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Seth

@seth-m.bsky.social
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Avidly hike & backpack, ride bicycles & waves, rock-climb, cook+eat with people I love, star-gaze, engineer. Human rights, environmental protection. Southern liberal.

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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Countries that don’t allow election monitoring from the 57 member countries of the OSCE: Russia, Belarus, and now the USA. youtube.com/shorts/gD3D6...
youtube.com
Two Reported Issues to Keep On Your Radar
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Might explain why Trump acts like a Russian asset: always takes Putin’s side. Such as putting the blame for high oil & fuel prices…on Ukraine? Not mentioning that war would end if Russia were to stop its attacks and go home, or that it’s Ukraine defending itself.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026
is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk?
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today Russia celebrated the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia. At least 15 people are killed, among them 3 children. The number may rise as rescuers check the rubble‼️
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/10/2026
question for brooks: what if they are, literally, nazis?
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yet more double-dealing corruption from the Trump family. Betraying Ukraine and getting the inside track on a shady Russian oil deal? No problem!
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No! They sounded awful! Unless you meant your comment as satire?
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Neuromancer as “utopian”? Uff. I always thought it was dystopian
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So the US will be the only country that does public executions and televises them? Not even Iran or Russia or North Korea does that
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Do you know what's more dangerous than an
undocumented immigrant in America who gets up at 4am to go to work?
A sitting president who casually mentions we should just let a foreign power obliterate two
American cities filled with millions of people all because he doesn't like how they tend to vote.
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
AAand now we’re (the Trumpy “Department of Justice“) revisiting Watergate, pretending Richard Nixon was somehow the hero not the victim? From Liz Oyer youtube.com/shorts/2DKoT...
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DOJ revisits Watergate
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And somehow this will involve giving Musk companies lots of money, and Musk giving Republicans lots of money? And that’s only a quid pro quo if they say so?
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
James Talarico’s new ad is hilarious. 😂 Also be sure to call! Because that’s literally the best part. 1 (844) WHOS-KEN (1-844-946-7536)
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 03/10/2026
Alito also thinks it takes courage to fly insurrectionist flags and drink a lot of beer.
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Alito: Overturning Roe v. Wade took ‘courage’ from Supreme Court justices
Justice Samuel Alito said his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 alongside the Supreme Court’s six conservative justices took “courage.” In a preview for his interview with CBS News, Alito was as…
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending
a graph of roadway and mass transit lights
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wow. But this is something the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 both always wanted
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump defends the men in the Cornell gang rape case, saying he “feels bad” for them and they won't get a “fair shake”
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Those kids at the Cornell Daily Sun seen alright. But there are some grown-ups running Cornell who seem like they’ve lost the plot.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Somehow not The Onion
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John Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong Republican’
Social and news media commenters seize on senator’s gaffe, with some characterizing it as a Freudian slip
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well and now he’s just gutted fuel economy regulations? I’m sure that’ll push up the price of gas too.
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“No more fuel economy” regulations & working against electric vehicles sure seems like a great way to bring down the prices for gas & diesel!
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Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Politico: Trump is airing a pro-Trump midterms ad on TV that -includes “paid for by the U.S. government” disclaimer text -features a song by an artist who says they didn’t approve it’s use and are now looking for a lawyer
politico.com
Trump administration launches pro-Trump TV ad ahead of midterms
The 30-second ad, apparently paid for by U.S. tax dollars, features photos and videos of Trump, the American flag and military aircraft.
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Maintaining his own ignorance
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can we at least agree that A.I. has now exceeded the lower bound of human intelligence
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The federal government is actively monitoring *erections* now, but yeah, Democrats are the pro-Big Government party FFS
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Stock Trades by Presidents While in Office: Bill Clinton: ZERO George W. Bush: ZERO Barack Obama: ZERO Donald Trump (first term): 517 Joe Biden: ZERO Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day. This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We need to be moving fast to cut carbon emissions, not increasing emissions fast & blithely saying, “Oh AI will solve climate change”
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It’s baffling & frustrating to me that there’s been so much noise about problems that are scary but mostly speculative, but ignoring what we know is a huge problem with AI that’s real, urgent, and pretty dire
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here's how totally f***ed up this administration is: RFK Jr. is raising an alarm about completely fictional chemicals in the atmosphere, while he and the rest of the Trump administration are calling the chemicals that ARE literally changing the planet's #climate a "hoax."
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Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Katie Couric and I had a wonderful discussion this afternoon about America and its future during these troubled times. Thank you so much, Katie, for inviting me to join you and your terrific subscriber audience on Next Question! judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/election-n...
judgeluttig327269.substack.com
Election Nightmare Scenario
A recording from Judge J. Michael Luttig and Katie Couric's live video
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
okay — *something* happened that terrified everyone who makes AI tech. they won't tell us what, but now they want it reined in. but Preznit Fuckwit won't listen, because he's corrupt, and too stupid to understand what's at stake. thank you for your attention to today's post. link: bit.ly/4xYOWHp
tell me, is it a bad sign when the guy who helped invent AI tech gets so terrified of what he’s done that he quits his job and starts blowing the whistle — and then, his own boss and the boss’s own cronies go ‘oh fuck, he’s right, this shit’s hella evil’?

that sounds pretty fucking terrifying to me. isn’t that the plot of umpteen science fiction books any movies — some rogue AI decides that humanity needs to be killed to death — or turned into batteries?
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It’s a bit like this: xkcd.com/3290/
xkcd.com
Trade
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Pretty much my own views on the war in Ukraine & two other ongoing wars: Putin, Trump, and Netanyahu won’t stop attacking if they’re not forced to. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Putin would rather keep killing than admit he’s lost. As a winter of misery looms in Ukraine, Nato must step in | Simon Tisdall
The Russian leader is ploughing on with his forever war – and each day is a crime against humanity. Western democracies cannot simply sit on their hands, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simo...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It should be obvious, but talks about adapting to climate change or colonizing another planet often ignore that humans (and animals/plants that we love and love to eat) evolved to live on Earth in the climate we have today, and we built our infrastructure for today's climate. Everything else sucks.
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Roman Sheremeta @rshereme.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Trump is asking Ukraine not to bomb russian oil refineries. How about a concession - russia gets out of Ukraine and Ukraine stops hitting russian refineries. I would suggest for Trump to pass this proposal to his boss Putin.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It’s mostly the cooling towers you hear in that video: they’re outside the building, and adding insulation wouldn’t hide that noise.
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Jimmy Kimmel’s interview with James Talarico on YouTube. The FCC tried to suppress it and forced it off Kimmel’s show, all because the FCC now plays political favorites. It’s at about 6.5 million views at the time I’m writing. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s already about $8.50/gallon in my hometown
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Who could ever have guessed that alienating allies and starting a war or two might lead to outcomes that are hard to predict or control?
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Who could have guessed that “I’ll release the Epstein files” actually meant “I’m going to obfuscate and ignore and try to change the subject, because Donald Trump is all over the Epstein files as bad hombre número uno”
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Who could have guessed that “the best people” would approach diplomacy with a ton of rent-seeking for-profit activities ?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨EMERGENCY EPISODE: A bombshell whistleblower complaint, submitted to Sen. Richard Blumenthal's office, reveals that the U.S. Postal Service allegedly kept building a new system to restrict mail-in ballots even after federal courts ordered it to stop it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySb4...
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BREAKING: Whistleblower Exposes Trump's Secret USPS Plan to Reject Thousands of Ballots at Once
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
And they shouldn’t. I wouldn’t usually consider this a noteworthy headline
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
At least he hasn’t started a second war within the last couple months? I hope I’m not jinxing anything there.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
California, Oregon and Washington are partnering with British Columbia and Baja California on plans for an electric truck charging corridor for heavy-duty freight that will stretch nearly 1,400 miles along Interstate 5: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
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Electric heavy-duty trucks will be able to run from Baja to Canada, West Coast leaders pledge
The West Coast is home to one of the busiest freight corridors in the United States, and it's getting cleaner.
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Seth @seth-m.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Trump “renaming“ Lake Ontario to “Lake America” seems like it might be a new low for his tendency to vindictive, petty, pointless, and desperate to assert power & be the center of attention. Was this an article from The Onion? Or real? Both?
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