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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Just another day in the Presidency as directed by Fellini.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 06/10/2026

Telegraph: “Russia has been accused of sending secret agents to defecate in the lavatories of Finnish MPs in a bizarre escalation of its hybrid warfare against the West” Russia is mining the elevators

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026

⚡️Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia. The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.

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Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia

The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.

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Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Army is establishing a new command. FASCOM = Futures and Autonomous Systems Command.

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Adele M. Stan @addiestan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Please pay attention to this. "Musk-led war commission triggers alarms in Pentagon" www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

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Musk-led war commission triggers alarms in Pentagon

Two of the Defense Department’s biggest contractors will help lead a project that could directly benefit them.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A plague case has been linked to a lab worker’s death in Siberia. Nearly 200 people are now under observation after the lab worker died from plague. Because apparently “deadly plague at a Russian lab” wasn’t ominous enough. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/n...

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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times

Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...

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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026

This corruption must be investigated.

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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...

So the message of this research out of China, where you were seeing a lot of kids using A.I. to help them, was that when they were using the A.I., they were getting things done faster. But it turned out that the skills they were learning were not holding, that their actual personal performance, at least in the way we traditionally measure it, was degrading.

What do you think when you hear that?

The last part — I completely agree. Try to get a kid to do long division right now. The multiplication table is starting to be forgotten. Doing square roots, my goodness. Basic math is being forgotten. Does it matter?

That’s my question for you.

Yeah. I don’t think it does. I don’t think it does.

But there must be some set of skills that matter.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. But maybe not those. We’re going to discover new ones. Just maybe not those.

There are a lot of skills that don’t matter. My first confession, I actually don’t know my address.

And I ——

I don’t really believe that to be true.

It’s completely true. Janine will tell you and Lori will tell you.

One day I had to pump gas — it was a few years ago. They needed my ZIP code, and I panicked. I didn’t know my ZIP code. I don’t know my telephone number. I forget these things. I can live with it.

But let me take the other side because I don’t want to fall into a thing where, because some skills can be safely offloaded ——

Yeah.

I also can’t get anywhere without a mapping system now. Never could, frankly. But I’m a big reader. And one of the skills I really value, one of the capacities I have that I really value is an attention span formed on physical books.

You’re a big reader. I’ve read about the kind of reading you do. And there is, prior to A.I., a lot of concern and noticing among college professors and others that the way people use the internet has probably shortened attention spans.
Some skills can be safely given away. Others are valuable. They are capacities that are needed for that flexibility, for that creative thinking, for that focus. It can’t be the case that everything can be traded off.

Some skills can be safely given away. Others are valuable. They are capacities that are needed for that flexibility, for that creative thinking, for that focus. It can’t be the case that everything can be traded off.

Yeah. Well, I think that we’re going to lose some finer intellectual dexterity, but we’re going to be better systems thinkers.

Today’s engineers are far better systems thinkers than I was when I graduated from school. But I was a much better transistor thinker.

What do you mean by systems thinker?

They think of large systems. Today’s computers have trillions, hundreds of trillions of transistors in them. When I first graduated from school, the first chip I worked on had 200 transistors. I knew every one of them by name. No engineer does that today. Most engineers now work well above the transistor, well above the functionality, and they’re cobbling things together to do things.

So you need to think much more about systems and interactions of systems. So some of the lower-level knowledge is gone.

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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Folks, Paramount's new editorial "independence" board for CNN and CBS will be hand-picked by the Ellisons and will report... to the Ellisons

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Reuters @reuters.com · 16/09/2026

A wave of manufacturing investment promised to revive struggling American heartland towns and build a US supply chain for electric vehicles and batteries. But policy changes since Trump's return to office have upended the boom, costing thousands of jobs reut.rs/4AkSdlS

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

“Another measles-related death was reported in Pennsylvania… The death happened Saturday, Sept. 12, when a 40-year-old Jefferson County woman was pronounced dead from complications associated with measles, coroner Greg Furlong confirmed.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Another measles-related death was reported in Pennsylvania, this time in Jefferson County. The death happened Saturday, Sept. 12, when a 40-year-old Jefferson C…

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The United States, the only country in history to be so shamelessly stupid it erects a triumphal arch after LOSING a war.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Between October 2025 and July 2026, the U.S. accepted 10,258 refugees. All but three (3!) were white South Africans. Regardless of your opinion of South Africa's laws and government, I don't know how you could call this anything other than an explicitly racist policy.

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is your periodic reminder that the Supreme Court has had a Republican majority for longer than I have been alive (I am 51 years old) and only court expansion would immediately end the MAGA right's hold on the court and its use of the court to destroy democracy.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

really hard to say if Roberts is Trump’s apparatchik or if it’s the other way around — but it doesn’t matter — the SCOTUS coup rolls on

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The President has decided that in order to make ground beef cheaper, he will cut tariffs on ground beef. And I'm wondering if he could generalize from this one product to other products, and perhaps concede that tariffs raise prices on American consumers.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I wish Ken Paxton would protect puppies the way he protects pedophiles.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

“And please, when I fail, will you tell me? You have the absolute right to cuss me out, if need be, when I deserve it, because no one knows or cares about me more.” … “With all my heart, Natalie”

Dear Mr. President,
I'm sorry. I thought I was the only one left behind last night, and had no idea Margo's car was also pulled over, and sent back to the Airport. Since I was alone in the van outside Customs without my passport, I panicked, and should have just called Secret Service instead of you. I also am sorry if I was an embarrassment walking the course in Scotland. The first day I was told there were no carts, and people walked, which is why I walked. The second day, 1 was specifically asked by, I forget who his name was, but one of the main people who worked there, if I could continue walking, and tell any other girls who would head out there to do the same to spare the Course any more Carts. If there is anything else I have done to cause you trouble, please forgive me. I know that some people have said I haven't been texting them back, and there have been some International cell issues (John was having technical issues on the Plane too, so asked me to help him out).
I want things to always be right between us. I also know I've been distracted all week (forgetting to eat throughout the days, and even forgetting to sleep, and only catching a couple hours at a time). I haven't been myself, dwelling on the Past, and the pain of losing my Dad, and I started letting the remarks of people who haven't bothered me before, get to me-not because I care what others think, but because I see myself being lowered in your eyes and good opinion. That is the fear you see, because 1 never want to bring you anything but joy. I'm sorry I lost my focus. You are all that matters to me. I don't want to ever let you down. Thank you for being my Guardian and Protector in this Life-That's what I wanted to use this card for, when you saw me at the Cash Register, and once again did what you didn't have to do, and gifted me with Mementos of this Trip of a Lifetime, a Coming of Age. I will return a better person. I have to sign off now, as the cars are leaving.
See you soon.
With all my …

Dear Mr. President,
Now this is the Note I wanted to write (But the apology needed to come first.)
I have learned so much about myself on this Trip-I always knew coming home to my roots would be enlightening, but I had no idea how much. For the first time, in I don't know how long, you forced me to "unplug." We could be out on the Course, with no machines, and even forget what time it was! I didn't have to be "Human Printer." I could take time to enjoy good conversation, and still get all my work done at the end of the day. In fact, I even had time to take long morning and evening walks to enjoy each Sunrise and Sunset (though I did forget to eat and sleep!). With so much thinking time, I confess it did have a slightly negative effect at times, that I know you picked up on, but the end result, I believe, will be worth it. I had no idea how rapidly I was approaching burnout, and starting to envy those whose only "job" seems to be to talk with you, and look pretty. I want that job!! So many times, I'm just trying to stay afloat with all that's coming in for you, I look like a hunchback who didn't have time to freshen up (at least you know what I should look like)! Plus, I miss the days when you used to call, during my Talkshow days, and we'd talk about everything and nothing. I want to get back to that synergy. We shouldn't have to talk about work all the time!! I've always felt like an in-betweener, somewhere between Staff and those you enjoy talking to on the Plane or at Dinner, because that's who I used to be to you when I was a "Talkshow Host" (as much as I hated that actual job!). I wish I could hear every conversation, because that's when you're having a good time, getting away from it all, at least for a few moments.
But after going through all this self-analysis, my conclusion? I need to reunite my past self with my current into a better version who will make you proud. And please, when I fail, will you tell me? You have the absolute right to cuss me out, if n…

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The U.S. national debt just hit $40 trillion, according to the Treasury Department.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

i still cant believe Hegseth is going to Iowa to lay the ground work for a presidential run. in the middle of a failed war and a news cycle about sailors trying to jump off the USS Lincoln.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Rubio making common cause with Putin

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The global superpower is in the midst of an unparalleled campaign of self-sabotage, utterly without precedent historically, via the deliberate destruction of state capacity and public infrastructure combined with a deranged assault on professional expertise and modern science.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

!!! This is a public health disaster. And in any remotely functioning political system, it would be treated as a national emergency. But this is, of course, is exactly what the grifters, paranoid conspiracists, and ideological extremists who control the U.S. government want.

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The Assault on Public Health and the Self-Sabotage of a Nation

MAHA channels vague grievances into a radical project. It’s a form of extremism that stands in a long tradition of paranoid conspiracism on the Far Right. We must stop it

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/08/2026

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: The crisis inside Trump’s military appears to be spreading. MeidasTouch obtained text messages from a USS Carl Vinson sailor’s wife saying sailors are being forced to shower in cold water and the ship’s water fountain's have been shut off as they prepare for another deployment.

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Text Messages Reveal Carl Vinson Sailors Showering in Cold Water, Water Fountains Shut Off Before Deployment

MeidasTouch has obtained exclusive text messages from a military spouse describing conditions aboard the USS Carl Vinson that paint a troubling picture of

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026

Ossoff: "Now the Trump administration it seems will give the stamp of approval to the Trump family bank. We're in banana republic territory here ... they're trying to get money. And they're getting money."

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is a very dangerous lunatic. RFK Jr: “The polio vaccine "killed many, many more people" than polio ever did.”

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Princess of Ely @princessofely.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It looks sort of like what a psychiatric patient would do when decorating their office. I’m sure that’s just a coincidence…🤪

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026

Ossoff on why he invoked Natalie Harp during his speech: "We're in wartime. The commander in chief has mired us in this geopolitical disaster. People have lost their lives ... and he retreats into this bubble of West Wing aides who are his security blanket to make him feel good about himself"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/08/2026

“What an absolute crook” — Ossoff on Trump

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It's just insane that the president tells absurd, easily disproven lies on a daily basis, and at this point we all just expect it.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/08/2026

Trump sleeps through an event in the Oval Office today (Jim Watson/Getty)

pic of Trump with his eyes closed and face drooping

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/08/2026

😳 Trump sleeps his way through psychotic vaccine misinformation event 😳 When Trump wasn't blabbering, he was napping on camera, his eyes closed and face drooping. At a couple moments it even looked like he was about to fall out of his chair. Here's a supercut:

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😳 Trump sleeps his way through psychotic vaccine misinformation event 😳

YouTube video by Aaron Rupar

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/08/2026

"Vats of vaccine are currently pumped into your child's body" -- Trump from the Oval Office is pushing debunked claims about vaccines and autism being linked

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 28/07/2026

Trump's golf trips have cost taxpayers at least $101.2 MILLION in just 14 months of his second term. Each visit to Mar-a-Lago costs about $3.4 million thanks to Air Force One flights, transport planes and large security teams.

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Trump's golf trips cost US taxpayers over $100 million in 14 months

Trump's golf trips in 14 months cost US taxpayers $101.2 million, exceeding first-term pace. Critics slam spending amid affordability crisis.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The winning design. 🇪🇺💶

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Your reminder that the only half-time show any game needs is a half-arsed penalty shootout with kids from a local primary while a groundsman pokes morosely at the pitch with a garden fork. Also the half-time draw in which someone wins max two hundred quid.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Last night was a huge victory for those of us who have been fighting election denialism. Trump’s claims were fact checked and dismissed in real time. Major media refused to air his speech. Today’s coverage is critical. These things would not have happened a decade ago

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Will Sommer @willsommer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Trump's big document release tonight, supposedly meant to prove China stole the 2020 election, includes this classified intel graphic making clear that Russia was the only country trying to meddle in American voting systems.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

one of the supposedly damning docs the White House released tonight says Russia tried to undermine BIDEN. Also says China "prefers that President Trump be defeated" but actually "Beijing did not intend to try to affect the election" (!)

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

He should have gone to prison for pressuring Brad Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes. That’s the very definition of election interference. We all heard the call.

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Please note that 57 of Trump’s lifetime judicial nominees (all of them) have refused to unconditionally state that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026

My takeaway from that speech is that we are headed down the road of Trump trying to outright rig elections. It probably won't work, but he's going for it.

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Trump claimed tonight that an FBI leader set up a shadow government to cover up Chinese penetration into US election systems. According to a post from Jeff Clark (who you might remember from his 2020 election denial work), this apparently is the “declassified text message” proving the claim:

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

this is the fox news version of "he's fucking lying"

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