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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
LOL
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
#satire
Corrupt Democrats
Somehow Fuck Up
And Forget To Rig
2024 Elections

[man holding head in hands]
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 17/04/2026
JPMorgan Chase , Barclays and other Wall Street banks have started trading credit default swaps against flagship private credit funds run by Blackstone , Apollo Global and Ares Management in recent days, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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Wall Street banks trade derivatives to bet on pain in private credit, FT reports
JPMorgan Chase , Barclays ​and other ‌Wall Street banks have ​started ​trading credit default ⁠swaps against ​flagship private ​credit funds run by Blackstone , ​Apollo ​Global and Ares Management ‌in ⁠recent days, the Financial Times ​reported ​on ⁠Friday.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.
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Maria Ressa @mariaressa.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Rappler rolled out our matrix protocol chat app in 2023. In 2025, up to 65 news groups joined a shared reality: public chat rooms to strengthen local journalism. Sick of insidious manipulation of Big Tech? Join us! rappler.com/about/specia... via @rappler.com.web.brid.gy #ReclaimOurRights
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Philippine news groups launch public chat rooms to strengthen local journalism
Sunstar in Cebu, the Daily Guardian in Iloilo, the Philippine Press Institute, and Rappler invite you to join journalist-run chat rooms for a healthier relationship with the news
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
www.rappler.com/philippines/...
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Philippine news groups launch public chat rooms to strengthen local journalism
Sunstar in Cebu, the Daily Guardian in Iloilo, the Philippine Press Institute, and Rappler invite you to join journalist-run chat rooms for a healthier relationship with the news
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/03/2026
Trump “has essentially told the thousands of citizens who are stuck in the Middle East because of a war he started that they are on their own,” the New York senator told Mother Jones.
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"Downright disgraceful”: Gillibrand demands evacuation plan for Americans stranded in war zone
Exclusive to Mother Jones: The senator says the administration has no plan to evacuate citizens after launching strikes on Iran.
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
More winning! www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...
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Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers
More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The Epstein Class. Supported by the far right, religious right, and such fanatics.
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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Paywall-free news coverage of ICE raids, deportation campaign aids those who need it most
Paywalls create a two-tiered citizenry — one that can afford to be informed, and one that cannot, actor and political activist John Cusack writes.
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Pot Culture Magazine @potculturemagazine.com · 14/02/2026
Tomorrow at 1 PM CST, THE CANNABIS LIE Vol. 2 breaks down why THC presence is not proof of impairment, and why per se limits turn lab results into verdicts. #PotCultureMagazine #DruggedDriving #Cannabis #THC #ImpairedDriving #Lies #TheCannabisLie #420Community #Cannabis #Busted
Teaser image for The Cannabis Lie Vol. 2 titled The Fiction of Impairment, featuring a distressed driver behind the wheel while a gloved hand holds a blood vial labeled THC Test in the foreground, police lights glowing through the windshield, with text explaining that THC in blood does not prove impairment and that driving behavior should determine it, PotCultureMagazine.com and ©2026/ArtDept visible at the bottom.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Pam got her Christmas card for 2026 early.
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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
$1.5T for the military budget $170B for ICE and Border Patrol $1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet $470M to send National Guard into cities $230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" $200M for Kristi Noem's jets $100M for Trump's golf outings But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 12/12/2025
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at increasing oversight of the proxy advisory industry, the White House said on Thursday, saying top firms often "advance and prioritize radical politically-motivated agendas."
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Trump orders reviews of proxy advisers in latest pressure on financial industry
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at increasing oversight of the proxy advisory industry, the White House said on Thursday, saying top firms often "advance and prioritize radical politically-motivated agendas."
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Truman: “The buck stops here.” Trump & Hegseth: “What buck? I never heard of any buck. It’s all fake news. And you’re a stupid reporter.”
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Dana Gould @danagould.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
BREAKING: Donald Trump To Deploy National Guard In Washington DC To Distract From His Pedophilia.
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Trump is haunted by J. Epstein!
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Just ‘Steve’ 💙 @steveplou.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
BREAKING: Iran surrenders after Trump threatens to serve as their president for four months.
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Gumption
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🐝 RiderBabe52🐝 @riderbabe52.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
@walshfreedom.bsky.social WELCOME ABOARD! Ex-GOP Lawmaker Regrets Being ‘Divisive Political Asshole,’ Is Joining Democratic Party www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-wa...
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Ex-GOP Lawmaker Regrets Being ‘Divisive Political Asshole,’ Is Joining Democratic Party
“I’m still a conservative, but I’m not a conservative jerk,” former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh said.
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Oh my! www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...
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The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Optimistic future, in a monsoon zone.
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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Listen To The Music Play @gratefulbook.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
5/12/1991 Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA – This show is a gem, energized by Bruce Hornsby's presence. The band delivers expressive material, making it a standout performance. Written listening guide is at: www.gratefuldeadbook.com/post/this-we... youtu.be/vcWy03QTSBY
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05/12/1991 Review - On This Day In Grateful Dead History
YouTube video by Listen To The Music Play
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/05/2025
A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles to demonstrate against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants. Organizers of the march say their protest seeks to show solidarity with migrants and other groups that are being targeted by the administration.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 04/05/2025
Fearful of Trump, some Americans look to make a life in Europe reut.rs/3Yx25Yu
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Fearful of Trump, some Americans look to make a life in Europe
When U.S. President Donald Trump decided to seek a second term in the White House, Doris Davis and Susie Bartlett - an interracial lesbian couple living in New York City - made a life-changing decision.
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Hot AF season in SE Asia
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Protest sign from 1st term
little girl with protest sign "i'm also 6'3" and 239 lbs"
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I’m bored today. You too?
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Ohh "America First" was a hit list
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
NEW: Iran continues to threaten the United States with military action to dissuade the United States from a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities amid new US threats to strike the nuclear facilities. Iran Update, March 31, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate03...
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Elbows up, Canada.
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The Pattaya News Thailand @thepattayanews.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
An Indian tourist in Pattaya was injured and taken to a hospital after he said four Thai women followed him back to his rental villa, demanded money, and attacked him with a beer bottle for "no reason". Pattaya police believe there is more to the story. thepattayanews.com/2025/03/21/i...
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Indian Tourist Hit with Beer Bottle and Robbed by Four Women in Pattaya Allegedly Over Payment for Escort Services - The Pattaya News
Pattaya — An Indian tourist in Pattaya was struck on the head with a beer bottle and robbed by four women after an alleged dispute over payment for escort services. At 3:20 AM on March 21st, Pattaya p...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 20/03/2025
Exclusive: Motorists have traded in a record number of Tesla electric vehicles this month, Edmunds data showed, amid a wave of protests against CEO Elon Musk's work as an adviser to US President Donald Trump reut.rs/4kYk8R1
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Exclusive: Tesla trade-ins on pace for record high amid Musk backlash
Motorists have traded in a record number of Tesla electric vehicles this month, Edmunds data showed, amid a wave of protests against CEO Elon Musk's work as an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific. If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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Dana Gould @danagould.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
In case you were wondering what DEI means, it stands for “Whites Only.” if you voted for Trump, you voted for this. If you don’t consider yourself a racist, I guess it’s time to reconsider.
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Widespread Panic @widespreadpanic.com · 18/03/2025
It's another Archive Tuesday on the Bandcamp! This week: 10/20/2017 Live in Milwaukee The band hand-picked the multi-track recording as a tour favorite and brought the multi-tracks to Athens for the band's longtime producer, John Keane, to remix.
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Live in Milwaukee | October 20, 2017, by Widespread Panic
22 track album
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
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Mike Robinson, The Researcher OG ~ #CannabisMyMedicine @researcherog.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A new plant species was discovered last week at Big Bend National Park in SW Texas - without the National Forests discoveries into Plant Medicine will be lost in space with Elon. Genetic analysis revealed that it's a new genus in the daisy family. It's got precursors of #Cannabis such as #CBGa #CBD
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Tesla dead in Germany. #TeslaTakedown
Germany beats Nazis
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México Encantado ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈🇲🇽🇵🇸🇱🇧🇮🇷🇸🇩🇨🇩✊🏽 @mexicoencantado.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
There is an "after" once the wannabe dictator's regime collapses. Take the Philippines, Duarte arrested and @mariaressa.bsky.social who documented all his crimes free after years persecuted. In fact, she kindly wrote a book for us on how to stand up to dictators. A MUST READ! On sale at @libro.fm
Book cover. Titled "How to Stand up to Dictators - The fight for our future" written by Maria Ressa, the journalist that documented President Duarte's crimes against humanity at her own great personal peril.
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WIRED @wired.com · 14/03/2025
SCOOP: AI scientists partnering with the government are now being told to remove ‘ideological bias’ from powerful models. “AI safety,” “responsible AI,” and “AI fairness” are no longer required skills. www.wired.com/story/ai-saf...
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Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models
A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”
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Aloha Steve @downingsf.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
“There are no poor countries, only failed systems of resource management.” - Noam C.
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