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@ckolik.bsky.social

Twitter refugee looking for similar-minded fact-loving people (and an occasional laugh).

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Kristi Noem sang a pretty different tune on the National Guard last year.

β€œHe actually was going to take control of our South Dakota National Guard and actually activate them.”

ZERO PRINCIPLE.

08.10.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 343    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 13
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Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

07.10.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7309    πŸ” 2102    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 244
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NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein

JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling

NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions

MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family

NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it?

MJ: Again, it's a distraction

08.10.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11246    πŸ” 3603    πŸ’¬ 1176    πŸ“Œ 442

2:15 pm - Speaker Johnson says Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva D-AZ can be sworn in 'as soon as she wants.'

Two hours later, GOP tells reporters Grijalva won't be sworn in until the government shutdown is over.

07.10.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 493    πŸ” 243    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 23
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Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

08.10.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 14464    πŸ” 5214    πŸ’¬ 434    πŸ“Œ 371
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Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

08.10.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 25321    πŸ” 8499    πŸ’¬ 725    πŸ“Œ 339
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πŸ† How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

08.10.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 12470    πŸ” 4831    πŸ’¬ 640    πŸ“Œ 293

In a few days, you may be notified that your health insurance premiums will double, because of Republican cuts to health care. Democrats are fighting to change that before it's too late.

08.10.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3219    πŸ” 754    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 25

NEW: Comey is going to file selective and vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss AND he will challenge the legality of Halligan’s appointment! There’s more, too… so glad @annabower.bsky.social is there to bring us the whole story! Thread below with details:

08.10.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7681    πŸ” 2109    πŸ’¬ 160    πŸ“Œ 49

Stephen Miller just said the quiet part out loud claiming that Trump has plenary authority when it comes to deploying troops. (Plenary means full authority.) After making the statement, he froze completely, like a deer in headlights. The video is worth watching.

07.10.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2946    πŸ” 850    πŸ’¬ 122    πŸ“Œ 30
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Posted about 23 hrs ago
Credit: @btnewsroom.bsky.social

"btnewsroom: In response to the announced deployment of 200 National Guard troops & 150 🧊 agents to Portland, a group of military veterans gathered in front of City Hall, calling on service members to remember their oath to the Constitution"

07.10.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 946    πŸ” 440    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 27

The condescension of two-bit Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi today underscores that the only thing this administration excels at is a complete lack of self-awareness.

08.10.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 11334    πŸ” 2335    πŸ’¬ 541    πŸ“Œ 102
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Border Patrol called anti-ICE protester β€˜B****’ before shooting her: lawyer Lawyer says video shows agents provoked clash before firing, fueling scrutiny of federal use of deadly force.

#Pinks #ProudBlue
ICE agent called woman β€œbitch” before he shot her seven times. She was not brandishing a weapon as they claimed. Why won’t they release his name? Don’t let them provoke you. Record everything you can safely.
www.newsweek.com/border-patro...

07.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1684    πŸ” 785    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 37
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Tomorrow, I, along with Senator Kaine will be forcing a vote to block President Trump’s use of our Armed Forces to conduct strikes against vessels in the Caribbean Sea.

Congress has not authorized these strikes. They are illegal and risk dragging America into another war.

08.10.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2414    πŸ” 567    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 24

THIS is the energy we’ve been waiting for. Credit where credit is due.

08.10.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6164    πŸ” 1769    πŸ’¬ 273    πŸ“Œ 88

She. Is. So. Brave.

08.10.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 766    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 4
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Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has β€œplenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the β€œplenary authority” comment edited out.
1/2

08.10.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8322    πŸ” 4889    πŸ’¬ 651    πŸ“Œ 729

All these headlines saying β€œBondi Goes on the Attack.” Really? She wasn’t in the octagon, she’s a public servant who was at an oversight hearing. Her job was to answer questions. She refused to do her job. Stop glamorizing and whitewashing this moronic, performative bullshit.

08.10.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7132    πŸ” 2048    πŸ’¬ 252    πŸ“Œ 92
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The subhed here is a master class in corporate journalism rewarding malfeasance via semantics

Bondi didn't valiantly fend something off, she refused to answer legitimate questions before Congress because the answers would be horrifying and politically inconvenient

And that's a profile in cowardice

07.10.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5069    πŸ” 1717    πŸ’¬ 405    πŸ“Œ 123

I hope John Fetterman watched the Pam Bondi hearing today and felt good about his vote to confirm her.

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Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

07.10.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 15525    πŸ” 6649    πŸ’¬ 777    πŸ“Œ 729

Agree. Agree. Agree.

08.10.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4167    πŸ” 1624    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 45

Tomorrow the Epstein survivors will storm Capitol Hill to demand release of the files. I hope new Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva is sworn in at their press conference by another judge or official who is authorized to do so (doesn’t have to be the Speaker).

08.10.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18208    πŸ” 4984    πŸ’¬ 378    πŸ“Œ 198
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Did anyone else see this today and wonder wtf happened?

Oopsie, Stephen.

08.10.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5641    πŸ” 2853    πŸ’¬ 293    πŸ“Œ 326
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Kash was begging for a Community Note

07.10.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13019    πŸ” 3378    πŸ’¬ 278    πŸ“Œ 98
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AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

07.10.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10379    πŸ” 3874    πŸ’¬ 766    πŸ“Œ 256

When the truth unexpectedly comes out...

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This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

07.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 17718    πŸ” 5457    πŸ’¬ 821    πŸ“Œ 224
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Reporter: Is it the WH’s position that furloughed workers should be paid their back pay?

Trump: It depends on who we’re talking about. We're going to take care of our people. There are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of, and we'll take care of them in a different way

07.10.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 516    πŸ” 239    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 68

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