Hal Cragin
@halcragin.bsky.social
11th generation American from MA circa 1650
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Hal Cragin
@halcragin.bsky.social
· Jan 12
If you voted for or support Donald Trump in any way shape or form
I will immediately believe you to be an asshole, and that will never be reversed
I will immediately believe you to be an asshole, and that will never be reversed
I’ve listened to the @thebulwark.com since it’s inception
I figured I’d wanna hear what our Republican friends that created this mess had to say
They pretty regularly complained about Trump and briefly touch on some Republicans, but never seem to just say the reason we’re here is because
I figured I’d wanna hear what our Republican friends that created this mess had to say
They pretty regularly complained about Trump and briefly touch on some Republicans, but never seem to just say the reason we’re here is because
July 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I’ve listened to the @thebulwark.com since it’s inception
I figured I’d wanna hear what our Republican friends that created this mess had to say
They pretty regularly complained about Trump and briefly touch on some Republicans, but never seem to just say the reason we’re here is because
I figured I’d wanna hear what our Republican friends that created this mess had to say
They pretty regularly complained about Trump and briefly touch on some Republicans, but never seem to just say the reason we’re here is because
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Congrats everyone, we now have 35% tariffs on Canada for no apparent reason
July 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Congrats everyone, we now have 35% tariffs on Canada for no apparent reason
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What happened in Kerr county is the direct result of the voters of Kerr county.
Period.
Dems believe in science, climate change and that government is supposed to fund human safety infrastructure projects.
The Kerr county voters and council believed only in owning the libs.
That’s it.
Period.
Dems believe in science, climate change and that government is supposed to fund human safety infrastructure projects.
The Kerr county voters and council believed only in owning the libs.
That’s it.
July 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
What happened in Kerr county is the direct result of the voters of Kerr county.
Period.
Dems believe in science, climate change and that government is supposed to fund human safety infrastructure projects.
The Kerr county voters and council believed only in owning the libs.
That’s it.
Period.
Dems believe in science, climate change and that government is supposed to fund human safety infrastructure projects.
The Kerr county voters and council believed only in owning the libs.
That’s it.
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“When I asked Solheim [American Moment’s co-founder] if [American Moment] had received any money from Peter Thiel, the enigmatic conservative megadonor, he grinned and declined to comment.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
July 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“When I asked Solheim [American Moment’s co-founder] if [American Moment] had received any money from Peter Thiel, the enigmatic conservative megadonor, he grinned and declined to comment.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
My whole adult life I’ve heard Rep saying shrinking the gov Of course, while enriching themselves /blowing the deficit thr the roof.
just put that first lie aside for a minute
They expanded the gov homeland, security, larger than any other time
now they’re using it as a private police force
just put that first lie aside for a minute
They expanded the gov homeland, security, larger than any other time
now they’re using it as a private police force
July 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My whole adult life I’ve heard Rep saying shrinking the gov Of course, while enriching themselves /blowing the deficit thr the roof.
just put that first lie aside for a minute
They expanded the gov homeland, security, larger than any other time
now they’re using it as a private police force
just put that first lie aside for a minute
They expanded the gov homeland, security, larger than any other time
now they’re using it as a private police force
So this ice thing had a budget of $8 billion and now it’s up to 45+ billion with 45 billion just for detention centers
How do we survive without this before? And we need to spend that much money when they just blew the deficit through the roof.
How do we survive without this before? And we need to spend that much money when they just blew the deficit through the roof.
July 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
So this ice thing had a budget of $8 billion and now it’s up to 45+ billion with 45 billion just for detention centers
How do we survive without this before? And we need to spend that much money when they just blew the deficit through the roof.
How do we survive without this before? And we need to spend that much money when they just blew the deficit through the roof.
over many days of listening to this Texas flood story. I finally got information that that area of Texas far from being the poor people story.
Its the most concentrated amount of millionaires in TX
The reason no flood warning system is
they were too cheap to spend on their community
Got it
Its the most concentrated amount of millionaires in TX
The reason no flood warning system is
they were too cheap to spend on their community
Got it
July 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
over many days of listening to this Texas flood story. I finally got information that that area of Texas far from being the poor people story.
Its the most concentrated amount of millionaires in TX
The reason no flood warning system is
they were too cheap to spend on their community
Got it
Its the most concentrated amount of millionaires in TX
The reason no flood warning system is
they were too cheap to spend on their community
Got it
For everyone that wanders around and says this is all just a Trump era thing
The Roberts court was created over a decade ago. Citizens united was put in place explicitly to create this environment
This is all Republican
This is not Maga.
That’s the shitty storefront they’re using.
The Roberts court was created over a decade ago. Citizens united was put in place explicitly to create this environment
This is all Republican
This is not Maga.
That’s the shitty storefront they’re using.
July 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
For everyone that wanders around and says this is all just a Trump era thing
The Roberts court was created over a decade ago. Citizens united was put in place explicitly to create this environment
This is all Republican
This is not Maga.
That’s the shitty storefront they’re using.
The Roberts court was created over a decade ago. Citizens united was put in place explicitly to create this environment
This is all Republican
This is not Maga.
That’s the shitty storefront they’re using.
Six months into America electing a complete trader who tried to overturn our country
The same people who are such vile assholes
they put him back in office because they thought it would benefit them personally
This is all Republicans
Every single one of them
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
The same people who are such vile assholes
they put him back in office because they thought it would benefit them personally
This is all Republicans
Every single one of them
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Six months into America electing a complete trader who tried to overturn our country
The same people who are such vile assholes
they put him back in office because they thought it would benefit them personally
This is all Republicans
Every single one of them
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
The same people who are such vile assholes
they put him back in office because they thought it would benefit them personally
This is all Republicans
Every single one of them
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
So the anti-tax party had no problem with their asshole cult leader putting 50% tax on everything without any legislation around it
Multimillionaires eat the same amount of food, struggling people do, and yet the percentage of their income for that food is…x100000000 dif
Multimillionaires eat the same amount of food, struggling people do, and yet the percentage of their income for that food is…x100000000 dif
July 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
So the anti-tax party had no problem with their asshole cult leader putting 50% tax on everything without any legislation around it
Multimillionaires eat the same amount of food, struggling people do, and yet the percentage of their income for that food is…x100000000 dif
Multimillionaires eat the same amount of food, struggling people do, and yet the percentage of their income for that food is…x100000000 dif
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To avoid conflicts, I wouldn't even let Obama refinance his family home when I was his ethics czar
Now Trump is hoovering in hundreds of millions in violation of the law!
That's a threat to our national security as I discussed @msnbc.com
Now Trump is hoovering in hundreds of millions in violation of the law!
That's a threat to our national security as I discussed @msnbc.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
To avoid conflicts, I wouldn't even let Obama refinance his family home when I was his ethics czar
Now Trump is hoovering in hundreds of millions in violation of the law!
That's a threat to our national security as I discussed @msnbc.com
Now Trump is hoovering in hundreds of millions in violation of the law!
That's a threat to our national security as I discussed @msnbc.com
When have Republicans ever passed any legislation that helps people instead of pretend pretending they think people are ripping them off when the fact is the people ripping them off
are the people Republicans have given tax breaks too and pretty much bent over for the last 45 years for
are the people Republicans have given tax breaks too and pretty much bent over for the last 45 years for
July 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When have Republicans ever passed any legislation that helps people instead of pretend pretending they think people are ripping them off when the fact is the people ripping them off
are the people Republicans have given tax breaks too and pretty much bent over for the last 45 years for
are the people Republicans have given tax breaks too and pretty much bent over for the last 45 years for
Love it, Mr. richest man in the world, douche bag, ketamine piss pants
Had liberals eating out of his hand and corporate government welfare showered on him is now pissed off everyone in the country
Because he’s a fucking asshole
It’s all about him and his wealth
Fuck this South African asshole
Had liberals eating out of his hand and corporate government welfare showered on him is now pissed off everyone in the country
Because he’s a fucking asshole
It’s all about him and his wealth
Fuck this South African asshole
July 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Love it, Mr. richest man in the world, douche bag, ketamine piss pants
Had liberals eating out of his hand and corporate government welfare showered on him is now pissed off everyone in the country
Because he’s a fucking asshole
It’s all about him and his wealth
Fuck this South African asshole
Had liberals eating out of his hand and corporate government welfare showered on him is now pissed off everyone in the country
Because he’s a fucking asshole
It’s all about him and his wealth
Fuck this South African asshole
Seeing as Republicans are in locked up with a dictator asshole, who goes golfing during a national tragedy
He blames governors for natural disasters. Is he gonna blame mr wheelchair?
Hey Abbott, the reason you even have a fucking ramp to go up is because of democratic efforts over years
He blames governors for natural disasters. Is he gonna blame mr wheelchair?
Hey Abbott, the reason you even have a fucking ramp to go up is because of democratic efforts over years
July 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Seeing as Republicans are in locked up with a dictator asshole, who goes golfing during a national tragedy
He blames governors for natural disasters. Is he gonna blame mr wheelchair?
Hey Abbott, the reason you even have a fucking ramp to go up is because of democratic efforts over years
He blames governors for natural disasters. Is he gonna blame mr wheelchair?
Hey Abbott, the reason you even have a fucking ramp to go up is because of democratic efforts over years
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As Texas officials point to the National Weather Service failing to predict the amount of rain that caused this tragedy, it’s fair to wonder if the cuts made to the dept that many warned about played a role here.
(Now add FEMA cuts & hospital closures)
(Now add FEMA cuts & hospital closures)
July 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As Texas officials point to the National Weather Service failing to predict the amount of rain that caused this tragedy, it’s fair to wonder if the cuts made to the dept that many warned about played a role here.
(Now add FEMA cuts & hospital closures)
(Now add FEMA cuts & hospital closures)
Trump just shot our democracy on fifth Avenue
July 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Trump just shot our democracy on fifth Avenue
My entire adult life I had to hear these Reagan conservatives gutting our government services claiming they are deficit hawks only to blow up the deficit and reward their rich
For 45 years this has been going on
But the northeast grifter Conman has super sized it
the Republican Party has fked us
For 45 years this has been going on
But the northeast grifter Conman has super sized it
the Republican Party has fked us
July 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
My entire adult life I had to hear these Reagan conservatives gutting our government services claiming they are deficit hawks only to blow up the deficit and reward their rich
For 45 years this has been going on
But the northeast grifter Conman has super sized it
the Republican Party has fked us
For 45 years this has been going on
But the northeast grifter Conman has super sized it
the Republican Party has fked us
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Hopefully this puts to bed a whole lot of misconceptions. Like Republicans being good people, fiscally responsible people, people of faith, and that they're policies are for the working people and their families.
I truly hope this puts a definitive end to the perpetual insistence by Democrats that they can compromise with Republicans. You can't. These people are extreme, depraved, and shameless. They just stripped healthcare from 17 million people to give themselves a tax cut.
July 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hopefully this puts to bed a whole lot of misconceptions. Like Republicans being good people, fiscally responsible people, people of faith, and that they're policies are for the working people and their families.
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This is not in the bill. Just a total lie.
July 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is not in the bill. Just a total lie.
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yes, those medicaid recipients should just inherit their father's business and then sell it for a fortune, like sen. mullin did
Markwayne Mullin: "There are 35 million people that live below the poverty line inside the US. There are over 70 million people signed up for Medicaid. Now you're gonna tell me there's not room to make cuts?"
June 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
yes, those medicaid recipients should just inherit their father's business and then sell it for a fortune, like sen. mullin did
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NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Citizens United was a ruling about whether a cable paid TV network could show a political movie 90 days before an election
The movie was about Hillary Clinton
The court didn’t decide and when they came back to decide, they decided that all corporations have power to spend unlimited $$$
The movie was about Hillary Clinton
The court didn’t decide and when they came back to decide, they decided that all corporations have power to spend unlimited $$$
June 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Citizens United was a ruling about whether a cable paid TV network could show a political movie 90 days before an election
The movie was about Hillary Clinton
The court didn’t decide and when they came back to decide, they decided that all corporations have power to spend unlimited $$$
The movie was about Hillary Clinton
The court didn’t decide and when they came back to decide, they decided that all corporations have power to spend unlimited $$$
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Just a reminder of who Thom Tillis is:
In 2013, as N.C. House Speaker, he passed a massive voter suppression law that was struck down because it targeted Black voters "with almost surgical precision.”
In the Senate he voted against the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Right Act.
In 2013, as N.C. House Speaker, he passed a massive voter suppression law that was struck down because it targeted Black voters "with almost surgical precision.”
In the Senate he voted against the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Right Act.
June 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just a reminder of who Thom Tillis is:
In 2013, as N.C. House Speaker, he passed a massive voter suppression law that was struck down because it targeted Black voters "with almost surgical precision.”
In the Senate he voted against the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Right Act.
In 2013, as N.C. House Speaker, he passed a massive voter suppression law that was struck down because it targeted Black voters "with almost surgical precision.”
In the Senate he voted against the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Right Act.
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Really?? Nothing put democracy at risk more than his disgraceful, false Citizens United decision. First, he bought the obvious lie that unlimited funding would be transparent; then when the falsity became indisputable, he refused to correct. ZERO cred here.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy says ‘democracy is at risk’
The retired Reagan appointee joined a forum on threats to judges and the rule of law.
www.politico.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Really?? Nothing put democracy at risk more than his disgraceful, false Citizens United decision. First, he bought the obvious lie that unlimited funding would be transparent; then when the falsity became indisputable, he refused to correct. ZERO cred here.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...