mctoshiningsee.bsky.social

mctoshiningsee.bsky.social

@mctoshiningsee.bsky.social

Just a middle aged white dude

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We need real journalists to save us. Journalism has saved America before, reporting on Robbor barons, labor conditions and presidential conspiracies.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

“Donald Trump’s treachery was predictable and predicted. Even so, watching him throwing a financial lifeline to Putin as the monstrous mob boss murders Ukrainians is sick-making stuff. The president’s “October Suprise” was a stab in the back.” charliesykes.substack.com/p/russia-rus...

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The Epstein files will go down as one of the most egregious failures in justice since Jim Crow. This country won’t be right until we address the wrongs. The president is a Russian asset and a child rapist, he shoud be treated as such, his protectors to follow.

We need real journalists to save us. Journalism has saved America before, reporting on Robbor barons, labor conditions and presidential conspiracies.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

“Donald Trump’s treachery was predictable and predicted. Even so, watching him throwing a financial lifeline to Putin as the monstrous mob boss murders Ukrainians is sick-making stuff. The president’s “October Suprise” was a stab in the back.” charliesykes.substack.com/p/russia-rus...

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We need real journalists to save us. Journalism has saved America before, reporting on Robbor barons, labor conditions and presidential conspiracies.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

“Donald Trump’s treachery was predictable and predicted. Even so, watching him throwing a financial lifeline to Putin as the monstrous mob boss murders Ukrainians is sick-making stuff. The president’s “October Suprise” was a stab in the back.” charliesykes.substack.com/p/russia-rus...

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We need real journalists to save us. Journalism has saved America before, reporting on Robbor barons, labor conditions and presidential conspiracies.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

“Donald Trump’s treachery was predictable and predicted. Even so, watching him throwing a financial lifeline to Putin as the monstrous mob boss murders Ukrainians is sick-making stuff. The president’s “October Suprise” was a stab in the back.” charliesykes.substack.com/p/russia-rus...

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We need real journalists to save us. Journalism has saved America before, reporting on Robbor barons, labor conditions and presidential conspiracies.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

“Donald Trump’s treachery was predictable and predicted. Even so, watching him throwing a financial lifeline to Putin as the monstrous mob boss murders Ukrainians is sick-making stuff. The president’s “October Suprise” was a stab in the back.” charliesykes.substack.com/p/russia-rus...

The framing is insane. You only need lawyers if you think you committed crimes. Losing congress comes often, protecting your self from prosecution is a whole new level. I can only hope staffers are treated like the Lowe level thugs they are.

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social

it was the fuck-aroundest of times, it was the find-outest of times (gift link) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

A skilled politician but reeks of president breath that does some of the right things for mainstream Democrats. But holy shit this man only cares about one thing, and will pander to anyone to get the nod. He is the blond douche in the 80s movie that ends up sad and alone.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Newsom: "This needs to not be a wave. This needs to be a blue tsunami. We need to send a message all across this country that we're better than this."

Had Mueller and Garland done their jobs we could have avoided this. Mueller wasted 2 years with false hope, with no actual power. Then the Biden admin appointed Garland who served as the worst AG in modern American history.

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He tried to overthrow our government and it’s well documented of him abusing kids and Garland played politics. He could have helped change the world, but we now have the worst human in modern American politics running our country.

Had Mueller and Garland done their jobs we could have avoided this. Mueller wasted 2 years with false hope, with no actual power. Then the Biden admin appointed Garland who served as the worst AG in modern American history.

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The Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority didn't happen overnight. This is the inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that reshaped the American judiciary and legal system. (Published Oct. 2023)

propublica.orgWe Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court SupermajorityThe inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.

We have the worst of America running our country and they have infected all 3 branches of gov’t. The 4th arm has saved us before but that has been dismantled. No better proof than scummy talk show host being appointed to run our military. You deserve better Jay.

Jay Kirell@jasonkirell.bsky.social

Kurt Schlicter once told a disabled veteran to off himself. I know because I was that veteran.

There is no reason any human needs to work with that asshole(history will have better words for him) but proves all you need to know about Jeffries. Our politics is so broken at the highest levels and we are running out of time to fix it.

I don’t have fun content or hot takes. Just enraged my country voted for this POS. He is obviously the worst human any of us have ever known( raping kids, making fun of disabled, etc.) . But we have enough shitty humans who are ok with that tells me all i need to know and makes me so sad.

But can we please talk about his head shape? He is in the top 20 of assholes he’ll built on destroying America as we know it.

Santiago Mayer@santiagomayer.com

Marc Andreessen has spent over $100M to support Republicans in the midterms but if I was him I’d have put that money towards not looking like an egg with a face drawn on it

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A former West Point professor says he was pushed out after teaching that humans contribute to climate change. Apparently even the atmosphere is expected to salute the preferred political narrative now. #AcademicFreedom Source: Spectrum News

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Trump allies himself w/Kim Jong Un against South Korea: “Based on my very good relationship w/Kim Jong Un, I am not happy that the US has agreed to Joint Military Exercises…I recently asked the President of SK if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of Iran, & they said, ‘No thanks!’”

My grandfather was a wounded in Korea, this is very personal but also disturbing for our nation. Policy rooted in who is nicest to him. Who cares if they torture citizens or kill journalists. If the other 2 branches of government don’t step in we will lose America forever.

This point defines trumpism. I can’t think of a demo that believes physical activity improves health— from farm strong to gym bros. He isn’t just a moron but has justified in his head that being a lazy fuck is better for him. Toxic masculinity has been taken to new level.

TRG Movies & Entertainment@trg-commentary.bsky.social

Apparently, Donald Trump believes, the human body has a finite amount of energy, and when it is used up, you die. Why would he believe that? Well, yes, you're right, it's primarily because he's a dumbfuck. But also: It's his excuse for why he doesn't work out. That suits us, I think.

@forbes.com this should be the main takeaway from MTP today. Under the guise of a legitimate media org the algo spews your posts in my feed so I can’t help but react. Your posts are to feed your demo with useless info to make Forbes owners $$, details in the failed SPAC proved that.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WELKER: Can you pledge the DOJ will always act independently of the WH? BLANCHE: No, I'm not going to pledge that WELKER: So if the president asked you do to something that you feel crosses an ethical or legal line, would you do it? BLANCHE: He would never do that. He never has. He never will.

How is this not a thing that is talked about daily. Same reason Space-x is treated like a normal IPO. If American media and those consuming it don’t get their shit together soon we will witness the beginning of the end of America as we know it.

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

Tesla paid Elon Musk $158.3bn, 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025. Received the median Tesla worker’s pay every 4.23 seconds. Money used to buy political favours, subvert democracy, fund far right groups. Like the rest of us, he will leave the world empty-handed.

This framing is insane. The dude violated the Hatch Act the night before this interview but yes let’s take a proven liar at his word.

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Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

It’s not a disagreement, it’s facts and reality v sham charges brought by the most incompetent us attorney in modern history. But yes play both sides or a made up single sided story.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

OMG “.. The disagreement between Burgum and Pirro, two longtime loyalists of the president, marked an unusual example of the administration feuding publicly with itself.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...

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omg this is insane

Rep. Mike Levin@levin.house.gov

Not enough people are talking about this. A Florida airport was renamed after Donald Trump. He walked away with the trademark, the licensing rights, and a deal that lets him profit off every piece of merchandise sold there. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Morning everyone. Do you know that your President just exempted himself, his family, and all his family's companies from our tax laws? You are subject to the law. Now he is not. No one should not pretend this is okay or normal. It's an ongoing constitutional crisis.