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@hexstardragon.bsky.social
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I'm a Bob from Office Space. "What would you say... you do here?" Partner to @connievdc.bsky.social He/Him

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If the lessons Democrats (& democrats) draw from DOGE is “right idea, wrong implementation,” we are doomed. Everyone involved in the unprecedented crime that was DOGE needs to go to jail forever, & Democrats need to rebuild all of the programs & agencies first, not do digital management consulting 🤦‍♂️
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump’s insider trading is, on its own, the worst corruption scandal in US history, with $$$ dwarfing Teapot Dome. So are Trump’s bribes-for-pardons. So is the Qatar bribe plane. So is all the Saudi money he (and Kushner) have pocketed. And the ballroom. And more. Each alone would be the worst.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
DHS is simply buying local cops’ support with our tax dollars. Like I’ve been saying, they own a lot of these cops. www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...
Even if Boring's deputies don't take any others into custody, his department is eligible for a payment equal to more than a quarter of its annual budget. Those are the terms of a Department of Homeland Security task force program that enlists local police as paid partners in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Jurisdictions similar to Doddridge County-sparsely populated with few immigrants-make up the majority of new recruits to the
DHS task force program, which has become a cash cow for state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide. After turning over a single deportable immigrant, departments qualify to receive $60,000 a year for each deputized officer, regardless of additional arrests.The Venice Police Department in Venice, Fla., tallied one federal immigration detention in September 2025 and has since requested a total of $895,000. The department can continue collecting funds every quarter as long as it remains on the task force.
The program is most profitable for large departments. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office in Florida signed up more than 970 deputies, making it eligible for roughly $14.5 million in DHS funds from April to June, state records show. That pencils out to more than $2 million for each of its seven immigration arrests in that quarter.
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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I was assured that our testosterone levels were now high enough to prevent this.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Heading home from Cairo. Lots of thoughts. A very long🧵
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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Meeting someone with a different experience than you is an opportunity to grow." RS writer: "Got it, write a whole article being mad about it and calling that person a liar."
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Next up was Valley of the Kings. *Wild.* Dozens of tombs carved 3500 years ago. Some hundreds of m deep with dozens of rooms & ornate carvings & paint. Now a major tourist attraction. Un-acclimated people sweating their tails off in a completely inhospitable environment. Check alt text!
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today has been a wild day in & around Luxor. We got up for a 5:00 pickup for a hot air balloon ride. Beautiful, but also *wild* experience. Organized chaos led to ~30 *giant* balloons being simultaneously inflated at exactly 6:28 AM.
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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Same, but as an American who has no trust in other Americans.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
"Why should Canadians trust Americans who have twice elected someone they consider a venal, dangerous buffoon? They could excuse them for being 'tricked' the first time. But electing him again, by a bigger margin the second time, tells them all they need to know." — @brynntannehill.bsky.social
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The view from Canada: Make America Think Again
Rebuilding trust will take generations.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sheriffs & DAs have huge powers over criminal justice, e.g.: often deciding how much local assistance ICE gets. So I worked all year on whittling down the thousands (!) of these races happening in 2026 to find the ones that matter most. NEW TODAY: Learn about the 25 most pivotal November races.
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 24/09/2026
Don Jr.-backed drone-parts manufacturer congratulates Eric Trump-backed drone manufacturer on winning a DoD contract.
Unusual Machines
@UnusualMachines
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More momentum for XTEND. 🚀

Congrats to the team on another important U.S. defense milestone. Proud to be an investor and supplier. 🦅

$UMAC $XTND #Drones #DefenseTech
Unusual Machines Inc
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XTEND
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XTEND has been awarded Phase III of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Modular Kinetic Lethal Drone (MKLD) program.

The award follows XTEND’s recent Gauntlet II top-performer selection under the Drone Dominance Program.

Read more: xtend.me/xtend-secures-…
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hey look it's a pyramid or three (and a half)!
Selfie in front of pyramids of Giza
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
On my flight to Egypt and the #1 recommended movie to watch is The Mummy. Feels a little on the nose. Doesn't mean I won't watch it
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great system, no notes www.propublica.org/article/scho...
Voucher programs and the private schools they increasingly fund have proliferated across the country. Yet those schools often reject children with disabilities — the very kids who were used to help sell early voucher programs to lawmakers and the public - for having needs that are too costly, complex or disruptive. That leaves those children with few options beyond the public schools. And as public schools lose enrollment as a result of more and more
voucher use, they lose resources that would benefit children who remain, including those with disabilities.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
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Pumpactionmusket @pumpactionmusket.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Holy shit. All of the submission videos are just being uploaded immediately at the bottom of the webpage without any moderation whatsoever. Somebody is getting fired for this. openforlegends.guitarcenter.com/campaign/ope...
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
After his testimony, there is no doubt that the rule was changed for one specific person that Kash Patel knows personally and he wants to hire (or already hired) and their circumstance is definitely not "trafficking victim."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm serious when I say I've lost track of all the recent revelations of literal Nazis working in high-level positions in Republican congressional campaigns and I would very much appreciate a journalist who took the time to detail as many of them as can fit into an article.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle." He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen. You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
There have to be so many prosecutions. This all can’t just be forgotten or papered over.
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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
All right, here's the first call out. Within hours of me publishing an incredibly in-depth piece on CMON's finances, which covers a multitude of stock exchange filings from across several weeks, this article appeared on @tabletopgamingnews.bsky.social: www.tabletopgamingnews.com/cmon-is-suff...
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CMON Faces Make-or-Break Moment as It Warns of "Prolonged Structural Downturn" - TGN - Tabletop Gaming News
CMON has issued a stark warning about its future, telling investors its core business is stuck in a "prolonged structural downturn" and still burning through
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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you're keen to get your board game news straight from the horse's mouth, rather than read my work cut and pasted and reproduced without credit elsewhere, the BoardGameWire newsletter is a great place to start. Always free, new edition just sent to subscribers! buttondown.com/boardgamewir...
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
when i worked at sbux in high school they kept scheduling me for like 35 hours a week and i kept saying i can't work this schedule i have to go to school. turned out they were hugely overscheduling kids to avoid giving enough hours to the adults that they would've qualified for health insurance
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How bad can it be? Oh.
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)
The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/09/2026
Breaking News: Germany’s far-right party, the AfD, dominated a state election, but was not on track to win an absolute majority, near-final results show. Follow live updates.
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Live Updates: Germany’s Far Right AfD Has Big Lead in Key Election, Exit Polls Show
Near-final results showed that the Alternative for Germany party finished first in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. But it was not on track to win a majority, which would have put a far-right party into power for the first time since World War II.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Most American have zero interest in the US government treating one of our most important historical allies and trading partners like this. But the worst among us is running the country, thanks to the worst and most irresponsible voters among us.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"Tax revenue" is the new PR line for data centers; it's true in a handful of counties nationwide but nowhere else. 3 of 95 counties in Virginia work this way, the rest got screwed by a $2 billion revenue shortfall. goodjobsfirst.org/data-center-...
More prosaically, data centres pay huge tax bills, helping fund schools, libraries and police stations. In Loudoun County, Virginia, a tax on computer equipment inside its more than 250 centres is expected to supply 40% of the county’s total tax revenue next year. The windfall has allowed the county to cut residents’ property taxes by about 30%.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 05/09/2026
Not The Onion.
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Turp @turpin4prez.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This story should have more attention. ASU's idiot coach brought in some military prick to run a grueling boot camp-style workout in the heat, which included restricting water intake. NHL prospect player suffers a heat stroke and is probably going to die from it. arizonasports.com/ncaa/arizona...
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ASU hockey player Matthew Mayich has no chance of recovery after heatstroke, attorney says - Arizona Sports
"His body ceased functioning in a fundamental way, and this condition is irreversible," Robert Carey said.
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
And just like that, my adventure with Avalon Hill comes to a close. We departed from an airport consisting of a man, his dog, a hand-written passenger list, and a bathroom scale. Stay tuned until early October for details!!
An airport with a staff of one human and one dog
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Day 4 - highlight so far was seeing a sloth. Also saw two types of monkeys, plus birds, crabs, and lizards!
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 02/09/2026
Angel S. Rampersad Michael Swinton Tyler J. Feehan Isabella Gonzales Gabriel Edwards John Klinner Ariana Savino Ashley Pruitt Seth Koval Curtis Angst Tyler Simmons Benjamin Pennington Jeffrey O’Brien Robert Marzan Nicole Amor Declan Coady Cody Khork Noah Tietjens Stop lying.
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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hockey evaluation still has a long way to go, because each year when asked about top players, execs dock this guy a few points for being "one dimensional". Graphic from hockeyviz.com
Data visualization showing NHL player Jason Robertson's impact - he positively impacts almost every aspect of his team's ability to win games (offense, defense, shooting, passing, transition, penalty differential).
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Fox News complains that underage teenage girls aren’t getting pregnant enough: “The problem is teens and young adults. From ages 15-19, the fertility rate is down 70% in the last 2 decades, which means we are telling people who are young not to have babies.”
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Day 3 of my adventure with Avalon Hill & @hexstardragon.bsky.social . Can't share what we are doing, but I had a little down time & explored town. It's on a peninsula, with a canal on one side, & a walking path on the other. The town is car free. Can hear howler monkeys, but haven't seen them yet.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously.
Protecting against "inappropriate influence" is no longer a "hallmark" of scientific integrity

The Commerce Department updated its policy for promoting a "culture of scientific integrity" in January 2025, days before Trump's second inauguration.

A new Trump administration order bans the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis from using statistical “noise,” or data for fuzzing survey results, to protect people’s privacy in their statistics.

The 2025 version included bans on attempts to shape or interfere in data collection, statistical analysis and other scientific activities "against well-accepted scientific methods and theories or without scientific justification."

The department's policy, the 2025 version said, involves ensuring scientific findings at its agencies "are not suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and are not subjected to inappropriate influence," as well as making sure there's "independent review of facilities, methodologies, and other scientific activities as appropriate to ensure scientific integrity."

That language is missing, however, in the Trump administration's revision of the policy, according to an NPR analysis of text posted on the Commerce Department's website.

And while the revision adopts a definition for "scientific integrity" that is similar to the previous version, it no longer says that "protection from inappropriate influence" is among the "hallmarks of scientific integrity."
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Day two of our adventure!! We're not in Kansas anymore. Any guesses?
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A very chilling story for us Gen X former teenage SF nerds (especially yours truly, the same age as Jeff Bezos) www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
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We Are Living in the Fantasy World of 13-Year-Old Boys
Many of the tech billionaires who built our world have taken the wrong lessons from their favorite science fiction.
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Connie @connievdc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Going on an adventure with the Avalon Hill team and @hexstardragon.bsky.social ! Any guesses as to where we are headed?
View out of plane window with clouds, mountains, and greenery
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/08/2026
President Trump is not planning to attend a ceremony in Manhattan for the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, in part because he wanted to deliver a speech and the annual event has long barred remarks, according to people with knowledge of the events.
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Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero
President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Update your priors, when you see "Johns Hopkins" you shouldn't think "good school" or "medical research," you should think "hedge fund that lives off taxpayer money and drops its claimed standards to collaborate with fascists" because that's what the school decided to make itself.
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Conservative Scholars Are Rare. Johns Hopkins Wants More of Them.
Ronald J. Daniels says the ideological imbalance is bad for the academy and for the country.
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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
@danthurot.bsky.social In case you hadn't seen, it was officially revealed that @connievdc.bsky.social is working on Wyrmspan Pocket. I figured you and the family would be excited!
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David @hexstardragon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I would honestly bet that Trump isn't able to name several past Presidents. I'm assuming he* typed into an LLM something like, "Obviously, I'm the greatest ever, but give me a tier list of other US Presidents" and this is what it spit out. *One of his sycophants, while he slept and drooled
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
extremely alarming the people we give unfettered access to powerful surveillance tools: www.404media.co/florida-depu...
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Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute
The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/08/2026
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)
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A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
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