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Regeneratively landscaping the half acre of high desert land in my care while resisting fascism.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Holy crap. Can’t make this stuff up
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kai Ryssdal, former U.S. Navy Lieutenant -- the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot
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Tim Fernholz @timfernholz.com · 01/10/2026
here's a fun stat for the orbital data center curious: Google's latest analysis of launch prices for space data centers suggests Starship will have to fly 1,800 times to drive the learning curve for cost reductions down to $200 per kg. techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/g...
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Google thinks SpaceX's Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground | TechCrunch
Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gotta be about the kinda of jobs, right? Health aides etc. Lower paying…
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Julia Barton @bartona104.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"This law threatens that independence. It also puts us at odds with our partners at NPR, the Associated Press, and others who will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico.’” current.org/2026/10/wbhm...
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WBHM leader leaves due to conflicts with university licensee
William Dahlberg said the “nail in the coffin” for his decision to leave was the expectation that the station follow the state's new Gulf of America law.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Please please please stop making a big deal out of the G7 reserves release. Yes, it’s 100 million barrels over 4 months. We - the planet - use 100 million barrels of crude every…single…day. Almost literally a drop in the bucket.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23h
Oops you did it again
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The entire interior U.S. should be alarmed as Canada fast tracks a new crude oil pipeline from Alberta to Canada's West Coast that will push more of Canada's oil away from U.S. refineries that rely on it, and could negatively impact U.S. refineries.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 01/10/2026
‘Nvidia's mammoth financing plan has opened a debate on Wall Street about how much its advanced chips and the infrastructure around them are worth. The answer for banks and investors seems to be: Not as much as Nvidia thinks.’ www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
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Focus: Nvidia's bet that its chips can finance the AI boom gets a Wall Street reality check
Nvidia's mammoth financing plan has opened a debate on Wall Street about how much its advanced chips and the infrastructure around them are worth. The answer seems to be: Not as much as Nvidia thinks.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
EGAN-JONES: “AI has advanced so far that we regard the complete disruption of the economy as a near certainty .. .. Most companies are seeking to use AI to run their existing operations more quickly. The bigger shift is a .. new paradigm in which firms with very few people are far more successful.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. How is that .. number bigger than 100%? Apparently because earlier pledges were withdrawn.” @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/p...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” @semafor.com www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The ships, jet fighters, Marines and sailors will arrive in the region by the end of November, the officials said. Trump recently told aides that he expects to resume bombing Iran that same month ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Another person has died in ICE detention, marking the 26th death in ICE custody in 2026.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) - New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo obtained by the AP shows. @apnews.com
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. Bastian is in Musk’s sights for choosing Amazon.com Inc.’s Leo, the new service intended to be a Starlink alternative. The SpaceX CEO has repeatedly criticized the move and on Tuesday said Bastian ‘will lose his job over this’.” @bloomberg.com $DAL www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Corporate profits now represent 14.9% of GDP, the highest share on record going back to 1947 Citadel Rubner
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
RAPIDAN: “.. The [Saudi] strikes mark a major escalation beyond recent frontline fighting and cross a clear Houthi red line. Retaliatory Houthi strikes are likely, with Riyadh the most immediate target and Yanbu and the East-West Pipeline also at heightened risk.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. a flurry of angry calls from money managers to Wall Street banks that underwrote the debt. .. The paper losses for the investment-grade notes alone topped $100 million, according to an analysis late Thursday ..” @bloomberg.com $PSKY www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This week on layoff watch: Workday Disney BMW Nike @financialtimes.com $NKE www.ft.com/content/08ee...
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LiveSquawk @livesquawknews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russia's Novak: May Partly Reopen Diesel Exports If Oversupply – IFX #OOTT - Damage To Refineries Much Lower Now - Russia Did A Lot Of Work On Protecting Refineries - Refinery Modernization Deadline May Be Extended - Will Allow Gasoline Exports When Domestic Market Balances
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
EVERCORE, on POTUS/data centers: “.. if he is not going to send a tougher populist message to the tech community this close to an election, then we do not expect him to change his approach over the next two years, absent some unforeseen crisis.”
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thoughtsnprayers.bsky.social @thoughtsnprayers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The US is about to find out what it's like to refinance a 3% mortgage…
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“.. His views changed after DOGE busted into federal agencies to shut them down and Congress had failed to respond. “If that could happen in broad daylight with no response, then no organization was safe,” he said. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/mic...
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The Divine Kiwi @the-divine-kiwi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So 50 million barrels of diesel across 32 countries. 1.5 million per country. Thats 10 hours worth of consumption in the US. #winning lol
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) - US employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. @apnews.com
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When nearly all private payroll growth in the last five years has been in health-care or education -->
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
HASSETT SAYS THIS PRESIDENT IS COMMITTED TO CUTTING THE DEFICIT.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump says Europe has agreed to release diesel reserves 'immediately' as fuel prices hover near record highs. @apnews.com
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Q: What do you say to those who are struggling to afford gas, groceries, diesel? Trump: We have the greatest economy in the history of our country
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 02/10/2026
‘Breakeven job growth has collapsed from 200,000 per month to close to zero today, driven by a sharp drop in immigration shrinking labor force growth and continued baby boomer retirements pulling down participation.’ www.apollo.com/wealth/insig...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“.. shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signals that Republicans no longer see a path to winning the state ..” @nytimes.com #NCsen www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“.. It’s a perfect storm,” said one senior Senate GOP aide, granted anonymity to candidly discuss the race. @politico.com #KSsen www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
TRUMP ON DIESEL: WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING THE EXPORT BAN
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
TRUMP ON DIESEL: EXPORT BAN WAS NEVER REALLY ON THE TABLE
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
The pending oil deal involves Russian Lukoil international assets (now sanctioned by the US) that would be acquired at a big discount by a Trump campaign donor, a UAE-based investor in Trump/Witkoff family crypto company, and Kushner/Ivanka's Qatari-based real estate partners.
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 22h
School music programs are getting absolutely bodied by tariffs, per @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b...
The effective tariff rate on instruments in June was about 13 percent, said Cullen Hendrix, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. That was down from a peak of nearly 24 percent last September but more than twice as high as before Mr. Trump’s second term.
Band and orchestral instruments have been hit the hardest, he said. In the second quarter of this year, imports of instruments were down nearly 20 percent from the same period in 2024. Imports of orchestral string instruments, including violins, violas and cellos, dropped 50 percent. Brass instruments fell 43 percent.

“It’s hitting the horns, it’s hitting the strings, it’s hitting the percussion,” Mr. Hendrix said. “All of those things combined are kind of sapping the available pool of tools that we can provide these children to begin their journey.”
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake".
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/10/2026
Trump's human binky made the trip to Alabama with him #TravelWithNatalie (Brendan Smialowski/Getty)
pic of Ms Harp on AF1
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Oatsie @alexcsinger86.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Imagine if President Obama had flown around the country with a substitute wife because Michelle hated his guts. The media would have filed impeachment papers themselves
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump wants the Supreme Court to rule that DHS can imprison-indefinitely-immigrants who enter the US illegally He wants ICE to arrest millions of migrants and keep them incarcerated-maybe for years-until they can be deported Even if they have legal status In violation of their due process rights
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
October 2, 2026
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October 2, 2026
Trump held a campaign rally tonight in Mobile, Alabama, the city where, as Shawn McCreesh of the New York Times recalled, his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015, when more than 30,000 people ...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Diplomacy for private profit: More corruption in plain view. The Kushner/Witkoff talks with Russia nominally about ending the war in Ukraine are actually about a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives linked to Kushner and Witkoff. The deal, which is
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The petty-ass bullshit this administration inflicts on people just trying to live their livea is truly something to behold
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Folks have insulted:  My Southern drawl.  My loc’d hair.  My clothes.  My shoes.  My intelligence.  I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h. Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build. This is a lot y’all. It is. #AngieForFlorida
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 03/10/2026
10/3 Yes, Maine Congressional candidate Paul LePage really did describe Social Security as “welfare, pure and simple" #maine #MEpolitics
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Toledoans are tired of paying more because Washington is caught up in corruption and expensive foreign wars.   They want a leader who will be a voice for hardworking Ohioans – I’m in this fight for them.
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