Stephen Scott
@swscott.bsky.social
Presbyterian minister (PCUSA), retired. Former presbytery and synod leader. Vanderbilt U., Louisville Presbyterian Seminary alum, Davidson, NC, blue spot in a purple state
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Trump to U.S. troops: “I’d love to have your job.”
(He faked a bone spur to dodge the draft.)
(He faked a bone spur to dodge the draft.)
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Trump to U.S. troops: “I’d love to have your job.”
(He faked a bone spur to dodge the draft.)
(He faked a bone spur to dodge the draft.)
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So Congress doesn't get a say in pardons but also "pardons can be found to be void over minor procedural irregularities" is an insane position for the Trump administration to take, given how much they'll rely on procedurally irregular pardons to avoid going to prison over all of the lawbreaking.
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So Congress doesn't get a say in pardons but also "pardons can be found to be void over minor procedural irregularities" is an insane position for the Trump administration to take, given how much they'll rely on procedurally irregular pardons to avoid going to prison over all of the lawbreaking.
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“the Post’s opinion section, which owners traditionally consider their very own plaything, is a lost cause, at least for now. No further evidence is needed.” Sad but true, @sulliview.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
A Washington Post editorial defends Trump's odious ballroom
Plus: The New York Times (weakly) explains why it didn't put a "No Kings" story on Page One
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“the Post’s opinion section, which owners traditionally consider their very own plaything, is a lost cause, at least for now. No further evidence is needed.” Sad but true, @sulliview.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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The act of destruction is precisely the point: a kind of performance piece meant to display Trump’s arbitrary power over the Presidency, including its physical seat. He asks permission of no one, destroys what he wants, when he wants.
RIP EAST WING
RIP EAST WING
October 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The act of destruction is precisely the point: a kind of performance piece meant to display Trump’s arbitrary power over the Presidency, including its physical seat. He asks permission of no one, destroys what he wants, when he wants.
RIP EAST WING
RIP EAST WING
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2/ Here's the neighbors fighting back on Friday in Chicago: bsky.app/profile/roya...
Federal agents tear gassing the Lake View neighborhood.
October 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
2/ Here's the neighbors fighting back on Friday in Chicago: bsky.app/profile/roya...
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Draw on your own experience:
Is there any situation you've ever been part of, with you or anyone else in the hot seat, in which a person who does NOT have something to hide, reacts the way Bondi does?
I've been on trial juries that concluded "we can't trust that witness," after evasions like this
Is there any situation you've ever been part of, with you or anyone else in the hot seat, in which a person who does NOT have something to hide, reacts the way Bondi does?
I've been on trial juries that concluded "we can't trust that witness," after evasions like this
NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse
October 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Draw on your own experience:
Is there any situation you've ever been part of, with you or anyone else in the hot seat, in which a person who does NOT have something to hide, reacts the way Bondi does?
I've been on trial juries that concluded "we can't trust that witness," after evasions like this
Is there any situation you've ever been part of, with you or anyone else in the hot seat, in which a person who does NOT have something to hide, reacts the way Bondi does?
I've been on trial juries that concluded "we can't trust that witness," after evasions like this
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Pete Hegseth is a manly man – and if you don't believe him, he'll send the marines after you.
Pete Hegseth. Manly man.
YouTube video by Mary Trump Media
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Pete Hegseth is a manly man – and if you don't believe him, he'll send the marines after you.
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Show the American public that Trump is lying. Please fight back: @tinakotek.bsky.social, @mayorkwilson.bsky.social, @agdanrayfield.bsky.social
In every major and moderate sized city in the US, there are traffic cams all over. There's also a central DOT nerve center that monitors these live-feeds. Every Dem mayor, governor, and state attorneys general need to get these feeds viewable and live – via multiple platforms. Call Trump on his BS!
October 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Show the American public that Trump is lying. Please fight back: @tinakotek.bsky.social, @mayorkwilson.bsky.social, @agdanrayfield.bsky.social
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Many American Jews sharply disapprove of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, with 61 percent saying Israel has committed war crimes and about 4 in 10 saying the country is guilty of genocide against the Palestinians, according to a Washington Post poll.
Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds
Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.
wapo.st
October 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Many American Jews sharply disapprove of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, with 61 percent saying Israel has committed war crimes and about 4 in 10 saying the country is guilty of genocide against the Palestinians, according to a Washington Post poll.
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# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
September 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
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Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
September 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
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🤣🔊🆙 Repost please or quote. Just spread the truth 👍
August 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
🤣🔊🆙 Repost please or quote. Just spread the truth 👍
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Trump continues to promote Putin’s election reform idea of eliminating mail in ballots (no votes by active duty military anymore).
Imagine taking advice on democratic elections from Putin—a dictator who has been rigging his own elections for decades.
Imagine taking advice on democratic elections from Putin—a dictator who has been rigging his own elections for decades.
August 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump continues to promote Putin’s election reform idea of eliminating mail in ballots (no votes by active duty military anymore).
Imagine taking advice on democratic elections from Putin—a dictator who has been rigging his own elections for decades.
Imagine taking advice on democratic elections from Putin—a dictator who has been rigging his own elections for decades.
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🚨NEW OVERNIGHT: Big win for L.A. — a federal court just blocked Trump’s immigration raids across So. California.
The Ninth Circuit denied Trump’s attempt to restart warrantless sweeps that targeted people for speaking Spanish, having an accent, or just standing at a bus stop in Latino communities.
The Ninth Circuit denied Trump’s attempt to restart warrantless sweeps that targeted people for speaking Spanish, having an accent, or just standing at a bus stop in Latino communities.
August 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🚨NEW OVERNIGHT: Big win for L.A. — a federal court just blocked Trump’s immigration raids across So. California.
The Ninth Circuit denied Trump’s attempt to restart warrantless sweeps that targeted people for speaking Spanish, having an accent, or just standing at a bus stop in Latino communities.
The Ninth Circuit denied Trump’s attempt to restart warrantless sweeps that targeted people for speaking Spanish, having an accent, or just standing at a bus stop in Latino communities.
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“This is the worst economic jobs report since the end of the pandemic.” - CNN
August 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“This is the worst economic jobs report since the end of the pandemic.” - CNN
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“Both of them.”
August 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“Both of them.”
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Donald Trump employed Virginia Giuffre, as a minor, in his "spa" at Mar-a-Lago.
Today Trump expressed his anger at Jeffrey Epstein – not for Epstein trafficking Giuffre and raping her, but because Epstein "stole" her from Trump.
Dwell on these things.
Today Trump expressed his anger at Jeffrey Epstein – not for Epstein trafficking Giuffre and raping her, but because Epstein "stole" her from Trump.
Dwell on these things.
July 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Donald Trump employed Virginia Giuffre, as a minor, in his "spa" at Mar-a-Lago.
Today Trump expressed his anger at Jeffrey Epstein – not for Epstein trafficking Giuffre and raping her, but because Epstein "stole" her from Trump.
Dwell on these things.
Today Trump expressed his anger at Jeffrey Epstein – not for Epstein trafficking Giuffre and raping her, but because Epstein "stole" her from Trump.
Dwell on these things.
They are creating contempt for law enforcement by their actions, their cruelty, and their manifest racism.
just went to immigration court in Lower Manhattan to see with my own eyes how masked and armed federal agents are apprehending people in the hallways as they walk out of their scheduled hearings.
July 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
They are creating contempt for law enforcement by their actions, their cruelty, and their manifest racism.
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Tariffs are a systematic attack on American prosperity. The arguments presented for tariffs are a sustained insult to American intelligence.
July 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Tariffs are a systematic attack on American prosperity. The arguments presented for tariffs are a sustained insult to American intelligence.
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July 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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If I'm running a news room now, I assign everyone who has done piece on Biden's final-years fitness-to-govern, and have them apply same standards here.
(Once heard Bill Clinton give 45-minute ad-hoc on what diff *counties* in Arkansas had done in Civil War. Trump doesn't know WHAT YEAR it was.)
(Once heard Bill Clinton give 45-minute ad-hoc on what diff *counties* in Arkansas had done in Civil War. Trump doesn't know WHAT YEAR it was.)
Trump: "If you look at the end of the Civil War -- the 1800s, it was a very turbulent time. If you take the end day -- was it 1869? Or whatever."
June 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If I'm running a news room now, I assign everyone who has done piece on Biden's final-years fitness-to-govern, and have them apply same standards here.
(Once heard Bill Clinton give 45-minute ad-hoc on what diff *counties* in Arkansas had done in Civil War. Trump doesn't know WHAT YEAR it was.)
(Once heard Bill Clinton give 45-minute ad-hoc on what diff *counties* in Arkansas had done in Civil War. Trump doesn't know WHAT YEAR it was.)
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When Republican voters learn that the "Big Beautiful Bill" takes from the poor to give to the rich, they oppose it.
June 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
When Republican voters learn that the "Big Beautiful Bill" takes from the poor to give to the rich, they oppose it.
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USSR never attacked anyone as part of a secret agreement with Nazis, except Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Finland & Moldova
June 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
USSR never attacked anyone as part of a secret agreement with Nazis, except Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Finland & Moldova
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And these are the same snowflakes who couldn’t handle wearing a mask during the pandemic.
June 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
And these are the same snowflakes who couldn’t handle wearing a mask during the pandemic.