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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 19h
Marco Rubio is promoting troubling ideas about ‘Western civilization’. Rubio suggested that Europe must rediscover the values of conquest and expansion. Me: "England should restore the US to its rightful place as a British Colony?"
theguardian.com
Marco Rubio is promoting troubling ideas about ‘Western civilization’ | Ted Widmer
In a recent visit to Greece, the secretary of state suggested that Europe must rediscover the values of conquest and expansion
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
House aide: Trump did not call for attacks on US cities but explained how he's preventing them. Trump's words: "They can take out a city. Let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
apnews.com
White House aide: Trump did not call for attacks on US cities but explained how he's preventing them
The White House is clarifying Donald Trump’s comments at a Monday night rally, explaining that the president was not insinuating that he wanted Iran to attack U.S. cities but instead wants to prevent ...
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How dilapidated are French schools and how bad is inequality in the education system? This is a Class issue and is no different than schools in the US. Check any large cities and you see the same thing. White Flight and limits on tax revenue, like California's Prop 13, guaranteed this will persist.
theguardian.com
How dilapidated are French schools and how bad is inequality in the education system?
France’s prime minister has promised to address ‘legitimate’ complaints raised by those taking part in protests
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Florida jury finds ex-sheriff’s deputy not guilty in shooting death of Black air force airman. Florida Stand-Your-Ground doesn't apply if you're Black or if the Killer is Law Enforcement. Demographics of jury would be interesting.
theguardian.com
Florida jury finds ex-sheriff’s deputy not guilty in shooting death of Black air force airman
Roger Fortson was shot by deputy when he opened door with gun in hand after a false domestic disturbance call
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Israeli forces overwhelmed by violent settlers in ‘terrorist attack’ on Palestinian family. Me: "Alexa, what is the definition of genocide?"
theguardian.com
Israeli forces overwhelmed by violent settlers in ‘terrorist attack’ on Palestinian family
Settler violence in West Bank makes everyday life ‘untenable’ for Palestinians, says ICRC after assault on family trying to return home in Jalud
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue. "Buy our new solution to the problem our other products cause." It's like Glock selling body armor.
apnews.com
Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue
The company said that its Open Agent Safety Platform includes software that sets boundaries for AI agents.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nvidia board increases chipmaker's share buyback plan by $150 billion. CEO Huang: "This authorization reflects our confidence in the long-term opportunity ahead.” Translation: this will prop up the stock price so we can make our Bonus before the bottom falls out."
apnews.com
Nvidia's board increases chipmaker's share buyback plan by $150 billion
Nvidia’s board has cleared the way for the company to spend $150 billion more in share buybacks as the chipmaking giant looks to make use of more of its stellar revenue growth fueled by demand for its...
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms, ambassador says. "I can get you a really good deal on our aircraft carrier steam catapult systems. And I'll throw in a couple of F-35s for good luck."
apnews.com
Trump asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms, ambassador says
President Donald Trump has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States, the U.S. ambassador to China said.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kamala Harris is belatedly courting progressives. Is it too little, too late? Arwa Mahdawi, catch up, it's been too late since November 6, 2024.
theguardian.com
Kamala Harris is belatedly courting progressives. Is it too little, too late? | Arwa Mahdawi
As she mulls another presidential run, the former VP is building bridges with progressive and Arab American leaders
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Lead contractor pulls out of Gates’ Natrium nuclear power plant project in Wyoming Liquid Sodium cooled power plant, engineering giant Bechtel decides to withdraw. What could go wrong? (Hint: Read "We Almost Lost Detroit" by John G. Fuller for one insight.)
wyofile.com
Lead contractor pulls out of Gates’ Natrium nuclear power plant project in Wyoming - WyoFile
TerraPower says construction will continue as planned as it seeks a new contractor, with its in-service date of 2031 intact.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Can't wait until Nov4 when my $5,000 check shows up and gas is below $2.00.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality. "We're not going to make any judgement about who or what someone loves."
theguardian.com
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"The Decade That Ruined Everything" The crux of the issue: We’re not living after the 80s. We’re living in them, trapped in the invisible architecture built by a clutch of executives, politicians and conservative advocacy groups (later abetted by a generation of business-friendly Democrats)
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Decade That Ruined Everything
We are suffering the consequences of the conservative revolution that began in the 1980s.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Robust Hiring Reinforces Strength of the U.S. Economy No thinking person believes this. Can't wait for the Dec/Jan reset.
nytimes.com
Robust Hiring Reinforces Strength of the U.S. Economy
Employers added 162,000 jobs and unemployment held at 4.1 percent last month, signs of a stability that contrasted with high inflation weighing on households and markets.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Jack, read your piece: But she said she still supported Mr. Trump and would probably end up voting Republican this November. “I don’t always agree with the things Trump’s doing, and he’s an idiot sometimes. But I do believe he loves this country.” She did not say the same about Democrats
nytimes.com
Billionaires Sent Montana Prices Soaring. Can Democrats Capitalize?
For years, Democrats have failed to harness the anger of Montanans contending with out-of-state wealth driving up costs. This year, a smokejumper thinks he can succeed.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew of 5,000 arrive at notorious Thai resort after 270 days at sea. Hegseth trying to keep criticism of the deployment down by preventing sailors from getting home to loved ones with a week of regaining weight eating Pad Thai and time on the (check notes) beach? SMH
theguardian.com
USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew of 5,000 arrive at notorious Thai resort after 270 days at sea
Shore leave in Pattaya, known for its red light district, comes after reports of deteriorating living conditions onboard the vessel during record stint
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner Got played and doesn't even realize it. Gotta go.....
theguardian.com
Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner
House minority leader is under attack from his own party for ‘affordability crisis’ meeting with president’s son-in-law
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Jumpy bond markets make it clear: Trump risks driving US into debt crisis | Heather Stewart Dear Heather, this has been the Republican Playbook since Reagan, aided and abetted by Newt/Clinton, continued with Bush2/Greenspan, aided by Obama, Turbocharged by Trump, and ignored by the Media.
theguardian.com
Jumpy bond markets make it clear: Trump risks driving US into debt crisis | Heather Stewart
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to calm bond markets is a sign of weakness not strength
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again. "We're refinancing Trump Tax Cuts for Billionaire$ and Corporation$ with debt your children and grandchildren will be paying for the next 30 years. Buy $Trump Crypto to protect your loved ones!"
apnews.com
An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again
Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
How to Stop a Lab Leak From Starting the Next Pandemic The race is on: Global Pandemic, Nuclear Event, or Killer Asteroid. My money is on the first two. Human lust for wealth, power, and revenge never fail us.
nytimes.com
Opinion | How to Stop a Lab Leak From Starting the Next Pandemic
More than six years after the emergence of Covid-19, no one is keeping track of the risky virus experiments that are capable of starting a pandemic.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Sick of A.I. Slop? So Are Tech Giants. Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence. Given Spotify's recent moves I'm thinking, "Karma is a bitch."
nytimes.com
AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Early prediction: Dan Sullivan will win the Alaska Republican Primary. #NeverWrong
theguardian.com
A tale of two Dan Sullivans: Republicans with same name contest Alaska primary
Democrat Mary Peltola, who won the red state’s House seat twice, is also running to unseat the incumbent senator
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Regardless of your age, Amazon's "Sterling Point" is one of the best streaming Series now and in recent years. Highly recommend.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"Alexa, what's the temperature right now?" Alexa: "It's 70 degrees right now but feels like 76, so you better grab a light jacket." Must think I was raised in the Sahara. Me: "Alexa, File that under "Halucination or Stupidity?"
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Wealthy and celebrity Upstate New York Liberals upset now that their favorite gardener is being abducted. Where were they when the first hundred thousand were taken in the rest of the country? I'm guessing it wasn't important until their grass went unmowed, hedges untrimmed, gardens unweeded.
theguardian.com
‘They kidnapped a hard-working kid off our streets’: the gardener seized by ICE – and the New York town fighting back
Gerson Turcios was 17 when he fled violence in Honduras to build a new life in the US. Six years later, he was mowing lawns in his home town of Rhinebeck when immigration officers took him. Within hou...
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Who Are the Good Guys and the Bad Guys? I’m No Longer Sure. If your message is "I was religious where it was largely secular," and you can't bring yourself to criticize Trump's Anything but Christian immigrant policies, you're not one of the "good guys". Look in the mirror, it doesn't lie. Bye-Bye!
nytimes.com
Opinion | Who Is My Enemy? I’m No Longer Sure.
Where does the side of the angels really lie?
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I wonder how many Big Oil CEOs donated to the $1B Trump fund. Here's their reward. www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
theguardian.com
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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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
TSA: ‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push. Shades of Reagan Air Traffic Controller Union breaking. I wonder how many TSA workers voted for Trump and if they're feeling "betrayed". Poor babies. ICE next! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push
Union exploring options to oppose program that would put US airport screening into hands of private contractors
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown? And when in 10 - 15 years when the majority of long haul truck drivers are replaced by autonomous very, what then?
apnews.com
White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown
The Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks. I recommend Neal Stephenson's book of the same title, Termination Shock. @nealstephenson.bsky.social
theguardian.com
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
Do we really want to play dice with our planet?
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
"How a Family of 4 Lives on $225,000 a Year in Washington Heights" #NYTimes Poor things, had to settle for a $120 dinner for four instead of their favorite $200 Italian restaurant. My heart bleeds.
nytimes.com
How a Family of 4 Lives on $225,000 a Year in Washington Heights
Ellen Hagan and David Flores use freelance work to boost their budget and have found that homeownership does not solve all financial woes.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Is America in Decline and China Rising? Not for Long. Another NYTimes/Douthat delusional failure. The US can't make its own cell phones, Lithium ion batteries or solar panels. China is ramping up its navy, filter jets, building islands in the ocean, etc. Meanwhile CEOs are lining their pockets.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Is America in Decline and China Rising? Not for Long.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/c...
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
NYTimes:"Oil Hits Wartime High Above $120 a Barrel as Standoff Shows No End in Sight"
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass On the upside, a significant number of the underclass could leave the area and alleviate the housing shortage, freeway congestion and reduce public school allows cities to close schools and avoid multi $billion deferred maintenance budget.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
TACO Tuesday is now a four hour phenomenon: Bluster in the morning, Backpedal in the afternoon.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Nothing to see here. These are not the Insiders Traders you are looking for. #Trump #Grifters open-cabinet.org?utm_source=c...
open-cabinet.org
Open Cabinet — Executive Branch Stock Tracker
34 officials. 3,200+ transactions. ~$2.7B estimated value. An interactive financial disclosure and conflict-of-interest tracker for the executive branch.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Kamala Harris ‘thinking about’ running for president again in 2028 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Please Don't!
theguardian.com
Kamala Harris ‘thinking about’ running for president again in 2028
Former vice-president teases White House bid while Pete Buttigieg also suggests he may launch campaign
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Strained Postal Service Proposes Price Increases and Delays Retirement Funds www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u... Under DeJoy's "leadership" my in-state mail order prescription refill went half way across the country and back. No benefit from his reforms. Or was this a test of sending mail-in ballots?
nytimes.com
Strained Postal Service Proposes Price Increases and Delays Retirement Funds
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
A strategy ‘to make life intolerable’: Israeli settlers are driving Christians out of West Bank This should endear the Christian Nationalist Right. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
A strategy ‘to make life intolerable’: Israeli settlers are driving Christians out of West Bank
The Taybeh community has survived crusaders and the Ottoman and British empires, but the latest attacks leave its future in question
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Wealthy Donors Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits Of course. It's not Trump, it's money in politics. And it's our rediculous tax codes. Democrats: 1. All private money out of politics. (Undo Corporate Personhood.) 2. Eliminate ways to hide money. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...
nytimes.com
Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Midwest US pays high cost for Trump’s Iran war as soldiers die, while veterans are baffled: ‘Why are we there?’ 🎶 When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Midwest US pays high cost for Trump’s Iran war as soldiers die, while veterans are baffled: ‘Why are we there?’
As casualties mount, those who share a home state with the deceased in Iowa, Kentucky or Ohio question war’s legality
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
US jobs market surpassed expectations in March but February losses were worse than first reported. Yeah, I believe that. Just wait a month or two and look for the "revision". www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
US jobs market surpassed expectations in March but February losses were worse than first reported
Employers added 178,000 new jobs in March and unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, ahead of economists’ predictions
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Gasoline prices too high? apnews.com/article/gas-... US fuel prices are determined by factors largely outside of a gas station's control Factor #1: Greed Everything else: Blue Smoke and Mirrors
apnews.com
Dizzying US fuel prices are determined by factors largely outside of a gas station's control
U.S. gas prices are climbing fast, and drivers are paying the highest pump prices since 2022 as the Iran war shakes oil markets.
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Iran Thinks It Can Win a Long War Of course it can. The US will grow weary after a decade or more. Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. are prime examples. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Iran Thinks It Can Win a Long War
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A Three TACO Day week. He's panicking. apnews.com/article/sena... signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
apnews.com
Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
President Donald Trump has signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abr...
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
More CBS Layoffs? Who cares? Nothing of value to watch there anyway. Cut the Cable, Stream Everything. No longer supporting Fox News, Shopping Channels, Sports, etc. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...
theguardian.com
CBS News begins new major round of layoffs: ‘This is really hard and really tough’
CBS News Radio to shutter after nearly 100 years as editor Bari Weiss tells staff cuts were ‘necessary’ decision
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Chief justice John Roberts calls for end to ‘dangerous’ hostility toward judges www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Johnny boy, it's because you and the MAGA5 gave Trump/MAGA a free pass to ignore the Constitution on top of no guardrails immunity against anything that pops into his MAGA brain. Karma
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Chief justice John Roberts calls for end to ‘dangerous’ hostility toward judges
Roberts did not name Donald Trump, but US president has decried ‘corrupt judges’ who ruled against him
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Oscar Fails: "Paul Thomas Anderson’s rambunctious counter-culture thriller is the perfect film for an imperfect USA, brilliantly reading the tea-leaves of Donald Trump’s second term with its tale of leftist activists in a proto-fascist California." Academy hubris www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...
theguardian.com
Paul Thomas Anderson endured one snub after another. Now the Oscars have finally seen sense | Xan Brooks
In honouring One Battle After Another, Academy voters finally welcomed Hollywood’s prodigal son into the fold
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Bodhi Thee Dog @bodhitheedog.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The Popcorn Resistance of ‘One Battle After Another’ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/o... It is at best a 1970s B level anti establishment farce that belongs on Tubi, bouyed up by millions dollar actors in their declining years and overstaying their time at the big budget trough. Oscar worthy? Nah
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Popcorn Resistance of ‘One Battle After Another’
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