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Michael Gardiner

@aliclick.bsky.social
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Art Director/Printer. Dad. Granddad. Husband to Phi. Arts. Travel. Architecture. History. Music. Film. Books. Gay stuff. Board games. Shiny things.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Did James Talarico tell his grandmother that he thought he might be gay? Oh, no! That was JD Vance! Has James Talarico been in a 15 year mentor-protégé relationship with gay billionaire Peter Thiel? Oh, no! That was JD Vance! Did James Talarico pose in drag? Oh, no! That was JD Vance!
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
He’s like Rod Serling introducing the Twilight Zone. I love it.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Elon Musk is one of the most dangerous people in the world. Twitter is a right wing propaganda tool. There are far too many folks out there pretending otherwise.
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Guess who was one of the biggest spreaders of that bogus claim about Talarico supposedly disappearing to Ohio? As @annamerlan.bsky.social reports, "The biggest election disinformation risk in the next few weeks is Elon Musk." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk
The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My feed is full of people encountering Susan Dell for the first time, so I'd just like to note that she used to look, um, normal?
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Adam @ahaberlach.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
...after 24 hours of the press and everyone sanewashing his bullshit. "No, it was taken out of context!" Trump: "Did I stutter, motherfucker? I'm fine with someone bombing my constituents."
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The NY Times uses words like “fierce,” “steely,” “nimble” and “homegrown star of the Trump White House” to describe Karoline Leavitt, who just got a Fox News gig. Not a single mention of her relentless lying to the American public. Reporter Michael M. Grynbaum and his editors suck.
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Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News (Gift Article)
A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yes Sam. There will need to be a sacrifice for the AI future…
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The Wicker Man: Oh God, Oh Jesus Christ!
Alt: The Wicker Man: Oh God, Oh Jesus Christ!
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026
@timmiller.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social react to a taxpayer-funded TV ad praising Trump, complete with “Love Me” playing over footage of the president. “This is just pure cult propaganda paid for by us.”
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s not just an arch, it’s a murder arch.
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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
man what do you even say anymore
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026
i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome” cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip! ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...
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A Brief History of Sam Alito’s Delusional Obsession With Voter Fraud
His conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It...uh...is not meant to be a competition
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/09/2026
The most elegant feature of the constitution is its ability to be amended, Pete Buttigieg tells Jeffrey Goldberg. “This idea that it’s somehow beyond our power to use [it] … is a complete failure of ambition and imagination,” Pete Buttigieg tells Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/t9IwiQTz #TAF26
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in love.
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 18/09/2026
Post from Amy @lolennui.bsky.social

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, "did you eat the Lindbergh baby" he's like, "no but I'd be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later"
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Again, absolutely wild that Republicans in Congress, so recently just spluttering mad about Hunter Biden, have decided that the most blatant corruption imaginable is in fact legal for this one guy
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.
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Count Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
He nailed it, as usual.
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William Gibson @GreatDismal - 1/25/17
Surprise at the sheer velocity of the onset of fascism is the result of regarding it as a political rather than a criminal entity: it's theft
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
(1/X) I more certain of the following than I am that the sun will tomorrow: (a) Trump will leave the US (and GOP) in shambles. (b) Neither Trump nor anyone who facilitated him will pay price. (c) Ppl who accurately predicted how bad Trump2 would be will continue to be portrayed as hysterical...
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Former Canada Prime Minister Jean Chrétien: "I have message for American friends...never mistake our generosity for weakness. Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never, never mistake our kindness for softness...We bow to no one." Jean Chrétien is an absolute gem 💎❤️🇨🇦
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Tom Nichols: “You could be forgiven for wondering why South Korea and the rest of the free world must pay for Donald Trump’s failures. Such confusion is understandable, except that in Trump’s world, every loss, every defeat, is a personal insult” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Will Make South Korea Pay for His Iran Humiliation
His rage is driving him to make irrational policy choices.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/08/2026
It would be nice to have a Secretary of State
Kushner: If Iran is willing to finish the deal that they've been discussing with us to give up their ability to create nuclear weapons then obviously he is willing to make a deal but right now they are not showing any interest in doing something that makes sense for us.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Trump just dismantled this so his blatant corruption and his cronies overseas can operate without consequences or detection. Organized crime is now legal and the US is open for exploitation by foreign and domestic criminals. Don’t expect Rubio to say a word.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Times have been tough in this Ohio town since they closed the old stock market rigging factory. So when Donald Trump started manipulating the market with his Truth Social posts—and looping in Wall Street—they finally had something to cheer about. But now the woke mob wants to take that all away.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“We’ve got a party that is fighting for fraud and a party that is fighting against fraud." — JD Vance
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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"The Pope is the puppet of the Chinese authoritatian government" is a take you would make if you made billions by drinking paint.
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Peter Thiel: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’ by criticizing AI | CNN
Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the billionaire tech investor said the Vatican’s concerns could discourage America in the AI arms race, warned of a democratic-socialist takeover and explained wh...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/06/2026
same guy
Representative Tom Kean Jr. drew intense scrutiny and faced severe backlash from healthcare advocates and New Jersey officials for his role in advancing House Republican budget proposals that slashed nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/06/2026
JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."
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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
My number one requirement for Dems: do they know who the real enemy is.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/06/2026
Peter Doocy claims "people are still coming out" to Trump's 250th fair -- even as the camera shot shows clearly behind him that almost nobody is there 😆
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
“the president was loudly booed in the countrys most populous city we traveled to this small town in south dakota to find out why”
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 24/05/2026
"What a time to be alive! We are finally freeing you from the rat race and placing you on the rat unemployment line.” Read @petridishes.bsky.social's pro-AI commencement speech that 2026 grads will definitely not boo: theatln.tc/39O6Wr1c 🎨: The Atlantic
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It's not just Trump. The Republican Party will always put the desires of billionaires and giant corporations ahead of the health and well-being of American citizens.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Just imagine the level of criminality that compels a President who was already personally granted full immunity by Supreme Court for anything related to 'official acts' to think that's not enough, he must *also* have his DOJ release all civil claims against him, two of his kids, and his company.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In both 2016 and 2017, Donald Trump paid *exactly* the same amount in income taxes—$750. What an unlikely coincidence! I guess we know why he wants the IRS to be banned from auditing or prosecuting him for tax fraud . . .
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Waldemar Januszczak’'s walk through of the new Francesco de Zurbarán exhibition at the National Gallery is brilliant. www.thetimes.com/video/articl...
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Waldemar Januszczak’s tour of ‘one of the greatest shows I’ve seen’
The chief art critic at The Times takes in the Francisco de Zurbarán exhibition at the National Gallery
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
If I grow up I want to write this well www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/b...
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Roberts dropping that “we’re not political actors” quote and doing this 96 hours later is nasty work
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Mom for Ghoulberty👻 @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Ceci n'est pas une golden calf.
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Sarah Fitzpatrick @sfitz787.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
EXCLUSIVE: My latest story for @theatlantic.com : www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The FBI Director’s Unusual Calling Card
“Ka$h Patel” bourbon is his newest innovation.
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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Are these the norms to which Bessent referred when he criticized Powell for staying on the Board after his term as chair ends? Also, does the White House social media crew have images of Warsh ready to go when Trump turns on him?
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Trump’s meme coin is a scam to enrich insiders. A couple dozen “whales” made nearly $2 billion soon after launch in early 2025. Then, the coin crashed and lost over $4 billion for over 2 million retail investors—including many everyday Americans. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
No One Wants Trump’s Stupid Face On Their Passport open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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No One Wants Trump’s Stupid Face On Their Passport
The frantic permanence of a man who knows he has none.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/04/2026
Ctrl+C Ctrl+V
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 14/04/2026
“It’s not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along,” David Sedaris writes, in a new Personal History. “I just shudder when I hear a man say the words ‘my husband.’ ” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris
It’s not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words “my husband.”
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