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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 7h

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 8h

Here’s video of the incident

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 8h

Watching the Dancing with the Stars number to the Cantina Band and critiquing them using Max Rebo as a drummer.

Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 9h

I cannot wait for the AI bubble to burst

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 11h

my dog and his girlfriend would like to go bluesky official

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 10h

Lmfao

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15h

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12h

Picture here is from 1992. LA riots. Ive seen this called bad news judgment. In any real journalism outfit this is more like a firing offense. I basically say such things. Beyond belief.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 13h

By Andrew Yang?

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 14h

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 16h

Lol I didn’t realize Johnson had already gone on record with this fucking disastrous bullshit. What in the world are they actually even thinking? It’s mind boggling.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 17h

She is such a joke.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

HIRONO: Have lobbyists met w/your political deputies about Ticketmaster?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss anything ongoing

H: It's highly likely the same lobbyists who met w/your people got rid of the antitrust case

B: I don't think a lot of people liked that you were out protesting with antifa

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h

Just as a reminder, Bondi’s origin story in Trump world is that she said she was going to investigate Trump University, Trump sent her a $25K check and the investigation disappeared. She later became Trump’s personal defense lawyer. So yeah, don’t challenge her integrity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 17h

I mean, this is a pretty fair characterization tbh. More of this please

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

Attorney General Pam Bondi refuses to answer questions about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She accused the Biden administration of weaponizing the Justice Dept., even as the Trump administration has eroded its traditional independence. Watch live.

Trump Live Updates: Pam Bondi Testifies in Combative Senate Hearing

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 18h

The Kimmel backlash should have been a wakeup call to corporations. They appear to have learned nothing and will, hopefully, pay the price.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h

Do CBS News executives understand that MAGA will not be in power forever? I genuinely think this is lost on a lot of people. They've gotten scammed by bad actors into believing Trump's 2024 win represented something seismic and even permanent. I predict they'll look back on this as a serious error.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 19h

CBS News current president Tom Cibroski praised Weiss on the call, saying "Bari's energy and passion is infectious and you will feel it, big time." He also added that the Free Press and CBS News "are going to learn a lot from each other...that's what this is all about."

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h

Do CBS News executives understand that MAGA will not be in power forever? I genuinely think this is lost on a lot of people. They've gotten scammed by bad actors into believing Trump's 2024 win represented something seismic and even permanent. I predict they'll look back on this as a serious error.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 19h

CBS News current president Tom Cibroski praised Weiss on the call, saying "Bari's energy and passion is infectious and you will feel it, big time." He also added that the Free Press and CBS News "are going to learn a lot from each other...that's what this is all about."

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 18h

Her contempt is extraordinary.

Trump thinks he's a king. He believes he's accountable to no one. Not Congress. Not the American people.

And so when his people testify before the Senate, they act like they are bound by no rules and no laws.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 19h

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T(im) Ocellus @attimowens.bsky.social · 1d

Turgle about to face down a line of Stormtroopers.

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Rik Villanueva @cadbanesbounty.bsky.social · 19h

Chicago is so bad it's affecting other cities 33 years ago

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans haul Susan Collins whenever they need a fake moderate to bamboozle reporters. Most of them fall for it tho shouldn't

Hopefully @democrats.senate.gov won't

She cannot be trusted - and anyone who thinks Vought or Miller will listen to her is delusional

Don't fucking pretend otherwise

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 1d

The Senator who enabled the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh is selling snake oil again. #MEPoltiics

Will some Democrats be stupid enough to buy?

Robert Costa screenshot from X:

"Robert Costa @costareports
Senator Collins says at the Capitol tonight that she’s circulating a bipartisan plan that will commit to moving to address health-care subsidies once the government is reopened… she showed reporters a folder that had a printout of what she said could be a way out of shutdown"

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

can u imagine how hard the white house staff is working to desperately hide this news from trump right now lol

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 1d

The man is obsessed with ratings, we will know how much actual news he is getting exposed to based on if he has a meltdown over Kimmel’s ratings or not.

Karen Dalton Beninato 🐦 @kbeninato.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure he'll take this normally.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

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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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 1d

The people are very randy on the new season of Love is Blind.

Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 1d

Blank check. Give her anything she wants

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Jordan Maison @jordanmaison.com · 1d

Give her New Jedi Order!

Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 1d

Bryce Dallas Howard says she wants to continue directing Star Wars projects

“I love it so, so, so much. I yearn to stay on this path of being able to be in that world…Whatever it is, if I can be of service to Lucasfilm, I will”

(Via: people)

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