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Dustin Carbetta

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Loyal husband, father & friend. Christian (not an evangelical.) Life-long Cleveland sports fan. Animal lover. Works in tech. All opinions mine alone.

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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Dustin Carbetta @dcarbetta.bsky.social · 9h
This is absolutely right. Never once has Watson taken responsibility nor has he made any effort to reform his ways. And now that he’s finally playing decently, he takes this moment to celebrate for himself how forgiving HE has been?! www.cleveland.com/browns/2026/...
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Watson is playing like his old self again — so why can't he stop making it about something else? — cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns kicker Andre Szmyt booms his kick through the uprights with 10 seconds to play, and the first face cameras show next is Deshaun Watson’s.
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Dustin Carbetta @dcarbetta.bsky.social · 14h
The Browns are winning with Deshaun Watson. Fans have to reckon with what that means - The Athletic apple.news/A0gCAt8S8RM-...
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The Browns are winning with Deshaun Watson. Fans have to reckon with what that means — The Athletic
CLEVELAND — When Grant Delpit came down with the ball, Deshaun Watson looked up.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
who trump really cares about:
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Dustin Carbetta @dcarbetta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New rule: Vote for the candidate that sends you fewer postcard mailers.
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Weedle @weedle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
6. Multiple major news outlets publish pieces treating the rightwing version of events as equally valid and scolding elitist libs for being so out of touch by dismissing it
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump Crimes on Our Dime. "After six years of Trump’s flagrant corruption, it shouldn’t surprise us that he’s diverting public funds to boost himself and his party. It’s just another legal and moral line he thinks he can cross with impunity." www.thebulwark.com/p/congratula...
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Congratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign Donor
Your tax dollars are funding his TV ads. And the White House says you should be proud to pay.
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Little Espresso Martini nearly lost her life but look at her now. Love always wins over hate ❤️
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵On Feb. 26, 1931, the INS under the orders of Herbert Hoover deported up to 1.8 million people to Mexico. An investigation in 2004 revealed 60% were U.S. citizens. Pull up a seat🪑. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.history.com/articles/the...
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The Long History of Anti-Latino Discrimination in America | HISTORY
School segregation, lynchings and mass deportations of Spanish-speaking U.S. citizens are just some of the injustices...
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Ryan McCrystal @clevelandfan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
AL Central Titles Cleveland, 14 Minnesota, 9 Chicago 4 Detroit, 4 Kansas City, 1
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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Guardians are the first team to win division titles in consecutive years despite being at least 6 GB thru 125 games or more in both (divisions since 1969) h/t @EliasSports
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When I found her like this she could no longer move. She had 1000s of fleas on her and her life was about to end. Just look at her now. She has everything a dog could ever want! Beautiful little Skye
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Dustin Carbetta @dcarbetta.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Federal judge holds administration in contempt over deportation of young asylum-seeker - Axios apple.news/A2docb0dwTGS...
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Trump-appointed judge again holds admin in contempt over deportation — Axios
A Trump-appointed federal judge held the administration in contempt Friday for deporting a young asylum seeker to El Salvador in violation of three court orders — and ordered the government to bring h...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court BLOCKS Missouri's GOP Gerrymander. I will be going live at 6:30ET to discuss this breaking news! www.youtube.com/live/Tm__W1b...
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Missouri Voting Maps That Would Favor Republicans
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Dustin Carbetta @dcarbetta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nick Chubb retires as a Brown: ‘It’s a special place and you’ve got to be here to see it’ - cleveland.com
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Cleveland OH Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather
Get the latest Cleveland, OH local news, sports, weather, entertainment and breaking updates on cleveland.com
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Murphy: "On April 30 -- a Thursday -- Reynolds makes an $8m donation. On Saturday, they have lunch w/POTUS & tell him they want a change in rules for flavored vapes. The president calls FDA commissioner & HHS sec, & on Tuesday new guidance is issued paving way to the sale of flavored vapes ... "
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A US appeals court has for now reinstated an Ohio law requiring residents to present documentary proof of ​citizenship when registering to vote at the state's motor ‌vehicle offices, in a boost for allies of Donald Trump who want tighter voter registration rules. 🧵 www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US appeals court reinstates Ohio law requiring voters to prove citizenship
A US appeals court has for now reinstated an Ohio law requiring residents to present documentary proof of ​citizenship when registering to vote at the state's motor ‌vehicle offices, in a boost for al...
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
… Literally RNC Comms Director Zach Kraft warning that Democrats want “full-blown communism” on a split screen with Trump palling around with the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
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Dustin Carbetta @dcarbetta.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Jesus is always found among the dehumanized. Not because he failed to rise above them, but because he refused to abandon them. He is with the caged. The scapegoated. The demonized. The bombed. The bodies treated as disposable.” Tell it, Reverend! benjaminrcremer.substack.com/p/it-always-...
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It Always Begins With A Story.
It always begins with a story we tell ourselves.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/09/2026
OpenAI’s artificial intelligence went rogue this year at least four additional times, trying to break into government and university sites, according to researchers and government officials.
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OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting
In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
TALARICO: “The richest 1% now owns more wealth than the entire middle class. 3 dudes (Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos) now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined… they aren’t just buying yachts and jets anymore. They’re now buying power.” 🇺🇸 (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social )
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness."
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Roberto Shenanigans @robertoshenanigans.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Enormous win for the Guardians. Cleveland's magic number is now:
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
"The FBI in 2025 under President Trump shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor seeking lucrative federal contracts"
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)
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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Nita Cosby @5-2blue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
JD Vance and administration officials are set to announce Tuesday that they are removing hundreds of thousands of people from Affordable Care Act coverage, saying that they were fraudulently enrolled in the government health program. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump officials plan to cut hundreds of thousands from ACA, claiming fraud
Vance targeted ACA enrollment as part of a broader administration crackdown on suspected fraud.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Six weeks before an election the GOP has framed as a referendum on socialism and communism, Trump began the week praising democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani — and will end it hosting Xi Jinping, leader of the Chinese Communist Party. Republican candidates must be thrilled, lol.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
11/ Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” former executive Eric Schiff said.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
9/ That cafe meeting, Kao asserted, was just one episode in a sprawling pay-to-play operation in Congress. He and his close associates donated nearly $900K to dozens of politicians, allowing Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with $40M+ a year in government funds.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Q: On the ban, what does that mean in practice? Are you taking away their badges? TRUMP: When you say 'the ban,' which ban? Do you know how many bans I'm involved in? I've got more bans going than anyone! Q: But what does it mean? T: I still don't know -- oh, the ban on the free press, right?
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026
The Trump admin has decimated American science budgets, taking away life saving opportunities, and the potential for groundbreaking discoveries. This is how you destroy American innovation. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows
An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump is dead serious. See this chart from March: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Chart showing that prior presidents including Trump’s first term grant disaster requests from blue and red states roughly equally before Trump 2 started rejecting most requests from blue states
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Justin L @jlbaseball.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Locked On #Guardians 9.17.26 ⚾️Guardians reclaim the top spot in the AL Central...for now ⚾️Can the Guardians expect more of the same from Jose Ramirez now? ⚾️What are Parker Messick's rookie of the year odds? ⚾️Playoff math for the final 9 games youtu.be/l3Wvk_d90Ss
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What the Cleveland Guardians Need to Do to Stay in 1st Place in AL Central After Beating White Sox
YouTube video by Locked On Guardians
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/09/2026
Three Democratic senators are pressing the Trump administration for transparency on billions of dollars in oil revenue from Venezuela believed to be in a U.S. government-controlled account.
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Democrats demand to know where Venezuelan oil revenue is going
The Trump administration seized control of Venezuelan oil after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in January.
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Free newsletter today! The Guardians take over first place, Judge is hurt again, Marky Mark to play Charlie Hustle, history's greatest monster is having a moment, the immorality of American institutions, capybaras, and armadillos. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...
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Cup of Coffee: September 17, 2026
The Guardians take over first place, Judge is hurt again, Marky Mark to play Charlie Hustle, history's greatest monster is having a moment, the immorality of American institutions, capybaras, and arma...
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I wrote about who is actually making America “poorer and dirtier.” It’s not immigrants. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Who is responsible for this terrible state of affairs? The opposition party and immigrants, apparently. Vance went on to say, “The Democrat legacy of the last few years was that they bankrupted our country and left us poor. They left our country weaker. They left our border wide open and our communities less safe.”

But this account represents a preposterous inversion. Almost every problem Vance lists, the Trump administration has made worse.

The administration’s environmental policies have made American water and air dirtier. Its health-care, tariff, and tax policies have worsened inflation and increased the financial burden on most American households, even as incomes have grown. And its public-health policies have led to outbreaks of contagious disease.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it." Crowd: *groans*
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/09/2026
This is why Trump can’t stand Black women. They don’t take his shit. Let’s appreciate Rep. Joyce Beatty for being the fighter we need. Trump: “I think you’re incompetent.” Beatty: “I know you’re incompetent.” Then she reminded him: “You had more bankruptcies than anybody in the room.” 🔥
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked.
According to Mohamed, guards at Guantanamo have said they are being held there because that's what officials in Washington, DC, want. "There's no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison," he told me. "And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us... Washington...ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay."
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Dustin Carbetta @dcarbetta.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m with Ben. Many who call themselves “Christian” do not follow the ways of Christ. Those who do must speak up! benjaminrcremer.substack.com/p/we-are-cau...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Q: The CBO now says of the Iran war that it cost $38b up until August 1. Given that it was sold as a short war, are you concerned this could be an albatross for Republicans in November? THUNE: Gas prices are always an issue, but I always think the majority of Americans understand what's at stake
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 30/03/2026
They told MAGA that immigrants made their lives worse. But last year, they arrested 400k immigrants & we got: - 0% Net Job Creation - OECD Forecasts Inflation @ 4.2% - Gas Prices: $4 - National Debt: Increased by 2.8 Trillion - Home Prices: $460k So now you know!! You have all the same problems!!
Headlines say: 1. DHS removes more than half a million illegal aliens from U.S.

2. Lower immigration and zero net job creation dim U.S. growth prospects

3. Global forecasting group sees U.S. inflation at 4.2% this year

4. Average U.S. gas price nears $4 per gallon because of the Iran war

5. As U.S. debt passes $39 trillion, Americans are paying $900 billion in interest

6. Median home price in the U.S. in 2025: $462,206
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 24/09/2025
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
photo of paulina borsook
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Dustin Carbetta @dcarbetta.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tiny little man…you’d almost pity him if he weren’t so destructive.
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This whole report is beyond belief. Then you get the kicker: "Marx has said that our questions about his campaign finances are 'stalking,' and he said that I'm a, quote, 'psycho trans person.'"
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think a lot of people would have started following me when we rescued Rodney in Thailand. How he lived through those first days I’ll never know. To see him and run a couple of laps with him in London this weekend was magical ❤️
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🇺🇸🇮🇷 The US spent $22.3 billion on munitions in the first four months of the war with Iran. Total expenditures as of June 29 totaled approximately $33.4 billion. Of this, $22.3 billion was spent on munitions, $3.7 billion on equipment losses, and another $7.4 billion on additional costs.
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