Ron Cox

Ron Cox

@monkyhead.com

A fine boatload of wooden noses. strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre

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Replying to @levin.house.gov

3) Julio Herrera Velutini, an international banker indicted on bribery charges, was pardoned after his daughter gave $3.5 million to Trump’s PAC and pledged another $2.5 million for the ballroom. Trump pardoned him after the first check for the ballroom hit.

used to be a man could make his way with a barrel full of this black coal “half certain” you’d say

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It does seem like Putin is rushing fo get the most possible out of his client Trump before the electoral bloodbath of 3 November.

Christopher Miller@christopherjm.ft.com

NEW: Ukrainian troops were caught off guard by restrictions on Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, as Kyiv received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running, Ukrainian officials tell me.

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Stop what you are doing because you need to read this. Billions of dollars in oil trades were perfectly timed to Trump’s decision to back off attacking Iranian power plants. Trump announced the reversal just 15 minutes after those trades were placed.

bloomberg.comCFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil TradesChairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack.

Imagine a) believing this, or b) acting like you believe this because you think it is politically advantageous to your faction

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "They want to cut your children. It's unbelievable what they do. Your son leaves as Jimmy and comes home in three days as Janet, and they don't even ask you. They can take your child out of school and do whatever the hell they want. Minnesota is one of those states."

This was a surgical dismantling of Costco, and I’m very disappointed in you all.

Ron Cox@monkyhead.com

getting fired from Costco for not being drunk enough to cut pizza

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Trump and Brexit were the same crime.

Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social

NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/

Imagine that.

Lindsey Cormack@dcinbox.bsky.social

You know who said "defund the police" the most over the past few years? Republicans. Full write up here: dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/who-kept-d...

Sick. Fuck.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution. If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.

“Let them eat road salt!”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt

Polling showing positive movement for Democrats makes me nervous, because I just know there are people out there who will hear that and think, “Oh, then I don’t have to bother”

just look at this creep

ToonHive@toonhive.bsky.social

David Zaslav on leaving Warner Bros. after the formation of Skydance Corporation: “For me, it’s been a great honor to be alongside all of you. I hope you take pride in what you’ve built, what you’ve created, and the role you’ve played in shaping an extraordinary history.”

You can’t win the primary during the general. You can’t win the primary during the general. You cannot win the primary during the general.

I might just start being Catholic one day a year

the babahuck@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social

Today, Oct 4, is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi: the day when you can bring your pets to church for a blessing.

Don’t know why Kids in the Hall is trending, but I won’t miss a chance to announce that: I Was There for the LEGENDARY show in Merrillville, Indiana. Third row. My head was very nearly crushed. (The only other witness I am aware of on Bluesky would be @davesfoley.bsky.social)