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Chris B. ❌👑

@chrisboftheeast.bsky.social
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Northeast liberal. Be BRAVE like Ukraine. Civil and disability rights are non-negotiable.

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Schnörrfried&Oi! @gutzpe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I added vatican's models into yesterday's graph and it might confuse people
Satirical Graph comparing grok fable and GPT Release Dates to model Numbers. I added the Last popes Benedict 16 Franciscus 1 Leo 14.
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved. Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 02/10/2026
If progress continues at the current rate, it will be 200 years before Black women close the gender wage gap with white men.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1/ Humiliating scenes of Russian surrendering en masse to Ukrainian forces in the Lyman salient are continuing to produce recriminations among Russian warbloggers. One lays the blame on a "rigged" military hierarchy dominated by incompetent "sycophants and lackeys". ⬇️
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1/ Hundreds of Russian soldiers near Lyman surrendered because they were starving and drinking their own urine, according to first-hand accounts from frontline soldiers. The officers are said to have taken the radios and ran away, while ordering the men not to retreat. ⬇️
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Sean McKeown @sifuabs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Reminded for no particular reason at all of my "Michael Tracey is human garbage" story, one time he tried his "debate me!" sctick on @andreachalupa.com after an episode of Gaslit Nation and I made sure to turn up at the same time so she wouldn't have to be alone with him in a public space.
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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andykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Governor @roycoopernc.bsky.social has served the state of North Carolina for decades as a state legislator, attorney general, and governor. He knows this state and cares deeply about making life more affordable for all North Carolinians.
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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 30/09/2026
3.3 million people were displaced from long-held jobs from January of 2023 to December of 2025. For people who lost their jobs but then found new ones, less than half were making the same amount of money or more than in previous jobs.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We currently have £708 until we hit our initial goal of £5k by the end of my birthday tomorrow. We’re playing for the inclusion of my top-secret family chocolate cake recipe in Sophie’s booklet!
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
hey, there's a subscriber! here is a crazy siamese cat eating. become a subscriber! help me refill the food bowl! www.everythingishorrible.net/subscribe
skinny siamese sitting up on hind legs, feet on edge of cart, face punged into food bowl sitting on cart
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New York prosecutors will reopen an investigation into an alleged rape case from 2024, after the alleged victim filed a lawsuit accusing multiple men of drugging and brutally raping her for more than four hours at Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity. More: substack.com/profile/2357...
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Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
New York prosecutors say they are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case from 2024 that involved Cornell University students, after the alleged victim, referred to as Jane Doe in the Sup...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New, from me: Once memory-holed, DOGE is now the subject of revisionism. To better understand why DOGE failed, I talked to people in the civic tech movement that DOGE displaced, who continue to offer the alternative model for how to modernize govt. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-vs-ci...
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DOGE vs. Civic Tech
As DOGE revisionism picks up, a contrast with the civic tech movement it displaced illuminates its failure
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1/ Russia faces a long, difficult fight even if it succeeds in taking the Donbas 'fortress belt' cities, warns a Russian warblogger, citing frontline soldiers' views. The fight for the fortress belt only marks a phase in the battle, not the culmination of the war. ⬇️
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wrote a long thing about why people might not know about Choosin' Texas. it'll be up tuesday; you can sign up now and it'll be in your inbox. also! have a 40% off sale now; $30/yr. take advantage of the sale! open.substack.com/pub/noahberl...
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There Are A Lot of Reasons Not To Have Heard “Choosin’ Texas”
Country music’s racism is one.
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© 2026 M.J.Thompson. All Rights Reserved. @mjthompson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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It’s Ukraine’s Fault Again! (animation)
YouTube video by Freeonis [ENG SUB]
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This has really cracked open something for me. I had been thinking about free speech discourse in terms of hypocrisy, but this illuminates a much more consistent throughline (derogatory).
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad:
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Chris B. ❌👑 @chrisboftheeast.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Dropped my mail in ballot in the dropbox today, don't delay! Bank your vote, and let volunteers focus on turning out marginal voters!
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Cover of Mother Jones issue on the new Jim Crow
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump believes that the role of Jews is to validate him and America. That's grossly antisemitic. And it's also in line with a lot of Zionist narratives, in which Jewish identity validates Christian American priorities. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trump-thin...
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Trump Thinks Jews Should Be America’s Tools
That’s the Zionist bargain
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Rutgers School of Public Health @rutgerssph.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New findings on hidden hormone disruptors in everyday products, the launch of a research institute, our experts on NPR, and more: the Fall 2026 edition of our newsletter, The Scarletter, is here! Meet the people advancing #PublicHealth in New Jersey and around the world. 👉 go.rutgers.edu/5regzkug
Graphic for The Scarletter, Fall 2026 edition, from Rutgers Health School of Public Health, over a fall campus scene. In this edition: Welcome to the New Academic Year, Meet Our New Leadership, Faculty and Staff Honors, Public Health in Action, Celebrating Alumni Achievements, New Research and Initiatives, and National Media Coverage. Read at go.rutgers.edu/5regzkug.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
fiftyplusone generic ballot hit D +8 for the first time fiftyplusone.news/polls/generi...
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FiftyPlusOne - Generic Ballot Polls and Average for 2026
A comprehensive list of polls and polling averages for elections and politician approval.
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 22/09/2026
In primaries this year, Democratic turnout utterly dwarfed Republican turnout. But does it mean anything for November? It turns out the answer is very much yes. A new analysis from @donnermaps.bsky.social suggests that Dems are on track for a 13-point blowout in the House vote. Here's why.
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Massive primary turnout points to biggest year for Democrats since Watergate
There’s a remarkably close correlation between the primary vote and the House popular vote
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
1/ What is Marco Rubio referring to here? It's true that Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure have hit some American interests, specifically the US oil companies Chevron and ExxonMobil, but that's a distraction from the real issue. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/atru...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Spielberg is demonstrating he understands airborne infection and how to mitigate it! He’s outside at the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and he’s wearing a KN95! A good respirator protects you and those around you. Covid is not over and a mask is a great way to stay healthy.
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And that, as they say, is the ball game. 🧪 arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY
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rain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Tim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 21/09/2026
God this drives me nuts. "Student absenteeism is way up compared to before the pandemic. There's some research on possible explanations" Wow I wonder what could have changed *since the start of the pandemic* to lead to *more illnesses and absences*, it's a real fuckin' mystery
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Cancelled buses, mental health and sick days: Your Ontario school attendance questions answered
Education reporters Kristin Rushowy and Isabel Teotonio will take on reader questions about Ontario’s new attendance rules and what they mean for students.
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Jonathan Larsen @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW: Mike Rogers is campaigning against Abdul el-Sayed based on what el-Sayed supporter Hasan Piker has said. But who's looking at the anti-American radicals supporting Rogers? They’re not hard to find. I found some because I’ve already reported on them.
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Rogers Touts Backer Who’s “Not Necessarily” on America’s Side
“Whose side do we wanna be on?” backer of GOP Senate candidate asked, “Not the United States of America, necessarily.”
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Kathleen Lenihan @kathleenlenihan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The entire article is fantastic, but the writer's definition of a trad wife is *chef's kiss* perfection. "Those are conservative women who dress like the women in The Sound of Music, but without the opposition to the Anschluss."
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 18/09/2026
"Section 14 of the Press Law ordered editors 'to keep out...anything which in any manner is misleading to the public, tends to weaken the strength of the German Reich, outwardly or inwardly, the common will of the German people, the defense of Germany, its culture and economy'" -Shirer, p. 404
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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Vivek Ramaswamy spends much of his time mansplaining to Amy Acton how she should run her campaign. Never really seen that before. But if we’re gonna give out advice, Vivek, here’s some for ya: - try driving instead of flying—you’ll see and learn so much more about our state 1/
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hey White House Correspondents' Association -- is *this enough?
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Please give our newly launched investigative research organization’s account a follow: @civildefenseinst.bsky.social We are digging into the extremist networks undermining our democracy and constitutional rights. Read our first reports and profiles here: civildefenseinstitute.org
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Saskboy from Saskatchewan @saskboy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/j5bXS... So funny. Centrist Democrats.
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Centrists #animation #comedy #cartoon #funny
YouTube video by Alec With Pen
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There’s such an easy answer to this “gotcha” question and it’s “Sports are inherently unsafe and unfair and it’s ridiculous to single out trans athletes when we allow 150 pound linebackers to go up against 260 pound linemen in freshman football on a daily basis. Let kids play with their friends.”
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Giorgi Revishvili @revishvili.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ukraine has conducted one of its most significant counteroffensive operations in recent months: Operation Vivaldi, aimed at alleviating pressure from the north on the so-called fortress belt, including the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka-Kostiantynivka agglomerations. 1/
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Robert Maguire @robertmaguire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump became the presumptive GOP nominee on March 12, 2024, and within days, he started creating new companies and slapping his name on products. He hasn't stopped since. The tally now stands at 81 new businesses—36 since taking office (he started two more while I was drafting this report)
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Trump incorporated dozens of new companies in lead up to second term—and never stopped - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Trump filed a financial disclosure in June revealing he brought in more than $2.2 billion in revenue during 2025. We found that more than a third of that revenue came from dozens of companies Trump ha...
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I Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump just signed an EO stripping Canadian goods from US federal procurement. A country that supplies 63% of America's crude oil imports, nearly all its natural gas, its aluminum, uranium and steel. This isn't the US being tough. It's self-harm. 🧵 #r4today
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