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Scotty B

@scottyb.bsky.social
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Personal acct. Library Director @ Ferguson Library in STL. Views are my own, NOT my employer - obviously. Libraries don't opine on govt corruption, share geekery, or babble about their day.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21m
Rollins: "As the price has continued to creep up for a pound of ground beef, normal supply and demand would tell you the demand would go down, and then the prices follow. What's happening is the opposite. Prices have continued to rise &people have continued to buy. That's the long-term good news."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Trump: "The greatest ballroom ever built -- it's also a tremendous military complex with a drone port on top. Be careful. Don't fall over the edge. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall."
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 2h
Hear that struggling Americans? Trump says you're wealthier than ever!
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 2h
i am 100% serious, i think cities should start building infrastructure to accommodate year-round use of e-scooters and bikes
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Trump: "The send people in. If I ran Venezuela, if I ran any country, I would exactly the same thing that Maduro did. He emptied his prisons. They emptied their mental institutions. They got rid of their drug dealers."
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 5h
Got a new bike, so I can get exercise that is easy on my knee by cycling to work. Today was first day. Only notable thing was, in Kinloch I passed a guy on a bike who was carrying a shotgun. It can't be easy to bike while carrying a shotgun and smoking a cig but he seemed truly unbothered.
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don't care if the polls say the Democrats are leading by 35%, you get your ass out there and vote
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 16h
i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better
@Merman_Melville • Jan 24, 2019
Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 17h
😂🙌🏻
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 29/09/2026
Hey hot take but I actually don’t give a fuck if expelling a rapist from school “ruins his future”
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith: “Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation.”
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One week out, and this is where “I’ll do it later” starts costing people. If somebody in your family keeps saying they’ll get around to it, call them. If your coworker just moved and has been meaning to update everything, remind them.
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Working in a public library both raises and lowers your spirit every day. Someone left this on the statue in front of the library.
Picture of a small sized bottle with a label of purified water, but it holds a suspicious yellow liquid.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Truth 💥 😡
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DR. IRONCLAD, Brunch Democrat @feclad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To every MAGA, Jill Stein, or just couldn't bother to vote person out there, Fuck you. Fuuuuuuuuck you.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Parenting: like constantly headbutting a tree for the benefit of your children. 🌳🐘
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Elizabeth @underthesea62.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He raped that boy for over 3 years and gave him lifelong trauma. Should have served 60 years not 60 days. I can't believe he thinks this is justified 🤬
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Jill Pantozzi @jillpantozzi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Last month, a Google alert directed me to an interview I did with cartoonist Matt Furie—creator of Pepe the Frog…only I haven’t done any interview and I’d never even met Furie. So I clicked. "None of this is true": AI, content farms, and one completely made-up article. bsky.app/profile/then...
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BlueDream @58bugeye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump will badmouth communism whenever he gets the chance. Yet he is literally rolling out the red carpet and bowing to communist leaders. He is even flying communist flags on the people’s house! Do you listen to what he says or do you watch what he actually does?
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sure, the 2024 election was one too, but 2026 might be the clearest intelligence test ever presented to the American electorate. Taken at face value, he's saying he stole hundreds of billions from the gov't, hid it somewhere Congress can't reach, and he pinky swears he will give you a piece. Really.
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merritt @merrittk.com · 28/09/2026
there is only one major kind of business today and it is stripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society to buy more money before the world ends
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
Texas peeps You may have recently registered and think it’s a done deal. Read the below. Urgently double check that you’re actually registered to vote. 👉🏾 Iwillvote.com 
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Within 5 years the most strongly secured non-military places on earth will be the power stations on AI datacenter grounds.
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Scotty B @scottyb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's official. Denny Hoskins is the worst Secretary of State in modern Missouri history. Book banning, extreme gerrymandering, disenfranchising legal voters, the list is impressive! Congrats on winning an exceedingly competitive race to the bottom. missouriindependent.com/2026/09/28/d...
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Commentary: Denny Hoskins’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month • Missouri Independent
Contempt, lawsuits and three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court ended with Missouri right back where it started.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 27/09/2026
it’s bad, actually, that much of the industry is gatekept by people whose standard for hiring a woman is “are you a Cool Girl who is into weird men doing sex stuff at her all the time?”
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Kavinay @kavinay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's Schrödinger's Strait now.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 27/09/2026
I'm just happy/sad/thankful/angry that the Strait is open/closed/partially open/mostly closed so that the tankers can/can't traverse through it I'm really tired of/happy about all the winning/mostly winning/some winning we're doing every day/week/month in the war/not war/conflict in Iran
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Trump: "I'm rejecting their deal. They want to make a deal where they open the strait immediately ... we're winning tremendously. We have total control of the Hormuz Strait ... that deal would not be acceptable. They want to immediately open the Hormuz Strait."
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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We Stand United Missouri @we-stand-united-mo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The US Supreme Court Ends Missouri Map Mayhem - 2022 Congressional Map In Effect
YouTube video by Elad Gross
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You Call Yourself a Film Critic @filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've said before a lot of what fuels Musk's unhinged behaviour and ever increasingly awful actions is that he wants something his money can never buy: for people to think he's cool and charismatic and funny Fascists react to violence and recoil at ridicule
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99fgh.bsky.social @99fgh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There are 6 SCOTUS judges who need to be impeached for giving the Federal Government power over state elections! They need to read the Constitution!
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 25/09/2026
"Game to understand the president’s crypto endeavors" by @flowingdata.com
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Game to understand the president’s crypto endeavors
Thin Air, Real Money is a game to help you understand the cryptocurrency schemes from Trump. Experience the millions in gains as the president or the losses as not the president. The title is based…
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thanks to SCOTUS GOP-appointed majority (same ones who attended Trump's state dinner last night), Trump admin will use faulty & inaccurate data to wrongly label eligible voters non-citizens & pressure states to remove them from rolls. Sets a chilling precedent www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Supreme Court allows Trump to use flawed database to vet voter citizenship
While the impact on the midterms might be minimal, Justice Jackson warns some eligible voters could be disenfranchised.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING FRIDAY AM The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to implement its overhauled immigration database, which it says is aimed at combatting voter fraud, in time for November’s elections over the dissent of the liberal justices.
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Matthew Smith @ky71matt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
They now own both the local ABC & NBC affiliates & have started to merge the 2 newsrooms into one that will air on both channels, axing a ton of people in the process.
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
E.W. Scripps — which owns 60 TV stations, including network affiliates — will eliminate 500+ jobs this year in favor of "‘AI-powered broadcast journalism." Dystopian moves like this —and the FCC killing the ownership cap — will end genuine, local voices in TV news. www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
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E.W. Scripps to Become an 'AI-Powered Broadcast Journalism Company' After Sweeping Layoffs
E.W. Scripps has cut 12% of its workforce as CEO Adam Symson touts AI and automation as part of an overhaul of its local news business
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026
Q: Did you discuss the war with Iran with President Xi? TRUMP: We did. I think we're gonna do great. (China has reportedly helped Iran kill US troops)
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the Midterms
A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congratulations to every fucking prick who denied or didn't give a shit about the climate crisis. Walk through the fires to pick up your prize: a ruined planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
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Rodrigo Peligro @rodrigopeligro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Susan Collins was at the center of a major bribery probe for steering millions in contracts to a company whose CEO illegally funneled thousands to her campaign. Then Trump took office and gutted the FBI and DOJ units investigating her. Is this what "being moderate" looks like?
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping po
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