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Eric the Grey

@erictakesbluepill.bsky.social
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Husband, father, engineer, spiritual humanist, aspiring musician, and proud (but deeply concerned) American #WeAreWFP

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h
The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 22h
Medieval floor tile from St. Andrew’s Priory in Northampton displaying the Arms of the Fitzwalter Family of Daventry. Now part of the collections at Northampton Museum & Art Gallery. 📸 My own. #TilesOnTuesday #Northampton
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Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 15h
When you look like Wimpey, asking for another hamburger, maybe you shouldn’t be commenting on women’s looks
Trump on stage holding his jacket open exposing a very large man
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Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 18h
#TerracottaTuesday Medusa has death in her eyes. She could cast her spell and turn you to stone from both sides of large askos from a 3-2 C BC tomb in Cannae, Puglia. Fine modelling, and the polychrome - especially red lips - would have added to a startling impression. 🏺 #Archaeology Canne Museum
A large terracotta jug (askos) with a spout, and faces of Medusa with wide glaring eyes on either side. traces of polychrome designs are evident on the body of the jug, and also on the face, particularly on red lips. 
The citadel of Canne where this was excavated apparently overlooks the site of the 216 BC battle featuring Hannibal, between Romans and Carthiginians. Archaeological evidence hasn't yet confirmed this....Side view of jug showing faces either side, and a polychrome design with long streaks  and curves painted in red, pink, white and blue.
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Rick Deckard @gotoguy.bsky.social · 15h
Admired the US since I was a kid. Now only utter contempt 🤮
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Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 18h
I like presidents who don’t ask other countries to bomb American cities. If that’s woke than slap my ass & call me a libtard.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pay teachers a fair wage. Pay paraprofessionals who help support our kids a fair wage. Make sure our schools are safe, clean, warm, and dry.
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 22h
An altar dedicated to Jupiter from the Roman fort at Maryport in Cumbria which was set up by Marcus Maenius Agrippa, Tribune and Commander of the First Cohort of Spaniards. Now part of the collections at Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19h
Who you gonna believe, the lying liar or your own eyes? 👀
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Eric the Grey @erictakesbluepill.bsky.social · 18h
Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h... What the HELL is wrong with Texans? Is it the heat? Get some AC, y’all!
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Karoline Leavitt is a Fox News host because nothing says frontal lobotomy like a bleached asshole w a cross hanging from her gullet blathering on about Biden’s economy
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 05/10/2026
Media outlets exposed that the Pentagon was hiding how many Americans have died in Trump’s war with Iran. That very same day, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Coincidence? I don't think so.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil?
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇷🇺An approved Communist Party rally in central Moscow did not go as planned. Protesters chanted “Fair elections,” “We want freedom,” “Freedom for political prisoners” and “Down with the Tsar” — referring to Putin. Police detained around 60 people.
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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is beyond embarrassing.
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Andrea (I have friends everywhere) @ninedragons99.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
Another #MosaicMonday. This is the changing room in the baths of Herculaneum.
Ancient changing room, around the walls are still benches and shelves for clothes, on the floor in the middle is a black and white mosaic with a triton and various sea creatures.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How is it not news when the president nods off in public meetings and press conferences dozens of times? If you follow independent media, you see it and know about it. But why hasn’t CBS, NBC or ABC showed a montage of it on their evening news? They simply refuse to ever show it.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Agreed, as long as you replace the word ”exciting” with “terrifying.” #MidtermsCantComeSoonEnough
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Marble that looks wet. This jaw-dropping detail comes from “The Nymph” (La Ninfa) by Italian sculptor Giovanni Battista Lombardi (1823–1880) where solid stone is carved to mimic water rippling around her bare feet. The full sculpture was executed in 1858 for Palazzo Facchi in Brescia. Original post
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/10/2026
If you’ve been waiting to get involved in the midterms, now is the time! We’ve got lots of ways that you can make a difference from anywhere over these final four weeks: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...
(over an image of a map of the US that shows Indivisible’s nine Senate target states and 31 House target districts for the midterm elections) It’s time to win the midterms.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger was officially approved this past week. Corporate concentration means more power for CEOs — and less freedom for everyone else. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
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The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Me after i forgot how many gummies i ate and I eat a fourth
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Eric the Grey @erictakesbluepill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How AIPAC Failed — and How It Can Recover www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o... Interesting! So AIPAC’s origins were to paint a pretty picture of Israel even as it brutalized Palestinians to garner support. Fool me once,…
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Opinion | This Is How AIPAC Lost Its Way
There remains an opportunity for the group to play a positive and honest role in American politics.
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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A beautiful #Roman glass bottle, in green & gold with small patches of blue - a lovely thing, although I suspect the original owner would be stunned to know that it had survived nearly 2000 years, & was now on display to the public... #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
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Eric the Grey @erictakesbluepill.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‘No Beardos, No Weirdos, No Wimps’: Hegseth Lays Out His Military Vision www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u... So in short, only men Hegseth would consider dating?
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‘No Beardos, No Weirdos, No Wimps’: Hegseth Lays Out His Military Vision
In his “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on the culture war and accused reporters of “treason” over Iran war coverage.
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Eric the Grey @erictakesbluepill.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I Consulted With Christa Pike’s Death Row Team. I Knew This Could Happen. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/o... The death penalty only serves a base need for raw vengeance. It is used inconsistently and is often grossly cruel. Innocent people have been condemned. This vile practice must end!
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Opinion | Christa Pike Has Exposed the Truth About Lethal Injection
Lethal injection failures are not glitches; they are features of the process.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We're one month out from Election Day. Listen to Willie. Vote for change this year.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY:
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Another NEW development in my case against AG Todd Blanche: he has now filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, trying to get rid of my case at this stage of the lawsuit. Blanche must be a glutton for punishment because he just recycles the same losing arguments. youtu.be/32RC_CPlZhI?...
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WOW!! AG Blanche BEGS Judge To DISMISS My EPSTEIN LAWSUIT!!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Keep up the fight! Demanding justice for the Minnesota 15 and all anti ICE protesters - drop the charges ICE OUT NOW Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#CBC reporting on the extent of damage in #Gaza. #Israel is supposed to stop bombing the region as bodies and damage hold #evidence that must be maintained. #Cdnpoli #FreePalestine #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes
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Eric the Grey @erictakesbluepill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm attending American Civil Liberties Union's event, “Organizing to Protect Democracy: Protecting the Outcome of the Election” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/aclu/event/9...
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Organizing to Protect Democracy: Protecting the Outcome of the Election · American Civil Liberties Union
#### Our work doesn’t stop after the polls close. As the threat of authoritarianism rises across the US, attempts to undermine the legitimate outcome of our elections have become an increasingly used ...
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Don Henley is a mensch, part 12,946: (Wrote about his environmental projects in our book, and here: fallows.substack.com/p/be-not-sim... ] www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Eagles legend Don Henley is putting big money into turning Texas blue
The Texas native is top donor to several statewide Democratic candidates and a major player in super PACs helping James Talarico.
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In the history of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most. SMH. Politicians lie. These politicians lie so often it seems like breathing.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In the rainforest of Cameroon, a chimpanzee asked French photographer JC Pieri for his hands to help it drink water and, in gratitude, washed them afterward
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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God @thegodshow.com · 03/10/2026
The reason that all this happened is because too many Americans thinks it’s cool and funny to be ignorant assholes. It’s not funny.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
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Eric the Grey @erictakesbluepill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Mamdani Is Showing the World How It’s Done www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/o... We need more Mamdanis!
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Opinion | Zohran Mamdani Is Showing the World How It’s Done
The New York City mayor has an antidote to globe-spanning distemper.
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Eric the Grey @erictakesbluepill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u... Get his filthy hands out of our pockets!!! #vote wisely! #voteblue!
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Eric the Grey @erictakesbluepill.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump, Putin, Ukraine and an Oil Deal: 5 Takeaways www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u... This level of corruption demonstrates that the Anti-Obama didn’t make America great again: it us a 3rd world country…
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Trump, Putin, Ukraine and an Oil Deal: 5 Takeaways
A proposal to bolster relations with the Kremlin through the purchase of Russian energy assets is striking even for an administration that regularly mixes personal business interests with foreign poli...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
McDonald's is now reportedly pressuring franchisees to use AI to price food. Its CEO raked in $20.6M last year, over 1,000x the median McDonald's worker pay of $19,020. And they remain one of the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients. I'm not lovin' it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/10/2026
It doesn’t matter what polls or the pundits say — we can’t afford to take anything for granted with the midterms as the regime threatens to sabotage this election. That’s why our organizers are busy bringing new voters into our coalition and recruiting more volunteers to protect the results.
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Daniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Many Maya masks like this, like the previous one I posted, were used as architectural decoration on temple façades and friezes, representing deities, rulers, ancestors, or elite captives. Seen at the Gran Museo Maya in Mérida. #Maya #Archaeology
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE just kidnapped a woman at LAX airport Saturday Oct 3, 12:50AM. A community member was able to record when several ICE goons who refused to identify themselves grabbed the woman, put her into a van and then drove off.
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A collection of Bronze Age spearheads with a Scottish provenance. The spearheads are currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh as part of the museum’s ‘Scotland’s First Warriors’ Exhibition. 📸 My own. #Prehistory #Archaeology #Scotland
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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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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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