@chewie368.bsky.social
Connecticut native who’s into politics, comic books and dogs. #FDT
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Thank goodness the National Guard is being called in. Lawlessness in D.C. is rampant, and we've found lots of criminals congregated in one place, @petridishes.bsky.social writes: https://theatln.tc/svvZpAdh
🎨: Illustration by Ben Kothe
🎨: Illustration by Ben Kothe
August 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Thank goodness the National Guard is being called in. Lawlessness in D.C. is rampant, and we've found lots of criminals congregated in one place, @petridishes.bsky.social writes: https://theatln.tc/svvZpAdh
🎨: Illustration by Ben Kothe
🎨: Illustration by Ben Kothe
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US BUDGET DEFICIT SOARS
The deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts.
The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from the last year.
The deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts.
The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from the last year.
August 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
US BUDGET DEFICIT SOARS
The deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts.
The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from the last year.
The deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts.
The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from the last year.
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Border Patrol claims that he "ignored commands to maintain course and speed for boarding purposes."
Here's a picture of the boat. In a rowboat this size, nobody is "boarding," come on. That's why he was heading to shore!
Here's a picture of the boat. In a rowboat this size, nobody is "boarding," come on. That's why he was heading to shore!
July 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Border Patrol claims that he "ignored commands to maintain course and speed for boarding purposes."
Here's a picture of the boat. In a rowboat this size, nobody is "boarding," come on. That's why he was heading to shore!
Here's a picture of the boat. In a rowboat this size, nobody is "boarding," come on. That's why he was heading to shore!
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Awkward moment as Fed Chair Powell fact-checks Trump while the Mob Boss fishes for different ways to pressure and extort him to lower interest rates.
July 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Awkward moment as Fed Chair Powell fact-checks Trump while the Mob Boss fishes for different ways to pressure and extort him to lower interest rates.
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Republicans have been calling for an end to the Department of Education basically since it was established, @dgraham.bsky.social wrote in February. “But most presidents, including Trump, can’t and don’t want to get rid of the things it does.”
What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?
With the help of Congress, a president could get rid of the agency. Getting rid of the programs it runs and the money it spends would be a different matter.
bit.ly
July 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Republicans have been calling for an end to the Department of Education basically since it was established, @dgraham.bsky.social wrote in February. “But most presidents, including Trump, can’t and don’t want to get rid of the things it does.”
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Trump's Tariffs are so stupid. Let's say we make a deal with the UK for only a 10% tariff on US exports, but we charge Brazil 50%.
Brazil could simply import US goods through British distributors and bypass the 50% tariff.
Trump's team are a bunch of idiots.
Brazil could simply import US goods through British distributors and bypass the 50% tariff.
Trump's team are a bunch of idiots.
July 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Trump's Tariffs are so stupid. Let's say we make a deal with the UK for only a 10% tariff on US exports, but we charge Brazil 50%.
Brazil could simply import US goods through British distributors and bypass the 50% tariff.
Trump's team are a bunch of idiots.
Brazil could simply import US goods through British distributors and bypass the 50% tariff.
Trump's team are a bunch of idiots.
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If you think Superman is woke now, you should check out how he single-handedly - in real life - killed KKK recruiting in the northern states in the 1940's with the Superman Radio Series The Clan of the Fiery Cross. www.supermanhomepage.com/radio/radio....
Superman Homepage
www.supermanhomepage.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
If you think Superman is woke now, you should check out how he single-handedly - in real life - killed KKK recruiting in the northern states in the 1940's with the Superman Radio Series The Clan of the Fiery Cross. www.supermanhomepage.com/radio/radio....
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Inhumane, degrading, idiotic mass firings of career diplomats is par for the course in Trumpworld
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Veteran U.S. diplomats baffled after mass layoffs at State Department
Current and former foreign service officers gathered outside federal buildings on Friday to "clap out" their colleagues who had been laid off.
www.nbcnews.com
July 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Inhumane, degrading, idiotic mass firings of career diplomats is par for the course in Trumpworld
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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The president rambled, boasted, appeared to immediately contradict his own comments and more.
Donald Trump Was Asked About A Key Promise. What Followed Was Pure Gibberish.
The president rambled, boasted, appeared to immediately contradict his own comments and more.
www.huffpost.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The president rambled, boasted, appeared to immediately contradict his own comments and more.
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“By 2033, the bottom 60 percent of U.S. taxpayers would be worse off because of the measure, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Budget Model reported. The top 0.1 percent of taxpayers — those earning at least $5.1 million — would be more than $83,000 better off.”
July 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“By 2033, the bottom 60 percent of U.S. taxpayers would be worse off because of the measure, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Budget Model reported. The top 0.1 percent of taxpayers — those earning at least $5.1 million — would be more than $83,000 better off.”
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Congressional Republicans’ radical budget and tax bill includes several less-known provisions that will increase costs, fuel the Trump administration’s overreach, and waste taxpayer dollars. Here are 🔟 things you may not know about the bill: www.americanprogress.org/article/10-e...
10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Congressional Republicans’ radical budget and tax bill includes several less-known provisions that will increase costs, fuel the Trump administration’s overreach, and waste taxpayer dollars.
www.americanprogress.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Congressional Republicans’ radical budget and tax bill includes several less-known provisions that will increase costs, fuel the Trump administration’s overreach, and waste taxpayer dollars. Here are 🔟 things you may not know about the bill: www.americanprogress.org/article/10-e...
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• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
Debunking All the B.S. About Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, is facing a wave of Islamophobic misinformation attacking his character and politics
www.rollingstone.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
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And just like that, the ‘No New Wars’ people are all-in on a new war. Proving yet again that they really believe in nothing other than what one man tells them to believe today. Which could be different tomorrow. The very definition of a cult.
June 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
And just like that, the ‘No New Wars’ people are all-in on a new war. Proving yet again that they really believe in nothing other than what one man tells them to believe today. Which could be different tomorrow. The very definition of a cult.
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Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
June 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
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Some early filers say worries about the future under the Trump administration moved up their timelines.
Why there's an unexpected surge in people claiming Social Security
Some early filers say worries about the future under the Trump administration moved up their timelines.
n.pr
June 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Some early filers say worries about the future under the Trump administration moved up their timelines.
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🇰🇵 North Korean Warship Capsizes During Launch in Front of Kim Jong Un — The Guardian
A failed 5,000-ton destroyer launch in Chongjin left Kim furious, calling it a “disgrace.” Satellite imagery confirms the vessel capsized; repairs ordered ahead of party meeting.
A failed 5,000-ton destroyer launch in Chongjin left Kim furious, calling it a “disgrace.” Satellite imagery confirms the vessel capsized; repairs ordered ahead of party meeting.
May 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🇰🇵 North Korean Warship Capsizes During Launch in Front of Kim Jong Un — The Guardian
A failed 5,000-ton destroyer launch in Chongjin left Kim furious, calling it a “disgrace.” Satellite imagery confirms the vessel capsized; repairs ordered ahead of party meeting.
A failed 5,000-ton destroyer launch in Chongjin left Kim furious, calling it a “disgrace.” Satellite imagery confirms the vessel capsized; repairs ordered ahead of party meeting.
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“Please bribe me.”
“The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One…four sources familiar with the discussions told CNN. That’s contrary to the narrative from the president that Qatar reached out and offered the jet as a ‘gift’ to him.”
Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’ | CNN Politics
The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told C...
www.cnn.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
“Please bribe me.”
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MUST WATCH: Holy hell. Brendan Boyle just obliterated the GOP’s Reconciliation scam live on the floor, calling out every crooked clause and profiteer-friendly loophole like a prosecutor in a murder trial.
This isn’t political theater — this is war.
This isn’t political theater — this is war.
May 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
MUST WATCH: Holy hell. Brendan Boyle just obliterated the GOP’s Reconciliation scam live on the floor, calling out every crooked clause and profiteer-friendly loophole like a prosecutor in a murder trial.
This isn’t political theater — this is war.
This isn’t political theater — this is war.
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It’s wild how corporate America backed Trump big and small, thinking he’d be some grand era of deregulation and profit-making, and instead all of his actions have been “you should make LESS profit to avoid damaging me politically and avoid being honest with your customers”!
Trump says Walmart shouldn’t blame tariffs for higher prices and immediately follows up with Walmart and China should eat the tariffs.
May 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It’s wild how corporate America backed Trump big and small, thinking he’d be some grand era of deregulation and profit-making, and instead all of his actions have been “you should make LESS profit to avoid damaging me politically and avoid being honest with your customers”!
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"Whenever public attention on immigration shifts from the border to U.S. streets, support for aggressive enforcement tends to erode," @nickmiroff.bsky.social writes. "It happened during Trump’s first term. It’s happening even faster now":
The Immigration Pendulum Is Swinging Once Again
Trump was elected, in part, on a pledge to crack down on immigration. But he may be overinterpreting his mandate.
bit.ly
May 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Whenever public attention on immigration shifts from the border to U.S. streets, support for aggressive enforcement tends to erode," @nickmiroff.bsky.social writes. "It happened during Trump’s first term. It’s happening even faster now":
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"Still, the Vatican had to know that selecting an American, reform-minded, pro-immigrant pope would be perceived by Trump and his followers as a rebuke."
They definitely "had to know."
Unprecedented American pope for an unprecedented American presidency.
www.publicnotice.co/p/pope-leo-x...
They definitely "had to know."
Unprecedented American pope for an unprecedented American presidency.
www.publicnotice.co/p/pope-leo-x...
The new pope is latest sign that the world rejects Trumpism
From Vatican City to Canada, Trump increasingly represents everything people of goodwill oppose.
www.publicnotice.co
May 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"Still, the Vatican had to know that selecting an American, reform-minded, pro-immigrant pope would be perceived by Trump and his followers as a rebuke."
They definitely "had to know."
Unprecedented American pope for an unprecedented American presidency.
www.publicnotice.co/p/pope-leo-x...
They definitely "had to know."
Unprecedented American pope for an unprecedented American presidency.
www.publicnotice.co/p/pope-leo-x...
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When Donald Trump launched his trade war on the world, he issued a stern warning: “Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded.”
China ignored the warning. It was rewarded anyway, Jonathan Chait writes. https://theatln.tc/MXiMMWFj
China ignored the warning. It was rewarded anyway, Jonathan Chait writes. https://theatln.tc/MXiMMWFj
May 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
When Donald Trump launched his trade war on the world, he issued a stern warning: “Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded.”
China ignored the warning. It was rewarded anyway, Jonathan Chait writes. https://theatln.tc/MXiMMWFj
China ignored the warning. It was rewarded anyway, Jonathan Chait writes. https://theatln.tc/MXiMMWFj
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MAGA thinks Dems upset about the Trump admin suspending the writ of habeas corpus (which is essentially declaring martial law) is a self-own since Lincoln did it during the Civil War. Yes, it was designed for things like a Civil War. Not for judicial decisions you disagree with.
May 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
MAGA thinks Dems upset about the Trump admin suspending the writ of habeas corpus (which is essentially declaring martial law) is a self-own since Lincoln did it during the Civil War. Yes, it was designed for things like a Civil War. Not for judicial decisions you disagree with.
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“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”
May 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”