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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 11h
Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Affordability Is a Winning Message for Democrats. But There’s an Even Better One. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...
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Opinion | Affordability Is a Winning Message for Democrats. But There’s an Even Better One.
If Democrats can embrace what affordability is really about, they might do even more than win elections.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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The Rot at the Top
The real reason Americans are paying more under Trump Republicans
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Trump’s Cheat-To-Win Strategy
Because he fears he can’t prevail any other way
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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From 16,000 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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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates we warned: stay away from him.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
OpenAI’s Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites After Going Rogue www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/a...
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Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
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OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting
In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump’s Economic Vise Leaves Cubans Desperate for Food and Medicine www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...
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Trump’s Economic Vise Leaves Cubans Desperate for Food and Medicine
The U.S. says its sanctions are not aimed at depriving Cuba of essential goods. Thousands of stranded shipping containers tell a different story.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Fox News Mocked Me For Being Right
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Trump’s Stock Trading is Endangering Us All
This week’s video
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Danger of Trump’s Stock Trading
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/a...
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Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center
President Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Russian Businessman Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Lavish Wedding After-Party www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Russian Businessman With Putin Ties Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Party
The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president’s family member.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
E.P.A. Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Sunday thought: WE are the leaders we’ve been waiting for
Avoiding the traps — and understanding what must be done now
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Anthropic C.E.O. Calls for A.I. Slowdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t...
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Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown
In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Anthropic C.E.O. Calls for A.I. Slowdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t...
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Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown
In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Donald the Desperate
How to beat Trump’s schemes for suppressing the vote
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Reflecting Pool Failure www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
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Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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How Would a Wealth Tax Really Work? (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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The Real Reason Republicans are Afraid of “Socialism”
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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The Real Fix for Social Security
We may be on the brink of a bipartisan solution that’s fair
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth’s Purge www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History
After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Multiple CR tests show concerning levels
Tell General Mills to get phthalates out of their food products. Sign the petition.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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The Biggest Issue in the Midterm Elections
You’ll hear more and more about this
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...
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Opinion | What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World
A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/u...
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Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.
Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms
The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u...
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DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says
A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife received the money from a state Medicaid settlement and diverted it to political committees supporting a cause favored by the governor.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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What Every Democratic Candidate Should be Saying
To every voter, every day
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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How Trump Plans To Silence CNN, Jon Stewart, and John Oliver (the Same Way He Silenced CBS News)
The most important deal could happen today
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Trump’s Broken Promises, in 11 Charts www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | Trump’s Broken Promises, in 11 Charts
The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/b...
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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues
President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been hampered by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigators, Lawyer Says www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...
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Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigations, Lawyer Says
A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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An Open Letter to Scott Bessent: Why You're Wrong and I'm Right
But you're the one with power, so your error is dangerous
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
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U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
He’s Young and Thoughtful, With Kennedyesque Good Looks. Can He Break the Republican Grip on His State? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
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Opinion | He’s Young and Thoughtful, With Kennedyesque Good Looks. Can He Break the Republican Grip on His State?
Just shy of 44 with boyish good looks, Rob Sand is very much a moderate, but he has a withering critique of the political establishment in this country.
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joeyhawk.bsky.social @joeyhawk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Box Office Proves Superhero Fatigue Is Only a Myth
Spider-Man: Brand New Day's success proves that
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