Alessandro Baldan
@cricioman.bsky.social
The lovers, the dreamers, and me.
Trump’s use of pardons to boost political and financial interests has been egregious and part of his extensive weaponization of the justice department to go after political foes and help Maga allies.
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‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies
Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump’s use of pardons to boost political and financial interests has been egregious and part of his extensive weaponization of the justice department to go after political foes and help Maga allies.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“This is now a MAGA court, and Roberts is at the helm."
Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“This is now a MAGA court, and Roberts is at the helm."
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Love me some Bernie 💙👇
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Love me some Bernie 💙👇
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So Donald Trump’s big donors and giant corporations get massive tax breaks, but Americans waiting for SNAP payments are told to eat dirt? Did I get that right?
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So Donald Trump’s big donors and giant corporations get massive tax breaks, but Americans waiting for SNAP payments are told to eat dirt? Did I get that right?
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Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."
The new guidelines, which became public Tuesday, have sparked fears that they could be used to push out anyone at the Pentagon who doesn’t agree with or toe the line on the Trump administration’s programs.
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thehill.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The new guidelines, which became public Tuesday, have sparked fears that they could be used to push out anyone at the Pentagon who doesn’t agree with or toe the line on the Trump administration’s programs.
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Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
It appears to be part of a broader effort by Hegseth to exert tighter control over what the department communicates to the outside world. He must be added to every group chat in Whatsapp I guess....
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Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress
Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It appears to be part of a broader effort by Hegseth to exert tighter control over what the department communicates to the outside world. He must be added to every group chat in Whatsapp I guess....
apnews.com/article/defe...
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Rep. Jamie Raskin revealed the real reason behind Trump’s corrupt shutdown scheme, saying that Trump “wants all the parts of government closed that he can’t personally profit from. So he doesn’t care about health care for your family. He wants to build a White House ballroom and promote Bitcoin.”
Great News That’s Terrible For Trump: No Kings Protests Set To Be Largest In US History, Hegseth Gets Rejected, Mike Johnson Called Out For Burying Epstein Files
As the most corrupt regime in history tries to scare us into silence, I’m glad to have some good news for you today.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Rep. Jamie Raskin revealed the real reason behind Trump’s corrupt shutdown scheme, saying that Trump “wants all the parts of government closed that he can’t personally profit from. So he doesn’t care about health care for your family. He wants to build a White House ballroom and promote Bitcoin.”
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To be unaware of one thing you don't wish to talk about is convenient.
To be unaware of *everything* you don't wish to talk about is either lying or incompetence. Or both.
To be unaware of *everything* you don't wish to talk about is either lying or incompetence. Or both.
Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.
October 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
To be unaware of one thing you don't wish to talk about is convenient.
To be unaware of *everything* you don't wish to talk about is either lying or incompetence. Or both.
To be unaware of *everything* you don't wish to talk about is either lying or incompetence. Or both.
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Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
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Just incredible. It’s almost like it wasn’t torn open by a high velocity bullet at all!
October 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just incredible. It’s almost like it wasn’t torn open by a high velocity bullet at all!
Democratic senators want investigation into Noem's TSA video that blamed Democrats for the shutdown - ABC News share.google/O3PdqRPkSEw7...
Democratic senators want investigation into Noem's TSA video that blamed Democrats for the shutdown
They want to know if it violated the Hatch Act and how it was paid for.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Democratic senators want investigation into Noem's TSA video that blamed Democrats for the shutdown - ABC News share.google/O3PdqRPkSEw7...
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We got $20 billion for Argentina though.
October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We got $20 billion for Argentina though.
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Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
October 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
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Measles is making a comeback... welcome back to the 1800s.
Are we great great? 🤔
Are we great great? 🤔
October 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Measles is making a comeback... welcome back to the 1800s.
Are we great great? 🤔
Are we great great? 🤔
Mike Lawler and Elise Stefanik have been “palling around with these racist, antisemitic and bigoted ‘Young Republicans’ for years,” adding that the representatives’ “phony outrage” was only for show.
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‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
Politico documented the use of slurs, including the N-word and a homophobic term, and antisemitic comments in chats
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October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Mike Lawler and Elise Stefanik have been “palling around with these racist, antisemitic and bigoted ‘Young Republicans’ for years,” adding that the representatives’ “phony outrage” was only for show.
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The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”
People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
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People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”
People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...
People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...
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Remember how ICE claimed they were rammed by 10 vehicles and had to shoot a woman 7 times? Turns out, her lawyer has footage of a federal SUV slamming into the woman's vehicle, getting out, yelling "do something, bitch!" and opening fire.
Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Remember how ICE claimed they were rammed by 10 vehicles and had to shoot a woman 7 times? Turns out, her lawyer has footage of a federal SUV slamming into the woman's vehicle, getting out, yelling "do something, bitch!" and opening fire.
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Greg Abbott is a lackey of Donald Trump.
He’s going against exactly what he said he would do last year.
He’s going against exactly what he said he would do last year.
October 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Greg Abbott is a lackey of Donald Trump.
He’s going against exactly what he said he would do last year.
He’s going against exactly what he said he would do last year.
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Guess how many times Republicans have tried to negotiate with Democrats to save health care? None. Zero. Not once.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.
Guess how many times Republicans have tried to negotiate with Democrats to save health care? Zero.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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October 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Guess how many times Republicans have tried to negotiate with Democrats to save health care? None. Zero. Not once.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than lower health care costs.
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Don't forget this guy took a minor home from a charity event and never account for the child to the state because it was "too much paperwork" to do adoption and child is now a grown man who has zero to do with #MosesMike.
October 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Don't forget this guy took a minor home from a charity event and never account for the child to the state because it was "too much paperwork" to do adoption and child is now a grown man who has zero to do with #MosesMike.
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He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.
October 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.