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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
it's pretty funny that the World Cup has sensors that detect the ball's rotation, acceleration, and location every .002 seconds (not exaggerating, the actual tech specs of the sensor) but also the game gets to the end and the ref says "ok I think 9 more minutes ... maybe more if I feel like it"
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 03/05/2026
US Department of Justice loses a quarter of its lawyers ft.trib.al/VHEV5T4
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US Department of Justice loses a quarter of its lawyers
Thousands have quit or been fired since Trump returned to office with an agenda focused on immigrants and enemies
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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
"Military operations [in Iran] and national purpose will become more and more distanced from each other, because military prowess cannot clarify America's war aims. "As the old saying warns: If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there." -- Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence
The president and his advisers are in the grip of “victory disease.”
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I think the bigger problem is that there are probably millions of people in this country that don't know we've gone to war, or don't care, as long as the WiFi is on and there's something good on TV.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Honestly almost as revolting as the behavior of the cops & CBP involved is the Erie County DA’s office that looked at this fact pattern and decided “yup, better bring charges against this menace to society.”
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 04/09/2025
NEW TOOL: We published a tracker to identify when federal law enforcement crosses into political retaliation plus, a 3-question test to help separate legitimate law enforcement from abuses of power. Learn more here: protectdemocracy.org/work/retaliato…
NEW TRACKER TOOL
How to tell if the Trump DOJ is enforcing the law or retaliating against political enemies

Tracking Retaliatory Use of Arrests, Prosecutions, and Investigations by the Trump Administration
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/07/2025
"Vladimir Putin is not looking for a cease-fire, and he does not want to negotiate. Why? Because he believes that he can win. Thanks to the actions of the U.S. government, he still thinks that he can conquer all of Ukraine" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Great Realignment
Trump is giving the Russian dictator every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.
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sonnybunch.bsky.social @sonnybunch.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Tesla is the Bud Light of electric vehicles. www.thebulwark.com/p/death-of-a...
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
"Our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways"
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
This is in line with the weird sexual insecurity eugenics ideology of the right-wing. It is contemptible and weak for a man to care for children who do not carry his genes, while virtuous and masculine for a man (like Musk) to have multiple genetic offspring he treats like chattel or never sees.
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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Like Lindsey Graham before him, Marco Rubio is currently defining what it means to abandon absolutely every principle one used to hold dear. Today he shrugged at the idea that we might need to “move on” from supporting Ukraine. But here’s how he used to sound:
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory. www.ft.com/content/8459...
80+% of both Democrats and Republicans believe America would be better off if more Americans worked in manufacturing, but < 30% say that about themselves.
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Lis Power @lispower.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Fox Business Sr. correspondent: "I want to tell you Donald Trump outsmarted the world, but that's not really what happened here" "Make no mistake about it you cannot divorce this decision from what happened last night. ... Those markets were imploding last night, and that's why we have a freeze"
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
okay now that you all have gotten a taste of America's rational and predictable new trade policy, everyone who wants to build your new factories here just form an orderly line
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
When someone does something EXTRAORDINARILY BAD, then adjusts it to be LESS BAD, but STILL BAD, that does not mean it is GOOD
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
With a history spanning 2,000 years, oak barrels are much more than containers — they are a vital ingredient in the production of bourbon whiskey. Sunday, Bill Whitaker takes us inside the largest maker of wooden barrels for a glimpse at the magic and mystique of this essential tradition.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 03/04/2025
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Here’s an update on the guy in charge of finding fraud in our government.
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kyungran taylor joy 🌞 @500mgbid.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Remember that side eyeing baby? This is her today. Feel old yet? #TheWhiteLotus
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
For decades, Voice of America projected American values and fact-based news to hundreds of millions worldwide. It's now off the air due to an executive order from President Donald Trump — a move some say could help America’s adversaries. cbsn.ws/4lgbAFg
For decades, Voice of America projected American values and fact-based news to hundreds of millions worldwide.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Gangel: I've spoken to two very high ranking former intelligence officials, both of whom worked for Republicans… “The lack of operational security and stupidity is just stunning”
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Shane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
theatlantic.com
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
some more congestion pricing Ws: Broadway attendance: up 21% Restaurant reservations: up 7% Pedestrian traffic: up 4% Retail sales: up $900M Commercial leasing: up 61% Subway crime: down 37% Car crashes: down 50% Honking complaints: down 69%
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Congestion Pricing is a Policy Miracle
Which is exactly why Trump wants to get rid of it
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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Just a reminder that Miller opened an entire legal firm dedicated to judge shopping challenges to the Biden administrations policies.
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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The Pentagon is erasing history, scrubbing tens of thousands of images deemed DEI. One marked for deletion is Harold Gonsalves, a WWII Medal of Honor recipient who threw himself on a grenade during the Battle of Okinawa to save his fellow Marines.
This image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows Medal of Honor recipient Harold Gonsalves during WWII.
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Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
This is much closer to the Trump admin sanctioning Ukraine kyivindependent.com/maxar-techno...
kyivindependent.com
Maxar Technologies reportedly restricts Ukraine's access to satellite imagery
Kyiv has relied on high-resolution satellite images for defense and strategic planning, tracking Russian troop movements, assessing battlefield conditions, and monitoring Russian infrastructure damage...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Gee I wonder why it was necessary for the President to tell his [checks notes] Senate-confirmed cabinet heads that they, not Elon Musk, are in charge of the federal departments that they were selected to run
President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet in person on Thursday to deliver a message: You’re in charge of your departments, not Elon Musk.

According to two administration officials, Trump told top members of his administration that Musk was empowered to make recommendations to the departments but not to issue unilateral decisions on staffing and policy. Musk was also in the room.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/03/2025
NEW: The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks. By @andykroll.bsky.social
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How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would…
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 05/03/2025
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IDIOCRACY Clip - State of the Union (2006) Terry Crews
YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Clips
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
this is a good reminder that DOGE emails, whatever their legality or wisdom, are really just harassment and trolling. not an effort to actually accomplish anything.
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 01/03/2025
18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was demolished by Musk’s team shortly after midnight. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 billion.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
All federal employees must respond to an email from a Nigerian prince with their bank account number or risk being terminated.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The game plan now will be to shift attention away from America withdrawing support from Ukraine by framing it as being about Zelensky disrespecting the US
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
As an offshoot of this thread, let’s talk about what happens if federal, state, or local officials text, email, call, or show up at your door wanting to talk to you about what you said about the President. I have a theme, a thesis, a throughline, a leitmotif, which is SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH. /1
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 10/02/2025
If you’re in line to sack Patrick Mahomes, STAY IN LINE
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
The content of Trump administration actions matters, but so does the tone. The histrionic, Truth-Social style here is the language of propagandists, coming directly from government sources
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NPR @npr.org · 22/01/2025
On his first day in the White House, President Donald Trump gave commutations and pardons to every defendant charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Many assaulted police.
npr.org
Trump gave pardons to hundreds of violent Jan. 6 rioters. Here's what they did
On his first day in the White House, President Donald Trump gave commutations and pardons to every defendant charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Many assaulted police.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
the morning after OSU's national championship, I have one big question: why did everybody else let OSU take over a billion-dollar sport for just $20 million? rodgersherman.substack.com/p/ohio-state...
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Ohio State's $20 million bargain
Everybody seems to think it's ridiculous that Ohio State spent $20 million on their roster. So do I. There's no way a team this good should cost that little.
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Everton Football Club @evertonfc.com · 21/11/2024
The Everton Family. 💙 Follow all our official accounts in one go! 👇
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Rakkasan Tea Company @rakkasantea.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Hello, Bluesky! We are a Dallas-based, veteran-owned tea company whose mission is to promote peace and economic development by importing premium tea solely from war zones and post-conflict countries. If you're a tea person, give us a follow.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
www.popehat.com/p/life-at-th...
popehat.com
Life At The Bottom Of The Slippery Slope
We Could Learn Lessons But We Probably Won’t
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Marisol❄️Maddox @marisolmaddox.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
"A commercial icebreaker [Aiviq] will join the Coast Guard's fleet by the end of the year, officials told lawmakers during a House subcommittee hearing Thursday on US efforts to expand presence in the #Arctic." Expected to be operational in the Arctic in 2026. #USCG www.military.com/daily-news/2...
military.com
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic
The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic, officials told members of a House subcommittee Thursday.
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Eleven Warriors @elevenwarriors.com · 17/11/2024
Ohio State men’s soccer defeats Michigan, 1-0, to win its first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2009 in front of a record crowd of 8,938 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
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Ohio State Men’s Soccer Defeats Michigan, 1-0, to Win Big Ten Tournament Championship
Ohio State men’s soccer wins its first Big Ten Tournament championship since 2009 with a 1-0 win over Michigan in front of a record crowd at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
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blackballmc.bsky.social @blackballmc.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
media.tenor.com
a man is wearing sunglasses and a hat that says davidson
ALT: a man is wearing sunglasses and a hat that says davidson
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Can't wait for Bari Weiss to dig into this blockbuster story.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
This is massively dangerous and right out of Project 2025: www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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