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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 22h

Just wait until Season Three when they introduce Double Plus Very Large Man, Olivier Richters, who is probably 10 inches taller than Alan Ritchson.

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 30/09/2026

After Trump used taxpayer money to air one of his literal campaign ads, FCC Chair Brendan Carr shrugged off the scandal, saying the propaganda was just a “normal PSA.” It’s ridiculous to the point of being insulting. It’s as if these guys think Americans are idiots. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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FCC’s Carr brushes off concerns about Trump’s taxpayer-paid election ads

To see literal campaign propaganda as “normal PSAs” is obviously preposterous — except to Trump’s FCC chair.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The U.S. has withdrawn its last troops from Iraq, 23 years after a Republican president launched a war of choice based on lies that cost trillions of dollars, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and unleashed regional chaos. History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Super Intelligence."

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/09/2026

An ad nearly identical to one President Trump ran during his 2024 campaign returned on Saturday, paid for using public money. Several ethics lawyers said it may violate federal law. nyti.ms/4hvMqRN

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

These uniforms have us out of sorts. We should retire them after today.

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Laprofmme @laprofmme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

PSA: That ad, paid for with our tax dollars, is WILDLY ILLEGAL

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hot town! Summer in the city...

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If you are interested in diving into the history of the industry as well as the music that mythologized it, I highly recommend @shamilto.bsky.social 's Trucking Country: The Road to America's Wal-Mart Economy

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

attacking your country on foreign territory

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/09/2026

I am old enough to remember a time when repeatedly lying about your experience on 9/11 to glorify yourself would be viewed as morally contemptible and a disqualification from public service.

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Donald Trump Lies a Lot About 9/11

Like... a lot, a lot.

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

@lauralippman.bsky.social, as a baseball-loving writer, what say you? Would the copy editors at The Baltimore Sun have allowed this sentence to be published? 3/3

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What I’m more interested in is the AP’s distinction between a milepost and a milestone. Literally, they're the same thing. Is it common to think of the latter as a destination and the former as a marker along the way? Or is this just sloppy AI editing and/or writing? 2/3

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“NEW YORK (AP) — For the New York Yankees, clinching their 34th consecutive winning season was a milepost rather than a milestone.” (Obviously, this is awesome. It's the 2nd longest consecutive winning season streak in MLB history. Just need to catch up to the '26-64 Yanks.) 1/3

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Is it a big deal that the U.S. president is telling insane lies that he personally rushed to the site of 9/11 and heroically acted like a first responder himself? Sorta seems like it should be! Maybe?

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026

You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Every day that the mainstream media don't report loudly and urgently that the president is insane is a day in which they're committing journalistic malpractice.

Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be “hotter” than ever before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Please be careful. We had a dog eat a cob, which ended up needing to be surgically removed before it blocked his intestines. We are now vigilant about counting and keeping an eye on cobs!

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Nataliya Kosmyna, Ph.D @nataliyakosmyna.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

𝐍𝐨, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐋𝐌 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐋𝐌 𝐮𝐬𝐞. See our paper for more results: "Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task" : www.brainonllm.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.”

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Does this mean your dim sum is going to get even better? I'm so jealous.

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NPR @npr.org · 27/08/2026

U.S. health officials have approved a groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug that offers a new approach to treating the deadly form of cancer, by blocking a protein that fuels tumor growth in the vast majority of cases. n.pr/4d6XUtt

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FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival

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honor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Access to health care is bad because in the good old days, people would just go to work and die.

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NPR @npr.org · 25/08/2026

Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE. n.pr/45LueOE

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At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds

Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

They'll do anything to avoid having an actual personality or engaging in actual conversation with a woman.

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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 20/08/2026

Not that TAH will be dislodged from his lucrative lane of rage-baiting boomers (watch for the book-length version coming soon) but it is good to have this on the record by Andrew Baker analyzing the events at Bates with integrity and political perspective. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/racism-and...

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Racism and labor at Bates: the other side of the story

Andrew Baker responds to Tyler Austin Harper

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 14/08/2026

Nothing you do in your entire life will ever be this embarrassing

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Sinéad McDevitt @neadiegirl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Idk what age group you'd assign this to because I was a shithead 11 yo with undiagnosed autism "um actually-ing" homework questions because they weren't clear, but it seems like "find a negative review of something you love and respond to it's arguments" would be a really helpful excercise

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Sinéad McDevitt @neadiegirl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Being able to read a review critically and figure out where the critic is coming from is a good skill that we want to cultivate actually, and we should encourage more of it instead of expecting criticism to reflect our own opinions of what's objectively good back to us.

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Sinéad McDevitt @neadiegirl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Emily Wilson's Odyssey review is good because being able to say "oh this reviewer thinks this way because their personal history and interests leads them to regard certain things as important that I don't" is how we SHOULD be engaging with criticism and assessing it's relevance.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Anyone who’s ever had a toddler fall asleep in the back seat knows this look. The kid struggles to stay alert but the somnolence is too strong. The head flips back, then it’s lights out, and now you’re going to either park under a tree or drive aimlessly for the next hour

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

You know what we call alternative medicine that's been proven to work? Medicine.

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

That's a fair point, except that 1870s houses are still standing and 2000s McMansions built by the cheapest bidder are already crumbling. Will those houses be livable in 50 years, much less 150?

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

GoRuck makes backpacks with pockets for weights. Very sturdy. Worth every penny. Looks like a normal backpack. Adjustable.

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"Former England international Peter Reid described the Argentina banner display as 'beyond the pale.'" Now which Pale would that be beyond, Mr Reid? www.espn.com/soccer/story...

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Argentina 'inappropriate' for Falklands banner in England World Cup clash - minister

Argentina have been criticised as "inappropriate" for a banner about the Falklands Islands after beating England at the World Cup.

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I know this is the least of the @nytimes.com's problems. But c'mon. NYers wait ON line, not IN line. Just pretend like you're still a part of the city.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now? A cyclosporiasis outbreak has sickened thousands across 34 states. "Make America Healthy Again."

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The power of the sea should not be trifled with and should best be observed from dry land (IMHO).

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

So sad to hear of Sam Neill's passing. One of my favorite actors of all time. He was never in a film that wasn't improved by his presence. I loved that he named his beloved farm animals after his friends. Below is his favorite pig, Angelia Houston. He also had a cow named Helena Bonham Carter.

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The Vice-Presidency is "not worth a bucket of warm piss." -- Vice-President John Nance Garner

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Dear news media, You heard Trump refer today to “the Islamic Republic of Japan." You heard him repeatedly refer to Zelenskyy as "President Putin.” His brain is broken. Warn the public about it. It’s your duty.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A commendable stand taken against corruption by— … omg

Joseph S. Blatter: Red cards are not overturned by political phone calls. They are overturned by rules, evidence and independent bodies. If a U.S. President intervenes with the FIFA President — and a player is suddenly cleared before a World Cup knockout match — the question is unavoidable: Quo vadis, FIFA?

Football must never become a playground for political power.

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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Mexico, the eyes of all turn to you to take out the English.

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Seton Hall was a glutton for punishment, eh? Go Rutgers.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/07/2026

It takes an entire city to prepare for extreme weather, and that's exactly what we're doing. We've activated our Heat Emergency Plan ahead of tomorrow's heat wave, bringing every agency together to protect New Yorkers.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026

anyway i think the proper takeaway here is that a bare majority of the court thinks the plain words of the 14th amendment mean what they say, that four members believe there is a secret hidden meaning only recently discovered by hack lawyers

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