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@chitownhustler.bsky.social
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Grizzled self-unemployed ex-banker. Incurably curious & open to civil discourse on most topics - science, economics, history, politics, pets, photography. Fighting fascism as my parents did. 🇺🇸 ✡️ 🇺🇦 “Don’t let the past remind us of what we are not now.”

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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 12h
A diagram of corruption. #Russia #Ukraine
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 12h
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22h
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 13h
“…send just under $100 to more than 20 million senior citizens to help pay for Medicare benefits.” It’s $90 and the Medicare Part B monthly premium is increasing by 9.7% = $214.80 annually = ~3X the CPI. So use the $90 to buy a decent bottle of whiskey. #Medicare www.axios.com/2026/10/03/t...
axios.com
Trump promises $100 checks for 20 million seniors for Medicare
More than 20 million people will get direct deposits early this month to help pay Part B benefits.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 14h
…it's no wonder people have historically low levels of confidence in Congress because they see a bunch of people put on red shirts and blue shirts ... and it's just not working. www.axios.com/2026/10/02/h...
axios.com
House Democrats want to win big. It could cost them.
Candidates in deep red districts say they won't be a "rubber stamp" for party leadership.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"In what world would the police learn from the victim that she had been literally been gang raped" & that she believed "100%" she had been raped and not elevate those allegations.” Perhaps the execs at #Cornell ordered the campus PD to not escalate the matter. We’ll see. abc7ny.com/post/cornell...
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Hochul denounces 'bare minimum' by local prosecutor in Cornell rape investigation
The Cornell rape accuser was 'failed' by people obligated to protect her, Gov. Hochul said at a news conference on Friday.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
JFC! Where’s Congress? Oh right, on holiday. #Iran #Oil www.wboy.com/news/politic...
wboy.com
Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Thursday. The bolstering of the American military presence c…
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Maybe the death penalty ought to be replaced with a life sentence of solitary confinement. wapo.st/47tgJUq
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Tennessee halts scheduled executions after inmate survives lethal injection
Christa Pike, who was convicted in a brutal 1995 killing, continued breathing after she was given two doses of lethal injection drugs, her lawyers said.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Roy Cooper will be the next Senator from NC. “A polling average from Real Clear Polling shows Cooper with a steady lead of around eight percentage points over the past two months, up from 6.8…” #Senate #NC www.wunc.org/politics/202...
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Whatley blasts 'trash poll' for showing big Cooper lead in U.S. Senate race
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley is criticizing polling that shows him far behind former Gov. Roy Cooper.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Republican = trump all the way down the ballot. #Economy #Inflation apnews.com/article/trum...
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Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The real swing vote. Independents favor Democrats by about a two-to-one ratio: 54% say they'll vote for Democratic candidates and 27% for Republican candidates. #Midterms yougov.com/en-us/articl...
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Independents give Democrats a big midterms lead among likely voters
51% of likely voters say they'll vote for the Democratic candidate in their districts, while 39% would vote for the Republican candidate — an 11-point lead for Democrats
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They haven’t changed a bit. #Cats www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
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A Cat Left Paw Prints on the Pages of This Medieval Manuscript When the Ink Was Drying 500 Years Ago
An exhibition called "Paws on Parchment" tracks how cats were depicted in the Middle Ages through texts and artworks from around the world—including one example of a 15th-century "keyboard cat"
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Capt. Smit Machchhar, an Indian national… “Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, [Machchhar] fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster... He is a true hero.” #FlyDubai #Israel
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Free article. Just in cases you thought the Senate race was predictable. Here in #NC, we’re feeling pretty good (but not complacent) about our man @roycoopernc.bsky.social but other races remain real nail-biters; especially where flipping D—>R is possible. #Senate wapo.st/3V6yTZz
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Analysis | The 9 Senate seats most likely to flip party control in November
Democrats need to win several races in red states to win back the Senate majority. Here are their best chances.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The blue wave that’s been predicted over several election cycles never materializes. 🤞🏼 This time will be different. time.com/article/2026...
time.com
Republican Panic Sets In Over Prospects of a Massive Blue Wave
Some of the biggest warning signs are coming from red states Trump easily won two years ago.
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putawomanincharge.bsky.social @putawomanincharge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@ruspugs2.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/8AyVl...
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Бабули жгут #смехпродлеваетжизнь #смешновидео #comedy #юмор
YouTube video by Зина Маштакова
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Biosecurity risks, automated cyber warfare, targeted disinformation, and autonomous physical systems, such as guided drone swarms. May already be too late unless access can be tightly restricted, which seems unlikely. Government is simply unable to keep up. #AI www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist speaks with NBC’s Kristen Welker in interview airing on Sunday
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Trump has repeatedly shown he did not quite grasp the repercussions since he announced the ban on Friday.” Like a child striking out blindly. #Media_Ban #First_Amendment #Censorship www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Trump Melts Down at Media He Banned for Not Covering Him
President Donald Trump melted down after his attempt to ban the media backfired, and his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was not covered the way he wanted. The president, 80, took to Truth S...
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You ain't nothin’ but a hound dog. Elvis covered it. www.delanceyplace.com
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hound dog--9/25/26
Today's selection -- from Before Elvis by Preston Lauterbach. Big Mama Thornton/Willimae Smith was the original performer of the Elvis Presley hit “Hound Dog”: “'You see the history of this and the...
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New contracts for Canadian suppliers. Good jobs for Canadian workers. Paycheques staying in Canadian communities. For the first time in four decades, VIA Rail passenger cars will be built in Canada.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Whenever a guitarist is posted I say, get back to me when they can play Flight Of The Bumble Bee. I think she could. #Nene
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The largest dinosaur weighed around 85 tons. Some male blue whales weigh as much as 200 tons. A blue whale's heart is 6 feet wide and weighs 400 lbs. The largest animal that ever lived. Original post
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
More consequences. #Iran #oil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
nytimes.com
Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Pete Buttigieg is brilliant with a well-ordered mind, energetic, charismatic, and resilient, and has the capacity to be a great president. I ardently supported him in '20 and would do so again. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social #Buttigieg #Pete #Democrat wapo.st/4yTXgIg
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Pete Buttigieg barnstorms for Democrats in midterms as he weighs 2028 run
The former transportation secretary has become a high-demand campaign surrogate, hitting nearly three dozen states. Just don’t ask him about 2028 — yet.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Watching Cat TV and about to pounce an bounce off the screen. #cats
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Free. Do I think the Judiciary Committee will make the referral? If there somehow were a referral, would DOJ act on it? Of course not. Corruption reigns in this admin. wapo.st/4xHv9Lx
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GOP senator calls for investigation of Trump’s son after report of wedding event
The Utah senator is asking the Judiciary Committee to probe business dealings of presidential family members, also including Hunter Biden.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In addition to rising diesel prices harming truckers directly, they're losing long-haul business to rail. In spite of railroads imposing fuel surcharges of 50% or more, rail is still far more cost-efficient than trucking. . #Diesel #Prices #Trucking #Railroads finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...
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Union Pacific (UNP) Sees Truck-to-Rail Shift as Diesel Prices Surge
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)’s management said rising diesel prices are beginning to push freight from trucks toward rail, as shippers look for more fuel-efficient transportation options. CFO ...
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“There’s a lot of things that we need the military funding for — in fact, we’re short on military funding right now” He’s right about the riidiculous arch but military spending is more bloated than Fat Bastard. #Arch #DOD www.politico.com/live-updates...
politico.com
Senior GOP appropriator pours cold water on funding Trump’s arch
“If it was my choice, I wouldn't put any of that money into the arch,” Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson said.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“For white evangelicals experiencing doubts about MAGA politics, Talarico is a role model for how to be a liberal without giving up their faith, or even a conservative aesthetic.” Dems should have run a sky pilot years ago. www.salon.com/2026/09/21/j...
salon.com
James Talarico’s campaign could do lasting damage to the GOP
The Texas Democratic nominee for Senate is teaching evangelical voters that Christians can be liberal
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mais oui. #Canada #France www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Macron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensions
Two leaders meet in French territory off Canada as Ottawa seeks stronger relations with EU while fighting trade war with US
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DAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Greylag geese flying in formation alongside a boat. What an incredible moment to witness up close! 🪿🚤
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Sunday’s shooting comes months after Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that Canada was failing its Jewish community amid a surge in antisemitism.” #Jewish #Yom_Kippur #Canada www.nbcnews.com/world/canada...
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Man and police officer wounded in gunfire near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur
Police have not said what led to the shooting or whether the Sons of Jacob Synagogue or Jewish community was targeted.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“…yes, I’m the guy who put ‘gov’ in ‘Wegovy,’” And, yes, there are good billionaires. #Pritzker www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Pritzker says he’s lost 80 pounds on GLP-1 since diabetes diagnosis
The Illinois governor reveals he’s been on a GLP-1 since being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes two years ago.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Gift article from. Bruni’s correct to re-focus. Yes, he’s an 80-year-old overweight man in his dotage. The dyed combover and spray tan confirm that he’s self-obsessed beyond all else. But there can be no doubt that the damage he’s inflicted is horrendous. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Enough About Trump’s Looks. His Presidency Is Ugly.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Remember when our President was a fine human being with a terrific sense of humor. #Nostalgia #Obama youtube.com/watch?v=crNc...
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The Obama Tan Suit | Season Finale of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness
YouTube video by Barack Obama
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Husband Calling Contest #Funny youtube.com/watch?v=c0jn...
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Husband Calling Contest
YouTube video by Iowa PBS
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🤞🏼Lawsuits will be filed by Tuesday and TRO issued promptly. . #First_Amendment #trump_Crimes www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
nbcnews.com
CNN and MS NOW denied White House access after Trump announces ban
Reporters for both networks were turned away Saturday morning and had their credentials confiscated.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@bot.astronomy.blue signup
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gee, maybe Johnson knew the Senate would convict. #Hegseth thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
Tillis supports Hegseth impeachment resolution: ‘He needs to go’
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who voted to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is renewing his call for President Trump to fire the Pentagon chief after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned. “He n…
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Whatley has fewer qualifications than I do to be a US Senator and I have none, o/t being older than 35. #North_Carolina #NC #Roy_Cooper www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
nbcnews.com
Trump bashes Democrats on crime while campaigning for Michael Whatley in North Carolina
Whatley, the former Republican National Committee chairman, faces Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper in a critical race that will help decide which party controls the Senate.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fall officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 8:05 p.m. EDT TG! Temps here are forecasted to be markedly lower next week. www.farmersalmanac.com/autumn-equin...
farmersalmanac.com
The Autumn Equinox Is Almost Here—But Day and Night Aren’t Actually Equal
The 2026 autumn equinox arrives September 22 at 8:05 p.m. EDT. Learn why day and night aren’t exactly equal—and when the true equilux occurs.
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This undoubtedly is due to Republican inaction on Iran war. They could stop trump and the threat to petroleum supplies. #Gas_Prices #Iran wapo.st/4yHPpNV
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Gas prices are about to take a big jump, analysts say, with the worst still to come
The forecast of economic impacts beyond November’s midterms contrast with the Trump administration’s optimistic messaging.
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And scene.
quote from 1984 where the party is always right.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 16/09/2026
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
70%? Ignorance abounds. #Measles #Vaccines #Medicine
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Misinformation is so wild that people don’t trust doctors/scientists anymore. Seven in 10 respondents said they believed at least one of six disproven health claims (eg.Tylenol use during pregnancy causes autism). We are accused of fear mongering about measles. 🧪 www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science...
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New polls highlight tumbling trust in measles vaccine safety, advice from doctors
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chitownhustler_actual @chitownhustler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@groguspeak.bsky.social Given your interest: theonion.com/nfl-veterans...
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NFL Veterans Offer Advice To This Year’s Rookie Class
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