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Miles Takahashi

@smileykat.bsky.social
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Liberal, left-of-center minded individual. Interested in the arts, culture, diversity, health and well-being. 🚫BOTS (that follow >> 1k), AI, impersonators, religious, crypto, self-promotion will be blocked or reported.

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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Let’s face it, renaming Kennedy center, and other things, he’s “dying” to keep his legacy (it’ll all be erased away anyway) once he’s gone. I wonder if he’ll even survive two more years of limited sleep and wild late night social posts…
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Trump has an edifice complex. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edifice...
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Edifice complex - Wikipedia
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Doesn’t the Director of National Intelligence require “Top Secret” security clearance?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 25/04/2026
Gosh if only there had been some sign he was full of shit all along 🤔 #TeslaTakedown
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The comments to this article… electrek.co/2026/04/22/t...
electrek.co
Tesla (TSLA) pulled questionable levers to make Q1 2026 financials look good
Tesla's Q1 2026 earnings beat was built on one-time warranty and tariff benefits, stretched supplier payments, and new debt — all while deliveries missed and growth stalled.
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Another TACO Tuesday….
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 21/04/2026
Quantum computers are coming sooner than expected. Now's a good time to check if your encrypted messenger has moved to post-quantum cryptography. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
eff.org
Yikes, Encryption’s Y2K Moment is Coming Years Early
Google moved up its estimated deadline for quantum preparedness in cryptography to 2029—only 33 months from now. That’s earlier than previous deadlines, and they proposed the new post-quantum
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Israel should be on the hook for all this wanton destruction. aje.news/zhtr44
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Report finds Gaza needs more than $71bn in next decade for recovery
Devastated sectors in Palestinian enclave include housing, health, education, commerce and agriculture, EU and UN find.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 16/04/2026
The latest cost of Trump’s illegal war. (2/5)
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Q: Why aren't people feeling better about the economy? Trump's Treasury Secretary: Well, in their heart of hearts they feel good
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
As far as military actions go, Friday is coming up…
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
There you have it folks: threats of genocide. The ravings of a mad man.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/03/2026
NEW: "The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it." fortune.com/2026/03/23/u...
FORTUNE: COMMENTARY
• NATIONAL DEBT
The Treasury just declared the
U.S. insolvent. The media missed it
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Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Average immigration detention deaths per month from FY 2010 to FY 2024: 0.69 Average immigration detention deaths per month in FY 2025: 1.75 Average immigration detention deaths per month so far in FY 2026: 4.6 www.npr.org/2026/03/10/g...
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Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004
Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Supposedly Enhance Obamacare subsidies for 10 years: $410 billion. Amount of money being requested for the Iran war: $200 million. That’s almost 50% of the cost of 10 years of subsidies…. Do the math congress!!!
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Interesting… aje.news/9rw216
aje.news
Is Greater Israel already happening on the ground?
From a verse in the Bible, to a map, to strategy, to action, Greater Israel has stopped being just a concept.
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Are his conversations with Iran really his Alzheimer’s that’s kicking in????
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Like clockwork.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Korean Hair Extensions: $670 Botox: $530 Lip Filler: $475 Misquoting Orwell while being the last person in the room to know you've just been fired: PRICELESS
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The tulips of the 21st century! www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/b...
cnbc.com
Bitcoin drops 13%, breaking below $64,000 as sell-off intensifies, doubts about crypto grow
Some market watchers have suggested $70,000 is a key level to watch and a break below that could lead bitcoin to decline further.
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Job losses on par with the Great Recession. National debt is ballooning because of Trump’s Big Ugly Bill. More money going to billionaires’ pockets, less to yours. This is Trump’s economy.
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Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
so for everyone who’s got an “I bought this before Elon was bad” bumper sticker, did you buy your Tesla in 2012
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Tom Homan in August: ICE agents “need a judicial warrant for a search” ⬇️
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The next Enron: Musk's xAI, SpaceX combo is the biggest merger of all time www.cnbc.com/2026/02/03/m...
cnbc.com
Musk's xAI, SpaceX combo is the biggest merger of all time, valued at $1.25 trillion
The record-setting deal will be the largest merger of all time and is valued at $1.25 trillion
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 03/02/2026
Trump has made 10,000 times his salary after just ONE year in office. How? Selling access to the White House to the highest bidder. Spread the word: Our crook of a President is corrupt to his core and will stop at nothing to line his own pockets.
newyorker.com
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
UBS: The Adobe Digital Price Index, which covers prices of items sold online, rose in January by the most in its 12-year history. (via @nicktimiraos.bsky.social)
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
So what are the odds of the Kennedy center getting torn down in the next year?.?.?.?… It happened to the east wing…
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 02/02/2026
Commentary: The killing of two civilians by ICE agents in Minnesota may mark a decisive turning point in the Trump administration’s gradual slide toward authoritarianism.
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Bloody Minnesota and the normalization of state violence
A key distinguishing feature of authoritarian governments is their ability to use excessive force against opponents.
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Strike that, replace “National Guard” with “ICE”….
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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
“Elected Republicans could stop this tonight if they wanted to. […] This is a country of 340 million people. 16 people could stop this tonight. 23 people could impeach and remove Trump. if they wanted to.” - @hcrichardson.bsky.social on YouTube #FundHealthcareStopICE youtube.com/shorts/DekIP...
youtube.com
It’s Too Late to Say You Didn’t Know
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 25/01/2026
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 24/01/2026
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I am doing my best to respond to this without a string of expletives. But let's be very clear. What just happened in Minnesota was cold blooded murder of a civilian by out of control federal agents, aided and abetted by the entire Trump administration and their fascist enablers.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 24/01/2026
What’s happening in Minneapolis might be the template for what the Trump admin wants to bring to your hometown next. How they resist should be your template too. trib.al/H3I9kxG Sign up for the ICE watch that’s happening near you—because almost certainly, ICE is already there.
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The Key to Minneapolis’s Successful ICE Resistance
The city’s rapid mobilization against ICE was aided greatly by a community with well-worn connections and a tradition of mutual aid. You can—and should—start building this resilience where you live.
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Trump’s bored of piss….
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
The Trump administration has a Nazi problem | Mehdi Hasan
Think I’m exaggerating? Consider the copious amounts of evidence
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Chris Jackson @chriscjackson.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I am tired of Earth. These people.
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
So who gets sued when / if the robotaxi gets into an accident?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
See the difference? 👀 #NoKings
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
i am not saying the world has gone completely bonkers but the world has gone absolutely completely bonkers
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 09/10/2025
Her notes for the Senate Judiciary Committee had nothing to do with her work leading the DOJ, or even the embattled border czar. Rather, Bondi had collected screenshots of social media posts, prewritten comebacks, and handwritten notes she hoped could give her a good “gotcha” moment. trib.al/xhJJC2C
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Isn’t Trump basically starting a civil war by deploying the National Guard to states that don’t need them?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
So many Hatch Act violations. So little media interest.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
"To my colleagues in mainstream media: your silence is complicity. Your 'boths-sides-ism' is complicty. Your euphemisms for genocide is complicity." From my speech accepting the 'Path of Truth' award from Palestinian diaspora group KTH. Full speech: zeteo.com/p/palestine-...
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Miles Takahashi @smileykat.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
What’s funny is that AI glasses will likely be the next Newton. Tech is not there yet…
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