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A Whole Skeptic

@awholeskeptic.bsky.social
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Open minded skeptic (sort of), Twitter refugee. Boomer and yes thank you; I am okay. Mostly this is just political venting these days. Morongo Basin/Joshua Tree #Resist feed: bsky.app/profile/awholeskeptic.bsky…

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 3h
Pedocon Theory, as solid as theories get
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Live footage of Jim Bakker (1940-2026) getting escorted off the premises of Heaven. #RIP
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 16h
Trump says more than enough horrible things, we don’t have to manufacture them. It’s clear he’s saying that high gas prices are a small price to pay to avoid them taking out LA or SD.
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A Whole Skeptic @awholeskeptic.bsky.social · 15h
Trump is "listening to people who tell him how right he is" because he loves to hear how right he is and they were handpicked to do just that. Because Donald Trump is a fucking idiot.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump's people are using blue curtains to hide empty seats at this evening's rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Those accurate reports of poor turnout in Ohio and Alabama *really* got under his skin.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 16h
one of the ways the media shows which side they prefer, is which politicians they quote uncharitably out-of-context and which they clean up for even when what they actually say and do is offensive (the Biden story ran on the front page less than a week before the 24 election)
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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · 20h
I’ve come to conclude that A.I. knows everything, yet understands nothing.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is a community note for the ages.
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Mark O'Connell @oconnellmark.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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A Whole Skeptic @awholeskeptic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Shingles vaccine may actually slow down dementia www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Shingles vaccine may also offer protection against dementia, studies increasingly show
Shingles, a condition triggered by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in the body, can cause a “war zone” of inflammation in the brain.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
jail
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
trump's pentagon: www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
AI isn't reliable enough to get even a hamburger order right, but reckless Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing to expand artificial intelligence across the U.S. military, including AI-enabled targeting. "Would you like fries with that obliterated girls' school?"
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As we enter the final month before the midterms, don't get cocky. If anything, it's time to ramp up the work and pour it on. Check your registration. Vote early. Push your friends and family too. Look for local places to help out. Phone bank and write postcards. Volunteer for Election Day.
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Patrick "Inverted Vibe Curve" Blanchfield @patblanchfield.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
new wolfenstein looks like shit
its pete hegseth splaying his arms christlike at a podium with all sorts of americana bunting thats got a distinct fash aesthetic
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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A Whole Skeptic @awholeskeptic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trying to get on a couple of more AI haters block lists.
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A Whole Skeptic @awholeskeptic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let's check up on that AI > SI "official" renaming. #AI #SI #Trump
Clip of news.google front page showing a word search for  the word "AI" resulting in 4 matches.Clip of news.google front page showing a word search for the word "SI" resulting in "Phrase not found".
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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
JUDGE: How would you envision that looking, then? PROSECUTOR: What part? JUDGE: The part where I appoint an independent person in the interest of justice to investigate the Department of Justice, and that person is being supervised by the Department of Justice www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/b...
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Judge to begin inquiry that could lead to criminal contempt charges in ‘Broadview Six’ case
A federal judge on Thursday said she’d initiate a “fact finding” process to determine whether potential criminal contempt charges are warranted against prosecutors in the “Broadview Six” case.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Scoop: Podcaster Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation over his ICE ride-along videos calling protesters "terrorists." www.ms.now/news/benny-j...
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MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’
Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media.
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Sue in Rockville 💙🦋💙🦋💙🦋 @sueinrockville.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
MAGA MORONS aka the #TrumpCult can not be saved MAGA Logic 101: See? “The gas in a full tank for my truck used to be worth $60 but thanks to Trump, it’s now worth $120!” We cannot fix them, but we surely can outvote them and we must by huge margins #BlueTsunami2026
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The median Trump voter
Nick Pinto, a 26-year-old crypto investor, said he invested $450,000 in the Trump meme coin and the value of his investments is down to roughly $50,000. He said he was disappointed by the first dinner last year, as Trump was there for "no more" than 20 minutes and did not take photos
with the crypto holders. The steak was only 5 ounces and "not something you'd get at a steakhouse in New York," he said.
Pinto also said that, if it was an option, he could see himself voting for Trump again. He plans on attending the upcoming dinner.
"I hope the food is better this time," he said.
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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The older I get, the more I think about this Kurosawa quote: ‘I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.’
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JCP⭐Designs 👺 A Professional Who Gives A Shit @jcpxdesigns.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Damn bears and their insurance fraud schemes
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Micah @rincewind.run · 02/10/2026
getting mad at the pope for not thinking the chatbot has a soul is easily the funniest thing I've read all week
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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onion person @junlper.beer · 01/10/2026
it’s amazing that there’s no crime anymore. if you do crime you’re actually just the victim for getting caught. the people who catch you are the criminals
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Transcript from Time interview with Trump: TRUMP: I’m Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs… TIME: Thank you, Mr. President.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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And You Thought It Was Safe(?) @aytiws.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can tell the AI checks cleared with Democratic leadership because a bunch of libs are doing their "better things aren't possible" thing about it.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today, Pretend Patton lectured men who don't, unlike Pete Hegseth, have makeup rooms, on the traditional norms for manliness.
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A Whole Skeptic @awholeskeptic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump doing his be-best to court the Hispanic vote. 😂
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 30/09/2026
NEW: People who chug their own piss have emerged as MAJOR supporters of AI futurism.com/artificial-i...
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People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It's a Miraculous Cure-All
Urine therapy devotees are sharing ways to break past AI guardrails in order to brainstorm ways to use pee as medicine.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s easy to blame RFK Jr for this and other public health threats not just because his policies are dangerous, but also because he looks and sounds like someone who could personally give you any horrible disease. And wants to.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 30/09/2026
Trump’s new AI chatbot wasn’t hallucinating, he lost the 2020 election. But when the newest rollout from the White House contradicted Trump’s rhetoric, they pulled the plug. Now when asked about it, the AI tool says “I do not offer political commentary on elections” and dismisses the question...
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Put all government spending in this context- taxpayers are paying wealthy bankers $24 billion every week in interest payments to pay off the national debt exploded under Trump to pay for excessive military spending & reckless tax cuts for the rich
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I might be a little less distrustful of AI if the dudes promoting it, supporting it, insisting on it, and advocating for it weren’t the worst fucking people on the planet.
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jesus Christ dude
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 29/09/2026
between the metaverse, the pervert glasses, and now this fuzzy avatar mess, Meta is on a generational run of real-world Black Mirror episodes
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Fr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 @kalanthropos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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A Whole Skeptic @awholeskeptic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Words, how do they work?
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A Whole Skeptic @awholeskeptic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Maybe they'll have Elon "fix" it. Like he fixed Grok into being a racist Elon worshiper.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.
Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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