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donmoyn.bsky.social
The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
The guy accused of attempting to blind the pilot of Marine One with a laser pointer, Jacob Winkler, was just acquitted.

I mean, on top of all the other ridiculousness about Jeanine Pirro gunning for Jerome Powell, she can't even win convictions for relatively simple cases.
A verdict form for Jacob Winkler, "with respect to the offense of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft," showing he was found Not Guilty. Marine One was airborne from the South Grounds with President Trump onboard and oriented southbound toward the Washington Monument grounds. Officer Santiago was on patrol in the secure area of Constitution Avenue NW, monitoring for threats to the aircraft. Officer Santiago noticed the defendant, Jacob Samuel Winkler (hereinafter D1), walking westbound on the south sidewalk of Constitution Avenue NW from the area of 210 16th Street NW towards 17th Street NW. Officer Santiago observed D1 was shirtless, talking to himself and being loud. Due to the lack of light on the sidewalk, Officer Santiago shined his flashlight at S-1 for further observation. S-1 then pointed and shined a red laser beam at Officer Santiago’s face, apparently in retaliation. The red laser beam hit Officer Santiago’s eyes and briefly disoriented him. At this time, Marine One flew at a relatively low height and directly above Officer Santiago and D1's location. Marine One was close enough that the rotor noise was loud, and the aircraft appeared large overhead. Officer Santiago approached D1 after being flashed in the face with the red laser. Upon approach, D1 looked up, oriented the same red laser pointer at the direction of Marine One and activated the red laser beam.
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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theonion.com
X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures https://theonion.com/x-users-ask-grok-to-put-more-clothes-on-elon-musk-pictures/
X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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atrupar.com
“US citizens should leave Venezuela immediately” … Checking in on the country President Trump executed a coup against a week ago
Venezuela: The security situation in Venezuela remains fluid. As international flights have resumed, U.S. citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately. Before departure, U.S. citizens should take precautions and be aware of their surroundings. There are reports of groups of armed militias, known as colectivos, setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of U.S. citizenship or support for the United States. Remain vigilant and exercise caution when traveling by road. Monitor airlines’ communications and websites for updated information. Venezuela has the highest Travel Advisory level – Level 4: Do Not Travel – due to severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at step.state.gov to receive security updates. More at ve.usembassy.gov/security-alert…
January 11, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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thomasfuchs.at
Expert systems are inevitable

Don’t get left behind, Flash is the future

Cryptocurrency will obsolete fiat currency

Better claim your stake in the Metaverse

By 2015, we will all have self-driving cars

Pen computing is going to end keyboards

You’ll look so stupid if you miss out on NFTs
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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nachristakis.bsky.social
I don’t carry “immigration documents” with me at all times. Americans have not had to produce “their papers” for police without cause. Is this the new standard, given Kavanaugh stops? reason.com/2025/12/31/d...
DHS says REAL ID, which DHS certifies, is too unreliable to confirm U.S. citizenship
It's the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.
reason.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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gregdoucette.bsky.social
Now wait just a minute, I was reliably informed there were oodles of underemployed Americans lining up to take these blue collar jobs that pay $15+ an hour...
December 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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misterjayem.bsky.social
Happy Boxing Day to all those who celebrate!!
(L)Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul during their heavyweight bout at the Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida. Friday Dec. 19, 2026 and (R)Andrew Tate during the main event of Misfits Boxing 23 on Dec. 20, 2025 Both got their "alpha male" asses whipped.
December 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.

I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.

They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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matthewdownhour.bsky.social
They confirmed that wheat causes celiac disease during the post WWII Dutch famine (when celiac kids, like all kids, didn’t get any bread but actually died less than before )
schwarz.bsky.social ☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️ @schwarz.bsky.social · 27d
Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed
December 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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gabimccauley.bsky.social
WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?

That he has a goddamn heart?

It would “severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public” and force him to “share his platform” with an ASL interpreter."

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
DOJ argues Trump being made to use sign language interpreters could hurt his ‘image’
The Justice Department has appealed a November order requiring interpreters at many events
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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ilhanmn.bsky.social
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Nov 11
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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johnpfaff.bsky.social
On this Veterans Day, more than any before, let us remember the valiant service of Black, Hispanic, Navajo, Japanese and other non-white Americans who fought bravely for the ideals of a country that failed to live up to them, and whose legacy a racist GOP is desperately trying to erase.
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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gregdoucette.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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missingthept.bsky.social
KeEpiNG mEmORIals iS AbOUt PrEsErVinG hIsTorY
chriso-wiki.bsky.social ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · Nov 9
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
This guy’s a Christian pastor, in case you think Diocletian didn’t have a point.
rlstollar.bsky.social R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · Nov 2
Evangelicals are hot for starving kids.
November 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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craziedaizee.bsky.social
they recent figured out who is running the DHS social media account and why so much Christo-Fascist stuff was popping up

so that's who is on Bluesky now

instant block, life is too short

www.rawstory.com/trump-admini...
DHS shrugs as speech writer linked to explicit hate posts
A speechwriter for the Department of Homeland Security has floated racist conspiracy theories, called for the “evil ideology of transgenderism” to be “eradicated,” and celebrated the Jan. 6 Capitol ri...
www.rawstory.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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jaylyall.bsky.social
“For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.”
filipecampante.bsky.social Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · Oct 18
I think at this point it’s fair to say that we’re no longer under the rule of law.

Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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asharangappa.bsky.social
Among George Santos’ many scams was a “pet charity” where he swindled people out of money who needed it for medical care for their pets. This is who Trump just pardoned www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/n...
October 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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andycraig.bsky.social
No member of Congress should vote for any appropriations if the whole exercise is a non-binding farce.
tonyromm.bsky.social tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · Oct 17
NEW: White House announces it's going to pause, and potentially cancel, $11 billion in infrastructure funding (via the Army Corps of Engineers), specifically citing cities, like New York, represented or led by Democrats. More to come.
October 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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maladroithe.bsky.social
Now WeRateDogs is TRIPLING THE FUCK DOWN and talking about how often cops shoot dogs
Screen grab of the WeRate Dogs podcast where they’re talking about cop violence against dogs
October 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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hollyanderson.bsky.social
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text: Episcopalians on Facebook Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h • Exodus 8:2-6 "But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs... The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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gregdoucette.bsky.social
Photo from the Trumpist Insurrection on 6 January 2021, showing various Trump supporters climbing the walls outside the Capitol Building amid attacks on law enforcement attempting to secure the location
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.
‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones
Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.
www.mediaite.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM