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@r0manm.bsky.social
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Father, Forever Student, Political Surveyor, Gamer; Ally and fellow worried citizen

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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
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UN refugee agency accuses Israel of deliberate starvation in Gaza
‘The manmade and politically motivated starvation in Gaza is an expression of absolute cruelty,’ says UNRWA - Anadolu Ajansı
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
with us. Where we talk about human exploration, curiosities, innovations, passions, and progress without the artificial distractions used to rob us and keep us away from each other. It’s what we should be. I ache for this world for me and my children. True freedom, the best of humanity.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
I await the day my hillbilly family and trans, Latino, and black friends can all sit in a room together and talk about how obvious it was that the rich were the real threat the whole time. Where these made up bigotries and divisions finally collapse, and the wealthy are forced back into humanity
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
www.africanews.com/2025/04/23/8...
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84% of world's coral reefs affected by worst coral bleaching event in history | Africanews
A global coral bleaching episode has hit 84% of the world's coral reefs, making it the worst bleaching event recorded in history, according to a report by the International Coral Reef Initiative relea...
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Andrew Cuomo Referred To DOJ For Criminal Prosecution
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Elon saying he will be spending significantly less time on DOGE after this month, but will stay on throughout Trump presidency
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The US has announced plans to impose tariffs of up to 3.521% on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian countries. The move is aimed at countering alleged Chinese subsidies and dumping in the sector. The tariffs will apply to companies from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
"Despite Trump administration claims of China’s dominance over the Panama Canal, the split of canal terminal operators between US, Singapore and Taiwan-domiciled companies throws into question claims of Chinese control of Panama’s ports." www.joc.com/article/pana...
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Panama Canal transit data belies Trump’s claims of China’s control: project44 | Journal of Commerce
Cargo tracking shows no clear advantage for Chinese-based ocean carriers transiting the critical waterway, throwing doubt on the US president’s claims of China’s influence, according to a report from ...
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Klaus Schwab, German Economist and Founder and chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has resigned from his position, which he has held since 1971 Last year he was accused of harassment of female employees and other misconduct such as firing all employees who were over the age of 50.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
China unveils world's first Gold ATM that melts, tests, and converts gold into instant bank transfers.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
LMAO
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
"It's of utmost importance that as we move forward. That we make it as easy as possible for our servicemembers who are serving overseas to have their voices heard and participate in the election process," said U.S. AF Veteran Anil Nathan, co-founder of We The Veterans." 6abc.com/post/militar...
6abc.com
Military and overseas voters at center of challenges in Riggs-Griffin NC Supreme Court race
While multiple recounts confirmed Democrat Allison Riggs' 734-vote win, Republican Jefferson Griffin's ongoing challenges are now narrowing to a smaller pool of military and overseas voters.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
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Opinion | Trump seems to be taking a leaf out of Chairman Mao’s book
Trump is purging officials, persecuting intellectuals and burnishing his cult of personality. If reason prevails, Americans will reject this.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
As China continues to expand its military might, the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, is sounding the alarm: “The U.S. does not have the throughput, responsiveness, or agility needed to deter our adversaries,” Gen. Caine told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Business Inventories February 2025 Report Released April 16th, 2025 $2,590.0 B +0.2% Advance Monthly Retail Sales March 2025 Report Released April 16th, 2025 $734.9 B +1.4% Business Formation Statistics March 2025 Report Released April 10th, 2025 452,255 Applications +6.4
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
New Residential Construction March 2025 Report Released April 17th, 2025 1,324,000 Housing starts -11.4%
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
This table upsets me, sort by date
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Ill read up on it, I just saw this, thanks Not surprised, it seemed inevitable
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Christ this admin has no idea what its doing www.reuters.com/markets/glob...
reuters.com
Global shippers await word on US plan to hit China-linked vessels with port fees
The U.S. Trade Representative's office will announce its plan on Thursday for levying port fees on China-linked ships as part of President Donald Trump's effort to revive domestic shipbuilding and counter China's dominance on the high seas.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Waymo’s robotaxis are now part-time informants Footage from a Waymo robotaxi was recently used by police in a hit-and-run case, officially opening a new front in automated street-level monitoring.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Rep. Bruce Westerman just disclosed up to $2M of new trades Here's what's "notable": 1) $1.9M of that were buys 2)This is the first time he's ever filed trades as a 10 year politician 3) He bought oil & gas companies like $XOM, $CVX, $BP 4) He is the chair of the committee on natural resources
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
A record ~50% of institutional investors intend to reduce US equity exposure, according to a Bank of America survey released Monday. Allocation to US stocks fell 13 percentage points over the last month, to a net 36% underweight, the lowest since the March 2023 Banking Crisis.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
www.ndtv.com/world-news/u...
ndtv.com
US Says Ready To Abandon Efforts To Broker Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal: Report
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Donald Trump was still interested in a deal but had many other priorities around the world.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
www.africanews.com/2025/04/18/t...
africanews.com
Trump sparks backlash after remarking about Congo | Africanews
The remark, particularly the phrase “I don’t know what that is,” referring to Congo—a nation of over 100 million people and one of Africa’s largest countries—has triggered widespread backlash online. ...
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
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ground.news
Black residents get most of the pollution but few of the jobs from chemical industry, study finds
A new study led by Tulane University has revealed stark racial disparities across the U.S.’s petrochemical workforce. Inequity was especially pronounced in Louisiana, where people of color were underr...
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
This is gonna come up in quite a few court cases www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...
aa.com.tr
US intelligence refutes Trump's justification for mass deportations of Venezuelans
18 intelligence agencies determine that Venezuelan government is not directing invasion of US by Tren de Aragua prison gang - Anadolu Ajansı
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
NASA says ISS budget shortfalls are increasing risks and leading to a hindrance in dealing with issues such as cracks, transitions, research, and future missions
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Weepin Mike Lindell tells judge he has no money to pay fines: ‘I’m in ruins’
A ‘teary’ Mike Lindell told a judge he doesn’t even have 5 cents to his name and cannot pay a court-ordered fine
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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BHP says global economy depends on China boosting consumption
World’s biggest miner says tariff impact ‘limited’ so far
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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EU Weighs Export Restrictions on US If Trade Negotiations Fail
The European Union is working on a proposal to introduce restrictions on some exports to the US as a possible retaliatory tactic in the expansive trade war President Donald Trump initiated last month.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Gdi man, does it have to be everything bad all the time, I need to be able to sleep again
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Idk if Liz Cheney actually wrote this, but it makes some good points www.facebook.com/share/p/18NP...
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Redirecting...
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
On the other hand, Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz, and other officials are more hawkish, preferring an immediate joint US-Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities - Middle East Spectator
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
There is a disagreement within the Trump administration about how to handle the Iranian 'nuclear issue' Trump, J.D. Vance, Pete Hegseth, and Steve Witkoff all prefer a 'diplomatic solution' in the form of a temporary nuclear deal with Iran.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
US Economic Activity Nosedives in April - www.worldeconomics.com
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
At 2:20 PM, there was an $8 million spike in puts on the Nasdaq 100 ETF. 4 hours later, the US banned Nvidia, $NVDA, from selling their H20 chips to China. The Nasdaq is now down nearly -300 points since. Someone always knows.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary in the same hands … may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” - James Madison
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"If only billionaires were involved, debating ideas would be futile — but young scientists might still be open to pragmatism and discussion. Let’s hope they are." www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
The dangerous fantasies driving the quest for super-intelligent AI
More Everything Forever dissects the techno-utopian vision gripping Silicon Valley and Washington DC.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"As the billionaire tech barons race to control what they paradoxically insist must remain uncontrolled, the real battle is for the hearts and minds of early-career AI scientists. Fewer than 1,000 key researchers, I suspect, shape the development of foundation models such as large language models."
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
SupplyCore Inc. landed a $75M sole-source bridge contract for facilities maintenance and operations supplies in Alaska.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"The probability that the unemployment rate will rise one year from now has risen sharply, reaching its highest level since April 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The rise in concern was seen across a range of age groups, education levels, and income levels"
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13/04/2025
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said his official residence in the state capital was targeted in an arson attack while he and his family were asleep early Sunday morning
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Pennsylvania Governor Says Arson Attack Targeted His Residence
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said his official residence in the state capital was targeted in an arson attack while he and his family were asleep early Sunday morning, forcing them to evacuate.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 12/04/2025
North Carolina Supreme Court rules most challenged ballots must stay in election count
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North Carolina Supreme Court rules most challenged ballots must stay in election count
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that tens of thousands of cast ballots challenged by the trailing candidate in November’s unresolved election for a seat on the c…
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Next generation graduating are going to bring hell, the last generation showed them mistakes not to make
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I just use it to make quizzes
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Nissan, Hyundai, and Toyota. Investments that wouldnt make up half of the overall costs in 2025 alone by 2030.
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r0man_ @r0manm.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
and not to boost manufacturing (if thats even the real reason). Its unknown if Hyundai, Toyota, or Nissan will now look to invest at this level in production anymore, but they sure will layoff workers and raise prices. And this is just specifically talking about the auto sector, largely
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