Phil Klinkner
@pklinkne.bsky.social
Soon to be retired political scientist
I'm all for building a 30-foot wall around Tommy Tuberville.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11h agoTuberville: "If we don't straighten out this country's voting and immigration system, we're not gonna make it. It's gonna be over. I'm gonna go back to Alabama and hey, we might build a 30-foot wall around our state."
Once again, Trump debases everyone around him. Doug Burgum was a successful businessman and a popular and relatively moderate GOP governor of ND. Now he's telling lies about the Reflecting Pool to salve Trump's ego and scrapping with Jeanine Pirro. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Inside the Oval Office Showdown Between Trump and Jeanine Pirro
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
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Wait, I’m older than Nigel Farage? I guess being a wanker ages you prematurely.
Rewatching Being There for the first time since it came out in 1980. Peter Sellers should have won the Oscar that year but lost to Dustin Hoffman.
@theonion.com You can hate AIPAC, but they represent the views of many American citizens. They operate within the law and they have done no more to harm fair elections than any other PAC. Singling out this particular interest group as a threat to American democracy reeks of antisemitism.
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So non-Nazi equals “liberal bubble”? Good to know.
The Verge@theverge.com · 3d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
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Dave Wiltse@davewiltse.bsky.social · 2d agoStop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
I wouldn’t underestimate him as a potential 2028 candidate. He actually seems comfortable in his own skin
Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d agoWhat color, what subject? Math is yellow. English is blue. Science is red. History is green. Languages are purple.
Other socialist traps: public parks, libraries, and schools.
Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores are a socialist trap | Opinion
No matter how good Zohran Mamdani makes grocery affordability sound, he's selling New Yorkers the same broken promise that has failed everywhere else.
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On Tuesday, the Trump Admin announced they were ending the Medicare Part D subsidy program. Touching the third rail of politics is a heckuva strategy going into midterms (part D open enrollment starts 10/15). My latest analysis for @msnowreports.bsky.social. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump’s Medicare change comes at a curious time
Less than three weeks before the midterm elections, America’s most reliable voting bloc will receive notice of higher healthcare costs.
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I’m no fan of Bernie Moreno put people need to stop complaining that he won’t publicly denounce Max Miller. Divorce and custody issues can be very tricky. I’m guessing the last thing you want is your high profile father publicly blasting his son in law.
In the last 100 years the GOP has gone from “A chicken in every pot” to “Eat your liver”
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 7d agoRFK Jr. suggests Americans can more easily afford groceries if they start eating liver instead of beef: "Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. ... You can buy liver"
We already know that 100% of Trump’s MAGA base will support a candidate found guilty of sexual assault.
Politico@politico.com · 7d agoAmericans have a high tolerance for scandal-plagued candidates. Especially Trump’s MAGA base, our new poll found. Two-thirds of self-identified MAGA Trump voters say they would continue supporting a GOP candidate accused of sexual assault. 🔗 politi.co/4g0TeHs
But what will their selection of artisanal cheeses be like?
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · last wk.At our municipal grocery stores, New Yorkers will get a 30% discount on eggs, milk, chicken, produce and other everyday essentials. In the wealthiest city in the richest country in the world, no one should have to wonder how they’ll afford the food they need to feed themselves or their families.
As in it was your money. Now it’s your ex-money.
The Verge@theverge.com · last wk.X Money is launching in the US starting today
No Bluesky, you can't just walk into Mitch McConnell's hospital room to find out his condition. There's a law called HIPAA that protects the privacy of patients, even Mitch McConnell.
Trump grieving??? Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...
How a Grieving Trump Decided to Back Lindsey Graham’s Sister for Senate
The president initially backed a little-known congressman. Then he talked to Gov. Henry McMaster and Ms. Graham herself.
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