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Jazzthecat66

@jazzthecat66.bsky.social
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This was supposed to be my non-political account; it hasn’t worked out that way. Sorry! Fandom and liberalism.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1h
Best part of this muddled article by one of Bloomberg's money guys is that two of the charts make a compelling case that knee-jerk opposition to AI is wholly justified because technological progress doesn't increase productivity, it just enables greater income extraction by capital. Oops!
Productivity Growth Has Been Stuck Below Its Postwar Pace for 50 YearsWorkers’ Slice Shrinks, Profits’ Slice Grows
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Will Sommer @willsommer.bsky.social · 3h
New development this afternoon: Ben Shapiro's pro-ICE movie has lost its right to film in a Montana town, after city officials voted to suspend their filming permit. bsky.app/profile/will...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Poindexter: "Both R senators from Ohio have said Max Miller is unfit to serve and should resign. But his billionaire donors are still supporting him. They just declared they're going to spend $5m on his negative attack ads to make sure that they protect him bc he votes w/ them every step of the way"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
And if you're already a paid subscriber or just want to buy me a coffee (or something stronger tonight), you can do so here. Your support is appreciated.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 8h
mistakes were made
california post headline: california squirrel's flying attack is finalist in national wildlife photo competition

photo depicts a squirrel in mid-flight from a tree branch, apparently about to attack an owl who has the most "are you fucking KIDDING me" look in history
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Trump goads the crowd into booing Kaitlan Collins, then says "she's such an unhappy person. She never smiles. She's a very unhappy person."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Trump: "Would anybody like the hear The Snake? We gotta whip it out. This is in honor of Springfield, Ohio, a quaint little town of 32,000 where they took in 35,000 and put them into Springfield. It didn't work out too well and they're being removed." The crowd starts chanting "De-port! De-port!"
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 6h
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18-year-old in ICE detention for more than 200 days: 'They just took me away'
Elder Chavez Carranza has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h
"I'd rather get free money from the government than have socialism, which just teaches lazy, stupid folks they don't have to work for money they get, y'all!!!"
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 9h
A former NYPD Chief of Department and declared candidate for New York City mayor is now spending his time ... being a trolly reply-guy on LinkedIn.
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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Exciting way to make strangers approach you at airports like, "So you're a fascist or have insane gambling debt, huh"
Danny Trejo, Harvey Keitel and Henry Thomas to star in Daily Wire‘s new pro-ICE movie

What happened?  

I thought that Harvey Keitel starred in too few films in recent years... and now this?

"A call sheet seen by Deadline lists Danny Trejo, Harvey Keitel and Henry Thomas among the cast."

[https://deadline.com/2026/10/montana-protest-daily-wire-pro-ice-production-renee-good-1237145614/](https://deadline.com/2026/10/montana-protest-daily-wire-pro-ice-production-renee-good-1237145614/)
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 10h
“Hi Ken, this is your political consultant speaking. I am advising you to run an ad in which your ex-wife, who you cheated on, references “the elephant in the room” without explaining what the elephant is. This is a good plan with no possible downsides” www.texastribune.org/2026/10/03/a...
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In TV ad, Angela Paxton urges support for “Republican ticket”
The ad is funded by a super PAC that has spent well over $100 million boosting Senate GOP nominee Ken Paxton, whom Angela Paxton accused of adultery in filing for divorce last year.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12h
"Conservative Cuban Americans have long made S. Florida GOP-friendly. But Trump has deported a record number of Cubans. Older Cubans who lived in the US for decades were deported to Mexico, where they've struggled to get by. Some have been deported to Africa..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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How Trump’s Deportation Policies Have Rocked a South Florida House Race
Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h
this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19h
In excusable, nostalgia drenched coverage in lieu of exacting account of mentally unstable rants. This is truly reprehensible non-journalism. See: www.contrariannews.org/p/you-can-he...
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In Alabama, Trump Relives His Glory Days (This Time With Some Empty Seats)
The Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally. How do people on the Gulf feel about President Trump now?
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 15h
Every few months NYT runs headline article about Jared & Steve’s multi-$billion corruption undermining US foreign policy, then NYT spends months treating Jared & Steve running US foreign policy as completely normal…daily pro-Jared narrative infinitely more impactful than isolated pro-truth articles.
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Keith Edwards @kedwards.bsky.social · 14h
Pff. No dice unless it also comes with a pony.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14h
Really innovative. Normally with a government grift, you do the ostensibly public service work and get a bribe payment off-stage. These guys are disrupting peace deals by making the grift part of it.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14h
NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h
It is 2006, and Karl Rove is mocking people for calling Republicans "Nazis" It is 2026, and Karl Rove is encouraging people to call Republicans "Nazis"
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h
The Atlantic spoke with more than 40 sources: Weeks before the midterms, Kash Patel is desperate to help Trump's Justice Department deliver numerous indictments on Trump's 2020 election lies just to please Trump. In meetings, Patel has expressed frustration that there have been no new findings.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h
The GOP has put $2 million to this campaign, and the billionaires have put $23 million in. Their contribution is 92% of the money Tiffany raised.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h
$100 to the first reporter who asks Eric Schmitt what he plans to do next now that his political ambitions are over
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Bluesky User @ellcall.bsky.social · 13h
I love that his two primary reasons are 1) golf and 2) that he thinks people are scaling church steeples to change clocks.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 13h
I don't know what is laying me out more, "no one elected you" or "you're not an AI influencer," in any case, perfection, no notes, pls halp @clairewillett.bsky.social HOW MANY LOCAL MODELS DO U RUN HOLY FATHER 💀
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
UPDATE: @GovBillLee’s @TDOCCommish Frank Strada has RESIGNED after yet another botched execution. (When asked Lee insisted they “followed protocols”🤔😕) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 12h
We're a decade into this and still getting fed "raises new questions" about very obvious and blatant corruption, self-dealing, and authoritarian capture. This isn't journalism. It's an institutional denial superstructure.
Headline: U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies - President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump's envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 16h
Trump is corruptly misappropriating taxpayer funds to pay for political ads. And rather than object, his GOP allies in Congress shrink in fear. Gift link: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorials
The White House Office of Management and Budget added $20 million to the pot for commemorative events a day before DHS awarded an advertising contract of the same amount.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h
Oh, look! The Trump administration is making crossing the US border more onerous for all the millions of Canadians who are no longer doing it. They are smart that way.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/10/2026
Trump: My Administration will, immediately, begin sending 'Checks' of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicare Part B premium ... This money will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, a pointless 'Slush Fund' that has only been used by Dumocrats ... "
Trump: "I am pleased to announce that my Administration will, immediately, begin sending 'Checks' of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicare Part B premiums, which we have already reduced by significant amounts. This money will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, a pointless 'Slush Fund' that has only been used by Dumocrats in Congress to pay for the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse for their Special Interest friends, and drive up Healthcare costs. We are finally using this Fund, along with my Most Favored Nations Deals, to substantially LOWER costs for our Seniors. I pledged to protect and preserve Medicare and Social Security, which were on the verge of RUIN by Joe Biden, who foolishly and maliciously let tens of millions of Illegal Aliens into our Country, and we are doing just that for America’s Seniors. This is separate from the equally substantial Refund 'Checks' we are sending to One Million Americans who were overcharged for their Unaffordable Care Act plans by Joe Biden.

Because I delivered on this very important issue for the American People, they can also rest assured the highly popular $5,000 Trump Dividend will be distributed to every U.S. Citizen if, and when, the Republicans win the Midterm Elections! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wow… at Robert Kraft’s stadium…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
😕🇺🇸
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
USA Today seems cooked. A lot of places being turned into slop mills, now USAT is one, looks like. From the link below "The obsession with AI has gone to another level....they’ve fired everyone because they feel so confident that they will get by on AI alone. Don’t get your news here." c o o k e d
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 03/10/2026
ICE builds more prisons because the goal is explicitly to warehouse surplus labor, criminalize poverty, and assert total control over all of society. When Stephen Miller claims there are 25, 30, or even 50 million "illegal immigrants" in the US, he's betting on how many of us he'll need to imprison
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is really something and worth your time. For those who don't know, the guy who isn't Jeremy O. Harris is Mark Guiducci, editorial director of Vanity Fair. And having worked on the print side of magazine for decades, I can confirm that "What thay want is the picture" is the cold, brutal truth.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tucker: “I never understood why 🇬🇧 fought World War 2?” 😕 Rees-Mogg: “It was good vs. evil…We did the right thing…” Tucker: “Has 🇬🇧 benefitted?” RM: “We defeated Hitler… We’d all be speaking German…” Tucker: “Who cares?” 🤔
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026
Experts believe Tennessee is unnecessarily placing kids incarcerated for minor offenses into its highest-security prisons, which they say are more punitive than rehabilitative. “These institutions are not humane places,” said an advocate. with @wpln.bsky.social
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Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More.
Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not reha...
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Here’s Makary saying we don’t need to worry about measles because it’s just sick kids who die.
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Dr. Marty Makary "Measles has a very low mortality rate, extremely low"
YouTube video by Jonathan Howard
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
friendly annual October reminder for journalists: if you're pulling quotes for an article from social media please do remember to double check the speaker's name
Quote from The Hill article in 2019: "“There is no reason Democrats should be making any deals with Mitch McConnell to make it easier to confirm more radical conservatives to the courts. Especially not after Kavanaugh,” tweeted Leah Ghostberg, the co-executive director of the advocacy group Indivisible.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I guess he missed Hegseth’s speech at Quantico this week.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m sorry, what’s that acronym again?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you think that you should not say bad things about power people, you are not a journalist. You are a corporate public relations agent.
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Paul Dawkins 🍉 @pdawkins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"You can't tell people that they're bad all the time." Elon Musk and tech barons of that ilk wield their influence in the tech industry like a sledgehammer over 8 billion people worldwide. Fuck their feelings, and tell the truth about them. Access journalism will literally doom us all.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump could nominate the worst person with a law degree in America and this Republican senate will confirm that person. That includes Susan Collins, who always confirms Trump’s justices. The only chance you have to keep that person off the court is to elect Democratic senators.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump's lawlessness is more pressing, but let's not forget: the GWBush admin was also overflowing with incompetent, corrupt Republicans who were pathologically hostile to the rule of law. None of this was necessary or helpful, but it made them feel manly and it was good money for gov't contractors.
“A detainee who is shackled, transported to a former C.I.A. black site, and intentionally kept ignorant of both his right to remain silent and the inadmissibility of his prior coerced confessions, cannot be said to be making an ‘essentially free and unconstrained choice,’” he wrote.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: Kash Patel has commissioned a classified report examining purported past FBI shortcomings — including in the Russia and special counsel probes — in what current and former officials see as the Trump admin's latest effort to rewrite history in Trump's favor.
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Kash Patel commissions classified, internal FBI report to examine department ‘failures’
Sources tell MS NOW the ‘Patel Report’ may be the latest effort to re-write history in President Trump’s favor.
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Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy 35th birthday, Natalie. You have now aged out. Enjoy your retirement and don’t forget about your NDA.
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