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John Novio

@johnnynovio.bsky.social

A middle aged man trying to understand other's politics but rarely surprised by their lack of self awareness and irony, including mine.

created November 13, 2024

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MAGA will be slow to acknowledge their mistake in voting for Trump.

20/9/2025, 5:25:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Someone at the Coast Guard is going to get fired for that video.

20/9/2025, 5:17:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Detained, beaten and held for a few days before being released, if they get released.

20/9/2025, 5:14:46 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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CEOs only worry about their quarterly earnings, no matter what happens they have golden parachutes. That should be different.

20/9/2025, 5:12:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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GOP gets their talking points from Trump.

20/9/2025, 3:41:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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New pope may have a different opinion.

20/9/2025, 2:25:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Kinda looks like a majority of America thinks the same way, this news is going to make Stephen Miller's job tougher.

19/9/2025, 11:00:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Dark grey or dark blue are real beauties.

19/9/2025, 10:57:00 PM | 2 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump/Carr isn't looking for substance, looking to get "even" for the reporting of his crimes and making fun of him. Non-MAGAs are mean to him.

19/9/2025, 10:54:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I have to wonder if these lawyers are being paid by the word because they are the pro bono law firms?

19/9/2025, 7:00:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Us vs Them is only good and works when Us is winning, once Them wins it's not so great.

19/9/2025, 6:53:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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85 pages of grievances, rants and self-aggrandizing and the judge tells them to try again and keep it at 40 and under.

19/9/2025, 4:48:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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28 days for Trump to dictate to his attorneys his dementia addled rants and for those lawyers to clean them up in a legal fashion. Are these the same big law firms that are now working pro bono for him? If they are, he's getting what he paid for.

19/9/2025, 4:38:08 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump attorneys are writing fictional stories just like "Art of the Deal".

19/9/2025, 4:25:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Eventually anyone "working" for Trump gets fired/used up and thrown away it doesn't matter to him. As a side note, I don't see many, if any people from his first term in his second.

19/9/2025, 4:22:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I always thought she was employed by the Russians.

19/9/2025, 4:13:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The warranties expired.

19/9/2025, 2:57:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

Another reason for the internet

19/9/2025, 2:53:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Will this make another case that a grand jury says NO! to the DOJ?

18/9/2025, 10:22:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

I guess propaganda has chosen a side.

18/9/2025, 8:37:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

The fascists are smiling now, everyone else is seething, resisting and waiting for their particular line to be crossed before they revolt.

18/9/2025, 8:33:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

As a side note, I think it's telling that the Left has so many more nicknames for people of the Right than the Right has for the Left, It's almost like they have so many ways/wrongs to be labeled.

18/9/2025, 5:33:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just imagine if Kimmel or Colbert started a new program, like a podcast, it would be no-holds barred situation.

18/9/2025, 5:22:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nexstar will probably mention Kimmel in their merger paperwork as a show of "good faith".

18/9/2025, 5:19:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Attorneys digging up and making up as much dirt as they can find to justify their actions...not the best attorneys but the ones that will work for Bondi and Trump.

18/9/2025, 5:16:35 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

Comics and pundits now know it's open season on them, some will cower and others, well it's going to get super blistering funny with lots of truth and facts in the next few weeks.

18/9/2025, 4:34:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

A strongly written letter...Carr and Trump must be trembling now.

18/9/2025, 4:31:28 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

A storm is coming...I fear that sides have been chosen and next set of events are foregone conclusion.

18/9/2025, 3:54:13 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Big 3 are mere shadows of their former selves.

18/9/2025, 3:45:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Corporate lackeys want to keep their big checks coming in.

18/9/2025, 3:42:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

Nicely done! Miller doesn't like facts, they always get in the way of his propaganda.

18/9/2025, 3:41:01 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sadly, 2 highly qualified women candidates and America said NO. I'm not so sure if America would be ready for a woman president but after Trump & Vance (corruption & Project 2025) I think Harris & Buttigieg (intelligence) may very good have chance.

18/9/2025, 3:38:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

Bondi/DOJ lawyers have lost any credibility (that previous DOJ automatically had) because judges know that they are writing fiction in the legal briefs.

18/9/2025, 3:25:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mace's district must be really proud.

18/9/2025, 3:15:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

All Trump cares about is a new resort.

18/9/2025, 3:14:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The camera cutting to him and he breaking the 4th wall with that smirk, CNN knows what they are doing.

18/9/2025, 1:41:13 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is Troy Nehls is really that easy to impress?

17/9/2025, 8:09:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

Sadly it's accurate, performance(s) done for an audience of one.

17/9/2025, 7:58:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

In his defense, Patel was/is a conspiracy podcaster. Trump hired to protect Trump and go after his enemies. (He's probably wearing glasses to look smarter).

17/9/2025, 4:27:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

One would think Habba wrote it

17/9/2025, 3:23:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ezra is suffering from white male privilege and sadly he doesn't realize it.

17/9/2025, 3:09:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump is truly a snowflake.

17/9/2025, 3:06:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Apparently everyone in the Trump administration is a closeted something.

17/9/2025, 2:45:54 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

Under the Trump, we can expect the NAACP, LULAC and ACLU to get listed as terrorist organizations. I understand the Boy Scouts are on a list for consideration as well for not having MMA fighting for a merit badge.

17/9/2025, 2:39:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

The suits upstairs are planning on losing some footage of that interview.

17/9/2025, 2:31:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They're frustrated? They were voted in to represent their states so do the job or get out and let someone else do it. According to Trump's numbers people there is lots of jobs available for old white men.

17/9/2025, 2:28:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

This is what happens when attorneys are also sycophants, a lot of creative writing with emotion and no facts.

17/9/2025, 12:41:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's getting to a point where other countries will have parties and not invite Trump.

17/9/2025, 12:35:57 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Loomer has proven it doesn't hurt to be crazy when spouting conspiracies.

17/9/2025, 12:25:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Suggesting impeachment is acting like everything is normal, we are not in normal.

16/9/2025, 5:53:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I know reporters need to be professional but what really happen if a reporter confronted and argued/debated with one his statements.

16/9/2025, 4:26:03 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Patel's non-existent enemies list just got a little longer.

16/9/2025, 4:14:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hopefully the Sulzberger family don't bend knee and has their reporters' backs.

16/9/2025, 2:58:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

It may be everyone that isn't in their tribe.

16/9/2025, 2:41:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Patel is going to check with Bondi and Trump to see how to answer that question...national security or executive privilege will be mentioned.

16/9/2025, 2:37:36 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Someone is harboring some hard feelings. The man holds many grudges.

16/9/2025, 2:27:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Novio (@johnnynovio.bsky.social) reply parent

Well at least he didn't say Patel who ?

16/9/2025, 2:25:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm thinking Trump doesn't want to go out that way but based on his dementia, he may go out and still be around.

16/9/2025, 2:17:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I suspect they already are, the first step is having some of them fired by their bosses.

16/9/2025, 1:59:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everyone in Trump's orbit is delusional and liars.

16/9/2025, 1:48:02 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Suing New York Times in Florida? Is he hoping for Judge Cannon again?

16/9/2025, 1:28:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's called amnesia rightitis.

15/9/2025, 11:25:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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1984 and Fahrenheit 451 are starting to look like non-fiction compared to Trump and Project 2025.

15/9/2025, 11:23:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I chose ELSE

15/9/2025, 7:28:41 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Kinda tells you Trump, MAGA. GOP, conservatives are the "people" of the country that matter, everyone else is 2nd class citizens or worse.

15/9/2025, 7:27:29 PM | 43 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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How soon and regularly will we expect to see EK showing up at Mar-a-Lago or the White House ?

15/9/2025, 5:25:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The FBI has fallen so far.

15/9/2025, 5:22:49 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Being a telecommuter since 2008, working from home has many benefits but like you said if there is no internet, life becomes very quiet, like a mini vacation with time to reflect, do some chores, think of the future or take a little catnap.

15/9/2025, 5:21:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Old people rarely want to give up their authority.

15/9/2025, 5:13:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Suspicion of being brown is crime that ICE is using.

15/9/2025, 4:56:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump says differently with outrageous numbers and percentages and gets no follow up questions.

15/9/2025, 4:53:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump has been using bluster and his size to bully people since he was kid. Pushback (mentally or physically) and a bully will back down.

15/9/2025, 4:47:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This on the spot lying is an indication of how Trump did his taxes, his real estate and wealth estimates.

15/9/2025, 2:51:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Truth comes in many shapes and forms, sadly lies do as well. It's up to each of us to determine what is the truth, our truth.

15/9/2025, 2:42:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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2% wanted him, another reason why national education systems are better outside the United States.

15/9/2025, 2:05:03 PM | 4 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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It makes sense, Trump figures loyalty above all else and if one loyal person can't handle the job, make it a multiple loyal person job, as president he can do anything he wants.

15/9/2025, 1:53:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump loves violence in the sense that it means domination, he equates fear is the same as respect. Trump is a nothing more than a textbook malignant narcissistic sociopath.

15/9/2025, 1:40:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Stephen Miller appears to believe his own TV hits, he thinks he is the brain and hands that move the levers of the political powers that is Trump. He will the one that falls hardest when Trump is no in power, he will be still yelling out orders when no one is around.

15/9/2025, 1:12:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's Trump, he inflates numbers to suit his lie/purpose.

15/9/2025, 1:50:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He's not wrong and the supporters are not smart enough.

14/9/2025, 11:43:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Legal harassment is the goal.

14/9/2025, 11:32:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The whole country is not reeling only the Kirk's, some of the Right and Trump supporters are pissed. It's not another horse race.

14/9/2025, 11:15:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Noem and Kirk were texting buddies, she's desperate.

14/9/2025, 2:22:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I respectfully disagree, one should not be praised for the things that are their responsibilities of their chosen role. He did nothing extraordinary except say something really stupid.

14/9/2025, 2:13:40 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Empathy and compassion (thoughts and prayers?) and not money or time is what he's going to give.

14/9/2025, 2:07:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The right is so desperate to have a hero, any hero.

13/9/2025, 11:47:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's probably not the first time she's had to delete something from socal media.

13/9/2025, 11:45:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everyone sees the pattern and knows the fix, the right doesn't want admit they're wrong.

13/9/2025, 11:27:56 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Different billionaires own/run all MSM, apparently they have ideas what is important and not.

13/9/2025, 11:24:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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White men created the rules, laws and requirements for gun ownership, maybe a different group ought to have a go at it?

13/9/2025, 3:02:12 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There's no one silver bullet answer, it's a multitude of reasons and everyone in the shooter's life missed or ignored them.

13/9/2025, 2:54:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump should not be allowed to watch TV.

13/9/2025, 2:50:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Pulte won't and Trump got what he wanted, the woman was probably saddled with large legal fees and may end up leaving her job because of the harassment.

12/9/2025, 11:52:10 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Normally I would feel sorry for these kind of people living in a different reality but with all of collateral damage they cause, I'm just angry.

12/9/2025, 9:51:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Does this mean the white house will honor the young man and present a check to the family?

12/9/2025, 9:47:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sounds like someone is used to cooking the books or have 2 different ledgers.

12/9/2025, 9:43:54 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump's (and MAGAs)mentality is all about tribes, anyone attacking his tribe must be the other tribe.

12/9/2025, 8:57:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yep the crazies on the right think of themselves as warriors.

12/9/2025, 8:54:11 PM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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We may only have guesses if the reasoning does fit the narrative that Trump, Patel and Bondi want.

12/9/2025, 8:52:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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People on the right that are of a certain age always seem to forget that.

12/9/2025, 8:50:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view