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Greg Pliska

@gregpliska.bsky.social
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Husband, father, composer, puzzler. World traveler, culture hound, book lover. Coming soon, THE PUZZLER PODCAST on iHeart.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This is not part of the agreement. He is making this up. Iran agrees to give up NOTHING on their nuclear program in this deal.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11/06/2026
I’m going to be a tedious scold for a minute BUT I’m seeing various jokes comparing the Knicks’ comeback to Pratt losing in LA and, while I get the point, this mostly just reinforces the problem. 1/4 (sorry)
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I don’t have a tattoo but maybe I hold start — would this be too much?
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Congressional statute: "There is a Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President ... Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise." 50 U.S. Code § 3023
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Deb Amlen @debamlen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
My final, final byline for The Times: an affectionate send off for Manny Nosowsky, one of the greatest constructors of them all. Thanks for your kindness, Manny, and sincere condolences, Debby and family. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/u...
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Manny Nosowsky, Whose Wordplay Enlivened Times Crosswords, Dies at 94
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
You are not angry enough.
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Dear Steve Cohen, This is not the Mets update we needed today.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/04/2026
Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?
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Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?
Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers
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✊🏼🖇️zabbeth 🦋❌👑 @zabbeth.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It is a profound irony when the nation under attack feels more empathy for the attacker's citizens than the attacking government itself.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15/04/2026
lol foh
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Could we do a Truman Show situation where we build a fake Oval Office where he watches AI created fake news about himself and let him believe he's still president and tweet the hours away and meanwhile we can impeach him and move on...I'm not sure he'd know the difference
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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Ten years ago today, in April 2016, the Boston Globe printed a satirical front page imagining a future Trump administration. The page was called "alarmist," "hyperbolic," "dystopian." But we’ve put up with so much since then it now looks like . . . a slow Thursday?
Boston Globe mock front page from April 9, 2016. Date says April 9, 2017, with giant headline “DEPORTATIONS TO BEGIN” and “Markets sink as trade war looms.”
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This is a marvelous project and we need thousands more all over the country. www.sfgate.com/la/article/c...
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How the world's largest wildlife crossing became the target of right-wing hate
Southern California's landmark $114 million wildlife crossing is almost complete.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
An Easter message from the president which should really force the VP and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the right
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
If a secdef violating the 14th amendment rights of US servicemembers by denying promotions based on race isn’t impeachable then I don’t see what is. The man would rather the military be racist than effective.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/03/2026
Why Train Dreams should win the best picture Oscar
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Why Train Dreams should win the best picture Oscar
With its meditative pace and sincere interest in moral questions, Clint Bentley’s film of a rudderless man cutting down trees in Idaho’s verdant vistas has the air of a Hollywood classic from another era
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 02/03/2026
BREAKING: Credible whistleblower discloses that FBI forensic experts were ordered to stand down from processing the scene where Renee Good was killed, because Kash Patel did not want Good referenced as a “victim” in the warrant.
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These Puzzles Fund Abortion @tpfa.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
We are happy to announce that our fundraising page is live! When you make a donation during our presale period, you will be among the first to receive TPFA6 when it is released on March 15th. fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6 #tpfa6
these puzzles fund abortion 6 logo with a purple crossword background
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/02/2026
Why in the world is Melania Trump leading a UN security council meeting? | Arwa Mahdawi
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Why in the world is Melania Trump leading a UN security council meeting? | Arwa Mahdawi
The first lady is a Trump and therefore automatically qualified to do anything her heart desires
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
When Musk and Hegseth argue that a racially diverse nation is inherently weak, they're not returning us to some long-established American tradition from which we've recently strayed. They are, instead, parroting the exact same propaganda that Nazi Germany promoted against America during World War II.
For just one example, read this analysis the Nazis made of the American population in 1942, where they confidently concluded that America's diversity would be its undoing: "During a war, only a people can fight for its future, not a mere population that is racially, religiously, linguistically, ideologically, and governmentally disunified. Given all that has been said, the USA has no unified people, only a population."
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Please read this long but important thread from an immigration defense attorney. If this administration is permitted to scale its current abuse, neglect, and inhumane treatment of immigrants to the breadth and scope for which they’re currently planning, we’ll all be witness to mass atrocities.
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
So many important stories today, so much essential reading. Bookmark this: a plan for the future, starting now.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The former Columbia student who tried to get leftist professors fired for their politics and the Stanford professor who told conservative students to "dig up dirt" to use against a leftist student for his politics have united, and I'm sure they have a lot to say about how cancel culture is very bad.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
HEY MEDIA: I think when pro sports teams are holding memorials for the people the administration has declared terrorists, it’s safe to drop the “accounts differ” pretense and move on to “the administration attempts to smear the man it murdered”
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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today. This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 10/03/2024
Another fun morning with Ayesha Rascoe on NPR Weekend Edition! My favorite clue for a body part: “It’s inside your body.” 😁 Nice messages from listeners for Will, at the end. We all look forward to having The Puzzlemaster back! www.npr.org/2024/03/10/1...
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Sunday Puzzle: Can you guess the body part with these clues?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest puzzler Greg Pliska and listener Thom Gillis of Livonia, Michigan. Also, some listener well wishes for NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
Another magical Sunday puzzling with Ayesha Rascoe on NPR's Weekend Edition, though tinged with sadness at the news finally being shared of our dear friend and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz’s stroke last month. You can hear his message at the end of the segment here: www.npr.org/2024/03/03/1...
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Sunday Puzzle: [MO]untain [HO]use getaway
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest puzzler Greg Pliska and listener Steve Cosgrove from Minneapolis. Also, an update on NPR Puzzlemaster, Will Shortz.
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 28/02/2024
Podcasting secrets 101: How we set up mic stands at THE PUZZLER. @ajjacobs.bsky.social @jodyavirgan.bsky.social
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 25/02/2024
So much fun sitting in for Will Shortz today on the @npr.org Sunday Puzzle! Puzzle is two-word phrases that hide the names of famous Black Americans, and I didn’t get to use this one: HOFSTRA’S COEDUCATIONAL Thanks to a great host, Ayesha Rascoe
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 11/02/2024
Wow. Such a humbling and wonderful experience sitting in for Will on @npr.org Weekend Edition Sunday. Thanks to Debbie Elliott for being a great on-air partner, and to Kyle Shenk for being a clever puzzle solver!
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 17/01/2024
Puzzling friends! @ajjacobs.bsky.social and I will be appearing on WNYC around 11:30 today to chat with Brian Lehrer about THE PUZZLER PODCAST, and play puzzles live with some listeners. Tune in!
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 19/12/2023
I am not the first to notice that the Eagles have running backs named SWIFT and GAINWELL.
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 16/12/2023
@ajjacobs.bsky.social and I got to chat with Christopher Short @geekswhodrink.bsky.social about trivia and puzzles. Check it out: www.geekswhodrink.com/questionist/... We also played the new GWD game Thrice! Check it out! www.geekswhodrink.com/questionist/...
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The “Ah-Ha” Moment
We talk with The Puzzler about finding the right amount of…
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 16/12/2023
If I gotta have THIS, then I’m glad I also have PUZZLEMANIA!
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 03/12/2023
First tweet is someone demanding a Christian pride month with christian music and CHristian flag and Christian programming and Christian parades and the QT is: She just described december
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
@ophirae.bsky.social joins us on The Puzzler today!
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 18/11/2023
A new measure of how baked-in Trump’s fraud nonsense is with Republican voters.
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Analysis | New Hampshire shows how deeply rooted Trump’s fraud lies are
A new poll reveals that most Republican primary voters in the state say they think Joe Biden is president because of electoral fraud, which is obviously false.
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
Two extraordinary playoff series possibly concluding tonight, plus Niners-Vikings. I will have to turn on three TVs at once. And we only own one.
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
This week on the Puzzler: Baratunde Thurston delights us with his reactions to puzzles about Zen, rare bucket list destinations, and tuna bread. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
The difference between Wikipedia and Twitter is that Wikipedia is intentionally a non-profit.
Elon Musk tweet: “Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money? 

It certainly isn’t needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone!

So, what’s the money for? Inquiring minds want to know …”
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 19/10/2023
What federal hate-crime data looks like over the past decade. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Nick Martin @nick-martin.bsky.social · 20/08/2023
Angelo John Gage, a neo-Nazi who recently started using the name "Lucas Gage" and whose Twitter feed is a constant stream of antisemitism and racism, says he received his first payment through the platform's revenue sharing system. It's was $165.52 — not much, obviously. But it's also not nothing.
Screenshot of a tweet posted one day ago by a user whose display name is "Lucas Gage" and handle is "Lucas_Gage_." His profile picture is a black and white photo of a bald white man in a black T-shirt, standing in front of a wall with his arms folded.

The tweet reads: "Finally got paid for dropping red pills and triggering people."

It includes a screenshot of an email from Twitter, with it's new X logo at the top.

The email reads: "Hey @Lucas_Gage_, $165.52 has been deposited into your account from X Ads Revenue Sharing. Thank you for creating on X. X Monetization"

Statistics at the bottom of the tweet show it has 36 replies, 32 reposts, 651 likes, and has been viewed 17,000 times.
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 18/08/2023
When you have to drop your daughter for a flight and they make you stay until takeoff because she’s a minor, THIS is how you wait in style. #eero #TWAHotel
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Greg Pliska @gregpliska.bsky.social · 15/08/2023
Hey! I made it here! Thanks @mossdef.bsky.social !
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