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Gareth-Michael Skarka @gmskarka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Latest Pulp Villain release for THRILLING TALES: A physicist working for the government, transformed into negative energy during a lab accident—driven mad and out for revenge! THE NEGATIVE MAN, now available at @drivethrurpg.com ! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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Thrilling Tales 3e: Pulp Villains - The Negative Man | Adamant Entertainment | Adamant Entertainment | DriveThruRPG
A Menacing Madman! Scientific Terror! The Physics of Fear! Doctor William Dewitt: highly organized, meticulous; an X-ray and Gamma ray physicist for the War Department, working at a classfied research...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Before he was appointed, Kash Patel was flagged by FBI counterintelligence agents as being deeply enmeshed in influence operations run by the Russians and Chinese. After he took over, Patel began systematically eliminating all Russian and Chinese counterintelligence capacity. What to make of that?
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As Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behind
The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
President Trump opposes deal that would open the Strait of Hormuz immediately. Holding out for diesel at $10 a gallon.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This piece made me think of the “afterlife” of Richard Nixon. He was disgraced after Watergate, but there’s a movement afoot now, led by the Nixon Foundation, to recast him as an innocent—the first victim of the “deep state.” Normalizing Nixon now makes it easier to normalize you-know-who later.
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The afterlife of politicians
In an interview in 1958, Harry Truman remarked, “A statesman is a politician who’s been dead ten or fifteen years.”
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously.
Protecting against "inappropriate influence" is no longer a "hallmark" of scientific integrity

The Commerce Department updated its policy for promoting a "culture of scientific integrity" in January 2025, days before Trump's second inauguration.

A new Trump administration order bans the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis from using statistical “noise,” or data for fuzzing survey results, to protect people’s privacy in their statistics.

The 2025 version included bans on attempts to shape or interfere in data collection, statistical analysis and other scientific activities "against well-accepted scientific methods and theories or without scientific justification."

The department's policy, the 2025 version said, involves ensuring scientific findings at its agencies "are not suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and are not subjected to inappropriate influence," as well as making sure there's "independent review of facilities, methodologies, and other scientific activities as appropriate to ensure scientific integrity."

That language is missing, however, in the Trump administration's revision of the policy, according to an NPR analysis of text posted on the Commerce Department's website.

And while the revision adopts a definition for "scientific integrity" that is similar to the previous version, it no longer says that "protection from inappropriate influence" is among the "hallmarks of scientific integrity."
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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 01/09/2026
Sure, all food is potentially dangerous now, but c'mon, the government is saving, like, the cost of one ballroom pillar or a fraction of a Patriot missile! It's ending waste! (And potentially reducing the surplus population of non-rich people, win-win, amirite...?)
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The new CDC Director is indeed the one who ordered the count of measles deaths to be changed from 2 to 0. “The highly unusual decision departs from the agency’s practice of including such data from state health departments, which historically make the determinations”.
washingtonpost.com
New CDC director delays adding Pennsylvania deaths to measles data
The deaths have been at the heart of a bitter political dispute between RFK Jr. and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D).
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Good point 👇
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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 31/08/2026
He's building that bunker ballroom so he can hide in it when his term's up and he doesn't have to give up the power. Or so he can flee to it when the mobs come for him and topple his golden statues and rip down his banners. He's a coward and a tyrant and the worst president in US history.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Billion dollar ballroom" is a phrase that should be in every Democrat's stump speech until November.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Your ever-regular reminder that Republicans in Congress fully support what Hegseth and the president are doing to the American military. It’s disgraceful and disqualifying
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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When Julius Caesar invaded Germania without authorization from the Senate, Cato the Younger proposed having him turned over to the German chieftains in chains as recompense for the violation of law and custom. Apropos of nothing in particular.
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Sean Selvig🗽🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇦🇺🇳🇿🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪🇮🇱🇹🇼🇭🇰🇰🇷 @seanselvig.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hang in there, hon'. I'm rooting for you to hit Mar-a-Lago as a Cat-5. America needs this.
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Tropical Storm Dolly forms in Atlantic, tracking toward northeast Caribbean
Tropical Storm Dolly has formed over the south-central Atlantic, but hostile wind shear may threaten its survival near the Caribbean. Downpours and rough seas are forecast for the Lesser Antilles rega...
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Goth Rat Summer [6'7"] @sciencehippies.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Great minds…!
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
💙 @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Let's see: - has credible domestic abuse allegations - is sycophant who will mindlessly lie and commit other crimes in cahoots with 🤡 & Kegsbreath Yup, this asskisser checks all the boxes to be the next AH working w 🤡 & Kegsbreath to further degrade our military 🤬
newrepublic.com
Hegseth Considers Army Secretary Accused of Horrific Abuse
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly wants the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson to lead the Army.
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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 27/08/2026
It is infuriating how often this plays out, and yet the lesson is never learned.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
WTG MapQuest! ✊
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Still no sign of Mitch McConnell.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is just obscene 😡
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Trump Is Now Threatening To Demolish The Kennedy Center If Court Blocks His Renovations—And People Are Livid
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ICE approved the shock gloves for the shock troops.
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ICE awards $16.7M contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control deta...
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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
With great power, there must also come — great responsibility.
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From the Minneapolis community on Reddit: Spider-man at Jake Lang’s protest today
Explore this post and more from the Minneapolis community
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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you believe there will be a peaceful transfer of power at the midterms, can you explain to me how that will occur, please? It’s seriously difficult to think of something more obvious than the fact that Trump and his government are going nowhere and have the guns and military to do it.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026
I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.
thelancet.com
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I just donated to help SPIDER-MAN, who took on nazi scumbags trying to invade Minneapolis again. Arrested by our local cops (boooo) who were diligently defending their racist turd pals. Let’s help good ol’ Webhead with his defense! (PS I can vouch for the GoFundMe creator) gofund.me/6f36a1ac1
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Donate to Support Spider-Man’s Legal Defense, organized by Ash Chudgar
Awesome update: I'm in touch with Spider-Man's family, and we're setting things up so t… Ash Chudgar needs your support for Support Spider-Man’s Legal Defense
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DainXB @dainxb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We are truly living in a new Gilded Age...
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Set Piece Games🔜Metatopia @setpeicegames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
According to the OSS Simple Sabotage Manual (declassified), one of the "deniable methods of resistance" is: Be Late. Minor noncompliance causes the use of personnel, material, and time. It costs… Make tyranny expensive and frustrating.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Do we have a plan @indivisible.org
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Quite simply, this is seriously endangering the health and even the lives of babies and children.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Greenland and Denmark are our allies. This is not how America should treat its friends. 🇬🇱🇩🇰🇺🇸 Links: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... www.chron.com/texas/articl...
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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Greenland is not Trump’s property, and its natural resources do not belong to the United States or American corporations. Greenlanders should be able to decide what happens to their land without threats, intimidation, or political pressure hanging over their heads.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This should be getting FAR more attention. An American oil company with ties to Trump’s orbit is moving forward with plans to drill for oil in Greenland. Some drilling-related equipment has already been brought ashore even though Greenland says the necessary approvals have NOT been granted.
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Dan 🦇🌫️🧛 @danximenes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.
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Weird Alex @jackalpants.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
It's time again! Cis allies: if you can, please consider being chaff for us. Toilet hobbycops think like 10% of people are trans, and to overturn our segregation we need respectable cis people causing trouble on our behalf. Please wear a trans flag pin. Get in good trouble, as John Lewis put it.
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The Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This is part of a larger trend of young women rejecting the conservative institutions their mothers and grandmothers either embraced or tolerated. Rather than truly reflect on why this is happening I instead expect to see several more articles about why young men feel abandoned by society.
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Report Finds DOGE Lied About Tens Of Billions In Cuts - Joe.My.God.
The Washington Post reports: The U.S. DOGE Service, the cost-cutting group spearheaded by Elon Musk, consistently overstated its savings in online posts, taking credit for lease cancellations initiate...
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I’m not a lawyer, but is taking the 5th (however many times) grounds for a contempt citation? No, right? Isn’t that the whole point of the 5th?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted along party lines, 8–5, to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.
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US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
A Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former top infectious disease official refused to ​answer questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The doctor who tried to save lives during Covid is being treated like a villain. The traitors who beat up cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6 are being treated like victims or heroes. It's American madness.
cnn.com
Live updates: Senate committee to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress | CNN Politics
Sen. Rand Paul, a longtime Fauci foe, announced the vote after the retired scientist invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a committee hearing last week.
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Adam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · 06/08/2026
People wanting a free, and AI-free, alternative to Google Docs for writing (because holy moly you should NOT be using Google Docs for anything), go to Ellipsus: ellipsus.com
ellipsus.com
Ellipsus | Collaborative writing software
Write, edit, and collaborate on any device. Ellipsus is a principled alternative to Google Docs—built for writers, by writers. Sign up for free.
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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This needs to be a bigger story. Google Docs is no longer safe for copyrighted material. Any writer on contract needs to stop using it *immediately*.
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Ben from New Mexico @bluefiddleguy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The where a classic Soviet Anekdot with a pensioner who looked at the front page of the paper and declined to buy it. "What are you looking for?" "An Obituary." "Those aren't on the front page." "The one I'M looking for will be."
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thinking about Yiddish curses and remembering what they used to say about the Austrian: "The day you die will be a Jewish holiday." "Which Jewish holiday?" "Whatever day you die will be a Jewish holiday."
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Amidst the vomit-inducing coverage of Lindsey Graham’s funeral on MS NOW and CNN, here are two decent, compassionate human beings who won’t be mentioned, even though Graham was an acssessory to their murders.
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We shouldn't get inured to just how cartoonishly corrupt this administration is.
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