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Shane Bettenhausen

@shanewatch.bsky.social
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★ NO WAR Ex-EGM/1up, blazing new trails in gaming with PlayStation. (Expressed opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.) RESIST / Stay Woke 大丈夫だ、問題ない (He/Him)

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 21m
“When you are intellectually bankrupt, when you are a failed president, when you have nothing to say to working people,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders, “You resort to the same old demagoguery that has gone on for God knows how long that is racism.”
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‘Disgusting’: Bernie SLAMS Trump’s ‘racist statement’ against Abdul El-Sayed
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 11h
North Carolinians and Oklahomans, your voter registration deadline is tomorrow. Are you registered to vote? Do you know the important deadlines for casting your ballot? Check our interactive state map for key voting information. bit.ly/3UjBBrc
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Everything You Need to Vote
Here's what to do and how to get more information if you have questions.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 1h
Birds of a feather ... "Photo shows top Trump aide's daughter with pro-Russia politician in Bosnia" www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-...
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Photo shows top Trump aide's daughter with pro-Russia politician in Bosnia
Katie Wiles is a partner at the political lobbying firm Continental Strategy. A spokesperson for the firm acknowledged to CBS News that Wiles had taken the trip to Republika Srpska but on business for...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 1h
“…most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. “releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
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things that fascist governments do
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 8h
NEW: We knew in April that DOJ was investigating Hutchinson. Now NBC reports they are seeking a grand jury indictment for lying to Congress. The thing is, she didn't lie to Congress. She testified truthfully about what someone else told her. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Justice Department seeks criminal charge for former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson
The former Trump aide was a star witness before the Jan. 6 committee. The case is being pursued by the Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon.
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I totally made a silkscreen t-shirt of Tori in my 11th grade Graphic Arts class; also obligatory photo of goddesses from Q Magazine
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as a proud attendee to Lilith Fair 1, I wasn't afraid of nothin
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
FCC Chair Andrew Ferguson touts the administration's work to "protect white American men from discrimination"
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 9h
It's rad that @victorehunter.bsky.social got to do his incredibly deep and nerdy dive into Sakura Taisen, but was crestfallen by the Hanagumi Taisen Columns series erasure
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Atari @atari.com · 14h
Your very first computer is back. 🖥️ We're happy to report the 800XL includes a full-sized mechanical keyboard and working cartridge slot. Plus, we added features designed for today’s televisions and gaming setups. 🤝 Learn more: atari.com/800xl
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Time Extension @timeextension.com · 22/06/2026
"Finally, The Time Has Come" - Richard Garriott Is Reclaiming The Rights To Ultima.
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"Finally, The Time Has Come" - Richard Garriott Is Reclaiming The Rights To Ultima
"What it will become is the next challenge"
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: ICE flagged Zumiez, a popular skate store found in shopping malls, "for further investigation" in Pennsylvania because it supported voter outreach efforts. The streetwear brand was among hundreds of groups probed by ICE this year as part of Trump's ongoing hunt for noncitizen voters.
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ICE investigates mall staple favored by teen skaters in its hunt for noncitizen voters
Zumiez was among hundreds of groups, most of them nonprofit organizations, probed by ICE as part of the Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters, new records show.
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Gotta have good eyes to get that sweet 5 min phone card
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A day after Trump said his super PAC would pay for those propaganda ads that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials said the group did *not* plan to reimburse the government for the more than $10 million it had already spent on the ads.
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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It gets worse.
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Skydance Adds Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to Board, Taps Tony Blair as Adviser
Skydance named Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick to its board as independent directors, and said Tony Blair will serve as an adviser.
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
can I blame Trump ruining the economy for a 7" being $26
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
even though Battle Monsters is pretty awful, I played a bunch of it and think that Chili and Pepper are such a wildly fun idea for a fighting game character
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ok now I really need to get some of this myself
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026
“Tying funding for transit projects to marriage rates and how many babies a woman has is the sort of bizarre and dystopian idea you’d expect in a TV show, not actual policy put forth by the U.S. government — yet here we are,” Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state said in a statement.”
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Trump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding
The federal government is seeking to revamp a national program that supports rail and bus rapid transit.
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Michael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
Dear [name],

For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!

With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.

Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.

I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!

Sincerely,

[signed] 

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Design Room @designroom.site · 05/10/2026
Big new story! The best 8,000 words you'll read on Vib-Ribbon today.
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Vib-Ribbon: An oral history
Almost 27 years later, we round up the team behind NanaOn-Sha's procedurally generated playground to look at the legacy of PlayStation's wireframe rabbit.
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s 1996 up in here with Expert Knob Twiddlers
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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Laserdiscs, Laser players, XBR monitors... If you had a *lot* of disposable cash in 1989, then you too could enjoy a new dimension in anime clarity. 📖: Animag Issue 7, 1989
A snapshot of an ad for Laser Perceptions in San Franciso, where all kinds of laser discs and equipment to watch them on can be bought or rented.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Stroke victims are often given leg braces to help them walk.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's hard to tell which is weirder: the fact that these guys seriously suggest that models like Claude have consciousness/sentience or that they actually invest time and money (weird!) trying to convince the Pope as well as theologians and legal scholars of this belief.
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
With the merging of these two iconic companies, Skydance is ready to soar into the future!
The Hindenburg explosion
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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eight years after our colleague Jamal Khashoggi’s body was dismembered by a bone saw, there has never been high-level accountability for the horrific crime, the Editorial Board writes. "The Saudis do not deserve the benefit of the doubt."
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Opinion | Saudi Arabia wants America’s nuclear trust. Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
The regime tried to cover up its assassination of a Post columnist eight years ago. Don’t believe it wants a peaceful nuclear program.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/10/2026
Donald Trump is hosting a dinner just for the top buyers of his meme coin. trib.al/11sbHjb
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Trump to Host Dinner Just for Top Buyers of His Crypto Coin
Donald Trump is rewarding people who helped make him rich.
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Evangelion Screenshots @ngescreenshot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone
Misato's trash
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
".. Three people familiar with the matter said the US administration had put pressure on European countries to release strategic stocks of diesel, warning that it could ban US diesel exports if they do not do so." @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/0234...
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EU countries in crisis talks over release of diesel stocks
Trump administration has pressured European countries to release strategic reserves, warning that it could ban US diesel exports if they do not do so
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“It’s Biden’s fault” ain’t working Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds apnews.com/article/trum...
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Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living.
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🏡🏘🤝📈
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Judy Weston @westonjk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES🚨
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