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Josh S

@joshbds.bsky.social
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Cybersecurity expert (MS Cybersecurity CISSP, CCSP), IT architect, professor, and astrophysics/behavioral psychology/mathematics/political science/investor aficionado

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ken Paxton: “I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and what issues are going to matter because it’s all coming from D.C. I don’t control the message or what we’re doing. I don’t have ability to change anything. I have to live with whatever I’ve got. It’s a challenge.”
newrepublic.com
Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked Audio
Paxton complained he can’t change anything about his own campaign.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
😕 🌎 🔥
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
October 1, 2026
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October 1, 2026
John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reality of a disastrous administration.
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When the crazies take over...
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Governor Josh Shapiro @governor.pa.gov · 02/10/2026
Donald Trump tried to undermine your right to vote by mail. So we took him to court — and he lost.  I want every eligible voter in Pennsylvania to know: You can vote safely and securely by mail this November in our Commonwealth.
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Wonderful and yet...only 17 other states? I knew it was bad but didn't know it was that bad.
theguardian.com
California outlaws child marriage, joining 17 other US states
Advocacy group that pushed for the legislation says 9,000 children are married in California every year
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved.
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... At this point Republicans won't stop Trump from doing anything.
theguardian.com
Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’
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David Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He does have the magic touch when it comes to bankrupting businesses.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today before Senate.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
El Salvador is still imprisoning ICE deportees from the U.S., even after Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case sparked a backlash. Some are disappearing.
theatlantic.com
ICE Deportees Are Vanishing Into Salvadoran Prisons
The world moved on after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but people continue to disappear.
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khwalz @khwalz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The fact that Talarico is polling so tightly with Paxton says some really awful things about Texans, not to mention Americans in general.
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Abbott is not only contributing to the deaths of pregnant women, he’s hiding maternal death data. Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor. #GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
RON WHITE: "@jamestalarico.bsky.social didn't cost the state of Texas $6 MILLION... Paxton is a criminal. He's a piece of shit." JOE ROGAN: *pretends not to know anything again*
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Welcome to the Autocracy everyone.
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
arstechnica.com/science/2026... #science
arstechnica.com
This Atlantic hurricane season is about to do something that hasn't happened in 175 years
But there may be a price to pay for a quiet Atlantic hurricane season.
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
arstechnica.com/science/2026... The obsession with power, micromanaging, and conspiracy infected thinking. Future history books could read "How a Country Went From a Technology Leader to Self-Immolation". #technology #healthcare
arstechnica.com
Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
UPDATE: They steal billions from us to build robots that kick the crumbs out of our mouths.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/h... The fraud is rooted in the Republican Party and the #EpsteinAdministration, not the people needing the ACA.
nytimes.com
Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud (Gift Article)
Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.
nbcnews.com
Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... The CDC is engrossed in equivocating and philosophizing. "It depends on the definition of 'is' is" and "The definition of life is hard to precisely qualify" are phrases that come to mind. Lost in navel gazing vs healthcare. #healthcare #measles #politics
theguardian.com
Why the CDC is excluding measles deaths in Pennsylvania even as outbreak appears to be ‘accelerating’
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to count four measles deaths in the state though doctors are ‘seeing new forms’ of disease
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Can't crack down on corporate polluters. That would be tyranny. Can't make sure our food safety laws are adequate. That would eat into profits. Can't regulate dangerous AI. That would be intruding on the "free market." The "party of small government," folks.
motherjones.com
The EPA would rather monitor abortion pills in water than pollution
The agency is easing climate rules for power plants while testing water for mifepristone.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
BASH: He's a US citizen MARKWAYNE MULLIN: He wasn't arrested BASH: He was arrested. He was later released, but he was arrested. Do Americans need to carry around proof of citizenship now? MULLIN: If you're a citizen, you have no reason to fear
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The FCC will allow the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, & Abu Dhabi to own nearly 50% of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros — potentially giving them sway over our media. This of course comes after Trump received gifts or struck business deals with these countries. See the problem?
variety.com
FCC Approves 49.5% Foreign Ownership of Paramount-Warner Bros.
The FCC has approved Paramount's petition to allow 49.5% ownership by Gulf state sovereign wealth funds as part of its W
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HE'S CENSORING THE MEDIA. THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE AUTHORITARIAN PLAYBOOK.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More of this, please.
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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
publicnotice.co
Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.politico.com/news/2026/09... Other country's leaders care less and less what Trump says and threatens. This pushes countries to strengthen other alliances and reduce impact to their own economies due to an unstable leader. Simply put, they have the opposite intended effect. #economics
politico.com
Trump threatens to impose ‘serious tariffs’ on Europe if Canada joins EU as associate member
The president's threat comes as Canada seeks closer ties with Europe amid its deteriorating relationship with Washington.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It’s funny, but also not funny at the same time.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026
The man who won't let you have paid sick leave or health care returns to Congress after getting free health care and 90 days paid sick leave
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing. Voter suppression is.
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They live in a false reality they have built around themselves…..
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
File this under most ignorant moves by an administration. While wind and solar continue to lessen in cost, and even countries like China move toward EVs and renewable energy, this administration doubles and triples down on stupid bets. #environment www.npr.org/2026/09/14/n...
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Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Environmental groups say this will impact the climate and public health.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
(WSJ) - American oil executives warned for months that the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz was bound to cause a fuel crisis. Now, they say it is here. @wsj.com $CVX www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Thank you, Don Jr. for taking thousands of dollars from me, via my friend Umar Kremlev, for your wedding. And thank you even more for helping me to convince your persuadable dad to abandon Ukraine, tell them to give me more territory, and to stop destroying my oil refineries. Спасибо! --Uncle Vlad"
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Josh S @joshbds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.propublica.org/article/dona... Concerning.
propublica.org
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 13/09/2026
See that small bright object in the middle right of this image? That's the small icy moon Mimas. Floating in space against a backdrop of giant Saturn, the planet crossed by shadows from its rings.
A black swath of shadow crosses the scene from top left to bottom right. The background is various shades of blue and grey. A small, illuminated crescent is at upper right. The lower portion of the image is lighter grey/brown.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Marine iguana: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 12/09/2026
Breaking News! Code: y-Axis Alert! On September 11th, the preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature measured 2.98°C above the 1991-2020 mean, which was 4.03 standard deviations above the mean. No previous year has broken 3SD. The Climate 8-ball is feeling oblong.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Another epic backfire
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