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JohnL

@johnliny.bsky.social

Old, straight white guy who defies the stereotype (except in music). Fiscal conservative but social progressive. I don’t believe in spending money we don’t have (except in the case of natural disaster) which is why the filthy rich need to pay their share.

created November 13, 2024

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If he was really serious, he would have signed off with “Thank you for your attention to the matter.”

3/9/2025, 4:29:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m sure she’s not that stupid so the only explanation is that she knows exactly what her audience wants to hear and that’s what will keep her gainfully employed.

2/9/2025, 2:32:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Miller has been running things since day 1.

1/9/2025, 6:53:40 PM | 59 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah, but he was white. It’s not the country of origin that matters; that’s just the narrative they use to try to mask their bigotry.

1/9/2025, 6:51:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Easy, It’s a Jive Turkey Vulture.

1/9/2025, 2:35:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That’s how it started in the US. Fight!

28/8/2025, 11:50:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Do you think she learned her lesson?

28/8/2025, 4:18:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Every morning, I hope.

27/8/2025, 4:21:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Or that it was probably hot enough to melt skin to begin with.

26/8/2025, 8:35:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Idiot”

26/8/2025, 5:34:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They all know how to play him. In reality, he’s their useful idiotic.

26/8/2025, 5:34:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trumps new book: “The Art of Projection”.

24/8/2025, 7:19:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m surprised he’s not wearing a MBB&BGA hat.

22/8/2025, 12:09:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Greenland is probably still in the crosshairs.

19/8/2025, 11:03:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Why is it always a Penske truck? Do they get a group discount?

18/8/2025, 1:20:16 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not to mention the ones who helped elect Trump in 2016 by not voting for Hillary. The idiom “cutting off your nose to spite your face” comes to mind.

17/8/2025, 1:48:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🙋🏻‍♂️

17/8/2025, 12:08:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The second thing. That.

17/8/2025, 12:05:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Soon to be former FOX REPORTER.

16/8/2025, 7:31:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wait, did anyone remember to bring the gift? No …. crap. Okay, we’ll just have to get Putin something at the base store -$20 max.

16/8/2025, 7:28:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It was Biden’s fault. Or Obama’s. No, it was Nancy’s. And while we’re at it, I blame John McCain.

16/8/2025, 7:23:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So exactly when does that 24 hour clock begin?

16/8/2025, 7:21:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In certain situations, it’s a standard close to a business letter. In his dementia addled brain, he probably thinks he’s running Trump Enterprises.

16/8/2025, 4:43:29 AM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hope her résumé’s up to date.

16/8/2025, 4:37:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He really doesn’t want us to answer that, does he?

14/8/2025, 11:32:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Worst candidate? He’s the only one out there with a spine. Too many Dems are still living in the “When they go low, we go high” world. All that did was give us Trump twice. I don’t want it happening a third time.

14/8/2025, 11:27:17 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Technically, indigenous people are the only real Americans.

12/8/2025, 9:26:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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From January of 1018 but still relevant today.

9/8/2025, 9:03:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe a virus eating brain worm?

6/8/2025, 1:06:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Good. Maybe they can use it to light up the dark side of the moon.

5/8/2025, 1:31:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“ …remains far from certain”? Come on NPR, in what scenario do we even see golden age in the far off distance

4/8/2025, 9:26:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Anyone else expecting an Executive Order declaring Trump president for life?

4/8/2025, 7:46:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who’ll be surprised if she Epsteins herself in her jail cell.

4/8/2025, 6:59:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Release the Epstein files!

2/8/2025, 11:33:56 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All he needs to do is parrot what his Cheeto Master tells him to say.

2/8/2025, 3:34:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So in Dershowitz’s world, it’s okay for a homophonic baker to refuse to sell a cake to a gay couple but if a presumably decent human being refuse to sell a pierogi to pond scum, it’s a violation. Got it.

1/8/2025, 12:30:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hope Gasparino has his resume in order because he’ll probably be looking for a new job soon.

28/7/2025, 2:54:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I guess the caddie is the true club champion.

27/7/2025, 10:03:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Looks like the caddie should declare himself club champion.

27/7/2025, 10:02:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If (when) Piers gets cancelled from his latest gig, would anyone notice?

27/7/2025, 8:04:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Remember when their “rally cry” was “When they go low, we go high”? Most of the old guard still has that mindset.

26/7/2025, 8:32:01 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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She can tell the truth (not likely) but Blanche will only reveal what he (Trump) wants to be revealed.

26/7/2025, 8:27:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Epstein

20/7/2025, 2:37:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wouldn’t he have to come out of his dungeon?

20/7/2025, 12:39:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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By Executive Order, Mexican Coke will now be called The Coke of America!

20/7/2025, 12:38:09 PM | 15 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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On my last trip to NY. No photos from the show (they frown on that) but I can tell you it was an icebox in there. 🥶

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19/7/2025, 7:32:49 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So CBS will become Fox Lite.

19/7/2025, 7:28:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Lordy, there are pictures!

19/7/2025, 7:24:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When was logic, airtight or otherwise, a reason for the cult to believe him?

16/7/2025, 9:44:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It was deemed a dispensable position and considering the AG, it definitely is.

14/7/2025, 6:38:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Throwing out my NY Mets hat as soon as I get home.

13/7/2025, 10:37:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m waiting for the calls to deport Superman.

13/7/2025, 10:30:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I know Susan Collins will be concerned.

13/7/2025, 10:26:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Such a dainty runner.

13/7/2025, 8:12:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture JohnL (@johnliny.bsky.social) reply parent

I lived in NYC or the surrounding ‘burbs for most of my life and took the subway regularly. Are there incidents, yes, but considering the ridership, they represent the smallest of percentages. The only ones that think it’s a war zone are politicians attempting to make a point.

8/7/2025, 1:31:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If the flood wasn’t forecast in the Farmers’ Almanac, did it really happen?

6/7/2025, 12:42:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They’ll hold elections the same way Russia and China hold elections.

3/7/2025, 10:57:23 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Operative word being “presumably”. You know that this SCOTUS will find a way to let him (and only him) run again. (Alito and Thomas are probably already at work on it.)

3/7/2025, 10:56:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s Young Kim.

3/7/2025, 9:40:43 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wonder if Faulkner is aware that her shilling for Fox and Trump is a betrayal of “her people”.

30/6/2025, 6:16:50 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When you’re not part of the machine, the machine is afraid of what you’ll do to the machine.

30/6/2025, 3:59:53 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“If they would rather die they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” - Ebenezer Scrooge

30/6/2025, 2:53:06 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Or to put it another way, don’t give them any ideas.

29/6/2025, 9:13:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The president and VP were there. The clowns didn’t show up.

29/6/2025, 12:52:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They’ll get over it. 🙄

27/6/2025, 12:49:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Reminds of the time Elon said his rocket was supposed to blow up unexpectedly.

27/6/2025, 12:46:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I like him better when he played Granny.

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24/6/2025, 9:12:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe he should stop jetting off to Mar a Lago every weekend.

23/6/2025, 11:58:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thank you, Captain Obvious. Now what are you going to do about it?

23/6/2025, 12:31:16 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Irán, if you’re listening, please limit it to members of the current administration as well as every Republican member of Congress.

23/6/2025, 12:28:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Isn’t that what Japan said after Pearl Harbor?

23/6/2025, 12:23:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So instead of just posting on Facebook, do something in Congress. Drafting Articles of Impeachment may be a good start.

22/6/2025, 5:22:33 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Suddenly, much of MAGA is okay with making a “not our war” war our war.

22/6/2025, 5:17:54 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I want the coroner of Munchkin Land to pronounce him.

22/6/2025, 12:08:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So they cancelled studies designed to combat cancer but they kept that one???

19/6/2025, 4:03:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m sure a book by Tapper about Trump is in the works and will be released at some point after Trump is out of office when it will serve no purpose other than making money for Tapper.

18/6/2025, 5:17:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s almost like it’s a cult. 🤔

18/6/2025, 5:11:40 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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At the end of the day, Cuomo will do whatever benefits Cuomo. If that means aligning with Trump, he’ll do it.

18/6/2025, 4:54:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The “Thank you for your attention to this matter” is a nice touch.

17/6/2025, 9:57:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A dog was seen fleeing the scene.

17/6/2025, 9:45:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You do realize that that’s a parody account. Mike Lee doesn’t have the guts to have a bluesky account.

17/6/2025, 9:43:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That’s probably a good thing. The orange menace would just say something stupid anyway.

16/6/2025, 6:04:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Exactly.

15/6/2025, 2:09:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That’s because the owners are Republicans. Guarantee he’ll find a way to hollow out Democratic owned businesses from the ban.

15/6/2025, 2:08:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wonder how much Melania’s appearance fee is?

12/6/2025, 2:01:05 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’d gladly vote for him again but he’s reached his term limit.

11/6/2025, 2:44:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That there is MAGA country. Can’t imagine that the overlords will be too thrilled by this.

11/6/2025, 2:40:29 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And there you have it, the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 summarized (with never before imagined features) in less than a minute. Take that, Cornwallis of Yorktown!

11/6/2025, 1:41:47 AM | 10 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Warning”?????

10/6/2025, 6:38:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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… For we were high, and didn’t have a clue.

6/6/2025, 2:55:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He’s measuring the curtains.

6/6/2025, 1:09:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day We'd live the life we choose We'd fight and never lose …

6/6/2025, 2:26:11 AM | 13 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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JD would be seen by the MAGA cult as stabbing Trump in the back, which is exactly what he’s be doing. (Et tu, J D?)

6/6/2025, 1:08:36 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So you’re saying there’s bad guys on both sides?

6/6/2025, 1:01:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Or did we? There are many ways to take this.

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5/6/2025, 11:56:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Crashed or intentionally taken off line???

5/6/2025, 11:01:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I realize I’m not a lawyer but since I never heard anyone mention “ideological capture” on Law & Order, I’m pretty sure there’s no law against it.

5/6/2025, 9:14:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Apparently, he never watched Reading Rainbow. Oh wait, it has “Rainbow” in it.

4/6/2025, 3:00:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Elon better be careful. He’s one phone call away from an extended stay in South Sudan.

4/6/2025, 12:43:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Illegal until SCOTUS says it’s not illegal. (All they have to do is “convince” 3 justices in addition to Thomas and Alito.)

4/6/2025, 12:40:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view