iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Goddamn, this point by @anandwrites.bsky.social really needed saying.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And by "violating banking laws" CBS News means former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert molested boys he coached for wrestling in high school, boys as young as 14. To-may-to/to-mah-to!

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...

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On Superpower Suicide

And the recovery of justice

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“Nobody knows more about demonstrating the Dunning–Kruger effect than me.” —Donald Trump

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Dawna and RealMonkeyCat @dawna9.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The trailer for the documentary that a vacuous billionaire wants disappeared. Like the thousands of federal jobs his doge dudes removed. Like the citizens & immigrants removed from American streets. Please watch & repost. Thank you for your attention to this matter. youtu.be/eY_8SyndC10

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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street

YouTube video by Musk

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17/09/2026

On Radio Atlantic, @olgakhazan.bsky.social discusses her interview with a psychologist who researched meditation—and who found that the practice could be harmful for some people. Khazan and @hannarosin.bsky.social speak about whether there is such a thing as too much mindfulness:

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When Meditation Has a Dark Side

Could there really be such a thing as too much mindfulness?

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Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Rep. Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment accusing Pete Hegseth of unlawful military actions in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela, setting up a new House fight over war powers. ground.news/article/gop-...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16/09/2026

The new book “The Art of Fighting” asserts that confrontation is necessary to maintaining a community—but its examples tell another story, Lily Meyer writes.

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A Diagnosis for Social Conflict That Gets Lost Along the Way

A new book suggests that arguing isn’t about winning but seems preoccupied with it anyway.

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

News: James Talarico endorsed by David Maxwell, the high-ranking Texas Ranger who was among a group of top Attorney General officials who reported Ken Paxton to the FBI.

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Paxton's Former “Top Cop” Endorses James Talarico

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/09/2026

Meditation has become a multibillion-dollar industry that’s promoted as a cure-all. @olgakhazan.bsky.social on how a true believer in the practice ended up founding a clinical space geared toward helping people who believe that meditation has actually harmed them:

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When Meditation Makes You Feel Worse

A prominent psychologist and meditation teacher set out to research the benefits of the practice. What she found alarmed her.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For Americans this is a trade war. For Canadians it's existential. Joking about making them the 51st state and saying their consent doesn't matter tends to do that. Good politicians make it easy for the other side to say yes. This made it impossible.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Queen. 👑 #RIPDolly 💔

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP. Will never forget what Dolly told me about politicians. "I don’t think any of ‘em are trying hard enough... they worry more about their party than they do about the people. If we just do what we felt was the right thing... None of them are working from the heart." 💙

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

During WWII millions of households were encouraged to turn backyards, parks and spare land into Victory Gardens: grow your own vegetables, reduce pressure on the commercial food system, and free up resources for the war effort. A garden became a small act of national service. Source: buff.ly/EJe2DMk

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eastdallasguy.bsky.social @eastdallasguy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The problem with Iran trying to fight back against Trump by blockading the Straight of Hormuz is that it does the most damage to other countries besides the US. And we all know how much Trump values having good relations with other countries (unless they are run by dictators).

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 30/07/2026

"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."

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US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil

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eastdallasguy.bsky.social @eastdallasguy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

fascinating and scary - it's like they were prepared for war. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkA0...

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China quietly saved the world last month

YouTube video by Max Fisher

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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/o...

Large language models are not reasoning machines. They’re plausibility engines. It’s not just that they don’t test their outputs to make sure they’re correct or logical, or that they fail to do so in certain instances. They can’t, and they’ll never be able to on their own. They can only assess which answers are probable, based on the data on which the models have been trained. And that holds true whether they’re trained on the full breadth of human output or only on peer-reviewed scientific articles. It’s baked into the way they operate.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/07/2026

We commemorate the 250th anniversary of this nation by carrying on the American tradition of dissent. Challenging those in power is woven into the very fabric of our nation.

Blue graphic with white text reading "dissent is patriotic" and red columns with white stars on the right and left sides

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Just a reminder that patriotism isn't holding a bible and wrapping yourself in the flag while you violate the Constitution and plunder the country. Happy 4th of July, stay cool and safe!!

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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

This is how you do it. This is what we should be talking about rather than “no one’s doing anything,”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/07/2026

There's a difference between what feels satisfying, or even righteous, and what is canny and strategically smart.

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Shame Won’t Save Us From the Autocrats

One mistake anti-authoritarian movements keep repeating—and the urgent lesson for Americans.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This list of what the public finds corrupt is basically a rundown of Trump’s governing philosophy. Poll: @brennancenter.org

Bar chart titled “Please indicate if the following are examples of corruption,” showing the share of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans who said each item counts as “very” or “somewhat” corrupt, from a Brennan Center poll of 2,000 registered voters (April 28–May 6, 2026). Results are consistently high and closely aligned across parties: a government official using their position for personal gain (98% Democrat, 96% Independent, 96% Republican); prioritizing billionaires and big corporations over the public (97%, 94%, 91%); bending the rule of law (96%, 95%, 94%); lying to the public (94%, 94%, 94%); billionaires and corporations having an easier time being heard than the public (94%, 90%, 83%); taxpayer dollars spent on programs that don’t benefit the public (90%, 88%, 94%); Congress not focusing on the public’s problems (82%, 77%, 80%); and an official unresponsive to constituents (78%, 75%, 76%).

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eastdallasguy.bsky.social @eastdallasguy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Love Sarah C M Paine www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjtl...

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I’ll step up: “Please, Mr. President, stop vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.”

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I assume this passage will be in Texas's Bible study: Leviticus 19:33–34: “When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself.” open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

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A Modest Suggestion for Texas's Bible-Study

News item: “Texas will require students to read Bible passages in a new state curriculum” -NPR

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The Talarico ads are pre-made The Republican Party has deleted their ad attacking Ken Paxton's record on crime: "Homicides highest in nearly 30 years under Ken Paxton." Paxton is now the GOP's nominee to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.

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Julie Johnson @juliejohnsontx.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Colin Allred betrayed our immigrant communities when he voted with Republicans to pass: 🚨The Laken Riley Act 🚨The No Sanctuary Cities Act 🚨Legislation to Allow Trump to Investigate Non-Profits I have fought back by voting to defund ICE and hold the Trump Administration accountable. #TX33

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Trump and the GOP are going full racist—rigging the political system to disempower Black voters in order to hang on to power— and not even bothering to hide it.

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This has to be the funniest question AND response I've ever seen in a poll. Less than half of Republican men think they could beat Trump in a fight. What a bunch of pathetic losers.

Democratic women are more likely than Republican men to say they could win a fight with Donald Trump
Who do you think would win in a physical fight between you and Donald Trump? (%)

Bar chart shows the following think they would win in a fight vs Trump

Dem men: 82%
Dem women: 71%
Independent men; 69%
Independent women: 46%
Republican men: 46%
Republican women: 19%

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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 01/05/2026

Jimmy Kimmel has outdone himself this time! This pharmaceutical ad about Felon47 is hilarious! 👏👏👏👏👏😂👏👏👏👏👏 #ReZyne #JimmyKimmel

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This is so good:

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eastdallasguy.bsky.social @eastdallasguy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Great messaging. Similar to Talarico. It is the powerful and connected against the rest of us. And so many people who think they have some money think they are in the powerful group. But they really aren't. That powerful group is the tiniest portion of our population.

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This Is Why Things Don't Work For Ordinary People

YouTube video by Jon Ossoff

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We just want affordable gas and groceries.

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wylddane.bsky.social @wylddane.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

True.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/04/2026

Smith: "We're doing this on our own as we increasingly push away all our allies, gratuitously insulting them. In the middle of this war where we're asking NATO to come join us, the president took time to insult Macron and his wife. How is that helping us, to try to belittle everybody in the world?"

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

“The authors estimate that, if extrapolated to the US pop, more than 26 million older Americans may be experiencing *improvement* in functioning. ‘The current study demonstrated that the predominant narrative of aging as a time of inevitable & universal decline needs to be reconsidered’”🧪🛟

Positive beliefs play a role

One of the most interesting findings involves predicted improvement. Among those who had internalized more positive beliefs about aging - measured at baseline with a validated five-item scale - the odds of improving in both cognition and walking speed were significantly higher, even after controlling for age, sex, education, depression, chronic disease, and other factors.
This finding builds on Levy's Stereotype Embodiment Theory, which says that cultural messages about aging are absorbed through social media, advertising, and institutional attitudes, often starting in childhood. These messages eventually become more relevant as people enter older age and can directly shape health outcomes. Prior research by Levy found negative age beliefs linked to poorer memory, slower walking speed, higher cardiovascular risk, and biological markers associated with Alzheimer's disease. This study shows the reverse: positive age beliefs predict measurable functional gains.

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Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Trump just removed members of the National Science Board before their terms were up. The board is meant to be independent and not reshaped by politics. Just another despicable attack on science by this Administration.

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National Science Board members told by Trump administration they were terminated: Report

The Trump administration on Friday told several scientists on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) board that they were terminated from their roles, The Washington Post reported. The White…

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