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William Burnet

@ozymandias23.bsky.social
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Always in search of a bakery. Future indoor cycling world champion. Aspiring to write something without a typo. My cat disavows any knowledge of my activities. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🌻 🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is a truly horrific story. Not sure I have read anything else that conveys the experience of one of an assault along with how difficult they can be to remember and report. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is utterly horrific. "Greene-Placentia struggled to open her eyes. She felt a sharp pain below her waist. The attacker was pulling his penis out of her. She heard him mumble something like, '-ic bitch, not a very good fuck,' which her mind filled in as 'Democratic bitch,' she recalled."
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW AD: Introducing SCANDUEL! The only betting app where you can parlay Ken Paxton’s scandals — and get paid! Here’s a tip: Always bet that he did the thing. 💰
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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
to be clear, they’re arguing that because Trump appointed himself to the Kennedy Center board and then made himself Chairman (a position never before held by a US President), the fact that he is also President renders all of his communications *as Chairman* subject to Presidential privilege.
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When the neighborhood bully meets the real OG . 🤣
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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The people who screamed about a supposed lab leak in Wuhan are strangely silent about the plague in Siberia.
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­­ ­ ­ the­ ­­ ­ ­ ghostes @rem.bsjky.team · 03/10/2026
whats your favorite bad joke. not bad like offensive but bad like "oh youre getting a haircut? which one?"
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The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Red state parents lash out at Trump: 'Never had this problem before' When President Donald Trump sought a second term in the 2024 election, nearly three out of five Nebraskans voted to put him back in office. Now many of those same Nebraskans are struggling to make ends meet because of one of Trump'
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Red state parents lash out at Trump: 'Never had this problem before'
When President Donald Trump sought a second term in the 2024 election, nearly three out of five Nebraskans voted to put him back in office. Now many of those same Nebraskans are struggling to make ends meet because of one of Trump's signature programs — and they are talking about it. "The DHHS websi...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If we lived in a functioning democracy, major newspapers would run Page 1 editorials pleading with people to vote out the Republicans to save us from a fascist dictatorship. But most of the mainstream media have run out of bravery, if they ever had any.
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
THE TAPESTRY IS HERE #CPC26
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ceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026
“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap
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DJ Lindsay🇨🇦 @poodlesrock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Apparently some states dipping into dyed diesel reserved for agriculture bc of shortages and big trucks need diesel. No wonder farmers angry
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I watched this ad and it’s amazing. Doesn’t even use his name. The very clear almost explicit subtext is: my dudes, if I can suck it up and vote for this lying sack of shit, you can too, okay?
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
This Lukoil pending deal has a tie-in to the billionaire Syrian-born Qatari brothers that I wrote about earlier this year-- who have teamed up with Ivanka and Jared on a real estate project in Albania. Yes, it's an intricate web. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...
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Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name. (Gift Article)
The attempt by the Khayyats to influence foreign policy while discussions are underway about potential Trump family deals is an increasingly common feature of the president’s second term.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
this is the first one of these "the alarm must be raised" pieces that actually makes sense, largely because he says something obvious: no one at the company has any clue about how safety engineering works
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 02/10/2026
At 12:36 in the morning Fuckface posted that America belongs to those who love it. This is the guy who tried to overturn an election, slapped his name on the Kennedy Center and told a crowd to cheat like hell. Strange way to show affection for the place.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NY AG Letitia James has been appointed special prosecutor in the Cornell sexual assault case, Gov. Hochul confirmed saying: “Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation [that has] undercut my faith and the public’s faith.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Governor replaces DA with New York AG Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell case
The Jane Doe, who has said she was raped and plied with drugs at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024, “deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” Hochul said.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
According to a poll a few years ago, 18% of Americans think the 1969 moon landing was actually staged somewhere in Arizona. In a new poll, Trump’s approval on the cost of living is 17%. Which means there are more moon-landing deniers than people who think Trump is doing a good job on affordability.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Be sure to read the subtitles
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“He says the military viewed Catholic clergy who advocated for social justice and human rights as communists. He was detained, beaten and hospitalized, he says.”
"A moral obligation"

Rivas grew up in El Salvador during another tumultuous era. A military coup in 1979 led to a deadly decade-long civil war between the U.S.-backed Salvadoran government and a left-wing guerrilla group backed by Cuba. 

Rivas decided to become a Catholic priest at age 27. He says the military viewed Catholic clergy who advocated for social justice and human rights as communists. He was detained, beaten and hospitalized, he says.
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Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 28/09/2026
Denise Powell won the Democratic nomination in Nebraska’s 2nd District. 🔥 She’s a working mom, business and nonprofit consultant, and co-founder of Women Who Run Nebraska. Now she faces Trump-endorsed Republican Brinker Harding for the open seat. Nebraska 02, we’ve got work to do. 🔥🔥 #VivaHer
VIVAHER CANDIDATE SERIES
DENISE POWELL
U.S. HOUSE • NEBRASKA-02
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William Burnet @ozymandias23.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
thank you america.gov your answers are strong and powerful and i have tears in my eye
how many president have been impeached multiple times and why
One U.S. president has been impeached more than once: Donald J. Trump (2019 and 2021). The Senate acquitted him both times.

First impeachment (2019)
House charged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Senate acquitted in 2020.
Second impeachment (2021)
House charged incitement of insurrection related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Senate acquitted in 2021 (trial after his term ended).
Andrew Johnson (1868) and Bill Clinton (1998) were each impeached once; both were acquitted. Richard Nixon was not impeached; he resigned in 1974.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
New @jamestalarico.bsky.social ad just dropped.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are back in court to stop Trump from stripping citizenship from babies born here 3 months after losing at SCOTUS, he's trying to rewrite the 14th Amend. from the Oval Office SCOTUS settled this in June--NO do-overs bc he didn't like the answer! -TN
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 27/09/2026
I'm just happy/sad/thankful/angry that the Strait is open/closed/partially open/mostly closed so that the tankers can/can't traverse through it I'm really tired of/happy about all the winning/mostly winning/some winning we're doing every day/week/month in the war/not war/conflict in Iran
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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The NY Times has repeatedly used the phrase “to heel” in reference to Trump’s crackdown on universities, implicitly clarifying that Trump goal is to establish dominance. And what exactly constitutes this “woke” ideology in higher education?
During the meeting, Mr. Trump repeatedly complained about his administration’s failure to bring Harvard University in particular to heel. The administration has been unable to hammer out a deal with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, a central plank of his broader push against “woke” ideology in higher education.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.
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Grunion Shaftoe 🅅 @grunionshaftoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yeah, I'm gonna keep my eyes on the November #election at this point.
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lmao
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William Burnet @ozymandias23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He really means this. Please prove him wrong. Please vote.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Now let me be Dr. Buzzkill. The reason polls like this always fall short of reality is that Democrats LOVE to day "Yes, I'm voting to remove the fascists" and then they forget what day Election is. Prove me wrong, and show up.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026
Shot in the back. No criminal record.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Today at 12:30, Wilber called his wife to tell her that he had been shot,” Lincoln-Goldfinch said in an earlier interview late Sunday. “And he was yelling in agony, and the call cut off. That was all she knew.”
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Symbols matter. White House isn't a palace. Kennedy Center is for the general public to enjoy. We don't have a triumphal arch in DC because that's imperial. We don't put the president's face on money because it's monarchical. It's about tearing down everything that says we're a democratic republic.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
👇👇👇👇
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William Burnet @ozymandias23.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We've reached the point where no one is interested in governing anymore.
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Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
to be clear this is a bad idea
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dc4hope.bsky.social @dc4hope.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Please, everyone, please come and stand against Trump and save our Kennedy Center 🥺😢💔🙏
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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is a really good and interesting paper about LLM-generated legal research and writing that argues that the problem manifested by using these tools in this context is not just "hallucination" or factual inaccuracy, but a failure of "legal warrant." arxiv.org/pdf/2609.17546
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William Burnet @ozymandias23.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
There's not a single thing I've heard about Ms. Rachel that doesn't make me appreciate and admire her more.
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Americans do not understand that the United States is currently a dual state, in which the 'immigration system' (& spending via OMB, etc.) is operating as a lawless totalitarian prerogative state, alongside more normal processes of the normative state in other areas of law & policy.
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William Burnet @ozymandias23.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Shoring up democracy and the rule of law so this crap can’t happen again isn’t political gamesmanship.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/09/2026
Thomas Massie forced a Hegseth impeachment vote. House Republicans responded by leaving town until after the election. @cheetah.bsky.social explains:
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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Let’s do some threading revisiting Trump’s claims about gas prices since the war. March 5, 2026 “If they rise, they rise” “The oil markets have pretty much stabilized”
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No shit, 100% agree here.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
there is genuinely no point in debating federal policy since we've spent the last 20 years living in a world where we can no longer make it without 9 guys in robes rewriting it behind us
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