August Mac
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trickle-down fascism. soon it will be you and me.
remember Andy McCabe & Comey's intrusive audits? in addition to bogus "prosecutions" (and illegal abductions of course) all agencies including IRS will be turned against Garfield Anus' perceived enemies #RevengeTour
remember Andy McCabe & Comey's intrusive audits? in addition to bogus "prosecutions" (and illegal abductions of course) all agencies including IRS will be turned against Garfield Anus' perceived enemies #RevengeTour
April 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
trickle-down fascism. soon it will be you and me.
remember Andy McCabe & Comey's intrusive audits? in addition to bogus "prosecutions" (and illegal abductions of course) all agencies including IRS will be turned against Garfield Anus' perceived enemies #RevengeTour
remember Andy McCabe & Comey's intrusive audits? in addition to bogus "prosecutions" (and illegal abductions of course) all agencies including IRS will be turned against Garfield Anus' perceived enemies #RevengeTour
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People forget AOC started her career before being sworn in stumping America w Bernie dissing, among others, Sharice Davids, an indigenous woman. Her entitlement and privilege are overwhelming.
April 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
People forget AOC started her career before being sworn in stumping America w Bernie dissing, among others, Sharice Davids, an indigenous woman. Her entitlement and privilege are overwhelming.
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It’s a social media op boosted by bots. In real life, AOC is a joke since she touted defund the police and chased Amazon out of her district. And her endorsement is poison.
April 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It’s a social media op boosted by bots. In real life, AOC is a joke since she touted defund the police and chased Amazon out of her district. And her endorsement is poison.
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Again, AOC Voters need AOC to be the center of everything. Even Black Congresswomen (more skilled than AOC) cannot do ANYTHING without AOC's support.
Fauxgressives...we see your racism, and it's not good:
Fauxgressives...we see your racism, and it's not good:
April 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Again, AOC Voters need AOC to be the center of everything. Even Black Congresswomen (more skilled than AOC) cannot do ANYTHING without AOC's support.
Fauxgressives...we see your racism, and it's not good:
Fauxgressives...we see your racism, and it's not good:
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US-Vizepräsident J.D. Vance besucht an Ostern Rom, den Vatikan - und hatte wohl auf eine Begegnung mit dem Papst gehofft. Daraus wurde bislang nichts. Alle Entwicklungen im USA-Blog.
USA: J.D. Vance im Vatikan – Nummer zwei trifft Nummer zwei
US-Vizepräsident J.D. Vance besucht an Ostern Rom, den Vatikan - und hatte wohl auf eine Begegnung mit dem Papst gehofft. Daraus wurde bislang nichts. Alle Entwicklungen im USA-Blog.
www.spiegel.de
April 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
US-Vizepräsident J.D. Vance besucht an Ostern Rom, den Vatikan - und hatte wohl auf eine Begegnung mit dem Papst gehofft. Daraus wurde bislang nichts. Alle Entwicklungen im USA-Blog.
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‘We can’t run against Republicans that’s too scary :( we can only challenge people in safely blue seats!’
It’s almost like y’all aren’t as slick as you pretend to be at this.
It’s almost like y’all aren’t as slick as you pretend to be at this.
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
‘We can’t run against Republicans that’s too scary :( we can only challenge people in safely blue seats!’
It’s almost like y’all aren’t as slick as you pretend to be at this.
It’s almost like y’all aren’t as slick as you pretend to be at this.
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Trump and the GOP: "Tariffs aren't a hidden tax on consumers."
AutoZone CEO: "We will pass those tariff costs back to the consumer."
Best Buy CEO: "Tariffs at this level will result in price increases."
abcnews.go.com/Business/com...
AutoZone CEO: "We will pass those tariff costs back to the consumer."
Best Buy CEO: "Tariffs at this level will result in price increases."
abcnews.go.com/Business/com...
These companies said they will raise prices in response to Trump's tariffs
Economists widely expect importers to pass along some of the tax to consumers.
abcnews.go.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump and the GOP: "Tariffs aren't a hidden tax on consumers."
AutoZone CEO: "We will pass those tariff costs back to the consumer."
Best Buy CEO: "Tariffs at this level will result in price increases."
abcnews.go.com/Business/com...
AutoZone CEO: "We will pass those tariff costs back to the consumer."
Best Buy CEO: "Tariffs at this level will result in price increases."
abcnews.go.com/Business/com...
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Aka Putin is prepping a surprise attack on Easter
This performative humanitarianism is almost certainly designed as a response to Washington’s performative frustration — but it’s not even enough time for Ukrainians to bury the victims of some of the war’s most wanton attacks on civilians.
on.ft.com/42pyWko
on.ft.com/42pyWko
Putin declares 30-hour Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
Sirens sound in Kyiv as air defences open fire on incoming missiles minutes after announcement
on.ft.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Aka Putin is prepping a surprise attack on Easter
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*taps nearly year-old sign, just as a reminder*
Sam Alito is a problem
Chief Justice John Roberts must take responsibility for his court. If he does not, what follows will be his legacy — and we’ll have to deal with the fallout.
www.lawdork.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
*taps nearly year-old sign, just as a reminder*
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The latest from this weekend in North Carolina. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Court Tells NC to Pause on Certifying Election — But State Can Proceed With Ballot Curing
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The latest from this weekend in North Carolina. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump admin officials who have conceded that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was erroneously removed to El Salvador:
1. Solicitor General John Sauer, in a filing at SCOTUS
2. ICE official Robert Cerna, in a sworn declaration
3. DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni, in court filings and at a hearing
1. Solicitor General John Sauer, in a filing at SCOTUS
2. ICE official Robert Cerna, in a sworn declaration
3. DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni, in court filings and at a hearing
April 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trump admin officials who have conceded that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was erroneously removed to El Salvador:
1. Solicitor General John Sauer, in a filing at SCOTUS
2. ICE official Robert Cerna, in a sworn declaration
3. DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni, in court filings and at a hearing
1. Solicitor General John Sauer, in a filing at SCOTUS
2. ICE official Robert Cerna, in a sworn declaration
3. DOJ lawyer Erez Reuveni, in court filings and at a hearing
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Balaji Srinivasan suggests giving Elon Musk “control of a huge swath of land surrounding Starbase, Texas” & designate that land as “a military base or … similar, so that [Musk] can fence it off & determine at his sole discretion who can enter.” Then replicate in other states w/ other Tech Bros. 1/
March 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Balaji Srinivasan suggests giving Elon Musk “control of a huge swath of land surrounding Starbase, Texas” & designate that land as “a military base or … similar, so that [Musk] can fence it off & determine at his sole discretion who can enter.” Then replicate in other states w/ other Tech Bros. 1/
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You don’t have to be particularly sharp to decipher the code here.
But if you need someone to say it, this is a major technology company and a sizable defense and intelligence contractor publicly declaring, with only the thinnest patina of deniability, that its cause is white nationalism.
But if you need someone to say it, this is a major technology company and a sizable defense and intelligence contractor publicly declaring, with only the thinnest patina of deniability, that its cause is white nationalism.
![Palantir @PalantirTech • 26m
Dropping at select colleges today.
[Embedded image of a billboard ad:]
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Our culture has fallen into shallow consumerism while abandoning national purpose. Too few in Silicon Valley have asked what ought to be built - and why.
We did.
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Join us.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You don’t have to be particularly sharp to decipher the code here.
But if you need someone to say it, this is a major technology company and a sizable defense and intelligence contractor publicly declaring, with only the thinnest patina of deniability, that its cause is white nationalism.
But if you need someone to say it, this is a major technology company and a sizable defense and intelligence contractor publicly declaring, with only the thinnest patina of deniability, that its cause is white nationalism.
👀
President Trump has reached around $1 billion in deals with the country’s top law firms In the past month. To do these deals, Trump has turned to a lawyer who doesn’t work for the government.
Trump’s $1 Billion Law Firm Deals Are the Work of His Personal Lawyer
Boris Epshteyn, who doesn’t work for the government, has negotiated with a series of law firms to cajole them into entering deals.
www.wsj.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
👀
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not a Jon Stewart/Crossfire moment (Jon himself is an unreliable narrator these days) but WaPo journalist @joshrogin.bsky.social deserves a lot of credit for calmly, nicely telling Bill what he did was appeasement
(Josh would be a better Real Time host if I'm honest. funny and knowledgeable.)
(Josh would be a better Real Time host if I'm honest. funny and knowledgeable.)
April 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
not a Jon Stewart/Crossfire moment (Jon himself is an unreliable narrator these days) but WaPo journalist @joshrogin.bsky.social deserves a lot of credit for calmly, nicely telling Bill what he did was appeasement
(Josh would be a better Real Time host if I'm honest. funny and knowledgeable.)
(Josh would be a better Real Time host if I'm honest. funny and knowledgeable.)
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saw #RealTime in person and watched every week (even recapped for my blog) before Bill went fruit loops/looney tunes so I feel mildly qualified to say: that incremental operation “own annoying libs” is complete
Bill Maher praised Trump again? I thought an Islamophobic transphobic misogynist who uses the N-word would be classier than that.
April 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
saw #RealTime in person and watched every week (even recapped for my blog) before Bill went fruit loops/looney tunes so I feel mildly qualified to say: that incremental operation “own annoying libs” is complete
Jan 14, 2025 - finance.yahoo.com/news/tether-...
Tether Relocates Headquarters to El Salvador After Securing Digital Asset Service Provider License
Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, has announced that it will move its headquarters and subsidiaries from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador.
finance.yahoo.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Jan 14, 2025 - finance.yahoo.com/news/tether-...
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Here’s some info about the chief legal officer of Mills’ international arms sales company, who was COO of Blackwater during the massacre, involved in Jan 6 Pence plot, and a Project 2025 guy. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19111...
Thread by @SollenbergerRC on Thread Reader App
@SollenbergerRC: The chair & chief legal officer of Rep. Cory Mills' arms company—Joseph Schmitz—is a Pentagon IG who left amid a contract scandal in 2005 to become COO & general counsel of Erik Princ...
threadreaderapp.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Here’s some info about the chief legal officer of Mills’ international arms sales company, who was COO of Blackwater during the massacre, involved in Jan 6 Pence plot, and a Project 2025 guy. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19111...
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While reading all this, consider that Cory Mills—a literal international arms dealer—is on both the Armed Services Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee (where he chairs the intel/oversight subcommittee)
April 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
While reading all this, consider that Cory Mills—a literal international arms dealer—is on both the Armed Services Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee (where he chairs the intel/oversight subcommittee)
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Here’s from tonight.
In 2021 Cory Mills created a secret nonprofit he hasn't disclosed to House Ethics. His own congressional office promoted it. He used it, apparently, to fund rescue missions in Afghanistan & Israel—missions he & others told reporters were funded by others.
x.com/Sollenberger...
In 2021 Cory Mills created a secret nonprofit he hasn't disclosed to House Ethics. His own congressional office promoted it. He used it, apparently, to fund rescue missions in Afghanistan & Israel—missions he & others told reporters were funded by others.
x.com/Sollenberger...
x.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Here’s from tonight.
In 2021 Cory Mills created a secret nonprofit he hasn't disclosed to House Ethics. His own congressional office promoted it. He used it, apparently, to fund rescue missions in Afghanistan & Israel—missions he & others told reporters were funded by others.
x.com/Sollenberger...
In 2021 Cory Mills created a secret nonprofit he hasn't disclosed to House Ethics. His own congressional office promoted it. He used it, apparently, to fund rescue missions in Afghanistan & Israel—missions he & others told reporters were funded by others.
x.com/Sollenberger...
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GOP Rep. Cory Mills is on Foreign Affairs & Armed Services. He also bashes Ukraine. He also has an international arms company that has made millions sending weapons to Ukraine while he served on those committees — including to state-owned arms maker SpetsTechnoExport. x.com/Sollenberger...
x.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
GOP Rep. Cory Mills is on Foreign Affairs & Armed Services. He also bashes Ukraine. He also has an international arms company that has made millions sending weapons to Ukraine while he served on those committees — including to state-owned arms maker SpetsTechnoExport. x.com/Sollenberger...
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Just starting out on Bluesky, so this will be my first. I’ve been posting a bunch of absolutely crazy stories about GOP Rep. Cory Mills on Twitter—he’s like George Santos, but it’s far more serious. Some folks have compiled them on ThreadReader. Here’s the first.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19108...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19108...
Thread by @SollenbergerRC on Thread Reader App
@SollenbergerRC: The still untold story about GOP Rep. Cory Mills is a massive sleeper scandal for an outlet with resources to take an eye off the Trump ball: Money, sex, international arms deals, sto...
threadreaderapp.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Just starting out on Bluesky, so this will be my first. I’ve been posting a bunch of absolutely crazy stories about GOP Rep. Cory Mills on Twitter—he’s like George Santos, but it’s far more serious. Some folks have compiled them on ThreadReader. Here’s the first.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19108...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19108...
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“Needless to say, Defendants were under no obligation to take
action under the court’s order while it was administratively stayed by the Chief
Justice of the United States” is a pretty bold thing to say when the order was in effect for 3+ days before the stay issued
action under the court’s order while it was administratively stayed by the Chief
Justice of the United States” is a pretty bold thing to say when the order was in effect for 3+ days before the stay issued
April 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“Needless to say, Defendants were under no obligation to take
action under the court’s order while it was administratively stayed by the Chief
Justice of the United States” is a pretty bold thing to say when the order was in effect for 3+ days before the stay issued
action under the court’s order while it was administratively stayed by the Chief
Justice of the United States” is a pretty bold thing to say when the order was in effect for 3+ days before the stay issued
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Patrick Davis, Donald Trump’s pick to be an Assistant Attorney General, pledged to respond to oversight requests “in a matter of days or weeks, not months.”
DOJ has failed to answer for two months.
He must keep his word to Congress and respond to Republicans AND Democrats alike.
DOJ has failed to answer for two months.
He must keep his word to Congress and respond to Republicans AND Democrats alike.
April 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Patrick Davis, Donald Trump’s pick to be an Assistant Attorney General, pledged to respond to oversight requests “in a matter of days or weeks, not months.”
DOJ has failed to answer for two months.
He must keep his word to Congress and respond to Republicans AND Democrats alike.
DOJ has failed to answer for two months.
He must keep his word to Congress and respond to Republicans AND Democrats alike.
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Honestly, Trump imitates him quite closely
April 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Honestly, Trump imitates him quite closely