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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · Feb 16

I will say again: The destruction of the CFPB—an agency that has brought in $20 billion over a little more than a decade despite having an annual budget that's less than what DOD has spent so far today—is the clearest sign none of this has anything to do with saving taxpayers money.

James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · Feb 14

"I am preparing this declaration to ensure that the Court is aware of the imminent risk that twelve years’ of critical CFPB records, which belong to the public, will be irretrievably lost and cause serious and sweeping damage unless the Court takes action."

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · Feb 14

CFPB's former chief technologist issues an urgent warning to the court that several years' worth of sensitive data is about to be destroyed, with damaging consequences
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 10h

It is remarkable that of all the celebrities from the '80s who've gone full fash Axl Rose of all people zoomed in the other direction.

Meia tigela @brunodoamaral.bsky.social · 1d

No show do Guns N' Roses de ontem em Bogotá, o Axl recebeu essa bandeira da plateia durante a música Civil War.

Cantor Axl Rose, homem branco de meia idade com cabelo louro, segura uma bandeira da palestina com o logotipo do Guns N' Roses e escrito "I don't need your civil war".

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 9h

Definitely not, just that show. It’s weird.

Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 10h

Why is every scene in this season of English Teacher filmed like the lights in whatever room their in are off?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 16h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 15h

Nobody is clamoring for a world where Mike Johnson decides who performs at the halftime show, and Mike Johnson will never ever like who performs at any major US event that people actually want to see. They will never be on his side.

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 15h

"They have the guns, we have the poets. Therefore, we will win." - Howard Zinn

I love this not because I think you can destroy authoritarianism with a poem, but because if you have the creators of everything that gives life meaning—art, literature, music—on your side, you will win in the long run.

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 15h

I'm sure I'm not the first to point out how hilarious it is that he thinks anyone would give a shit about a Lee Greenwood halftime show, but it also says something that he thinks Greenwood—a piece of shit grifter who sells Bibles and vapid jingles to idiots—is a good role model.

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 15h

He really has his finger on the pulse of the culture.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Mike Johnson isn't happy that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl: It sounds like he's not someone who appeals to a broader audience. There's so many eyes on it. A lot of young, impressionable children. In my view, you would have Lee Greenwood or role models doing that. Not somebody like this.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Jessica Shortall 🧂🥴 @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 2d

“My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful conduct targeting Christians.” - 2/6/25

9/20/25 Photo by Ashlee Rezin, Chicago Sun-Times

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 2d

"In Trump’s second term, it is now the default position of the federal government that any speech he and his minions do not appreciate can be classified as 'pro-terrorism,' or material support for it."

'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent

Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.

www.rollingstone.com

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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 4d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov
@mayorofchicago.bsky.social

Your officers are being impacted.

How will you help them?

Otherwise they are merely warm bodies on the street for what purpose?

Why are they not prepared for chemical agents to be used? DHS does not respect your city. Prepare & act like it

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 8d

When you don’t know what a government shutdown is…

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 9d

Not saying I told you so, but five months after I said (in the thread above) that Trump probably doesn't want the FEC to be able to function at all, it remains completely hobbled www.notus.org/2026-electio...

‘Hobbled’ Campaign Finance Regulator Cancels Public Meetings Until 2026

The six-member Federal Election Commission is down to two commissioners. It no longer can execute its high-level duties.

www.notus.org

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 12d

I’ve never heard the term dirty pool either. Maybe I’m just dumb

Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 12d

Right????

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 12d

Today’s Connections was bullshit

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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 13d

Discrepancies in campaign finance filings for Trump's inauguration should concern lawmakers and the FEC thereformcompass.substack.com/p/trump-inau...

Discrepancies in campaign finance filings for President Trump's inauguration should concern lawmakers, FEC

Without a quorum to conduct business, the FEC cannot act as a timely enforcer of campaign finance regulations or conduct important activities such as auditing Trump’s inaugural committee.

thereformcompass.substack.com

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 12d

"If our judicial officers are not making decisions based on the law and the facts in a case before them, but instead are making decisions based out of fear for their family's safety, that means our entire judicial system is going to start to unravel."

Colorado Supreme Court justices flooded with threats after 2023 ruling against Trump

The Colorado Supreme Court's chief justice recounted on Thursday how she and her colleagues were targeted by a barrage of threats after ruling in 2023 that now-President Donald Trump could not appear on the state's primary ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 14d

For no particular reason, I find myself thinking today about the time that some boogaloo boys were convicted of murdering a Black security guard during a Black Lives Matter protest, apparently in hopes that it would foment a civil war.

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 23d

"Welcome to 2025, where not only are Cabinet officials threatening to punch each other, but you can bet on it like it’s an MMA fight." www.citationneeded.news/issue-92/#re...

a screenshot of a prediction market screen showing the odds that Scott Bessent will punch Bill Pulte

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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 23d

The governor's order could certainly allow for troops to come into Baton Rouge, but the messaging from the administration is all about New Orleans. As Trump said on Fox, "New Orleans is in really bad shape, and the governor wants us to go in... I can fix that up in a week and a half.”

Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 23d

Guess which city Trump is threatening to send the national guard into? www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

New Orleans has seen a significant reduction in crime this year, with the city’s murder rate falling to lows not seen since the 1970s after a pandemic-era spike, according to local police data. As of Sept. 6, overall crime was down 19 percent from a year ago, those figures show.

In Baton Rouge, which has a Republican mayor, the statistics were more mixed. As of Sept. 9, there were eight fewer homicides in the city this year compared with a year ago, but robberies and assaults over the last six months were on the rise, according to local police data.

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