So is like half the internet down for everyone or just me? Downdetector suggests something bad is happening... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreigvl65te2gy24lds7yql65isjb74uw76kb6el5b3xmpwmzp7tj5lm
Had some more to say on the "riots" and "invasion" in LA. If it’s a "riot," it’s the police who are rioting. If there’s an “invasion” of LA, it’s the US military that is invading. RE:
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Techdirt (@techdirt.com)
Let’s Be Clear: The Rioting In LA Is By The Cops, Not The Protestors I already wrote about the GOP’s bloodthirsty desire to use the military ...
Just got another one of these and would like to walk through just how fucking dumb this is, and what a waste of someone's PR budget. I'm blurring out the names because all they want is publicity anyway... But... follow along... RE:
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Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)
Free tip for PR people looking to get your clients on podcasts. Don't do this shit where you skim the show notes of a recent episode and pretend th...
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Bessent's smug conclusion after being proven to have misrepresented the data is "why don't we listen to the data, rather than the hysteria, which is how I made my career." These utter dipshits. RE:
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
BEYER: Isn't this embarrassing? BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial BEYER: GDP growth is ...
These were his strong points. Can we stop with the Dem consultants claiming that we shouldn't be talking about this issue? Calling out what he's doing is working. It's making people aware of how unhinged the Trump admin is. RE:
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social)
!!! Quinnipiac poll of 1,265 RVs, conducted from June 5-9, finds Trump at -11% approval on “immigration issues” and -16% on “deportations.”...
The meritocracy at work. Only the best lawyers. RE:
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Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social)
The Trump administration’s table of authorities in this filing: [contains quote post or other embedded content]
This is... not how any of this is supposed to work. The military needs to be non-political. Checking soldiers for their loyalty to the President is offensive. RE:
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Zachary Fryer-Biggs (@zachfb.bsky.social)
Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supp...
Remember, Trump claimed he did consult with Newsom (which Newsom called out as a lie). Now, in court, they're claiming he doesn't need to consult with him at all. RE:
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Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein.bsky.social)
JUST IN: In response to Newsom suit, Trump administration argues it has no obligation to consult with or get consent of Calif. governor before send...
Highlighting how eager the MAGA world is to manufacture a crisis that lets them justify turning the US military on Americans for exercising their rights. RE:
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Techdirt (@techdirt.com)
The GOP Is Way Too Fucking Excited About Using US Troops On American Protestors On the latest episode of the always excellent “The Bugle” pod...
Been waiting for [@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social](
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Correspondent on the Daily Show. Standup Comic & Emmy-nominated writer. Listen to the Josh Johnson Show podcast on Spotify + Apple https://linktr....
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