Terkle
@terkle.bsky.social
Politics. Colorado. Formerly Wisconsin. COTUS.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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Mother Jones lost her entire family to yellow fever, then her business in the #GreatChicagoFire. Instead of succumbing to trauma, she led multiple movements of people proclaiming, "Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living" Learn from @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/FT0kootLdfg?...
Mother Jones | Episode 4, The Declaration in Action
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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December 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Mother Jones lost her entire family to yellow fever, then her business in the #GreatChicagoFire. Instead of succumbing to trauma, she led multiple movements of people proclaiming, "Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living" Learn from @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/FT0kootLdfg?...
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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"You don’t need to be a mental-health professional to see that something’s very seriously off with Trump—particularly after nearly three years of watching his erratic and abnormal behavior in the White House."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Unfit for Office
Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires.
www.theatlantic.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"You don’t need to be a mental-health professional to see that something’s very seriously off with Trump—particularly after nearly three years of watching his erratic and abnormal behavior in the White House."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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I’m worried it can still get stupider
September 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I’m worried it can still get stupider
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Charlie Kirk did not deserve to die. Political violence is unacceptable.
At the same time, dying doesn't give anyone the right to rewrite history. He said what he said. And a lot of it was hate and lies.
At the same time, dying doesn't give anyone the right to rewrite history. He said what he said. And a lot of it was hate and lies.
“Charlie Kirk in His Own Words”
17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.
17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.
Charlie Kirk in His Own Words
17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.
zeteo.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Charlie Kirk did not deserve to die. Political violence is unacceptable.
At the same time, dying doesn't give anyone the right to rewrite history. He said what he said. And a lot of it was hate and lies.
At the same time, dying doesn't give anyone the right to rewrite history. He said what he said. And a lot of it was hate and lies.
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They call it Alligator Alcatraz because Alligator Auschwitz was too on-the-nose
July 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
They call it Alligator Alcatraz because Alligator Auschwitz was too on-the-nose
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“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
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What’s next, brown shirts?
What do Republican colleagues have to say? At long last, colleagues, have you no sense of decency?
What do Republican colleagues have to say? At long last, colleagues, have you no sense of decency?
June 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What’s next, brown shirts?
What do Republican colleagues have to say? At long last, colleagues, have you no sense of decency?
What do Republican colleagues have to say? At long last, colleagues, have you no sense of decency?
WTG, Wisconsin!
April 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
WTG, Wisconsin!
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Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.
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It's like Trump is going out of his way to raise as many everyday costs as he possibly can. www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-...
Trump's tariffs won't just raise car prices, but auto insurance rates, experts say
President Trump's newly announced 25% tariffs on all vehicles and auto parts imported into the U.S. is set to take effect April 2.
www.cbsnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It's like Trump is going out of his way to raise as many everyday costs as he possibly can. www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-...
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Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email
The episode, which hasn't been previously reported, raises questions about unequal punishment for inadvertent leakers in the Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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AARP has created an easy way to contact your lawmakers and tell them Social Security must be protected. Learn more.👇
AARP Urges Outreach to Congress to Protect Social Security
Older Americans continue to raise concerns about payments, customer service
www.aarp.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
AARP has created an easy way to contact your lawmakers and tell them Social Security must be protected. Learn more.👇
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NEW SCOOP: Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning, WIRED has learned.
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
NEW SCOOP: Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries from the federal agencies they are slashing and burning, WIRED has learned.
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
⬇️ Here's how much they're making:
Fuck this bullshit!
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a bill that strikes gender identity from Iowa civil rights law, making the state the first to remove civil rights from a previously protected class.
Iowa governor signs bill removing gender identity from state civil rights protections
The move marks the first time a state has removed a protected class from a state law prohibiting discrimination.
www.nbcnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fuck this bullshit!
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The state has been captured and is being stripped for parts, folks. www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/b...
February 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The state has been captured and is being stripped for parts, folks. www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/b...
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WOW: Trump just claimed all US govt ships will not pay when going through Panama Canal but Panama govt says no such deal has been agreed to. Trump is now the Putin of the Americas as he bullies smaller nations. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
U.S. Blindsides Panama, Saying American Government Ships Will Get Free Canal Passage
No formal deal has been agreed to as President Trump threatens an American takeover of the strategic waterway.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
WOW: Trump just claimed all US govt ships will not pay when going through Panama Canal but Panama govt says no such deal has been agreed to. Trump is now the Putin of the Americas as he bullies smaller nations. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
February 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
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If you spend exactly zero seconds thinking about how this would be unfair to you, we should be friends.
It’s funny how the ones who complain the loudest never had a barrier in their way to begin with.
It’s funny how the ones who complain the loudest never had a barrier in their way to begin with.
February 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If you spend exactly zero seconds thinking about how this would be unfair to you, we should be friends.
It’s funny how the ones who complain the loudest never had a barrier in their way to begin with.
It’s funny how the ones who complain the loudest never had a barrier in their way to begin with.
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if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
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THIS IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
This week, Elon Musk and a literal handful of 18 to 24-year olds have illegally taken over the US Treasury Department computers and now have access to all our nation's (both individual and collective) financial data.
This week, Elon Musk and a literal handful of 18 to 24-year olds have illegally taken over the US Treasury Department computers and now have access to all our nation's (both individual and collective) financial data.
February 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
THIS IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
This week, Elon Musk and a literal handful of 18 to 24-year olds have illegally taken over the US Treasury Department computers and now have access to all our nation's (both individual and collective) financial data.
This week, Elon Musk and a literal handful of 18 to 24-year olds have illegally taken over the US Treasury Department computers and now have access to all our nation's (both individual and collective) financial data.
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Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters, and yellow police tape and officers blocked the agency’s lobby on Monday, after billionaire Elon Musk announced President Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency.
Musk says Trump 'agreed' USAID should be shut down, staffers told to stay out of agency’s headquarters
Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of its Washington headquarters, and yellow police tape and officers have blocked the lobby.
www.pbs.org
February 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters, and yellow police tape and officers blocked the agency’s lobby on Monday, after billionaire Elon Musk announced President Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency.