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Amers @amers42.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gorgeous vantage point!
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
frigging hypocrite and spineless... Ohio voters know what to do
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"The wrong kind of American: The Trump White House needed me—until the fact I am trans became public." In @theatlantic.com (gift) By my @lawfaremedia.org colleague @juliacurlee.bsky.social . www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Wrong Kind of American
The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.
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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
NEW: Regarding the claims that Rep. Max Miller withheld his toddler's "blue bunny," I have some new screenshots suggesting there was a pattern of Miller not giving the bunny back. There were pleas from multiple people on multiple dates. (Thread: 1/8)
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/06/2026
If you talk about Michelle Obama today, please make it about this video
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🎃 scarecrowcialism 👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
hey you want to watch the future, where we chisel his name off stuff? well, you can get a glimpse now www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...
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LIVE: See Donald Trump’s name come off the Kennedy Center as it happens
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/06/2026
NEW: The FBI reportedly raided the offices of an Ohio pro-democracy organization that helps register voters and organizes political activities for progressive causes in the state. The raids represent a major escalation in the DOJ's attempts to crack down on pro-voting groups before the midterms.
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FBI raids Ohio voter registration nonprofit in latest attack on progressive orgs
The raids represent a major escalation in the Justice Department's crackdown on pro-voting and progressive groups.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I wouldn’t be where I am today without the love and support that Michelle has poured into me over the years. Her story — from her South Side roots to the White House and beyond — is a central part of the Obama Presidential Center.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The beautiful corruption www.rawstory.com/samuel-alito...
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Samuel Alito hit by new scandal as son found secretly working for Trump's Treasury: report
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's son has been secretly working as a political appointee attorney at the U.S. Treasury Department, raising serious conflict of interest questions as high-stakes case...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
1. Lead Left, a super PAC created on 4/24, purports to stand "against MAGA extremists." It has spent $3M+ in Democratic primaries. But it's funders and motivations have been secret. Until now. It's a GOP dirty tricks operation. 🧵
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A GOP dirty tricks operation, exposed
Following the breadcrumbs from a “progressive” super PAC to a powerful Republican operative
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Different Kind of Fading President
Joe Biden became quieter, while Donald Trump grows even louder.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 15/05/2026
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently filed a motion on behalf of Ohio State University asking to drop 77 cases involving the late Dr. Richard Strauss sexually abusing Ohio State student-athletes. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/15/o...
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Ohio AG Dave Yost is trying to dismiss 77 cases against former Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently filed a motion on behalf of Ohio State University asking to drop 77 cases involving the late Dr. Richard Strauss sexually abusing Ohio State student-athletes.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/05/2026
NEW: In response to SCOTUS’ ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act, Trump pressured GOP-led states to rig political maps in their favor ahead of the 2026 midterms. Trump argued rigging maps in the the party's favor was more important than allowing ongoing elections to continue. bit.ly/4uwO22F
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Michael F. DuBois @michaelfdubois.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I wrote and posted this to Instagram a couple of days ago and it became my most-read poem ever. I’m honored I get to feel big feelings alongside you all. I’m posting it here too and want to use this space more consistently. Hello friends ❤️
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Cleveland Scene @clevelandscene.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
10 Ohio hospitals face risk of closure due to Trump/Republican spending law, analysis shows www.clevescene.com/news/ohio-ne...
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10 Ohio Hospitals Face Risk of Closure Due to Trump/Republican Spending Law, Analysis Shows
Learn about the risks facing Ohio hospitals due to recent health cuts and the impact on safety-net services for the community.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 24/03/2026
Commentary: Ohio GOP US Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno are frantically spinning a radical voter suppression bill as “simple voter ID." But passport/birth/marriage/name-change/divorce document requirements will make it much harder for millions to vote ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/24/t...
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Trump/Republican SAVE Act will make it much harder for Ohio voters and millions across U.S. to vote • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio GOP U.S. Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno are frantically spinning a radical voter suppression bill as “simple voter ID." But passport and birth/marriage/name-change/divorce document…
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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2026
The data engineer started as a casual reader of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Then he became obsessed, and built the most extensive network graph of the sexual predator’s shadowy world. www.wired.com/story/he-bui...
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He Built the Definitive Epstein Database—and It Consumed His Life
The data engineer started as a casual reader of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Then he became obsessed, and built the most extensive network graph of the sexual predator’s shadowy world.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 11/03/2026
Commentary: If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, Sec. of State Frank LaRose just gave your full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security number, to Trump's Justice Department. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/11/s...
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Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department • Ohio Capital Journal
If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, your personally identifiable information like full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers may…
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10/03/2026
NEW: Ohio Democrats said they are “exploring all options to fight back against” Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s “unacceptable” decision to hand over the sensitive voter data of nearly 8 million Ohioans to the DOJ.
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Ohio Dems put GOP elections chief on notice for handing voter data to Trump DOJ
This isn’t the first time LaRose has danced to DOJ’s tune.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 04/03/2026
Ohio Dem US Rep. Greg Landsman joined many Ohio Republicans in defending President Trump’s decision to join Israel’s attack on Iran while GOP US Rep. Warren Davidson joined several Ohio Democrats criticizing Trump for not seeking congressional authority. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/04/o...
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Ohio U.S. House members have mixed reactions across party lines on Trump's Iran military strikes • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman joined many Ohio Republicans in defending President Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel’s deadly attack in Iran.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 02/03/2026
The U.S. war on Iran will continue on Trump’s terms, with more troops on the way and more casualties expected, and no timeline or exit strategy, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday, as the military announced the fourth U.S. service member killed. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/02/r...
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Death toll for US service members in Iran war at 4 as Hegseth refuses to specify timeline • Ohio Capital Journal
The U.S. war on Iran will continue unabated on President Trump’s terms, with more troops on the way and more casualties expected, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday, as the military…
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Pearl Jam @pearljam.com · 28/02/2026
Today is #RareDiseaseDay Through EB Research Partnership, families, scientists, and supporters are pushing research forward, pioneering progress in EB and helping reshape what’s possible for rare diseases. It’s not a matter of if. It’s a matter of time. 🦋 Learn more: ebresearch.org
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Stay focused--> www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A blind father of two has died after Border Patrol agents took him into custody and released him alone, miles away from home. A homicide investigation has been opened.
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Amers @amers42.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Amers @amers42.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
WtF
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Amers @amers42.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This is the way
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Amers @amers42.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
OH about to find out that big gov’t interference doesn’t just happen “in those other blue states”. I hope Springfield stands up for their neighbors.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 16/01/2026
Ohio GOP U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has taken at least $75,000 in campaign contributions from Centene, including more than $29,000 after the company paid $88.3 million to settle allegations that it had fraudulently extracted tens of millions from Ohio Medicaid. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/h...
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Husted took thousands from company that paid Ohio $88 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Sen. Jon Husted says fraud is a reason he's against ACA insurance subsidies. But a big contributor allegedly defrauded Ohio Medicaid.
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 21/12/2025
Live long and be merry. op: omegaparticlepodcast via IG
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Amers @amers42.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I had the SAME QUESTION!
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Amers @amers42.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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Amers @amers42.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
How have we fallen so far?
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 10/10/2025
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook) Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 08/10/2025
I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 06/10/2025
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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NPR @npr.org · 23/09/2025
President Trump and his administration claim there could be a link between autism and acetaminophen and vaccines. We asked a researcher who has studied autism for decades for her thoughts.
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3 thoughts from an autism researcher on Trump's acetaminophen and vaccine claims
President Trump and his administration claim there could be a link between autism and acetaminophen and vaccines. We asked a researcher who has studied autism for decades for her thoughts.
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Amers @amers42.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Absolute garbage by my rep
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folk tune stan account 🎻 @folktunes.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
This one's maybe a little on the ling side, but trust me, it's worth it. I've cried reading it multiple times. (1/3)
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Carpathia received Titanic's distress signal at 12:20am, April 15th, 1912. She was 58 miles away, a distance that absolutely could not be covered in less than four hours.

(Californian's exact position at the time is... controversial. She was close enough to have helped. By all accounts she was close enough to see Titanic's distress rockets. It's uncertain to this day why her crew did not respond, or how many might not have been lost if she had been there. This is not the place for what-ifs. This is about what was done.)

Carpathia's Captain Rostron had, yes, rolled out of bed instantly when woken by his radio operator, ordered his ship to Titanic's aid and confirmed the signal before he was fully dressed. The man had never in his life responded to an emergency call. His goal tonight was to make sure nobody who heard that fact would ever believe it.All of Carpathia's lifeboats were swung out ready for deployment. Oil was set up to be poured off the side of the ship in case the sea turned choppy; oil would coat and calm the water near Carpathia if that happened, making it safer for lifeboats to draw up alongside her.

He ordered lights to be rigged along the side of the ship so survivors could see it better, and had nets and ladders rigged along her sides ready to be dropped when they arrived, in order to let as many survivors as possible climb aboard at once.

I don't know if his making provisions for there still being survivors in the water was optimism or not. I think he knew they were never going to get there in time for that. I think he did it anyway because, god, you have to hope.

Carpathia had three dining rooms, which were immediately converted into triage and first aid stations. Each had a doctor assigned to it. Hot soup, coffee, and tea were prepared in bulk in each dining room, and blankets and warm clothes were collected to be ready to hand out.By this time, many of the passengers were awake-prepping a ship for disaster relief isn't quiet-and all of them stepped up to help, many donating their own clothes and blankets.

And then he did something I tend to refer to as diverting all power from life support.

Here's the thing about steamships: They run on steam. Shocking, I know; but that steam powers everything on the ship, and right now, Carpathia needed power. So Rostron turned off hot water and central heating, which bled valuable steam power, to everywhere but the dining rooms-which, of course, were being used to make hot drinks and receive survivors.

He woke up all the engineers, all the stokers and firemen, diverted all that steam back into the engines, and asked his ship to go as fast as she possibly could. And when she'd done that, he asked her to go faster.I need you to understand that you simply can't push a ship very far past its top speed. Pushing that much sheer tonnage through the water becomes harder with each extra knot past the speed it was designed for. Pushing a ship past its rated speed is not only reckless-it's difficult to maneuver-but it puts an incredible amount of strain on the engines. Ships are not designed to exceed their top speed by even one knot. They can't do it. It can't be done.

Carpathia's absolute do-or-die, the-engines-can't-take-this-forever top speed was fourteen knots. Dodging icebergs, in the dark and the cold, surrounded by mist, she sustained a speed of almost seventeen and a half.

No one would have asked this of them. It wasn't expected. They were almost sixty miles away, with icebergs in their path. They had a responsibility to respond; they did not have a responsibility to do the impossible and do it well. No one would have faulted them for taking more time to confirm the severity of the issue. No one would have blamed them for a slow and cautious approach. No one but themselves.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
MUST-WATCH: “When you live here it feels like a poor country— you’re so reasonable. They painted you in a bad light. It makes me angry.” Bernie wins over WV Trump voters, shows how @marshablackburn & Trump use averages to lie to us + help the rich. Full: www.youtube.com/watch?v
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
“I was kidnapped. The conditions are inhumane. Packed like sardines. A man dropped dead and they just moved us aside… It’s not just criminals. I had all my papers in order. They’re just looking for numbers.” Watch. Share.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Don't just read the headline. Take a moment to watch the video. It's short.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2025
New in PN: Brett Kavanaugh explains that SCOTUS really IS doing racism "Five justices calculated that it was better to remain silent and be thought of as a bunch of racist hacks than to speak out and remove all doubt. But Kavanaugh, channeling his inner Col. Jessup, refused to sign on to the plan."
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Brett Kavanaugh explains that SCOTUS really IS doing racism
He showed his whole hood.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Kavanaugh explains that SCOTUS really IS doing racism. "5 justices calculated it's best to stay silent and be thought of as racist hacks than to speak out and remove all doubt. But Kavanaugh, channeling his inner Col. Jessup, had other ideas." | PN www.publicnotice.co/p/kavanaugh-...
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Brett Kavanaugh explains that SCOTUS really IS doing racism
He showed his whole hood.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 01/07/2025
BREAKING: Senate Republicans Pass ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill to Strip Health Care From Millions The legislation to cut taxes for the rich at the expense of the less fortunate will now head back to the House, and then to Trump's desk. Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill: Cuts $930 billion from Medicaid 16 million lose health care Slashes nutrition aid by $186 billion Less income for bottom 40% of families Increases debt by $3.3 trillion $45 billion for immigration jails Billions for defense contractors
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7 things everyone should know about Trump's megabill
The Republican reconciliation legislation, which Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill," is massive.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Bc the left has (justifiably) vacated Elon's Nazi bar, they're missing some world class trolling @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has been doing, particularly of Stephen Miller. I share a selection of that in this post. www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/20/g...
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Gavin Newsom's Troll Wars as a Check against "Usurpation or Wanton Tyranny" - emptywheel
Gavin Newsom's legal challenge to Donald Trump's invasion of California has gotten most of the press attention. But he has also been waging a pretty funny trolling challenge as well.
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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
I told you we’d be back
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WIRED @wired.com · 20/03/2025
they're absolutely right
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This Car Monitors Everything—Including You | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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