Peter De Socio

Peter De Socio

@peterdesocio.bsky.social

Scholar, gourmand, aesthete, salt of the earth kind of guy. Liberal Democrat, politics junkie, newshound, photographer of food set before me. Fully transitioned -- from Xitter ("X" pronounced "sh"). Chicago and Los Angeles 🌊🌊🌊

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Hello to all the new people migrating from X. I'm a BBC journalist and fact-checker. Please flag any potentially misleading viral claims either on Bluesky or any other social media platform that needs fact-checking via DM, and I'll do the rest. Thank you!

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the thing with Clarence Thomas is that he is a true believer the bribes are not to get him to rule the way they want; he will do that regardless the bribes are so he doesn’t retire and cash in elsewhere so he can live the lifestyle he wants - now he can live it and stay on the court

Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social

People overrate money in how the supreme court works and underrate the pure, uncut fanaticism of the people sitting on it

If Donald Trump getting to name *three* Justices to the Supreme Court isn't enough to get you to see the folly of throwing in with the Susan Sarandons, Jill Steins, Ralph Naders, and Cornelius Wests of the world, then nothing is going to get your head on straight. Just:

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