Troy McIntyre
@trizzlemcdizzle.bsky.social
We are defined not by our words, but by our definitions. I like music & movies & movies about music. I also like funny people but not “Funny People.” Atlanta United, US Soccer, bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica 🌈💙
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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December 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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If you watch Holly Rowe’s work on ESPN, you know one thing: She exudes joy.
So @rustindodd.bsky.social reached out to her with a simple question: What has she learned about joy? @sportsiren.bsky.social
So @rustindodd.bsky.social reached out to her with a simple question: What has she learned about joy? @sportsiren.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you watch Holly Rowe’s work on ESPN, you know one thing: She exudes joy.
So @rustindodd.bsky.social reached out to her with a simple question: What has she learned about joy? @sportsiren.bsky.social
So @rustindodd.bsky.social reached out to her with a simple question: What has she learned about joy? @sportsiren.bsky.social
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A former ICE director says agents have been put "in a terrible position" and are being tasked with operations "in a city where they don't belong."
Ex-ICE director says Trump's immigration crackdown putting agents in "terrible position"
Federal agents deployed tear gas on a crowd in Chicago, prompting a judge to ask the agents to wear body cameras.
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October 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A former ICE director says agents have been put "in a terrible position" and are being tasked with operations "in a city where they don't belong."
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Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
A Farmworkers Visa Promised Her a Better Life. It Was a Trap.
Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life. She ended up a victim of an operation that is alleged to have exploited the H-2A visa program — and the workers it ...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Javier Sanchez Mendoza Jr. helped Sofi secure an H-2A visa, promising a job on a Georgia blueberry farm.
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
When she arrived, she was not sent out to work in the fields like the others.
She was forced to live at his house and sign a marriage license.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
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federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?
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Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?
This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?
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Tinashe Kajese-Bolden talks ‘Covenant’ at the Alliance
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, director of "Covenant" at the Alliance Theatre (Photo provided by the Alliance Theatre). Spooky season is in full swing at the Alliance Theatre. “Covenant,” a play from York Walker, runs Oct. 8 - Nov. 9 on the Hertz…
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, director of "Covenant" at the Alliance Theatre (Photo provided by the Alliance Theatre). Spooky season is in full swing at the Alliance Theatre. “Covenant,” a play from York Walker, runs Oct. 8 - Nov. 9 on the Hertz…
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden talks ‘Covenant’ at the Alliance
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, director of "Covenant" at the Alliance Theatre (Photo provided by the Alliance Theatre). Spooky season is in full swing at the Alliance Theatre. “Covenant,” a play from York Walker, runs Oct. 8 - Nov. 9 on the Hertz Stage. Inspired by the myth of Robert Johnson, “Covenant” follows Johnny James who, after disappearing two years earlier, returns to his small Georgia town a famous and talented blues musician. Johnny’s sudden success sparks rumors that he struck a deal with the devil. Directed by Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, the play stars Jade Payton, Brittany Deneen, Deidre Henry, Jemarcus Kilgore, and Alaysia Renay Duncan.
roughdraftatlanta.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden talks ‘Covenant’ at the Alliance
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, director of "Covenant" at the Alliance Theatre (Photo provided by the Alliance Theatre). Spooky season is in full swing at the Alliance Theatre. “Covenant,” a play from York Walker, runs Oct. 8 - Nov. 9 on the Hertz…
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, director of "Covenant" at the Alliance Theatre (Photo provided by the Alliance Theatre). Spooky season is in full swing at the Alliance Theatre. “Covenant,” a play from York Walker, runs Oct. 8 - Nov. 9 on the Hertz…
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Experts said federal officials would likely be deeply interested in understanding direct Chinese investment in SpaceX.
The U.S. government has asserted China has a systematic strategy of using investments in sensitive industries to conduct espionage.
The U.S. government has asserted China has a systematic strategy of using investments in sensitive industries to conduct espionage.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...
www.propublica.org
October 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Experts said federal officials would likely be deeply interested in understanding direct Chinese investment in SpaceX.
The U.S. government has asserted China has a systematic strategy of using investments in sensitive industries to conduct espionage.
The U.S. government has asserted China has a systematic strategy of using investments in sensitive industries to conduct espionage.
“Come to my Widow” is a banger. But if you think about it, she’s essentially saying go to my house. Crawl through the window. And sit in the dark till I get there. Girl that Good gotta be Goooooooood.
September 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“Come to my Widow” is a banger. But if you think about it, she’s essentially saying go to my house. Crawl through the window. And sit in the dark till I get there. Girl that Good gotta be Goooooooood.
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Big sigh. Watch this.
Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting?
No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.
Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting?
No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.
September 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Big sigh. Watch this.
Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting?
No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.
Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting?
No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.
Is it a real dermatologist appointment if you won’t walk out with 17 prescriptions for different ointments and creams? Don’t forget your sunscreen kids!
September 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Is it a real dermatologist appointment if you won’t walk out with 17 prescriptions for different ointments and creams? Don’t forget your sunscreen kids!
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You’ll notice he steps on Gene’s foot so he can’t step away. Again, one of the most despicable and disgusting things I’ve ever seen happen on a soccer pitch.
September 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
You’ll notice he steps on Gene’s foot so he can’t step away. Again, one of the most despicable and disgusting things I’ve ever seen happen on a soccer pitch.
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CHRIS 180 raises over $800k at annual ‘CHRIStal Ball’ fundraiser event
Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball. Mental health…
Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball. Mental health…
CHRIS 180 raises over $800k at annual ‘CHRIStal Ball’ fundraiser event
Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball. Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised over $800,000 at its annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball, which was recently held at Flourish Atlanta. More than 520 people attended the event — including community members, sponsors and various partners — in support of the Atlanta-based organization’s work. Founded in 1981, CHRIS 180 provides therapy, counseling and school-based mental health services in over 80 schools throughout the metro Atlanta area.
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August 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
CHRIS 180 raises over $800k at annual ‘CHRIStal Ball’ fundraiser event
Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball. Mental health…
Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball Mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised $800,000 at its 25th annual fundraiser event, The CHRIStal Ball. Mental health…
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Bill Pulte has emerged as a key enabler of President Trump's extraordinary attacks on Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor, over unverified allegations of mortgage fraud.
Pulte’s attacks on Cook invite scrutiny of his own past dealings.
Pulte’s attacks on Cook invite scrutiny of his own past dealings.
The “Mini-Trump” attacking Lisa Cook had paperwork problems of his own
Bill Pulte has weaponized his office to attack Trump's political enemies.
www.motherjones.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Bill Pulte has emerged as a key enabler of President Trump's extraordinary attacks on Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor, over unverified allegations of mortgage fraud.
Pulte’s attacks on Cook invite scrutiny of his own past dealings.
Pulte’s attacks on Cook invite scrutiny of his own past dealings.
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The MAGA World Cup, also known as the 2026 World Cup, will begin June 11, but it really began Friday at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the draw’s date and location, and also made it very clear that this World Cup will be his.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the draw’s date and location, and also made it very clear that this World Cup will be his.
August 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The MAGA World Cup, also known as the 2026 World Cup, will begin June 11, but it really began Friday at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the draw’s date and location, and also made it very clear that this World Cup will be his.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the draw’s date and location, and also made it very clear that this World Cup will be his.
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you’re telling me the trump administration was lenient toward someone accused of sex crimes against children? crazy
August 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
you’re telling me the trump administration was lenient toward someone accused of sex crimes against children? crazy
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🚨 SCOOP🚨: Records obtained by Mother Jones almost uniformly show police departments are deactivating safeguards meant to prevent AI bias while making it difficult or impossible to audit which police reports were generated by AI.
@tekendra-parmar.bsky.social reports:
@tekendra-parmar.bsky.social reports:
Government documents show police disabling AI oversight tools
Departments aren't reviewing or disclosing AI-written police reports—which are now being used in plea deals.
www.motherjones.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🚨 SCOOP🚨: Records obtained by Mother Jones almost uniformly show police departments are deactivating safeguards meant to prevent AI bias while making it difficult or impossible to audit which police reports were generated by AI.
@tekendra-parmar.bsky.social reports:
@tekendra-parmar.bsky.social reports:
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With the release of new harrowing footage of the tragedy, this statement bears repeating: The Uvalde massacre could have been prevented.
While the disastrous police response deserves scrutiny, so does another side of the horrific tragedy: how the shooter was able to obtain an AR-15.
While the disastrous police response deserves scrutiny, so does another side of the horrific tragedy: how the shooter was able to obtain an AR-15.
The Uvalde school massacre could have been prevented
The disastrous police response demands further scrutiny—and so does another side of the horrific tragedy.
www.motherjones.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
With the release of new harrowing footage of the tragedy, this statement bears repeating: The Uvalde massacre could have been prevented.
While the disastrous police response deserves scrutiny, so does another side of the horrific tragedy: how the shooter was able to obtain an AR-15.
While the disastrous police response deserves scrutiny, so does another side of the horrific tragedy: how the shooter was able to obtain an AR-15.
Hey guess what- it’s not “Gay Marriage”. It’s just “Marriage”. Gay marriage IS marriage. The discussion right now is about allowing a minority of the population to arbitrarily REMOVE MY RIGHT to have a marriage simply because of the partner I chose.
August 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey guess what- it’s not “Gay Marriage”. It’s just “Marriage”. Gay marriage IS marriage. The discussion right now is about allowing a minority of the population to arbitrarily REMOVE MY RIGHT to have a marriage simply because of the partner I chose.
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You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.
The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:
The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:
She ate a poppy seed salad. Child services took her baby.
You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.
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August 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
You’re having a baby. A hospital drug test comes out positive. But you know the test is wrong—and you can’t control what happens next.
The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:
The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:
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Sophie Cunningham appeared to be grazed by a sex toy thrown on the court during Tuesday's Fever game in Los Angeles against the Sparks.
It's the third sex toy-related incident in the WNBA over the past week...
It's the third sex toy-related incident in the WNBA over the past week...
August 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Sophie Cunningham appeared to be grazed by a sex toy thrown on the court during Tuesday's Fever game in Los Angeles against the Sparks.
It's the third sex toy-related incident in the WNBA over the past week...
It's the third sex toy-related incident in the WNBA over the past week...
The start of professional soccer matches is wild. Imagine going to your job, and before you could get to work you had to change costumes a couple of times, walk around holding the hand of a strange child, sing a song, and take a group photo.
August 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The start of professional soccer matches is wild. Imagine going to your job, and before you could get to work you had to change costumes a couple of times, walk around holding the hand of a strange child, sing a song, and take a group photo.
Three things you should not eat if you want to preserve a long life:
1) Clearance Shrimp
2) Food toddlers hand you
3) Gas Station Chili
1) Clearance Shrimp
2) Food toddlers hand you
3) Gas Station Chili
July 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Three things you should not eat if you want to preserve a long life:
1) Clearance Shrimp
2) Food toddlers hand you
3) Gas Station Chili
1) Clearance Shrimp
2) Food toddlers hand you
3) Gas Station Chili
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Among the waste uncovered by ProPublica and @cbsnews.com: Texas reimbursed anti-abortion groups $14 each time they handed out donated goods or materials, regardless of cost.
Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.
(Published July 2024)
Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.
(Published July 2024)
July 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Among the waste uncovered by ProPublica and @cbsnews.com: Texas reimbursed anti-abortion groups $14 each time they handed out donated goods or materials, regardless of cost.
Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.
(Published July 2024)
Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.
(Published July 2024)
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