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@a-paul-ed.bsky.social
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"People should not be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people." Retired from Amtrak, now living in AZ (it's a dry crazy) Been interested in politics, since the 2000 fiasco. Democratic socialist/atheist. #FreePalestine

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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 2h
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Christian Nationalist Audience Cheers Josh Hawley's Plot to Handmaid-Tale American Women
YouTube video by Brittany Page
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 7h
Republican Disarray And The Second Failure Of McCarthyism open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
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Republican Disarray And The Second Failure Of McCarthyism
The missing ingredient, for now, is consequences.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 7h
A restaurant stood up to Doug Wilson’s Christian Nationalists—and won open.substack.com/pub/friendly...
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A restaurant stood up to Doug Wilson’s Christian Nationalists—and won
Saffire pledged its profits to charity, supported protesters, and watched the “Fight Laugh Feast” organizers cancel their own lunch bookings
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 7h
Did Trump’s Iran War Just Blow a Hole in Big Oil’s Future? open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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Did Trump’s Iran War Just Blow a Hole in Big Oil’s Future?
The surest way to escape oil shocks, dictatorial petrostates, and endless energy wars is brutally simple: stop consuming and subsidizing their oil….
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pete Hegseth is centralizing religious power inside the military open.substack.com/pub/friendly...
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Pete Hegseth is centralizing religious power inside the military
Hegseth’s explicitly Christian defense of a new Pentagon religious office leaves non-religious service members on dangerous ground
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Department of Governmental Efficiency teams are ignoring watchdog requests for information about DOGE's access to Americans’ personal data. levernews.com/doges-data-l...
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DOGE’s Data Lockdown
Department of Governmental Efficiency teams are ignoring watchdog requests for information about their access to Americans’ personal data.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dems Warn of Trump Plans to Seize Ballots open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Dems Warn of Trump Plans to Seize Ballots
Despite having no constitutional role in the administration of elections, Trump and his DOJ are likely planning to seize ballots, Democrats say.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The former GOP operatives behind The Bulwark helped sell Democrats a losing strategy. Now they’re positioning themselves to shape the party’s 2028 nominee. www.levernews.com/bulwark-neoc...
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It’s Not A Bulwark. It’s A Plot.
The former GOP operatives behind The Bulwark helped sell Democrats a losing strategy. Now they’re positioning themselves to shape the party’s 2028 nominee.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jasmine Crockett Offered Lobbying Services on Her Campaign-Funded Website – While in Office open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Jasmine Crockett Offered Lobbying Services on Her Campaign-Funded Website – While in Office
The offering was removed after Zeteo contacted the Texas Democratic congresswoman’s office.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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The World Is Watching
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
First Draft: 📺 Trump’s White House Agrees His ‘Midterm Ads’ Are Illegal. They’re Doing It Anyway open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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First Draft: 📺 Trump’s White House Agrees His ‘Midterm Ads’ Are Illegal. They’re Doing It Anyway
Donald Trump is demanding the propagandistic TV ads, even as some of his aides fret they ‘obviously’ break federal law. Missouri MAGA Senator Eric Schmitt, meanwhile, makes a fool of himself.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Mormon Church’s own lawyer just undermined its case against John Dehlin open.substack.com/pub/friendly...
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The Mormon Church’s own lawyer just undermined its case against John Dehlin
David Jordan’s defense of the Mormon Stories lawsuit clashes spectacularly with the Church’s earlier attack on Heather Gay’s “Bad Mormon” trademark
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Final Stage of a Strongman’s Takeover Is Turning the Law Against the People Who Defended It open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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The Final Stage of a Strongman’s Takeover Is Turning the Law Against the People Who Defended It
The attacks on Jack Smith expose something far bigger than one ugly Senate hearing: a collision between personal political loyalty and America’s constitutional system…
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How the Global Right Weaponizes Antisemitism to Fight the Left open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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How the Global Right Weaponizes Antisemitism to Fight the Left
It’s not just the Trump regime. From Germany to the UK to even Canada, attacking progressives to supposedly protect Jews is widespread, writes Jewish philosopher and fascism expert Jason Stanley.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance. www.levernews.com/sec-quorum-r...
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Trump SEC Quorum Rule Lets One Commissioner Act Alone
A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
First Draft: Israel Has Kidnapped Another American Teenager open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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First Draft: Israel Has Kidnapped Another American Teenager
Abdalkareem Issa Ahmed Safi has Texas roots but languishes in a notorious jail, one more victim of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cruel impunity. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is losing some of his most ardent fans.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete Hegseth gutted the military’s list of official religions. Now Air Force members must choose. open.substack.com/pub/friendly...
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Pete Hegseth gutted the military’s list of official religions. Now Air Force members must choose.
Service members must choose from a less inclusive list—or let the military choose for them
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Democrats Are About To Learn The Wrong Lesson From Trump’s Failure open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
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Democrats Are About To Learn The Wrong Lesson From Trump’s Failure
He was done in by malice, incompetence, corruption, and pathological vanity, not by his willingness to act before he could be stopped.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One of Wall Street’s biggest firms just acknowledged that paying depositors fairly could threaten the entire financial system. www.levernews.com/the-financia...
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The Financial System Can’t Afford To Treat You Fairly
One of Wall Street’s biggest firms just acknowledged that giving you a better deal could destabilize American banking.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UN Palestine Expert Francesca Albanese on Being Sanctioned by Trump, Gaza’s Ongoing Genocide, and Netanyahu’s ‘Theatrical’ UN Speech open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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UN Palestine Expert Francesca Albanese on Being Sanctioned by Trump, Gaza’s Ongoing Genocide, and Netanyahu’s ‘Theatrical’ UN Speech
During a Zeteo Town Hall with Mehdi, the UN Special Rapporteur also discussed her upcoming report on the media’s complicity in the genocide, which she predicts will ‘make some headlines’ of its own.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A landmark settlement confronts decades of PFAS pollution — but not the corporate system that keeps moving the toxic waste elsewhere. www.levernews.com/the-global-s...
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How Chemours Moves Toxic PFAS Waste Around The World
A landmark settlement confronts decades of PFAS pollution — but not the corporate system that keeps moving the toxic waste elsewhere.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What Democrats Still Aren’t Saying about Palestinian Freedom peterbeinart.substack.com/p/what-democ...
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What Democrats Still Aren’t Saying About Palestinian Freedom
Watch now (12 mins) | Every Presidential Candidate Should Call for Marwan Barghouti’s Release from Prison.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Christian grift behind Life Surge’s celebrity-packed wealth seminars open.substack.com/pub/friendly...
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The Christian grift behind Life Surge’s celebrity-packed wealth seminars
Tim Tebow and other celebrities spoke at events pitching “Kingdom impact,” but some customers say they were left with crushing debt
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans Are Running Away From Trump’s Iran War as Midterms Near open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Republicans Are Running Away From Trump’s Iran War as Midterms Near
GOP candidates in Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Wisconsin say it’s time to end the war in Iran – though only one of them has started voting that way.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Unqualified Dismantler open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...
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The Unqualified Dismantler
Linda McMahon has one assignment
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The White House defies a federal judge's order and again bans CNN www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Inside AIPAC: Watch the Trailer For Zeteo’s New Documentary on the Pro-Israel Lobby open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Inside AIPAC: Watch the Trailer For Zeteo’s New Documentary on the Pro-Israel Lobby
Watch a preview of ‘Night Flower,’ the new investigative film from Zeteo examining AIPAC’s role and influence in U.S. politics - and also get your tickets to the Oct. 20 premiere screening in Chicago!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fascism Doesn’t Always Arrive by Force. Sometimes It Comes as Law open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Fascism Doesn’t Always Arrive by Force. Sometimes It Comes as Law
A visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam showed me how changes in the law were used by the Nazis to push their agenda. It’s a warning from history we must heed before it’s too late.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Israel Cannot Be a Liberal Democracy” peterbeinart.substack.com/p/mairav-zon...
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“Israel Cannot Be a Liberal Democracy”
Mairav Zonszein and Raef Zreik on Israel’s upcoming elections, and the NAZA freakout
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An unprecedented lawsuit from Iranian-American families challenges Trump’s ability to wage war without Congress. www.levernews.com/iran-war-vic...
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Iran War Victims Put Trump’s Power Grab On Trial
An unprecedented lawsuit from Iranian-American families challenges Trump’s ability to wage war without Congress.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Iran Prepares For a ‘Doomsday’ War, as Trump Shoots His Mouth Off. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Iran Prepares For a ‘Doomsday’ War, as Trump Shoots His Mouth Off. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The U.S. president’s word means nothing to Tehran as negotiations continue, but Iran’s foreign minister made clear how high the stakes are. Plus, good polling news for Abdul El-Sayed.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The most frightening thing about rogue AI agents may be how faithfully they mirror the powerful humans who created them. www.levernews.com/the-machines...
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The Machines Escaped. Their Masters Did So First.
The most frightening thing about rogue AI agents may be how faithfully they mirror the powerful humans who created them.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s the ‘Pathetic’ Reason Trump Is Running His Corrupt ‘Love Me’ Ads open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Here’s the ‘Pathetic’ Reason Trump Is Running His Corrupt ‘Love Me’ Ads
In private, the president keeps whining about Republicans trying to ditch him. So his team made him a taxpayer-funded propaganda campaign.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Scientists have not “100% confirmed” the resting place of Noah’s Ark open.substack.com/pub/friendly...
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Scientists have not “100% confirmed” the resting place of Noah’s Ark
The Daily Mail turned a Christian company’s dubious claims about Turkey’s Durupınar Formation into a wildly misleading story
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Republicans Just Tried To GUT YOUR Social Security in Secret, But They GOT EXPOSED!
YouTube video by Really American
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
State Department insider reveals Trump’s plan for nuclear genocide www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Christian school board member melts down over class trip to “Satanic” Salem Witch Museum open.substack.com/pub/friendly...
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Christian school board member melts down over class trip to “Satanic” Salem Witch Museum
Batavia City Schools board member Dan Schmidt admitted he didn’t know the museum’s history—but condemned it anyway
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The ‘End Times’ Fascists Want Doomsday. Can They Be Stopped? open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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The ‘End Times’ Fascists Want Doomsday. Can They Be Stopped?
Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor join Mehdi to discuss how Trump, billionaires, evangelicals, AI, and Israel have brought the world to a new and dangerous era that they call ‘end times fascism.’
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The view from Canada: Make America Think Again open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
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The view from Canada: Make America Think Again
Rebuilding trust will take generations.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Christian evangelist defends $4,500 networking trip—and his “need” for luxury hotels open.substack.com/pub/friendly...
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Christian evangelist defends $4,500 networking trip—and his “need” for luxury hotels
Joshua Feuerstein says wealthy businessmen understand why proximity costs money, even if he won’t publicly explain exactly what they’re buying
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi; Israel blocks wheelchairs for Gaza’s amputee children; Argentine president threatens Falklands open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
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Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi; Israel blocks wheelchairs for Gaza’s amputee children; Argentine president threatens Falklands
Drop Site Daily: September 24, 2026
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He Said, Xi Said steady.substack.com/p/he-said-xi...
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He Said, Xi Said
Trump spent his day kowtowing
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In Gaza, ‘Whoever Survives the Bombing Won’t Survive the Rubble’ open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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In Gaza, ‘Whoever Survives the Bombing Won’t Survive the Rubble’
A gutting dispatch from Gaza City, where, after last week’s building collapse killed 21 people, Palestinians fear there will be many more similar tragedies unless Israel allows must-needed aid in.
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A-Paul-ed @a-paul-ed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catch up. www.levernews.com/ai-regulatio...
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AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.
After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catc...
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