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G.G. Speaks

@ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social
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Thoughts @ the intersection of politics, prose, and publishing.

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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
White mediocrity (in this case not even good enough to be mediocre) being explained in a way to make it seem like anything but is, as we all know by now, the goal of the Western press. Behold, exhibit 20M. She was awful. She shouldn't have entered. She was not an "underdog."
theguardian.com
Raygun: Breaking Badly review – the ridiculed Olympic B-girl gets the last laugh … and it’s a total joy
She spent the biggest moment of her career at the Paris Olympics thrashing around like a toddler having a tantrum – then went viral globally. Now, a new Netflix film reveals how the much-mocked breakd...
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 31/08/2026
Are we great again yet?
Researchers in china have successfully reversed both type one and type two diabetes using stem cells that allow patients' bodies to produce insulin again

Just in: the United States announces a new name for one of the lakes here.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Secret Agent Number Six @designationsix.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If the Bible is going to be taught in school then science needs to be taught in church.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...
syracuse.com
Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE
She believes the warning was related to a post about the ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Do JD and Usha even go together? Cause that knee tap...
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
They deserve each other.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
😂
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
If you don't click it three times, does it really lock though?
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
And DEI. DEI did this somehow, right? 🙄
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 18/06/2026
It's funny how SpaceX is $2T company run by a guy now worth $1T that had to issue $20B in bonds because the $86B they raised with their IPO immediately went to pay off debt accrued by their AI company that's built off of a fork of another AI company's code But it's definitely not a scam!
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Mailerlite dropped a bomb on users this week. They were bought out a while ago, so we should have known in true enshitification fashion that the new owners would run head first into a brick wall to try to make money fast. It's not going to work. Anyway, authors, where we going now?
mailerlite.com
Free plan update: What you need to know - MailerLite
On June 16, 2026, MailerLite’s Free plan was updated to open up access to more tools that help you create more professional campaigns and grow your audience faster.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Everything this administration touches is an absolute failure. Except for the racism, which is why he *still* has a loyal base even after all the failures.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I agree. Car makers: People shouldn't be using their phones while driving, so let's give them an even bigger screen and put it right on the dashboard!
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Now guess what's mandatory again at this base to try to prevent further spread? 😫
theguardian.com
Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines
Reports say Texas recruits ill from outbreak, which comes weeks after defense secretary made flu vaccine optional
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Americans who are *still* okay with it are okay with it because racism and sexism. Full stop. They love that he hates and harms the same people he does and through him, rhey have that power too. It's why they elected him in the first place, and everything in his record proves this. 🤷🏾‍♀️
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Duke Su @dukesu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
RFK Jr. Hosts Meet-And-Greet With Infectious Diseases — theonion.com/rfk-jr-hosts...
theonion.com
RFK Jr. Hosts Meet-And-Greet With Infectious Diseases
WASHINGTON—Hailing the exclusive gathering as an opportunity to usher in an era of peace and goodwill, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hosted a lively meet-and-greet Thursday with a variety of ...
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Zero regrets. 😂
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Fox already owned Tubi. Now Roku. I don't watch Tubi for that reason and now won't watch anything on the Roku channel. Unfortunately, I have a Roku stick on one of my TVs.
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
📌So I see the sickly Mitch McConnell is getting the kind of excellent medical care he spent his entire miserable career ensuring nobody else got …
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
A UFC fight at the White House. Unbelievable. 😫
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Guy Venables @guyvenables.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
One of my cartoons for Monday's Metro
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My Name Is Aram @rawfishandbeer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
China is making $6,000 electric cars and 5 minute charging stations. Meanwhile here we have, let's see... the 4th Reich brought to you by Monster Energy drinks.
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs. -Made physical media harder to buy and use. -Removed expandable storage from phones. -Pushed us into streaming subscriptions. -Made always-online normal. -Made unlimited internet necessary. -Slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"And now I'm a trillionaire. God is good." (Sarcasm font)
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
This! I can't believe people are *still* simping for that man. 😫
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Beca Dreadful 🖤🌙 @becadreads.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
guys. they're opening a bookstore in the shopping center where i work. Previously I had to drive out of my way to go to a bookstore. Now, I can just pop over to one on my lunch break. This is going to be the greatest thing and the worst thing to ever happen to me.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The world's first trillionaire received 38 Billion Dollars from the US government. But, no, we won't have enough money to pay for school lunches for your kids. Or give you healthcare. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I've an audiobook coming out next year, so I held my nose & returned to Insta because "publishing ... yada yada," even though I vowed to eschew all things Meta. I want to talk books & writing here, but when I do, the algorithm ghosts me. Plus I'm just genuinely so exhausted by social media. 😫
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I think the issue is, by the time you make it to billionaire/trillionaire status, you've long ago lost any focus on the common good and your focus is on gains, by any means necessary. You can't ethically be a billionaire and certainly not a trillionaire. It is impossible.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
If "f*ck them kids" were a man." 😡
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.'s meddling arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com
OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.'s meddling
Thirteen other medical groups have already endorsed the independent schedule.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Some creatives on here probably need this reminder tonight.
youtu.be
What if it actually works out?
YouTube video by Buildingminds
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The day in the life of a procrastinator: Me rereading and enjoying things I've already written instead of writing things I'm supposed to be writing right now. 😏
static.klipy.com
Não Acredito
Alt: michael jordan holds a tablet and laughs at what's on the screen.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
That NY boo could grind a *human* soul to dust. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
garymarcus.substack.com
An entire industry is being propped up by math that is insane.
Welcome to fantasy land
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Sade was my twenties. Instant dopamine hit when I hear that voice. Except for that one song that a**hole ex messed up for me forever. 😏
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
He falls asleep so often now, it's not even the headline. 😫
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The way he looked to see if anyone saw him trip. We saw you, buddy, but it's okay. You're still a good boy. 😂
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
popular.info
No, Trump's $1.776 billion slush fund isn't 'dead'
How major media outlets got suckered.
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"Taxpayers historically cover a massive chunk—sometimes up to 73% or an average of one-third to one-half—of the multi-billion dollar costs to build or heavily renovate professional stadiums." 🤬
taxfoundation.org
Taxpayers Shoulder a Heavy Burden for Sports Stadium Subsidies
Sports stadium subsidies are salient political gimmicks designed to appear as if politicians are providing tangible benefits to taxpayers. The empirical evidence shows repeatedly that stadium subsidie...
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
That's the best ice cream she's ever had in her life. 😂
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
New: Hackers have been stealing high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot to change the email associated with the account they want to steal. Shockingly easy, terrible flaw associated with offloading support to AI: www.404media.co/hackers-simp...
404media.co
Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 01/06/2026
Here are the top 5 dogs of May!
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Robert Faturechi @robert-faturechi.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Records show Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 and $5 million worth of Trump Media shares on April 2. That same day, after the market closed, Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs, sending the stock market plunging. www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
propublica.org
U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs
Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumblin...
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G.G. Speaks @ggreadsandwrites.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The news is a dumpster fire, but every week the dogs keep being good. ❤️
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