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EvilBunny Pottymouth Resists The Cultists every day! @mrsquirrel.bsky.social · 11h

Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy

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Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy

Attorney General Pam Bondi came to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing armed with nothing more than lame canned attacks.

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 11h

I just switched streamers and got BBCA again. Been watching their morning news after the local news ends (rather than GMA), and I try to listen to sky and stations from Spain to get a broader view of what's being reported outside the US media bubbles.

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 11h

Ah! Thank you.

rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 12h

Forgive my ignorance, but why the 18?

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FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) @fairmediawatch.bsky.social · 14h

Today, a company's stations can't reach more than 39% of US households—a reasonable safeguard against, say, an authoritarian putsch.

But this sort of media consolidation is precisely what Trump is aiming for, so long as his friends are in charge, as they increasingly are.

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MAGA’s Little Helpers: Sinclair, Nexstar and the Consolidation of Broadcast TV

Sinclair and Nexstar need to stay in Trump’s good graces to ensure FCC approvals. To survive, however, their ABC affiliates need national programming.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s stipulate that Trump will continue to do things that shock us. But, seriously, no one should be shocked about this.

He’s been itching to did it for years. He’s laying the ground every day. We’ve been warned. And this is exactly what he’s going to do.
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Yes, Of Course, Trump Will Invoke the Insurrection Act

“Absolutely there are people that I don’t like.

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 16h

Well, I don't know if sending ❄️Donny would have been better.

a man is sitting in a chair covering his face with his hand while a pile of snow is on the floor .

ALT: a man is sitting in a chair covering his face with his hand while a pile of snow is on the floor .

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 16h

Then LFG! @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @democrats.org make it happen!

nypaulie.bsky.social @nypaulie.bsky.social · 18h

So? LET’S GO!

cleza2.bsky.social @cleza2.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a way to get her sworn in that bypasses Johnson

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Oeishik @oeishik.bsky.social · 19h

Donald & MAGA know they aren’t winning the culture war nationally. And they are not happy about it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

New in PN: Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

"The continued cultural dominance of left-leaning artists is a particular affront to MAGAs right now, when they are wielding their political power with more aggression and cruelty than they ever imagined they could."

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 17h

What about the Kid Rock halftime show instead?

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 17h

And they got their knickers in a twist when they were called "deplorable"...

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 18h

And if you look at the picture, he's also looking quite trim and fit...

rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 18h

wouldn't THAT be something.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18h

“Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar”

Never forget or forgive that Trump, Rubio, & Musk *chose* to inflict this monumental level of death and suffering on the poorest & most vulnerable people.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 20h

Well, we all know a twerking t-Rex is always trouble, so…

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Of Course, Trump Will Invoke the Insurrection Act

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

Damn-- Spoilers! I've been waiting for the season to be over so I can just binge it. aargh!

rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

I saw this on the crawl while watching BBC news early this morning. My wife told me ABC had mentioned it, too, but I haven’t seen it covered with the urgency and sobriety I think it needs…

rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

My wife just told me ABC just mentioned it. So there’s that.

rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

Just happened to catch this now (around 7:30am) as I was watching BBC News. This should be getting coverage here in the US. Frightening.

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 2d

then Dems should just call them what they are-- traitors, pedos, and fascists. What's good for the goose, you know...

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 2d

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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social · 2d

I would hope not, but

a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and saying signs point to yes .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands and saying signs point to yes .

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