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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. military is reportedly considering using the “MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS” against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear facilities if Donald Trump orders renewed strikes.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 19h

🚨 BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel has posted “From Russia, with Love…” on social media.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Why is this the only social platform I can't type out longer posts?

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I just want the blue wave to be so big that I can curl up and play GTA 6 in peace for like a week without being bothered.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🚨 MASSIVE BREAKING: The Vatican confirms Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The 71-year-old pontiff underwent surgery today, with doctors removing the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican says the operation was successful and there were no complications.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🚨BREAKING: A report circulating on social media claims an OpenAI employee was arrested for allegedly planting a secret recording device in an executive conference room. The allegation is serious, but independent confirmation is still pending. We’re watching for verified details.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Legitimately why the fuck do you all use ai slop over here? Like I thought x was bad, holy hell. Yall need help lol

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jasmine Crockett will have a good career on cameo.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Justice Samuel Alito has RECUSED himself from a massive Supreme Court climate case that could determine whether fossil-fuel companies can be sued for climate damages. Alito owns stock in oil and gas companies. He previously resisted calls to step aside. Now he’s OUT. This is huge.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Christian nationalism is not Christianity. It is a political ideology seeking to fuse religious identity with state power. And when people use violence or threats of violence to impose that ideology, call it what it is: Political violence that can meet the definition of terrorism.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj) was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to the United States when she was five years old. She is NOT a US citizen. If anyone is wondering why she is bowing down to MAGA, there is your answer.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This reads less like a statement from the President of the United States and more like someone just got told they can’t have another juice box.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked Missouri’s GOP-drawn 2025 congressional map for a THIRD time. This is a major blow to the Trump-backed mid-decade redistricting effort.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck Israel. Fuck Netanyahu. Fuck the IDF. And fuck Zionism. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨Donald Trump’s approval rating is underwater. Reuters/Ipsos: 32% approve. Emerson: 39%. NBC News: 41%. Different polls, same basic picture: A majority of Americans surveyed disapprove of the job Trump is doing. And we’re getting closer to the midterms.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: The Trump administration has gone back to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to revive its rapid “third-country” deportation policy.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Macklemore just announced a “FREE PALESTINE” tour. The first shows hit Dublin Oct. 26, Paris Oct. 29 and London Oct. 30, with U.S. dates still to come. All proceeds will benefit organizations supporting Palestinians, including humanitarian and medical aid groups.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: A large NYPD response is underway near Third Avenue and East 43rd Street in Midtown Manhattan after an unattended suitcase was reported, according to Citizen. Specialized units were reportedly called in and the area was closed.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A defense contractor secretly funneled $150,000 to a pro-Collins super PAC while seeking millions in federal contracts. The FBI wanted to investigate the alleged pay-to-play scheme.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Trump administration is moving to remove roughly 760,000 enrollments from Affordable Care Act health coverage, claiming they are fraudulent or ineligible. JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force is leading the action, one of the administration’s largest ACA crackdowns yet.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Trump reportedly banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House HOURS after aide Natalie Harp showed him media coverage critical of his administration. The decision reportedly caught even White House officials by surprise.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: NHL superstar Alex Ovechkin appeared in a campaign ad for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. He appears alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other government figures.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump is heading to New York City Monday, where he is expected to meet with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion. And the timing is wild: Mamdani’s administration JUST sued the Trump administration over its new immigration policy.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Russia's Kapotnya Oil Refinery is on fire this morning after a Ukrainian attack drone raid on the Russian capital, Moscow. 70% of the Moscow gasoline comes from this refinery.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Democratic establishment is apparently very concerned about who is condemning Hasan Piker. Meanwhile, the current administration is banning journalists from the White House. Incredible priorities. Really laser-focused on the threat to democracy here.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It really is this simple: The President becomes a dictator when he determines who gets press access based on what they say or do not say about him. That is fascism. Not by opinion, but by historic fact.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: A FALSE AI-GENERATED INTELLIGENCE REPORT NEARLY TRIGGERED A U.S. MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST CHINA

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: CNN RESPONDS TO TRUMP’S THREAT TO BAN THE NETWORK FROM THE WHITE HOUSE CNN is pushing back after Donald Trump announced that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be banned from the White House, calling the threatened action unconstitutional.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: More U.S. troops have died during the Iran war than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, according to the Washington Post. Six U.S. officials say at least 22 service members have died. One puts the number at 23. The Pentagon’s public database lists 18.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: The Congressional Black Caucus PAC has endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico in Texas. The endorsement adds another major Democratic organization to Talarico’s coalition heading into the November election.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party did not run on direct cash-payout promises

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: The United States has struck THREE Iranian oil tankers, including one near Kharg Island, Iran’s critical oil export hub.

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🚨MAJOR: Pete Hegseth Faces Backlash Inside Pentagon as Generals Warn Iran War Could Put U.S. Homeland at Risk, According to New Report

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Just so you know, if you voted for him... I hold you personally responsible for all of this

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I legit forgot this platform existed. Are you all still drooling over the establishment over here?

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Sean Bartley @cupofculture.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The point was never to go viral. It was to wake people up.

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