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ReluctantCynic

@reluctantcynic.bsky.social
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Husker by birth, Beaver believer by practice. Based in the PacNW. NASCAR fan. TTRPG nerd. Lawyer, fixer, part-time adventurer.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Joe Walsh Is Correct, Again.......
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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KOIN 6 News @koin6.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Columbia River Gorge has been named one of the top destinations to see fall foliage in the U.S. for 2026, according to Priceline.
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Columbia River Gorge ranked 2nd best leaf-peeping spot in the US
The Columbia River Gorge was named one of the top U.S. destinations for fall foliage in 2026 by Priceline.
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Nick Juskewycz @itssked.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Chris Simms my GOAT. He's 100% spot on here
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nebraska - Senate Polling: ⚪️Osborn: 46% 🔴Ricketts: 42%* SurveyUSA / Sept 13, 2026 (Trump +20 State) (Current model result in NE-SEN is GOP 48.6% - IND 47%) usapolling.substack.com/p/midterms-a...
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Midterms Are Turning Into a Nightmare for Republicans
Rising gas prices could make an already difficult midterm environment even worse for the GOP
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
Trump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..."
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Teri King @volleygirl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I doubt the current administration can comprehend these words of wisdom.
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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 08/09/2026
BREAKING: The MAC has reversed its position and is fighting the Big Ten's extra 1 second for Michigan. "The established replay protocol requires that the game clock displayed on the program feed be used in determining whether time remained."
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Thank you to the USPS whistleblower. May your courage be contagious.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You’re not alarmed enough 🚨
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 01/09/2026
In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. to.pbs.org/4yqeHRe
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'Post-literate age': Why fewer Americans are reading for pleasure
In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. A new cover story in The Atlantic is ca...
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Christian nationalist Lance Wallnau gloats that the Trump administration is handing out billions of dollars so Christian organizations can evangelize under the guise of providing charitable services, leading to "a renaissance and a reformation of culture in America" www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/09/2026
Mike Johnson on Iranians: "It's apparently part of their religion that they can just lie to someone they disagree with"
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Sabrina Vourvoulias @followthelede.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“[T]he main takeaway for me is that the Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans. One-third of all Americans cast their ballots by mail, and the U.S.P.S. puts all of their votes at risk.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail (Gift Article)
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026
JD Vance on Abdul El-Sayed: "What I see is a man who has sympathy and compassion for people who share his religion but have nothing for people who don't…That is the root of this terrible evil, I believe, in the United States of America that is on the rise."
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Rep. Lindsay James @lindsay4iowa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Service is at the core of what I do. Service is why I became a chaplain, why I ran for the Iowa House, and why I am now running for Congress.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Very good for me personally that some of the same people who spent the last decade getting everything about my personal life wrong publicly on Twitter and then getting mad about their fantasy version of me are now collecting intelligence on people and using that likely bad info to jail or kill them.
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JymByrnes🏳️‍🌈☮️ @jymbyrnes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
File this under "things that happen when you hire a child to do an adult's job."
Meme:
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I'm going to Lake America next
week. I can't wait to see the
reactions when I'm walking around
calling it that
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I live on Lake Ontario- here on the
American side. A local print shop
was so busy today offering Lake
Ontario shirts that it had a line out
the door. If you come here and say
Lake America, we will look at you
with disdain like the uneducated
cousin fucker that you are.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The Rise of the Nerd Reich and How to Stop Them with @gilduran.com A group of Silicon Valley billionaires has bought their way into the Trump White House and is now abusing their power and wealth to usher in their fatalistic, fascist agenda. thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Bluesky is aware of Dolly Parton's coleslaw recipe, yes? It's amazing with pulled pork and fried fish
DOLLY PARTON'S COLESLAW
Preparation time: 10-12 minutes. Serves 10 - 12
1 medium head cabbage, chopped
1 medium onion, chipped
1 carrot, chopped or grated
1/2 bell pepper, finely chipped
1 tsps sugar
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup sweet pickle juice
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 dill pickle, chopped or 1 tbsp pickle relish
1 cup mayonnaise
Mix all ingredients in large bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve
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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 30/08/2026
A new coalition, Go Portland Go, which filed as a political action committee (PAC) with the state in April, says it is pooling resources behind “leaders who can actually run a progressive city.”
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Grassroots or Astroturf? “Go Portland Go” Campaign Backed By Conservative Donors - Portland Mercury
“Portland doesn’t have a money problem. It has a leadership problem. The next election is our chance to change that.” That’s a statement on the homepage of a new coalition, Go Portland Go, which filed...
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Team Costco 💥
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Child: It’s the mayor. Mamdani: *laughs* Child: What? You are the mayor. You could become the king. Mamdani: I’m happy as the mayor. Jalen Brunson is the king.
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Daily Kos cartoon bsky.app#bsky-share-w...
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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
TRUMP STANDS WITH CRIMINALS, NOT WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, as many of us knew before 2015. Democracy, our Constitution, Law, Justice, and our FREEDOM all depend and hinge upon Truth. Those who spew immoral oft-repeated fascist lies and slander (especially lies about elections), don’t abide Justice.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Note: The red-state support for USPS's mail rule is being backed by America First Legal (the Stephen Miller-founded post-Trump 1 org). The only lawyer with AFL on the brief is Ian Prior, who was a DOJ spokesperson in the first Trump admin.
/s/ Ian D. Prior
Ian D. Prior (Bar No. 655704)
America First Legal Foundation
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ReluctantCynic @reluctantcynic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just look at the faces of all the people in the background.
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Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 27/08/2026
This is an important article. My ex and I have spent SO much time trying to get government benefits for my disabled adult daughter and I can't even imagine if she had to try to negotiate all this nonsense to get benefits for herself. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Time Tax
This is what happens when you provide benefits the way the United States does: by discretion, with skepticism, through a perplexing variety of programs with a surfeit of fussy rules.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Virologist/molecular biologist Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal altered the trajectory of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. First to clone HIV-1 & complete its genetic mapping, directly leading to life-saving antiviral drug cocktails. Most-cited female scientist of the 1980s. Born #OTD in 1946. #WomenInSTEM
A black-and-white portrait of Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal (1946–2020), the pioneering Chinese-American virologist who first cloned HIV-1 and mapped its genome. Sitting in her research laboratory, she faces forward with a composed, direct, and confident expression. Her dark hair is styled in a short, neat bob, and she wears long, slender dangling earrings. Over a dark, patterned blouse, she wears a crisp white laboratory coat. She rests her left forearm on a lab counter beside her, while her right hand holds a dark binder resting on her lap. The background shows a busy lab setting filled with shelves of scientific glassware, chemical bottles, and equipment, all slightly out of focus to draw attention to her. The composition places her slightly off-center, capturing an professional and scholarly mood that underscores her historical significance as a leading figure in molecular biology during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
WNBA: We'd love for more folks to get into the sport. Buy tickets, etc. GOP: Sooo... no trans women. WNBA: We don't have any trans women playing. We love our trans fans, tho. They support us. GOP: So, no trans women should compete. WNBA: Have you ever bought a ticket? GOP: That's not the point.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
MUST-WATCH: “Nobody hated Dolly. Here’s why.” ❤️ Beautiful stuff From @loswhit
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Since 2019, corporate profits have grown 52 percent. Wages have grown 12 percent. Read that back. This is what a rigged economy looks like. [Chart by @groundwork.bsky.social]
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)
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RuthJackson @ruthjack.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Imagine That! We have the worst fake President in the White House History.. The Criminals that’s running the Government and Country are so corrupted.First of all, your President is a convicted criminal and everyone he’s appointed to positions in the WH, are so corrupted, it’s sickening.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“The fact that I’m even having to sue and fight in a court of law for this is mind-boggling,” @katiephang.bsky.social told me. “I should be joined by every member of Congress...in saying, ‘Shame on Todd Blanche for continuing to protect the Epstein elite.’” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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Confronting the Rich and Powerful Epstein Class
‘Six Questions’ with legal journalist Katie Phang
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967) The Dory, 1929 Opaque watercolor over graphite on paper, 35.24 x 50.96 cm. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, US
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Kaoru Yamada artwork
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly and RuPaul mural outside Beauty Parade Hair Salon in West Asheville. This mural survived the floods from Hurricane Helene unscathed.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: DHS legal opinion justifying ICE entering homes without a judicial warrant is nothing more than an email written by ICE Deputy Principal Legal Advisor Adam Loiacono, and DHS refuses to release it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Refuses to Release Email Justifying Warrantless Entry by ICE
I sued to obtain the General Counsel Memo justifying ICE entering homes without judicial warrants. Turns out it’s not a memo at all - it’s an email - and they’ve wrongly redacted it.
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 25/08/2026
Oh, Hell Yes, We're Getting A Lego City Builder Game
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Oh Hell Yes, We're Getting A Lego City Builder Game
Lego Skylines was announced at Gamescom ONL
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A mural in Edgewater of Dolly Parton
A picture of Dolly Parton painted on a wall
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
dolly, one of one
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"The inflated Nevada number and the subsequent absence of significant findings offer yet another example of Mr. Trump’s making an outrageous claim of widespread election fraud without the evidence to support it..." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Homeland Security Made a Big Claim About Noncitizen Voting. Now It Can’t Prove It.
The Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 24/08/2026
As analysts predict that Oregon’s 2026 gubernatorial election cycle is becoming more competitive, some of the fiercest barbs the candidates have exchanged are taking place not on the debate stage, but instead on Oregonians’ screens. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/24/o...
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Oregon gubernatorial candidates trade campaign ads, jabs as November election nears  • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Some of the fiercest barbs the candidates have exchanged are taking place not on the debate stage, but instead on Oregonians’ screens.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"A pseudo-democratic fiscal basketcase, whose only apparent foreign policy objective is domination for the gratification of its president’s slapdash vanity... "Trump’s world — a world of transaction and submission — is not the only world we all have to live in..." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/o...
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Opinion | Canada Said No to America. It Will Reverberate Far Beyond Its Borders.
Mark Carney has chosen suffering, but he did what Canadians elected him to do.
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