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Scott Ryan

@sctryn.bsky.social

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Musician who fixes things. Also, this is Olivia. 💙 #Fu@k-DJT (and not in a nice way. Just in case anyone is unclear on my leanings.)

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Scott Ryan @sctryn.bsky.social · Jan 8

This is helpful.

KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · Nov 17

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h

One way of thinking about the Trump administration is that the worst people in American government are pushing out the best people in American government
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Their interview, described in a federal lawsuit filed last week by Mr. Driscoll and two other recently fired senior FBI officials, began with benign questions about the gravest threats to the nation and possible adjustments to the FBI's structure, but then took a swerve: Who had Mr. Driscoll voted for? When did he start supporting President Donald J. Trump? And had he voted for a Democrat in the past five elections? He declined to answer those three, noting to the 29-year-old attorney and former podcaster that the questions were inappropriate and potentially violative of the Hatch Act.

Mr. Ingrassia asked another question that would in the ensuing weeks take on greater significance: Did Mr. Driscoll think the FBI agents who had "stormed" Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 should be held accountable? Mr. Driscoll said no, since they had been executing legal search warrants.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 9h

My career is listening to people who flee places that get increasingly unsafe. A few months of "wait & see" can make a world of difference for safety & prospects. I've lived under authoritarianism myself.

Leticia James getting indicted, Mark Bray trying to flee & being stopped.

This is not okay.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

🤷🏼

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

What’s a good band you’ve discovered recently that not enough people know about? And don’t be like The Beatles you piece of shit, you ornery fuck

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 2d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

I guess we know who is behind the writing some of these posts now.

Screenshot of a tweet from OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) on X. The tweet claims to show a close-up of a note that Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed to President Donald Trump during a White House roundtable. The text of the note allegedly reads, ‘Very close. We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon, so you can announce deal first.’ Below the tweet, a blurry photo shows a piece of White House stationery with partially legible handwriting and the words ‘Very close’ visible at the top.

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J'Net @jannetteb.bsky.social · 15h

Cool. Also:

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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 16h

😂🤣 Newsom’s trolling is now at a whole new level 😂🏅
#NobelPeacePrize #Pinks 🌸

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Scott Ryan @sctryn.bsky.social · 15h

Amazingly enough NYT occasionally isn’t as much of an apologist for DJT and his regime as usual; much better than NY Post lying their fu@king a$$es off about why military is being sent to cities to terrorize people.

David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 15h

The New York Times Editorial Board: "Why You Should Blame Trump When Your Energy Bills Go Up." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

Opinion | The Trump Bump on Your Energy Bills

The president is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 1d

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Scott Ryan @sctryn.bsky.social · 1d

Usual NYT giving cover for this regime.

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Phoenix Rising @62walterp.bsky.social · 1d

#Bootlickers_101

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

A classic "big if true" situation

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 2d

Every major city in Texas has a higher murder rate than Chicago

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 2d

Incredibly slimy and dishonest, but also... yes?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

I’m shocked.

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Scott Ryan @sctryn.bsky.social · 1d

FOET, a whole family of psychopathic liars.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "You think I have anything to do with DC? My father has nothing to do with our company ... you're really trying to connect dots between some chips I know absolutely nothing about to a crypto company started well before you guys even gave my father a chance of winning? Give me a break."

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Scott Ryan @sctryn.bsky.social · 1d

Piss-poor headline from Reuters. Disappointed with them. Expect this from NYT and WaPo, but I had had higher expectations of Reuters.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

If you had written this as a fake news headline a year ago, you would be called hysterical.

Reuters today. Fascism.

Reuters story headlines:

Trunp calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 2d

Did anyone else see this today and wonder wtf happened?

Oopsie, Stephen.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

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Scott Ryan @sctryn.bsky.social · 2d

Or a troll.

Scott Ryan @sctryn.bsky.social · 2d

I only recently found out the DR is ‘didn’t read’ and I think AI;DR needs to become common.

Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 3d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 3d

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zmamabean.bsky.social @zmamabean.bsky.social · 3d

WOW

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They're DESTROYING it THEMSELVES!

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