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M@ @th3bear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
😂😂😂
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
US October nonfarm payrolls: +29,000 Unemployment rate: 4.2% www.bls.gov/news.release...
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
1/ Russia's agricultural industries are facing catastrophe due to Ukraine's long-range drone strikes against Black Sea ports and infrastructure. Harvesting grain now costs far more than selling it, and commentators say that the agricultural sector is "dying before our eyes". ⬇️
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 08/09/2026
Exclusive: The EU is set to announce plans for a far-reaching partnership with Canada, including on trade, security and supply chains
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EU and Canada Plan Far-Reaching Alliance to Strengthen Partnership
The European Union and Canada are working toward a new, all-encompassing relationship that will range from trade to security, as the transatlantic partners seek to build a new alliance to offset the global power politics dominated by the US and China.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
JUST IN: D.C. Circuit says IRS decision to share taxpayer info with DHS tens of thousands of violates the law — and that the administration's rebuttal to that claim is "weak sauce." www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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404 Media @404media.co · 08/09/2026
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Russia is recruiting soldiers for the war not only from Africa. Russian social media channels are more and more frequently showing Chinese nationals.
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withersteen @withersteen.zapto.org · 08/09/2026
Mehmet Oz is a quack. Television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz reached a $5.25 million deal in a false advertising class action accusing him of overstating the benefits of dietary supplements promising weight loss. www.manatt.com/insights/new...
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ICE enforcement depresses employment, disrupts local economy. #economy #jobs www.brookings.edu/articles/bey...
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Celebrate, commemorate, whatever ... knowing words is for the coastal elites, y'all. (Strums banjo.)
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Irony: Still Dead After All These Years. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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US police fear Meta smart glasses could be used to secretly record them
Exclusive: Documents show officers from Maine to California worry Meta’s camera-equipped glasses will be used either to secretly record them or aid acts of terrorism
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Whopped?
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Germany's far-right AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt with a record 44.5%, crushing Merz’s CDU at 18.5%. Rival parties refuse to form a coalition, likely blocking AfD from power. The pro-Russian party wants an immediate halt to Ukraine aid, an end to sanctions, and the deportation of Ukrainian refugees.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/09/2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election, world soccer's governing body said.
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Infantino to stand for re-election as FIFA president despite failed World Cup sell-off plan
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election, world soccer’s governing body said. Infantino has faced increasing pressure over his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
May it work as well for him as it did for Orban. Any chance we can get JD Vance involved on Infantino's behalf?
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Trump himself admits as much (except for the shame part -- he has none, after all.) theweek.com/speedreads/5...
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Donald Trump tells biographer he's the same now as he was in first grade
The latest Feature,/features,,features, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week
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Lindsay (Tired Version) @swiftchai.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“I’m a loyal person” says the guy who publicly shit talks everyone, including his own family
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M@ @th3bear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 06/09/2026
When they tell you exactly how they plan to hold onto power, believe them. They’re not even trying to hide it. This is Tim O’Hare, Tarrant County Judge in Texas. Shameful. #SheShed
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"Trump is only treating us so badly because he loves us so much."
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
At the press conference, Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon asked US envoy Steve Witkoff if he thinks Putin has been deceiving him, if Russia only understands force, and if it feels disgusting to sit at the same table with a war criminal.
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
As I learned from "30 Rock," the color is known as "Grandfather's Shoe." getyarn.io/yarn-clip/5d...
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Valid questions.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“I believe Washington still fears a ‘catastrophic Ukrainian success’ that could provoke an unpredictable Russian response,” said former UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Bessent -- as I am sure he would be the first (and only) one to tell you -- believes he is far, far too superior to suffer the same fate as the sad little peasants who have lost respect and reputations for their service to Trump.
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M@ @th3bear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It’s a cult By Drew Sheneman
A cartoon depicting a Trump voter saying trade wars and tainted meat are worth it as long as transgender people can't swim.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It was either "Entertainment Tonight" or Congress for this dimwit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_...
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I don't think he knows, either.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I saw a clip from Fox News. It was a bunch of, like, whining from a bad swimmer.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Tafoya's an opportunist, a liar, and stupid as all get out ... but she's been on TV, so is the ideal GOP candidate. njrecorder.com/michele-tafo...
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Michele Tafoya Faces Criticism After Incorrect Claim About California Homelessness Rate – NJ Recorder
Former “Sunday Night Football” sideline reporter and current U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya revealed a false statistic about California homelessness on television, sparking outrage.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
From right-wing media to the halls of Congress, there are far, far too many people who know better but do not care.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
But, but ... Trump keeps saying that the US is "energy independent."
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"Bipartisanship has given way to hyper-partisanship. The US alliance system has frayed, as old friendships have degenerated into outright hostility. The age of America ... has come to an end." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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The 9/11 terror attacks are key to understanding America's waning
The terror attacks of 9/11 briefly united a shattered America. But 25 years on their legacy remains in the wars, political divisions and geopolitical shifts that followed.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"2025 was about setting the table. 2026 is gonna be a banquet for the American people." -- Scott Bessent, February 2026 "2026 is about putting out the grease fire in the kitchen. 2027 is gonna be a barbecue for the American people." -- Bessent, any day now. www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/liveblo...
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Bessent: Economy Set to Surge in 2026 After “Table-Setting” Year
Sec. Bessent: 2025 was about setting the table. 2026 is gonna be a banquet for the American people. The economy is taking off.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
No, John, the glasses do *not* make you look smart.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The minimum for members of Congress is $25,000:
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It has to be done, and soon. It's too dangerous to wait for Hegseth's liver to explode.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"I'm just an amateur fortuneteller, not one of the pros."
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ministry-of-truth.bsky.social @ministry-of-truth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Heating oil is now $5.09/gallon. A year ago it was $3.20-$3.30. A 225 gal. fillup is $1,145, which lasts about one month in New England winters. As US military actions continue around the Strait of Hormuz, prices keep going up.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thank you.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"Trump only wants to saddle the next administration(s) with more than $40 trillion in debt," Wright added. "We'll kick *that* can down the road until bond traders put an end to our fun!"
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Yeah, but Grandpa *still* insists on opening the emails from Donald Trump.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Canadian PM Mark Carney: I’ve met Putin in the past, multiple times. He only understands strength and directness. And the message would be simple: get out of Ukraine, give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine, end this war, which is killing more than 30,000 of your people every single month.
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
ICYMI: This is a thoughtful, quick read. JD Vance is the most sincerely insincere and seriously unserious human being (?) who ever lived. www.salon.com/2026/09/04/j...
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JD Vance's chivalry to his wife Usha fools no one - Salon.com
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has the vice president’s number
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"The Secretary of Defense is a clear and present danger to the national security of The United States and the world." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Captain calamity: Pete Hegseth under fire for ‘inept’ leadership of US military
The US defense secretary faces internal dissent and discord at the Pentagon, accused of focusing on culture war issues and his own political ambitions as the Iran war drags on
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"We should absolutely not be planning for the optimistic scenario." apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for him
President Donald Trump has been promising an economic boom, but Friday's positive jobs report left him frustrated.
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I served with many smart, honorable people when I was in the military. I also served with a lot of backward dumbasses who, undoubtedly, went on to reject the GI Bill, remain dumbasses, and become Trump supporters. So I ask the latter: How is Commander Bone Spurs posting this not stolen valor?
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bored2tears @bored2tears.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Chauncey Gardner is running DHS. 🤦
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