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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Send him in crate. We are the shithole nation. Us.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A Thiel-Altman-&-Andreessen backed “network state” called Praxis is planning a tech colony in Uruguay & has a nonbinding deal w/ a development led by a former advisor to Javier Milei. Located a short ferry ride from Argentina, the move aligns w/ the “Tech Bros”’ increasing interest in the region. 1/
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/09/2026
Crowds took to the streets of Dublin to protest Trump’s visit to Ireland, with demonstrators invoking Trump’s ties to Epstein and his alliance with Netanyahu.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
20 years ago @rosie.com had “snake oil salesman” Trump figured out completely, no wonder he hates her 👇🏽 (H/T @krassenstein.bsky.social )
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Ali @alisouthhams.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Courtesy of Hats on Cats 🤣 #solareclipse
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Adam Rawnsley @arawnsley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
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mensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
German broadcast. Nailed it
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it. Let's go.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Former Pardon Attorney: 2 days after Mr. Blanche was confirmed as Deputy AG, he fired me from my position as a pardon attorney. I declined to rubber stamp a political favor for Trump's friend. Blanche sent US Marshals to my home in an effort to prevent me from speaking with members of Congress.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
✨Sly & The Family Stone✨ 🕺💃 Everybody Is A Star💫
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Ok, I'm a fan of Haaland now after that smack he gives the 2nd kid
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Monticello spent decades working to tell a more full and honest story about Jefferson and slavery. Then the right wing trolls came for them, and the institutional response was…not great. prospect.org/2026/07/02/w...
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What Broke Monticello - The American Prospect
How a right-wing smear campaign tried to silence the reality of Thomas Jefferson’s life, and in some ways succeeded.
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
These 15 soldiers died during Trump’s war in Iran: Cody A. Khork Noah L. Tietjens Nicole M. Amor Declan J. Coady Jeffrey R. O'Brien Robert M. Marzan Benjamin N. Pennington John A. Klinner Ariana G. Savino Ashley B. Pruitt Seth R. Koval Curtis J. Angst Tyler H. Simmons Kevin Melendez Sorffly Davius
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026
DOUTHAT: Let's be honest -- the tone of the administration is not consistently a Christian tone. There is a tone of aggressive uncharity JD VANCE: Tonal arguments are ways of, frankly, policing working class ways of communication, and covering them in elite preferences
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Ditsy Von Blunderpants @ditsy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Trump had two ideas: cash in on the Presidency and obey Putin. The rest is all Russell Vought and Steven Miller.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/05/2026
Lookit the Grinch peets. #Caturday
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally. It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...
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Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto
The problems with our tech philosopher kings
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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
In case you missed it: first-person video footage of the U.S. Navy Divers Medical Team opening the hatch and entering inside the Orion Integrity capsule to meet the Artemis II heros U.S. Navy Courtesy Asset/ Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One www.dvidshub.net/video/100269... #Artemis 🧪🔭
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 13/04/2026
This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)
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𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐲 🌊 𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐤 @hibbardvark.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Artemis has more balls than congress.
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Linda Bessin @lindabessin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
OK for fun: top funniest tweet ever? I am torn between "moon's haunted" and "Denise I was at your wedding."
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
CNN’s @donie.bsky.social : “Why did you come here today?” RANDOM NYC LADY: “Because I think Trump’s a prick.” CNN: “Is the Democratic Party meeting the moment?” RANDOM NYC LADY: “No.” HASAN PIKER: “How do you like Zohran Mamdani?” RANDOM NYC LADY: “I love him.” ❤️
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/03/2026
I'm going on Krugman's substack in a few to talk energy, so I've been trying to wrap my head around a 30K view of the domestic energy landscape. It has brought to mind one of my favorite rants, which I will rant at you once again here. Let's talk about a contrast. 🧵
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Edward R. Murrow famously used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. He got his start on CBS Radio, which will sadly be shut down after nearly 100 years of operation. We need more journalists holding the powerful accountable like this.
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Tristram Lennard @tristramlennard.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The demise of the petrodollar is a classic example of an unintended consequence; one that the Orange Bloviator and his band of whackaloon advisers would come to regret.
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Ashok Dadhwal @ashokdadhwal196.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Calling everyone a terrorist after launching a strike that destabilizes global oil routes is not strategy, it is narrative control. When leaders justify escalation by redefining every consequence as proof they were right, accountability disappears and conflict becomes self-perpetuating.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Per an announcement for the event, Peter Thiel’s lectures in Rome “were ‘jointly organized’ by…the Vincenzo Gioberti Cultural Association, and the Cluny Institute at the Catholic University of America [CUA].” CUA (which is closely tied to Leonard Leo) has since distanced itself from the event. 1/
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The biggest TACO anyone has ever seen. An absolutely yuge TACO. The Florsheim of TACOs.
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notgoingback-cat.bsky.social @notgoingback-cat.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
According to Rubio's interpretation of Matthew 5:38-39, Jesus said in the Bible: "If you think anyone will slap you on the right cheek, you need to slap them first, and then slap their other cheek also”
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 02/03/2026
This is Hippo. He's visiting Scotland for the first time. Had no idea they made squeaky toys for humans too. 14/10 (TT: kelseydarragh)
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
RIP NEIL SEDAKA
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/02/2026
Joe Plenzler sits down with former WaPo Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian — who survived 544 days in an Iranian prison — to break down the real danger in the escalating Iran crisis.
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What will happen if Trump directs our military to strike Iran | Meidas Defense
By Joe Plenzler, co-host of Meidas Defense
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
"Directed to Stand Down" What I discovered in the Epstein files on FBI/SDNY telling NYPD/Manhattan DA to back off Epstein investigations. At the time, Manhattan DA had reached out to a victim who'd just come forward. 1/2 Full video in second link
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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 18/02/2026
“Puppy Bowl” but for the Olympics, when?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
My father died 10 years ago today. I still miss him. He was a good man. He was a loving husband and father. He was loyal and kind to his friends. He contributed to his community. Ed Reich would have loathed Donald Trump. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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welcome to the glennaissance @maillardreaction.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
because I need to heal, here's the very touching moment when ilia malinin congratulated mikhail shaidorov on winning gold seconds after his own dream was crushed #MilanoCortina2026 #figureskating
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Actually, we can answer the question:
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 05/02/2026
“Fewer reporters, more Melania!” Desi Lydic & The Daily Show Win Again. A big F Off to Bezos.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
New at Can We Still Govern: Here is one thing I wish more people understood about government. There is a lot of rent-seeking by private vendors in our social safety net. Trump's policies will make this worse. @lukef.bsky.social breaks it down. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-means-...
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The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
The vendors getting rich from putting administrative burdens on the poor
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/01/2026
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
JENNINGS: “Let's not get our knickers in a twist here.” MCGOWAN: “Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying.”🔥 Good to see that more and more steamrolling Scott and the Smug Face he tries to throw up. #TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.
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