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Cynthia Fraase

@cfraase.bsky.social
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Major Springsteen fan. I love gardening and science and hate all things Trump related. Please, no DMs until I get to know you! 😺

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Nathan @never-say-die.bsky.social · 6h
Bro, the Pope sent the White Sox letter, they’re going to the World Series.
Letter: 

To Jerry Reinsdorf
Chairman of the Chicago White Sox
was pleased to receive the kind letter that you sent following the game that took place at Rate Field on August 11, 2026. I am most grateful for this thoughtful gesture.
As I have noted,
"sport can truly become a school of life,
where all can learn that abundance does not come from victory at any cost, but from sharing, from respecting others and from the joy of walking together" (Letter Life in Abundance, 6 February
2026).
In this spirit, it is my hope that the White Sox will
continue to foster
bonds of friendship
and solidarity among
people, and thus bear hopeful witness to the possibility of living and working together in peace.
With
these sentiments, I willingly invoke the Almighty's
abundant blessings upon you and your loved ones.
From the Vatican, 9 September 2026
Pope Leo XIV
The Pope wearing a Chicago White Sox hat
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h
This was planned as Schmitt’s big day, with a “national ambitions trial balloon” in national media. Instead it’s ending like this.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h
Senator Schmitt doubles down, seemingly implying it’s risible for a man to be following a woman’s sport. (Any other interpretation of this post?)
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Miss Dfies @missdfies.bsky.social · 3h
He's responded: "I also don't hide behind anonymity, so if you freaks want to dig up my old addresses, knock yourself out 😂" By framing her doxing as a challenge ("let's see if anyone has the balls"), he turns the harassment of a SA victim into a game for which he is only a bystander. Balls indeed.
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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 4h
She was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.” Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.
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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 5h
The Cornell victim has been doxxed on X. So worried for her. I hate this planet.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h
“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is”
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 4h
This Eric Schmitt thing is a reminder that even now we can occasionally have nice things.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 3h
100% should follow him around for the rest of what’s left of his political career. His 2028 VP hopes were dashed in two minutes and I love that for him.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h
Border security is supposedly Trump’s top priority. “Secure the border,” right? So why is he stealing $20 MILLION in border security funds to produce his bullshit propaganda?
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 3h
I would die for the Weird Puppies at the Sacramento SPCA
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 3h
Let this sink in. Cornell University refused to refund Jane Doe's tuition the semester she was raped. Without this money, she could not transfer to another school. Essentially, she was forced to stay on campus where she saw those seven rapists frequently. Eventually she dropped out of college.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 3h
Dead on balls accurate!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 3h
Black text that reads:

229 new affordable homes are coming to the Bronx.

We just broke ground on Sol on Park:
• 80 homes for current NYCHA residents
• 69 homes for formerly homeless seniors
• 79 homes for low- and middle-income seniors
• 8,000 sq. ft. of community space, including a health and wellness center 

This is what’s possible when we invest in NYCHA and use the power of government to build a City where New Yorkers come first.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h
You’re going to get those $5,000 checks from Trump as soon as Eric Schmitt finds proof that Jack Smith was at the Atlanta Hawks game.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 3h
GOAT OR BIRD????
This is even better than the
"what color is this dress" dress.
Goat?
or Bird?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h
NEWS: A unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to halt sanctions stemming from Trump’s $1.8 billion insurrectionist “slush fund” saga
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Trump Loses Bid to Freeze Sanctions Over His IRS Scheme
A unanimous Eleventh Circuit panel left Judge Kathleen Williams free to enforce restrictions born from her finding that Trump used a federal lawsuit to manufacture judicial legitimacy for an administr...
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 3h
really worth watching the whole thing play out...
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 3h
WATCH: @chrislhayes.bsky.social breaks down how a GOP senator tried to use a supposed Atlanta Hawks game to prove Jack Smith secretly colluded with Trump prosecutors—only to learn the texts were about the Iowa Hawkeyes game he attended 700 miles away in Maryland.
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'COMPLETE DOOFUS': GOP’s Jack Smith ‘smoking gun’ CRUMBLES over Caitlin Clark game
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3h
I know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m...
Acyn &
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Schmitt: We had information Jack Smith was at a basketball game. There was only one NBA game that night which is why I asked him if he was in Atlanta.
That's what these hearings are for. You ask questions, you get answers. Smith has perjured himself before, but... maybe he's a Caitlin Clark fan. We'll accept that.x.com/Acyn/status/21...
BREAKING NEWS
GOR SENATOR'S PERJURY CLAIM AGAINST SMITH FAILS IN HAWKS-HAWKEYES MOUP
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ROPIC CEO DARIO AMODEL, WHO MET PRITELY WITH TRUMP.F
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 3h
Tonight, 47 Senators supported my resolution to get accountability for the 9 Americans killed on the West Bank & for Palestinians who face injustices daily. That's more support than we've ever had in this fight. Republicans blocked us, but we won't stop until we get justice.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 3h
I think the Senate Judiciary Hearing today, where they tried…in vain…to smear Jack Smith, was better than anything else that could have taken place to boost voter turnout for democracy. I think it reminded a lot of people just how much they hate these swindlers…and why.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
Missouri senators do not have the greatest track record on dealing with J6 issues.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
That’s it for me tonight. I’ve had enough.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
Did you go to Atlanta? Smith: No Did you meet Fani Willis? Smith: I’ve never met her. Did you go to the Atlanta Hawks game? Smith: I’ve never been to an Atlanta Hawks game. Perjury, dirtbag!!!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
Again, gas prices spiked in 2022-23 because Russia invaded Ukraine which caused a major disruption in global supply. Then they came down. Biden didn’t cause it. Gas prices rose in 2026 due solely to the stupidity of Trump who started a war in the Middle East.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h
A lot of people On Here seem surprised by the flimsiness of far right attacks. Did any of you follow the Durham investigation? Or Schmitt's lawsuit on Xitter, especially the way he worked a hard drive he claimed was Hunter Biden's laptop into it?
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 5h
Black text on a white page that reads as follows: 

Too often, homeless New Yorkers cycle from our hospitals to our streets — making it harder to continue treatment and find long-term stability. 

The City's Bridge to Home program in Manhattan ends the cycle by providing a safe place for New Yorkers to live while they receive medical care, apply to jobs, and find an apartment. The program has been a massive success.

Today, we’re expanding Bridge to Home to Brooklyn and Queens, so more New Yorkers get the help they need.
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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 5h
Not you.
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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 4h
Getting ratioed on Musk’s site as a hard-right senator takes some real skill
Eric Schmitt Y @Eric Schmitt
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Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 4h
The greatest playoff performer in Atlanta Hawks history
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 4h
BREAKING: trump to sign executive order renaming the Atlanta Hawks to the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 4h
I heard through the grapevine that Sen. Eric Schmitt has 18 staffers on his legislative team: 17 men and one woman. The woman on his staff deals exclusively with foreign policy, which means today's disaster during the hearing was all by conservative men who don't know sports.
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 4h
He had all afternoon and this is the best he could come up with. Great ratio!
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 4h
Picture of him with me would probably be worse for him tbh
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 4h
they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h
NEW: The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge brought by the Democratic National Committee that could determine if state judges can extend polling hours after election-day disruptions threaten voting access. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptions
The DNC is asking the justices to clarify whether Wisconsin courts can extend voting hours when election-day problems threaten voters’ constitutional right to vote.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h
Owning the libs.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h
Today wasn’t the first time Eric Schmitt tried to use sports to go after someone only to have it blow up in his face because he knows nothing about the teams he’s talking about.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 6h
man the republicans who hate language policing are going to be so mad about this
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6h
The White House is laser-focused on the issues that matter most to Americans.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h
Pope Leo gets it. Anyone still pretending AI risk is overhyped is choosing denial over reality. The dangers of AI aren’t “fake news,” and ignoring the experts’ warnings is wild.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 6h
Even America.gov agrees: Donald Trump drove up your gas prices.
In one Word, did Donald Trump's war in Iran drive up gas and diesel prices for Americans?

America.gov: yes
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 6h
It’s a close race but this might be one of the dumbest things he’s ever done and that’s saying A LOT.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 6h
Interesting picture of today's festivities.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 6h
Plus, the "White House Accord on Super Intelligence: Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities" signed by Trump, Google's Pichai, Anthropic's Amodei, Meta's Zuckerberg, OpenAI's Brockman, XAI's Musk, Nvida's Huang.
In order to build a positive future for the American people and the world, we believe every company is responsible for developing its own technology safely and in a way that builds trust with customers and the public.

This starts with every company that is training and deploying frontier models having robust internal processes and controls to ensure that their technology behaves as intended and that any issues are promptly identified and resolved. Therefore, in addition to any other precautions, we believe each company should implement the following four layers of controls and audits:

(1) Implement robust internal controls to monitor the capabilities and alignment of its models during training and deployment around areas like cybersecurity, biosecurity, and chemical threats, and to ensure that its models do not hack or access technical systems in unintended ways.

(2) Empower an internal team to ensure all of the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended, and that any issues are remediated.

(3) Partner with an independent external auditor or evaluator to carry out independent assessments of whether the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended.

(4) Designate an independent committee of the board of directors to oversee and receive reports from the teams operating the controls and the internal and external auditors and evaluators, as well as to ensure any issues identified are remediated.

Together, these steps will give each company, its customers, and the public confidence that the technology is operating as intended.

The participating companies will meet regularly to establish standards and best practices to improve the safety of their systems.

Over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws or regulations. Regardless of whether this is required of companies, we believe that implementing these controls and audits is critical to ensuring a safe future for everyone, and each of our companies are ...Page 2 (signature page)

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Donald J. Trump
President of the Unites States

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Google

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Anthropic

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Meta

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 6h
United States President Donald Trump issues executive order instructing federal government agencies to "use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' and will not acknowledge the usage of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in any applicable setting."
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Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6h
Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims
Gaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.
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