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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKK YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUU
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/10/2026
The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 17h
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mikedugar.bsky.social @mikedugar.bsky.social · 18h
More Spoon violence
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mikedugar.bsky.social @mikedugar.bsky.social · 18h
Gonna try and be better about sharing some film stuff on this site. Been going thru Seahawks defense this morning. Been a quiet start for Spoon but the violence is still there.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18h
Holy shit.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Damn, hit ‘em with the lookback
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In her last hours as DHS Secy, Noem's agency bought 5 planes from a donor at markups. In all, DHS gave $900M in contracts to that donor’s companies during her term. One plane had electronic bidets, 2 bedrooms, bar, wine chiller, a manta-ray skin table. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
nytimes.com
Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"It's important for you all to stay on the same team as Ken Paxton," says the woman who filed for divorce and ended their marriage
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump doxes GOP Sen Tom Cotton by sharing his cell phone number online over … Daylight Savings Time. Trump says golfers want more daylight for later tee times. This is the leader of the free world, ladies and gentlemen. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving time
President Donald Trump is urging people to call the personal cellphone number of Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas after posting the number online.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Friend of Putin oligarch Konstantin Sokolov makes a nice fat donation to Trump's ballroom project, and gets relief from Treasury Department sanctions in exchange. This is known as a quid pro quo transaction. It's a felony. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
President Trump directed staff to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter. nyti.ms/4jBqx63
President Trump stands in a dark suit and red tie. A crowd of people and a large American flag are in the background. A headline reads: "Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency." Photo by Doug Mills for The New York Times.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026
Americans: you are not outraged enough about this. Christians: this is absolute blasphemy www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...
cnn.com
‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 02/10/2026
A Florida sheriff's office is eligible to receive $14.5 million for seven arrests. That's 2 million per arrest. If this is not the fleecing of Americans, I don't know what is.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 02/10/2026
"Police Score Big Bucks With Little Work in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown. Department of Homeland Security pays local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force." www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Police Score Big Bucks With Little Work in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
The Department of Homeland Security pays local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force.
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Eight years ago today, the Saudi government directed the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Virginia resident and journalist dedicated to shining a light on the truth. As we honor his memory and courage, we must fight for accountability and defend press freedom worldwide.
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Daniel Kimmage @dkimmage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congress should investigate the purge that shut down my former office at the State Department, which fought information manipulation by Russia, China, and terrorist organizations. thehill.com/opinion/nati...
thehill.com
We need accountability for federal employee purges made on false pretenses
I was grilling chicken on a sweltering summer night in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, when I peeked at my phone and saw that a senior official in the administration had just accused me of lying to C…
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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“The shock gloves, he went on to explain, allow their wearer to inflict pain without leaving the sort of marks that could look bad to witnesses or leave an officer vulnerable to lawsuits.”
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
TODAY: New SNAP cuts are kicking in because of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." 5 million people have already lost food assistance, including 1.5 million+ kids since the bill was enacted. No kid deserves to go hungry so Trump can give his billionaire buddies another tax handout.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 01/10/2026
ICE has notified me that another person has died in their custody. This is the 58th death under ICE’s watch since Trump returned to office. That’s 58 too many. We need to dismantle ICE, eliminate private, for-profit detention centers, and reform our broken immigration system.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Republican incompetence has now reached the point where it's impacting the few parts of the job they truly love, like executing people.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
uh…what the fuck
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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AbiGezunt @abigezunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Meidas is doing something unusual. To ensure all have access to news, they've taken down their pay wall until election. Quite impressive, putting voters before profits.
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Wednesday Updates: Record Diesel, Rigged Inflation Math, and Meta's AI Tax Scheme – 9/30/26
Important news. Paywall free.
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gravewalker @grovewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
photo of werner herzog with a speech bubble added so that it looks like he is saying the quoted post
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
paydayreport.com
X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump didn’t confront Putin about putting bounties on American troops and didn’t confront Xi about providing intelligence to Iran to target American troops. Trump doesn’t GAF about our military. #FDT
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can't say we weren't warned. Frank Herbert was writing about the civilizational threat these guys posed in the 1960s.
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."

"'Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a man's mind,'" Paul quoted.

Frank Herbert, Dune
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is after China porch-pirated the military’s f-35 parts delivery
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/09/2026
EIon Musk’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $984B Jeff Bezos’s Wealth 2009: $6B 2026: $370B Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $256B Federal Minimum Wage 2009: $7.25 2023: $7.25 Billionaire tax rate: 8.2% Worker tax rate: 13% Pay workers. Tax & Abolish Billionaires. Save our economy & country.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
APStylebook @APStylebook
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As shocking as this case is I know @czedwards.bsky.social is shaking their head at the same thing I am - this is some PISS POOR MONEY LAUNDERING. Check 1001 of a brand new account? Jesus we used to be a proper country.
A check made out for
$150,000 to Susan Collins’s
PAC, check number 1001
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
White House correspondents, D.C. bureau chiefs, and media execs: The German government expelled Dorothy Thompson from the country in August 1934. She's remembered and respected today for her important coverage and analysis over the next decade of the German regime. Be like Dorothy Thompson.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Remember when Jake Tapper dug in his heels to defend Fox News when Obama dared to move them to the second row of the press room? Well, now that the roles have reversed, I'm sure that Fox News will -- come on, stop laughing, let me finish
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rain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Karl McKinnie @karl-saxon.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I read that a MAGAT was saying that Pres Obama and Pres Biden wrongfully made money off of being POTUS & they're eerily silent when Trump charges 5 million to dine one on one with him at Mar-a-Lago! #thegriftcontinues www.wired.com/story/people...
wired.com
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5 million to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1 million apiece to dine with him in a gro...
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
I pushed for independent oversight. Now, for the first time, we have an official glimpse at the damage—and it’s still an underestimate. Resources drained. Munitions depleted. Diplomacy wrecked. Troops exhausted. The American people deserve the full truth. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of structures at U.S. bases, watchdog says
The report by the Pentagon's inspector general also detailed the extent of munitions shortfalls in the first comprehensive public accounting of the cost and military impact of the war with Iran.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Your regular reminder -- yes, I'm going to keep on with this -- that Republicans in Congress are just fine with everything he's doing.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump promised $5,000 stimulus checks from DOGE cuts. You got 0. Trump promised $2,000 stimulus checks from tariffs. You got 0. Trump promised $1,000 checks from Obamacare cuts. You got 0. Trump promised $1.98 gas. You got $4+. Trump now has more promises for you.
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