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Banquosghost

@banquosghost.bsky.social
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#Writer, Chapel Hill expatriate, #againstfascism, #poetry out via dzanc books & plays guitar/instigator w/ sunfaders (ex- diecast cars & 81 mulberry) (opinions solely mine) bnd.link/sunfaders

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3h
Make the liars and their lies the story, and don’t let up. Only by unrelentingly calling out the liars and making the consequences of lying greater than the benefits will we avoid the continued normalization of dumb, stupid lies.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h
Elon Musk, the world's only trillionaire, has given more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in Congress. It’s a turnaround since last May, when Musk said he intended to cut back on future political spending.
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Elon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans
Trillionaire Elon Musk has quietly become the biggest known spender in this year’s midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 5h
The Plot to Enslave America
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 5h
To make Election Day a holiday is nothing more than a disgusting political ploy—unlike Columbus Day, which is a beautiful tribute to a brave explorer who discovered the New World despite indigenous bubble-dwelling naysayers who claimed that they had been living there for centuries. buff.ly/6OYahnR
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Federal Holidays Are Not For Preserving Democracy. They’re For Celebrating Perpetrators of Genocide
“This idea to make Election Day a federal holiday is nothing more than a disgusting political ploy by Democrats to grab power by giving millions the chance t...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h
Every now and then I get this braindead response on here, some centrist who's furious that anyone would ever demand that Democrats actually do something. Yeah, I know Republicans exist, man. I just don't think they're going to listen to me. But I think the party that asks for my vote might?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h
He disabled replies and quotes and hid my reply on his own thread trying to dunk on me, and then screen capped my replies here without answering. Scientists are calling it the bravest thing anyone has ever done on the internet.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 5h
Lawless president violates court order. Just say it like that. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads
A coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 7h
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?
Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

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Banquosghost @banquosghost.bsky.social · 5h
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social should be in front of microphones on the Capitol steps condemning this blatant political attack on Rep. Omar.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 10h
This is happening at her D.C. residence. Folks need to organize and get over to her place or go to the Capitol steps to protest this outrageous and illegal action. This cannot stand. If you think they won’t try to deport her, think again.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 8h
When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h
X is the platform of choice for these smears. Musk himself pushed this conspiracy from his own account three times. Democrats need to go to war against Musk because he's already attacking them. He's deeply unpopular. And, as we saw in Wisconsin, voters recoil when he becomes an issue in a race.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
There was a time when being married to Kimberly Guilfoyle was a mystery. No more!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Tillis claims Trump's deal with Putin tarnishes Lindsey Graham's legacy
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 20h
mildly amusing that Gruber thinks he's defused this objection without revealing that he didn't understand the objection in the first place
If you have stayed away, or even just mostly away, from X for years and then come back, people just say things like “Hey, glad you’re back!” On the other networks, especially Mastodon, they tell you you’re “feeding Nazis” — by going to the platform where Tim Cook posts Pikachu videos. These people have either lost their minds or refuse to check their prior assumptions. (Most of the ones who chime in about it publicly are the lost-their-minds types.)
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
*Elena Vasquez, Marcus Chen, and Elara Voss, the somewhat-famous generated fake-scientists www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Elena, Aris, Marcus: AI-generated ‘ghosts’ are polluting the scientific literature
The overuse of certain names has revealed the scale of fake experts on academic publishing platforms, say researchers.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20h
As the Trump administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens. We’re showing you every incident we’ve confirmed — along with the receipts: propub.li/3TBuddL
500+ U.S. citizens detained since the start of the second Trump administration. 100+ U.S. citizens held after agents questioned their citizenship. Nearly all of them were people of color. At least 70 American children and teens detained, some of whom were handcuffed. 36 U.S. citizens held for at least a day without being able to contact a lawyer or family.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 23h
James Talarico: I've heard credible reports that Ken Paxton has a serious medical condition that causes clinical levels of cowardice. That's why I haven't heard from him after 85 days when I first challenged him to a debate publicly. We're awaiting his answer.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 23h
It's like if Benghazi was what Republicans pretended it was, but times about 12.
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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 12/10/2026
If you’re a Republican feeling left behind by your party, this is a campaign for you.
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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What’s old is new again. The GOP has always protected its most degenerate members from accountability, "until everything collapses." @pamspaulding.bsky.social comes out of retirement to connect Dennis Hastert and Jim Bakker to modern MAGA. www.altrightdelete.news/p/gop-moral-...
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GOP Moral Hypocrisy Never Dies
The deaths of Dennis Hastert and Jim Bakker reveal a right-wing pattern: shield the morally degenerate until it all collapses.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11/10/2026
Zelenskyy held phone calls with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 11/10/2026
🌳 Druid Hill Park Stump Sculpture — By Mark Acton in Baltimore, Maryland, USA 🇺🇸 When Tree Stumps Become Art (10 Photos) streetartutopia.com/2026/10/11/tree…
A tall rooted tree stump carved by Mark Acton into a bearded, druid-like human figure with layered leaf forms, standing on grass in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
No doubt this has occurred to other bystanders as well, but it would seem that a handful of billionaires dropping $150 million into a single state's election in an attempt to defeat a wealth-tax initiative just about makes the entire case for a wealth-tax initiative.
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is what happens when you elevate “civil discourse” to be the greatest good. All of the sudden, it’s worse to call someone a Nazi than it is to be a Nazi.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Right now members of Congress are being denied the ability to see the damage at these bases because there's a coverup underway. There's a coverup underway to try to hide the cost of this war and the debacle it has caused in the region."
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If my publisher were to hand me LLM back cover copy I would definitely be looking to move.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Here's the biggest problem with staying silent on Musk: the risk is enormous. His fuckery is everywhere, but even when it's exposed, voters have no clear sense of the motive or why it's all happening. Why is this man so desperate to inflict the horrors of Trumpism and the GOP on you? Explain!
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Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say | CNN Politics
Election officials in Colorado and Washington state have issued public warnings about inaccurate information from the group tied to Musk.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10/10/2026
In the past two years, the federal government has unlawfully consolidated databases containing our most sensitive information. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Resisting the Menace of Federal Data Consolidation
In the past two years, the federal government has unlawfully consolidated data exposing our private information. This consolidation has been chaotic but generally came in three rolling waves: It
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Banquosghost @banquosghost.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
So embarrassing to have this moron speaking in public.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/10/2026
Millions of Americans depend on the Affordable Care Act for healthcare and protections for preexisting conditions. And Joe Mitchell wants to repeal it. Iowa, believe him when he tells you exactly who he is.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/10/2026
If your “biggest thing” is no boys in girls’ sports, you’ve been living under a fucking rock and not paying attention. We have REAL problems to deal with. You also probably have a screw loose just like Ken Paxton.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An ICE officer shot and wounded a man today around 4:00 in Manhattan. Exact details are still coming in. I'm not seeing any further information other than that the man is at a hospital now.
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White House Watchdog @whitehousewatchdog.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sen. Jon Ossoff criticizes Rep. Mike Collins for alleged ties to extremists, stirring debate tensions over Collins' campaign connections.
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MAGA candidate squirms on debate stage after Dem brings up his ties to racist groups
Sen. Jon Ossoff criticizes Rep. Mike Collins for alleged ties to extremists, stirring debate tensions over Collins' campaign connections.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is Nazi rhetoric, full stop. It's not only a call to instigate a race war in the United States, but it's reminiscent of historic European justifications used to incite pogroms against Jews. People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
GIL SCOTT-HERON in 1982 showing the side of Washington D.C. that tourists never got to see and politicians tried to imagine didn’t exist.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🧊 NJ CONCENTRATION CAMP ⁉️ "[Stephen] Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted."
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hegseth: “Theocratic regimes should never have access to nuclear weapons. Trump recognises that.” The man who last week was manifesting the Christian god in the Pentagon and calling for a crusade.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Seriously 👇
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wait, is it a crime for the President's sons to use the expectation of preferential treatment from the government contracts to make money?
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
Trump: "I can do whatever I want, if I want." He's telling you exactly how he sees his power. Now apply that to an election he's desperate to control.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026
Thom Tillis voted to confirm these people. Now he wants credit for telling us how terrible they are. And oh so conveniently, Thom Tillis has a new book to sell. Spare us.
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Bell and govts at all levels want to shove through an AI data centre without consultation or consent www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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First Nation chief says Bell, province bypassing duty to consult on AI data centre | CBC News
Two First Nations are challenging the construction of Bell Canada's AI data centre south of Regina, saying the project is moving ahead without consultation or adequate information about its environmen...
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I don't vote in Maine, but if I did, I would find this pretty convincing. Electing criminals has not served us well.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As one of the MANY women who visited Collins' Maine offices & begged her not to confirm Kavanaugh, I'm so grateful Troy Jackson is pushing her on this.
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“We can’t eat road salt” -Troy Jackson. One line showed all the problems Donald Trump has caused Susan Collins. She’s bragging on carveouts she gets thrown by the Trump administration on tariffs, but his larger trade war with Canada continues.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
(1) Susan Collins looks ancient in this debate (2) Basically Collins wants a cookie for getting Trump to withhold part of his absurdly unconstitutional tariffs, when senators should be fighting to end them all: congress, not the president, controls taxation.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
After four of their children died, the parents told officers they hadn’t taken them to the doctor because of their religion, which considers the use of modern medicine a sinful lapse of faith in God. Under Idaho law, authorities couldn’t step in.
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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