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🧵20 TERRIBLE TAKES OF THE TRUMP ERA: A THREAD🧵
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
Trump: "He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured" (C-SPAN)
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November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🧵20 TERRIBLE TAKES OF THE TRUMP ERA: A THREAD🧵
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
Donald Trump in 2015:
“[John McCain is] not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
(We could fill all 20 spots with Trump quotes, but we won’t, I promise. Moving on …)
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Draft dodger Trump once compared avoiding STDs to serving in Vietnam:
“I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world… It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier.”
“I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world… It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier.”
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Draft dodger Trump once compared avoiding STDs to serving in Vietnam:
“I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world… It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier.”
“I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world… It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier.”
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"British officials, deeply aware of their obligations under the Law of Armed Conflict, quietly stopped sharing information more than a month ago, fearful that continuing to do so would make them complicit in what the UN’s top human-rights official, Volker Türk, has called extrajudicial killings."
My latest on the UK cutting back intelligence sharing over fears of the illegal killings Trump and Hegseth are carrying out. This is predictable but surreal at the same time
The UK Has Stopped Sharing Some Intelligence Over Fears of U.S. Illegal Killings
Something extraordinary was just reported, and it should send shockwaves through the United States.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"British officials, deeply aware of their obligations under the Law of Armed Conflict, quietly stopped sharing information more than a month ago, fearful that continuing to do so would make them complicit in what the UN’s top human-rights official, Volker Türk, has called extrajudicial killings."
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
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The US Supreme Court has acted like it's one of Kim Davis's many husbands and kicked the "Marriage is Sacred, Y'all!!!" hypocrite to the curb. Glory!
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The US Supreme Court has acted like it's one of Kim Davis's many husbands and kicked the "Marriage is Sacred, Y'all!!!" hypocrite to the curb. Glory!
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
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i parachute into X/Twitter a lot for my job and obviously have chronicled the devolution but today it feels that, even outside of the realm of groyperposting the broad culture there is just like *i have lead poisoning*
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
i parachute into X/Twitter a lot for my job and obviously have chronicled the devolution but today it feels that, even outside of the realm of groyperposting the broad culture there is just like *i have lead poisoning*
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Nichols Arboretum; Ann Arbor Mi
November 2025
“The year is on the turn, and the light is thinning ~ Louise Imogen Guiney
#michigan #puremichigan #scape #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #photooftheday #landscapephotography #landscape
November 2025
“The year is on the turn, and the light is thinning ~ Louise Imogen Guiney
#michigan #puremichigan #scape #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #photooftheday #landscapephotography #landscape
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Nichols Arboretum; Ann Arbor Mi
November 2025
“The year is on the turn, and the light is thinning ~ Louise Imogen Guiney
#michigan #puremichigan #scape #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #photooftheday #landscapephotography #landscape
November 2025
“The year is on the turn, and the light is thinning ~ Louise Imogen Guiney
#michigan #puremichigan #scape #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #photooftheday #landscapephotography #landscape
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Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
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Speaking of MAGA. 🤷🏻🤦🏾♀️
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Speaking of MAGA. 🤷🏻🤦🏾♀️
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starting to think that we should limit politician's terms to something like one or two weeks max
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
starting to think that we should limit politician's terms to something like one or two weeks max
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Supreme Court suggests that Kim Davis go fuck herself and/or one of her 37 ex-husbands.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Supreme Court suggests that Kim Davis go fuck herself and/or one of her 37 ex-husbands.
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entirely possible some senators experienced some flight issues getting home and decided selling out the entire American healthcare system for the poor was a reasonable trade for fixing it
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
entirely possible some senators experienced some flight issues getting home and decided selling out the entire American healthcare system for the poor was a reasonable trade for fixing it
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
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Americans showed up in historic numbers last week and proved they're willing to back a party that stands up to Donald Trump.
We cannot have the leader of our party be a man that caves to Trump over and over again. It's long past time for Schumer step aside.
We cannot have the leader of our party be a man that caves to Trump over and over again. It's long past time for Schumer step aside.
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Americans showed up in historic numbers last week and proved they're willing to back a party that stands up to Donald Trump.
We cannot have the leader of our party be a man that caves to Trump over and over again. It's long past time for Schumer step aside.
We cannot have the leader of our party be a man that caves to Trump over and over again. It's long past time for Schumer step aside.
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I sliced jalapeños and touched my eye again. It was a good run
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I sliced jalapeños and touched my eye again. It was a good run
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#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
This is a lovely sentiment but Schumer isn't up for re-election until 2028 and he knows this. At which point he will be 77/78. There's no mechanism to recall a sitting senator AFAIK.
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
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Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
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Every single last Democrat I know is pissed. And I know a lot of Democrats.
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Every single last Democrat I know is pissed. And I know a lot of Democrats.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
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The House would continue to pass anti-lynching legislation and the Senate would continue to not even both to bring it up for a vote FOR AN ENTIRE CENTURY. And then finally, in 2022 they caved and the Emmitt Till Anti-Lynching Act was signed into law. deathpenaltyinfo.org/more-than-a-...
More Than a Century After it Was First Proposed, President Biden Signs Historic Law Making Lynching a Federal Crime | Death Penalty Information Center
After more than a century of efforts by civil rights leaders to make lynching a federal crime, President Joe Biden on March 29,...
deathpenaltyinfo.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The House would continue to pass anti-lynching legislation and the Senate would continue to not even both to bring it up for a vote FOR AN ENTIRE CENTURY. And then finally, in 2022 they caved and the Emmitt Till Anti-Lynching Act was signed into law. deathpenaltyinfo.org/more-than-a-...