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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 23h
DIGGER is what happens when you give the week's worst Saturday Night Live sketch an inexplicably large budget and delusions of grandeur. My review of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s stunningly designed but dramatically impotent, comedically irritating, insufferably smug film is at @thewrap.com.
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‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise Gives 110% in This Powerless, Self-Adulating Claptrap
Tom Cruise give his all in "Digger," Alejandro González Iñárritu’s smug, self-aware social commentary that's like bad "SNL."
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h
That cocky, misplaced look of smug success on Senator Eric Schmitt’s face—moments before everything came crashing down around him because he’s so carelessly incompetent.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 22h
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hassan out here dropping truth bombs
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New York Times builds on the Haaretz report showing Netanyahu was warned by the UAE that October 7 was coming, but he never told the military and security services. He was happy to have Hamas in charge of Gaza and thought he could control it: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh. Oh my.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Warrior Princess ⬇️
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
👇🏽 #AbolishICE
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thanks to the community speaking up, Wilber has left the detention center to get medical care. This is important news & a positive first step. Now, we have to make sure he fully recovers, is reunited with family, & gets to tell law enforcement the full story of how he was shot in the back by ICE.
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burgle my ham @cleeder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wake up, babe, we've got two brains now med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
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Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Counterintelligence experts told us it’s no secret Russia has long been trying to penetrate the Trump family inner circle, so a Putin-linked oligarch bankrolling Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding raised all sorts of red flags. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: propub.li/47fu7eJ
“The expert take was … if you are the president’s son, you don’t get into a place where you are indebted to a Russian oligarch who is funded by the Russian state.” - Brett Murphy, ProPublica reporter
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026
A mocked up FBI wanted poster with six variations of Bugs Bunny dressed as hilarious women

Left to right:
Classic housewife bugs bunny in a peach dress with French curls and a blue bonnet 

Sexy snow bunny bugs bunny in a form fitting yellow ski suit & red lipstick 

Classy rocket bra bugs bunny in a pink blouse and a choker and red heels and a blue skirt 

Green nightgown bugs bunny looking alluring 

Cavewoman bugs bunny in an orange tattered one piece slip making a come hither expression 

Flapper bugs bunny in a red dance outfit and a big bowler hat
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When authoritarian regimes collapse, their leaders experience symbolic deaths, largely through the destruction & removal of monuments that they've built to glorify themselves and affirm their power. Sometimes called "iconoclasm," who gets a statue or monument is always a symbolic struggle for power.
6th July 1945: A bust of Adolf Hitler lies amidst the ruins of the Chancellery, Berlin. Reg Speller/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesA picture taken on August 22, 1991 shows a crowd watching the statue of KGB founder Dzerzhinsky being toppled on Lubyanskaya square in Moscow. ANATOLY SAPRONENKOV/AFP/Getty ImagesIraqis, with the help of U.S. troops, topple a monument to Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad in 2003. One journalist described the toppling of Saddam as “the most staged photo opportunity since Iwo Jima.”Hungarians stand over the toppled statue of Joseph Stalin on Oct. 23, 1956.Credit...Andor D. Heller/Hungarian News Agency
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To my friends in the Bay Area: I'm hearing Rob Bonta is about to cave and hand Warner Bros over to the Ellisons. We can't let him do that. Can you show up outside his AG office in Oakland tomorrow at 5pm to reject this backroom deal? Reject the deal. www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...
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Block the Merger: Don't Settle with Paramount! · Not Above the Law
Join us to rally outside of the California Attorney General's Oakland office! We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger. A core principle behind a...
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
GI Joe Cobra Terror Drome with Firebat toy packaging
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Honestly think that the whole Bo French stuff may be a turning point for the far right. They have fundamentally misunderstood why they won in 2024, and are now poisoning the one break that people have from a horrible economy with the most noxious part of their platform.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
😂 there were more people behind JD (for the camera shot) than in front of him
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky describes the isolation she experienced and the realization that came from finally seeing the scope of the case: “It’s weirdly vindicating to sit here and see in the files like, ‘Oh no, I’m not crazy. This really happened and it happened to so many people.’”
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It...uh...is not meant to be a competition
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Troubling. Here’s the link: ewerickson.substack.com/p/the-midwes...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"What a sad state of affairs. What a tragedy. How small-minded, narcissistic." Maria Shriver reacts to the narcissist-in-chief shutting down the Kennedy Center (and potentially demolishing it) because he can't get his name on it like a giant toddler.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wow, I did not know that. We owe this man so much.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
I pushed for independent oversight. Now, for the first time, we have an official glimpse at the damage—and it’s still an underestimate. Resources drained. Munitions depleted. Diplomacy wrecked. Troops exhausted. The American people deserve the full truth. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of structures at U.S. bases, watchdog says
The report by the Pentagon's inspector general also detailed the extent of munitions shortfalls in the first comprehensive public accounting of the cost and military impact of the war with Iran.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 15/09/2026
Naomi Klein: “Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist.” Klein’s new book, End Times Fascism, written with Astra Taylor, is out today. [theguardian.com]
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Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’
She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursuit of power
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/09/2026
The Kennedy Center was a beloved Washington institution, enjoyed by millions of people. It has been destroyed for no real reason. Just vanity, carelessness, indifference. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Kennedy Center Shakedown
The only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Some aquariums have continuous camera feeds that allow viewers to watch jellyfish go about their lives. This was kind of like that, if the jellyfish wore khakis and analyzed the mail ballot results from Washtenaw County." 😹 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/s...
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How Much Steve Kornacki Is Too Much Steve Kornacki? (Gift Article)
For the midterms, NBC News hopes to turn its khaki-wearing data analyst into a livestreaming star.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is National Voter Registration Day — and we're less than 50 days from the midterms. The best time to check that your voter registration is up to date is right now. And remind your friends and family to do the same. This is absolutely vital. ⬇️ nationalvoterregistrationday.org
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National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
WATCH: Republican Rep. Rep Thomas Massie moves to impeach Hegseth for "High Crimes & Misdemeanors"
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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump recently used our military to protect a possessor of child pornography, secretly flying a diplomat back into Trump's personal orbit to protect the Epstein class from UK and international law. Another black mark on US-UK relations news.sky.com/story/us-off...
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US officials 'secretly flew diplomat out of UK' after indecent image allegations
UK ministers are understood to be in contact with the US embassy over the incident, which is reported to be connected to an investigation in the US.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Ossoff: "The draft-dodging commander in chief builds a monument to himself while plunging us deeper into a war he doesn't know how to end or win"
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A recurrent theme in this excellent story about China’s progress is that people there regard Trump as essential to their success, including his ability to drive scientific talent from the US www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
In Beijing, a think tank at Renmin University recently published an assessment titled
"Thank Trump," which wryly hailed his efforts to hasten the "twilight of an empire," by undermining America's alliances, civil service, scientific institutions, and democratic credibility. In the past two years, the international approval rating of the U.S. has dropped nearly forty points, according to a worldwide survey by the Alliance of Democracies; in multiple polls, China now rates higher than the U.S.
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🦋FightForDemocracy!🦋 @budahsbaker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Watching Ted Cruz getting boo’d relentlessly on ESPN Gameday is hilarious! Then the chants from the students in the audience “Ted Cruz Sucks” is icing on the cake! ESPN what the F were you thinking interviewing this asshole on College game day? Now the students are yelling “Get Him Off”! 😂
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A true hero 💔👇
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/09/2026
The contractor that renovated the Reflecting Pool has told the Trump administration the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. nyti.ms/4iYQqwj
The Washington Monument shown behind the drained Reflecting Pool. A headline reads: "Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure." Photo by Salwan Georges for The New York Times
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“If you want indictments where there’s no evidence, you have an ethical problem.” - Trump ally Joe diGenova after abruptly resigning from the DoJ investigation into Obama administration officials nypost.com/2026/09/10/u...
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Joe diGenova resigns abruptly from DOJ job investigating Trump foes, calling out ‘ethical’ problems on way out
Counselor to the Attorney General Joe diGenova abruptly resigned Thursday from a sprawling probe into former officials in the Obama administration who allegedly pushed claims of collusion between D…
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11/09/2026
This is one of many times the 80-year-old president has appeared to be completely asleep on camera. But for him to do it today—in front of the families of victims on the twenty-fifth anniversary—is particularly inappropriate. trib.al/soXqJtH
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In my new piece for @politico.com, I look at the 9/11 legacy of DHS and how 25 years later, former DHS secretary Jeh Johnson is calling for his former dept to be abolished: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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It’s Been 25 Years Since 9/11. What Has DHS Become?
Even former secretaries now agree the department needs to be refocused or dismantled.
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SKELLYTON @pizzalawyer420.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Unnecessarily chaotic workload got me feeling extra deranged
Got more time for misbehaving since I started microwaving pin with clown on it
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here's what I think about Trump's pledge to give everyone $5,000 if he wins the midterms: It's as real as Trump's promise to lower costs on Day 1. Check the receipts from Groundwork for the 15 times Trump promised Americans $$$. Remember the DOGE dividend?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/09/2026
NEW: In a video shot by a crew for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on Sept. 13, 2001, Donald Trump, then a real estate developer, said he was there to check on his construction crew. to.pbs.org/4yvWVeS
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WATCH: What Trump told reporters near Ground Zero in 2001
Donald Trump talked to reporters near Ground Zero two days after the Twin Towers were attacked, unearthed archival footage from PBS News shows.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/09/2026
NEWS: Donald Trump’s own nephew, Fred Trump, is publicly calling out his uncle’s lies about 9/11, saying Trump’s claim that he brought a crew of workers to Ground Zero “so offends me that I need to speak out.”
Alt text: Screenshot of a post on X from Fred Trump (@FredTrump_) that reads:

“There are two reports out today that relate to the tragedy of 9/11. I will comment on them today because doing so on the 25th anniversary this Friday would take away from the solemn memories. I try not to comment personally about my uncle, but his claim that he brought a crew of workers to help at the sight so offends me that I need to speak out. He was not building a “big building “ at the time. The only crew he claimed to bring to the site would have been secretarial and accounting employees from Trump Tower I knew many of them, and pretty sure they were not capable physically to help (if they could, I am sure they would try). Regarding the US Steel Building, ironically, the grandfather of a very close friend of mine was one of the original engineers- the bldg was built strong. Second, the brother of a partner of mine was an engineer that was immediately called to perform an inspection. While people were originally concerned, it was eventually cleared for occupancy- not creaking and ready to fall. I hope this brings some truth to that story. The second story will follow. FT @NicolleDWallace @ErinBurnett @VaughnHillyard @ErinBurnett @kaitlancollins @MaraGay @RogerLau @HReneeHarvey”
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Peter Zusi @peterzusi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NY Times Pitchbot wins comedy award with joke headline describing Trump’s latest venal lie about his role after 9/11: @nytpitchbot.bsky.social @nytimes.com
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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A 2012 Congressional Research Service study looked at all the GOP tax cuts over the prior 65 years and found zero evidence that the cuts had grown America’s economic pie, “but there may be a relationship to how the eco­nomic pie is sliced,” it concluded. And now see who gets the little slices...
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It's a bad time to be an American worker
Workers' share of US wealth has (once again) fallen to its lowest level ever recorded.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: Trump Cheers German Neo-Nazi Party Wins
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 08/09/2026
Netanyahu was warned of an impending “earthquake” and a “huge surprise” from Hamas. He chose not to tell anyone. trib.al/9fBeioL
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burgle my ham @cleeder.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Attn: @darthbluesky.bsky.social
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