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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If I was a decent human being, I suppose I would have some sympathy for Mr. Jindra. Sorry, but I don’t. … Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...

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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.

The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It must be beyond the pale of polite political discourse to suggest that MI-08 Republicans are both ignorant (even of Trump’s backing) and racist (voting for unknown “Smith” over “Hussein”) Trump-Backed Republican Loses to Little-Known Rival Who Had Suspended Bid www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...

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Trump-Backed Michigan Candidate Loses Primary to Rival Who Suspended His Campaign

Without running a single ad or filing a campaign finance report, Tom Smith, who had suspended his bid, soundly defeated Amir Hassan, a Navy veteran backed by President Trump.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

With this ruling, the birthright issue is not going away. The right hasn't really begun *organizing* around getting rid of the citizenship clause. Like Roe, this will be their fight for a generation. And if the Democrats just say "we won" and ignore it, like Roe, the Republicans will eventually win.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I understand SCOTUS, know who they are, & by all rational accounts it feels so naive to say: "I can't believe 4 of 9 justices said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship." And yet, I can't believe 4 of 9 justices just said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 20/06/2026

"The Samurai and the Prisoner," Kiyoshi Kurosawa's murder mystery set in the late 16th century, is a tale of shifting loyalties and moral murk.

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‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’: A cerebral whodunnit in feudal Japan

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s historical drama is a murder mystery in the Agatha Christie mold and driven by conversation rather than combat.

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Unfortunately the Iranian Revolutionary Guards don’t watch Fox News

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

To win a war means changing the politics of the enemy such that they must surrender. That is what Iran just did to the United States. See my latest essay: "Capitulation Day: The dimensions of defeat, and the chance for recovery." snyder.substack.com/p/capitulati...

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Is it hopelessly wishful thinking to hope that, after Trump’s presumed retirement in 2028, the GOP/MAGA will splinter because the irreplaceable center of the cult will be gone?

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Stylish girl in Soho, no Instagram, only WeChat. Gonna guess no Bluesky.

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I only heard of Mr. Beast (the most subscribed YouTuber) yesterday. I watched one today. Never more disappointed in humanity. 😢 Is “sub-inane” a word? youtu.be/9WEQts7b8Pw?...

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Ages 1 - 100 Race For $250,000!

YouTube video by MrBeast

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 06/05/2026

lol yougovamerica.substack.com/p/presidenti...

Screenshot of a graph from a YouGov poll entitled "Democratic women are more likely than Republican men to say they could win a fight with Donald Trump"

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is out:

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

New York photo of the day. Manhattan. 50°F (10° C), rain. #NYC #City #Spring #AprilShowers #Village #Tree #Blossoms #Healing #Crystals #EssentialOils #SmallBusiness

Daytime scene on a sidewalk in a healing City on a rainy spring day, in front of a large group of mixed-use, mid-rise, brick buildings - many of which are home to small businesses; some of the shops amd storefronts are closed for the weekend, but not Raw Spirit Healing Crystals - they are open and warmly-lit on this wet and brisk day; they have a café sign outside that describes some of the things they offer; the windows on the red brick buildings have arched lintels; at the middle of the sidewalk is a young, but tall, flowering tree - many of its pinkish petals falling to the floor due to the rain; it is a beautiful tree.

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LuxJude352 @luxjude352.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

1/2 #Iran is winning the propaganda war. “He's a savvy social media operator who initially denies working for the Iranian government. In previous interviews the outlet has said it is "totally independent". But on further questioning, Mr Explosive admits the regime is a customer. #LegoVideos #r4today

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Iran war: We spoke to the man making Lego-style AI videos that experts say are powerful propaganda

"Slopaganda" is too weak a term to capture how powerful this "highly sophisticated" content is, one expert says.

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Why are “investors,” those exemplars of flinty-eyed, rational, self-interested capitalism, ALWAYS swayed by Trump’s bullshit pronouncements?

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

JUST IN: Viktor Orban conceded his defeat in Hungary. The far-right leader & Trump ally will no longer be prime minister. What remains to be seen is the size of his defeat — and whether the opposition wins a supermajority to amend the constitution and reverse Orban’s rule.

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

“The Iranians have no cards, … except for those four aces.”

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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

PM Sanchez with all the great lines: “Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they turn up with a bucket.”

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Trump achieved “unconditional surrender,” he just didn’t say by whom.

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

2 week ceasefire:

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Roughly speaking, the replacement cost of the two fighter jets downed in Iran is $100 million each. The A-10 was cheaper, but hasn’t been in production for decades.

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Michael Santoli @michaelsantoli.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

All of the skepticism about the crediblity of ceasefire-talk claims and all the concerns over the complication of recovering energy flow, etc., are valid and proper. But if you don't see there's at least signal value in the President wanting a path out, just stop opining on reflex market reactions.

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The U.S. is using Apache helicopters ($50 million each) to shoot down Shaheed-136 drones ($50,000 each).

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Doubtful that Trump will pick up on statements that a Japanese person would consider “direct.”

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

“Please Bibi! I’ll be good!” … Begging Trump is the best Trump.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 18/03/2026

the temptation to tweet a dismissive hot take out to perform to your followers how much you hate lefty progressives seriously hampers one's ability to conduct serious analysis of politics www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-can-w...

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What can we learn from a close loss?

Kat Abughazaleh didn't win the IL-09 primary. But a 4-point loss may still tell us something important about the direction of the Democratic Party.

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Having been caught up in this, I wonder what happens to my ACD status “keep your nose clean for 12 months.” Am I still at risk of dire consequences if I’m charged with some other minor infraction? Or does the ACD status expire immediately?

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/03/2026

Most people don't know this story. But this moment helped shaped the person I became. Watch The Last Republican free on YouTube: youtu.be/HmL_2PKL9o4?...

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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 18/03/2026

This machine helps prevent wars. No fuel routes. No chokepoints. No supply shocks. No bloodshed. No petrostate extortion. Today’s sunlight beats ancient sunlight any day—both geopolitically and on efficiency. ☀️⚡ Energy grown everywhere → conflict nowhere. #Bettrification

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

We have obliterated, decimated, and 100% destroyed the Iranian military, but we want all Americans to leave the country next to them because it’s too dangerous, and we want countries that we have insulted and denigrated help us out with this Strait of Hormuz thing.

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Lemme get this straight… Donald Trump has “destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability” but he’s begging our allies (and China) to help him? Stable genius. 🙄

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Is it normal for the president of the United States to pathetically plead for the nations of the world to come bail him out of the disaster he created entirely on his own? Trump two weeks ago: woooooo!!! America!!! yeah!!! Trump today: hopefully China, France, Japan, others will be sending ships..

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Straight from Pentagon Pete “We are crushing them.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

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Stephen E Sherman @stephenesherman.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I doubt this will change the MAGA anti-EV mindset, but perhaps, over time …

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

New York photo of the day. Manhattan. 56°F (13° C), cloudy with periods of light rain/snow mix. #NYC #City #Rainy #Graffiti #Rappelling #TOWER #MEKOS #FireEscape #FreeArt

Early evening scene on a cloudy and rainy street in a brisk City during late winter, facing upward toward the tops of the neighborhood's mid-rise residential buildings, where a couple of graffiti artists - "TOWER" and "MEKOS" - have rappelled from the high part of one of the buildings to write there names vertically in a couple of great-looking throwies; using simple-style white lettering outlined in black, and dozens of perfect red stars - clearly done with stencils and setting the work off; both of the artists work a lot in Queens, too; at the end of the row of red brick buildings stands a modern high-rise building with its lights aglow against the backdrop of an overcast, heavy sky.

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