Skeets Of The Day

 

The confirmation hearings (cont.) --

 

HIRONO: Who won the 2020 presidential election? BONDI: Joe Biden is the president HIRONO: You cannot say who won the 2020 electon BONDI: *sits in silence* HIRONO: It's disturbing that you can't give voice to that fact

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM

 

We fact-checked the Senate confirmation hearing for Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general. She said there was a peaceful transfer of power in January 2021 and misled about Trump’s 2021 call with Georgia election officials. www.politifact.com/article/2025...

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— PolitiFact (@politifact.bsky.social) January 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM

 

Russell Vought had his Senate hearing yesterday. If confirmed, he’ll be a key figure in the regime, as competent as he is radical. He is one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and an ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right – at war with pluralistic democracy.

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— Thomas Zimmer (@thomaszimmer.bsky.social) January 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM

 

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine, anti-science agenda is a threat to public health. Putting him in charge of America’s health care isn’t just reckless—it’s dangerous. Senator @pattymurray.bsky.social is right: the Senate must say NO. #StopRFK

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— Protect Our Care (@protectourcare.org) January 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM

 

William P. Barr threatened to resign when Trump considered making Patel deputy FBI director during his first White House term, Barr wrote in his memoir. Patel was not qualified, the former attorney general wrote, and would be picked “over my dead body.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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— Max Boot (@maxboot.bsky.social) January 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM

 

Giant toddler has a list --

 

Trump says he won’t hire “people who worked with, or are endorsed by” a list of 11 people. 6 of the 11 are people he hired.

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— Eric Columbus (@ericcolumbus.bsky.social) January 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM

 

The extra- legal terror to come --

 

well the stuff described in here is terrifying www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel.bsky.social) January 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM

 

Cool, cool --

 

I love how embracing segregationism is cool now that it's been rebranded as anti-wokeness

— Soraya Nadia McDonald (@sorayanadiamcdonald.com) January 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM

 

What's that Musk-y smell?  President Musk makes a bad deal --

 

That Iranian fellow was accused of mounting an attack that killed Americans. Imagine what MAGA would say if a Democrat intervened to cut someone like this loose.

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— David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) January 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM

 

Rule:  never trust Netanyahu --

 

The deal was set to be ratified by Israeli Cabinet on Thursday. But Netanyahu says, without specifying, that Hamas has gone back on several parts of the ceasefire agreement at the last minute.

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— NPR (@npr.org) January 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM

 

Spa day? --

 

Spa day.. 😊

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— Science girl (@science-girl.bsky.social) January 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM