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Gnarlygeek (aka Tom)

@gnarlygeek.bsky.social
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DEI is a moral imperative. US, IT/Eng, Science, Atheist, Grandpa, Married, LGBTQ+ and Neuro advocate. If you don't like what I post, tell me, I'm here to share and to learn. #earworm #musicski #writingcommunity #writers #bookski #fantasy #scifi

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thethinkingatheist.com @thethinkingatheist.com · 06/10/2026
Yeah. This happened.
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Tess Lecuyer @tesslecuyer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/10/2026
IT HAS BEGUN. I drank all of this. Don't worry, I don't plan on providing literal shitposting this evening.
Clenpiq, a solution designed to clean you out from the inside.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You may be the hackiest reporter in a world of hacky reporters if you state a fact and then tell viewers "you can see if that's true or not." It's your *job* to know if what you just said is true or not. This is not acceptable cover for a lie.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 07/10/2026
“Upon careful analysis, it’s clear our organization is going to bungle messaging in late October, costing us many key races across the nation.” — Ken Martin, DNC chair
theonion.com
DNC Releases Preemptive Autopsy Into Why They Lost Midterms
WASHINGTON—In an effort to get ahead of the forthcoming criticisms of how they squandered such a commanding lead in the polls, the Democratic National Committee released a preemptive autopsy Tuesday i...
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
IF we take it back. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Remember Kamala!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026
yeah, the reason republicans are just not going to budge from texas is the reason why armies try not to abandon their capitals. it isn’t necessarily a strategic defeat to lose the seat of power, but it is a profound blow to morale.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/10/2026
This sounds like a direct, long-term pitch to the GOP from a CEO whose tech firm already has numerous government contracts and is deeply embedded in the Pentagon. Published March 2026: trib.al/aVH1Y2E
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thethinkingatheist.com @thethinkingatheist.com · 03/10/2026
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛-𝐻𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 1995
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
That's $2/gallon cheaper than gas currently is in SoCal.
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Spencer Green @spencergreen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Somewhere an AI John le Carré is writing about an AI double-agent going after rogue AI agents.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/10/2026
Trump’s top national-security team quietly met at Camp David as the G7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of emergency oil reserves. And what they were reportedly discussing could expand the war even further.
meidasnews.com
Trump’s Iran War Team Huddles in Secret as G7 Drains 100 Million Barrels
As JD Vance chaired a closed Camp David meeting on the Iran war and Yemen, G7 governments committed emergency oil reserves while Trump kept the next military move concealed.
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rep. Tim Burchett's Little Orange God uses the American flag for toilet paper. The Constitution, too.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 02/10/2026
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
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Tom Gauld on an audience with the great theoretical scientist | New Scientist
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Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
*La la la driving until I am stopped by a construction queue* *look around* *double take at the giant hand rising out of the corn* Oh! It’s a tree covered in vines and not the emergence of an elder god! Whew
A tree covered in parasitic vines looks like a forearm and hand rising out of the corn
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.
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thethinkingatheist.com @thethinkingatheist.com · 02/10/2026
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Spencer Green @spencergreen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Can someone please explain how this drug-addled fucker, who is personally responsible for axing hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs, stealing our personal information, and corroding how our government works, will now be in charge of how our military functions?
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Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/10/2026
Massive thanks to Illinois State , WGLT and Dirksen center for hosting a screening last night of “The Last Republican” (available on YouTube now). Over 1300 people attended, and it was amazing to come home! Bloomington/Normal is the best! Courtesy WGLT for the picture
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/10/2026
"They aren’t going after hardened criminals. You know, they aren’t going after the worst of the worst, like they said that they were going to. They’re picking up nuns on their way to church. They’re picking up high school students and mariachi bands." trib.al/3bPclbj
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Transcript: Trump Midterm Tirade Accidentally Reveals Key GOP Weakness
As Trump’s monologue about his Texas midterm convention exposes a problem for the GOP, a Democratic operative argues that his collapse in South Texas is a real tell about what’s coming.
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Sandy Wolf @sandywolf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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WIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2026
The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups. It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans.
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The Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the Answer
Robert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 01/10/2026
This Weeks Onion Magazine: Sydney Sweeney, 200 Feet Away And Under A Space Blanket: Let’s See You Pervs Jerk Off To This
Sydney Sweeney, 200 Feet Away And Under A Space Blanket: Let’s See You Pervs Jerk Off To This
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: A judge DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE the DOJ’s case against former Olympian David Hearn, warning that leaving the door open could expose him to a “meritless, politically motivated prosecution” and what would “objectively” be harassment.
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Judge Permanently Kills Trump DOJ’s Botched Reflecting Pool Case
A D.C. judge dismissed the prosecution of former Olympian David Hearn with prejudice, warning of the “extraordinary possibility” that he could otherwise face a “meritless, politically motivated prosec...
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Spencer Green @spencergreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I expect this from CNN, but is it part of the MS NOW crew's plan to rile up viewers to vote Democrat--which they're going to do, anyway--or are they just a bunch of hypocrites?
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Pro-Trump Ads Funded With Taxpayer Dollars Air on CNN and MS NOW; White House Has Spent $2.9 Million on the TV Spots to Date
Even as Trump has tried to block CNN and MS NOW from covering the White House, his administration has purchased ad time for pro-Trump spots on the networks using taxpayer funds.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/09/2026
While the Trump administration is framing the policy as “accountability” for higher education, and some are welcoming the move, others see it as an attack on those whose work is important regardless of salary. trib.al/1wK2qs8
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Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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Garthtoons by Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
1. They basically put on the table the agreement Trump LITERALLY SIGNED a month or so ago. What was unacceptable? 2. The admin still can’t outline simply what the goals in Iran are, can they?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A cult that worships an idiot so—obviously—places no value on *actual* intelligence mindlessly quibbling over what it calls *artificial* intelligence is taking stupidity to a new level.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Wow - a haggard-sounded Blanche crashes & burns RADDATZ: Trump said nothing about natl security when announcing this ban & clearly you're very interested in what the press says B: What they say is exactly the issue when it comes to natl security R: Give an example B: You cannot be asking that!
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Garthtoons by Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Garthtoons by Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If only Thom Tillis held some sort of office with some power to investigate the President and his family… 🤷‍♂️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Tillis: "Folks, this was stupid on stilts ... to have a Russian oligarch who's actually traveled in a delegation to Beijing fund some sort of island wedding for a very wealthy family that also happens to be related to the president? Come on, guys, this is this is amateur hour"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
TAPPER: Was anything else agreed to regarding artificial intelligence? MIKE WALTZ: We're going with 'super intelligence' now, Jake
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Garthtoons by Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
While Trump rolled out the red carpet for Xi Jinping at the White House, China was doing something VERY different at the United Nations...
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World Leaders Challenge Trump as China Gains Global Influence
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · September 27 · 30m
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
VAN ORDEN: There was a massive spike in diesel as soon as Russia invaded Ukraine due to Biden's weakness R: But in the last month, it's gone up a dollar VO: Blue states that have shut refineries down R: But you can't deny the Iran war & closure of the Strait is leading to increase in prices
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Garthtoons by Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Gnarlygeek (aka Tom) @gnarlygeek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Liar
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
BLANCHE: AI has a lot of benefits. The fact that AI is able to understand what you want, where you want to shop -- you don't know it, but you actually benefit from that CAMPOS DUFFY: I don't want that! BLANCHE: I know you think you don't, but it's not all bad CD: I don't want my govt spying on me
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Garthtoons by Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 26/09/2026
Iowa radio host Steve Deace just unleashed an extraordinary social media screed. trib.al/3XjCmvj
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MAGA Radio Host Humiliates Trump by Leaking Truly Brutal GOP Poll Data
As an Iowa-based pro-Trump personality drops a midterm bombshell, the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party discusses whether Democrats are about to regain major ground in rural America.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026
Lana Del Rey, Husband Celebrate Anniversary At Gas Station Subway theonion.com/lana-del-rey-husband-c…
Lana Del Rey, Husband Celebrate Anniversary At Gas Station Subway
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Gnarlygeek (aka Tom) @gnarlygeek.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#gmail Just helped my wife clean up her Gmail mailbox - 65,000+ mails in "Promotions". Lean and clean - for a month or two! 🤣❤️🧹
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DavBatz @davbatz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Christian schools should not be considered safe.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Not his best moment.
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Viral Clip Of George Santos Struggling To Climb Aboard Raft On 'Special Forces' Reality Show Is All Kinds Of Cringey
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Turing Pest @krikalitika.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every time I see Maricopa in an article, it’s a bad story of their consistent rank bigotry & abuse 🫩
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Big Dave From Philly @bigdavefromphilly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Maricopa county stealing money it set aside to answer for it's racist behavior is extremely on brand.
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adk-td.bsky.social @adk-td.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's always Maricopa county. Sheriff Joe lives there forever. We lived there during the pink chain gangs and tent city. Place can be fucked up because it's Midwest Florida, it's all people from Iowa.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
An $11,000 golf cart. More than $7,000 on TV subscriptions. $1.5 million in office renovations. Those were among the expenses that one sheriff’s office billed to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling in the department. (Published May with @azluminaria.org)
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This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was...
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thethinkingatheist.com @thethinkingatheist.com · 26/09/2026
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