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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

What is this an excerpt from?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026

Kennedy: "I don't think any public official, including Trump or Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves ... I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he's alive"

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I find consolation in telling myself that 80% of (Long) Covid deniers on SM are bots. The other 20% are, as u say, ignorant — & have all sorts of psychological needs that make them deny facts. Are those #s accurate? *shrug* But it's too depressing to imagine that 100% fall in the latter category.

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yeah, his statement here is really unclear. "these are people," "their names," "them" — it's a pronoun-antecedent mess. Wasn't it Dr Oz, et al, who started this claim that the account holders were the ones committing fraud?

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The regime just handed corporations a legal license to slaughter endangered wildlife in our national forests without penalty. They are eviscerating the Endangered Species Act. Demand Congress strike it down now: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service

Contact Congress today!

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

45 million acres of pristine public forest are on the chopping block to enrich timber billionaires. The regime is gutting the Roadless Rule behind closed doors. Tell Congress to draw the line and block the giveaway: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests

Contact Congress today!

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 25/09/2026

Our American elections are free and secure. The smear campaign against them is an attempt to acquire powers to subvert them.

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fwiw I felt the same for years. But then... And I was hooked. The overall premise that you mention is just the gateway to the compelling subplots, character development, interpersonal drama, and humor. WW is so damn likeable that you suspend disbelief effortlessly. Jmo. 🙂

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Immigration protesters"? So they were protesting immigration?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026

Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim"

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I discuss the mountain of First Amendment case law that prevents President Trump's attempt to punish journalists (ban them from the White House) because he doesn't like their reporting. Plus a good statement by Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich, president of White House Correspondents' Association.

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

TY. Came here to say the same. I think there is nuance to what this admin will be able to get away with as far as banning/barring certain outlets from certain areas. It's not as b&w as it's being widely presented.

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So sick of people envisioning everyone on social programs as (1) Reagan-style "welfare queens" or (2) in possession of all the same privileges (tech, housing, ability) but lazy. It's intentional, systemic cruelty masquerading as "accountability." 2/2

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I once posted a pic of the *huge* packet of paperwork required to be completed annually for my 90yo mom to get a small amt of SNAP benefits. My bro is on SSDI & faces all the same obstacles mentioned here—and more. 1/2

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So we can probably assume, despite Trump banning multiple media companies from the WH, that the WH Correspondents dinner with Trump will still happen next year because the show must go on.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As Cathy Young explains here, bigotry, xenophobia, nativism, and white nationalism are not bugs in today's Republican party. They are features. www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-republ...

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The GOP’s White Nationalism Problem Goes All the Way to the Top

The blood-and-soil extremists have donors, institutions, administration ties—and plenty of friends in MAGA.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Michael Clancy, defense attorney for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe, has begun his closing argument. Uribe is accused of multiple sexual assaults in 2022.

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And this whole issue completely ignores the environmental impact of the meat and dairy industry, as well as the impact on our health. It's 2026. Awareness is growing rapidly. Veganism is being adopted worldwide. Let's stop dabbling in mind games and start living up to our professed values. 4/end

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Idk. Maybe humans should stop doing mental gymnastics to rate, rank, and rationalize their cruelty? Maybe we should just have those difficult conversations with ourselves, instead of reaching for another dose of the "Look at me! I'm not being the cruelest I can possibly be!" drug. 3/x

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I ran the "SBP" by the dairy cow who was raped repeatedly, tormented by having her babies stolen, shipped off like defective merchandise when her body was "spent," and terrorized as she thrashed about trying to escape that bolt to her head. She said her suffering matters just as much. 2/x

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“Tens of billions of land animals are slaughtered every year; hundreds of millions every day[.]" And somehow we think it's a good idea to say "hey let's RANK the suffering on some arbitrary scale; this will definitely help!" 1/x

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Just further enshrining the canonical conservative belief that being called racist is worse than being racist.

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Francja Katzur @francekatzur.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Dublin protests fascist trump. “Americans got too complacent.”

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

As Pablo Serdán points out, “controlled” AI may be as dangerous as “rogue” AI. We must not let the debate over the latter dissolve accountability or distract from the dangers of AI that does exactly what its tech billionaire owners want it to do, giving them unprecedented power over all of us. 1/

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1/10 The idea that artificial intelligence could kill us all has returned to the center of the discussion these days, after Dario Amodei called to slow down its development and Sam Altman backed the proposal. The latest news gave me the urge to share some reflections to stay alert and, at the same time, not swallow the hype.
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2/10 For much of the 20th century, the great reflections on the human fate came from philosophers, scientists, or heavyweight politicians. From Sartre's humanism to Einstein and Russell's warnings about the nuclear threat, by way of Churchill and his ideas on the world order.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Seriously though are Republicans ever asked about Musk’s support in tandem with quoting his most racist or anti-Semitic tweets?

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Bottom line: Ppl find comfort in diff ways. Some need to minimize & scoff at potential risks; others need to consider & prepare for them, no matter how remote. After 10 yrs of this, I've lost interest in discussing possible scenarios w those who judge it all a sad overreaction. So, carry on! 4/4

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Idk who these writers are, but I can guarantee you they didn't see J6 coming. And I betcha they were as smug in their responses to anyone who dared to suggest there would be something like it 🙋‍♀️. Meanwhile, we were two pipe bombs & one Mike Pence away from a successful coup. 3/4

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

People like this author are so blinded by their copium belief that institutions are immutable constructs that will hold/exist despite people's actions. I could write my own lengthy blog on all the assumptions implicit in his premises. But I won't. 2/4

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Well, u asked how it would work, & I linked to his article which explains how. I read what u linked. *sigh* Idk what's more exhausting: watching DJT et al flout rules, norms & laws with impunity since 2016 or constantly being lectured to by condescending "listen, people, calm down" pundits. 1/4

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm not far into it, but I'm astounded at how often I've been thinking, Yes! This is me! Based on a fair number of comments here, I can see how misunderstood introversion is (e.g., that introverts don't enjoy social activities - we often *do*! we just get exhausted, rather than energized, by them).

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just started reading a book about introverts. It's titled "Quiet." It begins by naming something society pushes on all of us, even unintentionally, called the Extrovert Ideal. It explains so much about what we introverts encounter in every aspect of our lives.

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Judge Luttig lays it out step by step here. What he doesn't consider, though, is the interference that will precede this at the STATE level to "properly certify" the Dem members-elect. IMO, that's part of the pre-coup & will provide the pretext for what he lays out newrepublic.com/article/2151...

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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This means: 1) MO will use the 2022 map this cycle (which is still a GOP-friendly map, but not as crazy as the 2025 map); 2) The fate of the 2025 map will be up to Missouri voters—who will vote to approve or reject it in November; and 3) The contempt proceeding against SoS Hoskins can continue.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10/09/2026

Relatedly, PSA: if you know of any incidents of DHS/ICE arresting someone on church grounds since August of last year (when I last covered this), please feel free to pass that info along. There are various ways to reach me listed on my website (link in bio), and my Signal is: jackmjenkins.60

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I worry that they are moving so fast—and that the media has been so bizarrely silent—that the “new global order” (Pax Silica) will be in place (& impossible to unwind) before the public knows anything about it. Thread. #PaxSilica 1/

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

ABC forced to fold its tent and not run the Kimmel interview w/ Talarico based on patently unlawful megaton threats from the FCC to Kimmel and everyone. It's a story that may fade fast, but it's a total abomination and proof of authoritarian inroads that this could happen in USA. Outfuckingrageous.

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Mark Mucci @mlmucci.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Historical precedent for Trump's video game: "'Juden Raus' was a children’s board game... The game’s visual features relied on antisemitic stereotypes and caricatures to depict Jews. ... The winner of the game was the one whose Jews 'scurried off' to Palestine." germanhistorydocs.org/en/nazi-germ...

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“Jews Out!” Board Game (1938)

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This “game” on the White House website, a version of Snake where you play as a white man in a suit and you run around picking up identifiably black, Asian, and Latino men and putting them in orange jumpsuits, might be the most openly white supremacist thing I’ve ever seen the US government produce

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Won't subscribe to WaPo, so can't read the article. But my first instinct is to suspect that this is really just part of the phased-in, lower drug cost legislation established under Biden. And DJT is taking credit for it. As usual.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

For those keeping score at home, the United States is now without an Army Secretary, Army Deputy Secretary, and Senate-confirmed Army Chief of Staff -- all in the midst of an ongoing War with Iran that everyone in D.C. has quietly conceded Trump already lost.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

As I expected, Trump will not be replacing oil he took out of the SPR because of his Iran War with any oil from Venezuela. Another con from America’s Huckster.

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

99% of people aren't on here for any sort of intellectual discussion or exploration. No dopamine hits from that. But confirmation, affirmation, adoration, validation, and consolation? Those keep people plugged in. It's all SM, not just Bs.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is how they strong arm Congress into giving them even more money. Spend it where they want, then leave the troops unpaid and dare Congress not to pay them.

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Greyt Gal Ⓥ @greytgal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

And if we were ever to reach that tipping point where he believes he can rule without them, he would do what numerous other dictators—and MNs—have done. JMO. Fin. 🙂

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