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Miles from Nowhere

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"I guess I'll take my time Oh yeah, to reach there Look up at the mountain I have to climb Oh yeah, to reach there." -- Cat Stevens

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Because Trump is a mobster: he's willing to unleash his stochastic goon army to have them killed. Same thing that keeps most members of Congress from speaking up.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thanks to the great @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social for joining us tonight. We got him in a "Frank Friday" mood. Watch the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqb...
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 26/09/2026
My book exposes Peter Thiel because he's a radical extremist with scary beliefs who has attained stunning political power. He created JD Vance...and is now roaming the Earth, preaching about the "Antichrist." Here is Thiel saying evil is "good"...while receiving an award from Politico's owner.
cover of Nerd REich book by gil duran
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Seconded and posted. Everyone else get aboard and let it fly.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 26/09/2026
"Mr. Vice President: Peter Thiel played a decisive role in your life. Recently, he suggested that evil is good and called the Pope a 'useful idiot.' How do you respond to these extreme statements from your benefactor? Do you agree with him?" —Question a DC reporter should ask (but likely won't)
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 16/09/2026
The checks are made out to “Originalism, LLC.”
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 16/09/2026
I’ll be on MSNOW in 30 minutes to discuss The Nerd Reich and Silicon Valley’s War on Democracy. Tune in!
Image of Lawrence O’Donnell holding up the nerd reich book
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The people at @ms.now helped me make this video on the trump cabinet trying to sell his terrible policies
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Republicans are going to learn this lesson in November — but ONLY if we all VOTE. 🗳️ #VoteBlue
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Alex Finley @alexzfinley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Rant! gets results! After I wrote about how the Russian cultural center in Berlin is a cover for Russian intel activities, the German government finally closed it! The only logical conclusion is that German officials read my Rants! and heed my advice. Yay me! alexzfinley.substack.com/p/russia-hou...
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Russia House, Geschlossen!
Rant! gets results
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Born in 1926 Chicago, not Harlem, the Globetrotters turned basketball into comedy and acrobatics set to "Sweet Georgia Brown," playing over 26,000 games in 120+ countries.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I look forward to sharing this with the world.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This begins to just wash over you as if we're in a sort of perma-war. Remember what Trump called it in March: a “little excursion." “Short-term. Short-term.” U.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/w...
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U.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says
The U.S. military said it retaliated after Iran launched missiles at two warships. The strikes came days after the two sides exchanged some of their most intense fire in weeks.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 05/09/2026
I would add OpenStreetMap, which is also community edited. This administration has really underscored some strengths of the wiki model.
Map screenshot showing label "Lake Ontario"clay_c
Clay Smalley
United States moderator
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Although I don’t moderate this section of the forum, here’s a friendly reminder from last time the US government instigated a frivolous naming dispute over an international body of water:

These are the guidelines we use to determine what should be considered the name of a feature:

Names
Multilingual names
Disputes
Currently, the Gulf is tagged with name=Golfo de México, name:en=Gulf of Mexico, and official_name:en-US=Gulf of America. This is unlikely to change, unless the US government reverses its position, or (less likely) English speakers across the world all agree to start using the US government name. That last tag, official_name:en-US=*, is quite obscure and doesn’t show up on any map renderers that I’m aware of. But its inclusion allows people to, for example, search for “Gulf of America” and be redirected to the Gulf of Mexico.

Please keep comments on-topic and substantial. We all have opinions, and it’s easy to drop your two cents in an online forum. However, a discussion about OSM naming guidelines or real-world name usage statistics might be worth at least a few dollars here.

In this case, the lake is tagged with name=Lake Ontario, official_name:en-US=Lake America. For this situation to change, the government would need to reverse its position.

The guidelines on naming disputes apply to every country equally. This is far from the only naming dispute around the world. Let’s not get bogged down in American exceptionalism when we consider how the tagging guidelines should or shouldn’t change.
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 02/09/2026
I just made a little OpenCode plugin to measure the tokens/sec of various models. Useful for measuring how fast local open weights models are running github.com/micahflee/op...
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This Will Hold @thiswillhold.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
She Won: The 2024 Election Hack & How to Protect the Midterms Join us this Sunday, August 23, at 3:00 p.m. CDT for another free nationwide Zoom. We’ll unpack the 2024 post-tabulation election hack and discuss what we can do to protect the midterms. thiswillhold.substack.com/p/she-won-jo...
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 17/08/2026
This is IT! “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy” drops tomorrow (8/18) 1st week sales are crucial to success. So: Give the tech fascists hell, make “The Nerd Reich” sell! Big things coming! Be a part of this moment—please buy it wherever you get your books.
Cover of the nerd Reich book coming August 18
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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/08/2026
Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law theonion.com/todd-blanche-vows-to-r…
Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 08/08/2026
I found the coolest AI stickers at defcon
Stickers with cats looking behind them, with the Anthropic and OpenAI logos as their buttholes
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 08/08/2026
Really nice to see that this is a prominent message of the AI Village DEFCON
Artwork that says: “ART is made by HUMANS”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/08/2026
📌 Since his opponent, Ashley Hinson, went to DC, Iowa has faced severe healthcare decline and the reduction of over 300 healthcare facilities and clinics. This is why I’m excited about Josh Turek. He has an agenda built around regular folks, not billionaires. Unlike his opponent.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/08/2026
Rep. Max Miller: ‘I Refuse To Resign Over What My Wife Made Me Do’
Rep. Max Miller: ‘I Refuse To Resign Over What My Wife Made Me Do’
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
www.nbcnews.com/world/africa...
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo accelerates as health officials say Trump and Elon Musk’s aid cuts hamper response
Key supplies, equipment and operational support are no longer reaching responders at the scale needed, they said.
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Susan Greenhalgh @susangreenhalgh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
These documents illustrate a significantly damaging and corrosive aspect of the Big Lie that is often overlooked. The assertion of false claims that the 2020 election was stolen bred the false counternarrative that our elections are adequately secured. Neither serve our democracy. #elections2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“Many people say that I look like a young Elvis Presley.” *By “many people,” he means absolutely no one on Earth.
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The American founders believed that men who seek positions of power and authority are the kind of people who should never be trusted with power or authority. They called such men “ambitious,” which meant they could not be trusted to act for the common good. Those dudes were hella right about that.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“Bowe suffered injuries to her face, head, right knee, right arm and right hand. An MRI identified a kneecap fracture and torn meniscus…” www.newsweek.com/nurse-allege...
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US nurse alleges ICE agents broke her kneecap in $500,000 legal claim
Norma Bowe, a nurse and professor, has filed a $500,000 claim against the government, saying ICE agents threw her to the ground.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 31/07/2026
Per UBS, OpenAI and Anthropic will account for 27% of Google Cloud's 2026 revenue and more than 48% of 2027's. Investors are being sold a story about diverse AI demand that is simply not true - hyperscalers spent a trillion dollars to feed money back to themselves and pretend it's real growth.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/07/2026
Seth Meyers just referred to Steven Miller as the Cyclops’ two-eyed brother. Biclops. 💀
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
ETTD...and that goes double for sports
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"Those parents grew up to be the political gerontocracy: absentee parents of a latchkey nation." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/quicksand
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Quicksand
Gen X was right after all.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 31/07/2026
"Abundance!" Tech layoffs have already surpassed all of 2025. California is at the epicenter www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article...
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Tech layoffs have already surpassed all of 2025. California is at the epicenter
California has seen more than 16,000 tech workers let go over the past seven months, yet experts suggest the overall job market is healthy and that AI could actually lead to more hiring.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We're near the ten-year anniversary of this interview, which was viewed as wildly controversial at the time. It led to hit pieces on me from liberal outlets like The New Republic as well as death threats. Now it's seen as conventional wisdom -- but it always was!
Sarah Kendzior making obvious points about authoritarian kleptocracy in the US under Trump on MSNBC in Nov 2016
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Republicans alone slashed Medicare with zero Democratic votes and timed it for after the election. A Democratic Congress will restore the cuts, cap insulin at $35, expand dental and vision coverage, and crack down on Big Pharma. Vote them in. #RepublicansCutHealthcare
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Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
During one hard breakup, I listened to this one on repeat all day. Rest in peace, Glen Hansard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSAw...
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All The Way Down
YouTube video by Glen Hansard - Topic
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Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Why can’t all the sleuths on god’s green internet get to the bottom of the Ariel Sharon factor w/Mitch McConnell? Are we good for nothing
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It was crystal clear he was the wrong choice from the jump. But the Dem establishment are convinced mainstream, bland and timid are synonyms.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Trump has arrived at yet another fork in the road on Iran. But each time he reaches such a point, his options only become more narrow and the costs of any course of action grow.
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Analysis: At every fork in the road on Iran, Trump’s choices get worse | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has arrived at yet another fork in the road on Iran. But each time he reaches such a point, his options only become more narrow and the costs of any course of action grow.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Incel's are only anti-imperialist when it comes to defending countries that treat women like property, whether it's Russia or Iran.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
You can’t be for “affordability” or want to focus on “kitchen table issues” and be a corporate Dem…as the so-called moderates exist to serve those driving the affordability crisis, inequality and cutting vital services to average people.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"But something else has shifted in Tremont. After the [successful] fight against the detention center, 'It doesn’t matter if they’re Democrat, Republican, the town has come together'...” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How the threat of an ICE detention center galvanized a Trump-country coal town
“We do deserve better than a plethora of data centers, detention centers, warehouses, biosolids processing plants, massive landfills.”
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Election Truth Alliance @electiontruthalliance.org · 26/07/2026
This includes hand counts of paper ballots in front of independent observers. Even hand counting all votes for just one contest in one county could make all the difference in terms of public confidence given threats from new technologies.
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Election Truth Alliance @electiontruthalliance.org · 26/07/2026
Election officials cannot be expected to defend against cutting-edge tech with business-as-usual methods and CISA support no longer available to help. We call on civic groups and community organizers to push local election officials to take on backup security measures to verify the vote.
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Election Truth Alliance @electiontruthalliance.org · 26/07/2026
This is a genuine five-alarm fire for countries like the United States where computers are used to cast and count votes. If an AI agent can escape a test environment and hack another company, what is stopping bad actors from using them to hack years-old, outdated election machinery?
A screenshot of a BBC news article written by Laura Cress (technology reporter) from July 22 titled: "OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber attack'. The first sentence of the article says: "OpenAI has revealed some of its most advanced AI models went rogue and hacked a start-up after it lost control of them during a security test."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/07/2026
Democrats need to learn how to talk about AIPAC. Because the way we’re handling it is costing us good candidates. Silence isn’t a strategy. It’s surrender. Hear me out… 🧵
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/07/2026
The Red Scare, but Dumber. In an interview with @onthemedia.bsky.social, I expose the chilling strategy behind Trump’s fake “communist” talking points. Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for boosting my analysis! www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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The Red Scare, but Dumber | On the Media | WNYC Studios
This week, the State Department published a report accusing Cuba of being the “capital of 21st-century communism,” and of plotting an anti-American revolution. On this week’s On the M...
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Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Remember Paul Manafort gave polling data to the Russians in 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChvF...
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'Traitor' Paul Manafort Perp Walk Manhattan Criminal Court 6/27/19
YouTube video by Sandi Bachom
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Watcher Guru @watcher.guru · 22/07/2026
JUST IN: Elon Musk says Grok will make a "full-length movie" of The Odyssey that is "historically accurate" by the end of this year.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 22/07/2026
Wrote an 8000 word piece artfully framing ai data centers as the subprime mortgages of AI, only for Jim Cramer to outdo me by saying that he “likes data centers so much he wished he lived in one”
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