Bert Schotanus

Bert Schotanus

@bertschotanus.bsky.social

No ideological home. No party line to hold. Just a genuine attempt at accuracy, and the intellectual honesty to sit with uncertainty when the evidence doesn’t settle things cleanly.

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Bert Schotanus reposted

The trip highlights the remarkable relationship between a son of the US president and a tycoon with a criminal record who has close ties to Vladimir Putin’s personal security service. Intelligence experts say such connections are ripe for manipulation. ft.trib.al/uTQNxLq

Bert Schotanus reposted

Trump is BIG MAD about Obama saying the White House now looks like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory: "He's not a smart guy. He's not smart at all ... for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president"

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Replying to @marisakabas.bsky.social

1/🧵 This is not new though, it was known since 2016 that multiple women accuse Trump of sexual misconduct. Like the Epstein case the women were ignored and Americans elected Trump. 18 Oct 2016 At least 11 women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...

theguardian.comEleven women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct – videoAt least 11 women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct in a variety of incidents, including unwanted kissing and groping, that span more than three decades

Bert Schotanus reposted

The rank bigotry and ignorance, of course, but also it's quite something to see the world's most talentless nepo baby failson saying somebody else isn't accomplished enough

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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... I'll allow it

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "Gas prices are too high ... they skyrocket every time some tinpot dictator decides to throw a tantrum"

Bert Schotanus reposted

As reported by The New Republic, a 50-plus page report from the House Judiciary Committee Democrats details testimony from 11 women, including 5 who accused Donald Trump of r*pe or sexual assault in Epstein’s presence: lincolnsquare.media #EpsteinFiles #Trump #Blanche

Bert Schotanus reposted

This is why Trump just said at his rally that he doesn’t care about high gas prices because people who own stakes in the oil and gas industry are getting rich.

Bert Schotanus reposted

If Americans need our little southern recipe for how to defeat fascism it goes like this: - Put people in the streets by standing for popular demands (wages, healthcare, public services) - Do not engage with fascists online - Do not succumb to doomsayers or media-driven narratives - Be happy

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social

Congrats to Lula on overcoming Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump to defeat Hospital Pervert Jr., even as his opposition literally blocked off roads and turned off bus service during election day. Fascists are scary but they are always, 100% of the time, ultimately gigantic fucking losers.

Bert Schotanus reposted

"No ma'am." Two words. That's how McCain handled bigotry from his own base. Compare that to the personal insults the GOP is running on for this midterm. He debated Obama on fundamental issues. They can't do that anymore, so they go low.

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Trump is openly bragging that Big Oil companies are making hundreds of billions of dollars because of his war all while the people are struggling with higher gas prices and inflation. His closing message to voters is that he hates you and serves the rich.🤬🤬🤬🤬

Bert Schotanus reposted

Obama: 'Drain the swamp' -- the only thing they drained is the Reflecting Pool because some no bid contract got it all messed up. And then they tried to blame it on this 3 time Olympian! You remember that? Said he vandalized it!"

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Q: There's a new intel report that says Iran has increased its effort to target US personnel in the Middle East. Your reaction? TRUMP: They're bad people

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"I could set that up" -- Trump says he could "violate" Gov. Pritzker and send in the troops to Chicago

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Trump on Jon Husted: "I was pretty intent on explaining his body type ... he was down 11 or 12, now he's leading!"

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Reporter: Her mother stood by after her husband raped Amy Acton-- Trump: You don't know that. You don't know that. You don't know anything. Her mother went on television and said that the daughter who's running for governor of Ohio is a liar and a bad person, and that's all I know.

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😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

Bert Schotanus reposted

I don’t really understand what Trump believes he’ll gain from his incessant authoritarian targeting of Minneapolis, minority groups who live in Minneapolis, and now Minneapolis’s congressional rep, but I wish he’d stop.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump calls for Ilhan Omar to immediately resign & says, "please inform our great Speaker, James Michael Johnson that the Democrat Party has conceded her seat ... she will not be allowed to me a member of that body any longer" Trump's crowd in Iowa then starts chanting "Lock her up! Lock her up!"

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He is remarkably consistent in supporting alleged perpetrators and enablers of sexual violence and attacking their victims

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch obtained NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN photos and videos revealing devastating damage to U.S. bases from Trump's Iran war. Troops and military families describe being abandoned by their own government. “It’s so much worse than people realize.”

meidasnews.com“So Much Worse Than People Realize”: Never-Before-Seen Images Reveal Damage at U.S. Bases as Troops Describe Being AbandonedService members, contractors, and military families share photos, videos, and firsthand accounts of the Iran war that they say the Pentagon has kept from the American public

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Blanche had a very different view of that rule when he represented Trump.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: The typical practice is DOJ doesn't usually release charges this close to an election. Even though Ms Lucas isn't on the ballot, her daughter is. Can you speak to the timing? BLANCHE: The 60 day or 90 day practice is not in writing. That's not part of the justice manual. There's nothing improper

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This is a matter that a congressional investigation could clearly find out what happened.

The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social

1. The Wall Street Journal and CBS News confirmed that Elon Musk was involved in the decision to stall out Starshield, the military version of Starlink, when Ukraine needed it most. www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-mu...

Bert Schotanus reposted

On top of all the BS, we are overlooking a simple truth. Trumpy stole the Resolute Desk, the original is at Mara-Lago. Look at the right photo, that's the real desk, he stole it after Elmo's son put a booger on it. And note all the crap glued on the walls, just like at in the white house.

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The dude’s spiraling will get worse over the next week. Severe sleep deprivation plus sundowning plus stimulant abuse equals complete meltdown.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Something is off with Trump tonight. The gaffes, the glitches, the confusion are well beyond his usual. "They gave the wonderful peace prize, right? Does anybody know the name of that peace prize? They gave the Pulitzer Prize to a young lady."