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Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

I want to buy a new Porsche. But first I need to lie about throwing a fire extinguisher at the Capitol on Jan 6.

Popehat@kenwhite.bsky.social

OUR CULTURE IS BEING DESSICATED BECAUSE THAT GIRL WHO GOT HATCHED FROM A SWAN EGG IS A BLACK BUT GREEKS ARE WHITE EVEN IF THEY ARE FROM SWAN EGGS THAT’S JUST SCIENCE AND THE BATMAN GUY HATES CULTURE AND WHITES AND SCIENCE

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

Guys, you need to read the story. He’s not actually selling bourbon. he’s traveling around with cases of bourbon with his name on it that he hands out as gifts

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

Red states didn’t wait. The second SCOTUS butchered the Voting Rights Act, they went all in. Louisiana: Roughly one-third Black, and now they’re pushing maps that could leave the state with zero Black representation in Congress. The solution: Blue states need to match the urgency.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blanche: "There's a lot of things we can be doing, like voter ID. Every time you walk into a restaurant you have to show ID. How about you have to show your idea to vote? That's not anything that's crazy."

Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot@claypotter.bsky.social

Why did he single out Obama and Holder as "Human Garbage"?

Raw Story@rawstory.com

Fresh guidance delivered to White House staffers could make destroying government documents that much easier for President Donald Trump's administration, a report has claimed.

bit.lyAlarm bells as Trump memo gives White House license to destroy tens of millions of emailsFresh guidance delivered to White House staffers could make destroying government documents that much easier for President Donald Trump's administration, a report has claimed. An email from the Executive Office of the President issued new guidance on how staffers would save and log internal informat...

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

The executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center announced she is stepping down, citing “a hard year” and adding to the upheaval at the institution amid President Trump’s efforts to rebuild the center.

washingtonpost.comNational Symphony Orchestra director quits, splitting with Kennedy CenterJean Davidson cited “a hard year” in her decision to leave the center for a new position in Los Angeles.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Republicans spent all day on TV trying to argue this is about freedom and democracy for the people of Venezuela.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social

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Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social

I am not stupid or egotistical enough to think the regime cares about me, and I’m aware I’m a citizen (not Protestant white tho so, you know), but just as a mere thought experiment for empathy’s sake my wife and I — who I imagine are in a more comfortable position than Garcia’s family — just asked…

Stephen Jacob Smith@stephenjacobsmith.com

Here’s the paragraph that’s from, for those who are paywalled:

Steven Beschloss@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social

Pam Bondi is a liar, propagandist and criminal accomplice. Kilmar Abrego Garcia never received a court hearing and due process. Pam Bondi is an eternal stain on the Justice Department and justice itself.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Duckworth: How many nations are in ASEAN? Hegseth: We have allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia Duckworth: None of those countries are in ASEAN

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

Um, Pete Hegseth just said that no one in the hearing room has worked harder for veterans over the past 20 years than him. I'm thinking the members and staff of SASC might disagree

Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #BanX #NoAfD #FBR@aurorablogspot.bsky.social

This is a good description of the GOP: The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest, best financed, most applauded and, on the whole, least successful exercises in moral philosophy. That is the search for a truly superior moral justification for selfishness. ~ John Kenneth Galbraith

Michael Steele@michaelsteele.bsky.social

It's a new year, but some old truths about religion and politics remain. Enjoy this rebroadcast with @TimAlberta about his book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism". pod.fo/e/298b6c

ThunkingMan@thunkingman.bsky.social

It’s not hypocritical if you’re rich; it’s largely how they got rich and to get them to realize that this isn’t [necessarily] a “good thing” usually requires quite a bit of arm-twisting. One might think Elmo smart enough to remain arms unbent, politicians will CHEW HIM UP. Digital Tiger And Putz

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

Lily has gotten her first taste of filet mignon. I am probably going to regret this.

Aaron Parnas@aaronparnas.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Matt Gaetz report has been released. Read the full report: meidasnews.com/news/read-no...

meidasnews.comREAD NOW: Full Matt Gaetz ReportThe full report outlines the evidence gathered by the House Ethics Committee

Micah@rincewind.run

I think people are wildly underestimating how much of the damage of a second Trump term will come from basic incompetence he's putting a bunch of people who you wouldn't trust to file a TPS report in charge of incredibly complicated agencies, they're just going to fail at very basic day to day shit

Autumn Warhammer Chick@celticdragon1.bsky.social

Chamberlain was a decent individual who was dealt an exceptionally shitty hand as PM

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com

Sen. John Fetterman said that Kash Patel, Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the FBI, assured him he would not target Trump’s enemies.

rollingstone.comFetterman: Kash Patel Told Me He Won't Go After Trump's 'Enemies List'Sen. John Fetterman has met with multiple Trump nominees and said he will support some of the people Trump has nominated.

ThunkingMan@thunkingman.bsky.social

Anybody else having trouble deactivating their accounts over to Elmo’s place?

Paul Krugman@pkrugman.bsky.social

It goes without saying that this is stupid, and I wonder what set it off. Was there a segment on Fox News? But I thought it might be worth a thread explaining what Trump (and, to be fair, some other international leaders) don't get about international money 1/