Bert Schotanus
@bertschotanus.bsky.social
Not left. Not right. But right most of the time, when there’s nothing left to say.
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🧵20 TERRIBLE TAKES OF THE TRUMP ERA: A THREAD🧵
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
Trump: "He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured" (C-SPAN)
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🧵20 TERRIBLE TAKES OF THE TRUMP ERA: A THREAD🧵
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
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First the Dutch announce (publicly!) that they won’t share certain critical intelligence with the US because of its politicization. Now the UK won’t share intelligence to enable what it (rightly!) says are illegal strikes. That’s how you emasculate your national security. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
First the Dutch announce (publicly!) that they won’t share certain critical intelligence with the US because of its politicization. Now the UK won’t share intelligence to enable what it (rightly!) says are illegal strikes. That’s how you emasculate your national security. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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FOX NEWS: So what would Trumpcare look like?
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
FOX NEWS: So what would Trumpcare look like?
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
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Truth Social’s new AI tool states the 2020 election was not stolen and that groceries are costing more under Trump.
Trump Brutally Fact-Checked by His Own Company’s New AI Tool
Truth Social’s new AI tool states the 2020 election was not stolen and that groceries are costing more under Donald Trump.
trib.al
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Truth Social’s new AI tool states the 2020 election was not stolen and that groceries are costing more under Trump.
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Don’t ask him to recite any Bible verse or any of the lines in God Bless America. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump knows the first three words to "God Bless America" but that seems to be about it
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Don’t ask him to recite any Bible verse or any of the lines in God Bless America. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Ingraham: Is a 50 year mortgage really a good idea?
Trump: It’s not even a big deal. You go from 40 years to 50
Ingraham: 30
Trump: It’s not even a big deal. You go from 40 years to 50
Ingraham: 30
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Ingraham: Is a 50 year mortgage really a good idea?
Trump: It’s not even a big deal. You go from 40 years to 50
Ingraham: 30
Trump: It’s not even a big deal. You go from 40 years to 50
Ingraham: 30
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GEIST: Do you think tariffs help or hurt prices for consumers in this country?
BESSENT: I think tariffs help consumers
GEIST: Do you believe tariffs are a tax on consumers?
BESSENT: I do not believe tariffs are a tax on consumers
BESSENT: I think tariffs help consumers
GEIST: Do you believe tariffs are a tax on consumers?
BESSENT: I do not believe tariffs are a tax on consumers
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
GEIST: Do you think tariffs help or hurt prices for consumers in this country?
BESSENT: I think tariffs help consumers
GEIST: Do you believe tariffs are a tax on consumers?
BESSENT: I do not believe tariffs are a tax on consumers
BESSENT: I think tariffs help consumers
GEIST: Do you believe tariffs are a tax on consumers?
BESSENT: I do not believe tariffs are a tax on consumers
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MSNBC: How does a $20b bailout of Argentina help Americans?
BESSENT: Do you know what a swap line is? Why would you call it a bailout? The US government made money
BESSENT: Do you know what a swap line is? Why would you call it a bailout? The US government made money
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
MSNBC: How does a $20b bailout of Argentina help Americans?
BESSENT: Do you know what a swap line is? Why would you call it a bailout? The US government made money
BESSENT: Do you know what a swap line is? Why would you call it a bailout? The US government made money
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BARNICLE: What is the Treasury Dept doing to lessen job insecurity in this country?
BESSENT: What Trump is doing to bring back high-paying manufacturing jobs is all about job security
BARNICLE: How many jobs have come back?
BESSENT: It's just starting
BESSENT: What Trump is doing to bring back high-paying manufacturing jobs is all about job security
BARNICLE: How many jobs have come back?
BESSENT: It's just starting
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
BARNICLE: What is the Treasury Dept doing to lessen job insecurity in this country?
BESSENT: What Trump is doing to bring back high-paying manufacturing jobs is all about job security
BARNICLE: How many jobs have come back?
BESSENT: It's just starting
BESSENT: What Trump is doing to bring back high-paying manufacturing jobs is all about job security
BARNICLE: How many jobs have come back?
BESSENT: It's just starting
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Trump-sympathisanten die verrast zijn over zijn hartelijke ontvangst van de nieuwe Syrische president, hebben misschien niet heel goed opgelet: Trump sloot al in 2020 een deal die de Taliban een jaar later opnieuw aan de macht bracht
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Trump-sympathisanten die verrast zijn over zijn hartelijke ontvangst van de nieuwe Syrische president, hebben misschien niet heel goed opgelet: Trump sloot al in 2020 een deal die de Taliban een jaar later opnieuw aan de macht bracht
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Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
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Binders full of women.
Mike Johnson on the Republican healthcare plan: "We've got notebooks full of ideas."
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Binders full of women.
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Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."
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Since Trump and his aides keep lying about grocery prices, here are the facts:
Food inflation in Biden's last year: 1.8 pct.
Food inflation since Trump began his trade war: 3.1 pct.
Trump has nearly doubled grocery inflation.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Food inflation in Biden's last year: 1.8 pct.
Food inflation since Trump began his trade war: 3.1 pct.
Trump has nearly doubled grocery inflation.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Finally Meets A Problem His Lies Cannot Overcome: Rising Grocery Prices
Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Since Trump and his aides keep lying about grocery prices, here are the facts:
Food inflation in Biden's last year: 1.8 pct.
Food inflation since Trump began his trade war: 3.1 pct.
Trump has nearly doubled grocery inflation.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Food inflation in Biden's last year: 1.8 pct.
Food inflation since Trump began his trade war: 3.1 pct.
Trump has nearly doubled grocery inflation.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Sergio Gor: "Mr president, this an an honor of a lifetime. I want to thank, first, you. What you have done for this country- before you came back in, the trouble this country was facing. Frankly, we were screwed. What you have achieved in 10 months has been historic, surpassed any other presidency"
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Sergio Gor: "Mr president, this an an honor of a lifetime. I want to thank, first, you. What you have done for this country- before you came back in, the trouble this country was facing. Frankly, we were screwed. What you have achieved in 10 months has been historic, surpassed any other presidency"
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Marco Rubio takes his turn kissing Trump's keister: "Mr president, you have done a lot for this country. More than any other president has in such a short period of time."
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Marco Rubio takes his turn kissing Trump's keister: "Mr president, you have done a lot for this country. More than any other president has in such a short period of time."
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Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
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Trump: "By the time my first year ends, we're gonna have over $20 trillion of investment coming into the US. It's unheard of." (The entire US GDP is about $30 trillion, so yes, it's unheard of)
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump: "By the time my first year ends, we're gonna have over $20 trillion of investment coming into the US. It's unheard of." (The entire US GDP is about $30 trillion, so yes, it's unheard of)
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Trump refers to Democrats as "the enemy"
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump refers to Democrats as "the enemy"
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Trump on the Syrian leader: "People say he's had a rough past. We've all had rough pasts."
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump on the Syrian leader: "People say he's had a rough past. We've all had rough pasts."
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Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
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Trump didn't pardon them out of feelings of guilt (as he's incapable of that). He's sending a planet-wide message that everyone who helps him cheat in '26 and '28 will be will be covered.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump didn't pardon them out of feelings of guilt (as he's incapable of that). He's sending a planet-wide message that everyone who helps him cheat in '26 and '28 will be will be covered.
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The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
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The university of Michigan released its consumer confidence index.
US consumer confidence is at the lowest level since 1951.
Trump tanked the economy in his first term!
Is he’s doing it to us again?
US consumer confidence is at the lowest level since 1951.
Trump tanked the economy in his first term!
Is he’s doing it to us again?
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The university of Michigan released its consumer confidence index.
US consumer confidence is at the lowest level since 1951.
Trump tanked the economy in his first term!
Is he’s doing it to us again?
US consumer confidence is at the lowest level since 1951.
Trump tanked the economy in his first term!
Is he’s doing it to us again?
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Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.