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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h

Slander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg"

Speaking on behalf of Lutnick, the White House said: "The BBC's pathetic and desperate attempt to slander Secretary Lutnick will do nothing to change the fact that he has been the most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history."

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 19h

This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender

The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit

David Ellison • @ellisonskyd... 2h
What once was the peak, is now just the beginning.
Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture. By combining them, we aren't rewriting history — we're equipping these iconic studios with a more powerful engine. Together, we are Skydance: a creative-first ho Show

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A former editor of mine at a news outfit—both shall remain nameless—posted to social media once about AI being amazing because it could write a bedtime story for their kid based on their kid’s ideas. It remains bone-chilling to me. Total abdication of one’s humanity (except as a joke, like MadLibs).

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s one of the major regrets of my life that I did not get to see this upstanding gentleman do Waiting for Godot with Keanu on Broadway.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Look having the entire roster of FBI agents leak isn't a front-page newsworthy security failure meriting front page coverage the same way having some of your emails to Anthony Weiner's wife be discovered on Anthony Weiner's laptop was

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Dr David R Brake @drbrake.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I can't understand why this hasn't turned into a huge news story (perhaps it is going to?) The NYT has laid a trail for others to follow here... AI research, heavy LSD use, hugely wealthy men abusing their power and... effective altruism?! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/t...

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The A.I. Party House Where Networking Has a Dark Side (Gift Article)

Group tech houses have proliferated across the San Francisco Bay Area in the artificial intelligence boom. One of the most prominent has also racked up an extensive police record.

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 27/09/2026

God at His computer

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Rebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 27/09/2026

this could be you

Screenshot of text exchange that says:

finally signing up for a Muckrock account!!
2:48 PM
never too late
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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another perfect allocation of resources.

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Jesse Hicks @jessehixxx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Even nature isn't having it with Ed Sheeran

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 24/09/2026

Oh he MESSY messy @status.news exclusive: 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. www.status.news/p/white-hous...

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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emma best 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️ Mxy @emma.best · 23/09/2026

"Did you get the press photo of Newsom?" "Yeah boss, real fxcking evil just like you wanted" "what"

gavin newsom literally looking like he's doing the laughing scene from coppola's dracula, his hands clasped in front of him and just fucking maniacal

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Gizmodo's 2026 Science Fair kicks off today with an awards piece that I was thrilled to report & write up! NASA scientists and engineers working w/ the University of Florida (& many, many others) discovered organic molecules critical to carbon-based life—as we know it—buried in ancient Martian clay.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bluesky is the most learned group ever assembled of smart, funny people who will read a headline and then talk for two days about only the headline

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Tom McKay @catturd2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

FBI warns ICE agents not to trust any women willing to date them gizmodo.com/fbi-warns-ic...

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I forgot as I was writing this that Dario Amodei’s wife tried to get funding for her ethical porn company from Jeffrey Epstein. The kinda thing that makes one want to grimace 😬 you know?

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RS Benedict @rsbenedict.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

this--THIS--is the truest recession indicator

Sticker on a cooler at a convenience store advertising Arizona iced tea cans at $1.50 each.

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I simply don’t understand why people are so aggressively patting themselves on the back as they say the AI industry’s doomsday claims about itself are part of its own hype model. How about we just take these guys at their word so we can regulate them into federal court and nationalize their assets?

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Tommy Craggs @tcraggs22.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

That's my name next to "Gawker Made Me a Communist," and if you'd like to read it in magazine form you can subscribe here flaminghydra.com/magazine-wor...

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

An extremely funny and telling phenomenon is when The Daily Mail can’t find a single person on staff to take the byline for a story. You’re free to imagine Laura Loomer hovering over a row of sad sacks and billowing black smoke as she demands this story be published. archive.is/tX0cm

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Something like this happened once at the local CBS affiliate here in Gotham City back in the ‘90s.

Stills from the “Christmas With the Joker” Episode of Batman: The Animated Series. Joker’s hijacked the station to do a TV special. Commissioned Gordon is tied up in gift wrap, to menacing effect.

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Same energy to anyone who knows.

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Oaf @languidoaf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

CEO of Taco Bell: we’re actually worried that some of our upcoming items could destroy humanity as well

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nitasha tiku @nitasha.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

my story trying to help people understand & contextualize warnings about extinction risk from AI is on the front page of today’s @washingtonpost.com hope you'll give a read t.co/dfpYz5iCH6

Front page of the Washington Post September 12, 2026. Headline in the bottom left: "Warnings that AI could wipe out humans laughed off no longer" by Nitasha Tiku

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 13/09/2026

your job is no longer email, your job is now making the notifications go away across multiple apps and devices

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HBO MaXXXinoparsnip @dekkoparsnip2.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Guy who has only seen Boss Baby in the Criterion Closet: fuck

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Have you ever wondered what Johnny Cash might look like as a guy who'd piss himself in fear when a car horn beeps?

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slautow @saralautman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

a cartoon for new mag in town @nowvoyagermagazine.bsky.social

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Solidarity with "People's Magazine."

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 08/09/2026

people’s absolute inability to hold both truths, that AI presents a potentially huge risk to humanity AND that AI companies exploit fear of AI as good marketing, is incredibly frustrating.

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

There should be a therapist whose whole schtick is “Have you cleaned your house or apartment or whatever recently? Maybe try that, g.”

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Don’t trust @thebulwark.com. They want Trumpism lite and deniable oligarchy. The Weekly Standard’s DNA remains within them

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

There are so many people I see who are ostensibly pro-Science, militant proselytizers of a very strict materialist reality, extremely condescending about fringe weirdos who believe things they act like they’re too smart to ever fall for themselves—then they share this kinda shit over and over again.

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Every news outlet in the world is gonna do an identical story on Bill Simmons' stupid Roger Ebert ChatGPT bit (accused of being bad to his face literally every time he's done it on The Rewatchables podcast). I'm crying laughing. This has finally made the bit funny—elevated it to Andy Kaufman levels.

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chrislehmann @chrislehmann.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

How did we ever manage to end up on this timeline?

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It hit me this week that “apex mountain” and a director’s “blank check” moment are synonyms. These are two podcast-derived concepts talking about the same thing.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Note the more immediate thing folks are missing abt these stories is that Elon was declared to have broken GA mail-in ballot law, he was referred for bribery prosecution (but not charged), and is being sued under two different theories, one stiffing workers, another fraud.

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton dying might as well mean the Rapture just happened. Sorry, folks, the rest of us are going to Hell.

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Tommy Craggs @tcraggs22.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If this sounds like a eulogy, it’s because HuffPost/BuzzFeed has seen fit to lay her off, along with nine of her fellow union members. Throw them some money, if you can spare anything.

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Matthew Phelan @matthewphelan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sometimes an idea can feel both like the stupidest thing you’ve ever heard in your entire life and impossibly brilliant at the same time.

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