@shankern.bsky.social
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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What a terrible day to know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What a terrible day to know how to read
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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
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bro is about to order the National Guard to defeat autism
Trump: "I think we're gonna have something very very big coming up soon on autism. Autism is totally out of control ... we're gonna have a news conference early next week on autism."
September 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
bro is about to order the National Guard to defeat autism
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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Yep. Normal politics died on November 5, 2024 (if not sooner). I'm deeply skeptical of the idea that voters who pulled the lever for Trump when he was clearly an insanely self-destructive choice will make better decisions next time around. Hope I'm wrong though!
One year ago this week (tomorrow) was this moment in which Trump alleged immigrants were "eating the dogs" and "eating the cats."
He was then elected president. This is your president.
He was then elected president. This is your president.
September 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Yep. Normal politics died on November 5, 2024 (if not sooner). I'm deeply skeptical of the idea that voters who pulled the lever for Trump when he was clearly an insanely self-destructive choice will make better decisions next time around. Hope I'm wrong though!
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an age test and a perfect joke in one place (via onelegblackheart on threads)
August 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
an age test and a perfect joke in one place (via onelegblackheart on threads)
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this is truly one of the most outrageous lies I have ever heard, which is really saying something considering how much these folks lie
Mike Johnson on Trump: "His approval ratings are skyrocketing. CNN had a story a day or two ago -- he was at a 90 percent approval rating! There's never been a president that high."
July 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
this is truly one of the most outrageous lies I have ever heard, which is really saying something considering how much these folks lie
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UPDATE: Three days on, disabled veteran and US citizen George Retes is still missing after being kidnapped by ICE.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
July 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
UPDATE: Three days on, disabled veteran and US citizen George Retes is still missing after being kidnapped by ICE.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
His wife has phoned every law enforcement agency in the area, they all say they don’t know where he is.
It was his daughter’s third birthday yesterday.
This is America now.
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Kudos @meiselasb.bsky.social - that interview was extremely well done. Ben Folds was cut-wrenching honest. I hope everyone listens to him and shares the pain of his decision.
Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
July 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Kudos @meiselasb.bsky.social - that interview was extremely well done. Ben Folds was cut-wrenching honest. I hope everyone listens to him and shares the pain of his decision.
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June 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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When Joe Biden did stuff like this, Fox would play the clips over and over like it was as significant as the moon landing
President Trump stumbles while walking up the stairs to Air Force One
June 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
When Joe Biden did stuff like this, Fox would play the clips over and over like it was as significant as the moon landing
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Well said Senator Booker.
Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
June 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Well said Senator Booker.
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“Thousands and thousands of low-income and working people will die because they simply will not be able to get into a doctor’s office when they need it,” says Senator Bernie Sanders on the Republican plan to cut Medicaid. youtu.be/dcNjq-v7HVM
‘Death sentence’: Sen. Sanders on GOP Medicaid cuts
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“Thousands and thousands of low-income and working people will die because they simply will not be able to get into a doctor’s office when they need it,” says Senator Bernie Sanders on the Republican plan to cut Medicaid. youtu.be/dcNjq-v7HVM
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Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Overseeing the presidential gift rules was among my duties as White House Ethics Czar -- so I know how it's supposed to work
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
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Pence on Trump pardoning J6 rioters: “I was deeply disappointed to see President Trump pardon people that engaged in violence against law enforcement officers on that day. The president has every right under the Constitution to grant pardons, but in that moment, I thought it sent the wrong message.”
May 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Pence on Trump pardoning J6 rioters: “I was deeply disappointed to see President Trump pardon people that engaged in violence against law enforcement officers on that day. The president has every right under the Constitution to grant pardons, but in that moment, I thought it sent the wrong message.”
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Pence on RFK Jr: “I do have concerns that we have a secretary at HHS who has a lifetime career of undermining public confidence in vaccines. We should have the opposite.”
May 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Pence on RFK Jr: “I do have concerns that we have a secretary at HHS who has a lifetime career of undermining public confidence in vaccines. We should have the opposite.”
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Second-term Trump messages: "America's over-indulged 11 year old girls own too many pencils."
And also: "I'm not sure whether president needs to obey the Constitution."
And also: "I'm not sure whether president needs to obey the Constitution."
May 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Second-term Trump messages: "America's over-indulged 11 year old girls own too many pencils."
And also: "I'm not sure whether president needs to obey the Constitution."
And also: "I'm not sure whether president needs to obey the Constitution."
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Things we can’t afford:
Cancer and Alzheimer’s research
Head start
Jobs for veterans
Park rangers
Sesame Street
Things we can afford:
Tax cuts for Elon
Gold Oval Office
Military parade for an idiot’s goddamn birthday
Cancer and Alzheimer’s research
Head start
Jobs for veterans
Park rangers
Sesame Street
Things we can afford:
Tax cuts for Elon
Gold Oval Office
Military parade for an idiot’s goddamn birthday
May 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Things we can’t afford:
Cancer and Alzheimer’s research
Head start
Jobs for veterans
Park rangers
Sesame Street
Things we can afford:
Tax cuts for Elon
Gold Oval Office
Military parade for an idiot’s goddamn birthday
Cancer and Alzheimer’s research
Head start
Jobs for veterans
Park rangers
Sesame Street
Things we can afford:
Tax cuts for Elon
Gold Oval Office
Military parade for an idiot’s goddamn birthday
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What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
May 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
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John Denver, advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and the preservation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, likely wants a word from beyond the grave about his song in this new White House/CBP commercial. *Ronald Reagan* was too conservative for him, so.
April 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
John Denver, advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and the preservation of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, likely wants a word from beyond the grave about his song in this new White House/CBP commercial. *Ronald Reagan* was too conservative for him, so.