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Bob Chauvin, the Caffeine Squirrel

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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eight years ago today the Saudi government murdered WaPo columnist Jamaal Khashoggi. Today they own 49.5% of the biggest media/news company in America.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026
Buried away and completely hidden out of sight in a dense forest, more than 1,600 immigrants are imprisoned here on any given day in what is the largest immigration detention center in the Northeast.
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Trump’s mass detention machine in Pennsylvania
"ICE is just churning bodies into the detention system."
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Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The assault on science at US universities began long before the Trump administration. It was built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and think tanks to reshape university governance and increase outside influence. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue
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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 29/09/2026
Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say michiganadvance.com/2026/09/28/r...
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Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say • Michigan Advance
WASHINGTON — Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy o...
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russia has one enormous strategic advantage of which it is taking advantage. It can daily attack civilian targets--hospitals, universities, markets--knowing that while Ukraine can do the same, the Ukrainians are too humane to do so.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From August Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and #climatecrisis - Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage 2/2 www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience.
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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A lot of things make me feel kind of dumb, including how to take at face value the logic of “we are a multibillion dollar transnational industry building a vengeful elder god, and we definitely won’t stop unless you regulate us the way we want, which is a secret.”
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He’s totally getting fired
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Bob Chauvin, the Caffeine Squirrel @bobchauvin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social is facing a version of the #uncommitted movement, and it's as bad an idea as the original. forward.com/opinion/8505... #nonnegotiable is just dumb.
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What Black voters can teach Michigan Jews about Abdul El-Sayed
From FDR to Clinton, Black Americans have voted for the imperfect candidate to stop the worse one. Jews may need to do the same in November.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
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Dropped Mike @rebrafsim.bsky.social · 30/10/2024
her: I’m leaving you me: but why? her: your obsession with grammar is making life miserable for the kids and I me: *sobbing* for the kids and me
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 08/09/2026
A bizarre moment in reporting on this story: One of the authors of this study disputed my summary of it: “...gender ideology is associated with LWA [left-wing authoritarianism] and willingness to justify political violence.” I was quoting from the study itself. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Nakedly political’: US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new health department report
HHS releases report linking ‘gender ideology’ to political violence – a study scientists say was poorly conducted
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 07/09/2026
Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun's boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace humans in coding jobs. Two weeks later, he was laid off from his job in Beijing, together with about 160 of his colleagues. to.pbs.org/46mo87u
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Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs
Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape China's job market, supported by state policies that some economists believe might undermine the overall strength of its economy.
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Jeffw @jeffw.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
You're so Venn. You probably think this diagram is about you
A Venn diagram with two circles featuring YOU which intersect unsurprisingly with YOU
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 24/06/2025
i quit my job at the reptile house in favour of a more creative career. i just couldn’t stand staring at a monitor all day.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Your ever-regular reminder that Republicans in Congress fully support what Hegseth and the president are doing to the American military. It’s disgraceful and disqualifying
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Bob Chauvin, the Caffeine Squirrel @bobchauvin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#sylvesterstallone #judgedredd #fascism THE theme of Judge Dredd is dark.. and current. Its satire on authoritarian power. Dredd comics focus on the powerful crushing the citizens to highlight the absolute dangers of fascism and extreme policing. Lolz SYLVESTER Stallone is a fascist.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I’m telling you - the default position of this administration is fear. Fear of questions, fear of transparency, fear of being found out, and fear of the American people.
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Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting
Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Overboard! Whiskey Pete Hegseth Tries to Fire His Way Out of Being a Loser emptywheel.net/2026/08/28/o...
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Overboard! Whiskey Pete Hegseth Tries to Fire His Way Out of Being a Loser - emptywheel
The Secretary of Defense who brings his wife everywhere because his own mental health is so shoddy he can't cope without her presence is disciplining a 19-year old who jumped overboard after more than...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
> @politico.com $F www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 27/08/2026
Reporting live from the Canadian Department of “What the Fuck Are You People Doing?”
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Oh, Zarks! @zarkmoon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Jazz is to blame #musicsky #jazz
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Incredible scoop from @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social who were able to recreate Flock's new AI-powered tool that lets police officers ID drivers and track vehicles—capabilities the company has repeatedly said it doesn't allow. www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plate...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
There are 25,000 US troops stationed in Oman. @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/u...
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McSpocky™ @mcspocky.substack.com · 17/08/2026
OMG! Israel's national security minister just said they need to kill 30 to 40 people in Gaza every night. And not just the ones posing a threat. He calls them people who "aren't even people" and "not worthy of life." This is the government Netanyahu runs. www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-...
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Senior Israeli official calls for killing of "30 to 40" people in Gaza every night: "They're not even people"
Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calls for nightly "targeted assassinations" in Gaza: "They're not even people."
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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 17/08/2026
DTE-funded group sues Ann Arbor after it approves November ballot question for city-owned utility michiganadvance.com/2026/08/17/d... From @samiltoninmi.bsky.social w/ @michiganpublic.bsky.social
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DTE-funded group sues Ann Arbor after it approves November ballot question for city-owned utility • Michigan Advance
A DTE-funded group, the Ann Arbor Responsible Energy Coalition, is suing the city of Ann Arbor and its clerk, Jacqueline Beaudry, over Beaudry's certification of petitions which could result in the ci...
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
BREAKING: the national average is now at its highest ever level this late in the calendar year, according to GasBuddy data. Meaning the national average has never been above $4/gal after Aug. 12 in any previous year- ever.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 09/08/2026
Satire plays a powerful role in challenging authority, exposing hypocrisy and testing the boundaries of free expression. to.pbs.org/4h4fv87
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What political satire can reveal about the strength of a democracy
Satire plays a powerful role in challenging authority, exposing hypocrisy and testing the boundaries of free expression. It's among the forces Judy Woodruff explores in the podcast, “In Pursuit of Hap...
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mrdavisdc.bsky.social @mrdavisdc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
AI is going to invent the Pluribus virus
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P Collirigger @pcollirigger.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The deadliest outcome. We got smart enough to eradicate ourselves before we got smart enough to prevent ourselves from eradicating ourselves.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 06/08/2026
The insurgent parties of left and right are united in opposing plans to develop more than 5,000 acres — or 10% of the marshland — for solar panels ft.trib.al/TOMuTVD
Rows of solar panels stretch across a large field at a solar farm, with countryside visible in the background.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Quite possibly true 👇
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
RAPIDAN: We “no longer assume a near-term return to freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Instead, we expect ongoing military risks to constrain vessel transits .. well into next year ..” 👀
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🔵Blue Dot Buckeye🔵#Blues 🦋💙🌊🗽🌪️ @buckivotesblue.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Sincere gratitude to Jesse Welles for being the folk singer songwriter for this moment. Oh, and F*CK ICE. 🧊 #Blues youtu.be/OjGHf7OvglM?...
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Join Ice
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
* Iran Won’t Fulfill MoU Commitments Amid US Violations: Tasnim @bloomberg.com
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Ryan Hill @ryanhillart.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
St. Jimothy of Ballard, oil on canvas, 16"× 20" #WIP
Oil painting of Jimothy the raccoon of Seattle in progress
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Tony Iommi @iommi.com · 18/07/2026
My guitar raffle in support of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital ends this Sunday. If you'd like to be in for a chance to win my Gibson SG and other personally signed prizes, you can enter at the link below. Thanks for your support! - Tony ✟ raffall.com/424254/enter...
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God @thegodshow.com · 17/07/2026
If Andy Beshear doesn’t call for a special election before August 3rd and force Mitch McConnell to prove he can speak in a video, then Andy Beshear becomes the new Merrick Garland. I’m sorry but I make the rules.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Cover. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 17/07/2026
Here are the top 5 dogs of the week!
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I've been saying this since I was a kid -- never eat lettuce.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...
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NPR @npr.org · 17/07/2026
The NPR Network has never backed down on its mission, because millions of people rely on this trusted journalism and programming, and because of supporters like you who stand with us. Power the NPR Network. Make your first gift, or increase your support today. Donate now: n.pr/3SzxYze
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Larry Mitchell @drlarrymitchell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The two ICE agents who murdered a civilian in Biddeford, Maine today. Let's make them famous.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Trump's war
It's not one of his reality shows or casino disasters he can just walk away from
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Marc Wing @6-rue-d-alsace.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“Trump's war” by Ann Telnaes on Bluesky and Open Windows. “It's not one of his reality shows or casino disasters he can just walk away from” Please support Editorial Cartoonists, whenever possible directly, whose work is shown on Bluesky. This #EditorialCartoon was found on Open Windows.
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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
qatar just sent a plane to the USA as a "gift" and I see we need to learn the lesson of the trojan horse once again
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