’s massive wealth concentration at the top.
The much lauded “marketplace of ideas” is just as corruptible as any market when there’s massive wealth concentration at the top.
He must be so proud.
Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court for 20 years now.
In that time, his Republican-appointed majority has completely transformed America and its politics, with many of its most destructive opinions written by Roberts himself.
In that time, his Republican-appointed majority has completely transformed America and its politics, with many of its most destructive opinions written by Roberts himself.
Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."
www.motherjones.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
He must be so proud.
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Thanks, John Roberts.
The Supreme Court greenlit Trump’s political prosecutions—even the ones that are illegal
Thanks, John Roberts.
www.motherjones.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Thanks, John Roberts.
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One of the Europeans who has been barred by Rubio’s State Department from entering the US for his work in combating online hate speech happens to be a permanent US resident with an American wife and child. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
One of the Europeans who has been barred by Rubio’s State Department from entering the US for his work in combating online hate speech happens to be a permanent US resident with an American wife and child. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
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Dear community, last time you helped us reach lots of new BlueSky followers. Now that we see that there is an exodus on X, it is important that these people can also find us on BlueSky for all necessary updates about Ukraine.
Would you like to share this message, preferably with a quote? Thanks!
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January 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Dear community, last time you helped us reach lots of new BlueSky followers. Now that we see that there is an exodus on X, it is important that these people can also find us on BlueSky for all necessary updates about Ukraine.
Would you like to share this message, preferably with a quote? Thanks!
Would you like to share this message, preferably with a quote? Thanks!
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I want to be very clear here: these lying sacks of shit accused me and others of “censorship” for studying the Big Lie, and vaccine narratives, on social media. Taibbi etc denounced us in a Jim Jordan heading, and it led to years of subpoenas and lawsuits. That’s all it takes to be found “guilty”.
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I want to be very clear here: these lying sacks of shit accused me and others of “censorship” for studying the Big Lie, and vaccine narratives, on social media. Taibbi etc denounced us in a Jim Jordan heading, and it led to years of subpoenas and lawsuits. That’s all it takes to be found “guilty”.
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The US State Department is now going to be deporting people and/or revoking visas over Benz, Taibbi, and Shellenberger’s “censorship industrial complex” hoax.
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex - United States Department of State
The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose....
www.state.gov
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The US State Department is now going to be deporting people and/or revoking visas over Benz, Taibbi, and Shellenberger’s “censorship industrial complex” hoax.
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Let that sink in. This is what the Twitter Files pretext was actually about. Water boys for authoritarians.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
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GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
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So now CBS (See B.S.) has filed a copyright claim against YouTube, over the CECOT 60 Minutes story they're trying desperately to suppress. So
Qasim Rashid has recorded his own version of the entire transcript.
Listen to it here and share.
It's not going away.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Qasim Rashid has recorded his own version of the entire transcript.
Listen to it here and share.
It's not going away.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Listen to the Full CECOT Episode CBS Tried to Ban
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
So now CBS (See B.S.) has filed a copyright claim against YouTube, over the CECOT 60 Minutes story they're trying desperately to suppress. So
Qasim Rashid has recorded his own version of the entire transcript.
Listen to it here and share.
It's not going away.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Qasim Rashid has recorded his own version of the entire transcript.
Listen to it here and share.
It's not going away.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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I hadn’t heard about this book til tonight but I am still firmly of the opinion that if you lived in this country and saw what happened that horrifying year, and what the federal govt and others did in response, and experienced either directly or indirectly the effect of a million plus people here…
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I hadn’t heard about this book til tonight but I am still firmly of the opinion that if you lived in this country and saw what happened that horrifying year, and what the federal govt and others did in response, and experienced either directly or indirectly the effect of a million plus people here…
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Putin has managed to kill 1.2 million Russian soldiers in four years. Trump's mismanagement resulted in the deaths of 1.2 million Americans in just one year.
December 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Putin has managed to kill 1.2 million Russian soldiers in four years. Trump's mismanagement resulted in the deaths of 1.2 million Americans in just one year.
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I’m nobody special and I’ve had right wing extremists try to ruin every aspect of my personal and professional life, including showing up in person and leaving written death threats at my work and home. This “problem” is an inherent part of right wing extremism; it’s a feature not a bug.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I’m nobody special and I’ve had right wing extremists try to ruin every aspect of my personal and professional life, including showing up in person and leaving written death threats at my work and home. This “problem” is an inherent part of right wing extremism; it’s a feature not a bug.
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The DOJ is lying when it says they *just now* received Epstein files from the Southern District of New York.
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The DOJ is lying when it says they *just now* received Epstein files from the Southern District of New York.
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Btw this is one of the biggest reasons why it’s not as easy as people think to start up independent newsrooms or just be an indie journalist on substack. If you are actually holding powerful and rich people to account, you WILL need legal representation. Not a matter of whether but when
I say that as someone who has started newsrooms from scratch sometimes with two people - if you’re doing your job correctly you will need a lawyer because the first thing rich people do when you write something they don’t like is threaten you legally. It’s cheap for them and expensive for you
December 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Btw this is one of the biggest reasons why it’s not as easy as people think to start up independent newsrooms or just be an indie journalist on substack. If you are actually holding powerful and rich people to account, you WILL need legal representation. Not a matter of whether but when
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Khanna: You’ve got the DOJ releasing the names of survivors—which they are not allowed to do by law—but not releasing the FBI interview files with those same survivors. Those FBI interviews contain the names of other men: Wall Street tycoons and politicians…
December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Khanna: You’ve got the DOJ releasing the names of survivors—which they are not allowed to do by law—but not releasing the FBI interview files with those same survivors. Those FBI interviews contain the names of other men: Wall Street tycoons and politicians…
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“Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told the FBI in 2023 that Epstein was murdered in his jail cell because he was about to ‘name names.’ Mark Epstein, 71, who has long believed that his brother was killed, also alleged in the tip that President Trump ‘authorized’ the late sex trafficker’s murder.”
Latest Epstein files name Trump multiple times
In the more than 10,000 files released Tuesday, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, said the sex trafficker was killed because he was going to name co-conspirators.
www.miamiherald.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, told the FBI in 2023 that Epstein was murdered in his jail cell because he was about to ‘name names.’ Mark Epstein, 71, who has long believed that his brother was killed, also alleged in the tip that President Trump ‘authorized’ the late sex trafficker’s murder.”