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The White House is now on Bluesky. Do yourself a favor and block them.
October 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The White House is now on Bluesky. Do yourself a favor and block them.
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The $700K a LA developer once involved in his state’s biggest bribery scandal invested in #Florida political campaigns paid off when Gov. Ron DeSastrous & Cabinet voted unanimously to buy a 4-acre parcel from him for $83 million. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/19/8... via @sundogwriter.bsky.social
$83 million for sandy Florida lot: Did GOP donations pay off for seller?
Robert Guidry’s campaign contributions paid off as he stands to make a $70 million profit off of a 4-acre parcel in Destin he bought in 2016 with the intention of developing a condominium and…
www.orlandosentinel.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The $700K a LA developer once involved in his state’s biggest bribery scandal invested in #Florida political campaigns paid off when Gov. Ron DeSastrous & Cabinet voted unanimously to buy a 4-acre parcel from him for $83 million. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/19/8... via @sundogwriter.bsky.social
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The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
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Elon Musk promises to do to Wikipedia what he did to the federal government www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/elon...
Elon Musk promises to do to Wikipedia what he did to the federal government
Wikipedia is one of the 10 most popular websites on planet Earth and, in this reporter's opinion, one of humanity's greatest modern achievements of the digital age. It's the closest we've gotten to…
www.niemanlab.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Elon Musk promises to do to Wikipedia what he did to the federal government www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/elon...
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Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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Please, the U.S. Open asked us not to share any video of the president being booed heavily by an entire stadium, please respect their wishes, please
September 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Please, the U.S. Open asked us not to share any video of the president being booed heavily by an entire stadium, please respect their wishes, please
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Whether it's Zohran Mamdani opening city-run grocery stores or Eric Adams handing potato chip bags filled with cash to reporters, both candidates have provocative ways of getting food to New Yorkers.
August 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Whether it's Zohran Mamdani opening city-run grocery stores or Eric Adams handing potato chip bags filled with cash to reporters, both candidates have provocative ways of getting food to New Yorkers.
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“you should have a choice” means “we get to choose for you”
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“you should have a choice” means “we get to choose for you”
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But MAGA said 86 means impeach. It’s all so confusing.
May 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
But MAGA said 86 means impeach. It’s all so confusing.
Very good thread here.
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Very good thread here.
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"You get two dolls and some pencils. I get a golden 747 jumbo jet. See? You get more things than I do. When was the last time you said 'Thank you, Mr. President'?"
May 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"You get two dolls and some pencils. I get a golden 747 jumbo jet. See? You get more things than I do. When was the last time you said 'Thank you, Mr. President'?"
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Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk:
-Is not accused of committing any crime
-Is nonviolent
-Was in this country legally
-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to
-Has been locked up for six weeks
-Is not accused of committing any crime
-Is nonviolent
-Was in this country legally
-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to
-Has been locked up for six weeks
Now from Öztürk’s ACLU lawyer Esha Bhandari:
“Rümeysa Öztürk’s case is unprecedented and shocking. She has been held behind bars for six weeks while her health deteriorates for writing an op-ed.”
“Rümeysa Öztürk’s case is unprecedented and shocking. She has been held behind bars for six weeks while her health deteriorates for writing an op-ed.”
May 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk:
-Is not accused of committing any crime
-Is nonviolent
-Was in this country legally
-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to
-Has been locked up for six weeks
-Is not accused of committing any crime
-Is nonviolent
-Was in this country legally
-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to
-Has been locked up for six weeks
Average U.S. price for regular gas on Jan. 20: $3.11 per gallon.
Average U.S. price for regular gas about 100 days into Trump presidency: $3.14 per gallon.
I just want to congratulate those of you who decided to trade a functioning democracy for what you hoped would be cheaper gas. You’re awesome!
Average U.S. price for regular gas about 100 days into Trump presidency: $3.14 per gallon.
I just want to congratulate those of you who decided to trade a functioning democracy for what you hoped would be cheaper gas. You’re awesome!
April 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Average U.S. price for regular gas on Jan. 20: $3.11 per gallon.
Average U.S. price for regular gas about 100 days into Trump presidency: $3.14 per gallon.
I just want to congratulate those of you who decided to trade a functioning democracy for what you hoped would be cheaper gas. You’re awesome!
Average U.S. price for regular gas about 100 days into Trump presidency: $3.14 per gallon.
I just want to congratulate those of you who decided to trade a functioning democracy for what you hoped would be cheaper gas. You’re awesome!
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I’m old enough to remember when conservatives got mad because they thought women were having babies to get cash
The Trump administration is assessing ways to persuade women in the U.S. to have more children, as a movement grows on the right to reverse declining birthrates and push conservative family values. Some pitched ideas include cash baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes. nyti.ms/4jh3UAR
April 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I’m old enough to remember when conservatives got mad because they thought women were having babies to get cash
What a bunch of creeps @espn.com, allowing Pat McAfee to repeat lies about an 18-year-old kid whose life has now been turned upside down. It’s manosphere bullshit.
Creeps.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624... ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’
Creeps.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624... ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’
ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’
An Ole Miss freshman has engaged legal representation and says she intends to take action against McAfee, ESPN, and potentially others
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What a bunch of creeps @espn.com, allowing Pat McAfee to repeat lies about an 18-year-old kid whose life has now been turned upside down. It’s manosphere bullshit.
Creeps.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624... ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’
Creeps.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624... ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’
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Breaking News: President Trump moved to punish the law firm WilmerHale, where Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, had worked.
Trump Targets WilmerHale, Citing Law Firm’s Connection to Robert Mueller
Mr. Mueller, who worked at WilmerHale before retiring in 2021, had investigated the Trump campaign’s ties to Russian officials during the president’s first term.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Breaking News: President Trump moved to punish the law firm WilmerHale, where Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, had worked.
This seems like a good time to resurrect an editorial I wrote for the Orlando Sentinel after Mike Waltz betrayed his country by backing an attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
We apologized for endorsing him.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2020/12/11/w...
We apologized for endorsing him.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2020/12/11/w...
We apologize for endorsing U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, who wants to overturn the election | Editorial
We apologize to our readers for endorsing Michael Waltz in the 2020 general election for Congress. We had no idea, had no way of knowing at the time, that Waltz was not committed to democracy. Duri…
www.orlandosentinel.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This seems like a good time to resurrect an editorial I wrote for the Orlando Sentinel after Mike Waltz betrayed his country by backing an attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
We apologized for endorsing him.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2020/12/11/w...
We apologized for endorsing him.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2020/12/11/w...
This is one of the most astonishing stories I’ve ever read. It’s going to be a miracle if we survive the ineptitude of the president and the mopes he’s picked for the nation’s most important jobs.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is one of the most astonishing stories I’ve ever read. It’s going to be a miracle if we survive the ineptitude of the president and the mopes he’s picked for the nation’s most important jobs.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This is world class humiliation.
It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
March 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is world class humiliation.
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“The lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose.”
Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025.
My word.
Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025.
My word.
2/ This does not instill confidence that the Government has accurately or properly identified individuals under the Alien Enemies Act:
Government declaration:
"[T]he lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose."
Full context:
Government declaration:
"[T]he lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose."
Full context:
March 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“The lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose.”
Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025.
My word.
Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025.
My word.
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
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11 weeks apart.
They were willing to overlook the lies, Jan 6th, fraud, the arrest, the charges & the rape to celebrate his return to the White House.
Now they feign surprise that the sociopath we all warned was a sociopath is indeed still a sociopath.
They were willing to overlook the lies, Jan 6th, fraud, the arrest, the charges & the rape to celebrate his return to the White House.
Now they feign surprise that the sociopath we all warned was a sociopath is indeed still a sociopath.
March 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
11 weeks apart.
They were willing to overlook the lies, Jan 6th, fraud, the arrest, the charges & the rape to celebrate his return to the White House.
Now they feign surprise that the sociopath we all warned was a sociopath is indeed still a sociopath.
They were willing to overlook the lies, Jan 6th, fraud, the arrest, the charges & the rape to celebrate his return to the White House.
Now they feign surprise that the sociopath we all warned was a sociopath is indeed still a sociopath.