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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 4h

Really??? I mean it shouldn’t surprise me, since most of the game show hosts of the 50s-80s started out in radio, but that’s awesome Wink subbed for Casey on AT40. RIP Wink, with the best game show host hair, and had the funniest cameos ever on Howard Stern and Eric Andre.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

He knew. He intentionally stiffed them because he’s an arrogant prick who sues his OB/GYN patients. They repeatedly tried to get the bill paid. Then someone posted their pleas on social media. A bunch of us retweeted it. It went viral. ONLY THEN did this scumbag pay.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

We are becoming more like our ally Russia every day under the Trump Regime. Vote his Republican enablers and supporters out of office next month. Our Republic is being shredded and our credibility all over the world is completely gone.

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 4h

Smart people in the sports/athletic sphere dip their toe into politics, say something that has broad support, and the Fox MAGAsphere cries “Stick to Sports!!” And then when a dumb person who was in sports, dives full into politics, shows their ass…well, maybe they shoulda stuck to sports.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

The Republican Party is on the side of Russia against Ukraine. It’s not me saying that, it’s their cult leader. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 13h

‘The grid wasn’t designed to accommodate the large loads of data centers. Connecting one to the system can require hundreds of millions worth of new infrastructure. Traditionally, the cost of upgrades has been recovered from all users, adding to everyone’s bills.’ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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How Data Centers Are Pushing Up US Power Costs

Data centers have become a defining political issue in the run-up to the US midterm elections. The giant, windowless warehouses have drawn fierce backlash across the country as people worry about how ...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

Here are all the ways Trump and Republicans have made your life expensive again.

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 7h

No he’s not, you abject goddamn fools.

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 7h

As if the timeline or reality couldn’t get any more fucking dumb, just wait a day. He’ll find a way to reach a new level of moron.

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 17h

AI “agents”. Can we please fucking stop with this humanizing bullshit with AI? And you’re also backend absolving the software creator by this wording. It’s Anthropic software creating massive fuckups and problems, and should tie responsibility directly to company management and engineers.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The people who told you that Democrats must Only Talk about Kitchen Table Issues and not the Authoritarianism were deeply unserious (not least because this is a false dichotomy) & we should benchmark this when they give advice now & in 2028.

11/18/24 post: pundits and Dem hopefuls insisting Dems must talk only about kitchen table issues

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/10/2026

Yesterday, JD Vance, a Yale Law grad, couldn't define what "socialism" means. Instead of defining it, Vance talked about boys in girls sports. This admin has devalued its words, and would be admitting to supporting the same policies they attack others for if they told the truth. Link below ⬇️

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/10/2026

"Our president is helping rich donors offload overvalued stocks onto children, who are forced to hold the stocks for five years whether they want to or not." And this is about one of his *good* ideas. The latest edition of Receipts from @crampell.bsky.social:

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Trump Accounts Were a GOOD Idea. He Just Made It an Icky One.

What started as a bipartisan savings concept now comes with stocks you can’t reject, a five-year lockup, and some very happy billionaires.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Trump’s sons have recently invested in dozens of defense companies. Those companies have now raked in a staggering $6 BILLION in current or future government contracts. Corruption? Or coincidence? You be the judge.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/10/2026

Crooked Susan Collins took thousands of dollars from a medical company before giving them a $4.5 million contract. This is now her 3rd alleged pay-to-play story in the last 2 weeks. bit.ly/47LYauM

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NEW: Collins Took Campaign Cash From Pharma Executive's Family in Potential Straw Donor Scheme - Maine Democratic Party

Zeteo: Collins <3 Contractor Cash

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🎶Black Hole Sun, Won’t you come, And wash away the raaaaiiinnnn, Black Hole Sun, Won’t you come, Won’t you come…🎶

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Bah! What the fuck!? That’s impossible.

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Wait. He fucking said this again TODAY???

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Josh Turek: We need to have campaign finance reform to get dark money out of politics. I want to sponsor a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. We can have oligarchy or we can have democracy. We can't have both.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Why have so many people fallen behind? It's not because of immigrants, trans people, or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP. It's because corporations and billionaires rigged the system in their favor — and a bought-off political establishment let it happen. It's time to fix the system.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A much-needed explainer from @citizencohn.bsky.social about those $500 checks (bribes) Trump is sending out as an alleged Obamacare "refund." Looks quite likely to be illegal. www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...

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Donald Trump Is Buying Votes at $500 a Pop

He’s calling it an Obamacare “refund,” but it’s nothing of the sort.

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Government didn’t get in the way of growth, it got in the way of greed.” Economist Kathryn Anne Edwards, host of the Optimist Economy, on labor market policy and corporate complacence. New episode out now! @kedseconomist.com

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When did the dot-com event happen? January 2000? I forget when that one popped.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

UPDATE: Trump just awarded another $3 BILLION military contract to a company backed by his son Don Jr. (and Peter Thiel) — what skilled businessmen these Trumps are! Robbing the American taxpayer in broad daylight.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(FT) - A sharp sell-off in US government bonds is starting to reverberate across corporate America, forcing companies to overhaul their borrowing plans and even raising the spectre of defaults among the most lowly rated businesses. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/7c7c...

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Perfect picture of his triple-chin and even a double-neck.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 06/10/2026

Abdul El-Sayed just said the quiet part out loud about how to take on Donald Trump: Build an uncomfortably large coalition to defeat him. The coalition is the Republicans, independents, and Democrats who agree the country shouldn’t be run by a man who tried to overturn an election. (link below)

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Trump's Ohio rally crowd chanted: "Deport! Deport!" But don't overlook this: New NYT poll finds Trump underwater *on immigration* even in Ohio, which he carried by double digits. MAGA sadists are yelling in a shrinking bubble. Check out our exchange on this: newrepublic.com/article/2162...

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What the fuck is he even talking about now??

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A goal of this administration being achieved: “American pre-tax corporate earnings have grown by $1.2trn, or 30%. … And yet taxes on corporate profits have collapsed.” www.economist.com/finance-and-... h/t @talsmith.bsky.social

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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Data centers are booming. All other private construction is shrinking.

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh thank god Thornton’s injury was *only* a dislocated ankle that the team medical/training staff was able to put back into place. *Only.* I don’t know what that means for missed time. The good news is that the bye is next week, but even in a best scenario, he’s likely going on IR. Hi, Cheetah.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We have to crush these sociopaths. The problem is that many Democrats take money from them, which means they will get bailed out at our expense in the next 2-4 years.

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jesus no. Good god. Thornton’s been having a great day. Not this. Jeez almighty. This league can be just brutal. This seems to be one of those Sundays where it’s epidemic.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026

Tim Snyder: The Republicans are trying to run this midterm on the issue of communism, whereas Trump’s idols are all communists. Whether it’s North Korea, whether it’s China, whether it’s Russia... Full interview: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune

The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Every day more instances of disgusting & blatant corruption revealed as our money is being plundered by the Trump Crime Family & their cronies. Do American voters care anymore about corruption? I guess we’ll find out soon because it’s just staggering with this crew of criminals.

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

@dnoll5.bsky.social Sending this to you b/c this post, primarily the post embedded in it, has a self-deprecating Englishman’s reference to his tortured Spurs fandom.

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erbmike.bsky.social @erbmike.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

His mind is gone. This is all he has. Deflection, blame game, no policy, no ideas. Just lies, theft, grift, and destruction.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess? Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress. These are major structural reforms that every midterm candidate should support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjAlkvjdhww

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The 10 Commandments (for Cleaning Up After Trump)

How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess?Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress.These are major structural reforms tha

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/10/2026

Billionaire political spending was about $16 million in 2008. In 2026, it could reach $2–3 billion. Whatever your politics, that’s a staggering shift in who has the financial power to shape American elections.

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