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Marc Sobel

@marcsobel.bsky.social
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I write and self-publish optimistic hard science fiction, usually about utopias. I like imagining what a good society could be like. amazon.com/author/marcsobel

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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 8h
I'm really enjoying this season's theme adapting "The Death of Stalin." WTF Is Going on With Trump’s Knees Here? newrepublic.com/post/216027/... via @newrepublic.com
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WTF Is Going on With Trump’s Knees Here?
The internet is freaking out about Donald Trump’s freakishly bendy knees.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 8h
Shorter: Trump loots everything. New Details Show Trump Is Running the Kennedy Center Into the Ground newrepublic.com/post/216020/... via @newrepublic.com
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New Details Show Trump Is Running the Kennedy Center Into the Ground
Donald Trump’s handpicked board has spent all the money the prestigious institution has.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 8h
Natalie, if you're listening... Ken Paxton Caught Privately Trashing Trump in Leaked Audio newrepublic.com/post/216014/... via @newrepublic.com
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Ken Paxton Caught Privately Trashing Trump in Leaked Audio
The attorney general and Senate candidate warned Trump is dragging down all Republicans with him.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 10h
But mendacity unimpaired. Corrected Headline: President Donald Trump will unveil imaginary $54B in South Korean investment in Alaska, site of a tight Senate race
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 23h
Corrected Headline: News publishers who have fluffed Trump for decades accuse Trump admin of bias toward AI companies in copyright suit just because AI pays him more. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
News publishers accuse Trump admin of bias toward AI companies in copyright suit
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
To coin a phrase: Fucking A.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is this the 2nd worst after Trump v US?
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.
Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Xcel spend millions in ads and funding astroturf organizations to litigate against a Boulder municiple electric utility. Including an ad about unreliability. (couple in the dark) Xcel outages are on the rise in Colorado, regulators say coloradosun.com/2026/09/29/x...
coloradosun.com
Xcel outages are on the rise in Colorado, regulators say
The number of power outages in 2026 is exceeding historic averages, a Colorado Public Utilities Commission analysis found.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Has anyone seen any analysis of how much money the oil companies are making on diesel?
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shorter Markwayne Mullin: Render onto Caesar motherfucker.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'll be happy to #StreisandEffect it.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shorter: Alito forces 5-3 opinion on big climate case.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If it's good enough for Collins If it's good enough for Collins If it's good enough for Collins, Then it's good enough for White. www.washingtonsun.com/metro/trayon...
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Trayon White Says He Is ‘Redeemed Again’ After Judge Declares a Mistrial
The D.C. Council member, who can remain in office for now, was facing bribery charges. The government said it will try the case again.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Shorter WaPo shading: Some question if history of bribery will affect Collins' reelection.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Shorter: MAGA hero attacked for defending MAGA principles. wapo.st/4iJM3p0
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He pushed MAGA in Latin America. Then came an affair, and an attack.
Fernando Cerimedo, who steered right-wing campaigns across Latin America, is accused of directing two hit men to kill his pregnant paramour.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Accurate Headline: The truth behind Donald Trump lie about the ‘biggest oil deal in world history’ Shorter: It's imaginary. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The truth behind Donald Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’
The US’s oil deal with Venezuela faces multiple legal and logistical problems, including questions about whether it can be implemented
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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I voted for sharia law and all I got was this shit???
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
Take five minutes to not destroy civilization
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The social fabric
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To be clear, Mr. Attorney General, the 1st Cir struck down your policy after full adversary briefing on 9/18. Rather than seek clarification on whether it took effect immediately, you tried to fly still more people to 3d countries so it would be too late for them. On 9/23 it found out & stopped you.
Without even allowing the government a chance to respond, and in the dark of night, a federal appeals court blocked us from conducting all third-country removals of illegal aliens, an entirely legal and invaluable tool to stem the tide of illegal immigration. We will immediately seek relief from the Supreme Court, which previously granted a stay in this very same case.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sheri Mecklenburg's Mic Drop Whoo boy Andrew Boutros has a problem! emptywheel.net/2026/09/24/s...
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Sheri Mecklenburg's Mic Drop - emptywheel
When Sheri Mecklenburg told Andrew Boutros she wanted to intervene in the Broadview 6 proceedings, which will make it far harder for him to scapegoat her, he threatened to fire her. So she quit. And ...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Prosecutor who was the sacrificial lamb in the Broadview Six Case files motion with the court in which she claims US Attorney Boutros knew everything, approved everything, demanded felony charges over her objections. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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'Broadview Six' prosecutor breaks silence, says she 'owns' mistakes but there's 'no basis' for smears
Lawyers for former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenburg say she retired Thursday from the Justice Department — a week before a federal judge is expected to hold a crucial hearing over the mishandling ...
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I assume the pardon is on the way.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Revised Headline: From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Lies about Illegal Voting in Nevada exposed.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Shorter: DHS revised lying about 15903 citizens to lying about 185 citizens.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Shorter: No more Mr. Nice AI.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Shorter: WH original intent trumps Marbury vs Madison
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Colorado 8th CD via Chatgpt Photo and prices adjusted.
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...
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The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
can't make it up -- the Trump administration is literally rolling a red carpet out right now for President Xi
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I assume that a variation of this question will be used for voter registration. By executive order, and approved by the Septic Six. (Many manly men, with tears in their eyes have said.)
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Shorter: He doesn't have to pay the Russian back in money. He has access to other valuable things like national security information.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Accurate Headline: Weinstein gets 15 years after legal system protects him for 20 years.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Repeating: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Accurate Headline: By Lying about fraud, White House kicks 750K people off Obamacare — and warns more are coming
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thread.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Semi driver stops filling up his tank when it hits $1,000 "Almost thirty years of driving trucks and that's a first"
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Alternate Headline: Rubio admits US ships part of Russian Shadow Fleet
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Corrected Typo: Some 73% of Americans are aware that AI companies haven't gone far enough to prevent AI from causing serious harm to society, as concerns grow about where the technology may lead, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
❗️🚨ATTENTION FL-27🚨❗️ 🧵 Here it is right out Rep. Maria Eliza Salazar's own mouth! She backed DHS/ICE funding and voted for it. Don't let that video she dropped last week fool you! Vote for @ERodforCongress (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Frederick Winslow Homer @newdealer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out "fuck that guy!"
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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A financial death star was assembled by the "rules based international order" to pin outlaw states, with the U.S. at the controls. Now it is being deployed by the outlaw running the U.S., against the "rules based international order." Aimé Césaire's imperial boomerang. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Trump Ramps Up Bid to Dismantle International Criminal Court
The U.S. administration is preparing sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Contrast with the normally fluffing WaPo, wapo.st/4y7GwNZ
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Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown
Trump’s decisions as president on one of the most consequential policy debates of his administration could affect the value of his personal investments.
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Marc Sobel @marcsobel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Doesn't mention his and his sons investment and financial stakes in AI. With Trump cui bono is answered by vanity or $. Or both. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Trump Calls A.I. Fears a Hoax. Inside the White House, the Debate Is More Complex. (Gift Article)
The president seems driven chiefly by the sense that A.I. is the way to economic growth, and nothing can be allowed to stand in its way.
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