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Geowizzacist

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geowizzacist, nerd and tumbleweed. American north of 49th parallel, and there aren't that many parallels anymore. I used to be DC W@tailwindbc@c.im on X before emigrating here

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 23h
Expand the Supreme Court www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Continue Third-Country Deportations For Now
The decision allows the administration to continue removing immigrants to countries they’re not from and have never been to.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Funniest part to me is Jack Smith using 110% of his lawyer brain. He avoids making the connection himself; he doesn't even say "Hawkeyes," he just says "Iowa." He knows it's better to let everyone figure it out on their own. He also knows from Klobuchar's grin that she'll dunk it for him.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 23h
NEW: It's hard these days for members of Congress to transcend the news cycle with viral moments in committee hearings. Sen. Schmitt today raised the bar with an allegation against Jack Smith that imploded in real time. w/ Chris Marquette www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Republicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.
The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: We launched this tracker in May, when ICE's detentions had been rejected about 10,000 times by federal courts. It's doubled in less than five months. See and sort the latest numbers, plus read the rulings. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 23h
RFK Jr. alleges that he wants to focus on chronic disease and sideline infectious disease research, but the big dummy doesn’t care about the interplay between the two. A new study estimates that 12% of all cancer cases in 2024 were caused by infections, including H. pylori, HPV, HBV, and EBV.
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Global burden of cancer attributable to infections in 2024: a worldwide incidence analysis
Our findings highlight the importance of infection control to achieve cancer prevention. Scientifically proven, but often underused, approaches include HPV and HBV vaccination; testing and treatment o...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h
NEW: The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge brought by the Democratic National Committee that could determine if state judges can extend polling hours after election-day disruptions threaten voting access. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptions
The DNC is asking the justices to clarify whether Wisconsin courts can extend voting hours when election-day problems threaten voters’ constitutional right to vote.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h
THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h
Great ad.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Last night I wrote about consequences, and what happens when the courts give Trump a pass. I hope you'll take a moment to read it, especially in this moment where we see the Court isn't immune to public pressure—Justice Alito just recused from a case because of it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'"
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside andy burnham's Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Russia is unleashing a new generation of jet-powered drones on Ukraine that are proving far harder to intercept. And Zelenskyy just issued a much bigger warning about where Russia could be heading next.
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Zelenskyy Warns Russia’s New Drones Could Threaten Europe
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · September 28 · 18m
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith defends his team of prosecutors: "I'm extremely proud to have worked with them, and the fact that they have been targeted illegally, lost their jobs illegally, and had their lives turned upside down by this Department of Justice is an outrage."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Jessy Edwards @jessyedwards.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Puerto Rico is in a water crisis, as a US board slashes the island's social/infrastructure spend to protect corporate bondholders, and a developer tries to build a $2.5B private city on acres of untouched coastline. As one councilmember explains, much of this exploitation can be traced back to NYC.
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How Do You Protect Puerto Rico From NYC's Vulture Capitalists?
City Councilmember Alexa Avilés is urging the state government to rein in New York's "vulture funds" and opportunistic developers, while calling on Congress to dismantle the island's financial oversig...
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.
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GOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His Face
Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thom Tillis suggests the 8647 investigation is not a good use of time. "I also think if you look at some of the facts, the facts are what they are. Who precisely was responsible for every member of the US Senate to be in this building while thugs injured police officers."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Senile Satan is completely passed out again in the Oval Office. I don’t care. The part that bothers me is that he keeps waking up.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Adam Hoffman was convicted of raping his friend's young son. He should be in jail, but Paxton used his power to get him on a misdemeanor. That means he only served for 60 days, didn't have to register as a sex offender in Texas, and then left the state.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🇺🇦 Ukrainians rallied in Brussels in support of Oleshky, calling for Russia to open a humanitarian corridor and allow civilians to evacuate. Around 6,000 people, including nearly 200 children, reportedly remain in the occupied city amid severe shortages of food, water, and medicine.
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution truthout.org/articles/ita...
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Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So a developer who wants a data center center to be built near Hazelton, PA is offering $10,000 to the citizens. The citizens are pushing back saying it's a bribe & they don't want the noise. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Data center developer offers $10,000 checks to 4,500 households if the 1,300-acre facility is approved — locals push back over noise and 'bribe' concerns
Report says that many residents are rejecting the offer due to fears of noise, falling property values, and mistrust.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Katie Phang breaks down one of the most disturbing pieces of evidence in the new Cornell sex assault lawsuit: an alleged fraternity Snapchat message referring to the plaintiff as “free p***y upstairs.” Phang zeroes in on another detail: someone apparently photographed the Snapchat from another phone
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We've all heard how corrupt Ken Paxton is. But he is also incredibly stupid if he thinks this "well, he served 60 whole days" excuse for releasing Adam Hoffman, who sexually abused a boy over a three-year period starting when he was 8.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
New @jamestalarico.bsky.social ad just dropped.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
MTG has really been going after her own.
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Mary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Talarico isn't in the pocket of tech bros, crypto bros, or data center bros. Talarico doesn't have elite donors telling him what to say or how to vote. He'll help us Texans have clean air and water and shut down these data centers. Vote Talarico. 🔥❤️💙🔥❤️💙🔥❤️💙
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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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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“All of a sudden—and, in my view, far too late for any version of redemption or forgiveness—rats are fleeing the sinking ship. They are jumping overboard in the vain hope that they won’t sink along with Trump.“ www.americaamerica.news/p/rats-are-f...
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Rats Are Fleeing the Sinking Ship
But they have waited too long and are still too few in number to change the outcome of a likely Democratic tsunami
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“.. Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier intensified his fight with OpenAI and its founder Sam Altman on Monday .. attempting to leverage the recent panic .. as proof that ChatGPT and other AI models are dangerous products.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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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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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GOP in Congress have gone supine, & that's how a democracy slides toward Orbán's Hungary Americans aren't having it, & neither are the courts @democracydefendersaction.org & partners have hundreds of cases going & the wins keep coming Why I expect a historic spanking Nov 3 w/ @ms.now👇 -TN
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Pope reminds me of a version of Catholicism I knew growing up as a young man attending anti-war and anti-death penalty protests, where I met elderly Catholics who shared their version of faith with me. I learned that Catholicism was about love and mercy for the weak, the condemned, and the poor.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nice.
New - Senate poll - New Hampshire

🔵 Chris Pappas 47.4%
🔴 John Sununu 40.5%

Trafalgar #B - LV - 9/27
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/09/2026
Most experts agree: diesel export ban MAY initially lower prices in SOME areas of the US, the south and midwest. But long term would backfire both in our national security (including alliances) and in price. Global Diesel prices would eventually skyrocket as a result and those prices would hit us
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
Michael Weiss: Why, that’s Ali Abdelaziz is on the far left. Manages a lot of Russian, Belarusian and Chechen MMA fighters including Khamzat Chimaev, who is close to Kadyrov. Abdelaziz was an FBI informant until the Bureau dropped him because they suspected he was a double agent. Looks like Ka$h (far right) has forgiven and forgotten. These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not content with the $2 billion he made last year and the $400 million in his super PAC, Trump is using your money to run pro-MAGA ads before the midterms. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump’s 2024 ‘Final Battle’ Ad Returns, Funded by Public Money (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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