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George Fraser

@frasergeorg.bsky.social
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“If you start a day with a good question, you’ll get to have an interesting time looking for answers.” ― Alain Bremond, Unsolicited DMs = Block He/Him

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h
GATES: “.. I almost can’t believe you’re asking that.” @ezraklein.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10h
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 8h
Not a great sign when your 12-person private fundraiser includes someone who hates you enough to leak damaging audio
The audio of Mr. Paxton was shared with The Times by an attendee who recorded him speaking at a private fund-raiser in Washington attended by roughly a dozen people. The person, who opposes Mr. Paxton’s campaign and provided the recording to The Times, was granted anonymity because Mr. Paxton’s remarks were private.
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Opheodrys @opheodrys.bsky.social · 7h
This piece by @maxfawcett.bsky.social is outstanding--should be required reading for all CDNs. The US is not in some passing phase or experiencing a temporary glitch that a "turn it off, then on again" Congress will fix. Unfettered capitalism leads to intractable moral & economic decay. 1/3
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America still doesn't understand how deep the rift goes
Memo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Klobuchar eviscerates Schmitt: "For a U.S. Senator to have false information and imply based on a confusion … and imply you're in another city that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia and then call you a dirt bag is something that deserves an apology."
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New Democratic candidate talking point just dropped.
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George Fraser @frasergeorg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This should be mandatory reading for all US politicians who believe that Trump is a temporary anomaly. Looking at you @gavinnewsom.bsky.social "But none of that changes the new calculus of this old relationship for Canadians. We simply cannot afford to trust America the way we used to."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
LMAO Trump's new AI website confirms that he lost in 2020
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Oversight Committee of One @usnvetfordemocracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the Cornell 7 rapists we’re 40 years older, they would all be in the Epstein files.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump working hard here to boost Carney’s approval rating to a perfect 100%!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
"Trump has an instinctive admiration for authoritarian leaders, a quasi-mystical belief in his own judgement of character, and a bone-deep commitment to never listening to a briefing. The result is diplomacy by dictatorial whim."
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Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him
Kowtowing to tyrants makes him think he’s strong.
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George Fraser @frasergeorg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A very striking and ominous trend.
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George Fraser @frasergeorg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It will be interesting to see the fortunes of Danielle Smith when she no longer has a scapegoat in Ottawa to blame.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every photo I see out of the White House looks like a Gatsby remake 
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unnerving @washingtonpost.com exclusive: US and Russia worked in secret to remove "a range of provisions designed to safeguard the use of artificial intelligence in weapons." For instance, leave targeting to AI, no human review required. Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4yWadkR
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 28/09/2026
I have built a novel dataset of news headlines that get shared by the press that updates daily and stretches back to 2016. Looking at data over the last month, Trump's first-ever midterm convention failed to change the news agenda. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-28...
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Iran, prices, ICE, and Epstein are the biggest stories of 2026
In a new database of news headlines stretching back to 2016, I show Trump's midterm convention failed to change news agendas
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THERE IT IS: Group of January 6 riot defendants have filed each filed federal civil lawsuits in DC seeking taxpayer-funded compensatory and punitive damages for alleged violations of their righrs They claim they were "targeted..and punished" for "protected expressive" activity
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The horror!
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck:
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Political Cartoonists are the best. deAdder rocks it every time he sits down and draws his next masterpiece.
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George Fraser @frasergeorg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is getting concerning. Last time we had these temperature 3 to 4% of the people in the world died.
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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller September 27,1958
P1 - NANCY IS IN THE KITCHEN, LOOKING AT THE COOKIE JAR SITTING ON THE COUNTER 
NANCY: H M M
P2- AUNT FRITZI IS SITTING IN THE LIVING ROOM WHEN NANCY CALLS HER FROM THE KITCHEN 
NANCY: AUNT FRITZI- MAY I HAVE A COOKIE?
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FRITZI: HAVE A PEAR INSTEAD 
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NANCY: OH, BOY --- THANKS
NANCY IS SMILING AS SHE WALKS AWAY WITH TWO COOKIES
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Todd Blanche now says "one-sided news" is a national security threat worth barring the press over. That's not a legal standard. It's a viewpoint test. I didn’t go to law school…and didn’t need to, to know that the First Amendment exists to STOP government from judging which coverage is balanced.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In which Conrad Black simultaneously a) surrenders in advance, and b) gives up the game behind US interference in Alberta's referendum. #cdnpoli
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George Fraser @frasergeorg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And the letter of the day is W. Welders and waitresses. 🤣😂
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 27/09/2026
Calling something “illegal” only matters if the law is actually enforced. Mike Johnson and the Supreme Court need to enforce it. No president should be free to ignore the law to punish enemies, reward allies, and enrich himself.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just on time, there’s another fucking caravan. You can’t make this shit up. Anyone buying this is a complete moron
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Experienced FBI counterterrorism experts were punished for refusing to investigate something that, at most, warranted the attention of the DC Metro police.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people have no idea what’s happening in America right now. And, they don’t care. White House Deputy Chief of Staff post last night ⬇️
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Day 5 since Pro-Publica reported on Susan Collins corrupt operation trading campaign cash for federal contracts. What’s been her response? She’s running the Trump playbook. Claiming to be the victim of a vast conspiracy by the media and Democrats. No remorse, no apology, no accountability.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I like that in becoming a nazi, you get glowing coverage as a brave iconoclast, and then when you stop being a nazi, you’re get glowing coverage as a brave dissident. Money coming and going. Only way you lose is having normal opinions like “racism bad” bsky.app/profile/trac...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Norway produces more oil than Venezuela. And yet, between January and August 2026, electric vehicles made up 97.8 percent of all new cars sold in that country. Moving to EVs is often based on intelligence, not need. Which is why it lags in the notoriously short-sighted and stupid United States.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is true. In 2016, I got into an argument with a gay man on a menswear forum. I've since made it my mission to make every man dress gay, thereby destroying his ability to tell who is actually gay and, ultimately, his chances of finding love. I built my social media following to achieve that goal
Someone on Twitter writes to me: "People should follow your advise if they want to look gay."
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Acosta: This is a Category 5 fuck-up of epic proportions. It is likely to go down as the worst presidency that we have ever witnessed in this country’s history. That tops the first administration that ended with an insurrection.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 27/09/2026
Last month showed unusually warm sea surface temperatures across much of the #Arctic Ocean, especially in the Kara Sea, Baffin Bay, & Labrador Sea. There's been an interesting contrast in ocean temperature departures across the East Siberian Sea, as well as some lingering ice Data: NOAA OISSTv2.1 🌊
Polar stereographic map showing sea surface temperature anomalies in August 2026 relative to 1982 to 2010. Most areas are warmer than average. Sea-ice cover is also shown if sea-ice concentration is at least 15% per each grid point. Red is shown for warmer sea surface temperatures, and blue is shown for colder sea surface temperatures. Data is from OISSTv2.1.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ukrainian Defenders managed to carry out one of the largest drone operations to deliver food to residents of occupied #Oleshky, where Russia has created a humanitarian catastrophe&continues to hold around 2,000 residents hostage,including nearly 50 children 📹Kherson Regional Military Administration
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
DOJ is officially trying to veto the Digital Services Act in Europe, intervening to prevent clear fines on Musk. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/unite...
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United States Files Request to Intervene in Case Brought by X Corp. and Elon Musk Seeking to Annul Decision by European Commission
The United States filed an application to intervene in the captioned cases, X Internet and X Holdings v. Commission, Case No. T-114/26 and Musk v. Commission, Case No. T-121/26, before the General Cou...
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This week’s ‘Noel’s Notes’ is out now, thanks for reading & sharing. Link to subscribe: noelcasler.substack.com/p/last-flowe...
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