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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6m

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 57m

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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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 7m

You can check the cameras. They're doing fine
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Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 13m

No relationship with reality

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 57m

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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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18m

At least Andrew Cuomo knows he can get a CBS show once he loses to Zohran

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1h

Sometimes he's accidentally honest

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1h

They've decided to be factually wrong I guess

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1h

Hey you can talk to God right I have a request

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1h

"El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, who attended the meeting, said Chicago-born Pope Leo was visibly moved after being handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of arrest and separation under Trump’s enforcement policies..."

www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-ram...

Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops

The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1h

He inherited a country that was doing pretty okay except for high inflation and has been taking extreme actions in countless ways and, oh right, everything is still expensive

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1h

Trump is creating crises left and right for literally no reason whatsoever except that he wants more power

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1h

Not surprised, but this is not great

Alex Koppelman @alexkoppelman.bsky.social · 2h

Exclusive from @nbcnews.com: Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 2h

It happens lol

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 2h

Lol

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 2h

I'm going to guess diverting the flight cost more than $155. Seems stupid on their part, even if this guy sucks

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2h

58% of Americans - including half of Republicans - think the president should send armed troops only to face external threats, a sign of unease as President Donald Trump increasingly deploys National Guard troops to police American cities, a @reuters.com poll found.

www.reuters.com/world/us/mos...

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 2h

Now I'm just a simple country lawyer but I think these people might be incompetent

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 3h

Moon

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@cr_possess 👻 @christianrincon.com · 4h

can't wait to find out what Elon Musk had access to for the first 4 months of this year!

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 5h

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...