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Jim Margolis

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Thinker of thoughts. Haver of opinions. Securer of data. Fixer of networks. Explainer of technology. Voider of warranties.

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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
DOJ rules DOJ rules! And can ignore DOJ rules. www.cbsnews.com/news/ag-blan...
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AG Blanche, other high-level DOJ appointees can take part in political campaigns, memo says
The Justice Department has loosened the guidelines for the attorney general and other senior ​political appointees, allowing them to participate in political activities.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Right on schedule: "the Dems are in disarray".
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Latest dispatch from the Words Have No Meaning Department:
A photograph of a sign from a company named realturf, with a subhead that says: the artificial turf company. Below that is a slogan, "we keep it real”. In the lower right corner is a phone number that has been obfuscated.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This was on Bloomberg TV: Dollar General Says Pinched Consumers Are Buying Less Food. Pinched? And that's a funny way to say People Are Going Hungry.
An image of a section of a Bloomberg TV screen taken on June 2, 2026, that says: Dollar General says pinched consumers are buying less food. Some Dollar General Corp shoppers are cutting back on food and other household expenses due to rising gas prices, Chief Executive Officer Todd Vasos said on the company's earnings call. "Our core customer continues to be financially constrained," Vasos told analysts on Tuesday.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
In which the alleged Dr Oz claims people are "fakely" getting hospice care. Sort of like Welfare Queens but pretending to be dying instead.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This is a Blackberry 7290 and I got one on this date 20 years ago. Making calls on it was like holding a dinner plate up to your head.
An image of a black Blackberry 7290. The top half of the device is the screen, with 18 icons displayed on it for the various phone functions. The bottom half of the device has a small qwerty keyboard.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
"two Corinthians”
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Yes, I predict that drop in sales they forecast will happen around the same time as that price increase they forecast.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I'd been waiting for this moment, knowing it would come, wondering when it would happen. Read the article, come for the karma, stay for the leopards eating my face explanation. Caitlyn Jenner hit by Trump passport policy - everyone's saying the same thing share.google/EGrFAP0NGZ8J...
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Caitlyn Jenner hit by Trump's passport policy and everyone's saying the same thing
Right-wing transgender media personality Caitlyn Jenner has opened up about the imact President Donald Trump's new trans passport policy has had on her,
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Well what do you expect from the "two Corinthians" administration?
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
What did Swalwell think was going to happen? If Trump can get away with be an elected rapist then I can too?
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This is: A) Stupid B) Ineffective C) Not thought out D) Costly E) All of the above www.theregister.com/2026/03/24/f...
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US bans any new consumer-grade routers not made in America
: Unfortunately, there aren't many options unless you're Starlink
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Archive.today - and its feeder sites at archive.is, .ph, .fo, .li, .md, .vn got blacklisted for sneaky DDoS code in its CAPTCHA—they were hijacking browsers to spam a blogger. Stop using those. (If you're paywall-bypassing try removepaywalls.com or 12ft.io) arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links
If DDoSing a blog wasn't bad enough, archive site also tampered with web snapshots.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Curling combines the excitement of vigorous sweeping with the majestic beauty of incoherent yelling.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Not sure why Anthropic chose Kurt Vonnegut's drawing of an asshole for the Claude app icon. Maybe they should have asked the AI for some alternatives.
An image from the Kurt Vonnegut book Breakfast of Champions that is the author's drawing of an asshole.A screen cap of Anthropic's Claude app icon that closely resembles Kurt Vonnegut's drawing of an asshole from his book Breakfast of Champions.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We have put the biggest idiots on the planet in charge of our country.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
@ziplok-official.bsky.social here I am following your account wasn't I already following your account?
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
The Atlantic channeling @nytpitchbot.bsky.social without a hint of irony.
A screenshot of a Bluesky post from The Atlantic that says "Trump's attacks on Fed independence are likely illegal, and the consequences of him personally ordering dramatic interest rate cuts could be profoundly harmful, but preserving the status quo would also be a mistake,” the researcher Aaron Klein argues.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
A parody New York Times opinion headline "Here's Why It Would Be A Mistake For The Democrats To Do Anything That Inconveniences Rich Assholes" by Some Rich Asshole
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
My favorite part of the week between Christmas and New Year's is the media's frequent use of the term "ball drop".
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
It's the 16th annual Ed McMahon Memorial Christmas Eve Shopping Bacchanalia. There's gifts, drinking, merriment, and heavy tipping!
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
We have put the biggest idiots on the planet in charge of our country.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Welcome to the United States where we're now afraid of words.
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Oh good, Glenn Beck has created an AI George Washington. You will be shocked to learn that the AI George Washington created by Glenn Beck sounds exactly like what would happen if Glenn Beck built an AI George Washington to sound exactly like Glenn Beck.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
We have put the biggest idiots on the planet in charge of our country. I actually drove a 70s station wagon (during the 70s!) and there's no reason for that 12 mpg vehicle to exist today. He might as well be suggesting we all return to the great old days when everyone drove a Model T.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
An entire nation turns and looks at Cheryl Hines.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Has it occurred to anybody that maybe *that's* where the brain worm comes from?
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Well then why does he need a trillion dollars?
A screenshot of a Forbes article with the headline: Elon Musk says that in 10 to 20 years, work will be optional and money will be irrelevant thanks to AI and robotics. 

Article by Sasha Rogelberg, reporter November 2025 1:37 p.m. ET 

There's a picture of Elon Musk in a suit and tie look off to the left.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Really looking forward to the acoustic version of Quiet, Quiet, Piggy after he kicks the bucket.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Waiting for all the incoming Dems In Disarray opinion pieces.
A bar graph displaying the results of a survey question about the 2026 midterm elections, "If the 2026 election for Congress were held today, which party's candidate are you more likely to vote for in your district?" On the left, the tallest bar is blue in color, labeled Democrat and shows 55%, the next bar in red is labeled Republican and shows 41%, then 3% labeled Other, and 1% unsure. 

At the bottom is a block of text explaining the survey: NPR / PBS News / Marist poll, registered voters, interviews conducted November 10th through November 13th 2025. N equals 1,291, margin of error plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Make America Late Again abcnews.go.com/US/flight-ca...
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FAA says it's cutting thousands of flights a day starting this week due to shutdown. Here's the list of airports where flights are set to be reduced
The FAA will reduce flight capacity by 10% at 40 major airports across the country, officials said.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Look, I'm a big fan of Ali Velshi @velshi.com he's the kind of journalist the country needs right now and more than that, the man has a great sense of style and is always impeccably dressed...so what the hell is he wearing here? Ali, just because it has lapels doesn't make it ok.
A picture of a TV image of MSNBC broadcaster Ali Velshi wearing a dress shirt with a sleeveless blue insulated vest that has brown lapels.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I'm sure this is Biden's fault.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
We have put the biggest idiots on the planet in charge of our country. apnews.com/article/kash...
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FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws
On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I can honestly say I'd never heard of Heather McMahan before, and hopefully I won't be hearing of her again. Ryder Cup emcee Heather McMahan steps down after leading 'f--k you Rory' chants share.google/wAghFcFARAXr...
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Ryder Cup emcee Heather McMahan steps down after leading ‘f–k you Rory’ chants
Team USA weren’t the only ones to embarrass themselves at the Ryder Cup this weekend.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
So he's admitting that they're blowing up boats without knowing who's on the boat? We might be blowing up fishing boats, who knows? That's the official position of the United States. (Also "water fishing”? What a moron.)
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
How are there shell casings? He fired one shot and a bolt action doesn't eject the casing.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Ain't no hagiography like republican hagiography.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This will certainly help to calm down our heated political climate and looming police state.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
At this point I don't know how I can possibly watch Paramount/CBS less than I am now but by God I'm going to find a way!
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
"Why should I care about U.S. Space Command being transferred to Alabama? I hate the military-industrial complex. We spend too much money on defense. Why does it matter which rich people get richer off it?" There are a number of reasons you should care, but you really only need one. (thread)
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
An image of the evening sky with trees in the foreground and a few cirrus clouds in the sky.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
There is so much wrong with this it's difficult to know where to start. www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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Commentary: Trump wants NASA to burn a crucial satellite to cinders, killing research into climate change
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatories have produced groundbreaking data about global warming and crop health. Trump wants the observatories destroyed by burning them up in the atmosphere — but why?
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
My Source News Opinion World? Wow that's forced. And they could have dropped the MS, Microsoft hasn't had any connection to it in decades. I predict this will be the most successful rebranding since New Coke. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/18/c...
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Versant to rename MSNBC, drop famed peacock logos in Comcast separation
They're the first real public-facing changes in Versant's upcoming separation from Comcast's NBCUniversal.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
They left printouts in the hotel printer...? Why in the hell were they using the hotel printer??? We are currently clean on OPSEC - again! www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...
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Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Good morning blue sky.
Daytona Beach at sunrise
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Now let's apply this same level of corporate responsibility, transparency, and human decency to thousands of low orbit satellites!
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Stephen Colbert: 10 months, 0 fucks. What is Trump gloating about?
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Seems to me that cancelling Colbert but giving him 10 more months to do the show will do the opposite of shutting him up.
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Jim Margolis @jimmargolis.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Alligator Alcatraz sounds like a ride at Disneyworld, why does the press keep using it?
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