calamity jim

calamity jim

@calamityjim.bsky.social

fan of writers, dogs, small children, bread, islands, stars, popcorn, candy corn, and sleep. fyi: I'm a woman using a guy name, b/c why not. hitchhiked over here from balloon juice. not a fan of willful ignorance, malice, or black licorice.

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Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

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NEW: A Florida cybersecurity company promised to help clients recover data from ransomware attackers. In a 2019 story, we found the company was making secret payments to hackers and pocketing hefty fees from clients. The CEO was just indicted for fraud.

propublica.orgCybersecurity CEO Indicted for Allegedly Scamming Millions From Ransomware VictimsA federal grand jury indicted MonsterCloud CEO Zohar Pinhasi last month for allegedly defrauding clients of his ransomware data recovery business, which was the subject of a 2019 ProPublica investigat...

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Replying to @mjfree.bsky.social

When the President has this much free time, this many grievances, and this little impulse control, we’re in much bigger trouble than Bill Maher.

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Replying to @capitolhunters.bsky.social

In Serbia, MAGA influencers from the US were dispatched to Serbia to whip up enthusiasm for the hard-right Alexsandar Vucic who had held power for 12 years. They failed too and the students' movement won.

theguardian.comSerbian leader Aleksandar Vučić ousted by student movement in seismic electionVučić’s 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests

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Holy hell. Abdul El-Sayed just ended Trump's name calling game. He turned the insult around, Saudis, Qataris, jet and all, and closed it himself. "Call me Senator after November."

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El-Sayed: This is like the 3rd campaign stop where Donald Trump can't help but mention somebody's ass. When I get to DC, I'm just gonna make sure that I never let him see mine…

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Talarico: This is the last play of the last drive. This is the moment we leave it all on the field. We are the underdogs. It’s David versus Goliath. It’s the powers that be versus the powers that ought to be, and it’s time for us to start flipping over some tables.

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TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. From the ProPublica archives:

propublica.orgMeet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax SystemSusquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election de...

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REPORTER: "Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad?" TRUMP: "No. I don't care."

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Jared Kushner’s hacked iPhone revealed he promised MBS and MBZ he would push their agenda with Trump if they participated in a secret fund, with the two royals initially discussing over $10B before ultimately placing at least $2B into his accounts. Paywalled, use archive. archive.ph/FHGAt

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A Russian attack destroyed a dance studio in Kyiv that had opened six years ago. The owner shared what the studio looked like before the attack and what remains of it afterward.

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NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

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This is the record of the depraved demented wife of a pedophile Vivek Ramaswamy used in his vile attack ad targeting Dr. Amy Acton That ad came on the heels of another Ramaswamy ad that used a registered sex offender!

Larry Tenney@larrytenney.bsky.social

VIVEK RAMASWAMY IS A SLEAZE BALL And Ohioans of all stripes think so! Even Ohio Republicans are condemning Vivek’s ads: One featuring a registered sex offender and another the depraved demented wife of a pedophile. When this election is over, Ohioans need to run Ramaswamys out of Ohio!

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Replying to @heartlandsignal.com

Illinois GOP Senate nominee Don Tracy wrongly calls the four people killed by ICE this year — Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero — "four illegal immigrants, probably the worst of the worst, resisting arrest."

What a scumbag.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "Now the media and the Democrats in the state of Ohio are obsessed because Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and call Amy Acton a liar"

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So we are "fighting fraud" by establishing a NEW slush fund where Trump personally decides payouts? What a grift. Trump is serious about fraud—serious about committing it!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Sometimes there's a dispute about who turned them in and who is supposed to get what and when. So I am going to do something which I think people will like - I will be the arbitrator of all of these decisions. I'll determine whether the person is deserving ... there's nothing in this for me"

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Trump might die before he is held accountable. Musk won't. @judiciarydems.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social

Kristina Lerman@kristinalerman.bsky.social

Pay attention- this is very important. Ukraine helps expose flaws in our system where a single person has life-and-death power over millions. It is also creating a record to bring those responsible for war crimes to justice. www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...