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Ex this and that. Treacherous smiling old guy. Like puppies and kittens. Dislike mean people

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gumbogirl.bsky.social @gumbogirl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
REPOST REPOST REPOST CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION VOTE. Org
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Thinking about reviving and redoing my short-lived podcast of strange stories and modern mythology. …
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Strangest of All
History Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · Strangest of All is a podcast that looks at unique individuals, odd occurrences, and weird events from a new perspective. Just think of it as Scooby Doo for adul...
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
UPDATE: WE HAVE RAISED OVER $100K FOR SWING SEAT STATE LEGISLATURE DEMOCRATS
Donation Optimization -
Fight MAGA
Gerrymandering
$104,411.12 Raised GOAL $120,000
Fight MAGA
Gerrymandering
We analyzed hundreds of state legislative races across the country and found the closest races that could dictate control of legislative chambers in swing states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Arizona. All candidates will fight against
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
correction we should absolutely do this every year on 9-25
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This amount of money is more than the salaries of every coder, manager, accountant, or white collar worker of any type *in the entire world* … plus a couple of trillion. This isn’t just a nonsense number, it’s a threat.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Trump’s Wars of Whim, And How He Loses Them talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The US-Canada Trainwreck and the Limits of American Power talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-u...
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The US-Canada Trainwreck and the Limits of American Power
A few more thoughts on the collapse of US-Canadian trade negotiations and...
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
You are not who you think you are. You’re not even *what* you think you are. The real story of how we got here is one you’ve never heard.
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The ghost in your cells
Our DNA tells stories of great migrations and mysterious homecomings.
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
If you’re building both a $1B underground bunker and a machine with the potential to murder us all, my takeaway is that you actually can’t wait for the murdering to begin.
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Five takeaways from Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto
Zuckerberg’s letter is the latest entry in the broader genre of manifestos from AI executives laying out their visions for the emerging technology.
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Calikid @calikid.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/your-...
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Your Vote Is a Valuable Asset. Choose Wisely.
Over the last few days as we’ve been discussing Francesca Hong’s campaign,...
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Chelsey Weber-Smith explains how a group of con artists turned the failing Klu Klux Klan into a national movement using a playbook that mirrors exactly—EXACTLY—that of Trump and MAGA. Down to, I kid you not, pro-klan newsreels from Fox News.
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KU KLUX SCAM pt. 1
Podcast Episode · American Hysteria · August 10 · 1h 10m
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Explain to me why anyone would print this, much less believe it, at this point?
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Trump says deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come this week
U.S. President Donald Trump says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come this week. Iran and Oman appear to be inching toward an agreement on the critical waterway that could ease pressure on...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Whose Assumptions Will Get Wrecked in the Michigan Senate Race? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whose...
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Whose Assumptions Will Get Wrecked in the Michigan Senate Race?
It looks like we are going to get a big test of...
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Musk’s assertion that Economist Editor Zanny Beddoes is a “traitor to the West” was in reply to another former South African who fled the country as Apartheid was falling. Officially racist SA is their paradise lost. Now they are trying to recreate that land in the U.S. and UK. …
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Elon Musk and the war for ‘Western Civilization’
'She is a traitor to the West,' Musk tweets after the Economist's editor in chief pressed him on USAID cuts.
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79G...
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Neuromancer — Official Teaser | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
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Calikid @calikid.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Seriously, take the time to see the movie. It’s great.
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Calikid @calikid.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
My wife’s comment as we were leaving the Odyssey - guess it worked out for Penelope. She got her jewelry back, her hubby back, and went on a cruise!
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“Donald Trump and Republican legislators have threatened Canada over fires affecting air quality across a wide area of the United States. Because—and this is a great surprise to Republicans who have long argued to the contrary—there's only one atmosphere, and we all have to share it.” …
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Where there's smoke, there's flaming Republican stupidity
Massive summer wildfires are the 'new normal,' but of course conservatives think it's a Canadian plot against them.
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Just as in Iran, Trump drastically overestimated his power and ability to control the situation in Ukraine. A lifelong bully surrounded by simpering yes men, Trump doesn't even realize that he's squandered a once-in-a-generation opportunity--and brought down the curtain on the American century.
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How America lost the war in Ukraine
Trump has surrendered both moral authority and the perception of American power.
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Calikid @calikid.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Do I hope all the “he can’t do that” pundits are right and Trump will just go stew in the corner and wait for the subpoenas? Absolutely. But he might as well be sending up flares and writing his intentions in tacky gold calligraphy. Be prepared.
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
So what do we do? Give up? Nope. First, dont pretend this won’t happen. Be vocal about the steps Trump has taken and the threat they represent. Second, work hard for your candidates to make the outcome as clear and decisive as possible. Third, be prepared to protest in court and on the streets.…
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If I added up all the Republicans that said they spoke with Mitch McConnell for “20 minutes” today, I’d have a full day of absolute liars.
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Ashok Dadhwal @ashokdadhwal196.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Who agrees this needs to go viral? Justice, accountability, and democratic rights should never depend on who is in government. Watch. Share. Let the conversation reach everyone. #FreeDC #Justice
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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
the provinces decline to offer tribute, the armies return in defeat, the temple of the arts has closed its doors, and the name of the Emperor is scoured from the palaces by his own magistrates. now the sun and storms turn against him. the Mandate is lost.
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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Between this and the French with the sign on the Eiffel Tower, good reminder these things are bigger than the current admin and moment
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“All the armies of Europe and Asia...could not by force take a drink from the Ohio River or make a track on the Blue Ridge in the trial of a thousand years. No, if destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men we will live forever or die by suicide.”
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A Few Thoughts on Mamdani and the New York Primaries talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...
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A Few Thoughts on Mamdani and the New York Primaries
One of the big stories coming out last night’s primaries are the...
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Watched the first four episodes of Spider-Noir. And … I really enjoyed it. Cage completely nailed the Sam Spade vibe, the B&W camera work completely captures the noir look, and the supporting cast really seems to understand the assignment. Fun show.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
AI skeptic's thought for the day: They call it "Recursive Self-Improvement". I call it "eating their own slop", which, as we now know *from experience*, leads to model collapse.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I’m against the death penalty for people. But we need it for corporations.
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
For several years, it has been cheaper to build new solar and wind capacity than just to maintain a coal plant — even if the coal was free. But gas plants were twice as efficient and much cheaper to operate. Now solar and wind, complete with battery storage, are cheaper than gas.
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Solar plus batteries cheaper than gas — IRENA report - Gas Outlook
A new IRENA report finds that 24/7 “firm” clean energy is cheaper than coal and gas in many parts of the world.
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Do it!
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The Court’s Corruption Seeps Into Every Tissue of American Life talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-c...
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The Court’s Corruption Seeps Into Every Tissue of American Life
We’re talking a lot today about gerrymandering and Court reform. I want...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
You Can Have Democratic Self-Government or the Corrupt Court — Not Both talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/you-c...
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You Can Have Democratic Self-Government or the Corrupt Court — Not Both
It’s a good day to return to the question of the Supreme...
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
My regular reminder that the reason there will not be an increase in coal production is because there is no market for it. Natural gas plants are cheaper and twice as efficient. Wind and solar are cheaper than both. I worked in the coal industry for 31 years. It is dying and it will keep dying.
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Norma Ballingall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🇵🇸 @balr0g.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
In a nutshell. 😊
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Today's winner of the Internet. Congratulations!
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Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I agree and everyone should subscribe to TPM
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service: cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...
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Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
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Lord Hardthrasher @lordhardthrasher.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I think Donnie, Pete and Sucky Sucky are all jolly confused. Having beaten Iran militarily in a few days it turns out they have not, in fact, beaten Iran. As a result the US seems to be the only participant in a war they seem to be losing. Impressive stuff
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
It wasn’t because Iran was close to developing a nuclear weapon. It wasn’t because Iran was developing a missile that could threaten America. It wasn’t about regime change, since all we got out of it was a younger, Iranian leader with a better reason to hate us. It’s about corruption.
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Trump can't give you a good reason the U.S. is bombing Iran, but I can give you three
Corruption, corruption, and corruption.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
By holding oil prices hostage Iran shows Trump that regime change can go both ways. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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Trump Brain Trust Figured Iran Wouldn’t Block the Strait of Hormuz. Oh Well …
I’ve written a few posts now about a simple fact that is...
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Dann @dann1960.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
youtu.be/GYn1HzgevW8 #stuartstevens Wearing a mask to hide government membership is like kids covering their eyes in hide-and-seek. Those ICE agents will live with their choices, and if justice returns, they’ll have to face their values. Stuart Stevens | Lincoln Square
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ICE Agents Can’t Hide Behind their Masks Forever | Stuart Stevens LIVE
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
It's fine to declare that "Trump can't stop the elections!" But no one should assume that everything is going to be peachy when it comes to the midterms. Trump has waged war on the upcoming election from the moment he stepped back into the White House. It’s going to get worse. …
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The conspiracy to protect Trump's biggest conspiracy theorist
It's been eight months since an intelligence official came forward with serious allegations against Tulsi Gabbard. That seems like a very long time to sit on something that represents a "grave threat"...
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 02/02/2026
CEOs of big tech companies who the Trump administration listens to have decided to ignore the slow descent into fascism. www.resistandunsubscribe.com
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Making this clear for the Nth time: Coal is dying. It is never, never, NEVER going to make a comeback and there’s absolutely nothing Trump or anyone else can do to change that. What Trump CAN do, is to damage the energy industry, drive up electricity bills, and screw the environment. …
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Greg Todd @1gregtodd.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Trump's hand is fake. His real hand was removed. The insiders all know it. Signatures with a fake hand aren't constitutional.
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