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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman

@kdbyproxy.bsky.social
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I used to write laws… then I invented Knee Defender. ex-HPSCI, ex-Senate tech, taxes, trade/FP, impeachment, ethics, antitrust… crime & even reputed parliamentarian

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 7h
Weird the AI didn’t catch that
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Edward Swaine @edswaine.bsky.social · 10h
Schmitt: Does your hawk bite? Smith: No. Schmitt [leaning over to stroke hawk] Nice hawk. [Hawk shrieks and bites Schmitt on the hand] Schmitt: I thought you said your hawk did not bite! Smith: That is not my hawk.
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 11h
Trump.gov wasn't available?
A tweet -

The White House   @WhiteHouse . 9h 

A new national front door to the federal government.

One trusted place to help people find answers.
Whatever you need from government, start here:
AMERICA.GOV
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 11h
Trump threatened to attack Venezuela… then he did attack. Trump threatened to attack Iran… then he did attack. Trump's threatened to attack Canada… yet this guy says it's silly to think it will happen.
Three tweets - 

Scott Carpenter 🇨🇦🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿   @ScottRCarpenter   Sep 28
The US is going to force Canada to grow up and act like a real country or it’s going to force it to give up some (more) of its sovereignty. 

The days of Canada “having its cake and eating it too” are over.


AFrostBittenCanadianBoy   @AFrostyKanuk4Ya   13h
Just fkn invade Us and we shall see what the fk happens... If I had a rocket launcher Ps Go fk Yourself scott and move to Trumped!

Scott Carpenter 🇨🇦🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿   @ScottRCarpenter   
No one is invading anyone. 

And no. I will not go fuck myself.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 11h
I know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m...
Acyn &
@Acyn
X.com
Schmitt: We had information Jack Smith was at a basketball game. There was only one NBA game that night which is why I asked him if he was in Atlanta.
That's what these hearings are for. You ask questions, you get answers. Smith has perjured himself before, but... maybe he's a Caitlin Clark fan. We'll accept that.x.com/Acyn/status/21...
BREAKING NEWS
GOR SENATOR'S PERJURY CLAIM AGAINST SMITH FAILS IN HAWKS-HAWKEYES MOUP
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ROPIC CEO DARIO AMODEL, WHO MET PRITELY WITH TRUMP.F
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LIVE
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Jennifer Elsea @jnklz.bsky.social · 12h
Since the Mansfield Amendment restricts the military’s ability to conduct arrests in connection with drug enforcement ops overseas, maybe cooperation in other than direct action will be deemed discouraged? www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
law.cornell.edu
22 U.S. Code § 2291 - Policy, general authorities, coordination, foreign police actions, definitions, and other provisions
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h
Thom Tillis suggests the 8647 investigation is not a good use of time. "I also think if you look at some of the facts, the facts are what they are. Who precisely was responsible for every member of the US Senate to be in this building while thugs injured police officers."
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 29/09/2026
From Yemen to Ethiopia and Europe: Everything is connected
euobserver.com
From Yemen to Ethiopia and Europe: Everything is connected
The EU could easily catch cold from a civil war in Ethiopia that has broken out weeks after the capture of the Yemeni coastline by Houthi rebels. These, and other events in the region, are all connected.
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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Impeachment – Massie would need to start the process all over again ⬇️. (He would then be able to offer his resolution at a time designated by the speaker within two legislative days, as usual.)
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I try to explain to people how Trump has used his trolls for years to direct attention. @atrupar.com focus, first, on Trump's decaying right hand and now on Natalie is an example of what the left needs to do more of. [And subscribe to @atrupar.com.]
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
… A taste of the outrage …
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taber @kvetch.gay · 28/09/2026
Here's a map of how iron ore mined in Minnesota moves (the red lines). Note the markers for where steel facilities are located, they're where they are because you have to move the stuff on ships. There are no steel mills in Iowa of any size because you can't get the fucking stuff it's made of there
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don't know this is happening, but I'd think one or more of the usual people are preparing a suit to (in effect) enjoin Trump from further spending of federal funds to run his TV ads – on behalf of Dems in swing districts/states and state Dem parties, each of whom has a good argument…
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Arabella @arabellaspireship.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Sleepy Birds Nodding Off
ALT: Sleepy Birds Nodding Off
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Elite goblin Fruit Merchant. @credle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Letter carriers would fucking revolt.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
perfect that a mob of predators and rapists is led by a guy who can't get his mind off balls
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail, ProPublica has learned. by @jenafifield.bsky.social @peterelkind.bsky.social
propublica.org
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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Steven S Smith @profstevensmith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Huh? Rail line complications give reason to doubt that this will happen for years. Involves switches from one major railroad network to another, mass investment in cars and locos, freight line bottlenecks, IA's intersection limits. For now, just trying to buy IA votes.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The verdict form is 37 pages long so I won't post all of it, but here are some examples of what the jury found to have been deceptive statements - We don't share your personal information - We don't buy and sell data - We don't give your data to advertisers - We do not profit from misinfo or hate
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US Tax Dollars Now Used to Secure Deals for Trump Family Cronies talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/us-ta...
talkingpointsmemo.com
US Tax Dollars Now Used to Secure Deals for Trump Family Cronies
This has gotten very little attention, as far as I can tell....
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 28/09/2026
Lead MEPs want 'Made in Europe' perks limited to the 27 member states. The centre-right, whose votes could decide the file, is split.
euobserver.com
‘Made in everywhere’: MEPs clash over reach of EU industrial law
Lead MEPs want 'Made in Europe' perks limited to the 27 member states. The centre-right, whose votes could decide the file, is split.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reup: I did a dummies version to explain why the motion to get Aileen Cannon to write down what her stolen documents gag order means may be an attempt to make the two hates she's wearing unsustainable. emptywheel.net/2026/09/27/c...
emptywheel.net
Cannonball: Aileen Cannon Wears Two Hats! - emptywheel
In this dummies version of my post explaining what some lawyers for FBI personnel tried to do in Trump's stolen documents docket, I explain why Aileen Cannon has too many hats.
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Iirc, Andrew Bailey was named FBI co-deputy director b/c Bongino was failing as deputy. And he must have figured he'd soon lose the "co-" b/c Bongino would soon be gone. And maybe Kash gone, too. 😃 Was right about Bongino, BUT not the "co-", b/c Kash replaced Bongino with Raia. (AND Kash remains) 😢
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Ken Dilanian   @KDilanianMSNOW

New: former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that he is leaving his post as co-deputy FBI Director, three people familiar with matter told MS Now. Bailey had been overseeing election related matters, among other things. His message to the workforce said he was leaving for family reasons. He was said to have been annoyed about the recent demotion of two senior counterterrorism agents in the Washington Field office over there handling an investigation into harassing phone calls to Stephen Miller's wife.

10:11 AM . Sep 28, 2026 . 66.2K Views
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@prasad.bsky.social Does this look like a medical image?
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NBC didn't have to agree to run Trump's ad on SNL. Yes, it seems fair to think NBC had reasons to run it even if it didn't want to, but still. And one would hope NBC will be asked about this.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Anti-war signs on corners all across America.
5.39 a gallon last week Houston, Texas https://www.reddit.com/r/gasbuddy/comments/1wnuoux/the_highest_price_ive_ever_seen_in_texas_its/
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
With the bragging Kash Patel has been doing about the FBI's use of AI, one would think Kash could make Blanche's foreign language problem with those Epstein documents a cakewalk to solve. 😃 meidasnews.com/news/trump-d...
Blanche’s explanation for not producing the material was that first-level reviewers could not practicably review foreign-language records. Phang argues that practical difficulty is not an exception contained in the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Can't believe you got invited and I didn't. Maybe they saw my old post? bsky.app/profile/bjke...
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
HYPO > The next Congress gets enacted a law creating a private right of action to stop the spending of gov't funds to produce/run ads showing/mentioning/alluding to the president or any of his political appointees. > Word leaks that Trump will be spending gov't funds on an ad promoting himself.
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"If we lost the midterms, heaven forbid, if we lost the majority in the House, it would be the end of the Trump presidency in real effect." – Speaker Mike Johnson (Feb 24, 2026) HYPO It's Nov 4. He's lost the midterms. "Mr Speaker, is this in effect the end of the Trump presidency?" And he says…? 😳
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Jimmy Rushton @jimmyrushton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our exclusive for the Kyiv Independent reveals that Atlant Aero LLC, a major supplier of UAVs to the Russian military, is not currently sanctioned by the British government. This is something my many British politician friends and followers could easily do something about…
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Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The entire Trump era feels like God wanted to set up a giant test of the socialization theory of party identification and the theory passed with flying colors.
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Turns out, I am not a Jewish man, I am a man with Judaism.
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A lot of people are dunking on this, but there has been a lot of boiler-room type behavior to sign up people for ACA plans, especially in Florida, with people sometimes unaware what they were signing up for. Bloomberg reported on the practice here: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
bloomberg.com
How Celebrity Deepfakes Supercharged Florida Health-Care Hustle
A wannabe hip-hop mogul and blue-haired internet marketer turned Obamacare into a lucrative get-rich-quick scheme, with an assist from Bain Capital.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Two China state visits 10 years apart 👇
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 26/09/2026
Microsoft's data center subcontractor in New Jersey illegally runs a bunch of gas "backup" generators on site, figuring they won't get caught or will just eat the wrist-slap fines if they do. Regulatory enforcement is so bad that a third party had to take drone images to get the state to act.
theguardian.com
New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators
State regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian
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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lol, this is great.
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Liberty and Justice for All @libertyjustice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I checked last week at Kaiser, no COVID vaccines, but they have flu shots so I got that. They said they're seeing cases of flu and COVID coming in the door. #COVID, #Flu, #Vaccines
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Reporting" from the New York Post: "Klink's sermon left many outraged." Examples? "one person commented… another pointed out… a third added." And those are quotes a reporter gathered from New Yorkers who were there? No, they are from posts on X. From NYers? No, from ppl in DC, CA, and who knows.🛌🏻
At left -
New York Post

NYC Episcopal priest Flourish Klink sparks outrage for claiming Jesus is trans and God is nonbinary in outlandish sermon

By Nicholas McEntyre
Published Sep. 25, 2026, 2:18 a.m. ET
[snip]

Klink's sermon left many outraged, questioning the authority of the priest and creating a field day for the "blasphemous" cleric.

"I dont understand how so many Christians just stand by and let this happen? Where is the push back?" one person commented.

"Mary didn't say 'oh look a baby boy' and decided his gender !? This is a lie. The angel Gabriel says 'You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus," another pointed out.

"There is a special place in hell for these pernicious blasphemers," a third added.

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Russ Read @RussCanRead

I dont understand how so many Christians just stand by and let
this happen? Where is the push back?

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SEEKJESUS  @Justforbeans91

Mary didn't say "oh look a baby boy" and decided his gender !?
This is a lie.
The angel Gabriel says
"You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus."- Luke 1-31

9:24 PM · Sep 23, 2026 · 39.6K Views

The Reformed Rant   @ReformedRant

There is a special place in hell for these pernicious blasphemers.

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Brian Wilcox @brianwilcox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Foda-se, Elon!
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The ICE holding cells in NYC were designed to keep people no longer than 12 hrs. They had no showers, no beds, no cots, no windows. Nevertheless, by May 2025, ICE upped the duration cap to 72 hrs. Yet people were held longer: 5 days. 9.5 days. 10 days. 2/5
Hold Room 1 (820.78 sq. ft.)
With 87 people
(out of 193 people total)
All Sitting
Diagram showing the same with each detainee sitting down. PX303, Ex. 1.
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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But "they seem... waterproof." #Amazon
Customer Review

Good Value Rain Gear
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2025
Size: XX-Large | Color: Army Green | Verified Purchase

My wife and I bought these to go to Alaska because we were told there is a lot of liquid sunshine :- )

While we haven't experienced them in the rain yet, they seem very well made and waterproof. So far so good!

They are baggy, but then we need to wear more clothes under them. They are light weight and fit in a small pouch which will help with packing.

We feel they are very reasonably priced.

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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Nixon understood Triangular Diplomacy, starting with the need to engage in diplomacy. Otoh, Trump doesn't understand, which is how he's ended up producing a three-party dynamic from which the US is excluded. Xi, Putin, Modi. China-Russia-India.
Two sets of graphics
1) At top left, a photo of Mao shaking hands with Nixon, captioned "Triangular Diplomacy - Nixon". Then a large arrow from that pointing right, to a round-pointed unilateral triangle with the US flag at top, Russia's at left, China's at right. Dated 1972.
2) At bottom left, a pen & ink style political cartoon, water-colored in, of Trump smiling while using a wood mallet to strike a musical triangle, with lines suggesting the ringing sound, combined (behind him) with one of his large charts from the spring, listing countries and the tariffs he said he'd be imposing on them, all captioned "Triangle Diplomacy - Trump". Then a large arrow pointing right, to a round-pointed unilateral triangle with China's flag at top, Russia's at left, India's at right, and inside that triangle is a photo of Xi, Putin, and Modi at their recent meeting, standing closely in a huddle, talking and smiling. Dated 2025.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/09/2026
Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"We're told some of the attendees were shocked the former Republican governor would host Raman, a democratic socialist. But after hearing her pitch for tackling L.A.'s problems, some who came in skeptical walked away impressed." www.tmz.com/2026/09/25/a...
tmz.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger Introduces L.A. Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman to Power Players
Arnold Schwarzenegger is opening doors for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman ... bringing her face-to-face with some of the city's biggest power players, TMZ has learned.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Russ Vought just sent a rescissions request to Congress, signaling he intends to illegally impound funds. The $810 million highlighted in this “request” (but this is a pretext to just illegally impound the funds) is not the exhaustive list of many billions of dollars he’s impounding this year.
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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
yeah I really think this is still underrated. beats me if this is true for other neurodivergencies but for ADHD, at least the kind I’m working with, this stuff is magical
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