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History, Politics, Literature, Seas and Rivers and a cat called Lulu.

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Tirana Albania is out again tonight! Trump and Kushner out of Albania!🇦🇱
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
AMLO and Claudia Sheinbaum have lifted 13.5 million people out of poverty in the last 8 years, but NYT wants us to know that Mexico “can’t go on this way.”
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Mamdani: I cannot help but think of the words of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. He famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the govt & I'm here to help'" I think nine more terrifying words are actually, "I worked all day and can't feed my family"
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 09/04/2026
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” -Trump Article III The following acts shall be punishable: (a) Genocide; (b) Conspiracy to commit genocide; (c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide; (d) Attempt to commit genocide; (e) Complicity in genocide.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 25/03/2026
You know, once a jury has made its decision you are extremely justified in dropping the "allegedly"
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Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Quelle belle victoire !  Ce soir Paris a choisi. Et Paris a choisi l'avenir avec la gauche démocratique et l’écologie. Merci aux Parisiennes et aux Parisiens. Je remercie les électrices et les électeurs qui se sont déplacés en nombre pour exprimer leur choix sur l'avenir de Paris.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
No war with Iran
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Be an Al Green Don’t be a Hakeem Jeffries
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NPR @npr.org · 24/02/2026
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see. His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert. Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Over a million views in 11 hours. Guess the bad guys trying to silence this Colbert interview with @jamestalarico.bsky.social really didn’t work, huh? Such a shame… #StreisandEffect @colbertlateshow.bsky.social youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The interview with Talarico has been posted to YouTube: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading. Now we’ve got mumps rolling up. Expect more. This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
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Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 13/02/2026
Have never, ever seen anyone, let alone the Chief Investment Strategist at Bank of America, talk about the potential for hyperscalers to cut capex. Reciting the Fire Walk With Me poem as the Smiling Man appears on every screen at the NASDAQ m.investing.com/news/stock-m...
Investing.com -- A capital expenditure (capex) cut by an AI hyperscaler is the “most obvious catalyst to reverse significantly” the market’s rotation from “AI-awe to AI-poor,” Bank of America strategists led by Michael Hartnett said in a note.

The strategists pointed to “wildfire AI disruption” rippling across sectors including insurance brokers, wealth advisors, real estate services and logistics. They note that India tech was the first AI-disrupted sector in the first quarter, with “no bid yet."
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz: “I have left X. That network is a place of hate. “We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.”
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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
IN 45 STATES A DRIVER'S LICENSE IS NOT LEGAL PROOF OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP. UNDER THE SAVE ACT, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT AS VOTER ID. THIS IS ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY. YOU DON'T NEED TO USE DRAMATIC LANGUAGE. JUST POINT OUT, FACTUALLY, THIS INCREDIBLY INSANE THING THE BILL WILL DO.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/01/2026
These words demand attention. “In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock Take a moment, so much more…
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Caitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
Screenshot of tweet from Huberman that reads: “The other is that dog breeds w/different shaped heads are predictive of their demeanor and intelligence. And while I don’t! believe in Phrenology I now do pay some attention to how the shapes of peoples heads relates to their intellect and steadiness, or lack thereof.”
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 28/01/2026
Democrats should demand every sitting Republican decry this attack and explicitly denounce it, and then censure all of them when they don’t do it. Act like normal decent humans defending your colleague.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/01/2026
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
The unc who went viral a few weeks ago protesting in MN is back: "5 shots they put into that man's body. How do you look me in the eye and tell me you can justify this? I'm a veteran. I swore an oath back in 1969 to protect this country against all enemies foreign and domestic. This is unbelievable"
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 20/01/2026
Microsoft CEO says AI “risks becoming a speculative bubble unless its use spreads beyond big tech companies and wealthy economies.” Brother you’re the one building this dogshit, we’re three years and hundreds of billions in, how have you not worked it out? www.ft.com/content/2a29...
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Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns Al boom could falter without wider adoptionMicrosoft chief executive Satya Nadella has warned that Al risks becoming a speculative bubble unless its use spreads beyond big tech companies and wealthy economies.
Nadella on Tuesday said that the long-term success of the fast-developing technology would depend on it being used by a broad range of industries as well as on uptake outside of the developed world.
"For this not to be a bubble by definition, it requires that the benefits of this are much more evenly spread," said Nadella. He noted that a "tell-tale sign of if it's a bubble" would be if only tech groups were benefiting from the rise of AI, rather than companies in other sectors.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 14/01/2026
“The Europeans won’t fight back” is a wildly factually incorrect statement and shows an astonishing lack of understanding of 1) how the geopolitics of escalation works 2) how Europe works 3) how war works France is a nuclear power and is deploying troops in Greenland, for God’s sake
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Simon Jones @simonjones.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I was reminded of Foch's imaginary British soldier.
Extract from Tuchman's Guns of August: "What is the smallest British military force that would be of any practical assistance to you?" Wilson asked.

Like a rapier flash came Foch's reply, "A single British soldier-and we will see to it that he is killed."
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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
“If we need to”…. You fucking need to.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now? Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests? Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
AOC: That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Activist get arrested mid-interview after speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Someday, someone will do a story about why the Pulitzer jurors never nominated, and the Pulitzer board never awarded, a prize to @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, the @miamiherald.com reporter who broke the bulk of the Epstein story. www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
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Perversion of Justice: Jeffrey Epstein
In her year-long investigation of Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown tracked down more than 60 women who said they were victims of abuse and revealed the fu...
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 16/12/2025
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
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Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 20/11/2025
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
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Jon H @jonhobserver.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
My Proposition: "The Democratic Party needs to Split". Change my mind?
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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Listening to these 8 Dem Senators explain their vote convinces me that they are either idiots or liars. Either is plausible.
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 10/11/2025
It's like Chuck Schumer wakes up every day by asking "what can I do to make young people despise my party even more?"
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