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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What's a Pompeii?
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Diewctor Patel, just brtween us girls, did you have a shot of Tennessee whiskey this morning? And then did you think to yourself, screw The Atllantic! it feels good to have some whiskey in your gullet when you scream into the void, yes?" apnews.com/article/pate...
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
He's in ireland and depite the picture frame, the premises aren;t gilded. He is bereft.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
apnews.com/article/iran... America's terms of endearment. Because, y'know, that'll work. Not to mention, we've got Pete Hegseth on our side. And is there anyone as profoundly unserious as Pete Hegseth? So, c'mon, Iran. Surrender. Don't make us do it. Because we'll do it. We're that crazy.
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Trump says US will destroy a bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
TOOTBLAN is an acronym that stands for Thrown Out on the Bases Like a Nincompoop.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Behold the colossal stupidity of our baserunners. Search far and wide for our absent first base coach. Remain seated and enjoy the majesty that is Phillies baseball.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Really really bad baserunning brings people out to the ballpark. They can say they witnessed the errant deed with eyes wide open and dumbstruck. There's nothing quite like it.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
So, not to nit-picket the finer points of war and peace, how is it that a midnight raid to pluck a drug-trafficking head of state from his bed chamber in Caracas is a "war" whereas a months-long military pummeling of Iran is a "conflict?"
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
apnews.com/article/uk-p... But always Larry But always Larry
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A look at the quick succession of British prime ministers in the past 10 years
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has become the sixth leader to announce they are stepping down in a decade of turbulent U.K. politics.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
apnews.com/live/andy-bu... @11tulips.bsky.social Note the Larry segment
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Live updates: Andy Burnham becomes Britain’s prime minister at a meeting with King Charles III
Andy Burnham, the former Labour Party mayor of Manchester, will be inaugurated as U.K. prime minister after the party's previous leader, Keir Starmer, stepped down.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"No worry, Todd. Sure, Cornyn may scuttle your nomination. But you won the Scott Jennings look-alike contest with a free trip to the Pocanos. And you'll always be my personal lawyer, Scott. It's steady work, kiddo."
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Psst. What are the odds Trump mentions "Antifa" in tonight's speech? How about "radical left-wing lunatics"?
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
abcnews.com/US/white-hou... Corruption inside the White House is simply staggering,
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White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources
President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump's speeches, sources say.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
www.propublica.org/article/priv... When the important thing is that white children are educated alongside other white children, all the rest is bound to be sloppy.
propublica.org
Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Yo! The gentle lady who opened her door to speak with us explained that there is no need to absolutely abolish Susan Collins. Instead, the feckless lady with the annoying voice can simply be voted out of office in less than four months. This PSA is brought to you by the Democratic Party.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Jeff Timmer: Fun Fact: The President of the goddam United States paid nearly $6 million in damages today to a woman he raped. Once upon a time, this would have been the only news you heard.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Okay, okay. But why the Jacob Soboroff pitch?
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
www.ms.now/the-briefing... BREAKING NEWS: Jon Ossoff is not always a guest on the Jen Psaki show. He is also running for reelection to a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.
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‘Live threat to voting rights’: Sen. Jon Ossoff on Trump’s election conspiracy theories
Sen. Jon Ossoff joins Jen Psaki to discuss President Donald Trump’s upcoming speech on election interference, including reports that Trump could spread conspiracy theories about Georgia’s elections.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I'm sorry. We must take your tribal lands and mine them silly because critical minerals are essential for advanced radar, sonar, laser guidance, communication, and propulsion technologies, ensuring superior precision, stability, and resilience in combat environments. apnews.com/article/dona...
apnews.com
What to know about Trump's order shrinking the size of 2 national monuments in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Revisiting actions from his first term that were reversed, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will scale back the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national m...
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
apnews.com/article/trum... The big lie is so big, it's going to get a bigly speech in prime time.
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Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies
President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
apnews.com/article/lind... Poor Lindsey. Turns out he's forgettable after all.
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Lindsey Graham remembered for a vision of American foreign policy that’s fading in Washington
NATO allies, Ukraine and Israel have paid tribute to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as a friend and advocate of trans-Atlantic ties.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
apnews.com/article/iran... Good to see both sides are making moves in time for the midterms.
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Tehran threatens to halt all Middle East energy exports after US reimposes its blockade on Iran
The U.S. military has reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports. This comes as Washington tries to stop Iran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
www.loc.gov/exhibits/oli... Vital historical context.
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Early Works in America - Oliphant's Anthem: Pat Oliphant at the Library of Congress | Exhibitions - Library of Congress
Pat Oliphant's first decades in America included a Pulitzer Prize within the first two years. He covered topics such as the Vietnam War, the gas crisis, American hostages in Iran; and the EPA.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Back in the day, when I hung out at a Democratic Party Social Club, I aspired to be a cigar-smoking backroomer.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202... We can only hope.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Here we see the Acting DOJ Director practice his Scott Jennings in agony look as he prepares for hearings on the Hill.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
apnews.com/article/trum... Forcing us all to root for the simitar and the quality of mercy.
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Trump suggests a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But Vance would make the call
President Donald Trump says he's ordered the U.S. military to destroy Iran if he were to be assassinated.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
MS-NOW could be a whole lot better.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Trop tôt, Inspector Patel? thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Patel says FBI ‘is assisting local authorities’ after Graham’s death
FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday his bureau is “assisting local authorities” in the wake of the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “Senator Lindsey Graham was a devoted public servant, a fie…
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Thank you for passing this along, Tom. Anne Applebaum has her moments, and this one was siblime.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
All along the watchtower Princes kept the view While all the women came and went Barefoot servants too Outside in the cold distance A wild cat did growl Two riders were approaching And the wind began to howl
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
www.politico.com/news/2026/07... Graham Platner is kaput. Lindsey Graham is kaputski. Mitch McConnell is a big no comment in the sky. Who will replace them, O Lord? Who will replace them?
politico.com
Lindsey Graham’s death prompts public grief and private maneuvering
His death leaves a major void in Washington and South Carolina.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u... For the Raj of Venezuela, a colonialist remit is all in a day's work.
nytimes.com
How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in th...
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p... Breaking News: U.S.-Iran talks reach Just Between Us Girls stage.
msn.com
MSN
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
www.adweek.com/tvnewser/wee... Point of information: MSNOW (post-rebranding) - 1,014 viewers. Despite having the estimable Rachel Maddow, the urbane competence of Carol Leonnig, and the wicked effervescence of Katy Tur.
adweek.com
Week of June 29 Evening News Ratings: World News Tonight Wins Short Week
CBS Evening News fell below the 4 million-viewer mark
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
All that said--and there's a lot here--it would help enormously if our Secretary of War, upon receipt of the keys to the national armory, did not blast off the nation's defense arsenal to destroy targets of dubious value, in furtherance of a war without justification.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Trump denied disaster aid requests from New Jersey just two days after approving aid for several Republican-led states raising fresh questions about whether politics are shaping federal emergency response decisions. thedigestonline.com/news/new-jer...
thedigestonline.com
White House Denies New Jersey's $84M Disaster Aid Request, Sen. Kim Calls It 'Political Retribution’
New Jersey's $84.4 million FEMA disaster aid request was denied, despite exceeding the state's damage threshold by more than four times.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Now you must try, Jacob, and we know this will be hard for you, as MSNOW has crowned you their new king of annoying effusiveness, not to gang tackle the youthful election workers in Bangor, Maine.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Now you must try, Jacob, and we know this will be hard for you, as MSNOW has crowned you their new king of annoying effusiveness, not to gang tackle the youthful election workers in Bangor, Maine.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Meanwhile, in England ......... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrvX...
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Monty Python Belgians
YouTube video by Bork Tarkin
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
apnews.com/article/trum... On the occasion of his 763rd opportunity to act presidential, the Orange Anomaly, once again, spit in the soup.
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Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law
President Donald Trump has chosen not to sign a sweeping housing affordability bill on Friday, in protest of Congress not approving a strict voter ID bill that does not have enough support to pass.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I have survived a case of pneumonia in a nursing home and scratched out a post on Bluesky. Does that count?
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z73H... The 1927 Sinclair Lewis novel (and film), Elmer Gantry, tracks the rise of a charismatic evangelical with a gift for public speaking and a secret history of alcoholism and sexual indiscretions. Weirdly, the book registered not a single sale in the state of Maine.
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Elmer Gantry (1960) ORIGINAL TRAILER
YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The 1927 Sinclair Lewis novel (and film), Elmer Gantry, tracks the rise of a charismatic evangelical with a gift for public speaking and a secret history of alcoholism and sexual indiscretions. Weirdly, the book registered not a single sale in the state of Maine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z73H...
youtube.com
Elmer Gantry (1960) ORIGINAL TRAILER
YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Lovely street desecrated by lunatic left-wing instructive signage.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Heaven forbid.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
apnews.com/article/turn... Does your layabout son binge watch the wickedly effervescent Katie Tur in the afternoon? Did your daughter actually buy the compleat AOC sleepwear set? It's time for TPUSA.
apnews.com
Turning Point USA’s high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns
A push by Republican leaders to promote Turning Point USA chapters in public high schools is stirring a free speech debate.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
apnews.com/live/trump-a... When the moustache says the silent part out loud.
apnews.com
Live updates: Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information
Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors.
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roryinhilo.bsky.social @roryinhilo.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Imperial greed (Venezuela) and imperial war-making (Iran) could never be a paradigm for anything coherent and worthy.
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