reidrivenburgh.bsky.social
Had been trying to leave the xitter for awhile. Tip: Just delete the app and close the tab.
New Mexican. Former New Yorker (upstate variety). Into craft beer, truth, latin dancing (craft beer helps), decency. Software and science by day.
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And just to add to the insanity, Speaker Johnson is of course suggesting that Padilla be censured.
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And of course Noem goes on Fox immediately and spins the blame onto the senator, rather than just apologize as a decent person would do.
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In another video, you could see that they had him on the ground in the hallway and were cuffing him. So ridiculous and disgraceful.
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And it's not like Trump, his press secretary, the rightwing media, etc. aren't going to just outright lie about what's happening anyway. Trump claims that "LA is burning".
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Wow. Once upon a time it was unthinkable to so explicitly shit on a segment of the country that you supposedly work for.
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Once upon a time we considered even misdemeanors a pretty good reason to at least not vote for someone.
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Apparently it does in America of 2025 for many people, especially if you're on the "right" team.
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Welcome, Joe. It's the only sane, ethical choice anymore.
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So tired of the "Russia hoax" hoax.
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At least until we get a Democrat back in power here.
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Thank goodness he's not a narcissist like that Obama guy was. 🙄
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They had to destroy free speech to save free speech... or something.
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Tapper is profoundly disappointing these days.
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The "rightly" is wrong there, I would say.
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"Lock her up" and "butter Hunter" ring just a tad hollow.
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Sorry, the one you replied to.
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...unless you come work for me.
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You're correct, but I still wish there was some way to combat the rampant propaganda.
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Post such nonsense once and I'll scroll by. Multiple times gets you a block.
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What next, an expose of Hillary's email kerfuffle?
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Especially when there are more important things going on right now with a president who is much more dangerous.
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I'm not a fan of tricks in general, but yes, this seems like an important distinction in this discussion.
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There are too many well-funded, malicious forces that don't want the latter to happen for it to ever come back, of course.
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Imagine if all jobs were reported on in the same way? I got a "win" today by sneakily holding a meeting and not inviting a guy I don't like. (Made up.)
I wish we could go back to government jobs being about civic duty and helping the people, instead of the lucrative bloodsport it's become.
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Hold on... We'd love to help, but we just checked, and he isn't a Democrat.
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He's not a Democrat, so I'm afraid it's not.
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Oh, he just did a bit of government-wrecking, boys will be boys, I forgive him.
🙄
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And yet, now he knows, so maybe a follow-up question is in order?
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The things you gotta do for money.... (They're all morally corrupt.)
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All that matters is money.
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Um, this will mean lower egg prices, right...?
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Yes. That *should* be a low bar, but these are idiotic times we live in.
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And take a paragraph to explain the ethics rules all of the rest of us play by for good reason.
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It ain't complicated, and in fact it's extremely clear
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I was thinking the same example. Lucky for the king that commoner rules don't apply to him, as everyone who can do something about it apparently agrees.
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Yeah... I think in Turley's specific case, he was actually speaking against some of the policies of the Bush admin (maybe torture/Gitmo or spying on citizens; it's been a long time). At some point he really turned to the dark side, though.
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I can't believe I kind of liked the guy when I first saw him doing interviews maybe 20 years ago.
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Or 1000 other things.
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Common typo, it's actually Turlet
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So they went with Trump after all? 😜
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And every other topic....
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What's up with these frogs who are used to seeing Trump act and speak like a buffoon?! I'll never get used to that.
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🥂
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That's been one of Trump's more disturbing moves, and that's saying a lot.
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And that's not even a complete list!
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Bravo, GB!
(I grew up in Chatham, NY, and I think GB was the place we went once in awhile to a giant antiques place. In the '70s....)
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Yeah, and it's not just Trump making excuses, it's their entire media intake. It's why the rightwing bubble is so successful.
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#1922 in the Previously Assumed Unnecessary To List Commandments
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Imagine the reaction on Fox if these were Democrats.