PaulDu

PaulDu

@pauldu.bsky.social

Retired from my job to focus full time on my not-a-job and to sharpen my kindness skills. After a month of mourning the loss of my beautiful cat I bailed out my newest bff from the local shelter. He’s a keeper! Please, no DMs - thank you.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Wait, wait ... National Review is shivving Ramaswamy? Christ

Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc)@purrtah.bsky.social

NRO obtained court records showing Acton did in fact face abuse and her mother and Vivek are just straight up lying www.nationalreview.com/news/amy-act...

nationalreview.comAmy Acton’s Mom Claims Candidate Lied about Childhood in Attack Ad — Despite Extensive Record of Abuse | National ReviewLegal documents obtained by NR provide evidence that Acton faced sexual abuse as a child while in her mother’s custody.

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Jon Cooper
@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Trump sycophant Bari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic Candidates CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has been pushing reporters to use incendiary language and go on goose chases in attempt to attack Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.

newrepublic.comBari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic CandidatesCBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss has been pushing reporters to use incendiary language and go on goose chases in attempt to attack Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁
@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social

If you buy into any of Elon Musk's products, know this now - YOU have become Ukraine’s enemy 🚫 Tesla 🚫 SpaceX 🚫 Starlink 🚫 X 🚫 xAi 🚫 Neuralink 🚫 The Boring Company 🚫 Tesla Energy 🚫 Tesla Supercharger 🚫 Optimus 🚫 Grok 🚫 Starshield 🚫 Redwood Materials (no stake but works closely with Tesla)

euronews.comFrom $500 to $1tn: How Elon Musk built his fortuneFrom a video game sold for $500 (€430) as a teenager to a business empire spanning rockets, electric vehicles, AI and brain implants, Elon Musk has spent decades building companies that have reshaped ...
PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

The entire Trump Admin is infested with liars, thieves and incompetents. The well has been poisoned for years to come.

Mlapha🇨🇦@mlapha.bsky.social

so Greer, a Mormon, lied when he denied the protection of French was part of the negotiations. Carney contradicted him. Dominique Leblanc contradicted Greer last night on Radio-Canada. And he was there! Heard it first-hand. That administration really is a bunch of liars.

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The New Yorker
@newyorker.com

Atul Gawande, the former assistant administrator for global health at U.S.A.I.D., on the devastating effects of cuts to international aid by DOGE and Elon Musk. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...

newyorker.comHow an Estimated Seven Hundred Thousand People Have Died from DOGE’s U.S.A.I.D. CutsAtul Gawande, the former assistant administrator for global health at U.S.A.I.D., on the devastating effects of cuts to international aid by DOGE and Elon Musk.
PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

If honesty was kryptonite to republicans - the Louisiana House would have needed to be rushed to the ER.

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Zoe TunnHELL
@zoewithasword.bsky.social

Was going through reels and learned about the ~joy~ of the White House's bullshit Freedom 250 website using AI for all the historical portraits leading to Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley and Dolley Madison looking exactly how you would expect from AI

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mtsw
@mtsw.bsky.social

I've often said that I felt like I understood most things in American politics but I never could figure out why Tulsi Gabbard in particular did things and "all her decisions were being controlled by a reclusive cult leader" turns out to be the reason

Aaron Schaffer@aaronschaffer.com

You're gonna want to read this. Gift link: wapo.st/4viLSnW

wapo.stTulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political careerI obtained hundreds of confidential memos detailing politics and policy guidance for Gabbard from her years in Congress, then embarked on a quest to identify who was behind them.
PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

Melania only trails the LEGO Batman movie in Rotten Tomatoes ratings by 80%. The MAGA reviewers, however, give Melania a rating of >99% on the Popcorn Meter. It’s a cult.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Bezos on the Melania movie: "By the way, it appears it was a good business decision. It did very well in theaters. It's done very well on streaming. People are very curious about Melania. So even though I had nothing to do with it, it appears the Amazon team made a very wise business decision."

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Olga Nesterova
@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

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Xi is “seeking a delay or reduction in US arms sales to Taiwan”. Context: Trump delayed announcing a $13B package of arms sales to Taiwan not to anger Xi before his trip. In February, Xi warned Trump in a phone call to handle arms sales to Taiwan with “extreme caution.”

PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

The acorns didn’t fall far from the tree.

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social

Don Jr. and Eric launched Trump Moblie in June 2025 and promised a "MADE IN AMERICA" gold-plated Trump phone by August. They started accepting $100 deposits for pre-orders. 11 months later, the Trump phone has not materialized.

popular.infoWe were promised a gold-plated Trump phoneFor 11 months, Trump Mobile has been collecting $100 deposits for a Trump phone. No phones have shipped to customers.

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MS NOW
@ms.now

NEW: U.S. intelligence shows Iran "retains substantial missile capabilities” according to The New York Times citing people familiar with classified assessments. In a statement to The Times, a White House spokeswoman "repeated" Trump’s "previous assertions that Iran’s military had been “crushed.”"

PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

Minutes before Trump makes announcements impactful to oil markets some very conspicuous trades are being made. At least four big trades where traders collectively wagered more than $2.6 billion that oil prices would fall—shortly before they did, ABC News has reported, citing sources.

PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

What happened to C.A.S.O.P, (Citizens Applying Stickers On Pumps)? They should be at every gas station in the country right now.

PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

Trump’s approval rating hit all-time lows in the Reuters/Ipsos poll. Approval for the president’s handling of the cost of living has sunk to 22%.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

The new Reuters-Ipsos poll has dropped. Disapproval is intensifying.

PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

Of course it’s a scam. Trump Inc ‘Business Opportunities’ have always been scams. The only difference now is they are using influence as bait to hook bigger catfish.

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com

World Liberty is under increasing scrutiny from some of its investors, who have complained about lack of transparency.

aljazeera.comBlockchain billionaire Sun takes Trump family's crypto firm to courtWorld Liberty is under increasing scrutiny from some of its investors, who have complained about lack of transparency.
PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

“We” did not do Iwo Jima. 20,000 wounded and 7,000 dead American soldiers did Iwo Jima. Put some boots on this jack-wad and drop his ass off at Kharg Island so he can show us how it’s done.

PaulDu
@pauldu.bsky.social

“The Chinese and the Russians are all over Florida,” said a veteran FBI counterintelligence agent. “They’re trying to steal whatever they can get their hands on. Espionage is booming in Trump’s amateur hour leadership of national security.

Vanity Fair@vanityfair.com

Spylandia: How a Stretch of Florida Real Estate Has Become a Covert Corridor for Chinese and Russian Spies

vanityfair.comSpylandia: How a Stretch of Florida Real Estate Has Become a Covert Corridor for Chinese and Russian SpiesThe so-called Space Coast, with its rocket launches and military tech, is now an unassuming setting for espionage.