dreadpiratedave.bsky.social

dreadpiratedave.bsky.social

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“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” ~Thomas Jefferson

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Watching the Harris Schwartz debate for MD 1st dist. Could Andy Harris be more of a condescending prick? Not only does he talk down to Dan Schwartz but also to the audience and the hosts. He worships Trumplethinskin and talks like him too.

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NEW: Inflation data came in and Donald Trump’s failed economic agenda has raised prices for Americans by 5.9%. That means families are paying $3,772 more thanks to inflation under Trump.

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Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'"

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I’m a national security expert. I handle clearance matters every day. Not a single one of the quoted “experts” do clearance work as far as I can tell. They all appear to political operatives at think tanks. None cite information that would be viewed as disqualifying (or even reportable!).

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We need at some point to talk about American Evangelicalism as a heretical movement. We should not indulge the delusion of a bunch or nuts who cherry-pick the Bible to rationalize otherwise indefensible 21st century bigotries that they are representatives of a global faith.

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Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick claims Talarico "pretends" to be a pastor

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Pete Hegseth is using OUR OWN TAX DOLLARS to pay conservative social media influencers with large followings to go online and troll all of us to help the Republican Party with their PR nightmares. I 👏🏻HAVE 👏🏻BEEN 👏🏻SHOUTING 👏🏻ABOUT 👏🏻THIS 👏🏻FOREVER. wapo.st/4x0p3pf

wapo.stPentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian rolesConservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights.

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You know something has gone terribly wrong when 94% of teachers have to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies while the average Wall Street employee got a bonus of $246,900 in 2025. Hello?

Next up on Donnie's "Redecorate America" list- Lady MarALago. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door, where ICE is waiting to deport you!"

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Mike Johnson just told you the quiet part out loud: Republicans have a plan to gut Social Security next year. They’re waiting until after the midterms so you can’t vote against it. Don’t let them wait you out. Make this the only issue that matters in November. #HandsOffSocialSecurity

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While Trump puppets swear they’d “never cut” Social Security, Sen. Mike Lee is on tape saying he wants to pull it “up by the roots and get rid of it entirely.” Believe what they say when they think it doesn’t matter. It matters. Vote like your retirement depends on it. #HandsOffSocialSecurity

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Michael Wolff is still being given a platform and making money off survivors. To be very clear: he knew, he discredited them (including Virginia Giuffre), and he paved the way for Epstein to continue abusing children for ten more years. #EpsteinFiles ellieleonard.substack.com/p/the-beginn...

ellieleonard.substack.comThe Beginning of the End of Co-Conspirator, Michael WolffBefore Michael Wolff came to Substack in late October, 2025, I followed his writing religiously.

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An upcoming Montana ballot referendum would deny corporations the power to spend in state and federal elections. If it passes in deep red Montana, it could pass anywhere. State by state, this could effectively nullify Citizens United. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1fPbGHe3xE

youtube.comCould This Actually End Citizens United?Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti

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This is what Hegseth doesn’t want the media to cover.

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NEW: Growing fears of food shortages on USS Tripoli & other US ships in the Middle East. This photo is the kind of meals now being served. It was sent by a sailor to her family. Families are now trying to send food parcels to the ships. Full story 👉 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Just to be very clear: The Trump DOJ is stealing $1.2 million of your money to gift one of Trump’s cronies, who pled guilty to the crimes he was charged with, and whose suit against the government had already been tossed by a judge.

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Someone or someones made $580,000,000 in exquisitely well-timed oil trades that took place 15 minutes before Trump's dubiously optimistic post about the negotiations with Iran. Gift link ⤵️ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

giftarticle.ft.comTraders placed $580mn in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump’s social media post on Iran talksThousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president’s message on Truth Social

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Jeff Bezos is worth $220 billion. After building that fortune from overworking and exploiting his own workers, Bezos is now developing a fund to acquire manufacturing companies and automate them. Why do we always hear about immigrants taking jobs when the oligarchs are actually to blame?

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I served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Education and Training for three years before the office was disestablished last year. I owned the policy on professional military education for all five services. I have listened to Secretary Hegseth's announcement. I have thoughts. 🧵

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

The Trump DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released, according to a CBS analysis — and the number continues to fluctuate.

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