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Jenny Cohn

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After practicing law for 20+ years, I now write about elections and political extremism. You can find my most recent work at the Bucks County Beacon. Donate: Ko-fi share.google/x92w1Me217PImRaIl

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Butlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 5h
Basically AI allows software engineers to produce shitty code *faster* and in higher volumes which increases the amount time spent on code reviews and revisions nullifying the productivity gained from producing the code in the first place.
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Lisa Bahr @lisabahr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Go, Senators @warren.senate.gov @robertgarcia.house.gov @blumenthal.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov THANK YOU!! 🙏🇺🇸💪
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The yard always looks better with Lacey in it - until she starts digging… 💚
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JMay🍁⚖️🏝️🏖️🪖🇨🇦 @bubbles9333.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Robert Morris, 64, who started Texas’s Gateway church and also once served as White House spiritual adviser during Donald Trump’s first presidency, pleaded guilty in early October in Osage county district court on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with child. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US megachurch pastor released from jail after pleading guilty to child sex abuse
Robert Morris, who started Gateway church, pleaded guilty in October to sexually abusing girl in the 1980s
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Jason Wilson @jasonaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New from me today on NatCon Jerusalem www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in Israel
Trump’s counter-terrorism ‘czar’, Sebastian Gorka, was scheduled to speak at conference but White House says he will no longer attend
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ICYMI, the Trump administration has reportedly awarded $3.3 Billion in government awards to companies tied to Trump’s sons -August 2026 … 1/ share.google/L4SDaeibhonY...
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Warren, Garcia, Blumenthal, Duckworth Urge DoD Watchdog to Investigate $3.2 Billion in Government Awards to Companies Tied to Trump Sons
Warren, Garcia, Blumenthal, Duckworth Urge DoD Watchdog to Investigate $3.2 Billion in Government Awards to Companies Tied to Trump Sons - Senator Elizabeth Warren
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson: Eight years ago today, Maine women begged Susan Collins not to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe v. Wade. And today, she says she has no regrets. Would you trust her to pick the next Supreme Court justice?
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No filter by the way. These roses are PINK.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One of my new rose bushes is starting to bloom, so that part of our yard is looking less dead already.
Bright pink rose
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Alberta Separatists Wooing Trump Officials May Not Be Treason, But It’s Close” *** Political scientist warned six months ago that U.S. interference was already underway. He now fears a Trump-style attack on the legitimacy of Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum” 10/4/26 … 1/ share.google/I0wNeJRt7Q8l...
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Alberta separatists US contacts are foreign interference: Bratt
Duane Bratt says Alberta separatists’ U.S. contacts are foreign interference, not treason, and warns of a post-referendum backlash.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
👀 In Aug, Fernando Cerimedo—a far right Latin American troll farm operator & ally of Brad Parscale & Roger Stone—was arrested in Bolivia for attempted femicide. But in Sept, the Trump admin accused the *prosecutor* of bribery, triggering his arrest in Bolivia in what some call US interference. 1/
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Bolivia jails prosecutor investigating Trump operative Cerimedo on Washington’s orders
Bolivia arrested its attorney general two days after US sanctions, removing the prosecutor whose case against Fernando Cerimedo threatened to expose the criminal connections behind Trump’s “Shield of ...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Alberta Separatists Face Scrutiny Over Dealings With US [State Department] Officials” 10/6/26 … 1/
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Alberta separatists face scrutiny over dealings with US officials
Alberta separatists have been accused of offering US officials access to the province's natural resources in return for support.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
WTF? Don Jr is a partner of 1789 Capital (as is Peter Thiel ally Chris Buskirk), which backs Anduril, which received a government contract worth up to $20 billion earlier this year. 1/
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BREAKING: Donald Trump Jr's venture firm 1789 Capital grew from $200M to $3.5B AUM in one year
The firm bought stakes in Databricks, Ramp, Deel, Groq, Anduril, SpaceX, xAl, and Reflection Al
It is targeting $10B and positioning itself as the new Carlyle Group
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CAPITALAnduril Joins List Of Key Army Suppliers, Wins $20
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This thread has Trump interference to free a MAGA troll farm guy, mostly with a parens about *femicide* to just surface again how inextricably intertwined violence against women & authoritarianism are. Can't even get a story abt an international cartel influencing elections without it.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reminder.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In the last hours of Kristi Noem's tenure as Homeland Security secretary, her agency delivered a windfall to one of her political donors by buying five airplanes from the man's firm at a substantial markup, documents show.
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As Trump demonizes cities, remember this: Residents of "blue" states send more tax money to Washington than they get back in federal help, while residents of “red” states send less money to Washington than they get back in federal help. Just thought I should point that out.
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How Blue States Help Red States | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains how states that vote Democratic send money to states that vote Republican.Watch More: The Monopoli
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Free Speech For People Sues DOJ for Records on Investigation Into Officials Who Previously Investigated President Trump” 10/1/26 @freespeechforpeople.org.web.brid.gy @democracyforward.org
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Free Speech For People Sues DOJ for Records on Investigation Into Officials Who Previously Investigated President Trump
Boston — Free Speech For People filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), seeking to compel the release of records that could shed light on a reported investigation examining...
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 06/10/2026
Norway plans to introduce a law to parliament that would temporarily ban the tech at places such as parks, beaches, schools, and kindergartens, while also setting up an expert group to propose permanent national rules: arstechnica.visitlink.me/5Agx05
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AI glasses face their first major government crackdown
Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.
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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
At some point, probably too late, reporters will notice that Postliberalism is Catholic Integralism. Same old Christofascist wine in new wine skins. www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/the-...
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The End of MAGA — and What Comes Next | National Review
What is post-liberalism really all about?
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ed Martin says that Tina Peters met with Trump in the Oval Office today to discuss election integrity and “the plans” for the upcoming midterms elections.
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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Someone posted. Made me laugh.
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Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
They should do the same for presidents, cabinet officials, lawmakers, and their family members who engage in fraud and corruption at the public's expense
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
MAGA media figure and former Colorado election official Tina Peters has been adamant that Trump has the power to intervene in the midterms. Yesterday, she allegedly met with the president in the Oval Office.
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Tina Peters allegedly met with Trump to discuss election plans. Here's what that could mean for the midterms.
Former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk Tina Peters, who was released from prison on June 1 after being sentenced to nearly nine years for actions related to tampering with voting machines following the 2...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is f#cking chilling. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
2/ This pathetic WaPo headline neglects to mention that the attorney general was investigating a *MAGA-aligned troll farm operator* when he was arrested. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...
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Bolivia arrests its attorney general after U.S. accuses him of narco corruption
Authorities arrested 14 people, including four whom they said were sneaking cash out of Attorney General Roger Mariaca’s home and into an ambulance.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is f#cking chilling. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
👀 In Aug, Fernando Cerimedo—a far right Latin American troll farm operator & ally of Brad Parscale & Roger Stone—was arrested in Bolivia for attempted femicide. But in Sept, the Trump admin accused the *prosecutor* of bribery, triggering his arrest in Bolivia in what some call US interference. 1/
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Bolivia jails prosecutor investigating Trump operative Cerimedo on Washington’s orders
Bolivia arrested its attorney general two days after US sanctions, removing the prosecutor whose case against Fernando Cerimedo threatened to expose the criminal connections behind Trump’s “Shield of ...
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
meanwhile on Xitter...
Curtis Yarvin post on X on 10/5/2026: "Every time I’m in the UK I hear this. More and more people asking, subtly or straight out: what would Hitler do?

As if it was that easy. Have you looked around you? Man, Hitler wouldn’t even know where to start" 102.3 k views, 4:11 a.m. 74 replies, 51 shares, 997 hearts, 95 saves.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Solidarity "After deciding this weekend to block Politico from riding on Air Force One, White House staffers called numerous outlets to ask one to fill the primary print slot for the out-of-town pool rotation .... Each of those outlets declined to step in." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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White House blocks Politico from Air Force One trip, cannot secure replacement
President Donald Trump will travel without a primary print pool reporter for the first time in recent memory.
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Sane English @saneenglish.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As @thebradblog.bsky.social pointed out, the regime tried to indict a man for "vandalizing" the reflecting pool that Trump and his contractor ruined, but no one will be punished for this wanton desecration, which was also caused by Trump.
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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG @thebradblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Starting RIGHT NOW on today's LIVE @kpfk #BradCast: GA's Election Board asks DOJ and DHS to interfere in their midterm elections! @marilynrmarks.bsky.social, whose findings they've bastardized, joins us with her reaction! LISTEN LIVE 6p ET/3p PT: kpfk.org CALL-IN#: 818-985-5735
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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
USA could have spent billions to fund the EPA, research to cure cancer, and the entire SNAP food assistance program. But instead ...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Lula (president of Brazil) “asked the court to investigate possible support from the Rockbridge Network, a [Peter Thiel-backed] conservative U.S. donor network co-founded by…JD Vance. It said a political organizer tied to the group works at Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign headquarters...” 10/4/26 …1/
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Lula seeks probe into possible US election interference
Lula’s coalition asked Brazil’s top electoral court to investigate actions benefiting Flávio Bolsonaro, while the Workers’ Party sought a Federal Police inquiry from the Supreme Court.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I, for one, am *not* convinced that Peter Thiel’s supposed criticism of the second Trump administration is sincere. His fingerprints are all over Trump 2.0, and it’s more than “just” JD Vance. 1/
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Before joining Trump's State Department, Jacob Helberg was Senior Policy Advisor to *Palantir* CEO Alex Karp. dId-
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8/ "Michael Kratsios is the man of the hour, charged by President Trump to usher in the golden age of Al and American innovation." Kratsios "started his career working for Peter Thiel, first at Clarium Capital and later Thiel Capital." - written by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, 11/28/25
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump is holding the G7 at his own golf resort so he can shovel more money from the US treasury into his private pocket, and collect from other governments, too. This time no one says a word about it, even though everyone thinks it's record-breaking corruption and sleaze.
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah but imagine being both. 🇨🇦🇺🇸
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Where in the law does it say that Constitutionality depends on whether a Supreme Court Justice feels an established right has or has not “engendered reliance interests” in other people?
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
TODAY is the deadline to register to vote in the following states: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas Please don't miss out. ✍🏾🗳️
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Register for Next Steps Conference
ALT: Register for Next Steps Conference
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The saving grace is, in many of these backsliding countries, only a minority want the most fascist parts. Appears to be about 30-something % into it, with another 20-30% that doesn't really object to the fascism (or necessarily care) and will swing to it if, say, prices went up. Which isn't great.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Americans picked Trump II, and their biggest objection is high prices. Hungary chose Orban, and their eventual big objection was corruption. Erdogan and Modi won multiple terms. Brazilians about to go Bolsonaro again. Not always free and fair, but yeah, millions want it. Wouldn’t work otherwise.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
More evidence of the alliance between Tech Bros & Theo Bros. Joshua Abbottoy — Founder of Ridge Runner, which is building Christian communities in Appalachia—will attend Balaji’s “network state” conference. (Abbottoy is also Managing Director of New Founding—backed by Thiel ally Marc Andreeessen) 1/
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Excited to be traveling to Singapore for @balajis's Network School conference next week.
If friends on here will be in the area, let me know!
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See you there, @curtis_yarvin
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I'll be debating Balaji Srinivasan at the Network State conference in Singapore on October 9
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
17/ Peter Thiel thinks we are stupid. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
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Politico @politico.com · 04/10/2026
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI politi.co/4rJE8dI
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Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI politi.co/4rJE8dI
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI politi.co/4rJE8dI
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crooksandliars.bsky.social @crooksandliars.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Best-Selling Christian Authors From Texas Arrested For Child Abuse And Sexual Abuse
We're starting to see a pattern here, #NotADragQueen #MAGA #Christian
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The CrossPolitic podcast is hosted by congregants of Christ Church—led by Christian Nationalist kingpin Doug Wilson. The podcast promotes Armored Republic, a Christian body armor company: “We create Tools of Liberty 2 Honor Christ by equipping Free Men to defend their God-given rights.” Sound on. 1/
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I don’t think Peter Thiel’s network has received enough attention for having elevated Christian Nationalist pastor Doug Wilson. Exhibit A is Tucker’s weird softball interview of Wilson in May 2024 at a time when Tucker’s media company was still backed by 1789 Capital. 1/
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
More evidence of the alliance between Tech Bros & Theo Bros. Joshua Abbottoy — Founder of Ridge Runner, which is building Christian communities in Appalachia—will attend Balaji’s “network state” conference. (Abbottoy is also Managing Director of New Founding—backed by Thiel ally Marc Andreeessen) 1/
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Excited to be traveling to Singapore for @balajis's Network School conference next week.
If friends on here will be in the area, let me know!
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See you there, @curtis_yarvin
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Lula (president of Brazil) “asked the court to investigate possible support from the Rockbridge Network, a [Peter Thiel-backed] conservative U.S. donor network co-founded by…JD Vance. It said a political organizer tied to the group works at Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign headquarters...” 10/4/26 …1/
courthousenews.com
Lula seeks probe into possible US election interference
Lula’s coalition asked Brazil’s top electoral court to investigate actions benefiting Flávio Bolsonaro, while the Workers’ Party sought a Federal Police inquiry from the Supreme Court.
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