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abeltrev

@abeltrev.bsky.social
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Media critic, news junkie, reader, writer and grammar nerd. Member of the semi-colon appreciation society, but anti-Oxford comma. PAO. US Army OIF Veteran. Posts are clearly my own.

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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
At this point, I think you have to pull Holani out. It's not a testament to his skill, it's just not his day - he's having a bad day, the universe is telling him that he shouldn't play today. #seahawks
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Tom Brady has never had a take worth listening to and he continues with his hot take on Ernest Jones. #seahawks
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Surprised the announcers could see the bullshit defensive PI call on UW with USC's balls resting on their eyes. Also explains why they really glossed over the call.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Let’s not forget that this illegal Reflecting Pool indictment was also overseen by Todd Blanche. He could have stopped this at any time, but he was a corrupt and willing accomplice to this fraud upon the court. How can any decent person possibly vote for this man as AG?
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Don't cry for me, Argentina -- because it's an all-Spanish World Cup! Spain vs Argentina! (And I get to be there!) #WorldCup #WC2026
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
NBD - it's just the US Pardon Attorney and US Ambassador and Chief of Protocol talking about how the CIA framed Nixon for the Watergate break-in and it was all a hoax.
On the bad site, Monica Crowley quote tweets Eagle Ed Martin and says: "President Nixon was the target of a Deep State hoax.

He will be vindicated.

NIXONMAXX! 🇺🇸" The quoted tweet says: "We should mark the 54th anniversary of the Watergate break-in (a few days ago) by remembering this: 
it is the OG hoax with the pre-FISA CIA running wiretaps on domestic politicians. And then blaming the Nixon campaign.  And Washington Post leading (not reporting). 
The only thing worse than the lying CIA is the two-faced liar John Dean and the fiction-writer Woodward. 
May they suffer in eternity."
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
It's fitting that this metro train I'm on sounds like a wookie. #maythe4thbewithyou
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Have to hand it to @anthropic.com, @lastweektonight.com did an episode on AI chat bots and not one negative comment about Claude! If I were their communications team, I would be amplifying the hell out of that...although he also doesn't mention the falling out with DoD. Can't win them all. #claude
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Yup, now Jamie can't win barring a massive series of flops by Greg. What an exciting run! #Jeopardy
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
With the exception of Final Jeopardy, if Greg does nothing, it is mathematically impossible for Jamie to catch up. I think this is the end of his run. #Jeopardy @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"Charlottesville Hoax?" I'm sure Heather Heyer's family wish it were because their loved one would still be here.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs. Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its own stock in 2026. This is what corporate greed looks like.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 14/04/2026
this being the thing that crosses the line for many rightwingers is so illustrative of how they don’t really care about anything real that actually matters. their problems are all entirely fictional
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com
Earth and Moon from DSCOVR NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured this unique view of the Moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. This view shows the fully illuminated “dark side” of the moon that is never visible from Earth. Ian Regan processed this version of the image to account for the Moon's motion. NASA / NOAA / Ian Regan
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Despite the U.S. under Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine, they have persevered. Slava Ukraini! Link: xcancel.com/aidan_stretc...
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Constitutional lawyer here. I don't think it would violate the Constitution for the VP/Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, but the intended constitutional remedy for this behavior is impeachment & removal. The fact that that remedy is politically impossible is a scandal and a crisis.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/04/2026
The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.
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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"Among young American men, the strongest predictor of support for the tradwife lifestyle was not gallantry but hostility towards women" Apparently this is not what researchers "expected". Which makes one wonder: had these researchers thought about it for 30 seconds? www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...
thetimes.com
Tradwife movement ‘attracts men who are hostile to women’
The strongest predictor of support for women staying at home and deferring to their husband is not, as researchers expected, chivalry but ‘hostile sexism’
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Do I work for NASA? Am I an astronaut‽‽‽ #Artemis #Artemisii #nasa #ToTheMoon www.wired.com/story/artemi...
wired.com
Even Artemis II Astronauts Have Microsoft Outlook Problems
The mission commander’s email inbox failed during the journey to the moon. Have they tried turning the computer off and back on again?
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 02/04/2026
Oh, well, in that case
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Wouldn't be Spring in DC without a tourist asking me for directions and getting the wrong ones. Just because I live here doesn't mean I know where you're going. Good luck with whatever you end up!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The allegory is so loud it's giving me a headache.
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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
SCOOP: The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, U.S. officials said, as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war should President Trump escalate. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
washingtonpost.com
Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran
If President Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Remarkable: The public has rejected *all* the major pillars of America First Trumpism. Majorities oppose: *deportations *tariffs *war with Iran *threats to Canada and Greenland ...while NATO, vaccines, and foreign aid remain broadly popular. Some thoughts on that: newrepublic.com/article/2080...
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Given that I spent half my 20s in Iraq, it's fitting that my first day of Basic Training 23 years ago was also the first day of the Iraq War. A drink to...all of it. (Blanton's Gold) #OIF #GWOT #Iraq #Army
A tumbler of whiskey.
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Batshit crazy gonna batshit crazy.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This man did far more fighting for the US than anyone in the cabinet or the White House. And he died one day after being taken to an American concentration camp. One day. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
reuters.com
Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal is at least the 12th person to die ​in ICE detention this year.
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
It's absolutely fascinating watching Jaime Ding play Jeopardy! I'm legitimately in awe. #Jeopardy!
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
#OTD 2070 years ago, 44 Senators stabbed a dictator to death. #BewareTheIdesOfMarch
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Tracy Morgan freaks me out a little because I can't tell if he's a real human or AI in The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/02/2026
Rep. Patronis claims Trump's strikes on Iran are part of "an effort of global peace taking place under his leadership"
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Stoner Philly Fan @stonerphillyfan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Measles was wiped out in the U.S. 25 years ago and now we’re already past 1,000 cases in February because vaccination rates dropped below the safety line. This is what happens when public health gets gutted and people stop trusting basic science.
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
If the @washingtonpost.com had employees, their fact checkers would be stroking out right now. #SOTU #SOTU26 #StateoftheUnion
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Joel Kibbles @goodposter.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Hey why did the costco ceo actually reply to my email
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
After reading the Five Guys subreddit, so glad the app and site crashed on me and I couldn't order.
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Is no one really talking about Five Guys running a BOGO deal and all their digital services are crashed.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
BREAKING: How the Trump administration will determine the “right” voters
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Emerging from his viewing of the UNRELEASED Epstein case files at Justice Dept, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says: "The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
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Murderbot 3.0 🌌 @murderbot3.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Of course RFK Jr. lied about the Samoan people whose deaths from measles he is responsible for. Literally no one believed his lies except people like Bill Cassidy who chose to believe him in order to please the King. And now RFK Jr. will continue to get people killed by preventable diseases.
theguardian.com
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“With leadership like [Trump], it’s no wonder that one survey found 1/4 of Republicans & nearly 40% of Christian nationalists now agree that ‘empathy is a dangerous emotion that undermines our ability to set up a society that is guided by God’s truth.’” By @hillaryclinton.bsky.social, 1/29/26… 1/
theatlantic.com
MAGA’s War on Empathy
This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
One part of this track is not like the rest...
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
You know who”stayed a little back” in VIetnam? DJT.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026
Okay sorry one more shot:
A police officer places flex cuffs on the wrists of a pastor at a protest. The pastor stares straight ahead, her face impassive, a green stole draped over her shoulders.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
This is such an important point. That 5-year-old and his dad should never been detained in the first place! That's because they were already in the system and going through the legal process to seek asylum — and their arrest was seemingly just to juice ICE's numbers.
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abeltrev @abeltrev.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
There are two types of "Christians" here, but only one of them are actually Christly.
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