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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Foreign policy advice from the MechaHitler LLM, nothing to see here

Time article: Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Kinda crazy that Roma has two CMs starting in a World Cup quarterfinal

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

There’s a scene in the dystopian sci-fi movie Minority Report where Tom Cruise’s character is riding in an autonomous vehicle that gets remotely commandeered by the police to bring him into custody. The audience is supposed to see this as flagrant disregard for privacy and due process.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Archaeologists find evidence of foul. VAR overturns goal.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This may seem reactionary but this World Cup is gonna go down as an unequivocal failure for the USMNT. It just reinforced the narrative they aren’t in the same galaxy as the top teams. Even with all their money and influence.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Some will say it’s karma but honestly the US is fortunate they’re only down 1

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This is more relevant now than it was 12 years ago. John Oliver on how FIFA is basically a crime syndicate and why they will always get away with it. Featuring an all time quote from Dave Zirin: “Bribery and FIFA go together like peanut butter and jelly.” youtu.be/DlJEt2KU33I?...

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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It’s a beautiful evening, the National Mall is open and people are having a wonderful time.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The fact that Cape Verde proved they’re legit makes it even funnier that the Uruguayan federation made their players fly commercial because they finished behind CDV in the group stage

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I’m henceforth rooting against Argentina for taking away our Cape Verde

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Even if England come back and win this, I’m taking Mexico at the Azteca.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

So much for the bracket opening up for the USMNT 🤦🏻‍♂️

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Showing that Zendejas cojones replay in slo-mo was diabolical #usmnt

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Technically, they’re Remains now.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I know the USMNT probably gets a better round of 32 matchup if they finish 2nd, but I’d love for Türkiye to drop points here so the US can run out a reserve squad next Thursday.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I’d set decent odds the NFL implements “hydration breaks” in the middle of each quarter before the decade is out

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Wow. Taiye Selasi’s “Firstborn Immigrant Daughter” in this week’s @newyorker.com is the best new short I’ve read in some time. Maybe even years. 🖋️📚

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Rivers honestly moves a lot like late-career Big Ben. Better than I expected

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Wake Up Dead Man is so so good. I hope the future installments get better theatrical runs 📽️

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Happy 90th birthday to Jacques Pepin! My favorite nugget about his fascinating life is that he pursued a PhD in French Literature, but his thesis proposal on the history of French food in the context of literature was rejected for being too frivolous. It’s a shame because I’d 100% read that. 📚💙 🧑‍🍳👨‍🍳

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 18/12/2025

If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Avatar is the best sci-fi film series of the 21st century 📽️

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Non-MAGA Survivor fans are in for a rough night

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

It’s obvious that *before this week* Trump had never heard about Venezuela nationalizing its oil industry (in 1976!) but now it’s a casus belli in a shitshow that makes the 2002-03 run-up to invading Iraq look like a model of planning, preparation, and logic.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Not for nothing but federal law contains several statutory provisions that restrict, if not outright prohibit, this unilateral action by the senile dementia patient in the Oval. War Powers Act. War Crimes Act. Anti-Piracy Act. Neutrality Act. All still on the books.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Belichik to Ann Arbor I’m calling it

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Shadow Ticket is such a blast! 🖋️💙📚

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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.” Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Supreme Court to decide if the Constitution says what the Constitution says.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I still think they blundered the World Cup format when switching to 48 teams. Gimme 8 groups of 6 teams. Each team is guaranteed 5 games. The knockout rounds don’t get watered down. ⚽️

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

"I watched from my hospital bed as Bobby, in the face of logic and common sense, was confirmed for the position, despite never having worked in medicine, public health, or the government."

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A Battle with My Blood

When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

There are 4 types of guys online. No exceptions. 📽️

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Hosting the World Cup is great and all but not having to play in qualifiers is boring. Oh look, another friendly. ⚽️ #usmnt

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

They’re all just looting the treasury now

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Brecht De Poortere @brechtdp.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏

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C.M. Bretz @cmbretz.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Cue the Clase / California Penal League jokes. In all seriousness, legalizing sports gambling was a mistake.

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Need to keep saying this: Again imagine the reaction from US corporate media and Congressional Republicans if a 79 year old Democratic President sounded like this - having no idea what is happening around him.

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