Dave O'Brien
@daveobrien2024.bsky.social
I write sins and tragedies. He/him. Cat guy. #truecrime 🇮🇪-🇺🇸 and 🏴-🇺🇸 and world citizen. #T1D
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October 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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To the surprise of none
September 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
To the surprise of none
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Grijalva: I was looking at the example of now-Representative Walkinshaw from Virginia, who was elected two weeks ago Tuesday. The following Wednesday—less than 24 hours later—he was sworn in, with unofficial results.
So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.
So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.
September 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Grijalva: I was looking at the example of now-Representative Walkinshaw from Virginia, who was elected two weeks ago Tuesday. The following Wednesday—less than 24 hours later—he was sworn in, with unofficial results.
So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.
So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.
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Shockingly corrupt.
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Shockingly corrupt.
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“This is beyond McCarthyism,” said the @aclu.org's Christopher Anders. “Trump officials are repeatedly abusing their power to stop ideas they don’t like, deciding who can speak, write and even joke. Free speech could not be in greater danger.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ABC takes Jimmy Kimmel off the air over remarks on Charlie Kirk’s killing
The decision to indefinitely preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” follows backlash to comments the late-night show host made about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“This is beyond McCarthyism,” said the @aclu.org's Christopher Anders. “Trump officials are repeatedly abusing their power to stop ideas they don’t like, deciding who can speak, write and even joke. Free speech could not be in greater danger.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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“Someone must know this guy”
Four year wedding crasher mystery solved
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Four year wedding crasher mystery solved
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Someone must know this guy’: four-year wedding crasher mystery solved
Bride finally tracks down awkward-looking stranger she and husband noticed only when looking through photos
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“Someone must know this guy”
Four year wedding crasher mystery solved
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Four year wedding crasher mystery solved
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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So MSNBC reportedly fired Matthew Dowd tonight just hours after Jesse Watters called for his "immediate" termination over his Charlie Kirk shooting comments.
Meanwhile, Watters said he's going to "avenge" Kirk's death because "they are at war with us" -- and he'll face no repercussions from Fox.
Meanwhile, Watters said he's going to "avenge" Kirk's death because "they are at war with us" -- and he'll face no repercussions from Fox.
September 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
So MSNBC reportedly fired Matthew Dowd tonight just hours after Jesse Watters called for his "immediate" termination over his Charlie Kirk shooting comments.
Meanwhile, Watters said he's going to "avenge" Kirk's death because "they are at war with us" -- and he'll face no repercussions from Fox.
Meanwhile, Watters said he's going to "avenge" Kirk's death because "they are at war with us" -- and he'll face no repercussions from Fox.
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Egregiously bad reporting by the Times here. The President’s “fury” is not justification or explanation for a spew of lies and libels. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
September 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Egregiously bad reporting by the Times here. The President’s “fury” is not justification or explanation for a spew of lies and libels. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
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Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging that the US Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.”
Survivors of Maine mass shooting and victims’ relatives sue US government alleging negligence | CNN
Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging that the U.S. Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying ou...
cnn.it
September 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging that the US Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.”
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ICE used your taxpayer dollars to trick out a bunch of trucks in new livery, all painted black with "ICE" and a logo printed in gold on the side (and Trump's name in gold on the back window), then shoot a rap video in DC to post on social media.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
August 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ICE used your taxpayer dollars to trick out a bunch of trucks in new livery, all painted black with "ICE" and a logo printed in gold on the side (and Trump's name in gold on the back window), then shoot a rap video in DC to post on social media.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
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The most disheartening thing about America’s descent into fascism has been the abject cowardice of virtually all the people and institutions that could have stood up and refused to comply.
July 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The most disheartening thing about America’s descent into fascism has been the abject cowardice of virtually all the people and institutions that could have stood up and refused to comply.
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it is a testament to the low quality of the people of this administration that gabbard does not stand out as especially delusional
Tulsi Gabbard is using a White House press briefing to accuse Hillary Clinton of using tranquilizers. Dystopian stuff.
July 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
it is a testament to the low quality of the people of this administration that gabbard does not stand out as especially delusional
Almost like he doesn't want them released. One might say.
Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Trump Live Updates: Johnson Blocks Epstein Vote as Justice Dept. Seeks Interview with Maxwell
trib.al
July 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Almost like he doesn't want them released. One might say.
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ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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Margaret Brennan totally exposes FDA Commissioner Makary for making it up as he goes and making conflicting recommendations in order to cast doubt on covid vaccines. He's so terrible during this interview that Brennan is left shaking her head as she wraps it up.
June 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Margaret Brennan totally exposes FDA Commissioner Makary for making it up as he goes and making conflicting recommendations in order to cast doubt on covid vaccines. He's so terrible during this interview that Brennan is left shaking her head as she wraps it up.
Let it die.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Let it die.
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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
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Around D.C., the new going rate is well-known: $5 million for a one-on-one dinner with Trump, but gov-affairs execs have “no clue where the money is eventually going,” one said. Another told me it’s “outer-borough Mafia sh*t.” My new piece is out @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder
The greed of the new Administration has galvanized America’s aspiring oligarchs—and their opponents.
www.newyorker.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Around D.C., the new going rate is well-known: $5 million for a one-on-one dinner with Trump, but gov-affairs execs have “no clue where the money is eventually going,” one said. Another told me it’s “outer-borough Mafia sh*t.” My new piece is out @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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This is the guy Cory Booker voted to confirm???
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie and the Ambassadorship Factory
Charlie Kushner, the newly confirmed US ambassador to France, is a vindictive, felonious, and score-settling real estate mogul, not unlike a certain US president.
www.thenation.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is the guy Cory Booker voted to confirm???
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Imagine how MAGA Media would react if Biden's press shop responded to legitimate press inquires like this. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
May 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Imagine how MAGA Media would react if Biden's press shop responded to legitimate press inquires like this. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Arizona has so far indicted more than 100 individuals involved in the Medicaid fraud scheme and recouped $125 million — just 5% of the funds the state estimates it paid to bad actors.
By @jasminedemers.bsky.social, with @azcir.org
By @jasminedemers.bsky.social, with @azcir.org
Arizona Has Recovered Just 5% of Taxpayer Dollars Lost in a $2.5 Billion Medicaid Fraud Scheme
The state has so far indicted more than 100 individuals and recouped $125 million. But despite state and federal efforts, it’s likely that most of the stolen taxpayer money won’t be recovered,…
www.propublica.org
May 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Arizona has so far indicted more than 100 individuals involved in the Medicaid fraud scheme and recouped $125 million — just 5% of the funds the state estimates it paid to bad actors.
By @jasminedemers.bsky.social, with @azcir.org
By @jasminedemers.bsky.social, with @azcir.org
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Can anyone explain to me how "Trump donating the brand new Air Force One to his own presidential library right before leaving office, so he can continue to use it" is any different from THE PRESIDENT STEALING AIR FORCE ONE
May 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Can anyone explain to me how "Trump donating the brand new Air Force One to his own presidential library right before leaving office, so he can continue to use it" is any different from THE PRESIDENT STEALING AIR FORCE ONE
The Old Place is full-on N*zi now.
No saving it.
No saving it.
May 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The Old Place is full-on N*zi now.
No saving it.
No saving it.