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"You need liberal democracy to protect what journalism is. And I think part of the problem is that the traditional media doesn't know what to do as we slip further and further away from a pure liberal democracy."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on The Rebooting Show with Brian Morrissey:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on The Rebooting Show with Brian Morrissey:
They say it's the bad things about public schools that motivate these policies, but perhaps it's actually the good things they object to www.thebulwark.com/p/the-republ...
The Republican Attack on Public Education
Dismantling the Department of Education and pouring taxpayer dollars into private schools.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
They say it's the bad things about public schools that motivate these policies, but perhaps it's actually the good things they object to www.thebulwark.com/p/the-republ...
Q: “Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?”
Trump: “It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you are a terrible reporter…You're a terrible person and a terrible reporter…What the Epstein is, is a Democrat hoax.”
Trump: “It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you are a terrible reporter…You're a terrible person and a terrible reporter…What the Epstein is, is a Democrat hoax.”
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Q: “Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?”
Trump: “It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you are a terrible reporter…You're a terrible person and a terrible reporter…What the Epstein is, is a Democrat hoax.”
Trump: “It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you are a terrible reporter…You're a terrible person and a terrible reporter…What the Epstein is, is a Democrat hoax.”
BREAKING: Texas Republicans' redistricting map has been shot down by a federal judge
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: Texas Republicans' redistricting map has been shot down by a federal judge
If Trump can't even make sense talking about one of his favorite things, his mind must really be deteriorating.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If Trump can't even make sense talking about one of his favorite things, his mind must really be deteriorating.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
Trump on Saudi Crown Prince MBS: "He's not a sleeper. I'm not a sleeper. We talk at night. I can call him almost anytime."
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Trump on Saudi Crown Prince MBS: "He's not a sleeper. I'm not a sleeper. We talk at night. I can call him almost anytime."
Trump on Saudi Crown Prince MBS: "I'm very proud of the job he's done. What he's done is incredible in terms of human rights and everything else."
MBS ordered the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
MBS ordered the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trump on Saudi Crown Prince MBS: "I'm very proud of the job he's done. What he's done is incredible in terms of human rights and everything else."
MBS ordered the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
MBS ordered the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"The message our system sent to immigrants was that it was safer, easier, and quicker to follow the legal process than circumvent it. There was an incentive to follow the law. Now the reverse is true." www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
Arrested for Following the Rules
The danger of ICE’s strategy of targeting immigrants fulfilling their legal responsibilities.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"The message our system sent to immigrants was that it was safer, easier, and quicker to follow the legal process than circumvent it. There was an incentive to follow the law. Now the reverse is true." www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
Reporter to MBS: "U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reporter to MBS: "U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Trump: "Fake news...He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Reporter: "Your Royal Highness, U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..."
Trump: "He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Trump: "He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Reporter: "Your Royal Highness, U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist..."
Trump: "He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
Trump: "He's done a phenomenal job. You're mentioning someone who was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about…things happen."
The cracks are forming!
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The cracks are forming!
NEWS: Our “Free Andry” podcast and live show with
@crooked.com won an Anthem Award in the Human & Civil Rights: Partnership or Collaboration category for spotlighting the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane treatment of gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero.
@crooked.com won an Anthem Award in the Human & Civil Rights: Partnership or Collaboration category for spotlighting the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane treatment of gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero.
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEWS: Our “Free Andry” podcast and live show with
@crooked.com won an Anthem Award in the Human & Civil Rights: Partnership or Collaboration category for spotlighting the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane treatment of gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero.
@crooked.com won an Anthem Award in the Human & Civil Rights: Partnership or Collaboration category for spotlighting the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane treatment of gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero.
"Shit posting on a member of his own party because he went out and got remarried to somebody a year and a half after his wife died is truly reprehensible. It's truly reprehensible." - @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's Massie attacks
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Shit posting on a member of his own party because he went out and got remarried to somebody a year and a half after his wife died is truly reprehensible. It's truly reprehensible." - @timmiller.bsky.social on Trump's Massie attacks
Donald Trump is dealing with the sort of people who think his FBI is suppressing evidence that would-be assassin Thomas Crooks was a secret online "furry" and/or a CIA plant. Couldn't happen to a better person. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-leopar...
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Donald Trump is dealing with the sort of people who think his FBI is suppressing evidence that would-be assassin Thomas Crooks was a secret online "furry" and/or a CIA plant. Couldn't happen to a better person. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-leopar...
Goldman moves to rename a bill targeting immigrants who attack dogs “The Kristi Noem Canine Relief Act”
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Goldman moves to rename a bill targeting immigrants who attack dogs “The Kristi Noem Canine Relief Act”
Q: “The president has fought so hard to not release these files. Why do you think he has fought so hard?”
Rep. Massie: “I think he's trying to protect friends and donors.”
Rep. Massie: “I think he's trying to protect friends and donors.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Q: “The president has fought so hard to not release these files. Why do you think he has fought so hard?”
Rep. Massie: “I think he's trying to protect friends and donors.”
Rep. Massie: “I think he's trying to protect friends and donors.”
Rep. Greene: “Watching this actually turn into a fight has ripped MAGA apart. And the only thing that will speak to the powerful, courageous women behind me is when action is actually taken to release these files. And the American people won't tolerate any other bullshit.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Rep. Greene: “Watching this actually turn into a fight has ripped MAGA apart. And the only thing that will speak to the powerful, courageous women behind me is when action is actually taken to release these files. And the American people won't tolerate any other bullshit.”
Massie: “It may be tempting for [Senators] to get cute and to do things that will limit the release of these documents. They are afraid that people will be embarrassed. That's the whole point here. They need to be brought to justice, and embarrassment is no reason to stop it.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Massie: “It may be tempting for [Senators] to get cute and to do things that will limit the release of these documents. They are afraid that people will be embarrassed. That's the whole point here. They need to be brought to justice, and embarrassment is no reason to stop it.”
Catch @willsommer.bsky.social on Apple News Today, talking Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the continuing Epstein fallout: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s spectacular fallout with Trump
Podcast Episode · Apple News Today · 11/17/2025 · 14m
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November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Catch @willsommer.bsky.social on Apple News Today, talking Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the continuing Epstein fallout: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Trump is like a bad magician promising he'll pull cheap groceries out of a hat www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-tell...
Trump Tells Voters: Don’t Believe Your Lying Wallets
From elections to the economy, he keeps denying reality.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump is like a bad magician promising he'll pull cheap groceries out of a hat www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-tell...
Rep. Khanna: “I hope the president meets the survivors, and I hope when he signs the bill, the survivors are there…My goal is to get justice here, so I hope he will meet them and really hear what's happened and actually take action.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Rep. Khanna: “I hope the president meets the survivors, and I hope when he signs the bill, the survivors are there…My goal is to get justice here, so I hope he will meet them and really hear what's happened and actually take action.”
Rep. Massie: “There's becoming a reckoning in Britain that needs to happen in the United States…We need to see those same kinds of consequences here…We've seen tens of thousands of pages released by the oversight committee. What we've not seen is a single name.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Rep. Massie: “There's becoming a reckoning in Britain that needs to happen in the United States…We need to see those same kinds of consequences here…We've seen tens of thousands of pages released by the oversight committee. What we've not seen is a single name.”
Rep. Massie: “I think the speaker wants to save face. He's going to vote for a piece of legislation today that he's disparaged for four months.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Rep. Massie: “I think the speaker wants to save face. He's going to vote for a piece of legislation today that he's disparaged for four months.”
Epstein survivor Lara Blume McGee: “This is not a hoax, and we will not be erased. Shame on any elected official who obstructs truth and justice for the American people.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Epstein survivor Lara Blume McGee: “This is not a hoax, and we will not be erased. Shame on any elected official who obstructs truth and justice for the American people.”
Epstein survivor Sharlene Rochard: “Far too long, survivors like me have been dismissed, silenced, are told that our pain was exaggerated or fabricated. Let me be clear. This is not a hoax.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Epstein survivor Sharlene Rochard: “Far too long, survivors like me have been dismissed, silenced, are told that our pain was exaggerated or fabricated. Let me be clear. This is not a hoax.”
This was gross.
Trump to reporter: "Quiet, piggy!"
Trump to reporter: "Quiet, piggy!"
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This was gross.
Trump to reporter: "Quiet, piggy!"
Trump to reporter: "Quiet, piggy!"