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Michael Namikas

@michaelnamikas.bsky.social
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Author of The Tupac Encyclopedia - Volume 1, now on sale on Amazon. Loves music, film, and pugs. FDT. www.michaelnamikas.com

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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 3h
Outtakes from the Songs In the Key of Life sessions
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Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP - EP by Stevie Wonder on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 4 Songs
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 5h
“Essential cuts from the legendary album.” Ominous
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
Trump: "Remember the global warming hoax? But the problem is the ice caps have gotten bigger. Everybody said 'we're all gonna be dead.' I think it was AOC."
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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 7h
Jon Gruden resigned as coach of the Raiders after his racist, sexist and homophobic emails were discovered. So he's at the right place.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
Trump: "We're gonna win big, and we've gonna shove it up their ass"
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 7h
Now watching… late period Hammer. Supposedly very cheesy. Sounds like it based on the premise. I’m not above it.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 14h
Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h
A Florida jury on Friday acquitted a former sheriff’s deputy of manslaughter in the 2024 killing of a U.S. Air Force senior airman who answered his apartment door holding a handgun pointed to the ground.
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Ex-Sheriff’s Deputy Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Airman Roger Fortson
The airman, Roger Fortson, had answered a knock at his home in Fort Walton Beach while holding a gun, and was shot within seconds. A Florida jury cleared the former deputy, Eddie Duran.
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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 16h
Trump straight up doxxed Senator Tom Cotton this morning
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 17h
My investigators have confirmed the Trump administration is hiding interview documents it conducted with some of Epstein’s banks, and there could be more. There’s no limit to how far Scott Bessent, Kash Patel and Todd Blanche will go to continue this cover up.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 16h
Exactly—> Trump’s “big appeal to them was less about policy and more anti-immigrant: I’m going to restore an America that looks like you” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...
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When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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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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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nearly $100?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026
Emily Marris bought raw milk from a farm recommended to her on Facebook. After her 17-month-old drank it, the toddler contracted E. coli and nearly died. Despite knowing this, the farmer continued advertising “raw goat milk from a clean tested herd.”
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Second day of Halloween month. Another one from Hammer. A bit more philosophical than you might expect given the subject matter.
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What a dickhead.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 02/10/2026
Latin America sees China as more positive global influence than US: Poll aje.news/wqg8as
Latin America sees China as more positive global influence than US: Poll
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Christa Pike Is Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt
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Christa Pike Is Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt (Gift Article)
The Tennessee inmate was brought to a hospital with burned and blistered arms after an unsuccessful attempt at lethal injection, her lawyers said in a court filing.
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SMH.
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Eminem and Kid Rock Prioritize Friendship Over Politics on New Track: 'We Hope That Sets an Example'
Eminem and Kid Rock have teamed up on a new track that th...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
From @theathletic.com: The memory of Kobe Bryant's death lingers as LeBron James uses helicopters to get to 76ers practices. "Somewhere below, on a thousand glowing phones, strangers were begging him," our columnist writes. "Take the car. Please. Why risk it?"
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LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and the unspoken fear behind the newest 76er’s helicopter commute
The memory of the end of Kobe Bryant's life lingers as LeBron's plans to get to 76ers practices are revealed.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
incredible spin from Hassett on mortgage rates being well above 7%: "When the economy is growing really high, then longer-term interest rates can sometimes go up not because of inflation, but because like all these businesses have a high demand for capital because they're building factories."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
DUN DUN DUN -- Fox Business on the September jobs report: "The numbers do not look good. I'm looking at 29,000 jobs added. That is well below expectations for 90,000, and our unemployment rate jumps up to 4.2%. A significant slowdown."
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
First day of October. Never seen this; Hammer’s first Frankenstein sequel
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This tour is going great
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump: "Everyone thinks that the prices are high because of me, but they're not"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This piece of shit is going to vote. Are you?
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This has happened before. I read the case of Willie Francis when I was in law school en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_...
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Willie Francis - Wikipedia
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Mike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he’d ever consider promoting a sports betting company. “Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Projection
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
JD Vance tells a bizarre story about a drunk woman who he says came up to him at the RNC and told him how big and handsome he is
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Black text on white page that reads as follows:

New Yorkers who lost their SNAP benefits because of the federal government's expanded work requirements can reapply starting today, October 1.

To find out whether you're eligible to get your benefits back or qualify for an exemption, call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669), visit nyc.gov/ACCESSHRA, or use the ACCESS HRA app.
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
John Roberts and His Island www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ken Paxton offered plea deals to at least 10 students accused of raping their classmates.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
TIME: Would you rule out declaring a state of emergency in the lead up to the midterms? TRUMP: I don't rule anything out or in. We'll see. You mean the Insurrection Act? TIME: Yeah. TRUMP: No, I've never used it. I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes.
Do you plan to dispatch ICE agents to polling places in the midterms? 

Haven't thought of it.

Would you rule out declaring a state of emergency in the lead up to the midterms unless there's widespread violence in the streets?

I don't rule anything out or in. We'll see. You mean the Insurrection Act?

Yeah.

 

No, I've never used it. I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes. We have the best—look, we have the lowest crime in the history of our country. We have the lowest murder rate since 1900, 125 years. We have the lowest murder rate. That's despite the fact that they allowed 25 million people.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
JUST IN: A judge in D.C. has barred DOJ from re-charging Davey Hearn over the Reflecting Pool damage, saying Trump's commentary and pressure on prosecutors had permanently tainted the case. www.democracydefendersfund.org/wp-content/u...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
TRUMP: Did you see the story about my uncle? TIME: The one who taught at MIT? TRUMP: I have the highest of IQs. I have the highest.
Do you trust Sam Altman?

I like him. Do I trust him? Who do I trust? I like Sam Altman. Smart. Dario's smart. They're all smart. We're dealing with a very high level of IQ. Very very high level. That's a good thing. I like that. I like it. Did you see the story about my uncle?

The one who taught at MIT?

I have the highest of IQs. I have the highest. I'm fine, and I understand that stuff. You know, my uncle was at MIT for 41 years, and you know, I'm a—I believe in genetics, frankly, and I understand. I understand it much more than I think any president would, because I do have an ability on this. I have an ability on those things that were the new frontiers. 

What I've done is I've created, for instance, these massive plants have no—We have no electricity in our grid. These massive plants now are allowed to make their own electric—
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Disgusting: Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)
Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment. Some people probably deserve to die but our justice system should not and cannot decide and administer that punishment
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/10/2026
Capt. Smit Machchhar from India suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, saving the lives of around 170 people on board.
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Who Is Captain Smit Machchhar, the Pilot Hailed as a Hero After FlyDubai Cockpit Stabbing?
Capt. Smit Machchhar from India suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot, saving the lives of around 170 people on board, officials said.
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Cormega’s lost Def Jam album from the ‘90s
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Testament by Cormega on Apple Music
Album · 2005 · 13 Songs
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Michael Namikas @michaelnamikas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New to me. Ray is one of my favorite directors but I’ve never seen this newly restored film
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