awkwardauk.bsky.social
@awkwardauk.bsky.social
Minnesotan, with all the unfortunate sports fandoms that implies. Interested in politics, economics and obscure history.
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'Bang, bang you're dead, liberal': Video shows federal agent pointing gun at protester

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'Bang, bang you're dead, liberal': Video shows federal agent pointing gun at protester
A federal agent reportedly pointed a gun at a peaceful protester in Chicago, telling him, "You're dead, liberal."In an order two weeks ago, U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said that federal agent...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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And why was Baraka there in the first place? Turns out the private prison facility is violating the law, but also unwilling to be served with legal process

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May 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Winter is the best 6 months of the year here in Minnesota .
March 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This statement is from a person with whom I have very little in common politically, but he hits this dead on the nose. This is a constitutional crisis, straight up
Former chair of the Tennessee Libertarian Party 👇🏽
March 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"It's the (Republican) Circleeeee offff Lifffeeeer...."
March 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Vote out the gerontocracy
March 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This is actually more offensive than just flat out caving and at least one Senator,Tim Kaine, is openly admitting this is performance prior to caving.
People are wondering if what I'm saying is true. senate Dems are saying it's true. Here's what Sen Kaine said coming out of the caucust meeting: "Democrats had nothing to do with this bill .... talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-k...
The Kabuki Cave
As you could see from my comments here and some occasional comments...
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March 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
If this is really the Senate D plan, it's a joke. Come on, @schumer.senate.gov, this is too clever by half.

The test is this: If you don't use your power to stop the Trump-Musk reign of lawbreaking and destruction, and instead facilitate it, you've failed. This plan could end up doing the latter.
March 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Reminder, Schumer's "deal" is a face saving exercise intended to give the Republicans what they want while appearing to stand up to them.

Call your Senators and tell them a hard no on any CR deal that passes with less than 60 votes
Okay, Schumer's speech was a head fake. This is the Senate D caucus trying to fool their own supporters. Sorry to say that but that's what's happening.
March 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Ditto. Also, this guy has a definite gift with words.
Ok I know this is old-man irritability but I don’t care if Mahmoud Khalil has a pregnant wife, I don’t care if he and his wife are childfree, I don’t care if he’s in a fucking polycule with a hedgehog and a jar of mayonnaise, NOBODY should be detained for protected speech, including singletons.
March 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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The guy who asked Zelensky if he owned a suit, Brian Glenn, is a reporter for the pro-Trump media network Real America’s Voice and also Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend. He got one of the rare Oval Office interviewer spots only after the White House blocked the Associated Press.
February 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Slava Ukraini
February 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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They arrived at the United States border from around the world, hoping to seek asylum.

Instead, they were detained, shackled and flown by the U.S. military to a faraway country, Panama.

Our exclusive look at a new front in Pres. Trump’s immigration crackdown:
February 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Well, can't argue with that
Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?

Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
February 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If you want to understand George Orwell, you need to read Homage to Catalonia and The Road to Wiggan Pier, as WELL as 1984 and Animal Farm
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.
February 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Last year, law enforcement intercepted about 19 kilograms of fentanyl at the US-Canada border. At the southern border, agents seized 9,600 kilograms.

The idea that Canada is a major source of drugs is a lie, and this admin is hoping you’re stupid enough to believe it.
February 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Lutheran Social Services is one of the largest employers in South Dakota, operating senior living facilities across the state. Republicans are shutting it down

Perhaps more concerning is Mike Flynn, known foreign asset, having access to this data?
February 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If I ever won the lottery, I would literally (no exaggerating) find a scholar interested in a new History of the WW2 Aleutian Campaign and sponsor their work. Because The Thousand Mile War isn't doing it anymore.
January 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM