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Caroline Abbott

@cleohott.bsky.social
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Lawyer: not muzzled, and on a very long leash. Sent to time out for squandering time by the decade. OK to CA to OK to CA to OK to CA. Staying put. linktr.ee/carolineabbott

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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 19h
It's almost as though the bots were raptured. mashable.com/tech/ukraine...
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Did Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex data centers silence Russian bots?
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says bot activity dropped after his country attacked Russian data centers.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A few short months experience on Fox News, and Karoline Leavitt will be qualified for any or all of Trump's cabinet positions. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Karoline Leavitt, former White House press secretary, joins Fox News as contributor
The youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history left the job this summer to spend more time with her family.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Alina Habba just got divorced in February, barely giving Mr. Mildon time to read her Wikipedia page before the wedding. "Habba and Mildon met months after Habba's divorce at an event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where Mildon is a donor." www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
yahoo.com
Trump Lawyer Alina Habba, 42, Weds Turkish Billionaire, 29
Donald Trump’s one-time personal lawyer, Alina Habba, tied the knot with a Turkish billionaire in an extravagant wedding at the Waldorf Astoria in Midtown Manhattan on Saturday. Habba, 42, and Turhan ...
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What a shame that Speaker Johnson* adjourned Congress before it passed a law that would permit Trump's name being put on the Kennedy Center. It must have been an oversight. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Speaker Johnson recesses House early, blocking Massie's push to impeach Hegseth
Massie’s resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran and his bipartisan effort to force the release of more files in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation are all being left ...
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
His book signing tour should start with the CIA black sites, then Abu Graib prison in Iraq, and then to Guantanamo. apnews.com/article/pres...
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The obvious response to these new Smithsonian signs, once in place, is multiple and continuous adjacent guerilla signage clearly identifying the new warning signs as biased, ignorant, and inaccurate rantings from the Trump administration. wapo.st/4rbLdmZ
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Trump administration moving ahead with signs outside Smithsonian museum
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said about a dozen signs would be installed outside the National Museum of American History warning of curators’ “personal viewpoints.”
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
When betting on the reality of $5,000 Trump checks, would it be wiser to divide my prediction market contracts between Polymarket and Kalshi or just to choose one platform?
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As long as he's renaming everything in sight, how about adding "Trump, Donald John" to all of these D.C. public toilets?
Two small  blue-and-white buildings that house public toilets stand slightly apart on a Washington, D.C. street. Each building bears the words, "throne, your clean bathroom" next to the door.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Real people creating fantasy -- these Coyote vs. Acme effects are truly special. By the way, did anyone else think that Elmer Fudd's congressional committee leadership had to have been inspired by Lindsey Graham?
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is my new favorite law movie.
Two paper movie tickets, dated Sep 04 03:15p, admit the ticket holders to the movie Coyote vs. Acme.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"The bronzer age is collapsing."
Appearing oddly tanned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks alongside oddly tanned President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Florida will need many data centers, especially near Mar-a-lago and the Trump Doral Golf Club. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Mocks Data-Center Opponents as Wanting to Stay ‘Backwards and Poor’ (Gift Article)
The giant computing sites that power A.I. are increasingly opposed by communities across the country, a signal of voters’ concern about a changing economy.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
By the end of this administration, Yosemite will have been turned into a giant granite quarry. World Liberty Financial, the Trump crypto bank, will want build an enormous edifice clad in the remains of El Capitan www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
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Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer (Gift Article)
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
An old joke defines chutzpah as a defendant who, having murdered both parents, asks forgiveness from the court because the defendant is now an orphan. We've been one-upped: Now the defendant demands that the court let him mutilate his victims first. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/t...
nbcwashington.com
Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if closure is not allowed
The Trump administration threatened the demolition of the Kennedy Center if the center is not allowed to close for two years for renovations.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
President Donald Juggalo Trump doesn't understand how fucking magnets work. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
A capture of the first bullet point in the memorandum reads:
"The Memorandum directs the Secretary of War to replace the Advanced Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems and the Advanced Weapons Elevators with traditional steam and hydraulic systems during the construction of CVN-81."
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Imitating his father-in-law's acquisition of a former Slovenian, Jared takes half-ownership of Luka Doncic.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A pox on your apocalypse, Thiel! Antichrist Rolls Eyes Throughout  Peter Thiel Lecture — theonion.com/antichrist-r...
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Antichrist Rolls Eyes Throughout  Peter Thiel Lecture
ROME—In addition to crossing his arms and shaking his head as he listened to the tech billionaire spread blatant misinformation about the End Times, the Antichrist reportedly rolled his eyes Monday th...
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A pox on your apocalypse, Thiel! Antichrist Rolls Eyes Throughout  Peter Thiel Lecture — theonion.com/antichrist-r...
theonion.com
Antichrist Rolls Eyes Throughout  Peter Thiel Lecture
ROME—In addition to crossing his arms and shaking his head as he listened to the tech billionaire spread blatant misinformation about the End Times, the Antichrist reportedly rolled his eyes Monday th...
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Just a reminder that COVID is still with us, and can still be lethal. Many of us are grieving the loss of a wonderful young woman today. Please take care of yourselves, and be especially graceful to those who are taking additional precautions.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
So... the U.S. Dept. of State scored 100%! in geography! We're so awesome! www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/p...
cnn.com
State Department says it made ‘an unfortunate error’ when it mislabeled countries on map of Africa | CNN Politics
The US State Department on Thursday said its use of a map that incorrectly labeled all the countries it identified on a map of Africa at an international conference this week was “an unfortunate error...
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is not an effective diet plan.
Nine email messages purportedly from Trump, eight with the subject heading "Friend, I'm canceling this" followed by "I canceled my lunch break because I need to tell yo..."
The ninth bears the subject heading "I'm drinking a Trump diet soda!" and leads into 'And all I could think about was...YOU!"
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Peter* Hegseth promotes gender-affirming treatment for *some*, but not for everyone. Just off camera, General Jack T. Ripper nods approvingly. *A portentous name, indeed. youtu.be/aWjitRt7vOc?...
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The High T Department of War.
YouTube video by Department of War
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Schrödinger’s shell game.
A completely closed turtle shell rests on a paved surface. The turtle has withdrawn into its shell and is not otherwise visible.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
News we can all celebrate. gizmodo.com/researchers-...
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Researchers Built a Scuba Suit for Cyborg Cockroaches
The 3D-printed diving suit allowed cockroaches with electrodes attached to them to survive underwater for up to three hours.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 250th birthday, No Kings Day!
The photo is a picture of the Declaration of Independence.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me I can’t help it if I’m lucky." -- Bob Dylan, "Idiot Wind" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump made more than $2.2bn last year. Experts say this extraordinary haul is only part of the story
But the outcry is dampened as ‘people have just become numb’ to the grifting during president’s second term
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
How far downstream, through how many subsequent generations, would citizenship be invalidated if birthright citizenship weren't recognized? If a non-citizen had a child and the child didn't acquire citizenship under the 14th Amendment, wouldn't that child's offspring also be without citizenship?
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"I count four 'ayes' and... Barney, who seems to be an early abstainer. All right, then. All those opposed to the motion, same sign."
Ten Canada geese float on a stream. Four have their heads completely underwater and their tails up in the air. Five are completely upright, their heads held high. One has its head under water, but its tail is down.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Even Jeffrey Epstein could have made a better deal with Iran.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Perhaps this is the time to use Ivermectin. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Algae thwart Trump’s $14.2m attempt to turn reflecting pool ‘American flag blue’
Green algae have proliferated amid warm weather after Lincoln Memorial pool renovation turning water green
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We have now an agreement...to have a meeting...to sign a memorandum of understanding...to eventually give Iran what it had pre-Trump, but with more $$$. e.e. cummings got it right decades ago: "what if a much of a which of a wind gives truth to the summer's lie..." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...
nytimes.com
A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This crime's unique terroir gives it unmistakable bouquet, exceptional color, and singular regional flavor, distinguishing it from both upstart innovators and hors de l'étagère offenses. sfist.com/2026/06/04/s...
sfist.com
Suspected Thief Flees Scene In Waymo With Stolen Goods From Marina Yoga Studio
The San Francisco Police Department is searching for a suspected thief who used a Waymo robotaxi as his getaway vehicle earlier this year in the city’s first reported case of this kind.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Missionary imposition. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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What would Jesus drink? Welcome to the age of Christian energy beverages
Drink brands such as Yahweh and Praise Energy say they’re raising awareness for Christianity – but are they just treating Jesus like an uncopyrighted Mickey Mouse?
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Putting aside his eagerness to rename the Nobel Prize, thereby turning a silk purse into a sow's ear, Lindsey needs remedial arithmetic and history lessons. Israel didn't become a nation-state until 1948, somewhat less than thousands of years. www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...
yahoo.com
'Trump Prize!' Lindsey Graham Pitches Nobel Peace Prize Rebrand if Prez Pulls Off Iran Deal
Graham said if Trump can get Saudi Arabia to normalize ties with Israel, a sidebar to his Iran deal ambitions, the Nobel Peace Prize should be renamed.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
RFK,Jr gets bitten repeatedly by the two snakes he was attempting weave into a DIY caduceus, apparently under the mistaken impression that the traditional symbol was all that was necessary for him to acquire medical credentials. www.wbaltv.com/article/rfk-...
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Watch: RFK Jr. posts video of himself wrangling snakes in Florida
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a video on social media showing himself picking up two snakes in Florida.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I don't often compliment Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, but their co-locating businesses will make organizing the next Tax Billionaires demonstration much more efficient.
A Tesla dealership is adjacent to a large Whole Foods store on a busy street.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
165,987 square feet seems like an oddly specific amount to be prefaced by ±. Perhaps the building changes size with temperature variations.
A large commercial real estate sign states, "Available,  ±165,987 square feet , Office/Lab/R&D."
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
When he's not drunk, he's a ghoul of a voyeur. (Just kidding. I have no idea if Kash Patel was sober at the time.)
nytimes.com
Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Uncontrollably impulsive geezer with a leaky administration fantasizes about a hyper-disciplined Obama, able to attract ultra-loyal co-conspirators from different agencies for a project with ridiculously delayed rewards.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Unless the artist is paid in advance, it's unlikely that he'll make another Trump statue for the White House Ba'alroom. www.msn.com/en-us/sports...
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Meanwhile, San Francisco continues to grapple with problems that make red state tourists afraid to visit this hellhole. sfist.com/2026/05/08/b...
sfist.com
Backlash Prompts Safeway to Bring Back Paper Bags With Handles at Some Stores
Safeway recently eliminated handles on its paper bags, citing supply chain shortages, but after receiving complaints, the company has since restocked the original bags with handles at some of its loca...
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
In this email, Trump asks me to remain quiet about his soliciting someone to destroy him after he has read the material in front of him. Should I forward it to FBI Director Kash Patel? Surely "delete" is threat at the level of "86."
The words "DELETE AFTER READING" appear capitalized in red block letters above a photo of Donald Trump. Trump is photographed from his right side, in profile, seated in the fuselage of the Air Force One jet. He seems to be absorbed in reading one of three open documents set before him on a desk.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
When you kick the hornets' nest, the hornets decide when it's over. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...
nytimes.com
White House Insists Iran War Is Over, Even While Missiles Fly
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Looking at the sparse crowds attending the golf tournament held at the Trump Doral club, one might think that the championship was sponsored by Ford Pinto instead of Cadillac.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
My new Trump passport isn't as bad as I had expected it to be.
The proposed passport redesign has, on the left, a drawing of Trump's scowling face superimposed on the Declaration of Independence, and below his face is his Donald J. Trump signature. A block of jail bars hovers over the face and signature. On the right is a picture taken from a painting of the founding fathers.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The best May Day worker analogy of the year. Racehorse Receives Carrot Every Time He Wins $2 Million For Owner — theonion.com/racehorse-re...
theonion.com
Racehorse Receives Carrot Every Time He Wins $2 Million For Owner
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Gasoline prices are so high that even agents provocateurs weren't making May Day Molotov cocktails today. www.nbcnews.com/business/ene...
nbcnews.com
Gas prices hit $4.39 per gallon in biggest one-day jump since Iran ceasefire announced
Since the war started, the average nationwide price of unleaded gas has risen more than 47%.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Fergus feels no remorse at all for having eaten almost one half of an apricot cake, nor does he think that wiping the remaining crumbs from the kitchen counter is his responsibility.
A small, brown-eyed light golden dog lies comfortably atop a red fuzzy blanket.  The blanket is crumpled on the seat of a stuffed white armchair. The dog appears to be quite comfortable and contented.
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Caroline Abbott @cleohott.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
So... that ballroom isn't really necessary after all? “We should do it within 30 days, and they’ll have even more security, and they’ll have bigger perimeter security.” us.cnn.com/2026/04/25/p...
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White House says suspect in Correspondents’ Dinner shooting wanted to target Trump officials | CNN Politics
Investigators are reviewing writings from the suspected shooter at last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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