Stoneball

Stoneball

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Democratic Socialist. Gay sentient alien symbiote with amorphous, viscous form. Brain afficionado, known to slither.

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It's hardly surprising that Trump lied. "News" would be if he told the truth, which almost never happens. What I'll never understand is why formerly logical Repubs will go to such incredible lengths to "look for evidence" 🙄 we all know doesn't exist. #Clowns4Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

nytimes.comFrom 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle.It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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A parent called the cops, but the LEAGUE, i9 Sports of Winter Park, trespassed Nevada & his family. i9 claims they're "working to understand the circumstances" and won't share "unverified info." Didn't stop them from chasing away a family. i9 is a BUSINESS With FRANCHISES And piss-poor JUDGEMENT

Yours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith@mewefree.bsky.social

They called the cops on this 3-year-old Black boy because he was kickin the white kids' ass on the soccer field.

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NEVER FORGET: With democracy under threat and fascism on the rise in Brazil, Metaberg used algorithmic control to throttle accounts backing Lula and depress his visibility across feeds. Meta admits "technical issues." But ONLY Lula was affected. #SignOffMeta www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/10/26/h...

brasildefato.com.brHundreds Protest at Meta Headquarters in Brazil Against Far-Right BiasProtesters targeted the multinational corporation Meta, on Monday, October 19, in Itaim Bibi, a neighborhood in São Paulo. Meta owns WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. According to the organizers…
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The swine behind #Project2025 are now trying desperately to avoid accountability for their treason. Russell Vought, Kevin Roberts and #HeritageFoundation staff should be the first ones wearing manacles.

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Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...

washingtonsun.comWhite House Is Weighing Mass Pardons for Junior StaffConservative groups influential with the Trump administration have pressed for the preemptive acts of clemency.
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I don’t get the excitement over the latest tales about Lindsey Graham. Hustlers have been telling stories for years, many with hilarious details, about encounters with Miss Lindsey. But I esp don’t get voting for Darlene because she was his sister. Like, why? www.rawstory.com/mtg-26781325...

rawstory.com'There's more to this': Ex-insider reveals 'most important lesson' from Graham bombshellFormer Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) says the men who went public about their relationships with the late Sen. Lindsey Graham deserve praise. She also says their story points to something bigger...
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As Don Jr. & Eric Trump and Kushner pocket BILLIONS in federal funds/govt contracts, Trump, Blanche & Pirro have the FUCKING GALL to falsely charge 2 former FBI agents w/ obstructing a House investigation of made-up BS about Hunter. VOTE EVERY REPUBLICAN OUT. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comFormer FBI officials charged with lying to Congress about Hunter Biden laptop inquiryFor years, Democrats and Republicans have debated the significance of Hunter Biden’s laptop, which was left for repair at a Delaware shop.
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Musk showed his biz acumen's limits when he bought Twitter and then mismanaged it into what we know today as X, worth a fraction of what he paid. Watching him throw millions at Texas thinking he'll snag a Senate seat for "Criminal Ken" Paxton is a fucking riot. Spend it ALL, dude. JT's got this.

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🚨THIS IS NO LONGER A DRILL. The U.S. Dept. of Justice is now planning to block election certification in Alaska, too. What is our game plan, @democrats.org? What's our game plan, #NoKings? What's our plan, @socialists.nyc Our plan, @democrats.senate.gov/? 1 www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comDOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly losesIn a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.
Stoneball@stoneballs.bsky.social

We are entering the period that we all knew was coming: the Trump administration is nakedly trying to steal the midterm elections. ⬇️ What are each of us willing to do to preserve our democracy? How hard will we fight to prevent them from refusing to certify the elections? Choose now. It’s here.

Stoneball
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We are entering the period that we all knew was coming: the Trump administration is nakedly trying to steal the midterm elections. ⬇️ What are each of us willing to do to preserve our democracy? How hard will we fight to prevent them from refusing to certify the elections? Choose now. It’s here.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday said the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) might launch more California-style lawsuits to block states from counting ballots for the midterm election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comBlanche threatens ‘a number of states’ with California-style voting lawsuitsBlanche’s comments come amid the DOJ’s unprecedented assault on the Golden State’s election system.
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The senator who was wrong about everything comes back to stump for the senator who is "troubled" by everything but never does a thing to address it. Manchin/Collins = a match made in hell www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/u...

nytimes.comWhat Dueling Visits by Ocasio-Cortez and Manchin Say About Maine’s Senate RaceSenator Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race, is keying her closing pitch to the middle, while her progressive challenger, Troy Jackson, is seeking to excite the left.
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"Since Jeffrey's Caribbean island was in the Atlantic, I'm thinking the Sea of Pedophiles sounds pretty cool," Trump mused. "Maybe just The O-cean."

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. According to Trump, Pichai responded: ‘No, no, no — this time I’m not doing it… Oceans are different, sir. They cover really a lot of countries. Please don’t ask us to do that.’” @variety.com $GOOGL variety.com/2026/digital...

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The implosion of Vivek Ramaslimey's career continues to play out in real time, now with beloved Republican OH Gov. Mike DeWine urging him to take down his grotesque Amy Acton ad. The campaign spin is hilarious. “We refuse to accept the media’s double standards ... 1 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/u...

nytimes.comRepublican Gov. Mike DeWine Calls on Ramaswamy to Remove Acton Attack AdThe ad featuring the estranged mother of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton, has been widely criticized, though Vice President JD Vance strongly defended it.
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when Democrats have regularly used family members of Trump, RFK Jr. and other Republicans in ads,” campaign spokeswoman Connie Luck said in a statement. "Voters shouldn't buy it." DeWine is not "the media." Neither are Nikki Haley, Meghan McCain and other Rs repulsed by Vivek. Vivek is DONE. 2/2

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This awful ad is not only ending Ramaslimey, it’s wiping out Vance, too. We can never let America forget that when leaders were asked to stand up & be counted, Vance chose to advocate mockery of a 12-year-old’s rape at her stepfather’s hands. And he wants to hold our highest office. #NeverVance

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

The Columbus Dispatch calls Ramaswamy’s new “October surprise” ad “revolting and unsettling.” We’ve seen enough of Vivek, who claims “Ohio needs a candidate with a positive vision, unlike a governor who does nothing but complain about what someone else did to her.” thedailybeast.com/maga-candida...

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80+ years of defense leaders protected these priceless artifacts of when the United States saved the world. But Pete Hegseth and his goon squad knew better than to use professionals to handle them, and now they’re broken. Nov. 3 can’t come quickly enough www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comHegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.
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#Ohio, so we're in agreement, then: Under no scenario is Vivek Ramaswamy fit to lead anywhere, especially not in your great state. He's done. Amy Acton will be your next governor, yes? Please, do it by acclamation. I don't think you'd find a No vote in all of Ohio. (Live shot, Ramaswamy:)

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🧵@cbsnews.com, you probably can't fire Bari Weiss, so do the next best thing: Fire Jan Crawford. Her naked Republicanism is a blight on CBS. She'd be better off on Fox, Sinclair or dull Sheryl Atkisson's show. No one should have had to point out the outrageousness of her post. That's the problem.

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Remember the bullshit @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy "interview" with Justice Alito a couple weeks ago, intended to sanitize his image? He was interviewed next to a baseball field where he played as a boy.🥹 The "correspondent" who did that shitshow now has a connection to Lil Tommy, the GOP toddler... 1

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Remember the bullshit @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy "interview" with Justice Alito a couple weeks ago, intended to sanitize his image? He was interviewed next to a baseball field where he played as a boy.🥹 The "correspondent" who did that shitshow now has a connection to Lil Tommy, the GOP toddler... 1

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"Tommy, thank you. I had to watch this twice to catch Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s nanosecond ‘yeah absolutely.’ His subsequent uninterrupted three-minute diatribe proving your exact point is the kind of spectacular self own most ppl only dream about triggering. Congrats." CBS apparently still claims... 3

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to have "standards." Someone (Weiss, covering her ample ass? Fawning acolyte Nick Bilton? Smarmy anchor Tony Dokoupil?) pointed that out, resulting in this: "Crawford apologized & deleted her post, calling it 'a violation of CBS News standards.'" #CBSNews. Sigh. There once were giants. 4/4

Stoneball
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Remember the bullshit @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy "interview" with Justice Alito a couple weeks ago, intended to sanitize his image? He was interviewed next to a baseball field where he played as a boy.🥹 The "correspondent" who did that shitshow now has a connection to Lil Tommy, the GOP toddler... 1

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who humiliated himself when he tried pounce on Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. CBS News' Jan Crawford saw the Tommy/Abdul tete-a-tete, and, alone among all witnesses, thought Lil Tommy CRUSHED it. Not kidding. Here's the gushy X post she threw up in tribute: 2 (www.cbsnews.com/team/jan-cra...

cbsnews.comJan Crawford - CBS NewsJan Crawford is CBS News' chief legal correspondent and a recognized authority on the Supreme Court. Her 2007 book, "Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for the Control of the United St...
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On Nov 4 and every day after, I’m not forgetting. I’m holding folk accountable. These poor excuses for humans are at the top of my list. Add yours: Stephen Miller Vivek Ramaswamy Doug Burgum Marco Rubio Scott Bessent Kristi Noem Markwaynemullin Pam Bondi Todd Blanche Elon Musk & every DOGE lackey

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72 years ago, Sen. Joe McCarthy was attacking an opponent in his infamous hearings when one man famously voiced the disgust rising in America's heart for McCarthy. "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" asked Joseph Welch, the Army's chief lawyer. 1

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In that moment, his reckless cruelty laid bare for the world to see, McCarthy's career ended. Support for his anti-Communist witch hunts vanished. Vivek Ramaswamy's new ad will have the same effect. Ramaswamy is finished. His career in public life, over. 2/2 www.rawstory.com/vivek-ramasw...

rawstory.com‘That ad made me feel worse’: Conservatives recoil from Ramaswamy over jarring attack adConservatives are expressing second thoughts about Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over an attack ad featuring the long-estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, which...
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Ramaswamy is a failed human. He proved it with this ad. Anyone who supports him after this needs mental help. It's the most vile, disgusting political ad I've ever seen, devoid of humanity, decency and anything good. Ohio, #VoteAmyActon. Don't reward this. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comOhio governor’s race in uproar over video featuring Democrat’s estranged motherAmy Acton was removed from her mother’s home when she was 12 after her stepfather was indicted on a charge of raping her.
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Why is the failed state of MISSISSIPPI allowed to be such a racist sack of shit? Throughout the Civil Rights movement, atrocities ALWAYS happened there - lynchings, burning of homes, etc. In NO WAY was the shooting of this 1-year-old "justified." www.mississippifreepress.org/police-shoot...

mississippifreepress.orgPolice Shooting of 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley ‘Was Justified,’ Mississippi Attorney General SaysThe police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s of...
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Here's the dynamic from the thread below manifesting in real time in Texas: 5 newly drawn seats have narrowed the margins in 4 pre-existing seats, and in a wave election, all 9 are now vulnerable. Depending on the size of the wave, Rs may we washed out to sea. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTexas redistricting may backfire — and take out some rising Latino GOP starsAfter the president pushed the state to redraw its congressional districts, the decisions made in South Texas are haunting Republicans.
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With public sentiment now breaking sharply for Democrats and Democratic candidates, there is an important new dynamic that’s not getting attention: When Republicans in multiple states gerrymandered their congressional districts, they diluted GOP districts … 1 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump approval hits record low, handing Democrats a clear midterm edgeThe president’s approval is at 33 percent, with 66 percent disapproving and just over half saying they disapprove strongly. Meanwhile, midterm support for Democrats is rising.
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Imagine being Michael Whatley, who trails former Gov. Roy Cooper 52%-39%, and thinking that bringing a corrupt president with an approval rating of 33% to #NorthCarolina will help him get elected to the U.S. Senate. Lordt. Pour it on for Cooper, NC! #ncpol www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

theguardian.comTrump continues midterm campaign blitz in North Carolina – US politics livePresident to stump for Michael Whatley, who is facing an uphill battle against Democrat Roy Cooper for the Senate, as elections are just two weeks away
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With public sentiment now breaking sharply for Democrats and Democratic candidates, there is an important new dynamic that’s not getting attention: When Republicans in multiple states gerrymandered their congressional districts, they diluted GOP districts … 1 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump approval hits record low, handing Democrats a clear midterm edgeThe president’s approval is at 33 percent, with 66 percent disapproving and just over half saying they disapprove strongly. Meanwhile, midterm support for Democrats is rising.
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to pull together enough, Republican voters to tilt things in their favor in previously reliably democratic seats. Now the watered down GOP districts and districts newly redrawn for GOP advantage are ALL up for grabs. Bottom line: this could be an absolute bloodbath for Republicans. 2/2

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Patel is in that role thanks to Thom Tillis, who voted to advance Patel out of committee and then was the 51st YES in a 51-49 vote. NEVER. AGAIN. NC, vote ROY COOPER, and restore decency and respect for the law in the Senate.

Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social

BREAKING: The FBI made a video trashing Democrats & hyping Kash Patel, then posted it during early voting Spending your tax dollars to campaign or to hype the director is illegal -- This video did BOTH We want watchdogs to find out who signed off Our @democracydefendersfund.org letter👇 -TN

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After 21 months of terror organized and executed by the US government, the Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society and the Trump Crime Family, you can’t imagine how empowering it felt to #VoteEarly today. 🔥 In my very Blue NC polling place, all booths were full when I arrived & left. #Midterms

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When Trump becomes a voice of restraint, you know the shit couldn't get any deeper. The grotesqueness of this plan & Hegseth's complete obliviousness as to his own depravity has caused the world to recoil in horror. He should be committed for observation. 1 www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comTrump cancels Hegseth’s plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s executionThe decision is a rebuke of the defense secretary, who has remained in the president’s good graces through numerous controversies.
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Note: @kathygriffin.bsky.social only FAKED a chopped-off head, complete with dripping blood, and suffered near career annihilation, losing work and big money. Hegseth is trying to do the REAL THING AND TELEVISE/LIVESTREAM IT (!), but will suffer absolutely no consequences. THAT is fucked up.

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Alright, North Carolina, you know what to do: Don’t wait til Nov. 3, Don’t leave it to Donald Trump’s corrupt Postal Service or Dave Boliek’s rules that let his partisan elections staff throw out your ballot, VOTE EARLY, VOTE TODAY, VOTE NOW 🔥🔥🔥

Stoneball@stoneballs.bsky.social

North Carolina To-Do List for Tonight: 1. Lay out clothes for Thursday 2. Make sure wallet has official ID 3. Set alarm early to leave home by 6:45 a.m. and be first in line to VOTE EARLY! 4. VOTE Roy Cooper for Senate 5. VOTE Dem for every House seat 6. VOTE Dem in state House and Senate #VOTENC!

Stoneball
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We had Musk on the run months ago, but somehow he’s back. 1. Boycott Tesla and protest Tesla dealers. 2. Protest Starlink. 3. Speak out against any Musk biz in your community 4. And for god’s sake, GTF off X if you haven’t already!! #FuckMusk

Paul Marvin@paulmarvin.bsky.social

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Does anyone know how we can contribute to the legal fund of the young man that lying Trump sycophant Bari Weiss and the CBS News (lol) network libeled? He's suing them for $20M, but I'm assuming has legal expenses while he awaits judgment. Pay TF up, David Ellison. thedesk.net/2026/10/teen...

thedesk.netTeen files $20 million lawsuit against CBS News over vandalism storyThe lawsuit claims defamation and invasion of privacy after the teen was wrongly identified as a suspect in the vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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Donald Trump doesn't speak for me or America. I STAND WITH PRESIDENT ZELENSKY, HERO TO THE WORLD Fuck the Corrupt Dictators, Trump and Putin Real American patriots, make this flag ⬇️ trend 🔥 Хай живе Україна! #Stand4UKRAINE

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North Carolina To-Do List for Tonight: 1. Lay out clothes for Thursday 2. Make sure wallet has official ID 3. Set alarm early to leave home by 6:45 a.m. and be first in line to VOTE EARLY! 4. VOTE Roy Cooper for Senate 5. VOTE Dem for every House seat 6. VOTE Dem in state House and Senate #VOTENC!