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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 3h
Makes as much senses as: “Socialism in the American context means making couch fucking illegal.”
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 3h
What’s surprising isn’t that there are bad people, but that there are so damn many of them, albeit not the majority. But too damn close to a majority for comfort.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 6h
Reading to my kids are some of the fondest memories of my life. They too have fond memories of being read to. Why would anyone deny themselves such experiences?
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ben Davis, a director at the Food & Agriculture Org, told AFP his 26-yr contract will not be renewed, allegedly for breaching impartiality rules regarding his criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
aljazeera.com
FAO official says he lost his job for criticising Israeli policies in Gaza
The FAO official said he was told his contract would not be renewed over an alleged breach of impartiality on Gaza.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
At the Energy Intelligence Forum in London this week, oil executives warned that global inventories are critically low, with Strategic Petroleum Reserve stocks hitting levels not seen since October 1982. www.worldoil.com/news/2026/10...
worldoil.com
Oil executives warn global supply buffers are thinning despite rising Hormuz flows
Shell, Vitol and Saudi Aramco executives warn that global oil supply buffers are wearing thin even as crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz approach prewar levels.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Be warned. Extremely, extremely disturbing. youtube.com/watch?v=6-y7...
youtube.com
The Careless Machine: Instagram’s Hidden Ad Scandal - BBC World Service Docs
YouTube video by BBC World Service
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Annette ☮️ (annettebeebe.bsky.social) 💙 @annettebeebe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@annettebeebe.bsky.social 🌮🚀 @cjmmusic1.bsky.social @debbiepetty.bsky.social @bombaycrone.bsky.social @danalemaster.com @paullander.bsky.social @kbdogsrule.bsky.social @realusapatriot.bsky.social @arlie.bsky.social @mace-duggan.bsky.social @clearskies62.bsky.social @chantingcrow.bsky.social
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What he says is awful, but the applause his line gets is worse. Who the fuck are these people?
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I thought this was a very clear explanation of what happened with the Supreme Court a couple weeks ago… Thank you @thedadbriefs
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Israeli occupation forces shell the outskirts of Abidin village in Daraa and open fire toward residential areas in Quneitra during a separate ground incursion, as violations of Syrian territory continue since late 2024. www.trtworld.com/article/0c47...
trtworld.com
TRT World - Israeli forces shell southern Syria, open fire on residential areas
Israeli occupation forces shell the outskirts of Abidin village in Daraa and open fire toward residential areas in Quneitra during a separate ground incursion, as violations of Syrian territory contin...
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Even if a US invasion is extremely unlikely, Matthew Schmidt, an associate professor of national security at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, said the fact that Canadians were preparing was a sign of just how drastically the global order has shifted. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Why Canada is preparing for a (long shot) US invasion
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the military is running scenarios in the unlikely case the US invades Canada.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Less than 3% of Americans showed up for the “no kings” protest on a weekend. You do not just get the government you want. You get the government you deserve. Unfortunately, the rest of the world, which does not get a vote have to live with Americans’ political apathy & choices.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Riyadh determined it cannot pursue peace negotiations while Houthis control Bab el-Mandeb, which grants the militants significant global leverage. More than 100,000 Yemeni troops could be mobilized for the operation under Saudi air support www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-ea...
dailysabah.com
Saudi Arabia weighs possible offensive to retake Bab el-Mandeb
Saudi Arabia is preparing for a possible military offensive against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, with Riyadh considering a limited operation to...
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Swiss glaciers have suffered a near-record loss of ice in 2026, new data shows, as intense summer heatwaves take their toll on Alpine peaks. More than 5% of the country's remaining glacier ice has disappeared in the last 12 months www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss
Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thanks. Not what I’d hoped for, but it was what I expected.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I would like to know the responses these influencers are getting from their followers, how many followers they have, what are the view counts they are getting on these particular posts. But I don’t actually want to go to their pages. If anyone can give me a gist of the vibes, I’d be grateful.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump doesn’t need a guardian devil as long as half of Americans continue to read at a fifth grade and lower.
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Dave Long @stupordave1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Absolutely incredible!
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nothing will change till Americans collectively revolt against this oppressive system.
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MassShootingTracker @massshootingtrk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
UPDATE: America's gun psychopathy continues: *416* mass shootings so far in 2026: 💔 😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer The latest, with 12 teens wounded (2 critically), in Macon, Ga.: people.com/12-teens-inj...
people.com
12 Teens Injured in Shooting at Birthday Party in Georgia
Twelve teens were injured in a shooting during a birthday party at Macon’s Carolyn Crayton Park in Georgia, authorities said. No arrests have been made.
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ShannonB @shannonbuz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don't have the raw data, but sounds about right.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s objectively illegal. You don’t have quote “some in his own party” to show uber objectivity. Would you say of a murderer as, “some say what he did is illegal”?
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Kamel’s call to Netanyahu’s office came just days before the attack, the Arab government officials said. The Egyptians continued to warn Israel up until 48 hours before the attack, one of these officials said."
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Israeli finance minister calls for Gaza-style war in occupied West Bank www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
thehindu.com
Israeli Minister calls for West Bank war, annexation of Lebanon and Gaza areas
Israeli far-right finance minister urges annexation of parts of Gaza and Lebanon and war in the West Bank, amid ongoing Gaza conflict and political tensions.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who else is way past impeachment and wants REAL accountability? 🙋‍♀️ I do. Who’s with me? #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The one good super pac www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
nytimes.com
VoteVets Spends Millions to Elect Democrats, Shaping Midterms (Gift Article)
The organization, founded in 2006 to back Democratic veterans opposing the Iraq war, is pouring huge sums into this year’s elections amid intense voter antipathy for another conflict in the Middle Eas...
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ed Sheeran called me to ask if I’d open for him.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump’s power over them is a result of Republicans giving away their power to him.
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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
ICYMI a story dropped a couple of days ago about Open AI breaking into Medicare in Australia www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Australia to pursue AI guardrails after unprecedented OpenAI breach
OpenAI's delayed reporting of an autonomous agent breaching a government website has strengthened Australia's push for tougher AI safety and disclosure rules.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On a national database to purge legitimate voters, a lower court followed the Constitution and the facts, and once again the Supreme Court majority decided Trump’s anti-democracy scheming take precedence. Unsigned opinion, no vote count released. Guilty conscience. (But of course did it anyway.)
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Members of the "Priests Against Genocide" network, which includes more than 2,500 clergy from five continents, organized the march carrying a shroud with the names of 300 Palestinian and Lebanese children. abcnews.com/Internationa...
abcnews.com
Priests, nuns march to Vatican to demand end to 'genocide' in Gaza
Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world have marched to the Vatican to call for an end to what they called the “genocide” in Gaza
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“waymo says”
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bigger than railroads & highways combined (so far), and still nobody’s really sure how to make productive use of it yet, even as its own creators warn of apocalyptic consequences.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This would throw a real spanner in the works of the world economy. ground.news/article/iran...
ground.news
Iran threatens to paralyse airports in neighbouring countries if they stop Iranian flights
If neighbouring countries cooperate with ​the United States ‌by stopping Iranian flights, Iran will ensure ​their airports cannot ​function, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary ⁠of Iran's Supreme ​National Secur...
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What does she car. She already got hers. Trump got his cut. And the people who paid them no doubt got their favors from Trump Administration. The American public pay the full price, no matter how much the books sell for at stores.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
On Wednesday, Israeli military bulldozers uprooted Palestinian olive trees in Deir Nizam, a village near Ramallah, days before the annual harvest. Abd Alfattah Tamimi watched as the machinery destroyed his trees and tore their roots from the ground. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
aljazeera.com
‘They uprooted it all’: Israel bulldozes Palestinian-owned olive groves
Israeli bulldozers uprooted olive groves near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank weeks before the annual harvest.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
TALARICO: “The richest 1% now owns more wealth than the entire middle class. 3 dudes (Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos) now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined… they aren’t just buying yachts and jets anymore. They’re now buying power.” 🇺🇸 (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social )
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The air attack hit an oil refinery in Moscow, contradicting President Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt strikes on energy targets. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
Ukraine marks Putin’s scripted election win with assault on Moscow refinery
The air attack hit an oil refinery in Moscow, contradicting President Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt strikes on energy targets.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Or a Stormy Danials event!
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The sharpest attack yet from Beijing-linked outlets alleges 13 privacy policy revisions since 2023 created a surveillance pipeline for global users. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/t...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
China state TV affiliate flags Anthropic data and 13 privacy policy tweaks ahead of US-China summit
A social media platform linked to China Central Television (CCTV) has accused American artificial intelligence (AI) developer Anthropic of creating severe data security risks, alleging that the compan...
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“A time will come when a politician who has wilfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.” -H.G. Wells
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In case you missed it, the Trump administration is now attempting to effectively dismantle the ICC.
reuters.com
Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say
President ‌Donald Trump's administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that ...
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Between June 1 and July 1, the Coalition for American Prosperity and Growth donated $2.2 million to the Colorado Voter Trust Initiative, backing Initiative 362 to tighten mail-ballot requirements. Initiative 362 requires voters to include ID numbers on mail ballots www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/dark...
civilbeat.org
Dark Money Looms Over This Hawaiʻi Congressional Race
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda has been warning that outside money could flood into her race against Republican State Sen. Brenton Awa. He, too, says he's wary of super PACs.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Draftkings built a machine learning model in 2023 that scored customers based on how much money they were expected to lose after receiving free bets or bonuses, then used those scores to steer promotions toward the biggest predicted losers www.moneycontrol.com/world/how-ai...
moneycontrol.com
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
How much you wanna bet he reads “Triumphal Arch” as “Trump Arch”
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The rest of the press corps says, “thoughts and prayers, motherfuckers.”
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Negotiating with fascists is like negotiating with quicksand—it will eventually swallow you. Better to grab a rope and pull yourself out.
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gpthakkar.bsky.social @gpthakkar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
this estimate omits potential billions in damages to U.S. facilities across eight Middle East countries, alongside long-term costs like veterans' healthcare and disability compensation. www.thenationalherald.com/iran-wars-co...
thenationalherald.com
Iran War’s Cost Grows to $43.6 Billion in New US Military Estimate - The National Herald
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military's price tag for the Iran war has grown to $43.6 billion as of Sept. 3, according to a new estimate provided this week to lawmakers. The figure from U.S. Central Com...
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