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Austin Dave

@austin-dave.bsky.social
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Thought Leaker. This too shall pass. Hang in there. And work. I block all DMers.

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sharkastic.bsky.social @sharkastic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Isn't that exactly what Adobe's generative AI tools do to artists' work?
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Some Bad Things" would be an excellent title for an Ai themed horror movie.
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Terrapinion @terrapinion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump 2028 Slightly Better Than Being Nuked
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
In the novel, Natalie Harp is replaced by a Russian look-alike who works for Putin. In real life, Putin doesn’t need her.
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Fortune @fortune.com · 11/08/2026
The government’s near-$40 trillion national debt is now costing the Treasury more than $3 billion a day in service payments, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). bit.ly/4xuuFIN
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Interest on national debt now costs Treasury $3 billion a day, finds the CBO—after U.S. spends $10 billion propping up the currency of its top lender | Fortune
The CBO reported that net interest on public debt totaled $963 billion between October 2025 (when the fiscal year begins) and July 2026.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
PENTAGON: Anyone got any ideas? @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
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The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Serious wounds are being logged as minor. Families are finding out from journalists, not the Pentagon. @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social substack.com/@thekenharba... Follow The Ken Harbaugh Show here: linktr.ee/thekenharbau...
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 25/07/2026
That's right, snowflake, I'm a red-meat-eating coal-rolling manly MAGA man. My two biggest issues? I would have to say women's sports and upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Earth’s waters are quietly running out of oxygen, scientists warn
Oxygen is disappearing from oceans, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters at an alarming rate, threatening aquatic life and weakening the natural processes that help regulate Earth’s climate. Scientists w...
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God @thegodshow.com · 13/07/2026
Who should I do next?
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 05/07/2026
I can hear this this image.
Intro to Beethoven's 5th
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cagygibbon.bsky.social @cagygibbon.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
If it’s good fuck yeah🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 if it’s bad hang in there man, you’re a bloody legend
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Don't want to speak ill of the dead, so getting this Mitch McConnell take out now. He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway. Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...
And yet…McConnell refused to vote to convict. Seven of his colleagues did, and with McConnell’s leadership, more would have done so, potentially enough to get to the supermajority needed. With conviction, the Senate could have also taken the vote to block Trump from running again. Doing so would have ended Trump as a political power. McConnell was clearly considering this option. In an oral history interview at the time the House was impeaching Trump, McConnell said

But apparently you can impeach somebody after they leave office, and if that happens, there’s a second vote in the Senate, which only has to pass by a simple majority, that prevents that person from seeking office again. So he could not only be impeached, but also eliminated from the possibility of a comeback for this office. So it is significant.

In the end, McConnell protected Trump from punishment. It was not just the refusal to vote to convict. After a swift House impeachment, he pushed to delay the Senate trial. He opposed the Senate joining in a Congressional investigation of Jan 6. He endorsed Trump in 2024, although this matters little except to further diminish McConnell’s dignity, as it was clear by this point that the Republican Party was Trump’s and McConnell’s time of influence was at an end.
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txlawyer @txlawyer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Wait, so you mean to tell me that the trump administration has been approving visas for all these birth tourists? Shocking.
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Russians are giving birth to dual-citizens at Trump's US properties
While President Trump cracks down on the children of undocumented migrants, wealthy Russians are using his properties to secure dual-citizenship for their babies.
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Smoked paprika doesn’t make stuff taste smokey.
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
donald trump wants people to go to jail for inappropriately touching things. DONALD TRUMP. Explore this: squeezes.vercel.app
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🧵 RIP, Craig Fennie, Associate Professor of Applied Physics at Cornell, who died suddenly from a heart attack this week, was a MacArthur fellow and winner of the Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering in 2013. Craig was gracious and humble, and living proof ...
The late Prof Craig Fennie from Cor
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Your first trillion dollars is the hardest.
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I was in a group visiting Sen. George Mitchell’s office in 1985. On a shelf, he had a basketball signed by one of the of the Celtic Champ. teams (‘81 or ‘84). It was also signed by Sen. Bill Bradley who, according to Mitchell, just took out a pen and signed it one day. Mitchell was not amused.
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
In Chicago:
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Criticism of this ruling only serves to highlight how little the other 49 states understand about the importance of a decent quarterback is to a team in Texas. Also offensive linemen. Especially tall left tackles who can hold weight with good reach and dancing-bear feet.
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Captain Quint @captainquint26.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Watching Victor Wembanyama get emotional after leading his San Antonio Spurs (that's Texas, y'all) to a game seven win over the reigning NBA champion OKC Thunder just now, I'm thinking the warped/degenerate manhood crowd is having a really tough time tonight. Thoughts and prayers. Or this...
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AmplifyUkraine 🔱🇺🇦 @amplifyukraine.eu · 01/06/2026
Russia loses nearly 40% of its crude oil refining capacity – Zelenskyy #Ukraine
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Russia loses nearly 40% of its crude oil refining capacity – Zelenskyy
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Donald Trump is often the focus of conversation when he is not present.
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Optimizer:
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Our government telling an adversary to disregard the President's social media posts because they're not real and are intended for promotional purposes and US media consumption, says it all. Holy fuck.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
As this tweet makes clear, it’s hard to talk clearly with other things in your mouth. Graham is warning Trump is about to take the L. He’s also pretending there are other letters available.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Ukraine is training drone operators using a custom GTA V mod that simulates hunting Russian Shaheds in the air.
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Fatfur Foods @fatfurfoods.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
EVERYBODY STAY FUCKING CALM IT'S HAPPENING
Dunkin Buckets are coming nationwide May 22nd
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 28/04/2026
The fun thing about lawsuits like this is that it's entirely possible for both sides to lose abc7news.com/live-updates...
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Musk v. Altman live updates: Trial that could alter direction of artificial intelligence begins
Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires' ...
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
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‘Just ain’t fair’: America’s farmers are going bankrupt — and blaming Trump
Farm bankruptcies surged 46% last year. Now, some of the GOP’s most reliable voters say they may sit out November.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The best edit cartoonist of the 21st century, by miles and miles
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Commander Quinoa @commanderquinoa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It's hard to picture the asshole who wants this garment. $240 so you can do cosplay as a person who works but with the anachronistic logo of the company synonymous with the most despicable & indefensible uses of AI and privacy intrusion? Wear this shit only if your kink is quietly eating waiter spit
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Annette Yancey Allgood @ayallgood.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
www.npr.org/2026/05/05/n...
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A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families
Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We are not the World’s Policeman. We are the World’s Crossing Guard. www.defenseone.com/threats/2026...
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Forbes @forbes.com · 05/05/2026
Only one strand of the hantavirus—the Andes subtype—is known to spread from person to person, and it has a 40% mortality rate.
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Officials Worry Hantavirus Aboard Cruise Ship Is Rare—And Deadly—Strain
Only one strand of the hantavirus—the Andes subtype—is known to spread from person to person, and it has a 40% mortality rate.
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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I feel like a lot of people don't realise how radically renewable electricity is spreading right now. In Texas, *Texas* wind & solar together are providing 79% of electricity right now. (Yes I know Texas has had a lot of wind power for a long time but hey): www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/...
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Fuel Mix
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 04/05/2026
magnificent www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/arti...
Lede from "Sampling Sardinia’s legendary maggot cheese", National Geographic, May 4 2026

By Brett Martin
Photographs byGianluca Lanciai
Published May 4, 2026




In the soft glow of a wine-bottle lamp, the larvae were leaping. Squirming I was prepared for, having spent weeks researching and contemplating casu marzu, Sardinia’s famous maggot-infested cheese. The jumping came as a surprise. Our host, the chef at a restaurant in a Google Maps-defeating maze of medieval streets in Dorgali, a small city in the east of the island, had just produced a rough-hewn wheel of casu marzu. He carved a circle in the top and pried the thick rind off like a cap. The pungent smell of aged cheese floated through the room and, with it, a ripple of excitement. The cheese too was subtly but unmistakably rippling. And now, some of the maggots that had made it their home began abandoning ship, popping off the cheese like bubbles from a glass of ginger ale and landing in a soft pile on the wooden table. The chef took a piece of pane carasau, a regional cracker-like bread, and covered it with a healthy smear of the cheese. He held it out to me. I had been in Sardinia for all of six hours, and frankly I thought I’d have more time.
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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 04/05/2026
France introduces one‑euro canteen meals for all students
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France introduces one‑euro canteen meals for all students
French university canteens began offering one-euro meals to all students regardless of income on Monday, in a measure designed to address financial hardship.
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Paws @sirpaws.dev · 04/05/2026
I looked up what this was about www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Church of Scientology blasts TikTok 'speed running' trend as viral videos circulate
Los Angeles police said they are monitoring the trend and conducting extra patrols in the Hollywood area.
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Downtown Josh Brown @downtownjoshbrown.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The Friends cast is still earning $20 million a year twenty years after the show ended. That’s $20 million EACH, every year.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/04/2026
Mexico's government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country's northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico. to.pbs.org/4sYfoNV
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Mexico says 2 U.S. federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation
Mexico’s government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico.
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Brian H @harrb2.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Me too!😂👇
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 24/04/2026
US soldier charged in prediction market bets on Maduro’s seizure ft.trib.al/KJHqMw6
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US soldier charged in prediction market bets on Maduro’s seizure
Member of military was involved in planning Venezuela operation and allegedly made $400,000 on trades about mission
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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
it's all "blue virginia isn't real virginia" until you need your school funded or medicaid benefits
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Infowars has officially gone woke
Infowars is gay and proud (and we love that for them)
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Confession: I do the NYT Spelling Bee, but only to get a pangram. Getting the pangram is my win.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
@wired.com bringing the news again. www.wired.com/story/maga-i...
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MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged
Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president.
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Austin Dave @austin-dave.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Prescient squirrels.
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Sam Gad Jones @samgadjones.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I knew it was bad but really didn’t appreciate it was quite this bad as.ft.com/r/db911dd6-f...
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