@critterm.bsky.social
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The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish.
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish.
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
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An American media obsessed with Presidential fitness existed only 11 months ago
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
An American media obsessed with Presidential fitness existed only 11 months ago
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A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
October 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.
It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.
Until then, they're all to blame.
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New York Times reports that it is unclear whether having a federal agency accept money in excess of congressional appropriations "violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations." I guess we'll never know!
October 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New York Times reports that it is unclear whether having a federal agency accept money in excess of congressional appropriations "violates a law prohibiting federal agencies from accepting money in excess of congressional appropriations." I guess we'll never know!
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Ever since Donald Trump began his campaign of blowing up boats off the coast of South America early last month, journalists covering the story have been too accepting of his obviously bogus rationale. presswatchers.org/2025/10/no-t...
No, Trump’s murder spree on the high seas is not about drugs | Press Watch
It’s about flexing his power -- and preparing to attack Venezuela.
presswatchers.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Ever since Donald Trump began his campaign of blowing up boats off the coast of South America early last month, journalists covering the story have been too accepting of his obviously bogus rationale. presswatchers.org/2025/10/no-t...
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When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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Abolish ICE.
Shame their agents wherever you see them.
Shame their agents wherever you see them.
ICE detains mother dropping off child at elementary school—refuses to even look at her U.S. legal papers.
"What documents?" agent sarcastically replies—holding up the folder.
"The ones in your hands!" witnesses yell back.
Madison Elementary School in Santa Ana, California.
"What documents?" agent sarcastically replies—holding up the folder.
"The ones in your hands!" witnesses yell back.
Madison Elementary School in Santa Ana, California.
October 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Abolish ICE.
Shame their agents wherever you see them.
Shame their agents wherever you see them.
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ICE Secret Police shoots a priest point blank in the mouth with a 40mm tear gas grenade during a protest near the USCG Base in Alameda, CA (near Oakland)
October 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ICE Secret Police shoots a priest point blank in the mouth with a 40mm tear gas grenade during a protest near the USCG Base in Alameda, CA (near Oakland)
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Baier has a reputation as a Very Serious Journalist By Fox Standards, but don’t forget that a few days before the 2016 election, he broadcast a completely false report that the Clinton Foundation was about to be indicted by the feds
www.npr.org/2016/11/05/5...
www.npr.org/2016/11/05/5...
Barely a month into her CBS tenure, Bari Weiss is making moves that reveal how she intends to reshape the network—including an eyebrow-raising interest in Fox News anchor Bret Baier.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bret-baier...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bret-baier...
Bari’s Baier Market
Barely a month into her CBS tenure, Bari Weiss is making moves that reveal how she intends to reshape the network—including an eyebrow-raising interest in Fox News anchor Bret Baier.
www.status.news
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Baier has a reputation as a Very Serious Journalist By Fox Standards, but don’t forget that a few days before the 2016 election, he broadcast a completely false report that the Clinton Foundation was about to be indicted by the feds
www.npr.org/2016/11/05/5...
www.npr.org/2016/11/05/5...
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Just over an hour after 3 Supreme Court justices warned that Alabamian Anthony Boyd would suffer psychological torture, he was subjected to the longest nitrogen gas execution in US history, gasping for air more than 225 times. Read my eyewitness account: www.treadbylee.com/p/after-just...
After justices warned of prolonged suffocation, Alabama subjected Anthony Boyd to the longest nitrogen execution in U.S. history.
Boyd was the chairman of Project Hope, a death row-led nonprofit. Its members are left reeling in the wake of their leader's suffocation execution.
www.treadbylee.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Just over an hour after 3 Supreme Court justices warned that Alabamian Anthony Boyd would suffer psychological torture, he was subjected to the longest nitrogen gas execution in US history, gasping for air more than 225 times. Read my eyewitness account: www.treadbylee.com/p/after-just...
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the washington post pays jacob here to clean up for trump
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
the washington post pays jacob here to clean up for trump
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the Arthur Brooks-style just-so story of out-of-touch urban elites who seethe with contempt for the heartland is a story largely by and for right-wing and center-right elites, and that it’s so accepted as truth speaks to a certain insecurity and self-loathing among the political-observer class
A lot of working class people think they work hard and are doing alright financially! They think the gov't is taking their tax money and giving it to cities. So I just don't think this is something democrats have lost. I think the people still in rural America are increasingly conservative.
October 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
the Arthur Brooks-style just-so story of out-of-touch urban elites who seethe with contempt for the heartland is a story largely by and for right-wing and center-right elites, and that it’s so accepted as truth speaks to a certain insecurity and self-loathing among the political-observer class
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The lone woman who staged a ‘No Kings’ protest in small-town West Virginia 19thnews.org/2025/10/kend... via @19thnews.org #NoKings
The lone woman who staged a ‘No Kings’ protest in small-town West Virginia
Kendra Sullivan's one-woman stand received an outpouring of support from people in other conservative areas who "feel like a tiny blue speck in a red state."
19thnews.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The lone woman who staged a ‘No Kings’ protest in small-town West Virginia 19thnews.org/2025/10/kend... via @19thnews.org #NoKings
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"Trump talked about his new White House ballroom, while meeting in the Oval Office with Mark Rutte"
Amused at this WH reporter doing clean up for the Trump regime saying ballroom is not his main priority. I mean come on now www.instagram.com/reel/DQIO6Ug...
Amused at this WH reporter doing clean up for the Trump regime saying ballroom is not his main priority. I mean come on now www.instagram.com/reel/DQIO6Ug...
October 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"Trump talked about his new White House ballroom, while meeting in the Oval Office with Mark Rutte"
Amused at this WH reporter doing clean up for the Trump regime saying ballroom is not his main priority. I mean come on now www.instagram.com/reel/DQIO6Ug...
Amused at this WH reporter doing clean up for the Trump regime saying ballroom is not his main priority. I mean come on now www.instagram.com/reel/DQIO6Ug...
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Privatizing the state, while socializing the private sector.
L'économie, c'est moi
L'économie, c'est moi
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Privatizing the state, while socializing the private sector.
L'économie, c'est moi
L'économie, c'est moi
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Is it really possible that Karoline Leavitt didn't get *one* question today from reporters about Trump corruptly attempting to get his former personal lawyer at DOJ to hand over $230 million in taxpayer money?
Good: Jamie Raskin tells me he's formally demanding any/all internal communications between WH and DOJ on Trump's $230 million payoff.
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse
It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.
newrepublic.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Is it really possible that Karoline Leavitt didn't get *one* question today from reporters about Trump corruptly attempting to get his former personal lawyer at DOJ to hand over $230 million in taxpayer money?
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If this was another country, they’d call it “state-controlled media” but being honest with readers is hard
Headline is wrong. This is not a "press corps," this is a propaganda corps. wapo.st/49iiXbn
Pentagon announces a new right-wing press corps after mass walkout
A new crop of conservative media and influencers signed an agreement with the Pentagon, including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events and the National Pulse.
wapo.st
October 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If this was another country, they’d call it “state-controlled media” but being honest with readers is hard
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“.. It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“.. It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Thanks to Will from Gambit for chatting with me ahead of my shows in New Orleans this weekend! I'm so excited to be back in town soon!
Comedian Josh Gondelman performs in New Orleans Oct. 24-25 at Sports Drink
A recent AI search reported that he’s one of the few Latino comics to write for 'Saturday Night Live.'
www.nola.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thanks to Will from Gambit for chatting with me ahead of my shows in New Orleans this weekend! I'm so excited to be back in town soon!
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
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@dennycarter.bsky.social has been beating this drum for a while. I'll tap the sign for him this time. badfaithtimes.com/elon-musk-ca....
Elon Musk Can't Be Allowed To Shape Our Reality
The American left must remove itself from Musk’s propaganda machine and create a new reality for pro-democracy people and organizations
badfaithtimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@dennycarter.bsky.social has been beating this drum for a while. I'll tap the sign for him this time. badfaithtimes.com/elon-musk-ca....
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kind of hard to avoid concluding these guys just ... think Nazis are fine.
October 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
kind of hard to avoid concluding these guys just ... think Nazis are fine.
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"How do you expect to win back men...?"
We don't want those men. They are the hot dogs on the floor of humanity and we still have all these nice prepped hamburger patties if someone would just let them cook.
We don't want those men. They are the hot dogs on the floor of humanity and we still have all these nice prepped hamburger patties if someone would just let them cook.
October 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"How do you expect to win back men...?"
We don't want those men. They are the hot dogs on the floor of humanity and we still have all these nice prepped hamburger patties if someone would just let them cook.
We don't want those men. They are the hot dogs on the floor of humanity and we still have all these nice prepped hamburger patties if someone would just let them cook.
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please, salve my pedantic ass. they are not demolishing the east wing with a backhoe. they're using an excavator. these are different tools. you're giving me a headache
October 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
please, salve my pedantic ass. they are not demolishing the east wing with a backhoe. they're using an excavator. these are different tools. you're giving me a headache