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knickerbacker.bsky.social @knickerbacker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If I found out that Eli Manning has murdered 80 people I’d be like “Wow, what an incomprehensible monster, and also, remember when he ruined the Patriots’ 19-0 season because of an uncalled hold and a circus catch by a guy who would never be heard from again LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.”

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Why would the world be better in this state of affairs, i.e., the Supreme Court can strike down state laws but not federal laws? Can the Supreme Court strike down federal regulations? What if the regulations are inconsistent with law? I don't really understand why people hate judicial review.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This video is so well made yet so poorly conceived that it deserves to be taught at the University of Youtube, or whatever. The central premise is that CAPITALISM has made everything terrible and he's going to prove it by showing you how good old Mercedes are. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_0x...

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I Bought And Restored "Old" Technology To Prove The Economy Is Imploding | FIXATED

YouTube video by Quincy Sandbank

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Praying Mantis I just sprayed with Raid: Is this love?

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There is some flim-flam, though, and it seems fairly incremental for many of us. OpenAI's announcement of the Hugging Face attack is *marketing*. It is also *marketing* when they all claim that they're building products that might KILL ALL HUMANS, but geez, no, they just can't stop doing it.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's a pretty poor argument. The best point made in the article is that if a convention is called, the failure to participate in it would be bad. So, categorical opposition is not the right position to take. Agree with that.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Who gets this reference? Kipling's warning about paying the Danegeld? Oh yeah, I'm sure we've all read that. Definitely.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Isn't this what Space Force is for?

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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

NEW: As AI companies provoke intense scrutiny, former Obama White House official Jay Carney has joined an effort to “rebuild bonds” between Democrats and the AI industry. Dem operatives are joining the AI industry in droves – we’ve tracked over 100 former Biden officials who made similar moves.

Jay Carney’s new job: Rebuild tech’s bridge to Democrats

Jay Carney is heading back to Silicon Valley’s political trenches. Carney, the former Obama press secretary who left Airbnb this summer, has joined SV Angel, Ron Conway’s early-stage venture capital firm, to run a new initiative called Project Blueprint.

Its purpose is to rebuild bonds between leaders in the artificial intelligence sector and Democrats who are demanding new rules to regulate the technology.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In 2000, Karl Rove decided that the best way to win elections, particularly presidential elections, was to move to the right and turn out more and more wingers. This worked in 2004, 2016, and 2020. McCain (2008) and Romney (2012) were not crazed right wingers. In 2020, Trump lost because

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 08/09/2026

Just after Kavanaugh's denial, a federal judge issued an order requiring Missouri to use the new GOP map storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I saw this weird guy outside my house yesterday. Never having seen anything like it before, I thought maybe AI could help me figure what it was. So, I put it into copilot, and it tells me it's a luna moth caterpillar. Cool, I think, that's neat, what's a luna moth? 1/

It's a weird looking bug that is primarily a translucent white, but has several red bumps on its head. Its tail appears to have darkly colored organs inside. Its crawling over a wet sidewalk with two fallen leaves, beautifully lit by late summer sun.

Same as the other picture from another angle

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What if Bruce Wayne just paid more in taxes so Gotham City could repair its infrastructure, install more street lamps, and hire more police officers and prosecutors?

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The thing is, you can read American history and it will explain the aspects of the Bible you need to know. You don't need to read the Bible first. So, this is just kind of dumb.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This is absolutely ridiculous. For all its potential pitfalls, the Ford aircraft carriers are built entirely around the EMALS system, and "replacing" it with steam catapults - which require large amounts of space and personnel - is simply not a realistic option. www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...

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Exclusive | Trump Orders Navy to Restore Old Technology in Aircraft Carriers, Costing Billions

The Navy spent years fighting the president’s push to go back to steam catapults.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I suppose it’s good to know that the cops were using the cameras nefarious given that they weren’t using them at all.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

National Service Initiative should start with people who are 60+. I didn’t come up with this idea—heard it on a podcast—but it’s a good one. Most calls for service would impose additional burdens on the youth to satisfy the policy goals of old people. Put your money where your mouth is.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This. Kavanaugh is a second tier intellect at best.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

By making federal agencies legislative assistants, you remove them from the presidential appointment power as well. If they exist to assist congress, then congress can choose who runs them. This is partially why I'm not too worried about the administrative law decisions like the FTC case.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I hate the way Roberts writes. He is so obviously writing history and philosophy and not law. He is on the right side momentarily but that again emphasizes how much this court is not doing its job, deciding cases now on whim rather than law.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

No, jam them with more jurisdiction. Take away cert. Make them hear everything. Literally, 400 cases a year. Automatic right of appeal from any circuit court and any federal question from state supreme courts.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Agree that consequences are needed. When reform comes, Congressional reform has to be first. Congress needs to be larger, gerrymandering banned. There needs to be no filibuster. The Senate needs more "legislative days." Congress needs to manage the executive and prevent abuses. The court is next.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Much rending of garments over independent agencies. It's a big deal because they overturned 90 years of precedent. It is not inherently a problem. The country existed for more than a century before the first independent agency was created. Yes, there are problems--the spoils system wasn't good. 1/n

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An argument for the LORD OF THE pit @jeblucas.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

💯 this is it. I am reading posts by folks FROM AMERICA that are visiting LA for the WC and marveling at the multicultural wonderland it is. You can have this everywhere! America is the best because you can be you and you can be us and that is wonderful.

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Scotty Hoop Shots 🧡🏀💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦 @bbwave2024.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Say it with me … “EVERYONE IS BETTER THAN JALEN BRUNSON UNTIL ITS TIME TO BE BETTER THAN JALEN BRUNSON” #NBAchampions

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

OGUGUA ANUNOBY

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Keerthika Uthayakumar @keerthikau.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

New York outscored the Spurs 32-11 over final 9.5 minutes of Game 4, held them to 2-for-11 shooting.

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 09/06/2026

Jalen Brunson sent tweet

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

That’s a bummer. I read his book Empire of Liberty some years ago, and I felt like it explained our politics in a way that other history books hadn’t. But also … I recently looked at the opening chapters of that book, and, frankly, they’re confused and confusing. He didn’t get the history right.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Broadly agree with this, but specifics matter and it’s paywalled. Simply electing the AG, like most states, would go a long way, but how are they elected? General? mid term? Selected by Congress? By the senate? What’s the term? How are they removed? It’s not simple.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This poll has NY-12 at Lasher - 22% Bores - 20% Schlossberg - 11% Conway - 10% Undecided - 32% The undecided number makes this anyone's game, but this at least relieves some of my Schlossberg-related anxiety. Micah Lasher and Alex Bores are both serious candidates. I prefer Lasher.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Ronan Farrow's New Yorker piece didn't come up with anything damning, but it painted a picture of a man who just tells everyone what they want to hear so long as it advances his interests. I suspect that's fairly common in the start up space. If they boot him now, he still winds up a billionaire.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

It’s warm here today and all the kids came to the playground with water guns. There are a couple ~6 year old boys lifting a tubular water gun into the sky and chanting “All Hail the Stick!” And man, these kids get it.

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Queerhawk 🏳️‍🌈 | 🇺🇦 | 🇬🇱 @alwaysadorecats.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Not at all the point here, but if we’re assuming the historicity of Homer, he was blind and in the most literal possible way didn’t see race.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Guys, again, Jack Schlossberg sucks. Everything in this article is obvious if you have the mildest familiarity with the man. He is singularly unprepared to be a member of congress and similarly undeserving of becoming one. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/n...

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Inside Jack Schlossberg’s Chaotic Campaign to Revive Camelot

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I barely understand the discourse some days, but it's worth remembering that The Hobbit was a children's story. Like so many other classic stories, Tolkien began by making up stories for his son. Eventually he wrote them down. Whether you show young kids the movies depends on the kid.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The original FBI report on Roswell is at page 70 in this document. (You gotta get past the drunk priest who was pranked with a circular saw.) Anyway, the Roswell disc sure sounds like a . . . weather balloon. Surprise, surprise. www.war.gov/medialink/uf...

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Oh man, these UFO files are going to be a boon for anyone investigating our country's collective delusions. The top file on the site says it covers UFO reports from 1947 to 1968, and even that appears to be incorrect. Good times.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

While I'm at it, Jack Schlossberg isn't the guy either. His entire candidacy is built on the fact that he's a grandson of John F. Kennedy. If you look at his resume, it's clear that he has never worked a real job in his life. Schlossberg's entire existence is supported by his family. . . .

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I live in NY-12. The problem with @gtconway.bsky.social as a candidate is that he just isn't from here. NYC is the most expensive city in the country. Conway has the resources to buy a house here so he can run for a seat where he doesn't live. . . . abovethelaw.com/2026/05/form...

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Former Biglaw Partner George Conway Has Absolutely Zero F*cks To Give About His Congressional Run - Above the Law

In a moment that may call for someone with no political future to protect, the former Wachtell partner's long-shot NY-12 bid is starting to make a strange kind of sense.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Yeah, as a lawyer I don't know what to tell you about "SCOTUS rewrote a 43-year-old voting rights statute to restore the exact holding the law abrogated, which makes the situation worse now than then because SCOTUS's other decisions obliterated the rest of the VRA." No clever lawyering around that.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Literally none of this is true.

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Not that proud @notthatproud.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The only thing we need to end gerrymandering is a federal law that requires state legislatures to draw compact and contiguous districts. You can do it in about 10 words. Then add a private right of action for any citizen who believes the districts to be improperly gerrymandered.

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