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"Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy." ~ George Bernard Shaw
He fell asleep in a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, referred to Iran as the "Islamic Republic of Japan", TikTok as "Tic Tac", President Zelensky as "President Putin" & once again demanded the U.S. be given control of Greenland. He's much less dangerous while sleeping than when he's awake. 💤
You could definitely give these people a Trojan Horse and they’d be like “wow a big horse thank you” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u...
New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say
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Weeks ago, I spoke directly with Major Jason Watson regarding his planned act of civil disobedience. What I do not hear enough people discussing is the broader constitutional strategy behind his message. 🧵
Defender of Our Republic
Major Jason Watson Deserves an Honest Accounting
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Why can't all media just have a 5-minute spot every single day showing this until at least the rest of the world investigates and maybe even convicts in absentia?
Lander Johnson@landerjohnson.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis is the President of the United States!
They never would have gotten Al Capone for tax fraud if only he'd been elected president of the US and told the IRS not to ever audit him.
Well, the Barbie-Q-Chicken didn't go down well on the 'Little Flyer's' menu today. Kids are crying.
So, apparently you can alter history. At least you can try.
True, but just TRY to get something like this past the GOP.
What a cool idea! Keep the pressure! @redactedreadingroom put all 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files bound together in 3,437 volumes of books, on display in a new exhibit in Tribeca. David Garrett, one of the organizers, says the goal is to push for the release of all of the files. #Pinks
If you're legally banned from running a charity why the fuck can you be allowed to be President it makes no goddam sense
The winning metaphor is that the White House Correspondents Association hired a magician instead of a comedian. Sleight of hand over speaking truth to power.
Absolutely was a huge motivation along with staying out of jail. If it were only that, without having to serve Putin in order to keep it all together. Tough lessons.
John Fugelsang@johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe're going to spend the rest of our lives learning over and over that it was all just an elaborate stock market grift.
As we measure our capacity for fear, empathy and outright attention to the unfolding consequences of US actions, a reminder: Trump ripped up the agreement. Trump is a compromised, useful idiot in Putin's Long Game. A glance at the transparency the agreement provided: www.iaea.org/newscenter/n...
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