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It’s clear there are several groups of Trump supporters. Some of these can be picked off with careful messaging & brutal truths/nose-rubbing
First a financially-incentivised in-crowd: apparatchiks, party hacks, YouTubers & influencers. They're not stupid - eg they’ve seen the videos of Good & Pritti
First a financially-incentivised in-crowd: apparatchiks, party hacks, YouTubers & influencers. They're not stupid - eg they’ve seen the videos of Good & Pritti
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Stephen Marche:
February 6, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Stephen Marche:
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Pardoned J6ers continue their crime sprees across America.
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Pardoned J6ers continue their crime sprees across America.
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Three-time Trump voter: I'm looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly, and now he's being a racist blatantly. He's pathetic as a president, and I want to apologize for supporting this rotten man.
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Three-time Trump voter: I'm looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly, and now he's being a racist blatantly. He's pathetic as a president, and I want to apologize for supporting this rotten man.
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I'm sorry, who is the unnamed "staffer" with access to the President's official Truth Social account at 11:44pm on a Thursday night?
February 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I'm sorry, who is the unnamed "staffer" with access to the President's official Truth Social account at 11:44pm on a Thursday night?
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Maga is handling the latest Epstein files in the very mature way of sticking their fingers in their ears and yelling "La la la, I can't hear you", while still screaming that Joe Biden is PDFile. Meanwhile, trump's name is in there more times than Harry Potter's name is in all 7 Harry Potter books.🙄
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Maga is handling the latest Epstein files in the very mature way of sticking their fingers in their ears and yelling "La la la, I can't hear you", while still screaming that Joe Biden is PDFile. Meanwhile, trump's name is in there more times than Harry Potter's name is in all 7 Harry Potter books.🙄
Unlike Trumpcoin and MelaniaCoin, I really think Fartcoin will recover once it gets fresh wind in its sails.
There are drawdowns. And then there’s Melania Coin.
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Unlike Trumpcoin and MelaniaCoin, I really think Fartcoin will recover once it gets fresh wind in its sails.
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Not that I believe the staffer excuse, but anything posted for the president by the president's staff and attributed to the president is the word of the president. Period.
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Not that I believe the staffer excuse, but anything posted for the president by the president's staff and attributed to the president is the word of the president. Period.
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No testimony from the Clintons unless it’s publicly broadcast live!
Enough of this Republican coverup.
James Comer has let the genie out of the bottle. It shall not be contained.
Enough of this Republican coverup.
James Comer has let the genie out of the bottle. It shall not be contained.
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
No testimony from the Clintons unless it’s publicly broadcast live!
Enough of this Republican coverup.
James Comer has let the genie out of the bottle. It shall not be contained.
Enough of this Republican coverup.
James Comer has let the genie out of the bottle. It shall not be contained.
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GOP: "Clintons MUST testify about Epstein."
Clintons: "Fine. Let's do it in public."
GOP: "No. It will be in secret but files and video will be made public."
Erm... Then do it in public then! 🤷♀️🤔🙄🤦♀️
Clintons: "Fine. Let's do it in public."
GOP: "No. It will be in secret but files and video will be made public."
Erm... Then do it in public then! 🤷♀️🤔🙄🤦♀️
February 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
GOP: "Clintons MUST testify about Epstein."
Clintons: "Fine. Let's do it in public."
GOP: "No. It will be in secret but files and video will be made public."
Erm... Then do it in public then! 🤷♀️🤔🙄🤦♀️
Clintons: "Fine. Let's do it in public."
GOP: "No. It will be in secret but files and video will be made public."
Erm... Then do it in public then! 🤷♀️🤔🙄🤦♀️
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Exactly right. Miles just laid it out plainly and suddenly the story snapped into focus. When the facts line up this cleanly, the denial doesn’t matter. This is why independent reporting still scares the hell out of them.
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Exactly right. Miles just laid it out plainly and suddenly the story snapped into focus. When the facts line up this cleanly, the denial doesn’t matter. This is why independent reporting still scares the hell out of them.
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When Donald Trump looks at Bill Clinton being held in contempt of Congress, what he sees is the possibility that he may one day be held in contempt of Congress.
Read about it in the latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4ahzQls
Read about it in the latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4ahzQls
February 5, 2026 at 10:49 PM
When Donald Trump looks at Bill Clinton being held in contempt of Congress, what he sees is the possibility that he may one day be held in contempt of Congress.
Read about it in the latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4ahzQls
Read about it in the latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4ahzQls
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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Will ANY Republicans in Congress condemn this vile, disgusting racism — or are they all too WEAK and COWARDLY to say anything? 😡
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Will ANY Republicans in Congress condemn this vile, disgusting racism — or are they all too WEAK and COWARDLY to say anything? 😡
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Someone explain to me why the men’s names are redacted?
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Someone explain to me why the men’s names are redacted?
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BELOW: The kind of thing you post when every redacted name in the Epstein files is yours.
February 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
BELOW: The kind of thing you post when every redacted name in the Epstein files is yours.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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AOC on the Kennedy Center: The renaming is completely illegitimate. All they did was screw some nameplates onto the building. That’s coming right off. Enjoy your name on there for a year or two, but that’s getting ripped right out.
February 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
AOC on the Kennedy Center: The renaming is completely illegitimate. All they did was screw some nameplates onto the building. That’s coming right off. Enjoy your name on there for a year or two, but that’s getting ripped right out.
Reform UK pledge to let people pay tax in crypto. (Reform get money from crypto firms to promote.) No media challenge them on dangers. Yesterday Bitcoin fell to $64k: down 44% from peak of October. How can a govt budget or estimate revenues on unstable currency? When will media ask Farage about it?
February 6, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Reform UK pledge to let people pay tax in crypto. (Reform get money from crypto firms to promote.) No media challenge them on dangers. Yesterday Bitcoin fell to $64k: down 44% from peak of October. How can a govt budget or estimate revenues on unstable currency? When will media ask Farage about it?
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Hey what about that US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Hey what about that US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?
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Elon is knee deep with Epstein
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Elon is knee deep with Epstein
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Classic foreign interference by a US official.
The Trump administration is waging hybrid war on Europe
The Trump administration is waging hybrid war on Europe
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Classic foreign interference by a US official.
The Trump administration is waging hybrid war on Europe
The Trump administration is waging hybrid war on Europe
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MEMPHIS: “Memphis Safe Task Force” (U.S. marshal) caught KICKING A PUPPY 😳 as they arrested a guy for on a drug warrant
“He was harmless. There’s no reason he should’ve done that.”
@GovBillLee this is what we’re paying $1 Million a day for?🤔
Full: wreg.com/news/video-u...
“He was harmless. There’s no reason he should’ve done that.”
@GovBillLee this is what we’re paying $1 Million a day for?🤔
Full: wreg.com/news/video-u...
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 AM
MEMPHIS: “Memphis Safe Task Force” (U.S. marshal) caught KICKING A PUPPY 😳 as they arrested a guy for on a drug warrant
“He was harmless. There’s no reason he should’ve done that.”
@GovBillLee this is what we’re paying $1 Million a day for?🤔
Full: wreg.com/news/video-u...
“He was harmless. There’s no reason he should’ve done that.”
@GovBillLee this is what we’re paying $1 Million a day for?🤔
Full: wreg.com/news/video-u...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM