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Haral Tsitsivas

@haral.bsky.social
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Cyber-Security geek, armchair political analyst, curmudgeon at large...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 22h
OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue nears $70 billion, source says reut.rs/4xZ5k9T
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OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue nears $70 billion, source says
OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue is approaching $70 billion, driven by a more than ​twofold increase in enterprise sales since July, a source familiar with ‌the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 29/09/2026
New laws making your life easier!
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026
"I have asked the White House exactly which department is paying for it, and they have not given us that information," says Tamara Keith. "What I can tell from looking at AdImpact... the U.S. government has already spent more than a million dollars to air these ads." to.pbs.org/4iUewZo
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on taxpayer funds used for TV ads promoting Trump
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the U.S. government paying for TV advertisements promo...
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taber @kvetch.gay · 28/09/2026
Here's a map of how iron ore mined in Minnesota moves (the red lines). Note the markers for where steel facilities are located, they're where they are because you have to move the stuff on ships. There are no steel mills in Iowa of any size because you can't get the fucking stuff it's made of there
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Peter Thiel is lashing out at the pope because he is Thiel’s worst fear. Leo deals in a currency he doesn’t understand. There’s no election, no impeachment, no indictment, no deportation order, no tariff that touches him. His authority comes from somewhere Thiel has no instrument to reach.
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“A Useful Idiot for the Chinese Communists” — Peter Thiel Attacks Pope Leo XIV for the Third Time
The billionaire who bankrolled JD Vance’s Senate race, and whom Vance credits with reopening the door to his faith, went after the American pope again on Thursday in Berlin. The vice president has sai...
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Hill: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) chastised Donald Trump Jr. on Sunday for accepting a wedding gift from Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch: “This was stupid on stilts.” All roads lead back to Russia with the Trump crime family. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
ICE is now lying in wait outside convenience stores, or at busy intersections. Agents are arresting people at international airports. Local police and sheriffs, deputized by the federal government, are detaining immigrants during traffic stops. ICE is now detaining more immigrants than ever before.
A chart that shows a timeline of ICE immigration enforcement against different significant events (Los Angeles raids, Minneapolis and Chicago raids), with a line in late March 2026 that says "New enforcement strategy begins" before a peak of over 1,500 daily arrests in July 2026.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 27/09/2026
5 arrested in suspected terror plot at UK base used by US Air Force trib.al/pP9qyrB
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5 arrested in suspected terror plot at UK base used by US Air Force
Counterterrorism authorities cordoned off the area outside the base, which is used as a staging ground for B-1B and B-52 bombers.
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/dam... #USDemocracy #ProudBlue Elon Musk claims to be a “free speech absolutist” but is engaged in a massive censorship operation to stop the release of “Musk” Elon is a fascist consumed with his own weird views of the world and right wing politics. Elon is fair game
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Damning Elon Musk Film Hit With Shocking Censorship
Musk’s power is the subject of Alex Gibney’s new documentary—and apparently the reason some platforms don’t want to advertise it.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like saying 35% of people never put in a claim on their car insurance, and this is a statistical impossibility so they must be committing fraud Mind numbingly stupid
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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 26/09/2026
Detainees with removal orders are now being dropped from the online tool that lawyers and families use to keep track of their clients and loved ones - it's possible people could be detained for months without any method to find them. ... this is a particularly big fucking deal.
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CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026
Aylin says she fled her home country after her life was threatened. She sought refuge in the US but was deported to a country where her sexuality puts her at risk. cnn.it/3Vw5GqT
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 26/09/2026
In the 2020s as in the 1930s, the Great Powers are on a collision course and trying to compensate with lots and lots of meetings (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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Trump and Xi's Empty Summit Is Straight Out of the 1930s
If the volume and glitter of the pageantry were a good indicator, the relationship between the United States and China would seem to be in great shape. Alas, summitry without substance can also be a harbinger of great danger, as the history of the 1930s teaches.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
This is actually hell, right?
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICYMI: 👀Republican dipshit Byron Donalds tried to blame the economy on President Biden. Voters were not having it.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every single person who knew AND suppressed proof that Trump gRaped kids should be prosecuted as an accessory.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'We found ~16,000...no wait 185...' Now it's a big fat 0. That's how many cases DHS can point to in a witch hunt they sqawked about earlier These incompetent liars are who the MAGA Supremes are propping up Do your part to beat their schemes Check your registration VOTE, & do it early iwillvote.com
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DHS Witch Hunt Falls Apart as It Can’t Name a Single Noncitizen Voter
The Department of Homeland Security said it found 16,000 noncitizen voters in one state—but didn’t get a single name right.
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump's Pardons Are For Sale Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl told 60 Minutes $300,000 could help a felon get a Trump Pardon. Three hundred grand. When a Justice is For Sale, you can't afford it. Congress Won't Stop Trump #TrumpsCorruptCongress
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In a hidden-camera operation, pardon brokers Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl said that for $300,000, they could help a felon get a pardon from the president. They said their services included working with influencers to advocate for his case.
Look, you can't, you can't just submit a pardon application. It doesn't,it doesn't work that way.
Richard Hanania @RichardHanania
Incredible journalism.
60 Minutes has a convicted felon go undercover to talk to "pardon brokers," people who will try to get you a pardon from Trump if you pay them.
This administration's corruption has created entire new job categories.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 25/09/2026
Largest Army base in South Korea has no running water over holiday weekend trib.al/njF2Zm1
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Largest Army base in South Korea has no running water over holiday weekend
Camp Humphreys, the largest overseas U.S. military base, lost running water after a mechanical failure, with repairs delayed by a holiday.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/09/2026
Residents on Hawaii's Big Island were bracing Friday for potentially life-threatening and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Nolo, while Mexico was still under the threat of Hurricane Polo as it headed toward the Baja Peninsula. to.pbs.org/4d6IIwJ
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Hurricane Nolo threatening Hawaii with heavy rain as Polo churns near Mexico
Residents on Hawaii's Big Island were bracing Friday for potentially life-threatening and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Nolo, while Mexico was still under the threat of Hurricane Polo as it hea...
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That’s all the national security justification needed to tear the thing down and start over.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING WaPo: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson just slammed the Supreme Court's use of its "emergency docket" — suggesting the court has misused the process in allowing the Trump admin to move forward with a host of controversial policies while challenges play out in lower court.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
In a public appearance, Jackson said the high court’s use of the emergency docket was “problematic” and called for more restraint from her colleagues when using it.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This motherfucken demon hates the Pope Peter Thiel slams pope’s AI encyclical as gift to Chinese Communist Party www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Peter Thiel slams pope’s AI encyclical as gift to Chinese Communist Party
The tech billionaire argued that Pope Leo XIV’s call to regulate AI could slow the West while China surges ahead with the technology.
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Haral Tsitsivas @haral.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump labeled 'weird' as Xi delivers blunt warning right to his face l.smartnews.com/p-8yG1hwaY/i...
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Trump labeled 'weird' as Xi delivers blunt warning right to his face (AlterNet)
On Thursday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping used an ancient literary reference to insult the United States during a meeting at the White House with President Dona...
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Theranos founder already had her sentence reduced.
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Elizabeth Holmes Gets Shock Prison Release After Trump Plea
The Theranos founder already had her sentence reduced.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He kept yelling "I'm a U.S. citizen." They kept him pinned to the sidewalk anyway. He left in an ambulance with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth. DHS calls it "without further incident." www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 23/09/2026
Executive Director of The Steady State, Steven Cash, explains why Trumps failed war with Iran has ultimately emboldened Iran, Russia, and China while raising the risk of a terrorist attack at home to levels not seen since before 9/11. Watch the full Ask Me Anything video here: zurl.co/a985z
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Jarrod Watt @jaywatt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Open AI hacks Australia’s Medicare system… “the company took three months to notify of the breach, and when it did, it was in an email sent to the Services Australia public inbox.” Usually this is called a crime, police investigate, find the person(s) responsible www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says
Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.
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Impeach Trump ❤️🤍💙🌊 @potusvpotus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Todd Blanche asked an appeals court to halt a judge's order forcing the Justice Dept to release foreign language Epstein files. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Trump #EpsteinFiles #POTUS www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche...
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Todd Blanche begs appeals court to halt release of batch of Epstein files
Attorney General Todd Blanche asked an appeals court to halt a judge's order forcing the Justice Department to release foreign-language Epstein files.In a motion filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of A...
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 22/09/2026
“I’m not an economist. I’m an intelligence officer." Executive Director of The Steady State, Steven Cash, explains the connection between national security and rising gas prices. Watch the full video here: zurl.co/XAnYh
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🇫🇮 Finland’s President Stubb: The message that we have to the Russians is that, listen: You guys are not gonna win this, so let’s try to end it. Zelensky wants peace. Trump wants peace, and now we need to get Putin to the peace table.
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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 22/09/2026
In 2026, China cut crude oil imports by 32%, drawing on years of stockpiling to help absorb the shock from the Strait of Hormuz disruption, find CSIS experts. How long can those cuts help stabilize global markets? Learn more: bit.ly/3TCNtY7
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 22/09/2026
AI, memecoins, stablecoins, and foreign crypto money – take a wild guess who’s profiting? Join this episode of The Steady State’s Daily Swamp as we dive into the murky waters that Trump’s crypto enterprise calls home. Don't forget to like, share, and follow - see you tomorrow! 🐊
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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 22/09/2026
If export controls are essential for national security, they should be stable, defensible, and coordinated with allies; if they can be negotiated away in the next trade round, they will not command durable support from industry or allied governments, argue CSIS experts. Read: bit.ly/4yR1T5Y
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Rethinking Export Controls as a Tool in Modern Technology Competition
Export controls can delay China’s technological progress, but they cannot secure lasting U.S. leadership. This report examines the limits and costs of semiconductor controls and argues for pairing tar...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Trump to the UN: "Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly? Do I drive them into hell?"
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Six Flags, what have you done? 😂 This is Knott’s Berry Farm’s new season of Knott’s Scary Farm entertainment and omg.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 21/09/2026
Executive Director of The Steady State, Steven Cash, breaks down NSPM-7, which he calls the scariest government document he's ever seen, and how it repurposes the intelligence community to treat Americans as potential domestic terrorists.
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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
AJ+ Why does this documentary scare Israel so much? Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor took the Venice Film Festival by storm with their new film NAZA. Now leaders in their own government want to strip them of citizenship. AJ+ Editorial Lead TonyKaron explains.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
💥 ICE run over man with their car during traffic stop. Family says intentional. "Agents literally chased him down with a car. As if he was an animal." Now under guard at hospital. Not allowed to see attorney. Injuries: Leg broken feels paralyzed, fracture to spine, half body in terrible condition.
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Indictment DOJ just unsealed indictments against 5 alleged Russian assassins and agents. Charge: plotting murders worldwide — including on US soil. Dissidents call it a line crossed. "Nowhere is safe." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘The rules have changed’: has Russia begun to order assassinations on US soil?
Exiled dissidents and an unsealed indictment suggest Kremlin may have abandoned longstanding taboo on attacks on its rival’s territory
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The AI Giants Must Not Police Themselves President Barack Obama warned the push to make money from AI could push companies to let autonomous systems loose before the government has rules to protect the public. meidasnews.com/news/obama-c...
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Obama Calls for AI Regulation, Warns Tech Giants Can’t Police Themselves
At Colgate University, the former president called for federal AI regulation and urged voters to demand a serious plan from candidates.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wilbur Garces, a 28 year old, is still critical. This is coming to your neighborhood
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Patrick Damp @synonymforwet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 19/09/2026
How the military imagined combat around the Moon trib.al/1tIDCS6
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How the military imagined combat around the Moon
Space Force recently put a weapon in orbit, but it’s not the first time the military has imagined fighting around the Moon.
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Haral Tsitsivas @haral.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“The climate crisis is now a continent-wide economic security emergency,” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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World must reject climate culture wars or face economic ruin, says UN’s Stiell
Warning by United Nations climate chief comes as EU data shows August 2026 was joint hottest month ever
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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
On the day Joe Biden left office, the average price of gas was $3.23 a gallon. As of last week, it was $4.46 a gallon. And on the day Biden left, the average price of diesel was $3.72 a gallon. As of last week, diesel averaged $6.29 a gallon.
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