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@jacob-ogre.bsky.social
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Fan of bikes, packrafting, hiking, and lots of other activities with my spouse, kiddo, and dogs.

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Jacob @jacob-ogre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lovely evening here along the Middle Potomac in Maryland. @ianlivingston.bsky.social
Sunset with a distant mountain ridge, pine tree silhouetted on the left, and partly cloudy skies overhead.
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Jacob @jacob-ogre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This kind of false equivalence—today from @politico.com with their Surge newsletter—is an example of why we cannot have sane, legit policy debates. Laws like the CWA are *meant* to protect people and the environment from the harms of unrestricted activities, and that can mean not allowing a project.
Both parties have reasons to compromise.

Republicans hate how Democratic-led states use the Clean Water Act to block fossil fuel projects, like coal export terminals and gas pipelines. Democrats are furious with President Donald Trump for halting renewables projects.
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Jacob @jacob-ogre.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Good on @cnn.com for giving Trump's lies the attention and coverage they deserve. www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This National Public Lands Day, we say: Hands Off Our Public Lands! At every turn, we are fighting back against this Administration’s efforts to sell our public lands and bulldoze, mine, and drill across sacred sites. We are fighting back in Congress, in the courts, and in our communities.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Words to live by: “baby’s in his find out era.”
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Jacob @jacob-ogre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
According to POLITICO, "Permitting reform is on ice in the Senate — at least until after the midterm elections." It's Lucy, Charlie Brown, and the football. But this a good development since reform in this Congress (could still happen) would probably be bad for everyone except big business.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 19/09/2026
Staying informed through trusted, nonpartisan sources is one of the most effective ways to combat election disinfo. For reliable, election-specific coverage, two nonprofit newsrooms stand out - @votebeat.org and @boltsmag.org. Check out ways you can be part of the solution ⬇️ protdem.org/4yCiN88
An image with a banner titled "WHAT YOU CAN DO WEEK OF SEPT 14" at the top. Below, a phone displays a news app. The main section reads "Get election news you can trust." Additional text indicates "Time needed: Few minutes" and "Action type: Learn." A website is provided: "protdem.org/actions.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just, no! Hands off our public lands!
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House of Reps. SEEC @houseseec.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gasoline prices are at all-time highs & diesel is more expensive than at any time in history. Yet, Trump's EPA is using this moment to boost outdated, expensive, dirty fossil fuel plants that are poisoning our air & water & driving up the price of electricity for all Americans.
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Jacob @jacob-ogre.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm going to go ahead and call that an underestimate of the change. Don't have a specific guess, but I think Dems will pick up, and Repubs will lose more.
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?" www.wired.com/story/one-of...
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
a lot of people want to believe that right-wing beliefs are rooted in some legitimate material grievance. that makes it easier to imagine that if we simply solved the material problem, they’d deradicalize. but they won’t, because they aren’t disillusioned, they’re just morons.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's not enough to just take this shit down in 2.5 years. We've gotta desecrate it. Flip it over and turn it into a halfpipe. Make the sides of it a dog park so something can piss and shit on it. It's the only way out of this. President AOC, I will make this happen free of charge.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Billion dollar ballroom" is a phrase that should be in every Democrat's stump speech until November.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026
if you want to know how we got here, may I commend to you "Neoreaction A Basilisk" by Elizabeth Sandifer from 2017. learn much more than you ever wanted to know about Nick Land, Curtis Yarvin and Eliezer Yudkowsky (I also helped a lot with the book) you can buy a copy, but the author herself […]
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Original post on circumstances.run
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Why we should NOT be reassured by the idea that Trump very likely won't be able to rig the election. The fact that he's trying is very, very bad and there's no guarantee he won't succeed.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 24/08/2026
My summer without running water ft.trib.al/NTGBy1z | opinion
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My summer without running water
Drought and heatwaves have played a part in shortages but the main culprit is years of under-investment in the water industry after privatisation
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Jacob @jacob-ogre.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Has any Member of Congress yet introduced legislation that would prohibit any federal asset—building, ship, money, grant program...anything—from being named after or in any way referencing a sitting president (or other federal official for that matter)? If not, why not? www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/p...
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Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump | CNN Politics
The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, three sources familiar wit...
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 19/08/2026
Democrats, this is the easiest layup in the history of layups: RUN AGAINST AI DATA CENTERS. Make this a partisan issue. You will win.
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Trump says towns and states should welcome 'beautiful' data centers
Trump says towns and states should welcome 'beautiful' data centersUS Pool
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/08/2026
NEW: Congress appropriated $1 trillion for defense this year, more than twice as much as the combined budget for agencies overseeing health, veterans affairs, education, housing, agriculture and justice. We’re setting out to report on how this public money is being spent.
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The $1 Trillion Black Box
The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...
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Jacob @jacob-ogre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Not content with polluting Earth, like the wetlands of South Texas, or polluting the night sky with satellite constellations that are and will continue to destroy astrophotography, they have to go and mar the surface of the Moon. Nobody should be able to do this. www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/s...
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New images reveal what happened when a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon | CNN
The imagery captured by a NASA satellite reveals the clearest picture yet of a fresh 60-foot-wide crater on the lunar surface.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/08/2026
The same climate experts whose model overestimated the potential of geological carbon storage have repeatedly underestimated solar power — one of the energy technologies that would allow more oil to remain in the ground. ➡️ Read our full story w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social: propub.li/4gdTCBc
Two line charts are depicted. At the top, the line chart is labeled "Carbon Capture Capacity." The y-axis is "megatons" and the x-axis is years (2010-2040). More than a dozen blue lines show a steady increase from the left edge of the chart to the right edge of the chart. Some of the blue lines exceed 4,000 megatons between years 2030 and 2040. The blue lines are labeled "Projections". A maroon line is at around 0 megatons from 2010 to 2025. The maroon line is labeled "Actual carbon storage". 

The second chart is labeled "Solar Power". The y-axis is "terawatt-hour" and the x-axis is years (2010-2040). Dozens of blue lines increase from around 0 on the left side of the chart, showing moderate growth from 2010 to 2040. The blue lines are labeled "Projections". A maroon line starts at 0 in 2010 and rises sharply to over 2,000 in 2024. The maroon line is obviously increasing much faster than the blue lines. The maroon line is labeled "Actual solar electricity production."
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is one of my biggest frustrations, especially when talking about technofascists. They really do want a feudal society! It’s not a metaphor!
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Ginny Stibolt @ginnystibolt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#ReplaceLawns with wildflower meadows to support pollinators & birds, to reduce pollution in waterways, & to save water. Then register your property for the National Homegrown National Park. We can do this! Our book provides this & other Earth-friendly ideas: www.climatewiselandscaping.com
2 photos the top photo labeled "Before" is of a large lawn with some brown patches in front of a gray house with white trim. Some large trees are behind the house. The bottom photo labeled "After" is of the same house but there is a meadow filled with grasses & wildflowers instead of the lawn.
Text says, "A native meadow landscape which replaced a water-dependent lawn with pollinator friendly plants." followed by 2 little drawings of a bee and a butterfly,
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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 13/08/2026
Trump is “a developer with the heart and soul of a rapist. Not just a sexual predator, Trump sees the whole earth as a thing to be seized and used. There’s no reverence to his vision of life, human or otherwise.” www.liberalcurrents.com/trumps-desec...
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Trump’s Desecration of Big Bend Reminds Us Nothing Is Sacred In His America
Yet another example of how his nationalism prioritizes exclusion over veneration of what makes that nation great.
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lowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
this is a dead kennedys album cover
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
ABOLISH ICE, PROSECUTE THE MFS
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Yesterday Mayor Mamdani endorsed a bill to force Amazon to employ its own delivery drivers, rather than outsource the work to subcontractors. The Prospect can report that Amazon's lead lobbyist on that bill is Chuck Schumer's daughter Jessica. prospect.org/2026/08/11/m...
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Mamdani’s Taking On Amazon. His Opponent? Chuck Schumer’s Daughter. - The American Prospect
Legislation before the New York City Council would end Amazon’s subcontracting of delivery drivers. Jessica Schumer is the lead lobbyist against it.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
👇🎯 Your regular reminder that marginal income & wealth taxes are too low, & this poses an existential threat to the Republic.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Don't get me wrong, I lift every morning. But being a man is not really about how you show up in the gym. It's how you show up for your family. It's about how you show up for your community.
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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
You don’t have to like this guy‘s politics to recognize that everyone who has insisted for decades that The Issues are almost all too complicated and too nuanced to explain to voters let alone address was lying to you.
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Valerie Valkyrie @beezygrey.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Personally, as a trans person who is a long-time WNBA fan, y'all gotta stop worrying about this. There's nothing you can do about shitty people being shitty. Stand on business, defend trans people, don't let the bigots think they are normal or right or accepted. The rest is out of your control.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Trump’s immigration czar Tom Homan was caught taking a $50,000 cash bribe and the Trump administration covered it up.
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Baldur Bjarnason @baldurbjarnason.com · 08/08/2026
This is the main reason I'm so angry about the "AI" bubble. All this enormous effort could have been spent combatting the climate crisis and the opportunity cost of your fucking chatbot is going to be the very climate we live in Imagine what we could have done with those 3 trillion dollars?
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The Onion @theonion.com · 07/08/2026
Antichrist Rolls Eyes Throughout  Peter Thiel Lecture theonion.com/antichrist-rolls-eyes-…
Antichrist Rolls Eyes Throughout  Peter Thiel Lecture
‘This Guy Has No Idea What He’s Talking About,’ Says Son Of Perdition
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Ian @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
One way you can tell these people are the stupidest assholes is they are all incapable of learning that this is the end result of working for Trump
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
i think the party of sick freaks who want to inspect kid's private parts should be branded as such
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
People need to start getting disbarred for this shit.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Like the hypocrisy and the open corruption, the naked, brazen lying is itself aspiring authoritarianism. They aren't lying to cover anything up. They're saying, "We know we're lying. You know we're lying. And we know you know we're lying. And there's nothing you can do about it."
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I'm weirdly happy People decided to publish this article. this lady got very close to the peak and decided to turn back because she wasn't totally confident in her technical ability. That's praiseworthy wisdom, and a good example for others. share.google/d8Xi4aZ8aKkW...
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Hiker Forced to Make Impossible Decision Just 405 Feet from Grand Teton’s Summit. Now She’s Issuing a Warning to Fellow Climbers (Exclusive)
After stopping just 405 feet below Grand Teton’s summit, a 25-year-old climber whose emotional TikTok struck a chord with millions tells PEOPLE why she chose safety over the summit and why she’d make ...
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 27/07/2026
So, what happens if I'm a parent and I know that my kid needs highly paid teachers, a library full of books with diverse characters, trans-inclusive bathrooms and extracurriculars, and a curriculum unpacking topics like systemic racism, colonial oppression, economic inequality, and climate change?
Facebook post from the U.S. Department of Education, saying "Parents know best" with a picture of a cartoon White, two-parent, heteronormative family, featuring a dad in a tie and sweater vest and a mom in a dress and pearls.
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Jacob @jacob-ogre.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Tell me you don't understand technology without telling me you don't understand technology. This quote Washington state Rep. April Berg per @politico.com newsletter this AM. Ma'am, we've been using emails for decades without these data centers...
“If somebody sends me a spicy email about data centers, I say, 'Please, please, please hand-walk that to my office,'” she said. “Because if you email me over a server about a data center and how you want it to go away — the hypocrisy speaks for itself.”
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We need to see this kind of heroism in every neighborhood in the country. Wherever and whenever those Nazis show up.
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Jacob @jacob-ogre.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Tiny Desk concerts are really good (even though they usually don't usually have enough yelling and guitars of my preferred punk noise)...this is a great example:
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Today 19 Dem Senators helped enable both Trump's attack on science and the techbro power grab by confirming the most unqualified person ever to lead the Office of Science & Technology Policy: a non-scientist (BA in politics) who spent 8 years working for Peter Thiel. 1/
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God @thegodshow.com · 21/07/2026
Seen in Philadelphia.
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is, and I am not even joking, going to fuck up so many hyperlexic kids. I got accused of plagiarism because I used the word “porous” in a sixth grade paper and that shit sticks with you, if not on the permanent record, then in the childhood.
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