Darrell Lucus
@darrelllucus.bsky.social
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Christian, American, liberal, Democrat—in that order. Politics with a side of sports.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct to take action on Kimmel or, you know, there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.” Tell me how that’s not a threat.
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Media giants accused of ‘cowering to threats’ as Trump tries to stamp out criticism
Disney’s Bob Iger and Paramount’s David Ellison are among executives pulling the strings amid criticism that US TV networks are caving to the Trump administration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/20/disney-paramount-cower-trump-criticism?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 3 hours ago
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What took so long, Prime?
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Deion Sanders blames 'intoxicated and high' kids for Mormon chants during BYU game
Colorado coach Deion Sanders blamed 'intoxicated and high' kids for anti-Mormon chants against Brigham Young. He apologized on behalf of Colorado.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/big12/2025/09/30/deion-sanders-apology-byu-colorado-mormon-chants/86440825007/
about 12 hours ago
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Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries Turn Down ‘Trump 2028’ Hats From President During Oval Office Meeting
President Donald Trump mocked Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries on after the two reportedly turned down a pair of "Trump 2028" hats.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/chuck-schumer-hakeem-jeffries-turn-down-trump-2028-hats-from-president-during-oval-office-meeting/
about 13 hours ago
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Just when I thought the Phillies had the most worrisome bullpen of the playoff teams, the Red Sox say, “Hold my beer.”
about 14 hours ago
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From a YouTube channel I recently discovered about NFL anecdotes. One of his features chronicles brainless moves by coaches. Titans coach Brian Callahan made it for the fourth time this season alone. He makes Nathaniel Hackett look competent.
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Dumb Decisions: The DUMBEST 3rd Down of 2025 | Titans at Texans
YouTube video by Official JaguarGator9
https://youtube.com/watch?v=6bU0NUwrZPM
about 14 hours ago
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Trump pulled his Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee after CNN revealed the nominee made horribly degrading attacks on women, gays and Trump foes on Twitter. I thought Trump considered CNN fake.
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White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data | CNN Politics
The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, three sources told CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/politics/ej-antoni-nomination-withdrawn-bls
about 14 hours ago
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Former U. S. Attorney
@harrylitman.bsky.social
continues his series on the flaws in the case against James Comey. He argues that there are grounds to have a judge toss out the indictment before trial. Most notably, Lindsay Halligan’s appointment is almost certainly illegitimate.
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DISMISS THIS!
Dumping the Comey Case Before Trial
https://open.substack.com/pub/harrylitman/p/dismiss-this?r=nqyp&utm_medium=ios
about 16 hours ago
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Here’s something that may surprise you. I would have supported pardoning Trump for anything he did DURING his first term if not for January 6 and stealing documents. Romney would be singing a different tune if he’d listened to multiple people who held security clearances.
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Mitt Romney reveals he personally urged Biden administration to preemptively pardon Donald Trump | CNN Politics
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney revealed Monday night that he called the White House during the Biden administration when Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating Donald Trump t...
https://us.cnn.com/2025/09/30/politics/mitt-romney-biden-trump-pardon
about 17 hours ago
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And after being put on blast, he nuked his site as well. Apparently the guy who ran it was a Kossack—on paper he should know better.
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about 20 hours ago
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This was done in our name. And we may have single-handedly ended any chance of freeing Venezuela. Maduro is a thug, but there is no defending this. Context:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...
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Your daily reminder that we have a Dixiecrat president.
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Donald Trump Pushes Racist Conspiracy Theory in String of Late-Night Reposts
The president flooded his social media account again.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-pushes-racist-conspiracy-theories-in-string-of-late-night-reposts/
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What these women did is vile. Period. No matter what you think of ICE, doxxing is unacceptable. They’re no different from vigilantes who take it upon themselves to go after suspected sex offenders.
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Federal indictment charges 3 activists with alleged ‘doxing’ of ICE agent in Los Angeles
Federal prosecutors say three activists opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration raids in Los Angeles have been indicted on charges of illegally “doxing” a U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-agent-doxing-indictment-california-544db71360804ce0236866b30f22651e
1 day ago
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Well, so much for any remote chance of seeing my Phillies. Oh well…have to find another excuse to go to Chicago. Or in my lady’s case, back to Chicago.
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The MLB playoff picture is set! Who clinched, plus current matchups and schedule
From current matchups to the postseason schedule, we have everything you need to know.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46081635/mlb-2025-playoff-tracker-clinch-scenarios-postseason-bracket-schedule
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Here’s a contrarian take. Julie Roys may be doing a public service in this hyper-polarized environment, but if what she did to Jen Hatmaker stands it may be harder to clean up after Trump. How’s that?
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Hard to blame them. After all, Trump issued a national security directive that amounts to Order 66.
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Panicked Dems Fear They’re Next in Trump’s ‘Retribution Purge’
The president’s ominous messages about Adam Schiff and Letitia James after James Comey’s indictment have Democrats searching through their own financial records.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/panicked-democrats-fear-theyre-next-in-trumps-retribution-purge/
2 days ago
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Seriously—when Christian media outlets lecture the MSM on trans issues and ignore a real-world invasion of privacy on Julie Roys’ part, they’re trying to pluck splinters out of others’ eyes while they have two-by-fours in theirs.
2 days ago
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Given that in the first strike, the boat was turning away, it’s fair to ask whether Stephen Miller is an accessory to murder.
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Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats
Exclusive: Miller’s homeland security council has played a key part in coordinating operations, sources say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/29/stephen-miller-venezuela-drug-boat-strike?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 days ago
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Former U. S. Attorney
@harrylitman.bsky.social
outlines ten serious flaws with Trump’s attempt to railroad James Comey.
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10 Fundamental Flaws With the Comey Prosecution
The case is fated to run aground.
https://open.substack.com/pub/harrylitman/p/10-fundamental-flaws-with-the-comey?r=nqyp&utm_medium=ios
2 days ago
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In the absence of something I haven’t heard or seen, no Christian media outlet has spoken up about the horrible way Julie Roys treated Jen Hatmaker. That says a lot—and it isn’t good. It’s only fair to wonder if “mainstream” Christian media is okay with supermarket sleaze.
2 days ago
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Petrino’s back.
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Arkansas fires Pittman, names Petrino interim
Arkansas has fired coach Sam Pittman after a blowout home loss to Notre Dame and named Bobby Petrino as interim coach.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46409843/arkansas-fires-coach-sam-pittman-names-bobby-petrino-interim
3 days ago
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Harry opted to stand down as an active royal in large part to protect Meghan. By all accounts, he has never forgiven the paparazzi for what they did to his mother. Like any man worth his salt, he wanted to keep his wife and kids from getting the same treatment.
3 days ago
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This is the NSPM-7 directive Trump signed. It deems “anti-Christian” and “anti-American” views as indicators of radical left violence. This is Trump’s Order 66.
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Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/
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There’s a reason I take Julie Roys’ lapse in ethics personally. I platformed her. I gave her a new audience because I believed she was performing a public service in our polarized times. But none of that makes up for her gross invasion of Jen Hatmaker’s privacy.
3 days ago
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The right was ready to get pitchforks and torches when Jimmy Kimmel made ill-timed comments about Charlie Kirk’s murder. Ditto for when Jezebel “cursed” Kirk days before the murder. But when Brian Kilmeade and Jesse Watters made actual on-air calls for violence? Crickets. The hypocrisy says a lot.
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Right-wingers out for blood over Jimmy Kimmel and Jezebel's jokes about Charlie Kirk, but remain silent when Fox News hosts call for violence
The right is ready to haul out the pitchforks over jokes from Kimmel and Jezebel, but don't seem to mind Fox hosts actually fomenting violence.
https://open.substack.com/pub/darrelllucus/p/right-wingers-out-for-blood-over?r=nqyp&utm_medium=ios
4 days ago
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The right goes nuclear over Jezebel and Jimmy Kimmel, but ignore garbage like this from their side?
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Daily Caller Opinion Column ‘Explicitly’ Calls for Violence
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/business/media/daily-caller-opinion-violence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pE8.-G7U.0yE2fYPECv1V&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Anyone who wants to know why all levels of football take a hard line on blows to the head should read this. Abraham was taught to lead with his helmet, meaning he almost certainly had multiple concussions.
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Ex-NFL sack master John Abraham paid a steep price for success. He’s still recovering
After a 15-year career that included five Pro Bowls and three All-Pro teams, Abraham squandered millions and went into a nine-year fog.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6613777/2025/09/25/john-abraham-nfl-falcons-jets-cardinals/?source=user_shared_article
4 days ago
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Julie Roys almost certainly remembers how Amy Carter, Chelsea Clinton, and Sasha and Malia Obama were slimed during their fathers’ presidencies. She also knows how the way Barron Trump was treated at times was condemned even by those who despised his father.
4 days ago
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I hope this QNut is proud of himself. Thanks to him taking the law into his own hands, survivors may never get justice. This is why Libs of TikTok is so dangerous. There is HUGE overlap between Chaya’s followers and vigilantes like Suresh.
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Fremont man allegedly posed as accountant, stabbed sex offender in targeted killing: court docs
Authorities said the suspect laughed when describing the alleged murder and described it as "honestly really fun."
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fremont-stabbing-suspect-court-docs
4 days ago
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Apparently there’s a furor over Jezebel paying witches to “curse” Charlie Kirk. Meanwhile, crickets over Brian Kilmeade calling for homeless people to be killed and Jesse Watters wanting the UN bombed? Spare me.
4 days ago
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Details here. And taken after Kirk’s death too.
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5 days ago
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The more I think about Julie Roys’ outrageous treatment of Jen Hatmaker, the more I’m convinced that we need to act now to sideline her. She’s making it harder for people who actually have standards to expose waste, fraud and abuse in the church.
5 days ago
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If Trump had the guts to sit and listen to men like me who are domestic violence survivors, he’d think twice about saying it’s a “lesser thing.”
5 days ago
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I’m still stewing over Trump saying domestic violence is a “lesser thing.” It is not a lesser thing when your first wife uses vulnerable people to attack you.
5 days ago
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News flash, Dad. Your son needs a reality check. He committed criminal assault and needs to answer for it. And you need to find out where he learned this was acceptable.
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Kalamazoo Central JV football incident: "Please, don't take my son's education"
A father is pleading for compassion and understanding for his 15-year-old son, a Kalamazoo Central JV football player who went viral after jumping onto a player
https://wwmt.com/news/local/kalamazoo-central-high-school-jv-football-field-73-player-jump-incident-injury-discipline-punishment-education
5 days ago
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The Comey indictment may have a fatal flaw. Apparently career prosecutors TOLD Halligan in a memo that there was no probable cause. If that’s true, and Halligan brought it anyway, to my mind it’s an impeachable offense. And if she did so at Trump’s behest…
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Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources
The new U.S. attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, sources said.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/newly-appointed-us-attorney-attempt-charge-james-comey/story?id=125906268
5 days ago
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Cat fud.
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Paranoid Pam Bondi Raged About Keystone Kash Over Epstein Crisis
The attorney general complained that FBI leadership was “trying to destroy her.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pam-bondi-fumed-at-keystone-kash-patel-in-secret-maga-civil-war-over-the-epstein-files/
6 days ago
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Trump may have gone too far even for some of his cheerleaders.
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Even Trump fanboys are shying away from ICE's atrocities
Even President Donald Trump’s beloved manosphere has had enough of his bullshit. After the Department of Homeland Security used comedian Theo Von in another one of its deportation videos, he made ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/24/2345302/-Even-Trump-fanboys-are-shying-away-from-ICE-s-atrocities
6 days ago
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I’ve come to believe that Gawker’s ethical blind spots were as much to blame for the blogosphere having its legs cut out from under it as InfoWars and other fake news sites.
6 days ago
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Paging Brendan Carr, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
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Fox News' Jesse Watters Calls to 'Bomb' U.N., or 'Maybe Gas It,' After Broken Escalator and Teleprompter During Trump's Visit
Fox News' Jesse Watters claimed on 'The Five' that escalator and teleprompter malfunctions during President Donald Trump's United Nations visit were an 'insurrection,' before calling for the bombing o...
https://people.com/jesse-watters-calls-bomb-un-after-teleprompter-escalator-malfunctions-11816183
6 days ago
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Just like her boss, Kristi Noem has a habit of taking things that don’t belong to her.
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Kristi Noem could face legal trouble as Pokémon fires back against ICE raid video
Pokémon is saying it did not give the Department of Homeland Security permission to use its branding for an ICE deportation raid video.Some footage in the video appears to be from a raid that DHS Secr...
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-raids-2674029068/
7 days ago
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A reminder that even the manifestly guilty have rights that must be respected.
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Judge finds misconduct by Trump's DOJ in Luigi Mangione case
President Donald Trump's Justice Department is under fire by a federal judge after uncovering "multiple employees ... may have violated" local rules guaranteeing a right to a fair trial for so-called ...
https://www.rawstory.com/luigi-mangione-2674029284/?utm_source=push_notifications
7 days ago
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I’ve said for some time that Julie Roys did a shitty thing—a really shitty thing— to Jen Hatmaker when she announced Hatmaker’s divorce before Hatmaker could do so. But it looks even more shitty now when you put her defense of why she did what she did with her decision to buzz Hatmaker’s son.
7 days ago
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Here’s the kicker. This poll was taken entirely after Charlie Kirk’s murder. Even after an event that galvanized the right, Trump is still in active free fall.
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Trump's approval dips as Americans worry about economy, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
President Donald Trump's approval ticked slightly lower in recent weeks as Americans worried about the health of the U.S. economy and the Republican's ability to contain rising prices, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-approval-dips-americans-worry-about-economy-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-09-23/
7 days ago
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So in Trumpworld, basic humanity amounts to weaponizing government. Got it.
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Trump Goon Threatens Sandy Hook Hero for Suing Alex Jones
InfoWars founder celebrates after DOJ asks questions about FBI special agent who responded to the Connecticut school shooting.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-justice-department-goon-ed-martin-targets-fbi-agent-who-sued-alex-jones-over-sandy-hook/
7 days ago
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I knew Julie Roys' decision to "break" the news of Jen Hatmaker's divorce was a low blow. But just how low became clear in Hatmaker's memoir, "Awake." Hatmaker had essentially gone dark in order to mourn. Indeed, she hadn't had a chance to tell her family.
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And it’s official. Mike Johnson is now on an island. This will be the 218th vote to release the Epstein Files.
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G.O.P. Majority in House Will Shrink After Democrat’s Victory in Arizona
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/politics/arizona-election-adelita-grijalva-democrat.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oU8.HlDN.2e6U2Ob72JIR&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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In a few hours, Mike Johnson’s bluff will be callled. Release the Epstein Files.
8 days ago
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Hugh Bonneville (Robert) and Michelle Dockery (Mary) talk up The Grand Finale. A reminder that Michelle doesn’t normally speak RP.
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DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA Recap | DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE Only In Theaters September 12
YouTube video by Focus Features
https://youtube.com/watch?v=e18DaHPvQVo
8 days ago
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Mr. “I Alone Can Fix It” just stepped on another rake.
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Trump Decides to Own the Shutdown
Today on TAP: Agreeing to and then canceling a meeting on government funding makes clear who’s immiserating the public with a costly shutdown.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-09-23-trump-decides-to-own-shutdown/
8 days ago
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Curiouser and curiouser…
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You'll never guess what Charlie Kirk's memorial service reportedly did to Grindr's server... - Queerty
Grindr outages were reported yesterday near Phoenix as Charlie Kirk fans penetrated the area.
https://www.queerty.com/youll-never-guess-what-charlie-kirks-memorial-service-reportedly-did-to-grindrs-server-20250922/
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