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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Going to work now feels like doing homework after the teacher quit and told the class that education is fake. Everyone just coasting on inertia and hoping there's still a point to all this
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/09/2026
Republicans made climate partisan. Republicans are keeping climate partisan. The exact words & tone that people who give a shit about reality use to talk about climate are not the reason climate is partisan. Using different words will not make climate less partisan.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Grandma and Robert De Niro
Nina Winder-Lind · Wild Love · Song · 2026
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o...
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Opinion | Climate Catastrophe Is Still on the Table (Gift Article)
Harrowing temperature increases remain unnervingly possible.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump administration paid $9.5 billion in leave for federal employees in 2025, due to DOGE-era buyout program - CBS News share.google/HQTJ7o6KJLeE...
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Trump administration paid $9.5 billion in leave for federal employees in 2025, due to DOGE-era buyout program
According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs (Gift Article)
The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 15/09/2026
FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers he changed the bureau's hiring standards to eliminate bestiality as an automatic disqualifier because he did not want to bar trafficking victims who had been forced to have sex with animals reut.rs/4yFCKuV
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Russian Businessman With Putin Ties Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Party (Gift Article)
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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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Beckett: I can't go on, I'll go on Thelma: let's keep going
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026
pleasant surprise. i would like to read whatever deranged dissent alito and thomas have written. i’m sure it will be some version of “MAIL FRAUD IS REAL AND I SAW IT IN THE CLOSET MAKING A BABY AND THE BABY LOOKED AT ME”
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/09/2026
crypto, car dealerships and MLMs. ripe targets for political and policy reasons.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.
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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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It’s very important to know you can just tell them their questions are dumb. It’s what Trump does! He’s been very successful at it! The media decided to stop asking actual important things to him because of it!
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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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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-do-not-bel...
Just once in my life I would like to see a Democrat being interviewed by right wing media like Fox News or right wing media like every single other outlet treat their questions with the contempt they deserve. I know it's not going to fix everything or maybe even anything but how much coverage and how much groundswell of excitement from the base do you think it would inspire if when asked about "boys in girls sports" or some other stupid fucking culture war distraction one of them finally said "What the fuck are you talking about man? You sound like a dumb asshole right now."

What's the worst that's going to happen the New York Times is gonna work overtime to make sure you don't get elected? They were already doing that buddy.

You simply say "Are you stupid? Do you think I am stupid? And do you think all of the people watching at home are stupid? Everyone sees through what you are doing. Using one group as a scapegoat for the very real problems everyone has – all caused by Republicans by the way – unlike this fake one you have made up. Dumb asshole."

Just go on the attack for once instead of sitting there trying to please your enemy who is in the process of trying to humiliate you.

And if you want to say something else true that almost no Democrat ever says for some reason you can top it off with a “Every single Republican in our lifetime has sought to make our lives worse in every way possible. I’d like to try to stop that.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/09/2026
I’m all for calling Democrats out. Loudly! But telling people to withhold their votes in this political environment isn’t accountability. It’s handing power to the people you claim to fear most. We tried the “let them lose and they’ll learn” strategy before and we got Trump as a result.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/09/2026
Here's what I think about when I think back on 9/11. The attack happened on the watch of a Republican president who had been warned, repeatedly & explicitly, that an attack was coming. He dismissed those warnings.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026
Trump: "We're making a fortune. So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend. Congratulations."
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
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At 9/11 Tribute, Trump Adds New Claim to His Disputed Role After Attack (Gift Article)
President Trump has long sought to position himself close to the Sept. 11 recovery effort and has made a series of questionable and provocative statements to burnish his political brand.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/09/2026
Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals targeting of World Central Kitchen convoy was result of widely used military tactic
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o...
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Opinion | Pierre Damas Bel Should Not Be Dead (Gift Article)
Pierre Damas Bel should still be alive.
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
From 2024. It's happening.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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EVs Helped Make China Hormuz-Proof—and They Are Still Just Getting Started
Plus: Trump makes big move in Venezuela, Europe needs to refill its gas reserves, ice-melt imperils mountain communities
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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The Summer That Scorched French Grapes, English Gardens—and Europe’s Economy
Record heat withered crops, strained businesses and upended everyday life. The changes happened faster than anyone expected.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is in Open Revolt Against the Constitution (Gift Article)
The mail-in voting fiasco is the latest proof that we have another reconstruction ahead of us.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
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For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace (Gift Article)
The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u...
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America (Gift Article)
The president also reiterated his criticism that Canada “treats us very badly.” Trade talks between the nations collapsed last week.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
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Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities (Gift Article)
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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The Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation’s Back
Antitrust case started out aiming to force the concert giant to sell Ticketmaster. After two White House meetings, a deal kept the company intact.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is in a Fantasy Land of His Own Making (Gift Article)
What would happen if he’s forced to confront an external crisis?
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/c...
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Effects of Record-Breaking El Niño Are Happening on 3 Continents (Gift Article)
The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
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How This 100-Year-Old Company Is Recreating a Lost Neon Color
Watch how neon signs that once lighted up cities are slowly going away as remaining artisans fight to keep the tradition alive.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
www.wsj.com/us-news/clim...
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July Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded in the U.S.
The average temperature was 76.9 degrees in the contiguous U.S., three degrees higher than the 20th-century mean.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/c...
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Trump Administration Kills Annual Arctic Report Card (Gift Article)
The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/w...
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About Childhood Vaccines After Executive Order (Gift Article)
Mr. Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling to scale back the number of vaccinations American children receive.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/c...
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Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases (Gift Article)
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan · Audiobook
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This week’s comic on @boingboing.net - boingboing.net/2026/08/05/t...
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Tom the Dancing Bug: The Top-Secret Truth about Trump and the Reflecting Pool
Tom the Dancing Bug: The Top-Secret Truth About Trump and the Reflecting Pool -> Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the…
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Aaron Hedge @aaronhedge.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The Spokesman is doing incredible reporting on this story. Follow them for critical info. @alexdugganreports.bsky.social www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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'Never seen it this bad': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city
A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon, burning homes and quickly moving into the Indian Trail Neighborhood.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising Operation
Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
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Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary? (Gift Article)
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
You know the North Koreans have to feel insanely vindicated right now. You know KJU called up the new guy in Iran after the ayatollah got exploded and was like “Hey man, how‘s it going? Another beautiful day in Pyongyang. Clear skies, not a F-35 in sight. Oh? Sorry about your dad…”
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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Pentagon list of service members killed in Iran war removes most recent four
New York Times reports that list of those killed changed from 18 on Wednesday to 14 on Thursday
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JP Smiley @jpsmiley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
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The Startup Insiders Who Stash Huge Sums in Tax-Subsidized Retirement Accounts
More than 1,000 Americans racked up IRAs worth at least $25 million. “This is yacht financing or dynasty building.”
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is the point in Sim City where you’re like well I’m fucked
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