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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 29/09/2026

"You're right, that's my mistake and you're totally right to call me out on it. The Hawks and Hawkeyes are completely different teams. Want me to rework our 'gotjacksmithsass' script for the next time Sen Schmitt has the opportunity to question Smith under oath?"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 24/09/2026

Wait... Vin Diesel was in Saving Private Ryan?

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 18/09/2026

"A Gallup poll ... found a prevailing view of American youth as 'A flabby, pacifistic, yellow, cynical, discouraged and leftist lot'". What's your guess for the year this poll was conducted?

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 17/09/2026

So weird to see this right now. Just got back from a bar where they had been playing trip hop all night.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When the public finally learns the full accounting of the damage done in this war, it’ll probably be too late to hold anyone in the Trump administration accountable. But this is insane. And they’re lying to the American people.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 14/09/2026

Terrifying and enraging story here. Not surprised to see X implicated, but hard to understand why Disney would allow their ESPN personalities to engage the way they did with no real repercussions.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 11/09/2026

DHS as it currently exists has outlived its usefulness, if it ever had any.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie

Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 06/09/2026

This game is too much fun TimeGuessr #1194 — 40,970/50,000 1️⃣ 🏆7,888 · 📅 1y · 🌍 698.3mi 2️⃣ 🏆8,843 · 📅 5y · 🌍 1.4mi 3️⃣ 🏆6,985 · 📅 15y · 🌍 2399ft 4️⃣ 🏆9,815 · 📅 1y · 🌍 5.4mi 5️⃣ 🏆7,439 · 📅 9y · 🌍 1.6mi timeguessr.com

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TimeGuessr

TimeGuessr - the game that tests both your geography and history knowledge. Guess where and when historic photos were taken.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 05/09/2026

TimeGuessr and MapTap 💯🤌 New addiction acquired

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 03/09/2026

Really enjoyed this article, but was left wondering if Congress revoking or revising the AUMF could also be in the list of next steps? Is that too much of a political hot potato? Or wouldn't be effective in constraining this or another admin?

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is insane. And I have to imagine it’s wildly illegal.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 30/08/2026

Having a real strong compulsion to eat sour candy until my tongue and the roof of my mouth are raw. Weird

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 29/08/2026

If he has nothing to hide he shouldn't worry about it, right?

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 26/08/2026

I haven't listened to this (I plan to), but I did listen to Graff's "The Only Plane in the Sky" and your sentiment was one of my first thoughts as well.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026

This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 21/08/2026

Haha, really feeling that the last couple of days after crashing pretty hard on my MTB ride Wednesday night. Any good recs on protein powder or creatine? Got my ibuprofen and epsom salts nailed already.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Pretty rich they they’re dong this at the same time that his neglect and stupid ego war have turned an aircraft carrier into Lord of the Flies.

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

These are people who legally entered this country and now, because of ancestry and a conspiracy theory pushed by an aspiring politician, are being pursued by the government and fitted with special monitoring devices. This should remind of the darkest events in history.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A bunch of cops cheering at a political rally — in uniform — as the president and AG endorse a candidate and attack their political opponents is not normal. And it is not okay.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

There could not be a more blatant violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits any executive branch employee from "Using his or her official title while participating in political activity." Unlikely to be prosecuted, however. Will any news org even mention this? www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/7...

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 07/08/2026

"I will give this baby measles. I will be criticized for this and I will cry more than aforementioned baby. What else is new?"

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/08/2026

I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...

Cover of the book "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)" by Katie Mack. The top right corner says "Author of The End of Everything" and the bottom left says "Brilliant and thrilling! - John Green". The cover motif is a space image made of puzzle pieces.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 05/08/2026

Same with the ozone hole and Y2K

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I would like to propose the Taco Bell Principle When a person/institution Did A Problem, & IMMEDIATELY fesses up & takes proactive steps to solve it That's exactly what we want them to do? So how bout we let them live ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 02/08/2026

He still thinks he's on the set of the apprentice

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 01/08/2026

It's outrageous...but also, Iran conducted a cyber attack against a state whose head of infosec is named Israel? The writers are getting lazy

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“.. the Trump administration decided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list .. because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

THAT IS NOT HOW THE AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THE PENALTY FOR “FAILURE TO COMPLY” IS NOT A FUCKING DEATH SENTENCE!

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Fellow Americans, behold the United States President, opining with all the maturity, dignity and splendor of his high office:

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China

His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Officers shooting a man, running away from law enforcement, who is not a target of law enforcement, and who poses no threat to law enforcement, is murder. Federal officers do not have the power to commit summary executions because they are aggrieved.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 14/07/2026

Is this basically him recognizing he can't do rallies, but thinks he can recreate the magic and energy on the TV?

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I think the speech endures because it resolves the false dichotomy between the right and left’s supposed views: “America, Boo-yah!” Vs “America Sucks!” America is great because it has not been great, and has always strived to make itself better, or, to borrow a phrase, “more perfect.” Enjoy.

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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 04/07/2026

Great speech on what it means to be an American and a patriot, on the promise of America and the continuous struggle of doing our part to live up to that promise.

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