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Half-ass Matt

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Minnesotan trying to live my best life. I don't know much, but I know I don't like Nazis. Proud member of The United Steelworkers. Slava Ukraini.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11h
Artificial intelligence is turbocharging scams in unimaginable ways, as millions of Americans report being targeted and victims of AI scams. Take this AP quiz and test if you know how to spot what's real and what's AI.
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Could you spot an AI-powered scam? See if you can tell what’s real.
Artificial intelligence is turbocharging scams in ways unimaginable just a few years ago. Ninety-eight percent of Americans say they have been targeted by scammers — many on a daily basis — according to a poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
Again, gas prices spiked in 2022-23 because Russia invaded Ukraine which caused a major disruption in global supply. Then they came down. Biden didn’t cause it. Gas prices rose in 2026 due solely to the stupidity of Trump who started a war in the Middle East.
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 11h
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Dr. René MD 🇺🇸🩺 @drrenemd.bsky.social · 11h
Senator Eric Schmitt proved to Americans today that he is dumb. With a b. Many people don't know that.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
Missouri senators do not have the greatest track record on dealing with J6 issues.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
Did you go to Atlanta? Smith: No Did you meet Fani Willis? Smith: I’ve never met her. Did you go to the Atlanta Hawks game? Smith: I’ve never been to an Atlanta Hawks game. Perjury, dirtbag!!!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
You’re going to get those $5,000 checks from Trump as soon as Eric Schmitt finds proof that Jack Smith was at the Atlanta Hawks game.
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 8h
Arrest Schmitt
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
There’s the false accusation from a former state AG who should know better accusing someone of committing a crime based on zero evidence. Then there’s the behavior before, during and after. All of it really shows America what we already knew - Schmitt is scum.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 10h
No one experiencing an allergic reaction should have to hope someone on board has an Epi-Pen to spare. All flights should just have the life-saving treatment you need. The FAA must reverse course and require epinephrine in every emergency medical kit on every flight. Lives could depend on it.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
You would think at some point MAGA would get tired of the incompetent buffoons they have representing them. But it seems like they’ve pretty much just accepted it as part of their brand.
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 7h
Donald Trump is like AI itself—over confident, often wrong, and prone to hallucinating facts. His “morally binding” agreement means nothing. We can’t let Big Tech regulate itself. Congress must act now.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h
🧑‍🌾 “Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket… Democrats could win in several once-reliably Republican states…”
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"Brace for losing everything": Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa
Trump's policies have cause severe financial problems for farmers. Iowa is especially vulnerable.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I guess the point is that Roger Marshall wants to keep this story in the news cycle as long as possible. Nice work.
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Half-ass Matt @appa69.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Who's surprised? Anyone?
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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 28/09/2026
The GOP is fracturing and conservatives are scattering like ants.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
from today's post: "What the fuck is this ‘let them eat cake’ bullshit from the White House?" — What thimble-brain thought this was a good idea? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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What the fuck is this ‘let them eat cake’ bullshit from the White House?
What thimble-brain thought this was a good idea?
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My favorite part of this story—which calls into question whether or not a paper can objectively cover a mega-corporation it is partnered with—is how a rep from Meta contact one the journalists of this piece several times to request that they include favorable coverage of Meta.
He then texted, four times, pushing for this story to include favorable depictions of the Meta data center. 

“Can you confirm you’ll note some of these positives in the piece?” Stone texted shortly after sending the brief statement.

The Meta executive then called the reporter and, for about five minutes, continued to push for positive coverage of Meta within this story on the company’s influence on news coverage.
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GOLDMAN: ".. the longer a diesel export ban lasts, the more disruptive .. because diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel are largely produced together. .. We estimate that, once diesel storage is full, each week .. would likely be associated with $0.3/gallon of upward pressure on US retail gasoline .."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The ten-year yield blasts thru 5.25% @cnbc.com
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🗳 Remind someone to check their registration. 🗳 Help a young person register.
It's a beautiful day to check your voter registration.
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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 28/09/2026
Trump is now responsible for 29% of our national debt. That's more than any President in American history. What happened to DOGE?
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 28/09/2026
Our Social Security system is fully affordable. If we make billionaires pay in at the same rate as the rest of us, we can afford to protect and expand benefits for current and future generations.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Dr. Bandy Lee explains why she believes the MAGA movement can be understood through what psychiatry calls a “shared delusion or shared psychosis,” warning that emotionally driven delusions can spread rapidly through a population: “You do not even need physical exposure for the symptoms to spread.”
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump regime is airing ads with Trump vowing to cast out “communists,” and ending with “Paid for by the U.S. Government.” Taxpayer-funded propaganda is illegal, but do they care? And will this really help Trump? My write-up in the comments.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We don’t allow corporations to come up with new nuclear weapons or biological pathogens. If a product is potentially dangerous, it should be regulated and corporations should be held accountable for wrongdoing. Why would AI be any different? www.commondreams.org/news/ai-securi…
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AI Giants Probe 'Tens of Thousands' of Security Incidents—Some Involving Government Sites | Common Dreams
Security researchers investigate tens of thousands of artificial intelligence security incidents, fueling fresh calls fo
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riffle @riffle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thread about RU warbloggers' bemoaning UKR successes and RU lying about that. They want honesty. Good luck with that.
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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today we enter month 8 of Trump’s 2-3 week war with Iran, btw.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you put Republicans in charge of the presidency, they blame Congress for their failures. If they also control Congress, they blame the courts. If they control the courts, they blame their state. If they control their state, they blame a secret shadowy deep state, NGOs & media.
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Half-ass Matt @appa69.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why the hell would people want less fuel-efficient vehicles when fuel prices are insanely high?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don’t worry, racist bigoted MAGA. He’s channeling you and is with you all the way.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If U.S. law prohibits arms sales to China, why was Trump even suggesting it?? We need answers immediately.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If Democrats retake Congress this November, a top priority should be investigating the Trump family's many shady business deals. Perhaps they can start with Eric and Don Jr.'s ties to defense companies receiving lucrative government contracts?
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Half-ass Matt @appa69.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Miners are currently trying to negotiate contracts with companies who are trying to gut our healthcare.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 28/09/2026
To create an economy that works for all of us, we need to elect candidates who will stand with working people. Let’s make sure we can make our voices heard this election season. Even if you think you’re registered to vote, it takes one minute to make sure!
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Check Your Voter Registration Status
Have you moved, changed your name, or you're just not sure of the status of your voter registration? Fill out the form below to check your status.
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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Diane Ravitch🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🗽🇨🇱🏳️‍🌈✡️🇨🇦 @dianeravitch.bsky.social Help me understand. China supplies weapons to Iran to kill Americans. And Trump wants to sell weapons to China? Has anyone explained to him that China is not our ally?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Corporations spend more than $1.5B a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5B they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions. Kudos to these Autozone workers.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 28/09/2026
The New York Times reports Trump asked Xi Jinping if China wanted to buy U.S. weapons, per Ambassador David Perdue. lincolnsquare.media #Trump #China #NationalSecurity
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Always the GOP A county jury found Powell guilty on nine counts of election fraud last week, including lying about her residence, unlawfully registering to vote and fraudulently voting www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
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MAGA candidate in small Calif. town convicted on 9 counts of election fraud
It turns out this conservative candidate wasn't following election laws herself.
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Half-ass Matt @appa69.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They're gonna come in and say, 'Sir, you're stupid'. And they'll be 100% correct.
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Half-ass Matt @appa69.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Who are you gonna believe? Him? Or your lying eyes?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
scenes from Trumplandia -- Howard Lutnick furiously glazes Trump while Trump naps (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Lutnick praises Trump while Trump sits in front of him with his eyes closed
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: "As soon as that war ends, inflation is gonna be eradicated totally"
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Trump is selling nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia despite reported US intelligence that the Saudis still want a bomb—while the Trumps have taken billions in bribes from the Saudis. This is Trump corruption at the expense of US national security. Stop the deal.
Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons
An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom
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