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Brendan Karet

@badtakes.bsky.social
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ex-@MMFA researcher (www.mediamatters.org/author/brendan…), current gamer

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Brendan Karet @badtakes.bsky.social · 23h
i love my 10lb dog but when she gets mad at me and says "waBAAAbu" it feels so incredibly disrespectful. abhorrent
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Brendan Karet @badtakes.bsky.social · 23h
beast mode. never doubt valve
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onion person @junlper.beer · 08/09/2026
somehow its still controversial to say that genocidal war mongerers like netanyahu or george w bush love when their own people get killed as pawns in their ambitions
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Brendan Karet @badtakes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Cooper Lund @cooperlund.online · 17/08/2026
Yes, but not for the reasons you’d want
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 01/07/2026
”Some of our customers [OpenAI] may be highly leveraged and subject to their own operating and regulatory risks and even if our credit review and analysis mechanisms work properly we may experience risks of non-payment in our dealings with such parties.” www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Oracle Warns Its Splurge on AI Data Centers May Not Pay Off
The company outlines the risks of its massive cloud build-out to meet AI demand
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
theyre not “predictors” theyre gamblers, hes trying to get 18-34 year olds addicted to gambling
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Leigh Walton @leighwalton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My brother, if we win the Democratic Party primaries then we ARE the Democratic Party
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Serious grand jury misconduct by federal prosecutors forces Chicago US Attorney Andrew Boutros to drop charges in another case handled by a key "Broadview Six" prosecutor. This motion appears to have been filed by Boutros himself. His office is now melting down. cst.brightspotcdn.com/ed/a6/a9243f...
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Lizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Sources told STAT that application drew interest from top health officials. Given the demographics and the peculiar nature of the application, I asked the WH if this patient was President Trump, who turned 80 a week ago. I did not get a direct answer.
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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to show up in full combat gear on a hot summer day to the pool he filled with algae because he gave a paint job to one of his cigar puffing cronies. you are ordered to stop tourists from touching the green water. good luck soldier
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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 19/06/2026
Hey boss I’ll take some Sour Maltesel
Maltese dog standing proudly on a dispensary counter
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
hey hi hello! i’m celebrating another trip around the sun today, and if you've followed me for a while, you know i often use my birthday to fundraise for worthy causes. i’m continuing that tradition today — once again for the Trevor Project. 🏳️‍🌈♥️🏳️‍⚧️ give.thetrevorproject.org/ggb2026 (1/3)
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Excited Birthday Girl Celebration
Alt: a birthday girl slams a punchbowl to the floor in celebration. as one does.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Holy shit. The government is conceding it willl pay some amount of fees to the Broadview Six. They are DESPERATE to stop further inquiry into the case. Never heard of such a thing.
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maia arson crimew 🏴 @crimew.gay · 16/06/2026
SCOOP: So remember Dialog, Peter Thiel's private society that doesn't have a public website and no public list of members? I (along with a number of other journalists) have just been tipped off that embedded in the code of their closed off website there IS what seems to be a list of some members.
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Will Sommer @willsommer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Greg Bovino’s presidential bid is already in trouble, after its founder was allegedly caught in a trashed motel room with meth. @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/meth-scand...
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Meth Scandal Rocks Nascent Greg Bovino 2028 Campaign
Plus: MAGA media women fend off gay husband allegations.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 10/06/2026
Thing is it’s not just people in Trump country but the people leading our institutions. The people running our schools and universities, running our newsrooms, our courts, etc etc they’re all equally unmoored and/or find it convenient to pretend.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The grand jury transcripts that led to the Broadview Six indictment (and eventually our charges being dropped) are finally public. Bon appetit.
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
And the third "Broadview Six" grand jury transcript, from Oct. 23, 2025: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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“Broadview Six” grand jury transcripts, Oct. 23, 2025
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Here is the second "Broadview Six" grand jury transcript, from Oct. 16, 2025: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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“Broadview Six” grand jury transcripts, Oct. 16, 2025
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
#BREAKING Transcripts from grand jury proceedings that led to the "Broadview Six" indictment have been made public. Here is the first, from Oct. 9: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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“Broadview Six” grand jury transcripts, Oct. 9, 2025
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Incredible line from a grand juror in the Broadview 6 case, who had just asked the prosecutors why they get "unlimited tries" to indict people they don't want to indict: "I heard this case like last week and I thought it was a crock of shit then and I still think it is."
MS. MECKLENBURG: Okay. I'm feeling the 09:29:526 skepticism already. Are you going to be able to7 listen with an open mind? Tell me the truth.8 GRAND JUROR: I -- no.9 MS. MECKLENBURG: Okay. Then you have to10 go -- 09:30:0411 GRAND JUROR: I heard this case like last12 week and I thought it was a crock of shit then and I13 still think it is.14 MS. MECKLENBURG: Okay. Thank you for your15 opinion for everybody.
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Brendan Karet @badtakes.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
went to my first school reunion event and it was extremely cool. great vibes from everyone i talked to
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john whitehouse @existentialfish.com · 02/06/2026
Citing anti-ICE protests, Steve Bannon and Jack Posobiec agree that Bill Pulte was chosen as DNI to “start digging in on the domestic side of terrorism”
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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 01/06/2026
peaking on acid at 7-11 and a hot dog gets up from the roller and starts yelling at you
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The same Trump-appointee who fucked with the Broadview 6 grand jury is the one going after E. Jean Carroll.
Andrew Boutros, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for Northern Illinois, has opened an criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the 82-year-old former magazine writer who accused President Trump of sexual assault, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation.

The investigation is believed to center on whether Ms. Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Mr. Trump, according to the person, who requested anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. Ms. Carroll won a $5 million civil judgment against Mr. Trump that he had sexually abused and defamed her.Grand jurors in tainted 'Broadview 6' case had contact with Chicago's top federal prosecutor, defense says
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros responded by saying he has only attended grand jury proceedings “as the Chief Legal Advisor to the federal grand juries of this district, including to welcome them when they were impaneled or to advise generally on the role, function, and importance of the grand jury in our constitutional system of laws.”
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
New — I talked with @katmabu.bsky.social the morning after a judge dismissed all charges against her and her co-defendants thanks to extreme government fuckery about what comes next, the crazy rumor mill and setting a precedent for telling ICE to fuck off. Our convo here:
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Kat Abughazaleh shows us how to fight fascists
Q+A with one of the Broadview Six, who had all charges dropped against them after grand jury misconduct.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
An extraordinary rebuke of Todd Blanche and his Justice Department. Federal judge dismisses the indictment of Abrego Garcia (an exceedingly rare outcome in a criminal case). Finding of vindictive prosecution and "an abuse of prosecuting power." The opinion name checks Blanche nearly 30 times.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Speaking, I assume, to the defendants, Perry thinks "you are entitled to a briefing and perhaps a hearing on the issue of vindictive prosecution should you choose to raise it. She also raises the possibility of sanctions and possible ethics violations for prosecutorial misconduct.
Now, obviously, none of us know what we don't know
and none of us knew about this at the time. At the time of
your motion and my ruling, there was no reason to believe that
there had been anything vindictive or selective about the
prosecutors' actions. We all took the government attorneys'
word on a great many things.
I, at the time, was operating on a presumption of
regular grand jury proceedings, which these were very clearly
not.
So based upon what I've seen in the grand jury
transcripts, the calculus has changed and it has changed
considerably.
So I also think you are entitled to a briefing and
perhaps a hearing on the issue of vindictive prosecution
should you choose to raise it.
I think there is also a potential here, separate and
apart from the merits of this case and how this case ends up
proceeding, on sanctions for prosecutorial misconduct and for
potential ethical violations, including lack of candor to the
Court. That is a separate issue from how you all proceed with
the trial and the motions that you bring, and it will be dealt
with separately.
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Yes, I'm suing Matt Taibbi.
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Yes, I'm suing Matt Taibbi
I'm seeking attorney's fees from the conservative pundit over his spurious defamation suit—and I'm doing it to protect free speech.
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
JUST IN: U.S. District Judge April Perry has called a sealed hearing Thursday in the case of the remaining members of the Broadview Six. She has ordered "any AUSA who participated in the decision to redact portions of the grand jury transcripts … to appear in person."
MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: Hearing to be held 5/21/2026 at 11:00 a.m. in person in Courtroom 1725 on the motion for disclosure of prosecutor's instructions of the law to the grand jury 143 . Any AUSA who participated in the decision to redact portions of the grand jury transcripts, whether on the trial team or at the supervisory level, is ordered to appear in person at the hearing. Due to the anticipated discussion of grand jury materials and in an effort to avoid tainting the jury venire, the proceedings will be conducted under seal. Mailed notice. (jcc,) (Entered: 05/20/2026)
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Some new, bad-for-Texas-Republicans research just dropped. "Our findings indicate an exhaustion issue with Republican voters... We cannot afford to simply hope that they’ll show up on election day for us."
Ragnar research: Our findings indicate an exhaustion issue with Republican voters, due to a lack of enthusiasm and in extreme
cases, the direction of the Republican party and the current administration. As we move into the general elections this year, we need to keep a close eye on which voters continue to opt out of participating and what’s driving that behavior. We cannot afford to simply hope that they’ll show up on election day for us.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Defense Department is beginning to release its "UFO files." Some of them are ... completely fucking ridiculous. If I were a Fox Mulder type, I'd call this a disinformation operation.
depart of war fake UFO
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Brendan Karet @badtakes.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
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Donate to Stand with Kat and Andre Against Unjust Prosecution, organized by Kat Abughazaleh
In October of 2025, I – along with my field director and friend An… Kat Abughazaleh needs your support for Stand with Kat and Andre Against Unjust Prosecution
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Breaking: Tennessee Republicans pass new 9-0 gerrymander after SCOTUS destruction of Voting Rights Act eliminating state’s only majority-Black district & last Democratic seat. Splits Memphis, which is 63% Black, into 3 districts to disenfranchise Black voters. Quite literally a return to Jim Crow
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Just checked in on Matt Taibbi's Substack and his life appears to be in complete freefall, including a possible break-up with Michael Tracey. This is the funniest thing that could be happening.
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
CASE DISMISSED
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The one big thing this guy could do to relieve depression in America is to quit and disappear. This nonsense he’s pushing will, like all his other pet policies, greatly increase many people’s suffering and mortality. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...
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Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants
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Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
This TPUSA post will surely stop people from making Kirk memes and not, say, have the opposite effect
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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
if you let the white south go too many generations without federal occupation, this is what they get up to
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Old InfoWars' staff appear to have also done some ransacking on the way out. This is some of the property the families planned to eventually sell off to collect on this judgment, in a studio we were prepared to pay up to take over.
Property was removed from the Infowars studio, including a large Infowars sign that was often used as a backdrop for programming. (Harrison Smith Twitter Photo). It is likely that Jones or those acting on Jones’ behalf took the property. (Jones Son’s Twitter Video “This place will never die. It will never go away. And, that’s why you need to go to the Alex Jones Network. That’s where all this is going to be [gesturing to the equipment around him]. We’re going to walk in that spirit. We’re going take it forward, move it forward. The Alex Jones Network. Go there. Remember our history. Join us now.”
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
watching a certain Saudi game investment company cancel all their meetings 48 hours before GDC was an incredibly telling indicator that US markets have not caught up to it
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Release that reads: 

APRIL 29, 2026

TODAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DISMISSED THEIR FELONY CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY AGAINST MYSELF AND THREE OTHERS - INCLUDING MY CAMPAIGN FIELD DIRECTOR - WHO PROTESTED ICE.

This was unexpected, and appears to have happened so the government would not have to release the unredacted grand jury transcripts that brought these charges in the first place.
While I still have my trial next month for our misdemeanor charges, this dismissal is not just a win but an enormous weight off my shoulders.Release that reads: 

APRIL 29, 2026

ALL OF US AS DEFENDANTS HAVE SPENT THE LAST SIX MONTHS ENDURING CONSTANT STRESS, FEAR, AND LEGAL FLES, WHILE BEING ACCUSED OF A BASELESS CRIME WE DIDN'T COMMIT THAT COULD PUT US IN PRISON FOR YEARS.

The psychological and financial toll is immeasurable and one that is becoming too familiar to Americans being targeted by our federal justice system for the mere act of dissent.

And while that toll has not disappeared, this win is exactly that: a win. A big one.

And we plan to celebrate another win next month when a jury of our peers finds us not guilty.
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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 28/04/2026
I asked Matt Mahan on a Zoom call last week about his donations from major players in Peter Thiel's orbit and he told me I was cherry picking donations and generalizing. Anyway, the co-founder of Palantir donated to both Mahan and Republican Steve Hilton within 24 hours.
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@Kerryist04
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Stop taking money from Palantir you corporate lapdog
Mayor Matt Mahan
@MattMahanSJ
I don’t! I don't have any special connection to Palantir or Peter Thiel and neither he nor the company have reached out, much less donated to my campaign. 

My entire career has been focused on creating opportunity for people in our community and making our politics more transparent and accountable. It's sad to see people fall for these claims and then spread them. It's everything that is wrong with our politics.
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
norah odonnell: did you think there was a risk going to the dinner?trump: a little bit because rupar was on vacationtrump: I always get shot at when rupar takes a day offtrump: Rupar, Allen Analysis, Adam Parkhomenko, Acyn. Acyn, who is Acyn? Strange name.
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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 27/04/2026
You’re laughing. Our obese stupid senile pedophile president is trying to barricade himself in his winter palace after sinking the nation into an empire shattering conflict he cannot win and you’re laughing.
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
i, for one, hate it when i'm Just Doing My Job and mistakenly find myself posing on the red carpet for an event I'm not attending
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