I’m a realist (yeah, it’s tough)
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Old school. Pro democracy. Pro age limits for politicians. Anti a**sholes.
Fun thread…only it's too close to real…
1000 Ways to Hide Epstein Files for a Dummie Administration #ABlueView🧵1/3
Distractions, distractions, distractions no matter how lame ...
Distractions, distractions, distractions no matter how lame ...
December 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Fun thread…only it's too close to real…
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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Hey! Remember when Barr (Bondi) withheld the Mueller (Epstein) documents for weeks so he (she) could mischaracterize what was in the Mueller (Epstein) Report and spin the findings for three weeks and then over-redact them? I sure do!
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hey! Remember when Barr (Bondi) withheld the Mueller (Epstein) documents for weeks so he (she) could mischaracterize what was in the Mueller (Epstein) Report and spin the findings for three weeks and then over-redact them? I sure do!
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DC resident on Trump putting his name on the Kennedy Center:
"We should all be shocked that a convicted felon, a thug, and by all means a grifter has just stuck his name on top of a national monument."
"We should all be shocked that a convicted felon, a thug, and by all means a grifter has just stuck his name on top of a national monument."
December 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
DC resident on Trump putting his name on the Kennedy Center:
"We should all be shocked that a convicted felon, a thug, and by all means a grifter has just stuck his name on top of a national monument."
"We should all be shocked that a convicted felon, a thug, and by all means a grifter has just stuck his name on top of a national monument."
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As expected, the Trump administration has redacted every single Republican out of the Epstein files, but not Bill Clinton, which is just fine.
First of all, Clinton can go to hell. Second of all, this will not slake the people’s desire for justice, but increase it.
First of all, Clinton can go to hell. Second of all, this will not slake the people’s desire for justice, but increase it.
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As expected, the Trump administration has redacted every single Republican out of the Epstein files, but not Bill Clinton, which is just fine.
First of all, Clinton can go to hell. Second of all, this will not slake the people’s desire for justice, but increase it.
First of all, Clinton can go to hell. Second of all, this will not slake the people’s desire for justice, but increase it.
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WATCH: CNN’s Daniel Dale fact checks Trump's unhinged "presidential" address tonight as only he can.
Dale can barely get through all the nonsense Trump spewed this evening.
Spread this far and wide.
#DonTheCon
Dale can barely get through all the nonsense Trump spewed this evening.
Spread this far and wide.
#DonTheCon
December 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
WATCH: CNN’s Daniel Dale fact checks Trump's unhinged "presidential" address tonight as only he can.
Dale can barely get through all the nonsense Trump spewed this evening.
Spread this far and wide.
#DonTheCon
Dale can barely get through all the nonsense Trump spewed this evening.
Spread this far and wide.
#DonTheCon
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"Having a plan should be the bare minimum. Because — to paraphrase Bill McKibben — physics doesn’t care about politics. Carbon and methane emissions will keep doing their thing, regardless of how popular it is to campaign on climate."
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-go...
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-go...
Who wants to be a climate governor?
In the battle between physics and politics, politics is winning — even in California.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"Having a plan should be the bare minimum. Because — to paraphrase Bill McKibben — physics doesn’t care about politics. Carbon and methane emissions will keep doing their thing, regardless of how popular it is to campaign on climate."
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-go...
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/climate-go...
As much as I love to travel the world, I’m afraid I can’t recommend traveling to the US. Sad to say.
No foreign tourists should come to the U.S. until we defeat the fascists. Boycott the 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. and the 2028 Olympics in L.A. We are politically diseased and should be quarantined.
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the US
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
As much as I love to travel the world, I’m afraid I can’t recommend traveling to the US. Sad to say.
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So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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62% of Americans want Ukraine to win the war
65% support providing Ukraine with long-range weapons, like Tomahawks, for strikes inside Russia
68% support selling American weapons to Europeans, who would then send them to Ukraine.
Source: Reagan National Defense Survey
65% support providing Ukraine with long-range weapons, like Tomahawks, for strikes inside Russia
68% support selling American weapons to Europeans, who would then send them to Ukraine.
Source: Reagan National Defense Survey
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
62% of Americans want Ukraine to win the war
65% support providing Ukraine with long-range weapons, like Tomahawks, for strikes inside Russia
68% support selling American weapons to Europeans, who would then send them to Ukraine.
Source: Reagan National Defense Survey
65% support providing Ukraine with long-range weapons, like Tomahawks, for strikes inside Russia
68% support selling American weapons to Europeans, who would then send them to Ukraine.
Source: Reagan National Defense Survey
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“The president inhabits a position of moral leadership. When the president and his officials sell their policies, they’re selling a version of what it means to be an American”
I wrote about the Trump administration, the boat strikes, and St. Augustine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
I wrote about the Trump administration, the boat strikes, and St. Augustine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Boat Strikes Corrode America’s Soul
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“The president inhabits a position of moral leadership. When the president and his officials sell their policies, they’re selling a version of what it means to be an American”
I wrote about the Trump administration, the boat strikes, and St. Augustine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
I wrote about the Trump administration, the boat strikes, and St. Augustine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
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John McCain couldn’t have possibly gotten hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians into the streets for months, even as regime forces killed over 100 protestors, nor get Ukraine’s then-president to try banning free speech and assembly.
If you think about the conspiracy theory at all it is very stupid.
If you think about the conspiracy theory at all it is very stupid.
Wild how people like this, just like russians, still can’t comprehend that the Revolution of Dignity wasn’t staged. It was Ukrainians choosing freedom over fear. Imperialists and small minds always assume someone else must be pulling the strings, because they’ve never seen a nation with a spine.
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
John McCain couldn’t have possibly gotten hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians into the streets for months, even as regime forces killed over 100 protestors, nor get Ukraine’s then-president to try banning free speech and assembly.
If you think about the conspiracy theory at all it is very stupid.
If you think about the conspiracy theory at all it is very stupid.
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A White House website with a dedicated Lügenpresse tab marks a pretty bleak moment in US history.
Don't know whether this is new or has been up for awhile. Either way, when the White House creates a hit list of journalists it doesn't like, the free press is in danger. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A White House website with a dedicated Lügenpresse tab marks a pretty bleak moment in US history.
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...since MTG is resigning, now would be a great time to assess the pensions of all former government representatives...what y'all think???
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
...since MTG is resigning, now would be a great time to assess the pensions of all former government representatives...what y'all think???
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NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
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A member of Congress could literally bet on their own vote and profit 10x. A White House aide could bet on a tariff decision before it’s announced. Theres ZERO oversight. This isn’t innovation, it’s legalized insider trading on democracy itself. Ban Kalshi politics
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Kalshi Is a Corruption Time Bomb—and Congress Is Sitting on It
A platform that lets insiders (and legislators) gamble on their own behavior is a threat to democracy.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A member of Congress could literally bet on their own vote and profit 10x. A White House aide could bet on a tariff decision before it’s announced. Theres ZERO oversight. This isn’t innovation, it’s legalized insider trading on democracy itself. Ban Kalshi politics
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
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Gifting this article from The Atlantic by a judge appointed by Reagan, who is resigning so he can speak out about how Trump is destroying the rule of law. Must read.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Gifting this article from The Atlantic by a judge appointed by Reagan, who is resigning so he can speak out about how Trump is destroying the rule of law. Must read.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Bernie Has Been Right About This The Whole Time…..💙💙💙
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Bernie Has Been Right About This The Whole Time…..💙💙💙