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@skeptictank.bsky.social
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UFOs, sci-fi, modular synths, Zelda, weed, coffee. California-sober, Chicago-based, librarian, husband, dad. Whistleblower enjoyer. #woocrew

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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🎵Hotdog man, hotdog man, here’s another hotdog man 🎵
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rob Israel pen and ink drawing of pre-hair transplant Elon musk with the text “concerning!” Above
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
maybe it's time to just relax, do an absurd amount of ketamine, and take a nice, relaxing, bubble bath
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Sophie Scholl @moller2025.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lest we forget....
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026
This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...
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The City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American Prospect
In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
concerning
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Peep Show | ''The Party'' | FULL EPISODE | Series 6, Episode 5
YouTube video by Absolute Jokes
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Obviously there’s his shitty trans stances but man there’s a whole lot of other shit to hate about Newsom as well
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🤔
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Lower cognitive ability is linked to stronger Christian nationalist views, even after accounting for education
A recent study indicates that Americans with lower cognitive ability scores tend to be more likely to embrace Christian nationalism. The findings suggest the ideology’s appeal is linked to underlying ...
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Damn cool story- one time I almost did some admirable shit too
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
DOJ: "in our opinion they aren't illegal *enough*"
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Chut @ferret.ing · 01/10/2026
Never underestimate the ability of "moderate democrats" to accept the gop framing anyway
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
that expression plus that work history- i hate this man
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 01/10/2026
THEY'RE DEPORTING AN ISRAELI HASID FOR BEING ANTI-ZIONIST
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When you’re dumb as dogshit, embarrassment is for suckers
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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 22/03/2026
I don't normally subscribe to the "German has a word for it" thing because all languages can invent and borrow new words! That said, I can't stop thinking about "hobbyless" as an insult since I saw it a few days ago, so here you go It promotes a growth mindset!! www.tumblr.com/abbiistabbii...
user abbiistabbii: 
The Germans really cooked making "Hobbyless behaviour" an insult. It is both devastating, applicable to a wide range of people and behaviours, and doesn't resort to swearing.

Man ranting on the internet about the Superbowl halftime show or complaining that something is "woke"? Hobbyless Behaviour. Girls mocking another girl for not looking right? Hobbyless Behaviour. Mindless vandalism? Hobbyless Behaviour.

It is more powerful than "get a life" or the English "You're Sad" because it gets to the central point of the matter, and that is wonderful. Danke, Deutsch.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ICYMI - Israel’s UN ambassador whines about… children’s drawings
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i gotta focus. im shifting into soup mode
cover of THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF SOUP WEATHER'S LOOMING ARRIVAL GETS ME OFF BISEXUALLY featuring shirtless bud in the middle with a scarf around his neck. next to him floating there are two GOOD LOOKIN soups they have a beautiful fall scene behind them
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fitting on many levels
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 29/09/2026
Democrats seem headed for big wins, but one avenue for self-sabotage would be adopting R's framing on trans rights. @billiejsweeney.bsky.social spoke with insiders incl Lanae Erikson of Third Way and Rep. Sarah McBride for this substanial piece of new reporting. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Democrats Lose by Punching Down on Trans Issues, Strategists Say - Assigned Media
Insiders, including at centrist think tank Third Way, are cautioning Democratic candidates against echoing Republican talking points on trans rights.
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Jerry-ATX @jda5id.com · 29/09/2026
Senator Schmitt with a real gotcha for Jack Smith
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
a nice moment outside the White House today between Natalie and Donald #GrowlAtNatalie (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
Trump scowls and points at something on the ground while the lovely Ms Harp smiles at him like she always does ❤️
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Michael Tracey is actively attempting to dox Jane Doe in the Cornell 7 rape case
Michael Tracey : If you happen to know who this Cornell "Jane Doe" is, get in touch and I would be happy to publish her name and identifying information. And yes -- this is 100% permitted under the First Amendment, whatever threats or emotional blackmail people might want to deploy"Report" me for what, exactly? Save your breath, scumbag. Sorry you hate the First Amendment so much. Her identity is obviously newsworthy at this point, and I will take extreme pleasure in reporting it. (Not "doxing" -- that's a total canard)
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Gore Vidal Sassoon @jimmyjazz1968.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Huge bummer when you’re just innocently trying to join and promote a movement that hates Black people, immigrants, and Jews — but then you discover that they have a dark side. apple.news/A9g-feRPSTme...
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
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Underestimate @RahmEmanuel at your own risk.
He knows how to win. He knows how to fight.
And he knows how to message.
And no one will out work him. Regardless of whether he wins the Democratic nomination in 2028 he will make an impact on the race. You can be sure of that. Don't take your eyes off of him. At the minimum, learn from him.
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
From nytimes.com
6:47 AM • 9/26/26 • 274K Views
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Protein shake packets and mixer bottle
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Nick (derogatory) 🎃 @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Polymarket @Polymarket • 2d
JUST IN: Looksmaxxer, Clavicular, mogged by "Chad" judge in Miami court hearing.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
holy shit lmao
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How interesting! One important aspect of managing cancer is mitigating the side-effects of chemotherapy. One side effect is neuropathy (prickly feeling in hands & feet). A mouse model shows that two doses of psilocybin before chemo prevented mice from developing neuropathy. 🧪 archive.today/1PLua
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Magic-mushroom compound blocks a severe side effect of chemotherapy in mice
Study shows that psilocybin acts on nerves to prevent the painful condition called peripheral neuropathy.
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Haha
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
TIRED: “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” WIRED: “I’ll sleep *til* I’m dead”
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Rude Law Dog @esghound.com · 25/09/2026
Mark Halperin: "While public polls are horrendous for Republicans, the private ones are worse." archive.is/tRiq8
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Sickos Haha Yes
ALT: Sickos Haha Yes
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🎯
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 24/09/2026
This is Ali Abbas, a survivor of Israel’s terrorist attack on Lebanon. He was 12 years old at the time.
Ali Abbas, a survivor of Israel’s 2024 pager terrorist attack in Lebanon, holds up UNO No Mercy cards while playing. Scarring and injuries are visible across his face, particularly around his eyes and forehead.

REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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Zadett Rosslyn @zadett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Insult to Netanyahu keep up the good work PM
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026
Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
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IMEU Policy Project @imeupolicy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW POLLING: An overwhelming supermajority of Americans across partisan lines support a resolution being brought forward by Senator Chris Van Hollen to investigate the Israeli government’s killing of American citizens and the rampant human rights abuses in the illegally-occupied West Bank.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/09/2026
Larry Ellison when he needs to pay a data center lease
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 100% seriousness- are we totally sure they don't just have some sort of under-development in the empathy-related portions of the brain?
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Josh Brolin as Royal Abbott Looks Back
Alt: Josh Brolin as Royal Abbott in Outer Range
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Skeptic Tank @skeptictank.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
After Googling a ton of different search terms trying to find this website unseuccessfully- I'm pretty confident it's being hidden. Please bookmark for sharing archivegenocide.com
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Archive Genocide — Documented Gaza Genocide & War Crimes Video Archive
A free public archive of 156,000+ documented videos and photos of the Gaza genocide and Israeli war crimes — verifiable, searchable, downloadable.
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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 23/09/2026
ED SHEERAN?
THE GAME OF THRONES ACTOR?
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 23/09/2026
Local Transphobe Not Sure How Much Longer He Can Pretend to Care About Women’s Sports: tinyurl.com/mry79s75
Man looking panicked, stressed, and burned out with a hand on his forehead at a girls high school basketball game
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