"Physical Embodiment Of A Dystopian Ideology"

 

In Substack, Nobel Prize laureate Paul Krugman looks at the Cybertruck's welcome demise, and the meaning to the rule of the Nerd Reich overall.  Excerpt, but the whole article is well worth the read:

"Now Tesla is finally pulling the plug on the vehicle, which one person quoted in a New York Times report describes as looking like a mechanical cockroach — an image one can’t unsee.

So what’s the big deal? Businesses make bum investments all the time. It’s true that the Cybertruck’s failure was spectacular — Dave Phillips, the author of the piece, who was clearly having fun, pointed out that it’s unfair to compare the Cybertruck to the Edsel, which had much bigger sales.

Beyond that, however, the Cybertruck was, as the article says, 'a culture war on wheels.' The 7-year arc of the Cybertruck coincided with the transformation of Musk’s public image from that of a planet-friendly innovator to that of a racist, conspiracy-theorizing, African-children-killing oligarch. Once upon a time driving a Tesla was a way to signal that you were rich but environmentally conscious. But driving a Cybertruck became a signal of MAGA fealty.

Yet there is an even wider cultural context here. The Cybertruck was the physical embodiment of a dystopian ideology that has become dominant among billionaire tech bros — an ideology that draws heavily from cyberpunk novels and movies." (our emphasis)

As Krugman notes, the tech bros of today were raised on the dystopian works of William Gibson and watching Blade Runner, but took the wrong lessons from them and imagined themselves as the superior beings that would rule the ultimate dystopian world.   That outlook is being challenged like never before as the political culture begins to rein them in, and punish them for their arrogant transgressions.

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Skeets Of The Day

 

Veterans Day, but not for Dementia Don Snoreleone --

 

Pictured here: The lush jungles of Afghanistan.

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— Hoarse Whisperer (@therealhoarse.bsky.social) November 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM

 

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— billkittle.bsky.social (@billkittle.bsky.social) November 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM

 

NEW: A veteran who couldn’t get cancer treatment. Another unable to get surgery for a burst appendix. Trump officials claim their VA overhaul hasn’t harmed veterans, but our reporting in New Jersey reveals a healthcare system stretched thin and falling short.

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— ProPublica (@propublica.org) November 11, 2026 at 7:46 AM

 

Epstein-Trump files coverup  --

 

🚨 BIG NEWS: A federal judge just dealt Trump’s DOJ THREE major setbacks in Katie Phang's Epstein Files lawsuit—including ordering the release of previously withheld FBI notes involving sexual abuse allegations against Trump. And that’s just the beginning.

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— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) November 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM

 

Most corrupt regime ever, cont. --

 

IGNATIUS: “.. An intelligence investigation gathered information that a powerful friend of Trump was having an affair with a suspected Chinese agent, but the probe stalled. Why?” @postopinions.bsky.social $NVDA www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) November 11, 2026 at 8:28 AM

 

No wonder why nothing was done about it.

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) November 11, 2026 at 5:54 AM

 

Oh my. www.reuters.com/business/energy/...

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— Ivan the K ™ (@ivanthek.bsky.social) November 11, 2026 at 7:27 AM

 

Monstrosity

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM

 

House Democrats are demanding that the Interior department retain documents related to Trump's construction projects around Washington after whistleblowers warned that key paperwork has already been destroyed before Democrats take power, congressional sources tell CNN. https://cnn.it/4k7pJX9

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— CNN (@cnn.com) November 10, 2026 at 6:29 AM

 

Carolina blue --

 

BREAKING: Republican incumbents Greg Murphy, Virginia Foxx, Addison McDowell, Richard Hudson, Brad Knott, Tim Moore and open seat of Chuck Edwards will go to Dems if results hold, taking a 10-4 GOP majority within NC's congressional delegation to an 11-3 DEM majority. #ncpol

— Bryan Anderson (@bryanranderson.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM

 

More cowbell! --

 

What's emerging post-election is a hyperaggressive GOP that is even more in hock to its deranged content creator class.

— Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM

 

"Republicans have chosen a counterintuitive remedy for voters' stunning midterm election rebuke of President Donald Trump: more Trumpism," writes Stephen Collinson | Analysis https://cnn.it/4k4c2YW

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— CNN (@cnn.com) November 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM

 

Desiccated corn cob Grassley memory holes Merrick Garland block --

 

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— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) November 11, 2026 at 7:57 AM

 

We love dogs --

 

Mom interrupted my….

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— I 💙 Dogs (@dogs100.bsky.social) November 11, 2026 at 7:36 AM

 

 

Mid-Week Song

 

Two weeks ago, we featured Bryan Adams' new song "Lake Ontario," a sharp rebuke from the Canadian artist of the lawless and unstable Malignant Fascist's attempt at renaming the lake.  Today, we have a gem of a song, "A Handful of Gold," from Adams' new album "How's It Goin'," about the Klondike gold rush at the turn of the 20th century.  Enjoy.

Kashyap Patel's Bad Day In Court

 

Last spring, corrupt, MAGAt zealot FBI Director Kashyap "Ka$h" Patel sued The Atlantic magazine for reporting on his alleged drunkenness on the job, long unexplained absences from work and use of Government property for private use.  At the time, Patel also worried that he may be fired by the unhinged and volatile Malignant Fascist, after his bizarre actions celebrating with the U.S. hockey team, chugging a beer while gesticulating wildly.  A report from Axios, via Yahoo:

"A federal judge Tuesday criticized FBI Director Kash Patel's legal arguments in his defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and largely stayed discovery while considering the publication's motion to dismiss the case, Axios reported.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled that The Atlantic had legitimate First Amendment concerns about being forced to disclose reporting materials and potentially confidential sources. [snip]

Patel sued The Atlantic in April after the magazine published allegations that he drank excessively and was sometimes unavailable or difficult for staff to wake because he appeared intoxicated. The publication also reported that Patel had become increasingly concerned about losing his job.

Sullivan also wrote that the FBI director 'misrepresents Defendants' argument, the court's reasoning in Moldea, and the standard applicable in this District.  'The Atlantic argued that allowing discovery could result in 'the sitting FBI Director invading Defendants' newsgathering and editorial processes,' potentially exposing confidential sources to retaliation.

In its court filings, The Atlantic also characterized Patel as a 'serial defamation plaintiff' who 'may seek to wield governmental power' in connection with the lawsuit and criticism of his FBI leadership.'" (our emphasis)

Just like his cult leader, Kashyap uses lawsuits as a weapon to  try to kill investigations into his bad behavior.  Patel had wanted to use the discovery process to harass and intimidate The Atlantic and the writer of the story, but Judge Sullivan has ruled against the incompetent Patel.  Given the flimsy nature of his lawsuit, it's likely that a motion to dismiss the lawsuit from The Atlantic would be well received by the Court, leaving Patel with a nice legal bill.

(photo:  Patel realizing that he just wet his pants)

 

Veterans Day 2026

 

One hundred and eight years ago, on November 11, 1918, at 11 o'clock in the morning, the armistice between the Allies and Germany was signed, ending hostilities on Europe's Western Front in World War I.  The time was significant: the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month was meant to signal, after fighting the most horrific war up to that time, that humanity was literally in its 11th hour in confronting the threat of war to its survival.  Called Armistice Day at first, in 1954 President Eisenhower proclaimed that the holiday should be a commemoration of all veterans and from then on, we've known it as Veterans Day.

Today, we Americans honor our Armed Forces veterans who served their country in war and peace, mindful that their service and sacrifice should be honored not only today, but every day.

QOTD -- "Gym" Jordan

 

"With Jim Jordan elected GOP leader, let’s remember that Jordan is part of a longstanding coverup of sexual abuse of student athletes at Ohio State by Dr. Richard Strauss. The story got a lot of attention a few years ago and it briefly seemed possible that it might derail Jordan’s position in the House GOP caucus. But he stonewalled, refused to credibly address the allegations and eventually his colleagues and conservative media gave him a pass. He’s never come clean about any of it. As recently as last year there was a whole new documentary about it. Multiple ex-wrestlers and even a ref describe how Jordan knew about it, turned a blind eye and has been lying about it ever since. 'To say that (Jordan) knew nothing, that nothing ever happened, it’s a flat out lie,' said former Ohio State Wrestler Dan Ritchie in the documentary. You’d think House Republicans would be stung enough by Donald Trump’s main character status in the Epstein Files. But memories are short. Jordan was never the caucus leader until now. Democrats need to be certain everyone knows that his colleagues know about his stonewalling and the coverup and are fine with it." -- Josh Marshall, TPM, on today's election of "Gym" as House Minority Leader and what people should be reminded of in this slimy weasel's background and how it fits with the Epstein class of Republican politicians.  We'll do our part.

Today's Cartoons

 

(click on images to enlarge)

(Daniel Boris, @danboriscreates)

(Chris Britt, Creators.com)

(Jeff Koterba, gocomics.com)

(Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune)

(Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News)

(Ann Telnaes, anntelnaes.substack.com)

(Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press)

(Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News)

(David Horsey, The Seattle Times)

(Daryl Cagle, caglecartoons.com)

(Christopher Weyant, Boston Globe)

(Ali Solomon Mainhart, The New Yorker)

Pic Of The Week

 

The new incoming Democratic Senators -- they'll have to do this again when Alaska's Mary Peltola and Mississippi's Scott Colom are certified winners, and when Maine's Troy Jackson is available!  Left to right:  Sens. Julia Stratton (IL), Abdul El-Sayed (MI), Adam Hamilton (KS), Josh Turek (IA), James Talarico (TX), Peggy Flanagan (MN), Annie Andrews (SC), Roy Cooper (NC), Chris Pappas (NH), and Sherrod Brown (OH):

It's great to be a Democrat!

(Photo:  Sen.-elect Julian Stratton, Bluesky)

Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Quagmire: Hormuz toll booth, no win situation --

Trump handed the Iranian regime a weapon with FAR greater utility than a nuke. He legitimized the weaponization of the Strait of Hormuz and turning it into a toll booth to demand reparations payments anytime they want. A nuke is useless in comparison because the moment you use it, you’re toast.

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— Sanho Tree (@sanho.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 9:41 AM

If the U.S. can’t win. And won’t admit that it lost. That leaves ongoing, lower-level hostilities, with dueling blockades, the occasional tanker explosion, and expensive U.S. military operations to protect a shipping corridor, until the unsustainably of all that becomes too much to bear.

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— Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM

 

Whiskey Pete Hegseth's impeachment is coming for "only following orders" -- 

Yeah, that's how you prosecute war crimes, Whiskey Pete. You start with the people who ordered soldiers to violate the law and then you work your way down the chain of command to prosecute the ones who pulled the trigger. So glad you're starting to get how this works. Enjoy jail!

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— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 8:19 AM

 

When have we heard that before? 🫠

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— Susan McPherson (@susanmcp.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 8:28 AM

Forewarned is forearmed, and how to fight him -- 

“Anyone who was hoping that Trump would play the role of a lame duck and not an angry one has been put on notice.” Me on Trump going for broke. as.ft.com/r/fed89fd1-5...

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— Edward Luce (@edwardluce.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM

NEW: President Trump, with the clock ticking and congressional investigators closing in, plans to govern even more imperially, hell-bent on stretching executive power, targeting enemies, pardoning allies, and daring the courts and Congress to slow him down.

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— Axios (@axios.com) November 10, 2026 at 6:37 AM

 

Imperative: If and when Trump treats any/all oversight like a dead letter, Dems will have to wield the spending power aggressively to force Trump/WH to comply. @brianbeutler.bsky.social and I went long on all the tactics Dems can deploy to boost Congress's power: newrepublic.com/article/2177...

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— Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 7:38 AM

MAGAt suckers left holding the Malignant Fascist's crypto bag --

 

“.. May 2025, the cost to get into one of Trump’s meme coin dinners: ~$59,000 .. November 2026, post midterms, the rough cost to get in now: $700.” @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/economy/trum...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM

Interactive dinosaur, Chuckupis Schumercentrist,  greets new Dem Senators -- 

 

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 9:36 AM

Please walk through that door, Sen. Van Hollen -- 

if chris van hollen runs and ousts chuck schumer as leader there will be a 60+ senate democrat majority in 2028

— union person (@junlper.beer) November 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM

Schumer's using the lame duck to rush a GOP bill opposed by Jeffries, most of the incoming Dems, NAACP, Earthjustice, Sierra Club, ACLU, Detention Watch Network, and Public Citizen. It's an inexcusable break with coalition, party, and caucus. It's incompatible with him remaining in Dem leadership.

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— Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM

 

Getting closer to 56 for Dem Senators -- 

Mary Peltola has widened her lead against Dan Sullivan in Alaska's Senate race, per her campaign. Peltola is now leading by 2,517 votes, after new vote drops from the Anchorage and Chevak areas. She outpaced him by 68% to 30% in these areas.

— Jen Bendery (@jbendery.bsky.social) November 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM

 Sen. Josh."The Runner" Hawley's hypocritical nonsense --

 

A fast from 12 to 1 isn't a sacrifice; it's just a late lunch. Conservative Christians *really* don't like to be inconvenienced--especially by Jesus's commands not to judge, retaliate, deprive the poor, or pray in public.

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— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) November 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM

Progressive Senator-elect Dr. Annie Andrews (SC). Awesome --

 

The Democrat from South Carolina

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— Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) November 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM

 

 

Hegseth Articles Of Impeachment Reintroduced (UPDATED)

 

One of the few Republicans with some moral clarity (see also Epstein-Trump files), Rep. Thomas Massie, introduced his resolution to impeach the foul Secretary of War Defense "Whiskey Pete" Hegseth yesterday.  From NPR:

Rep. Thomas Massie has reintroduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, setting up a vote in the House of Representatives in the next two days.

The Kentucky Republican's resolution accuses Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors and lists eight specific charges against him.

The allegations include:

-- 3 charges for illegally waging war against Iran in violation of the War Powers Resolution
-- 1 charge for ignoring laws designed to minimize civilian casualties
-- 1 charge for overseeing "extrajudicial killings" in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean with strikes on alleged drug boats
-- 1 charge for suppressing free speech, brought in connection to the effort to punish Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., for a video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders
-- 1 charge for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without congressional authorization
-- 1 charge for illegally waging war against Yemen in violation of the War Powers Resolution

Massie's impeachment resolution is here (pdf).

As the accompanying article notes, concerning the outgoing House and Senate,

There could be sufficient votes to impeach Hegseth in the House, with the support of all Democrats, Massie, and a handful of Republicans. However, it is unlikely to clear the higher Senate threshold for convicting and removing Hegseth from office — which requires two-thirds of the Senate.

It remains to be seen what the outcome will be in the next, 120th Congress which takes power on January 3, 2027, with the Senate in Democratic control.  But the effort to remove this dangerous, white nationalist loon from the highest position in the U.S. defense establishment short of the President will at least trigger a Senate trial, which will lay out the strong case for removal, and command lots of media attention.   

UPDATE:  Surprise! Republicans block the resolution.  On to January!

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"The Foot Soldier"

 

Just in time for Veterans Day, a statue of the draft-dodging Malignant Fascist (a.k.a. Cadet Bone Spurs) appeared on the National Mall yesterday, showing him rubbing his foot (maybe after miles of rallies and fundraisers which all ended in his humiliating defeat in the mid-term elections?).  Our glorious Commander-in-Chief leading us into another quagmire in Iran.  Click to enlarge images.

Of Peanut-Sized Brains

 

Last night, Jimmy Kimmel roasted Republicans washed over by the Blue Wave Monsoon, which is suddenly being questioned by Dementia Don Snoreleone, and the insanity to come from the ever-more desperate regime -- like the appointment of PeeWee Goebbels, the Dana White Bungle, and the MF's bizarre interview on "60 Minutes."  Wait for the closing vid on "Trump's Church."

This Impeachment Should Be A No-Brainer

 

The current talk about impeaching the strutting, incompetent Defense Secretary and former Fox weekend couch potato "Whiskey Pete" Hegseth is starting to gain momentum with current Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries saying he's a "hard yes."  However, there's another cabinet official who has also done terrible damage to the rule of law and national security and that's the execrable hack, Attorney General Todd Blanche.  As former DOJ official Harry Litman notes, the Malignant Fascist's former criminal defense attorney is still acting in that capacity.  From Litman's article in The New Republic:

"On Saturday, Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate members of Congress for the offense of proposing to impeach his attorney general. He branded the talk “extortion at the highest level” and announced, 'I am ordering the Department of Justice to look into this criminal act, immediately!'

We can expect the department to fall into line dutifully, because Attorney General Todd Blanche has already demonstrated his eagerness to convert federal prosecution into a weapon against the president’s enemies, wielded without regard to the facts, the law, or the commission of any crime. He said as much yet again Sunday in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash that should be played back to him at an impeachment proceeding.

That practice stands atop the list of Trump 2.0’s manifold abuses of democracy and departures from constitutionalism and the rule of law. It follows that Blanche stands atop the list of Trump officials whom the incoming Democrats must aim to remove from office.

It is high time to impeach Todd Blanche." (our emphasis)

In the CNN interview that Litman cites, Blanche also stated that, in the event of legal proceedings, he / the DOJ would act as personal lawyers to the hideous new White House Chief of Staff Stephen "Pee Wee Goebbels" Miller, a clear perversion of what the job of Attorney General involves.  After consigliere Blanche's role in trying to establish a slush fund for January 6 criminals and the MF himself, disbarment talk about Blanche was starting to spread.  Both impeachment and disbarment would be an excellent coda to a disgraceful career. 

 

Democrats Made Historic Gains In State Legislatures

 

November 3 wasn't only a Democratic blowout at the Federal and gubernatorial level.   It was also an historic gain of State legislative seats by Democrats, the largest in 62 years.  This is where a lot of legislative work that affects peoples' lives happens. 

From Politico:

The blue wave crashed through statehouses across the country Tuesday — carrying political and policy ramifications that will reverberate for years.

Democrats flipped more than 500 state legislative seats and won control of at least a dozen legislative chambers, establishing new governing trifectas in Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nevada. They captured legislative chambers in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina — states long dominated by Republican lawmakers. And they picked up even more legislative seats in deep blue strongholds like New York, California and Illinois.

The victories give Democrats an opening to pursue long-stalled agendas on housing costs and public education, along with new leverage in fights over taxing wealthy people and corporations and regulating artificial intelligence. Their gains will also reshape the country’s redistricting wars — and test whether Democrats can turn their backlash-fueled victories into changes voters can feel in their daily lives.

“We had a generational opportunity to shift the power in our states and to affect change and we did just that,” Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee President Heather Williams said. “We ran the table. It’s amazing.”... (our emphasis)

Keep an eye on what goes on in the States over the next two years, and if and how Democrats govern  the majority party they are.

Skeets Of The Day

 

Operation Epic Quagmire / Iran has all the cards -- 

Iran has no plans to negotiate with the United States unless Washington takes practical steps to meet Tehran’s seven conditions, which Iran set out in a June interim agreement with the United States, a senior security official tells Iranian state media.-Al Arabiya

— Shipwreck (@shipwreck75.bsky.social) November 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM

 

Psychopath Trump election-denying begins;  forewarned is forearmed --

 

Trump: "Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong??? Some early voting 'dumps' were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote. It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) November 9, 2026 at 10:09 AM

 

Don't let Trump get up off the ground, dammit!  --

Me: You just won a historic victory; Trump is weaker than he’s ever been; please don’t do 2019-2021 all over again. Dems: what if we used the power we won in our historic victory to try 2019-2021 again?! www.offmessage.net/p/donald-tru...

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— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler.bsky.social) November 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM

 

"You should have owned stock" (and done insider trading and other grifts ---see below!) --

 

DOUTHAT: Your net worth went up by $3 billion TRUMP: So did everyone’s DOUTHAT: My net worth did not go up by $3 billion TRUMP: You should’ve owned stock. I have a lot of money. Far more than I ever thought I’d have

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) November 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM

 

Huang's Nvidia Chinese spy affair and Trump --

 

The Huang affair has finally blown up: -NVDA/Huang gifted Trump <$25 million> for his ballroom -NVDA Huang agreed to pay Trump 15% of sales of certain chips to China -Trump gave Huang the “National Medal of Science” -Huang on AF1 for last China trip This is a story about corruption

— Tom Hearden (@followtheh.bsky.social) November 9, 2026 at 7:38 AM

 

There is nothing a wealthy CEO, autocrat or dictator can do which will cause Trump to condemn them. This buffoon has wrecked our national security and set our country back years.

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) November 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM

 

just speaking for myself here, but if I were forced to admit in a company-wide email that I got honeypotted by a Chinese spy I don’t think they’d wait for the results of an internal investigation to fire me

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— batman or halo (@milesklee.bsky.social) November 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM

 

"Whiskey Pete" Hegseth's day is coming --

It was not a good idea to put a weekend Fox News morning host in charge of the U.S. military.

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— Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) November 9, 2026 at 9:16 AM

 

Solution:  impeach and remove him so he can represent Trump, et al. -- 

The attorney general is not in the Constitution and defendants in impeachment trials, including presidents, are defended by their own personal attorneys. The United States is not a party to the proceeding.

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— Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social) November 8, 2026 at 9:27 AM

 

Letting the air out of transphobia --

the thing about this I think is that a lot of casual transphobia does not survive contact with an actual trans person. people get hopped up on online bullshit stories, but faced with a real life human being, all the air goes out of it

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— ryan cooper (@ryanlcooper.com) November 9, 2026 at 9:52 AM

 

On Wisconsin! --

 

The biggest win for any governor since 1998. The biggest D Assembly majority since 1992. The first fully post-Gerrymander election results in the first Democratic trifecta in 16 years. My takeaways on this remarkable wave election in Wisconsin: www.therecombobulationarea.com/p/8-takeaway...

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— Dan Shafer (@danshafer.bsky.social) November 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM

 

Better late than never 😏--

 

Upsets and close races across the Deep South have convinced national Democrats that they need to “play to win.” https://www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/democrats-southern-strategy-midterm-results-warnock

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— The Washington Sun (@washingtonsun.com) November 9, 2026 at 6:47 AM

 

In summary ... --

 

The midterms, perfectly summarized:

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— Veterans Against Trump (@vetsat.bsky.social) November 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM