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@swscott.bsky.social

Presbyterian minister (PCUSA), retired. Former presbytery and synod leader. Vanderbilt U., Louisville Presbyterian Seminary alum, Davidson, NC, blue spot in a purple state

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Draw on your own experience:

Is there any situation you've ever been part of, with you or anyone else in the hot seat, in which a person who does NOT have something to hide, reacts the way Bondi does?

I've been on trial juries that concluded "we can't trust that witness," after evasions like this

07.10.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2357    ๐Ÿ” 562    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 105    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Her deflection isnโ€™t working, though it may impress her boss.

07.10.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, she should not be permitted to interrupt and to be so disrespectful.

07.10.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow, does he have her number.

07.10.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Everything she says leads to more, not less question about her ability to be impartial and to operate within the law.

07.10.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That seems apparent.

07.10.2025 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Classy dame.

07.10.2025 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pete Hegseth. Manly man.
YouTube video by Mary Trump Media Pete Hegseth. Manly man.

Pete Hegseth is a manly man โ€“ and if you don't believe him, he'll send the marines after you.

03.10.2025 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 207    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Show the American public that Trump is lying. Please fight back: @tinakotek.bsky.social, @mayorkwilson.bsky.social, @agdanrayfield.bsky.social

04.10.2025 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 217    ๐Ÿ” 80    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes โ€” and 39 percent say genocide โ€” while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

Many American Jews sharply disapprove of Israelโ€™s conduct of the war in Gaza, with 61 percent saying Israel has committed war crimes and about 4 in 10 saying the country is guilty of genocide against the Palestinians, according to a Washington Post poll.

04.10.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1282    ๐Ÿ” 390    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51

He regularly says everyone when he means I.

30.09.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ก

30.09.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon

The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions

27.09.2025 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6691    ๐Ÿ” 2575    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 157    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160

The 4% margin will be handled with dispatch by gerrymandering.

26.09.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He doesnโ€™t understand the original slander, but heโ€™s picking up a knack for slander.

26.09.2025 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Infuriating.

26.09.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gaslighting nonsense on his part.

19.09.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Supine Court?

14.09.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It must be exhausting to sit through lies and flattery.

01.09.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch.

Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.

01.09.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21540    ๐Ÿ” 4115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 608    ๐Ÿ“Œ 311
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๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ”Š๐Ÿ†™ Repost please or quote. Just spread the truth ๐Ÿ‘

25.08.2025 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5585    ๐Ÿ” 2981    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 103    ๐Ÿ“Œ 157

Trump continues to promote Putinโ€™s election reform idea of eliminating mail in ballots (no votes by active duty military anymore).

Imagine taking advice on democratic elections from Putinโ€”a dictator who has been rigging his own elections for decades.

24.08.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 154    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ˜ก

02.08.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for your blog. I find the concept of moral injury helpful and appropriate here.

02.08.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ก

02.08.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšจNEW OVERNIGHT: Big win for L.A. โ€” a federal court just blocked Trumpโ€™s immigration raids across So. California.

The Ninth Circuit denied Trumpโ€™s attempt to restart warrantless sweeps that targeted people for speaking Spanish, having an accent, or just standing at a bus stop in Latino communities.

02.08.2025 11:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3004    ๐Ÿ” 1008    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37
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โ€œThis is the worst economic jobs report since the end of the pandemic.โ€ - CNN

01.08.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14300    ๐Ÿ” 4645    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 699    ๐Ÿ“Œ 265
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โ€œBoth of them.โ€

02.08.2025 04:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21064    ๐Ÿ” 11742    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 466    ๐Ÿ“Œ 788
01.08.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5594    ๐Ÿ” 2000    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 174    ๐Ÿ“Œ 70

Donald Trump employed Virginia Giuffre, as a minor, in his "spa" at Mar-a-Lago.

Today Trump expressed his anger at Jeffrey Epstein โ€“ not for Epstein trafficking Giuffre and raping her, but because Epstein "stole" her from Trump.

Dwell on these things.

29.07.2025 22:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1542    ๐Ÿ” 532    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 96    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30

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