Cynical Scotsman
@cynicalscotsman.bsky.social
Married dad of 2 girls. Almost retired. Future Washingtonian by way of NorCal. I call 'em like I see 'em. I super-like dogs and all other animals (except crocodiles).
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Inside Trump’s day of ego boosting as crises loom over his White House
Inside Trump’s day of ego boosting as crises loom over his White House
Inside Trump’s day of ego boosting as crises loom over his White House
www.independent.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Inside Trump’s day of ego boosting as crises loom over his White House
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Premiered on this day in 1964
📸 CBS
📸 CBS
December 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Premiered on this day in 1964
📸 CBS
📸 CBS
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is Trump going to make it through this awake?
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
is Trump going to make it through this awake?
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Incredible optics here, really underscores it all.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Incredible optics here, really underscores it all.
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🚨 My first SCOOP for @ms.now: Mike Johnson has secretly been working to tank a provision to mandate IVF coverage for active duty service members from the Defense Reauthorization Bill—even as Trump has pledged to expand access.
Here's what to know 👇
Here's what to know 👇
Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill
The speaker is working behind closed-doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.
www.ms.now
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚨 My first SCOOP for @ms.now: Mike Johnson has secretly been working to tank a provision to mandate IVF coverage for active duty service members from the Defense Reauthorization Bill—even as Trump has pledged to expand access.
Here's what to know 👇
Here's what to know 👇
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Wild scoop from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social here:
🚨 My first SCOOP for @ms.now: Mike Johnson has secretly been working to tank a provision to mandate IVF coverage for active duty service members from the Defense Reauthorization Bill—even as Trump has pledged to expand access.
Here's what to know 👇
Here's what to know 👇
Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill
The speaker is working behind closed-doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.
www.ms.now
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Wild scoop from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social here:
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The numbers speak for themselves. No other state comes close to California's success.
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The numbers speak for themselves. No other state comes close to California's success.
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Conservation groups are gearing up to take the federal government to court to preserve the protected status of gray wolves across the country. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/03/r...
Conservation group to sue feds over lack of national wolf recovery plan • Washington State Standard
Conservation groups are gearing up to take the federal government to court to preserve the protected status of gray wolves across the country.
washingtonstatestandard.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Conservation groups are gearing up to take the federal government to court to preserve the protected status of gray wolves across the country. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/12/03/r...
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Literally what the Nazis said.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Literally what the Nazis said.
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From our magazine: Billing data from Corpus Christi Water obtained by the Observer shows the Bitcoin mine guzzled 11,563,000 gallons from May to August this year. It consumed 3,950,000 gallons in July alone, about 127,500 gallons a day.
Crypto's Cryptic Texas Takeover
State regulators don't want you to know about the 60-plus Bitcoin mines guzzling public water and electricity—even though consumers are already paying the price.
www.texasobserver.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
From our magazine: Billing data from Corpus Christi Water obtained by the Observer shows the Bitcoin mine guzzled 11,563,000 gallons from May to August this year. It consumed 3,950,000 gallons in July alone, about 127,500 gallons a day.
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Imagine calling someone Sleepy Joe throughout their presidency only to snore your way through meetings during yours.
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Imagine calling someone Sleepy Joe throughout their presidency only to snore your way through meetings during yours.
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"First, Trump targeted illegal immigrants. Then he went after legal immigrants. Now, he’s attacking naturalized Americans, citizens who were born elsewhere...He’s trying to turn white against nonwhite Americans...The U.S. government now openly stands for bigotry."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans
He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"First, Trump targeted illegal immigrants. Then he went after legal immigrants. Now, he’s attacking naturalized Americans, citizens who were born elsewhere...He’s trying to turn white against nonwhite Americans...The U.S. government now openly stands for bigotry."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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This is horrific and should stand out among the trash coming out of the Administration as revealing and appalling ↘️
here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is horrific and should stand out among the trash coming out of the Administration as revealing and appalling ↘️
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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Breaking news🚨The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice today of its intent to sue the USFWS for refusing to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan under the ESA.
“This cycle of on-and-off again protections must end. Wolves deserve to be safe."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pbL697
“This cycle of on-and-off again protections must end. Wolves deserve to be safe."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pbL697
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Breaking news🚨The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice today of its intent to sue the USFWS for refusing to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan under the ESA.
“This cycle of on-and-off again protections must end. Wolves deserve to be safe."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pbL697
“This cycle of on-and-off again protections must end. Wolves deserve to be safe."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pbL697
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December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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It’s just going to be wide open, unapologetic bigotry from here on out.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It’s just going to be wide open, unapologetic bigotry from here on out.
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North Korean-style. A Potemkin village of fake journalists.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
North Korean-style. A Potemkin village of fake journalists.
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The Trump administration has axed another group of judges from immigration courts.
On Monday, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
On Monday, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
Trump keeps firing immigration judges
Eight New York City judges have been terminated as the White House continues its purge of the courts.
www.motherjones.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Trump administration has axed another group of judges from immigration courts.
On Monday, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
On Monday, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
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Let’s not forget that Trump Vodka was originally launched at a Super Bowl party, where it was served by underage topless models made up in body paint to look like the bottles.
He still had a stock of vodka from 2006, when he first launched "Trump Vodka", all they had to do was rebottle it!
www.bloomberg.com/features/201...
www.bloomberg.com/features/201...
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Let’s not forget that Trump Vodka was originally launched at a Super Bowl party, where it was served by underage topless models made up in body paint to look like the bottles.
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Math is hard…
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Math is hard…