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Former natl political blogger, Pam's House Blend (2004-2013) during OG citizen journo era. Dipping back into pol discourse here. Spinal fusion vet (3x). DM only if I know IRL. Durham, NC native, now in Central Valley CA. PHB history: https://is.gd/7GbAv2

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I think he'll do it. He's getting serious heat when they ripped the microphone away from him at a local talk with constituents. He's got nothing to lose at this point.

08.02.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🧐 On the L, draft dated August 9th, *the day before #Epstein died ("pronounced dead shortly thereafter"), on the R, the official release on August 10th, adding "of an apparent suicide."

Could be a typo, but an official explanation is required. πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™€οΈ
🌐 twitter-thread.com/t/2020360467...

πŸ¦‹ is.gd/VklfHe

08.02.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“Ί Lawler vid: bsky.app/profile/atru...

08.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘€ Compare these statements: Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, w/fellow Republican Mike Lawler, from New York.

Massie: Flat-out condemns Trump for that racist post.

Lawler: "Whoever created the original meme is an idiot."
πŸ“Ί bsky.app/profile/atru...
πŸ“Ί Lawler: bsky.app/profile/atru...

08.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Rep. Gonzales just said on live television that he doesn't believe in the Fourth Amendment.

Because getting a judicial warrant might "hold things up."

πŸ“Ί bsky.app/profile/atru...

08.02.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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β€ΌοΈπŸ“£ Rep. Thomas Massie is ready to read the names of the #Epstein clients/co-conspirators on the House floor if the DOJ refuses to unredact the names.

β€œIf the victims want to give them to me, I’ve expressed that I’m willing to do that.”

08.02.2026 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4

🀑 Jesus, he's 2 for 2 on sh*tty answers. Lawler thinks that this answer will fly, blaming the original maker of the meme rather than the President of the United States (who thought there was nothing to apologize for by posting a video w/the Obamas-as-apes image in it).
πŸ“Ί bsky.app/profile/atru...

08.02.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the wrong answer, Lawler.

That ain't going to fly.
πŸ“Ί bsky.app/profile/atru...

08.02.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you β€” '26 election interference is in the open, bc of over-reaching Decomposing Dictator's talk of federalizing elections, & use of ICE.

Doesn't matter whether it's against the law or unconstitutional, Trump does not want Rs to lose power β€”or it all unravels for him as well.
πŸ“Ί is.gd/ztWbXp

08.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘€ This is not okay. Rep. Thomas Massie is speaking to constituents and the mic is cut off. He's struck a nerve and Trump re: Epstein & wants him gone.

He also called out Trump this morning for that psychotic racist "ape" post.
🧾 www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
πŸ“Ί bsky.app/profile/josh...

08.02.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
ShamWow Guy Has America’s Dumbest Campaign Ad
YouTube video by The Bulwark ShamWow Guy Has America’s Dumbest Campaign Ad

🀣 Tears streaming down my face I'm laughing so hard. They actually cover more Trumpy grifters than the ShamWow guy (JFC, that wingnut Shlomi is running for TX-31; his commercial is strangely nostalgic & def unhinged).

Let's just say Rs aren't sending their best...
πŸ“Ί youtu.be/wRoJO0ToBW0?...

08.02.2026 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣 Via: @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov

"...I AM DECLARING TOMORROW IN CALIFORNIA AS "BAD BUNNY DAY" WHEN BAD BUNNY PERFORMS AT THE BIG GAME IN THE GOLDEN STATE WITH HIS SOOTHING, BEAUTIFUL VOICE, AND HIS VERY NICE LOOKS...

...(JESSE WATTERS IS OBSESSED WITH HIM ALMOST AS MUCH AS HE IS WITH ME!)."

08.02.2026 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘€ #Epstein from the grave to fElon & Zuck: πŸ‘‹πŸ»

πŸ“Έ bsky.app/profile/moll...

08.02.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s FBI Sends Ominous Note to Election Officials About Midterms Election officials from across the country were told to attend a meeting on β€œpreparations” for the upcoming elections.

πŸ‘€ Um, the FELON is ready to work his "magic" on the midterms.

"The FBI called on officials from all 50 states to attend a briefing on midterm election β€œpreparations”... is expected to take place in late Feb, though exactly what the meeting will be about is still unclear."

🧾 is.gd/snhWgJ

08.02.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The "young intern" at the White House who has been retweeting juvenile, racist, and otherwise embarrassing material from Donald Trump's account for at least 11 years was born on June 14, 1946 at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY. He sometimes goes by the name John Barron.

07.02.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3480    πŸ” 999    πŸ’¬ 148    πŸ“Œ 51
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Following the killings of RenΓ©e Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.

Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.

06.02.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1138    πŸ” 379    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 8
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RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.

Hearing that RFK Jr
went fossil hunting with Jeffrey Epstein
in the Dakotas in 2012
has really damaged my opinion of Jeffrey Epstein:

www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jrs-biza...

08.02.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 887    πŸ” 247    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 18

Why am I not surprised that Fetterman expresses more concern about the ICE *facilities* & impact on local economy/infrastructure than whether DHS goons there will violate the civil rights of his constituents. πŸ’€
🧾 www.wfmz.com/news/area/po...

08.02.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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GREEN DAY’S BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG: β€œThis goes out to all the ICE agents β€” quit that shitty job… because when this is over, Noem/Miller/Vance/Trump will drop you like a bad habit.”

(From @wutangforchildren.bsky.social )

07.02.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2057    πŸ” 635    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 30

Just like Daddy Fred...

🧾 www.thenation.com/article/poli...

πŸ“Ί bsky.app/profile/atru...

08.02.2026 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

2/2
...blue collar labor. AI hasn't reached human levels of causality awareness (understanding a domino effect), but it's close. Putting AI/robots in charge of real world cause & effect β€” its errors can be catastrophic, e.g. military decisions β€” is insane. And Congress isn't regulating jack sh*t.

08.02.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The AI crash will change everything
YouTube video by Chris Norlund The AI crash will change everything

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Chris Norlund on the AI bubble, but zeroes in on how unprepared the U.S. economy is for the impact on labor. AI bros are eagerly looking to eliminate white collar jobs ASAP - accountants, lawyers, writers, marketing, in the ways automation eliminates/changes...
πŸ“Ί youtu.be/FEbC3xJBRf8?...

08.02.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ‘€ The (Trump) government of, by, and for "the Epstein Class" ("the ultra-rich")

Hot damn. This is πŸ”₯ from @ossoff.bsky.social

07.02.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The stress is getting to him...

07.02.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Understanding Epstein's Crimes Sex trafficking isn't widely understood. Here is what Epstein did.

πŸ”₯ More reporting from @jkbjournalist.bsky.social this week on #Epstein:

🧾 open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

07.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who were the other men in the Epstein files? This is the FBI’s own list FBI employees shared a PowerPoint presentation in the summer of 2025 covering the Epstein case, including a slide about 11 powerful men.

@jkbjournalist.bsky.social's Miami Herald piece:

🧾 www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

07.02.2026 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”₯‼️ @jkbjournalist.bsky.social broke the #Epstein scandal wide open, & continues to. She has the list of alleged co-conspirators from the DOJ’s 86-page prosecution memo (βš–οΈ is.gd/8tvbk8) that "mysteriously disappeared from the Govt’s website this week after we asked the DOJ about it."
🧾 is.gd/wVeWCF

07.02.2026 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kash Patel accused of quashing Renee Good probe to uphold Trump claims on shooting In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, President Trump falsely claimed Good β€˜viciously ran over’ ICE officer Jonathan Ross

🧾 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

07.02.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NYT: FBI agents equipped with a signed warrant prepared to document blood spatter and bullet holes in Renee Good's SUV received orders to stop, including from Kash Patel. 

The fear? "a civil rights investigation would contradict Trump’s claim that Good β€œviolently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer” who fired at her as she drove her vehicle."
https://x.com/natashakorecki/status/2020177031984501202?t=pF8nNV_obTRQ-_EaYujuyg&s=19

NYT: FBI agents equipped with a signed warrant prepared to document blood spatter and bullet holes in Renee Good's SUV received orders to stop, including from Kash Patel. The fear? "a civil rights investigation would contradict Trump’s claim that Good β€œviolently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer” who fired at her as she drove her vehicle." https://x.com/natashakorecki/status/2020177031984501202?t=pF8nNV_obTRQ-_EaYujuyg&s=19

‼️ We have a govt completely out of control. Your rights will not be protected against the regime's Gestapo.

Time for serious D heat on Bondi at Feb. 11 hearing.

🧾 Independent: Kash Patel stopped Renee Good investigation in order to protect Trump’s assessment on the shooting
is.gd/yIh3Oe

07.02.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff

🚨🚨 What are they hiding?!

"Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report & delivered it to WH chief of staff Susie Wiles...after meeting w/Wiles, Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the report & to send further highly classified details to her office."

DNI: "story is false." 😬
🧾 is.gd/dAJ2h7

07.02.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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