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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 5h

... praising her than in getting answers. Democratic senators, she essentially just gave them all the middle finger.

Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 5h

Good summary of the Oversight Hearing where AG Bondi was questioned yesterday. It should be noted that she respectfully answered questions from Republican senators, but they were more interested in... www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

AG Pam Bondi refused to answer key questions, and Adam Schiff kept the receipts

Over several hours, the attorney general was unprofessional and partisan, but most importantly, she was evasive, rejecting important lines of inquiry.

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

/5 Train service stopped for several hours.
Lots of Russian economic assets blown up.
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Balloon Juice - War for Ukraine Day 1,321: A Brief Tuesday Night Update

We did a long post last night, so just a brief rundown of the basics tonight. 🇺🇦🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Zelensky: The return of Ukrainian children abducted and illegally deported by Russia is a priority for us. We can ...

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

/4 Ukraine’s energy sector coming under intense Russian attack.
Russian oil depot burns for second day. No end in sight.
Train tracks in Leningrad Oblast (province) blown up with train on it. Train derailed.

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

/3 European manufacturer produces anti-Shahed drone missile. An inexpensive defense for an inexpensive offense.
Belarus is exporting gasoline and diesel fuel to Russia due to Russian refineries being blown up.
Neptune missiles have struck Russian targets 50 times last year.

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

/2 ...all entryways to Rustaveli Avenue themselves. The road has been blocked every evening since 28 Nov 2024 and still people tried to use the road!
In response to a surge of sabotage attempts, Europe is limiting the travel of Russian diplomats.
Estonia captures a Russian spy.

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

Bit chilly, but as Russians destroyed their gas and electricity supply, cooking has to be done outdoors. That’s going to get harder as winter sets in.
Zelenskyy very concerned about getting Ukrainian children back from Russia.
Activists forced to block...

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

Republican Representative’s getting really tired of getting yelled at everywhere she makes a public appearance. Huh. Ya think maybe she might support popular policies and oppose bad ones?
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Iowa Republican Says She’ll Hold Town Halls ‘When Hell Freezes Over’

“You know, I don’t have to hold a town hall so you can come and yell at me,” said Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

The blogger has clearly read a number of Supreme Court decisions and is heartily sick and tired of Justices who don’t know the scientific facts and can’t be bothered to get themselves informed.
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The Medical Science Is Always ‘Uncertain’ When It Pushes Against Supreme Court’s Bias

If you came into Tuesday’s oral argument over Colorado’s conversion therapy ban...

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

... something he should know something about, like maybe he should get a briefing on that?
On The Briefing with Jen Psaki, neither the Senate Majority Leader nor the President seem to know either! It’s like the country is being run by bystanders! www.msnbc.com/the-briefing...

Trump spirals as shutdown calls for leadership skills he lacks, a problem endemic to his team

Jen Psaki points out Attorney General Pam Bondi's strenuous efforts to avoid having to answer for anything happening within the department she leads, which is a problem throughout the Trump administra...

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

Testy, testy! Yeah, the Speaker of the House, third in line of succession in case the President ad Vice-President are incapacitated, doesn’t know whether furloughed government workers will ever get back pay. Erm, isn’t that...
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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

Wow! I don’t trust ***anything*** AG Bondi says! In the two videos here, she’s clearly NOT answering the question and instead tries to pull ol’ fake outrages card.
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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah, all of the sudden, we get to something that the elite media uses and THEN...

Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 18h

Funny how the media turns on the GOP riiiigghhhtt about the time they detonate safe flights.

Suzanne Kelleher @srkelleher.bsky.social · 1d

“The air traffic system, in general, is stressed to the max,” a veteran air traffic controller working at a major East Coast airport told Forbes on Tuesday, adding “sick outs will continue to happen because the [controllers] aren’t fit for duty.”

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 1d

Good! Very happy to see the NYC Bar Association take murder on the open seas (near Venezuela) seriously!

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 1d

That was an interesting flick!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 1d

/4 Russians tried armored offensive, stopped with heavy losses.
Ukraine causes blackout in Belgorod.
Ukraine hits oil refinery 2k km away.
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Balloon Juice - War for Ukraine Day 1,320: Sumy & Kharkiv Under Attack

(Image by NEIVANMADE) I want to take a few minutes and address the different targeting strategies that Ukraine and Russia are utilizing. Ever since the second or third week of the war, Russia has been...

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 1d

/3 Trump apparently isn’t aware of whether the US has already made them available.
Ukraine has obtained a document of Russian losses.
Russians attack a maternity hospital. Patients and medical personnel all made it to shelter in time.

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 1d

/2 ...at the front must be Ukrainian.
On October 4th, protesters attempted to storm presidential residence. Most of the 15 identified citizens have been caught.
Mysterious drone sightings across Europe.
Trump sorta, kinda guesses he approves of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 1d

Civilian aircraft modified to be a drone hunter.
Blogger covers the targeting strategy of each side in detail.
Zelenskyy’s doing his best to prepare for winter, “the heating season.”
He’s also set a target that 50% of all weapons...

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 1d

The federal crackdown in Chicago seems designed to provoke a violent response from citizens and/or provide pictures that make Chicago seem a violent place.
Also, lots of opposition to judges.
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Chicago Tells Of Escalating State Violence, Including A Killing, As It Challenges National Guard Occupation

Chicago’s new lawsuit against imminent National Guard deployment paints a city besieged...

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Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 1d

...they economically exploited the largely Buddhist population. Afghanistan? As the blogger notes, Trump had four years to fix that and left it so weakened that Biden couldn't have held onto it without starting up a draft.

Rich Gardner @rlgardner190.bsky.social · 1d

Trump makes a speech to sailors during their 250th founding anniversary. He comments that the US lost both Vietnam and Afghanistan because we were “politically correct.” Actually, we lost Vietnam because we supported the largely Roman Catholics Mandarins as...
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