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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 29/05/2026

NEW VISUAL EXPLAINER | The State of the Strait: The Role of Hormuz in the Middle East War So Far Over three months of conflict, Iran and the U.S. have used the Strait of Hormuz to demonstrate resolve while inflicting economic pain. www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

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The State of the Strait: What Might Come Next in Hormuz

An interactive visual explainer from International Crisis Group on the Strait of Hormuz, its global importance, and what may come next.

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 28/04/2026

Cait Conley is out with her first major ad in #NY17 to win the Democratic primary and take on Mike Lawler.

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 19/04/2026

ralph fiennes is incredible in it

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 16/04/2026

Just launched a new interactive with @clairemaevabg.bsky.social at @crisisgroup.org: The Fight for Sittwe. We lean heavily on satellite imagery and scroll-driven transitions to show how the Myanmar military has reshaped the terrain around the city over time. www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

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The Fight for Sittwe | International Crisis Group

An interactive visual explainer from International Crisis Group on how Myanmar’s military fortified Sittwe as the Arakan Army closes in on Rakhine State’s capital.

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 16/04/2026

After closely watching the #NY17 Democratic primary over the last year, I am happy to announce my support for Cait Conley. All of the contenders are fine and honorable Democrats. But after reviewing the evidence I believe @caitfornewyork.bsky.social is the strongest candidate to beat Mike Lawler.

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 15/04/2026

pump and dump for long term investors

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 10/04/2026

The world must not lose sight of other hotspots even as they focus on war in the Middle East. Myanmar is one of them. @crisisgroup.org looks at why Rakhine state could prove pivotal in shaping the civil war. crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 10/04/2026

NEW VISUAL EXPLAINER | The Fight for Sittwe Sittwe is one of the military’s last strongholds in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. We examine the consequences if the Arakan Army launches an offensive, especially for civilians. crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 09/04/2026

Some of the biggest excitement in this MLB game is how the crowd reacts to the computer dunking on CB Bucknor. Keep the umps. #mlb #abs youtube.com/shorts/vNQrq...

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Umpire Rage Quit Incoming..

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 24/03/2026

A 2nd story has now dropped on vulgar comments and jokes made by Democratic candidate Peter Chatzky in #NY17. This race is going to be very tough to win, and Dems cannot afford to nominate a candidate who may cost us this much-needed seat. nypost.com/2026/03/23/u...

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Mike Lawler’s millionaire Dem rival Peter Chatzky jokes about teen sex in vulgar resurfaced posts

A Democrat seeking the nomination to challenge Hudson Valley Republican Rep. Mike Lawler joked about child porn, having sex with a 17-year-old, masturbation and even sexual innuendos about his own …

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 14/03/2026

“Netanyahu does not need a clean victory — he just needs a durable narrative. This is also about cementing an Israeli national security doctrine that always trumps diplomacy.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/o... ~ @crisisgroup.org @mairavz.bsky.social

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Opinion | A War for One Man

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 10/03/2026

I really need to watch this hearing in full

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 28/02/2026

too busy chasing election conspiracies

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 23/02/2026

My dude, you've got clout and people pay attention to you. Take the W.

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 23/02/2026

I met her once in college, she was super nice!

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 22/02/2026

Don't make me tap the sign, again. (I have a feeling I'm going to use this a lot)

For those who think it important for the Nation to impose more tariffs, I understand that today's decision will be dis-appointing. All I can offer them is that most major deci-sions affecting the rights and responsibilities of the Ameri-can people (including the duty to pay taxes and tariffs) are funneled through the legislative process for a reason. Yes, legislating can be hard and take time. And, yes, it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises. But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design. Through that process, the Nation can tap the combined wisdom of the people's elected representatives, not just that of one faction or man. There, deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions. And because laws must earn such broad support to survive the legislative pro-cess, they tend to endure, allowing ordinary people to plan their lives in ways they cannot when the rules shift from day to day. In all, the legislative process helps ensure each of us has a stake in the laws that govern us and in the Na-tion's future. For some today, the weight of those virtues is apparent. For others, it may not seem so obvious. But if history is any guide, the tables will turn and the day will come when those disappointed by today's result will appre-ciate the legislative process for the bulwark of liberty it is.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

One thing that really distorts the discourse is the belief that any politician could become wildly popular by embracing a Full Left Economic Agenda, which then positions people to believe that every politician is intentionally limiting their own power in order to keep progressives in check

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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I am so proud to have the support of @gabbygiffords.bsky.social and @giffords.org in our fight to flip NY-17.

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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The Peekskill Dems are a force to be reckoned with, and I am incredibly proud to have them in my corner as we take on Mike Lawler! I’ve seen the fierceness of Peekskill-born fight my whole life — my Mom was born there :) Honored to have that spirit in the arena with me.

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 11/02/2026

all good broski I got it

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 10/02/2026

I see his writing still influences. 😬

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Going live with @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social in a few minutes to talk about the dangerous expansion of ICE detention facilities across the US.......join us - going to be a great discussion.

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 08/02/2026

After Renee Good's murder, Mike Lawler blamed Good for her own murder and said it was 'inevitable'. After Alex Pretti's murder, Mike Lawler saw the writing on the wall and tried to pivot his defense of ICE to a 'both sides' debate about 'immigration policy'. Now he's getting called out for his BS.

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 08/02/2026

This guy literally spent *years* in the NY state assembly obsessing over the name of the Mario Cuomo Bridge. He fundraises off of it, still. So clearly, he cares about what things are named.

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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

For Trump to hold millions of dollars in critical infrastructure hostage just so he can slap his name on Penn Station and Dulles Airport is not the “leadership” or decision-making the American people voted for. It is ego over country, and New Yorkers are paying the price.

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Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure projec...

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 06/02/2026

And so the project of mainstreaming white nationalist thought as a question worthy of serious discussion in policy continues.

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 06/02/2026

Maddox, you're the reason I never went with iOS. I still remember this post fondly www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

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The iPhone is a piece of shit, and so is your face.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/02/2026

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 04/02/2026

Another batch of Trump's judicial nominees refused in their confirmation hearings today to publicly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election, which annoyed Sen. Richard Blumenthal enough for him to call them "monkeys" and "puppets"

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Cato Institute @cato.org · 02/02/2026

President Trump’s Great American Recovery takes the same old central-planning approach to addiction rather than expanding new treatment options, Cato’s Dr. Singer explains. Real solutions should remove barriers, expand access, and treat people like capable adults. ow.ly/sTrM50Y7KBl

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 30/01/2026

I'm disappointed that the candidates tonight at the Orangetown Dems forum are arguing for banning only stock *trading* in Congress. H.R. 5106 also bans ownership while serving, which is equally problematic. #NY17 share.google/2v3BmR6vprws...

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 29/01/2026

this is exactly correct - policy-wise and serious.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/01/2026

"In exchange for his bravery, a bunch of pussies shot him dead and and unloaded 6 bullets into his dead body while he was laying on the ground. That's what happened." - @timmiller.bsky.social

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 28/01/2026

The nationalists are sending their best. They just aren't very good.

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Can you imagine your son was just killed by federal agents and this is what the President of the United States has to say?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/01/2026

in Hungary do they have masked agents of the state gunning down civilians in the street? I feel like we need to dial up our authoritarian regime comparisons quite a bit from where they were a year ago

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Maria Langholz @marialangholz.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor: "Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 25/01/2026

From the leading Democrat running for #NY17 congressional seat 👇

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/01/2026

"We have seen empires fall and civilizations crumble. But we’ve almost never seen a people renounce their leadership of the world—all at once, in full public view. That is what has happened in the 365 days since January 20, 2025."

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This Is the End

Putinism abroad always morphs into Putinism at home. And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/01/2026

The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 14/01/2026

Hey @pfrazee.com -- any plans to introduce GIF and image insertion into DM's? 🙏

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 14/01/2026

A fix that I wish #NY17 candidates would have mentioned on childcare affordability is the real deficiency of the current law on FSA Dependent Care plans. Peg it to inflation, not a fixed amount.

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 14/01/2026

Going to be posting some quick takes on the first major forum of 2026 for the #NY17 Democratic primary hosted by @indivisrockland.bsky.social. Stay tuned. 📺

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Nine days after the 2024 presidential election, I interviewed Chair Powell at a public event in Dallas. I asked him what happened the last time the Fed was not seen as credibly independent. Here's part of his response www.youtube.com/live/Oy1vB7U...

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 05/01/2026

Left unsaid here, the soundtrack by Piotr Musial is AMAZING. Give @11bitstudios.bsky.social a follow.

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Paul Franz @paul-franz.com · 04/01/2026

It's a survival sim with basebuilding and exploration mechanics, but the narrative choicemaking is more like Mass Effect - with an Eastern European flair (the dev is Polish and the moral choices are far less clear cut than ME's.)

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