Rick Harrison
@rickharrison.bsky.social
New Jersey expat, cynical idealist. My opinions are my own, not my employer’s. I don’t own a pawn shop.
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Rick Harrison
@rickharrison.bsky.social
· Mar 23
“Yeah, we know that come tomorrow
None of this will be here
So hold tight to your anger…
And don’t fall to your fears”
—Bruce Springsteen
None of this will be here
So hold tight to your anger…
And don’t fall to your fears”
—Bruce Springsteen
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Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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"Sir, did you just abuse and insult a journalist for asking a question? And did you publicly call a woman a piggie? Is this the way a U.S. President behaves?"
A reporter who so spoke loses WH credentials, maybe his job if his agency is gutless. But absent such, the entire WHPC is without honor.
A reporter who so spoke loses WH credentials, maybe his job if his agency is gutless. But absent such, the entire WHPC is without honor.
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"Sir, did you just abuse and insult a journalist for asking a question? And did you publicly call a woman a piggie? Is this the way a U.S. President behaves?"
A reporter who so spoke loses WH credentials, maybe his job if his agency is gutless. But absent such, the entire WHPC is without honor.
A reporter who so spoke loses WH credentials, maybe his job if his agency is gutless. But absent such, the entire WHPC is without honor.
Swastikas and nooses are not “potentially divisive.” They are and (at least since the years before WW2) intentionally divisive and violent. That is their whole point.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Swastikas and nooses are not “potentially divisive.” They are and (at least since the years before WW2) intentionally divisive and violent. That is their whole point.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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swastikas downgraded to "potentially divisive"
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
swastikas downgraded to "potentially divisive"
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/10 One could argue that this is not a serious discussion, because there is no serious argument that it’s sedition or treason to tell the truth about the Constitution. But this is an unserious time marked by unserious and frankly evil people.
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
/10 One could argue that this is not a serious discussion, because there is no serious argument that it’s sedition or treason to tell the truth about the Constitution. But this is an unserious time marked by unserious and frankly evil people.
He will release the files as soon as they are done auditing his tax returns.
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
He will release the files as soon as they are done auditing his tax returns.
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Trump and RFK Jr's CDC just added a page that is full of disinformation about vaccines and autism.
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Trump and RFK Jr's CDC just added a page that is full of disinformation about vaccines and autism.
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“I was 14… I was 16… this was me when I met Epstein… there are thousands of us… time to let the secrets out of the shadows”
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“I was 14… I was 16… this was me when I met Epstein… there are thousands of us… time to let the secrets out of the shadows”
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
To be clear, I’m not suggesting the Dems give up the push to keep this issue at the forefront of their efforts. I just don’t understand why anyone in the executive branch would comply. They break all sorts of laws and skirt all sorts of court orders all the time.
Honest question for anyone eager to see the Epstein Files: Assuming there is something damaging or even criminal in these materials, why would this administration release any of it? Regardless of a congressional vote, court order, or burning bush.
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
To be clear, I’m not suggesting the Dems give up the push to keep this issue at the forefront of their efforts. I just don’t understand why anyone in the executive branch would comply. They break all sorts of laws and skirt all sorts of court orders all the time.
Honest question for anyone eager to see the Epstein Files: Assuming there is something damaging or even criminal in these materials, why would this administration release any of it? Regardless of a congressional vote, court order, or burning bush.
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Honest question for anyone eager to see the Epstein Files: Assuming there is something damaging or even criminal in these materials, why would this administration release any of it? Regardless of a congressional vote, court order, or burning bush.
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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CBP shot a woman five times - with bullets, not sandwiches - after they allege she rammed their car (she says they rammed her). Now she is facing charges that could see her in jail for 20 years. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
CBP shot a woman five times - with bullets, not sandwiches - after they allege she rammed their car (she says they rammed her). Now she is facing charges that could see her in jail for 20 years. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
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The Handmaid’s Tale level bullshit.
Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—violently dragged her out and arrested her.
Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges.
Read the Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—violently dragged her out and arrested her.
Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges.
Read the Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The Handmaid’s Tale level bullshit.
Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—violently dragged her out and arrested her.
Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges.
Read the Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Immigration agents crashed into a U.S. citizen on her way to work—violently dragged her out and arrested her.
Her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released without charges.
Read the Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Journalism has been both indispensable in preserving democracy and complicit in its downfall. margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/trump-just...
Trump just loves the revamped CBS. Here's the ugly backstory.
Plus: "Stealth editing' at the Washington Post; and an opportunity lost at the New York Times
margaretsullivan.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Journalism has been both indispensable in preserving democracy and complicit in its downfall. margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/trump-just...
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What Yglesias has stumbled upon, without realizing it, is that in the modern information environment, Democrats have very poor control over their own identity.
Democrats are defined not by their own rhetoric, but by the rhetoric of their enemies. This is not a problem a policy agenda can fix.
Democrats are defined not by their own rhetoric, but by the rhetoric of their enemies. This is not a problem a policy agenda can fix.
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
What Yglesias has stumbled upon, without realizing it, is that in the modern information environment, Democrats have very poor control over their own identity.
Democrats are defined not by their own rhetoric, but by the rhetoric of their enemies. This is not a problem a policy agenda can fix.
Democrats are defined not by their own rhetoric, but by the rhetoric of their enemies. This is not a problem a policy agenda can fix.
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"The ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump showcased everything that is wrong with US political interviews in general. The deferential tone. The lack of preparation. The failure to ask follow-up questions or dig deep into answers. The inability (unwillingness?) to fact-check in real time."
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"The ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump showcased everything that is wrong with US political interviews in general. The deferential tone. The lack of preparation. The failure to ask follow-up questions or dig deep into answers. The inability (unwillingness?) to fact-check in real time."
He lies all the time. But he also openly admits to so much.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
He lies all the time. But he also openly admits to so much.
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O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
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"People like Merrick Garland think that they’re eschewing politics. The reality is the opposite: The careful avoidance of anything that appears political is itself a political act. It is a performance, intended to convey to your audience that you are neutral and unbiased. It’s institutional PR."
November 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"People like Merrick Garland think that they’re eschewing politics. The reality is the opposite: The careful avoidance of anything that appears political is itself a political act. It is a performance, intended to convey to your audience that you are neutral and unbiased. It’s institutional PR."
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genuinely crazy-making how much the national press is indifferent to the verifiable fact that jd vance is buddy buddy with internet nazis, and the degree to which this is almost certainly a form of solidarity among people with a similar institution pedigree
mainstream media report on jd vance’s twitter mutuals, challenge level: impossible
He has already chosen, what the fuck are we doing here
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
November 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
genuinely crazy-making how much the national press is indifferent to the verifiable fact that jd vance is buddy buddy with internet nazis, and the degree to which this is almost certainly a form of solidarity among people with a similar institution pedigree
An editorial of course belongs in the Opinion Section. This one is filled with facts. Thank you, NYT. I wish your paper had made the stakes of the election clearer when it could have better helped prevent all this. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/interactive/... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
An editorial of course belongs in the Opinion Section. This one is filled with facts. Thank you, NYT. I wish your paper had made the stakes of the election clearer when it could have better helped prevent all this. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/interactive/... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It’s like they don’t acknowledge the existence of the word “hypocrisy” because that would require caring about any semblance of integrity.
Donald Trump Jr. in 2021: “Those Hunter no-show no-experience board seats didn’t come without an expected return!”
Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.
New: me, for @forbes.com
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Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.
New: me, for @forbes.com
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After Unusual Machines Names Donald Trump Jr. To New Advisory Board, Defense Contracts Follow
Donald Trump Jr. once mocked Hunter Biden's "no-show no-experience board seats." Now he's on his second newly activated advisory board—and that company just announced $15 million in contracts.
www.forbes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It’s like they don’t acknowledge the existence of the word “hypocrisy” because that would require caring about any semblance of integrity.
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Still this: "I disliked Biden because [thing Trump did], and I missed Trump because [thing Biden did]. I voted for Trump again because I wanted [thing Harris promised], But I really hope that Trump doesn't [core Trump campaign promise]."
October 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Still this: "I disliked Biden because [thing Trump did], and I missed Trump because [thing Biden did]. I voted for Trump again because I wanted [thing Harris promised], But I really hope that Trump doesn't [core Trump campaign promise]."