Yeah, so Matt Taibbi has misread a Friday evening news dump from Tulsi Gabbard that doesn't say what he thinks it says, and claims he's uncovered a scandal that goes beyond anything that Trump has done (as an explanation of why he hasn't said anything about Trump). RE:
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Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social)
But also, yeah, that's a story from a decade ago. Someone asked him why he's not talking about Trump and he literally claims this is way bigger tha...
Anyway, I know it's not news that Trump is hypocritical, but here's my story reminding people that MAGA world insisted that the Biden admin sending impolite notes to Facebook was the greatest threat to free speech, but are completely silent on Trump calling up Murdoch and demanding he kill a story RE:
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Techdirt (@techdirt.com)
Trump Threatens, Then Sues Murdoch Over Epstein Story Using Tactics His Supporters Used To Call A ‘Massive Attack on Free Speech’ Donald Trum...
Pam Bondi found the loophole she needed. RE:
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Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social)
JUST IN: The Justice Department's bid to relesae Epstein grand jury info comes with a huge caveat that it will seek to redact not just victim info ...
Just me putting the finishing touches on an article about Trump's *threat* to sue and let me take one last look at the news to see if anything new... ah fuck. RE:
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Everything At The Direction of Popehat (@kenwhite.bsky.social)
Speaking of God loving me https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/donald-trump-sues-dow-jones-news-corp-rupert-murdoch-wsj-reporters-libel-court-...
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Still dreaming of a time in the future where it will be plug and play to take something like what Dave is doing with CoPE/Zentropi and plug it directly into Bluesky and have it create *your own* moderation policies customized to you specifically. RE:
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Dave Willner (@dwillner.bsky.social)
A year ago at #TrustCon, I ran around like a maniac showing people something on my laptop. We'd just gotten CoPE - our policy interpretation model ...
Wrote about a Trump-appointed judge laying the groundwork for arguing that undocumented people in America have no rights at all under the Constitution. It's terrifying, but something we need to pay attention to. RE:
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Techdirt (@techdirt.com)
Appeals Court Judge Claims (Against All Historical Evidence) That The First Amendment Doesn’t Apply To Non-Citizens We've written before about ...
Huh. I just went over to see what sort of official pronouncements Donald Trump was making on the social media website he owns, and apparently I can no longer see that unless I create an account. @npub1jla6...8kcs, I'm curious about whether this is legal? https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreie5fdzhnttqbylmd3uydnpvld3lfitl7fxzweiy6l33rv4oxmokr4
I was guessing that it was this. So, basically Mike Johnson is saying that the only opinions who matter are the MAGA base. Everyone else doesn't count. RE:
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MindlessGonzo (@mindlessgonzo.bsky.social)
I looked it up. It was among Republicans who approve of Trump despite Epstein. Not overall, JUST Republicans.
Is any reporter going ask Johnson where the fuck he pulled that number from? RE:
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
Mike Johnson on Trump: "His approval ratings are skyrocketing. CNN had a story a day or two ago -- he was at a 90 percent approval rating! There's ...
It's possible I listen to too many NPR podcasts that my podcast feed is all this this morning. But also, a reminder of how much good work NPR does and how ridiculous it is that Trump has cut funding because they sometimes tell the truth about him. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreiaeptislpbjge7cmqmbww77qbkn4vsop6mcgwcy7ogrdrmoq2lmte