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Gary L Denton

@garyldenton.bsky.social
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East Texas progressive. Now retired, formerly a research analyst, sales forecaster, online editor, armed security. Reposts liberal news and nerdy stuff. No DMs.

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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 42m
Republican senators made fools of themselves and reminded voters that Trump is corrupt and encouraged an attack on the Capitol. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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@janettes-999.bsky.social @janettes-999.bsky.social · 15h
ICYMI Heather Cox Richardson writes about Tuesday’s grilling of Jack Smith by feckless Republicans during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 5h
Will the Texas Republican House redistricting turn into a dummymander? Depends on how big the Texas Blue Wave is. Who is running and what to know about key U.S. redistricted Texas House seats. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/30/t...
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2026 Texas congressional races: Who is running and what to know
The state's six most competitive U.S. House contests include four redrawn seats Republicans hope to flip and two where they are playing defense. All are majority Hispanic.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 10h
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 11h
I stand with Jack👏👍
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15h
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h
This is the book corporate America does not want you to read — which is exactly why you should pick up a copy.
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 15h
Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica First Try! Sep. 30, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 🎉 My Score: 1900 www.britannica.com/quiz/tightro...
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Tightrope, a Daily Trivia Game | Britannica
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 15h
Wordle 1,929 5/6 My #1517, streak 21. ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🤢 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The average is 4.7. The Bot took 4. My "amazing vocabulary" on 4. About 21.6% have failed!!! WordleBot Skill 70/99 Luck 47/99
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What did we learn today? That Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clack fan and that Senator Eric Schmitt is a dirtbag! The senator mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury. Epic fail. I'm still a fan of Jack Smith. A real American patriot. 🇺🇸
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot. #UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans. Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21h
Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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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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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meetings with religious leaders on developing a moral code in Claude. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models (Gift Article)
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Chehalis tribe of Washington State just south of Olympia have retaken possession of land along the I-5 corridor. This is how they repurposed the billboard facing the freeway.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 29/09/2026
OMG this mariachi band doing the national anthem is amazing and an incredibly subversive political statement that I did not expect to come from… Chicago Bears management?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
America has gone backwards to more primitive, noisy, dirty, polluting cars. The American autos are now not competitive in other countries. . insideevs.com/features/809...
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America's Clean Car Retreat Is Complete. The World Will Move On Without Us
The U.S. just loosened fuel economy rules, slowing the auto industry's transition to EVs. But Europe and China aren't going to wait up for us.
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This also sums up the American healthcare experience pretty well. American healthcare is a travesty. This is the bad place.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Midterms 2026 Vote! @ambientvisions.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
apnews.com/article/trum... taxpayer money to fund pro tRump ads. you bet criticism will mount. investigations should begin too. #voteblue
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Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
AdImpact says three taxpayer-funded ads promoting President Donald Trump are nearing a cost of at least $1.5 million.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.
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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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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica First Try! Sep. 29, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ ✅ 💔 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 🎉 My Score: 1710 www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope
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Tightrope, a Daily Trivia Game | Britannica
A daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions. If you get three wrong…you lose. Question categories include science, arts, history, animals and math.
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wordle 1,928 3/6 My #1516, streak 20. 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The average is 3.9. The Bot also took 3. About 1.6% have failed. WordleBot Skill 81/99 Luck 86/99
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It finally allowed me to play. Tightrope, a daily trivia game | Britannica First Try!? Sep. 28, 2026 T I G H T R O P E ✅ ✅ 💔 ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ 🎉 My Score: 2000 www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope
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Tightrope, a Daily Trivia Game | Britannica
A daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions. If you get three wrong…you lose. Question categories include science, arts, history, animals and math.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms.
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My trivia game is malfunctioning today and automatically says I time out without allowing guesses. Maybe later it will work for me. www.britannica.com/quiz/tightrope
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Tightrope, a Daily Trivia Game | Britannica
A daily trivia game with 9 interesting questions. If you get three wrong…you lose. Question categories include science, arts, history, animals and math.
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What great economy? Food banks are facing rising demands as people are going hungry. This administration would be a joke if it wasn't a failure on every level.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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Gary L Denton @garyldenton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1,927 4/6 My #1515, streak 19. ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The average is 3.5. The Bot took 3. About 0.7% have failed. WordleBot Skill 91/99 Luck 55/99
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
Beyond the fact that it’s incredibly illegal and corrupt to use taxpayer dollars to run political ads on television, there’s another problem with re-running old ads like this: the messaging only reminds everyone what a fraud you are.
Black-and-white image of Donald Trump standing in a hallway from a recent ad he ran on TV with taxpayer funds. White subtitle text on a black bar at the bottom displays what Trump’s voiceover says in the ad: “we will expel the warmongers from our government.”
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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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sylviseb 💙🌈☮️🌊💙💛Maga➡️blocked💛💙🌎🌻✌️🦋 @sylviseb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Less than a human being is just one of the things he'll be remembered for.
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