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Charlie Sykes

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Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Host, "To the Contrary" podcast. Dog owner, grandfather. MSNBC. Still Never Trump. No regrets. Website: https://charliesykes.substack.com/

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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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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h

Charlie Sykes: Her stuttering evasions, insults, and faux bursts of performative outrage are like a fake orgasm—“loud, theatrical, sweaty, and meant to trick just one man into keeping her around by flattering his ego.” This is unfair to orgasms.

Reason For Hope Amid the Wreckage

If you woke up this morning with the vague sense that you were missing a goodly portion of your brain cells, it’s likely that you watched Pam Bondi’s performance yesterday before a Senate committee.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 4h

Reason For Hope Amid the Wreckage
And it's not Pam Bondi. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Reason For Hope Amid the Wreckage

If you woke up this morning with the vague sense that you were missing a goodly portion of your brain cells, it’s likely that you watched Pam Bondi’s performance yesterday before a Senate committee.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 4h

Rick Wilson compares her stuttering evasions, insults, and faux bursts of performative outrage to a fake orgasm — Unfortunately, this makes her performance seem far more entertaining than it actually was; and is unfair to orgasms.
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Reason For Hope Amid the Wreckage

If you woke up this morning with the vague sense that you were missing a goodly portion of your brain cells, it’s likely that you watched Pam Bondi’s performance yesterday before a Senate committee.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 22h

The Insurrection Act has been a ticking authoritarian time bomb. just waiting for someone like Trump to come along to set it off. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Yes, Of Course, Trump Will Invoke the Insurrection Act

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

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller is laying out the roadmap for the Insurrection Act. A preview of today's Lewis & Sykes chat on Substack...

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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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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Of Course, Trump Will Invoke the Insurrection Act

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Of Course, Trump Will Invoke the Insurrection Act

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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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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller is laying out the roadmap for the Insurrection Act. A preview of today's Lewis & Sykes chat on Substack...

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JannieJo @janniejo.bsky.social · 2d

"For Noem — and Trump, and Miller, and Hegseth, and Patel — the brutality is a made-for-tv movie. It’s entertainment. And they get off on the raw, naked will to power." 👇
- Charlie Sykes
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The Attack on Chicago

People need to look at these pictures and ask, is this America?

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Nick Cohen @nickcohen.bsky.social · 2d

“Liberals must get out of their progressive bubble and fight!”
Powerful interview with Charlie Sykes one of the leaders of the “never Trump” movement, on the disastrous failure to stop Trump’s return to the White House
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A warning from Trump's America

Charlie Sykes on breaking out of progressive bubbles

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Aleutian Stares @guasha.bsky.social · 2d

"My concern is that there’s an entire generation of young ‘conservative’ activists who are coming into politics now and think this is normal,” Sykes said. “They understand what the incentive structures are, and the incentive structures will continue to push them to the extremes."

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

The MAGA rage machine is trained on Bad Bunny. Pure racism or something else? Charlie Sykes probes the psychopathology.

Bad Bunny Triggers the Snowflakes of MAGA

Plus: A warning to Britain from Trump's America

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Dream for America @dreamforamerica.bsky.social · 2d

Jane Goodall's final message from her last interview:

Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 2d

In the great cosmic scheme — a world wracked by wars, political turmoil, mass deportations, and government shutdowns — this was hardly epoch-shaping, except for the outrage merchants of MAGA, whose appetite for indignation and offense is prodigious and insatiable.

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Bad Bunny Triggers the Snowflakes of MAGA

Plus: A warning to Britain from Trump's America

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 3d

You can feel the bloodlust in every cinematic scene. The full-metal gear. The racing cars. The roar of the Black Hawks. The drawn guns aimed at their targets. Doors blasted open. The residents zip-tied and put into vans. The performative humiliation.

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The Attack on Chicago

People need to look at these pictures and ask, is this America?

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 3d

WTF is this video? It is the pure engorged id of MAGA.

For Noem — and Trump, and Miller, and Hegseth, and Patel — the brutality is a made-for-tv movie. It’s entertainment. And they get off on the raw, naked will to power.

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The Attack on Chicago

People need to look at these pictures and ask, is this America?

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 3d

People need to look at these pictures and ask, is this America? Does this look like America? Does this look like the America you want it to be?
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The Attack on Chicago

People need to look at these pictures and ask, is this America?

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 4d

WTAF is this, you ask? It’s an image from an AI video posted by wait for it… Trump himself. Once again: the brutality is the point. The fear is the point. And we are a nation beset with snickering. mouth-breathing juveniles.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 4d

I regret to tell you that the image above is not a parody. We are a nation run by Beavis-like juveniles. (With flamethrowers.)
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Another Deplorable Week in Review

I regret to tell you that the image above is not a parody.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 5d

We know that Congress is busy these days with government shutdowns, podcasts, and the usual kabuki dances that pass for legislation. But perhaps it ought to check its in-box more often. Because somewhere in the spam folder, there’s a notice that America is at war:

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Donald Trump: War President

The generalissimo "determines" another one.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 5d

In the distant mists of time, when we had treaties, alliances, debates, and a Congress that did things, presidents had to at least pretend to consult with (waves hands) somebody, before pledging the nation’s treasure and blood. Now grifty Arab nations just buy it.

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Donald Trump: War President

The generalissimo "determines" another one.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 5d

Donald Trump: War President
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Donald Trump: War President

The generalissimo "determines" another one.

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