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Maru @maru9999.bsky.social · 4h
'Come on': Democrat DC councilman makes BIZARRE comment after beating bribery charge in mistrial www.theblaze.com/news/bribery...
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New York Post @nypost.com · 12h
University of Georgia student falls out of 8th-floor apartment window while dancing on sofa - and survives
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University of Georgia student falls out of 8th-floor apartment window while dancing on sofa - and survives
A University of Georgia student miraculously survived a fall from the eighth floor of an apartment building, according to her father.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 18h
"The agreement is good for Greenland, for Denmark, for the United States, for NATO and Europe, and for international peace and security," Denmark's U.N. ambassador, Christina Lassen, said. to.pbs.org/4xMFVQv
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At UN, Denmark says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved
The security agreement signed by the U.S., Denmark and Greenland last week “strengthens the defense of Greenland, the NATO area, and the American continent."
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The White House @whitehouse-47.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WE'RE BACK. 👀 Did you miss us? Because we missed you. Welcome to your new fav series, White House Adventures - Book #1: Secure Border. 16 straight months of zero releases into the country. Criminal illegals kept out. Catch-and-release is finished. All we needed was a new president!
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Dr. Rita Ded🇺🇦🇵🇸🇻🇪🏳️‍🌈 @drritaded.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
Starship is key to SpaceX's commercial success and NASA's plans to land humans on the moon. This is the 14th flight of the uncrewed Starship, but the first time it aims to reach orbit. n.pr/4yvgKDa
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SpaceX's Starship launches on first orbital mission from Texas
Starship is key to SpaceX's commercial success and NASA's plans to land humans on the moon. This is the 14th flight of the uncrewed Starship, but the first time it aims to reach orbit.
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Maru @maru9999.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV blasted the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral "false compassion," as he doubled down on Catholic teaching about life during a visit Sunday to Lourdes, the French Catholic shrine associated with miraculous cures of the sick. to.pbs.org/4d4kuTJ
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Pope blasts assisted dying as 'false compassion' at French shrine known for miraculous cures
On his third day in France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate that has erupted in countries around the world. It roiled French politics for years before resulting recently in legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive leth...
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Space.com @space.com · 26/09/2026
SpaceX launches mystery mission for US Space Force from California (photos) www.space.com/space-explor...
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SpaceX launches mystery mission for US Space Force from California (photos)
USSF-385 was SpaceX's third national security mission of the month.
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Maru @maru9999.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/09/2026
Voyager Instruments xkcd.com/3302/
 3-panel comic. (1) [Person with shoulder-length hair gestures at diagrams on wall in front of table with three people.] PERSON 1: As the radioactive power source on *Voyager 1* weakens, we’ve been turning instruments off to conserve power. (2) PERSON 1: Only two instruments remain. Do we want to lose the plasma wave subsystem or the magnetometer? (3) PERSON 2 with ponytail: You know, if we just turned off Greg’s LED underlighting– PERSON 4 with short hair: Absolutely not. PERSON 3: Dammit, Greg. PERSON 4: I will *not* allow us to look uncool in front of aliens.
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New York Post @nypost.com · 25/09/2026
Famed spy plane disappears from California air base as mystery grows
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Famed spy plane disappears from California air base as mystery grows
A legendary spy plane has vanished from a California military base — it comes as NASA teases a mysterious new aircraft sparking speculation the two could be related. The SR-71 Blackbird, tail No. 8…
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 24/09/2026
Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but "the biggest lie of the century," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday in a defiant speech that asserted his nation's right to wage war against Iran. to.pbs.org/4AB2VF2
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WATCH: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses 2026 UN General Assembly
Netanyahu said attacking Iran “was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make” and denounced as “moral cowards” a mass of delegates who walked out of the U.N. General Assembly when he took the...
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New York Post @nypost.com · 24/09/2026
US military spending $500M on 'war-ready' laser weapons - and zapping drones in Iran, along US border: experts
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US military spending $500M on 'war-ready' laser weapons - and zapping drones in Iran, along US border: experts
The US project to harness laser power has been 50 years in the making and outstrips the capabilities of any other military on Earth.
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New York Post @nypost.com · 24/09/2026
Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola accused of shoving male aide as ex-staffers throw fit over her use of 'retard' as well as gay slur
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Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola accused of shoving male aide as ex-staffers throw fit over her use of 'retard' as well as gay slur
Former Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is prone to angry outbursts that have rankled members of her own team — using offensive terms like “retard” and “f—–.&…
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 24/09/2026
Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security. to.pbs.org/4jmutYg
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Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 197,000, the lowest since mid-July as layoffs remain rare
So far this year, claims have mostly stayed below 220,000 — historically low.
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Space.com @space.com · 24/09/2026
Catch Saturn shining beneath the full Harvest Moon on Sept. 26 www.space.com/stargazing/c...
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Catch Saturn shining beneath the full Harvest Moon on Sept. 26
Use September's full moon as a guide to spot the ringed planet, then turn a telescope toward two of the night sky's most rewarding sights.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @icegov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our federal partners apprehended Jesus Camarillo Reyes along with seven others in Arizona Sept. 6. He refused to cooperate during his interview but admitted to being a Mexican illegal alien. His convictions: DUI, drugs, illegal entry and crimes against a person. ICE removed him.
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National Review @nationalreview.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From the pronouns and the masks to the grievances of boutique identity groups to the overall insanity. Tom Wolfe in his prime couldn’t have done any better. | Rich Lowry www.nationalreview.com/corner/whats…
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What’s the Best Line in the Boston Globe Lesbian Bar Story? | National Review
From the pronouns to the grievances of boutique identity groups to the overall insanity. Tom Wolfe in his prime couldn’t have done any better. 
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 23/09/2026
Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect. to.pbs.org/46BcO7T
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Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Tasia Fortune, seek 3rd suspect
Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect.
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jviide.iki.fi @jviide.iki.fi · 23/09/2026
Claude Code explaining why it changed three files.
A pale fish (?) with a large round sac. A Wikipedia-style caption reads: "The horngus of a dongfish is attached by a scungle to a kind of dillsack (the nutte sac)", followed by citation [77].
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Space.com @space.com · 23/09/2026
'Dark Skies' at 30: An alternative US history viewed through a prism of 'X-Files' paranoia www.space.com/entertainmen...
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'Dark Skies' at 30: An alternative US history viewed through a prism of 'X-Files' paranoia
History as we knew it was a lie in the short-lived "'Forrest Gump' meets 'War of the Worlds'" sci-fi show.
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Maru @maru9999.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Maru @maru9999.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Boston Globe: In Trump’s America, violence against transgender people isn’t going up — it’s going down The data contradicts the popular narrative. archive.ph/VqhlI
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New York Post @nypost.com · 23/09/2026
Maryland DoorDash customer picks up order from driver at crash scene: 'I think that's my food right there'
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Maryland DoorDash customer picks up order from driver at crash scene: 'I think that's my food right there'
“I think that’s my food right there. Is it f—ed up for me to walk across and pick it up?”
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NPR @npr.org · 22/09/2026
The Islamic State group-inspired attacks were among the deadliest in Sri Lanka's history, killing 42 foreigners. n.pr/4hgnm2t
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Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombings
The Islamic State group-inspired attacks were among the deadliest in Sri Lanka's history, killing 42 foreigners.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026
Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/
Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.
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NPR @npr.org · 22/09/2026
OpenAI beat humans to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but mathematicians say the AI's solution isn't telling them much. n.pr/4hlK2gv
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AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)
OpenAI beat humans to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but mathematicians say the AI's solution isn't telling them much.
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S.E. Dávila @uapfreely.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Isaac Newton discovers Pink Floyd's Dark Sude of the Moon (1660s)
Painting of Isaac Newton's prism experiment
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WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 21/09/2026
In 2001, we really thought this was what the future of web design would look like.
2Advanced Studios v3 website in 2001Afterlab website in 2001Designgraphik website in 2001Floodgear website in 2001
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Maru @maru9999.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Jeff Childers: NATO FROZE OVER www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/nato-froze...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/09/2026
Denmark's government was cautiously optimistic on Saturday following Donald Trump's announcement of a deal on Greenland to bolster U.S. military presence there but keep the island under Danish control. to.pbs.org/4xTvT0l
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Denmark's leaders are cautiously optimistic about Trump's announcement of a Greenland deal
U.S., Greenlandic and Danish officials had quietly negotiated for months behind the scenes, searching for solutions to address some of Trump’s security concerns about the territory.
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Maru @maru9999.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The cat's out of the bag.
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Caidyn‎ @caidyn.net · 19/09/2026
scientists reveal the secret
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NPR @npr.org · 19/09/2026
President Donald Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally. n.pr/4iC8AEf
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US and Denmark reach deal to build US military presence in Greenland
President Donald Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally.
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TekknoNerd - Commissions open @tekknonerd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Voyager, walking on those tiny legs.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 18/09/2026
Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark
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Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark
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New York Post @nypost.com · 17/09/2026
Starbucks resolves Florida DEI lawsuit with blockbuster companywide agreement
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Starbucks resolves Florida DEI lawsuit with blockbuster companywide agreement
The coffee giant will pay $1M and submit annual compliance certifications for four years under the agreement.
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handle.invalid @handle.invalid · 17/09/2026
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New York Post @nypost.com · 17/09/2026
Nigerian woman in Massachusetts charged after alleged illegal voting in federal elections
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Nigerian woman in Massachusetts charged after alleged illegal voting in federal elections
A Nigerian woman living in the United States as a permanent resident in Massachusetts illegally voted in at least two elections after lying about her citizenship, authorities said.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15/09/2026
US poverty rate dips to lowest on record, Census Bureau says reut.rs/4y8rDdW
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US poverty rate dips to lowest on record, Census Bureau says
The U.S. ​poverty rate edged down to the lowest on record ‌in 2025, while median household income hit a record high, the Census Bureau said on Tuesday. There were 34.5 million people in poverty ​in 2025, the agency said.
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Maru @maru9999.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Glenn H. Reynolds: Leftists’ masks are coming all the way off — revealing the ugly truth nypost.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Leftists’ masks are coming all the way off — revealing the ugly truth
More and more, leftists support violence and threats of it against anyone who openly disagrees with them on the grounds that such dissidents are bad people and deserve it.
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New York Post @nypost.com · 16/09/2026
Lunatic arrested for threatening to kill Ben Shapiro as conservative podcaster admits 'security is a real concern'
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Lunatic arrested for threatening to kill Ben Shapiro as conservative podcaster admits 'security is a real concern'
A Kansas wacko is behind bars after threatening to kill conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro, who opened up about daily security concerns in a new interview.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 16/09/2026
Aerospace Flowchart xkcd.com/3298/
Comic: Aerospace Engineer Problem-Solving Flowchart. [Start→Could we solve this problem by building giant airships again?→(No)→Try other solutions→(four arrows leading off-panel)]
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NPR @npr.org · 16/09/2026
The remarkable revelation comes after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in treaties to be used for only peaceful purposes. n.pr/4xz6XuJ
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U.S. acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
The remarkable revelation comes after previous warnings about countries such as Russia possibly weaponizing a global frontier long agreed in treaties to be used for only peaceful purposes.
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Space.com @space.com · 16/09/2026
Where will the US Space Academy be based? NASA wants class to start by 2028 www.space.com/space-explor...
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Where will the US Space Academy be based? NASA wants class to start by 2028
"States across the country have an opportunity to help us shape a legacy institution built for America's future in space."
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NPR @npr.org · 16/09/2026
Federal data shows many borrowers who aren't paying their loans went to private, for-profit colleges — schools that often market to low-income students and rely on federal financial aid for revenue. n.pr/4rdzFjl
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The 500 colleges where former students aren't repaying their loans, and why
Federal data shows many borrowers who aren't paying their loans went to private, for-profit colleges — schools that often market to low-income students and rely on federal financial aid for revenue.
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It Came From Blog @itcamefromblog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
When was the last time you drew inspiration from the #StarWars sketchbook?
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NPR @npr.org · 15/09/2026
The poles of U.S. politics are coming together over AI. Sanders and Bannon will appear at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, D.C., to convince Congress to work faster to curb the impact of AI. n.pr/4rwb1ux
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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon to share a stage to promote curbs on AI
The poles of U.S. politics are coming together over AI. Sanders and Bannon will appear at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, D.C., to convince Congress to work faster to curb the impact of AI.
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Maru @maru9999.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When "Sister Wives" premiered, I didn't like it because it was normalizing polygamy. But now it's a dire warning that polygamy has all sorts of problems associated with it. And Kody is awful.
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