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I think Arsenal FC is pretty great and am a WW2 nerd.

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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 14h
He’s so bad at this
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 14h
I was at my alma mater recently on a Friday night and it was dead. Everyone apparently hangs out indoors on Fridays. I was baffled.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 16h
NEW: The US theft of Venezuelan oil resources appears to bring the Pentagon its own source of money — something that should be understood as another milestone in the collapse of constitutional government.
forever-wars.com
The Dawn Of The Self-Funding Pentagon
It's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 14h
Wait what.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 14h
Madueke’s crosses…yeesh.
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Chicken WingDings 🇵🇸 @ebridget.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Ms Rachel from the top ropes
From Ms Rachel's account on Threads, she writes, "CORECIVIC, a company that makes hundreds of millions locking up KIDS in immigration detention
has a PAC that's sending campaign checks to Senator Susan Collins of Maine.
Susan Collins chairs the Senate committee that writes ICE's budget.
ICE is CoreCivic's customer.
The company gets paid out of a budget she controls, and it pays into her campaign."
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Chris Weatherspoon @cweatherspoon.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What many have not fully grasped is the sheer damage to the wider game done by pouring enormous sums in. Not just City - see Chelsea (twice), PSG - but it goes far beyond doing others out of trophies We hear endlessly of the PL's 'riches' but look at the absolute state of this
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This was a disaster for the EPL today.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Absolutely ruined the game.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The PGMOL are head and shoulders the worst officiating group in all major leagues. What a terrible second yellow to call. Especially given the climate.
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 09/10/2026
On Supreme Court term limits: Sen. Susan Collins: “Absolutely not. I’m sure that Troy wants to pack the court.” Troy Jackson: “I wouldn’t have to pack it if you didn’t put in Kavanaugh."
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The world is a slightly better place today.
nytimes.com
Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Rot.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026
The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The lone woman on Tennessee's death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
At 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said
"executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring," her lawyers said in a federal court filing.
They said Pike "has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat," and that curtains to the death chamber "have gone down twice."
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Lee Cicuta @butchanarchy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What a surprise, the organizers of the covid cautious dyke bar hated the article, rejected its framing, and is defending their covid cautious patrons and performers. Anyone who joined in on the viral harassment campaign started by Jesse Singal wanna say oops or…? recorder.com/2026/09/24/g...
Current and former owners of Last Ditch could not be reached by phone, email or social media. However, Last Ditch did share on Instagram that the Globe story allegedly misconstrued statements from Noire, and urged community members to stop harassing Noire.
"It is neither productive, progressive, nor valiant to attack a Black patron. He has been a collaborator and performer of Last Ditch for a while, and he deserves to speak his mind about accountability and repair from the bar," the Last Ditch statement reads. "There are so many misconceptions due to the disorganization of the Globe article. He did not call for the bar to be firebombed. Further, he did not disparage the owner for being homeless.
"As a result of this abysmal journalism, he has been getting additional threats, slurs, harassment, and is being reported to the police over something he did not do," Last Ditch continued. "This is not supporting us at Last Ditch, and it is, at its core, anti-Blackness hysteria."
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I gasped. It still holds up very well. There are a few scenes where the early CGI is tough, but in my opinion, it's the best show ever made. I am a WW2, so there's heavy bias, but it is exceptional.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
*stares in Band of Brothers*
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I’ve spent 6 years chasing a ghost: my great-uncle T/Sgt John McDonough. His B-17 (100th BG, 349th BS) was shot down over the Netherlands in WW2, but he never spoke a word about it. I set out on an odyssey to find out who he was and where the plane crashed. Sharing the journey here.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Go away already.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It does not do justice to Kremlov to describe him merely as an oligarch or Putin-crony. He is straight from Central Casting for Shady Russian Thugs, complete with a fake name, a criminal past, and intimate ties to Putin’s security services. charliesykes.substack.com/p/don-jrs-de...
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Don Jr’s “Dear Friend” is a Shady Russian Thug Straight from Central Casting
Putin crony bankrolls Trump Crime family wedding.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In any other time, the story of a Trump wedding lavishly bankrolled by a Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch would be weather-changing; a consuming multi-month festering scandal, bipartisan outrage, and impeachment. charliesykes.substack.com/p/don-jrs-de...
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Don Jr’s “Dear Friend” is a Shady Russian Thug Straight from Central Casting
Putin crony bankrolls Trump Crime family wedding.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
That's $4.1 million per DAY he's been making since the election. And remember, he isn't even allowed to have another job while he's president. This is pure corruption. Trump is the most successful white-collar criminal to ever live.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The European Union opened the door for Canada to become its first "associate member" amid a historic breakdown in U.S.-Canada relations
huffpost.com
EU Opens Door For Canada To Become Its First Associate Member, Von Der Leyen Says
The European Commission president said “this is a partnership not against anyone else” in a possible effort to avoid antagonizing Donald Trump.
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Frederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If Biden or Obama had started a war that led to attacks like these on American bases—and then covered it up for months—the political backlash would eclipse Benghazi. One service member: "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed." www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...
cbsnews.com
New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks
The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW YORK (AP) — At least three supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore is dropped over pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Gyokeres just really isn't a fit, is he...such a bummer to watch.
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Irish musician Aaron Rowe has said he is withdrawing as a support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
that tie knot is criminal enough to deserve prison time
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Sophie Rae Lichterman @whysophiewhy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is happening in a lot industries still and not just to famous folks.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Seeing his mug on your show is astonishing. The intellectual rot is something else.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Did any news channel ask Republicans to condemn the vicious Islamophobia and hate spread against Mamdani and El-Sayed this past week? Did Democrats use their TV time to talk about it or was it all about Piker?
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Micah @rincewind.run · 13/09/2026
you don’t have to have the conversation on their terms and in fact you shouldn’t have the conversation on their terms more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
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Giantgooner @giantgooner.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Last week I said Gabriel shouldn’t have been sent off for the kick to Martinez’s head cause it had nowhere near the level of power needed for a red card. So on that basis I gotta say, the decision to send Foden off here is nuts. There’s no power at all behind that kick, they’re on top of each other
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
There is a reason why Bruno Fernandes is universally loathed outside of Man U and Portugal fans. He gets away with way too much and spends 50% of games complaining and rolling on the ground.
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arseblog @arseblog.com · 12/09/2026
How many Arsenal teams in the past have we seen who would eventually crumble in a game like that, with a crowd like that, with opposition like that, with a ref like that? We should not underestimate what a fucking tough nut to crack we are these days.
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Scott Willis @scott.cannonstats.com · 12/09/2026
Sunderland took an average of 22.5 seconds per throw in. They had 12 that took longer than 20 seconds, 5 that took longer than 30 seconds, and 3 that took longer than 40 seconds.
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arseblog @arseblog.com · 12/09/2026
Some games you really, really have to scrap to win. This was one of those. Raya's penalty save so important, Bruno's goal absolutely sensational especially given his Newcastle connection, but I loved the fight and determination. Konsa absolutely having no bullshit from Xhaka! Great 3 points.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
White is hurt
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I would like us to change into our shooting boots at halftime.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sunderland's game plan appears to be kick it long and smash Arsenal whenever they get the ball. Cool that the ref is allowing it...
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Their jackets were fire.
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Zak Williams @zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
100%. There is a huge failure by the DC press corps, and if it was any other president, of either party, they would definitely be reporting it.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Biden checks his watch at a ceremony and Fox does nonstop segments on it for weeks. But Trump falls asleep repeatedly at the 9/11 ceremony and they won’t even show it. But national broadcast news networks won’t show it either because that would be impolite.
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Brian @boohetz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I researched my family's WWII history and traveled across Europe, retracing their steps. I even found the crash site of my great-uncle's plane. If you could tell 18-year-old Brian that he would grow to be a WWII nerd, he would laugh hysterically. But here we are (I love it so much).
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