WmC Tom Bitting

@normornstein.bsky.social co-authored Let's just say it the Republics are the problem on Fri, Apr 27, 2012.

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First.The narrative that diesel prices in America are heavily impacted by Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries is completely fabricated. ​Second.The sanctions waiver Trump just granted to Russia is using the fabricated narrative above to make it look like it's in America's national interest.

Traitorous yet expected. What an embarrassment.

No Kings protests return Saturday, Oct. 17, with a focus on the November midterms. 🔗 Times and locations: vist.ly/5nruh ✍️ Jaelyn Gonzalez

Elon Musk reportedly proposed restrictions that crippled Ukraine’s Starshield drone defences during Russian attacks. Other sources traced the order to the White House. The deliberate slowdown raises questions about possible sabotage of Ukraine’s defences.

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(I think Social Security should be means-tested.)

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Join us at 215pm ET for a live report from one of the most important battleground states in the country.

Just to make your soul sing!

One other thing about the complaint for the 9 fired FBI agents. In theory, some of them are req’d to file their claims with the Merit System Protection Board. The complaint offers the best precis I’ve seen of how Trump & SCOTUS have rendered that futile & preposterous. … 1/3

it's pretty f'd up that the Trump administration is trying to deport my duly-elected member of Congress

In early 2025, I assumed the Trump regime would delete the Department of Justice’s press releases and other statements related to more than 1,000 Jan. 6 cases. So I downloaded them. We’ve now made them available to the public with a search tool. They can’t erase history. jan6memoryproject.org

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MS NOW's Chief Political Reporter joins to share what she's heard from voters while covering the 2026 midterms. #midterms #election #politics

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Not at all different from what’s happening in the U.S.

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All right, Mouthy Militia. Do your thing. Let's send that abusive fucking asswipe some karma. Who's in?

I keep waiting for all the winning to start.

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the reuters voice is *perfect*

If you want to know who's in line for Trump's next favor, just check who donates to his vanity projects. https://bit.ly/4eia7fx

“.. extraordinary measures — including martial law — if they believe the midterm elections are ‘rigged.’” @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/10/16/t...

How did we skip the step where we made this illegal?

Autocracy, Inc, by Anne Applebaum, published Jul 23,2024, has been in my (beautiful) Kindle library since shortly after it was published. Seems to me wanna-be-autocracy-inc describes the U.S. today. Former Judge Luttig has outlined that happening here on Jan 3, 2027. www.amazon.com/Autocracy-In...

Anne Applebaum simply is a must follow if you're interested in how democracies are faring worldwide. Not so good here. She, and her husband, from my perspective, were key contributors in the long effort to restore the Polish democracy w/ a blowout elctn win Oct 15, 2023(?). Read her, The Atlantic

Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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Trump's audience is Ohio is totally silent as he simps for data centers and suggests opposition to them is a Chinese psyop

Trump on President Xi: "He got off the plane and he said, 'Boy have you done a job, wow!' People can't believe it."

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You can’t drive to John Roberts’ Maine retreat, but they can’t stop protesting kayakers. Holding signs: “Roberts Benched the Constitution,” a local columnist is urging residents to openly shun him, writing, “May you never feel welcome here again.” Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

Old enough to remember when the media freaked out over Jon Ossoff making a brief mention of Natalie Harp

Trump claims he's "among the highest IQs anywhere in the world"

Trump: "Trump: "If the Democrats win, you will end up in a 1929-style economic depression. We will have a disaster on our hands. Had I lost the election, had we had Kamala win, I believe our country would be destroyed. If the Republicans win, you will each have $5,000 in your pocket."

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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis privately tore into Trump in texts obtained by Politico:

If you thought the Pentagon and FBI were compromised and on fire, boy oh boy, you’ve been missing what’s happening at the State Department. They’re fucking up so spectacularly they make Hillary Clinton look like Mother Teresa and Henry Kissinger like an innocent child.

The same guy who has been using government records to launch phony investigations is firing the people who do actual investigations after the investigated him.

Bill Pulte Guts the IG Office That Investigated Him talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

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Straight talk about a divided nation, as seen through the pens of Ann Telnaes, Bill Bramhall, Chris Slane, Christopher Downes, Clay Bennett, Daniel Boris, Gary Varvel, JD Crowe, Jeff Stahler, Mike Lester, Nick Anderson & Angel Boligan www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

Media companies who accept taxpayer money for Trump’s illegal campaign ads should be investigated and prosecuted if appropriate. Media executives accepting this money should be subpoenaed to appear before a Democratic Congress to explain why they are complicit in a crime.