manikowsky32.bsky.social
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created November 18, 2024
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Mike Davis • Feed After Midnight (@mjdavis1988.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Let’s get Epstein back to the top of the news before the victims speak on Wednesday. Take a moment to REPOST this and all Epstein-Trump stories. open.substack.com/pub/mdavis19...
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Posting on Twitter increases funding of an avowed Nazi aristocrat through ad revenue. How can anyone who believes in what hundreds of thousands of US soldiers died for in WW2 continue to post there?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Where is Trump? Why is Miller the one talking about the CDC and public health?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Constituents don’t go to meetings with representatives to hear what the reps are doing. That’s online or should be. Constituents go so they can tell their government reps directly about their concerns and needs. Reps need to stop treating their constituents like plebes and more like their bosses.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ll feel better when people stop laughing at MAGA supporters that express their feelings with their hats, stickers, and loud, overly simplistic pronouncements in mixed company. When they speak out and we stay silent, we are are implicitly surrendering to what they’re doing and saying. No more.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The reporter asked about “consequences” for therapists, physicians, and parents of trans youth and supporters of gender-affirming care. She horrifyingly implies that supporting trans youth and adults should be punished rather than working to improve acceptance of those who are trans.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The Washington Post is complicit with Trump, Epstein, and Maxwell when its headline reads the justice department has released the “full transcript.” It’s a transcript of the part of the Blanch-Maxwell interaction that the justice department wants to release and nothing more.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The headline says the justice department released the “full transcript.” Not true. We and the Washington Post don’t know if it’s the “full” transcript. An honest headline would be they “claim to have released” it fully. Why does a once reputable publication deceive the public like this?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of C acquiring children and coercing them to massage men so the men could rape them. Maxwell has no idea what’s illegal or immoral much less appropriate.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump says he doesn’t want to hurt Larry Summers. Notice that he never says he supports an Epstein investigation to stop the sexual abuse of children. Epstein may be dead, but many of the abusers he supplied live on and are almost assuredly still raping children.
Nick Knudsen (@nickknudsenus.bsky.social) reposted
🚨 BREAKING: Republicans are lashing out at the creators of this new ad. They're TERRIFIED. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as pedophile-protectors. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Where are the Epstein files and why haven’t they been released?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Vance and Miller are using language for targeted dehumanization, ands the targets are expanding. Since at least the time of Newt Gingrich, Republicans have been gradually increasing their skill in somewhat subtle uses of language for propaganda. Lately, the subtlety is diminishing.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Bondi is escalating the use of illegal police policies from traffic ticket quotas to arrest quotas, and we have no idea what the arrests were for, how they compare to historical arrest records, or how many will result in convictions and withstand legal challenges.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social)
Luncheon menu for the Trump-Putin Alaska meeting, which reads, “In Honor of his Excellency, President Vladimir Putin.” Honoring and calling a mass murderer “His Excellency” seems a bit over the top, but maybe that’s why I’m not in the Trump administration.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump should immigrate to Russia - he loves Putin, loves Russia, and hates the US as a country. He loves American money, but not the laws, morals, and values.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump actually said that? Concerning himself about anyone’s opinion other than his own is unlike anything I’ve ever heard him say.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump looked truly happy and relieved to see Putin as he stepped off the plane, like a son seeing his dad after a long absence. I’ve never seen Trump greet a foreign leader as warmly as he welcomed this mass murderer into America.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
I’d change the verb from past to present tense.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Not studying something because of lack of public trust is a commercial decision. We need government to encourage exploration of scientific approaches that are too risky for business, and we need it to support study findings. Government has a critical role distinct from private enterprises.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump wants to associate The Kennedy Center with “luxury and glamour.” I’ve always seen it as a place to learn about the arts and humanities and to acknowledge and appreciate both Americans and non-Americans that help us think more deeply about what it means to be human. Trump seems to lack a soul.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
So many people in the Trump administration are just like him, incapable of recognizing their own limitations.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Advantages based on birth are baked into social and economic systems. Those with wealth and power want to maintain it for themselves and their family. We need to not only invest in our people to build strength but limit excessive accumulation of wealth and power, which leads to weakness.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Fox provides those on the right with a steady diet filled with reasons to fear and hate anyone outside their cult, especially Democrats. They don’t care what Trump believes, cares about, or does as long as he continues to fight against their common enemy.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
How are all these payments being tracked? Trumps motivations are always money and power. Where is the money going?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Kennedy is a danger to not just the US but all countries. The US has funded an abundance of foundational research related to vaccines for diseases not only in American but throughout the world. This will leave a void. Why both Dems and Repubs aren’t impeaching Kennedy right now is an open question.
Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) reposted
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Max Berger (@maxberger.bsky.social) reposted
This has to be one of the most obliviously disastrous policy proposals since the Iraq War. It’s almost guaranteeing that crypto causes a financial crisis and then taxpayers bail out crypto companies. Crypto is just an elaborate scam—and this is its ultimate heist.
VivianOfTheSierras (@vivianofthesierras.bsky.social) reposted
Trump is destroying one of our mightiest assets—one that makes him feel stupid and puts obstacles, like verified facts, in his way. “Three-fourths of American scientists who responded to a recent poll by the journal Nature said they are considering leaving the country. They don’t lack for suitors.”
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
So not only does Trump support rape, but Newsmax supports rape, and the cable and internet providers that charge us a fee to pipe Newsmax into American homes support rape.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Several years ago, I saw a news show interviewing a European businessman. The interviewer asked why he preferred to deal with US businesses. He replied that it was because of the minimal graft and corruption needed when dealing with US businesses compared to other countries. Welp, that’s gone.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Meanwhile, those who travelled to the US to escape the horrific conditions in their original country and who work whatever jobs they can find such as picking crops, tending to land, and preparing food, are sent to the torturous conditions at Trump’s “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Dr Ellen Ripley🏳️🌈🇺🇦🌼🌊💉FDJT #1619 #DC51 (@trumpistheeneme.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I just called the Smithsonian. If you want to comment on the removal of trump's impeachments from the Impeachment exhibit (where they left Bill Clinton's impeachment visible to the public) you are to send your comments to info@si.edu
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Suppose Leavitt gave a press conference, and nobody came?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Yesterday, it was not an actual agreement but a “framework” of an agreement. So much bs that it’s impossible to know what’s actually happening, which, In sure, is by design.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Scott and other GOP members have lied so many times that the have almost perfected the ability to say those lies convincingly. He understands the issue, and he’s lying. The bill doesn’t attack anyone, and he’s not disgusted, he’s angry about being called out for using not yet public info to steal.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
This cannot be allowed to happen.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Organized crime appears to control almost every aspect of today’s US government. I’m hoping Newton’s third law - every action has an equal and opposite reaction - comes into play soon.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Reputable companies generally hate losing high value, hard to replace employees, not high schoolers who collect and wash towels, unless of course those high schoolers provide some other service.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Why does Republican and Oversight Committee Chair James Comer use “may have” when speaking to CNN? Comer: “I don’t think there are many Republicans that want to give immunity to someone that may have been sex trafficking children.” A US court convicted her of sex trafficking. There’s no “may have.”
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The so-called trade “deal,” including this latest one, are described by news reports as “frameworks.” Is a ‘trade framework’ a formal phrase? It sure sounds like bs, a term the news media might use while attempting to be truthful while also not evoking Trump’s anger.
Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! (@malena.bsky.social) reposted
This Chiropractor was dropping off his precious child at preschool when ICE thugs broke his window with his toddler in the back seat & detained him in front of his kid. No community is safe from the Pedo's thugs! He just finished his Greencard interview & was waiting for finalization. Speak out!
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
There are generally two sides to every story, and we’ll never hear Epstein’s because he died in prison while on suicide watch, and the jailers were asleep, and the video cameras were not working then, or maybe they were working except for 3 missing minutes.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The FCC Chairman claims their actions have to do with making sure broadcasters are acting in the public’s interest. What Colbert is doing is totally in the public’s interest. What Trump is doing is clearly not. The FCC needs to ban broadcasts of Trump.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Deshowitz: “There’s no reason for her to withhold any information.” If I were Maxwell, fear of being murdered would be high on the list for me. Someone should ask Dershowitz why that wouldn’t be a concern. Does he already know who’s on the list and, thus, whether that should be a concern?
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
This is truly insane. We are witnessing one of the most corrupt cover-up schemes in history—and it's all playing out in plain view.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The Supreme Court and Congressional Republicans have approved rule of the United States by fiat of the White House. I can only imagine them becoming bolder and harsher over time.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
If Maxwell knows how this game is played, she has her own stash of evidence implicating others should anything happen to her.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The money in politics problem is related to the excessive wealth accumulation problem in the US. Those with more money can exert more influence through political donations and lobbying. The wealth of a person or corporation shouldn’t determine their potential political influence.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Other than destroying the US, what are the potential motivations for threatening or removing the Federal Reserve? Is there any doubt among economists that lowering interest rates now will increase inflation?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
I bet, unlike Epstein and Ivanka, Junior never got a birthday card from his dad either.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Fear of being accosted by ICE every time I leave my house is not what I equate with freedom.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Knowing how Trump never takes responsibility, it might’ve been Trump who acted inappropriately and Epstein who stopped the relationship. Epstein once took his then girlfriend, Stacey Williams, to meet Trump in his office. Trump groped her while Epstein was standing there, and Epstein was pissed.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
This is likely what he tells his rape victims.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks. I was wondering how common it is for someone to experience and die from”blunt force trauma to the torso” after falling down stairs. I wonder who did the autopsy. I suspect most coroners would want to detail both the external and internal injuries accompanying such trauma.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Fantastic. Short, simple, and to the point.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Yesterday, during an official DHS presser, she threatened a journalist, daring the journalist should she ever ask a question about ICE racial profiling again. Noem’s a high-ranking, influential federal employee and violated a well-known constitutional law regarding our right to have a free press.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope we can find a way to stop frivolous lawsuits by wealthy individuals and corporations that are only for retribution. Of course we want to still allow lawsuits by those who may have actually been harmed by the actions of others. Isn’t this what judges are supposed to handle?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The US has invested years in eradicating and containing certain diseases because of their impact on production of milk, meat, eggs, etc. While some diseases have their impact by killing livestock, many become endemic leading to chronic conditions with tremendous costs to the animals and our economy.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Noem, a powerful government employee, publicly threatened a journalist for asking questions. While knowingly being recorded by the press, she broke federal law by violating our national right to a free press as stated in the first amendment to the constitution. How is she still in office?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
She threatened a reporter in Nashville today. I wish the reporter had called her out on it, but perhaps another will be brave enough to ask her what she meant when she said “Don’t you dare ever say that again!” at a homeland security press conference.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Calling questioning a woman who just miscarried for possible murder charges “insensitive” or “incredibly insensitive” doesn’t come close to its devastating and traumatic impact. Maybe only the men who caused the pregnancy should ever be charged with pregnancy termination - laws might just change.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
For decades, right-wing propaganda pumped through right-wing funded tv and radio has grown an audience based on fear-engendered hate. To stay in office, their politicians have to cater to that hate, and some believe destruction will bring opportunities for profit from others’ failures.
Thom Hartmann (@hartmannreport.com) reposted
Why has the GOP declared war on everything: healthcare, Democracy, science, and you? hartmannreport.com/p/why-are-tr...
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
ABC fired the guy who embarrassed Trump a few weeks earlier by asking him what The Declaration of Independence meant to him (Trump responded by calling it a document of “love “) and pointing out that the MS-13 photo of Abrego Garcia was photoshopped.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social)
Kristi Noem has Jason Jones, the Tennessee House representative for the location she was speaking in (the Nashville airport), removed from her press conference. youtu.be/kvzmV5XDX-s?...
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social)
Kristi Noem threatens news reporter at Homeland Security press conference in Nashville. They also refused to admit Justin Jones, the TN state representative for the exact location where the presser was being held. www.instagram.com/reel/DMQbrJo...
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
in that video, I saw John Yoo, a current Berkeley professor and author of the DOJ’s torture justification paper, managing to keep a straight face while claiming the use of the presidential auto pen as a greater scandal than Epstein. Please, please let Yoo be found in the Epstein files.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump, the GOP, and corporate plutocrats are discarding every American element I have treasured and relied upon. Greedy Americans supported by outsiders have effected this by unrelenting right-wing propaganda, convincing the right to fear and hate all others, inflicting fear and sadness daily.
Mistrz (@mistrz43.bsky.social) reposted
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
She is putting the onus on the DOJ, but Trump removed the barrier between the president and DOJ. Now Trump is the DOJ. Also, Bondi released Epstein information in February without court approval (www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attor...). Why would they need court approval now and not then?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
While I love the video, does he remember what they said to him?😉
Denise Wheeler (@denisedwheeler.bsky.social) reposted
🧵Posted yesterday that Melania knew Epstein before she knew Trump. This is Paolo Zampolli, her former escort agent & good friend of Epstein & Trump. He's the one who took Melania to Ghislaine's party where she met Trump. He's also the one who secured her Einstein visa All the dirty details below
Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) reposted
Can everyone share this?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Did Gutfeld really just refer to “the blacks,” as if people of any race meet together to form a standard policy? Gutfeld is showing his own, probably unrecognized racism so emblematic of today’s culture. Does he think all “the whites” subscribe to his fascist beliefs?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Great point about the sign. Also, unlike the men in this ICE concentration camp, those sent to Alcatraz were at least able to go before a judge with their case and either pled guilty or were convicted by a jury.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Blocked how? Are they threatening her? Who, specifically is blocking her? How are they communicating with her?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
As far as I know, even the Nazis didn’t give their concentration camps names, like Alligator Alcatraz, to make light of what they were doing. Trump, his administration, and ICE will be seen as a new brand of evil.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope everyone would remember that calling yourself something doesn’t make it so. Fox put “news” in their name as propaganda. They aren’t, and, hopefully, one day, Congress can agree to standards that organizations must meet to use certain words in their name, like doctor, dentist, drug, and news.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve never understood the position of the flag in that shot, but I assume there’s a simple explanation. What was it hanging from. Why was it sideways? I’ve looked at videos of the event, but the shots are too low to show the flag.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
National and not state agencies should manage responses to events that are rare at a local level. Floods are relatively uncommon at the state and city level but not at the national level, so they don’t have the necessary expertise & experience to handle floods like a national agency.
Roman Piso (@romanpiso.bsky.social) reposted
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manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
They really do seem to want to kill a lot of Americans. Trump’s last term led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, yet he got re-elected. How did we get into a death cult?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Do the government underlings of the most corrupt governments on our planet act this subservient to those in power? If Trump expects this behavior from those working under him, how long before they start demanding the same subservience from their workers?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep. My attitude towards law enforcement took a hard turn to the left when the ICE started using masked thugs and violence to kidnap citizens. That girl is so brave, And she persists with her questions. She should serve as an example to all of us.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The ICE goons are confused by the protesters also wearing hoods and masks. They’re having a hard time telling who’s who.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
And this is why ICE must be forced to take off their masks and wear clear, easily readable identification. The ICE goon with the baton just assaulted the guy on the ground.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope no one forgets that Trump paid the hush money specifically to help himself win the 2016 election. He won, and here we are.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Emergencies are, by their very nature, rare at the local level. That’s why national organizations like NOAA and FEMA, which pull together people to focus on rare events across a large area like the US, exist. They can gather experience and expertise that can never be achieved at the local level.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Did Bondi just say the video was “definitive” but not “conclusive?”
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
I wonder if it’s harder for those who value honesty to accept that there are people like Leavitt and Trump who are blatantly, unabashedly dishonest.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
The news announcer has an “interesting” choice of words, saying ICE is being “deployed” and the crowd is “antagonizing” them. Maybe the crowd is just telling the uninvited masked green gang to GTF out of their community. I think it’s clear who’s antagonizing whom.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Let’s not forget, tens of millions of Americans did die (from the pandemic) the last time Trump ignored the warnings of others, and the measles epidemic continues to grow.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Like Andreas has done here, one way we can be different from WW2 Germany is to call out those among us who dehumanize American immigrants. Unless we make it clear that their actions should not be celebrated but condemned, they may soon point the finger at us as targets for internment.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
As Leavitt explains, Trump is now using EOs to change the due dates that he had set for himself. Sounds like something a 4-year-old might do.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
Time to push back. Looks like an unlawful assembly of whomever the green men are and could cause rioting. Did they get approval for the use of the park for training and horseback riding? What about the city’s fee to cover provisioning of local law enforcement (public safety and crowd control)?
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
I’d say that Mike Johnson and his colleagues need to be spend the next month watching all the documentaries about the Hitler regime, Nazi Germany, and the Holocaust, but I fear that it would just give them more ideas.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
In all seriousness, is this real? I saw Trump’s recent perfume commercial and was sure it was ai.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
This trope of “35-year-olds playing video games” and “illegal immigrants” abusing Medicaid has gone on too long. Please interviewers, push back! What’s the l % of people on Medicaid where this is true? No accepting anecdotal single examples or responses of “very common.” Demand numbers and sources.
manikowsky32.bsky.social (@manikowsky32.bsky.social) reply parent
This 4th of July feels more like a funeral for the nation and US Constitution