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@LemonSlayer

@lemonslayer.bsky.social
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When you're handed lemons, make lemonade! Veteran & Progressive. Like nearly everyone, a Subject Matter Generalist (SMG) on most things.

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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 16m
apnews.com/article/bomb...
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US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack
The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford bas...
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 17m
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US pulls bombers from RAF Fairford base after suspects arrested for alleged plot | The Jerusalem Post
Until recently, 12 B-1B Lancer bombers had been stationed at Fairford, and were also used by the United States during strikes on Iran.
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 19m
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All B-1 Bombers Returning to U.S. From U.K. Base
The withdrawal came amid security concerns around the base where several suspects were arrested last week in connection to a suspected plot.
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 23m
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h
Christopher Rufo Whines about Being Named as the Propagandist Who Rationalized Alleged Klan Act Violence emptywheel.net/2026/10/04/c...
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Christopher Rufo Whines about Being Named as the Propagandist Who Rationalized Alleged Klan Act Violence - emptywheel
The lawsuit by Renee Good's family likens the mask Jonathan Ross wore the day he killed Renee Good to hooded Klan terrorism prohibited by the Klan Act.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h
This story is now being picked up by US media. It takes a while. Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a suspected dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died. cnn.it/4yy0wJR
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Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection | CNN
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 47m
with Driscoll, however, was his fear that Driscoll's friend JD Vance was conniving to get Discoll appointed to replace him as secretary of defense.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 47m
When you’re an American soldier, you go to work every day, and step back like 20 or 30 years with tech.” Dan Driscoll wanted to modernize the military. Pete Hegseth forced him out. The former Secretary of the Army speaks for the first time since resigning in September. Hegseth's big problem
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He Wanted to Modernize the Military. Pete Hegseth Forced Him Out
Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid Pete Hegseth's purge of military leaders from the Pentagon.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 45m
Public vulgarity and lewdness are Trump's signature on the campaign trail. These are well recognized as signs of advanced senile dementia.
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Eric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 39m
U.S. abruptly withdrew all B-1 bombers from a base in Britain this weekend after commanders received new warnings of an Iran-backed plot against the Americans www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h
I had the non-original insight last night that the reason AI naturally hacked to achieve their tasks is bc the oligarchs who created it (based on stolen content) are willing to do anything to make this work, to find a new killer app to replace Facebook.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h
Really cool tool from @popular.info to crowdsource who is paying for what campaign ads. paidforby.info
paidforby.info
Who paid for this?
Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.
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Jessica Huseman @jessicahuseman.bsky.social · 2h
Weekend scoop from me for @votebeat.org: Two GOP members of Georgia’s State Election Board say Executive Director James Mills sent letters to DOJ and DHS without telling the board or getting approval — and that the letters went beyond what the board voted to request. www.votebeat.org/national/202...
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Georgia election board director allegedly goes rogue, asks feds to crack down on state voting equipment
Two members of the Georgia State Election Board say their executive director sent unauthorized letters to the Trump administration.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
His real name is Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rote Armee Fraktion / Baader-Meinhof gang were the footsoldiers of the KGB and the Stasi committing murder and acts of sabotage in West Germany. They were provided military equipment, guns and money by the KGB's station in Dresden where the man pictured below, know as Volodya, was their contact.
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If he were in grade school today, could Tucker pass 3rd grade? Not as I remember it. And CERTAINLY not 4th.
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Alex Finley @alexzfinley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh, hey! That’s me!
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I definitely think it possible Trump would be so shameless as to appoint Aileen Cannon. Which makes the current timing of the hearing on lawsuit to liberate the stolen documents report, November 2, of interest.
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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is a story *about a court filing,* yet the @nytimes inexplicably fails to link to it. You can find it here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Response to motion – #43 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com
RESPONSE re 32 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by STEVEN CHEUNG, SEAN M. CURRAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES. (Velchik, Michael) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Not fair to call it treason but absolutely accurate to call it treachery.
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Senility also affects morons.👇
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/10/03/p... Text-only version: lite.cnn.com/2026/10/03/p...
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Trump doubles down on false claim that Iranian nuclear sites were also ‘drug factories’ | CNN Politics
The president’s refusal to admit the likely gaffe follows a pattern of insisting he is always correct.
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Trump's Inner Circle Holds Top-Secret Meeting at Camp David to Discuss Operations Against Iran
Vice President JD Vance Top foreign policy and national security chiefs of the Donald Trump administration held a top-secret meeting at Camp David, the presidential retreat, on October 2, local time, ...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Democrats have filed a lawsuit over the Trump admin's recent use of an emergency measure to make changes to the federal voter-registration form used by U.S. service members abroad and citizens residing outside the country — arguing that it's an attempt to disenfranchise eligible American voters.
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Democrats sue over Pentagon’s changes to voter forms for Americans overseas
Advocates for U.S. citizens overseas say the changes may spark confusion among eligible voters abroad and local election offices.
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Carol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FBI agents didn't tell the prisoner his statements could be used against him when they questioned him at a former CIA black site in Guantanamo in 2007, his fourth year in U.S. custody. Mustafa al-Hawsawi is accused of helping the 9/11 hijackers with finances and travel arrangements.
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Carol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Breaking news: A military judge has thrown out yet another confession in the 9/11 case, ruled it was involuntary.
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Judge Throws Out Another Confession in Sept. 11 Case (Gift Article)
Prosecutors have long considered the defendants’ admissions during interrogations in 2007 to be their best evidence.
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Joseph Trevithick @franticgoat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Former SR-71 Engineer Talks NASA’s Blackbird Revival Program www.twz.com/air/former-s...
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Former SR-71 Engineer Talks NASA's Blackbird Revival Program
Insights into the current status of NASA's SR-71 #844, what it will take to fly it again, and what the agency may be looking to do with it.
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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Because sam Alito is a hack piece of shit.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
David Horsey, Seattle Times
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Jim Manley @jamespmanley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Low t
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
President Trump directed staff to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter. nyti.ms/4jBqx63
President Trump stands in a dark suit and red tie. A crowd of people and a large American flag are in the background. A headline reads: "Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency." Photo by Doug Mills for The New York Times.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump instinctively supports and identifies with rapists... because he is one himself. Indeed, adjudicated as such. bsky.app/profile/head...
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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US Adds Carrier and 10,000 Troops to Mideast, Official Says
The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if President...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nick Anderson, Th Contrarian
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Joseph Trevithick @franticgoat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ukraine Claims First Combat Use Of FP-7 Ballistic Missile www.twz.com/news-feature...
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Ukraine Claims First Combat Use Of FP-7 Ballistic Missile
The first combat use of FP-7 is a significant milestone in what has been a long road to developing an indigenous ballistic missile. Zelensky says quantity production is next for the newly combat-teste...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump Justice Department seeking to compel Georgia to hand over sensitive voter information. It's the latest in a string of legal losses for the Trump admin as it seeks voter data ahead of the midterms.
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Judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit seeking Georgia voter data
A federal judge says that Georgia elections officials are not required to hand over voter information being sought by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Alex Finley @alexzfinley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh, great.
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/p... Text-only version: lite.cnn.com/2026/10/01/p...
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8 in 10 Americans disapprove of Trump on inflation. That’s extremely rare for a president | CNN Politics
We don’t yet know how the 2026 midterm elections will shake out.
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/p... Text-only version: lite.cnn.com/2026/10/01/p...
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Trump’s threats against Olympian leads judge to permanently dismiss Reflecting Pool damage charges | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed charges against David Hearn, the former US Olympian initially accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial, with prejudice, citing President Do...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: The Georgia State Election board is requesting Justice Department "intervention" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Formal Request for DOJ Intervention to Todd Blanche
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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
But a president can do anything, right Mr President…?
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David Sterman @davidsterman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
4) what do these claims of ends mean with a global/non-geographically delimited AUMF. In some ways you could see this as a worthy effort to see an end to war footing. But so many qs about specific context and risks here and overall framing that I think it’s hard to take that seriously.
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David Sterman @davidsterman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some qs re Iraq withdrawal statement 1) how should it reshape understanding of prior efforts to declare success/an end w/ territorial defeat? 2) what about years of claims of persisting threat? 3) why do people talk about it like there wasn’t a 2011 withdrawal? www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC...
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@LemonSlayer @lemonslayer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Hegseth Talks Tough as Republican Doubts About His Leadership Grow
Pete Hegseth has held onto his job by projecting a tough guy image, but his relationship with Republican lawmakers has never been worse.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is stupid, but if Trump tried to rename AI to gin up AI company registrations in Solvenia to profit off the migration (which is one hypothesis out there), it's not as stupid as it looks.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
anger within the ranks of the uniformed services by making overtly racist and sexist statements and seeking to block promotions based on racist criteria. By every measure he is the worst secretary of defense America has ever had. A foreign agent sent to destroy the Pentagon couldn't do more.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hegseth has by all professional assessments bungled a war against Iran and likely lost it. He is incapable of articulating the reason for the war or the objectives he is pursuing. Yet he is spending almost every waking hour denigrating soldiers, sailors and airmen and trying to foment divisions and
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