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Steven

@steven831.bsky.social
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Former educator, small business owner, former Republican but still center/ conservative but understand economics. Currently starting a private tutoring company and a believer in human rights. #introduction

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 4h
I solved the 9/30/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:10!
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 13h
So, let me get this straight, anything that says the word Palestine or Palestinian, is against peace? I literally see the words peace in a painting!
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 13h
Is it me or the trade deficits have increased under Trump? Could his trade wars be increasing them? Hmm, who would have thought that would be the case? 🙄 This is a Wharton graduate?
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US goods trade deficit widens sharply in August — Reuters
The US trade deficit in goods widened sharply in August amid ​a surge in imports, suggesting that trade ‌could remain a drag economic growth in the third quarter.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 21h
If they ( the GOP) believed that Israel was innocent, they would not have blocked the measure. They have publicly sided with genocide.
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US Senate blocks measure demanding report on rights violations in West Bank — Reuters
US Senate Republicans ​on Tuesday blocked a bid to require President Donald Trump's administration to report to Congress on increasing ‌violence in the occupied West Bank, including the deaths of Amer...
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I solved the 9/29/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:56!
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I solved the 9/28/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:31!
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1205 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #connections
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In other words, it’s just a campaign stunt.
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Trump's AI meeting with tech CEOs to focus on finding balance, US House speaker says — Reuters
President Donald Trump's meeting with tech CEOs on artificial intelligence on Tuesday will focus on finding a balance between innovation and oversight, House ​Speaker Mike Johnson said, as the federal...
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another lie from this guy? Like Foxconn? Anyone remember that one? He’s the reason why so many people soured on the economy. Even the stock market is realizing it. More and more people are selling, moving the money to checking.
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Trump to unveil planned $15 billion Iowa steel project — Reuters
President Donald Trump will announce on Monday a Minnesota company's plan ​to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, a White House official said, giving the administration a marquee manufacturing inv...
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Look at underlying data. Yes gross sales are up, they have to be up because the prices are high. Unit sales are down. The only ones spending are those with more disposable income, many people don’t. Furthermore, we have a liar in charge. Most people don’t trust anything he says.
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Trump's economy polls terribly. It's also surging. — POLITICO
Consumer sentiment is sagging, yet the economy is powering forward, driven by an AI investment boom and people still spending despite the strain of higher prices.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love hearing how “conservatives” sold out their principles (morals) to vote for an immoral person. At least she admits she was transactional and has no honor. It’s also hilarious how they are searching for wins to rally support for someone. Oh, btw, it more than high gas prices.
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Opinion | Gas prices are brutal. Giving Democrats Congress would be worse | Opinion — USA TODAY
Republicans have let conservatives down on gas prices and the SAVE Act. But staying home in midterm elections would put their biggest wins at risk.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hanging out with a good friend 😎
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Israel did one thing for Gaza: it provided the perfect place for all those dystopian movies where the world is destroyed. Cost was too much though, all those Palestinians and all those children lives. (Dark humor, I know) They are as guilty as 1930-45 Germany.
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61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies — Guardian US
Removal of war debris, in which lives, memories and unexploded Israeli bombs lie buried, is one of largest clearance operations in modern history
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I have had those concerns since his reelection, but I was told that I was being paranoid. All you had to do is look at his past actions and realize that since he had surrounded himself with sycophants, he is unchecked.
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There’s growing concern that Trump may deploy the National Guard ahead of elections — NPR
Fears are growing that President Trump may deploy the U.S. military to polling places in the upcoming elections, despite strict state and federal laws against such a move.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think I’m going to watch SNL UK from now on lol 🤣 youtu.be/7gPGHx7sYNk?...
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Weekend Update: Netanyahu at the UN and Court Reenactments | SNL UK
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live UK
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The look oh evil and the man who pities them. President Xi has no respect and only pities him and the ones who voted him in.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And they are doing their best to censor it.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m curious, are there any studies from before the obesity epidemic and other health issues and now? I’m sure that food is more processed now, way more.
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Can you eat ultra-processed foods and still be healthy? A dietitian analysed my weekly shop — BBC News
UPFs are linked to a range of health problems. But no-one seems able to agree on why.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I solved the 9/27/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:21!
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The whole problem with this regime: “Trump is a very strong monarch, and when you have a strong monarch and weak barons, they’ve got to constantly go to the king…” He’s not a king
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Serving at his pleasure: What it’s like to be in Trump’s Cabinet — POLITICO
What it’s like to be in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I knew Blanche was involved somehow. He is definitely Trump’s lawyer, not working for the people, the Constitution.
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Blanche says president has right to restrict access to White House and Air Force One — POLITICO
His remarks came after CNN was blocked from traveling on Air Force One to Tennessee.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is why we need to get rid of the gerontocracy in Congress. Most have no idea how the Internet works and it shows. They probably don’t even ask their grandchildren about social media.
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Some lawmakers doubt a Congress that’s ‘barely capable of email’ can regulate AI — NBC News
Congress’ slow pace and inexperience with AI are colliding with a fast-moving technology. Though one Democrat countered: “We don’t have to be biologists or chemists to set up the FDA.”
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1203 🟦🟪🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟪🟪🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #connections
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If there’s a difference, go with China’s readout. The WH is using old readouts, fentanyl? Opioids? His mind is stuck in the past, 2016.
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U.S. and China Offer Varying Takes on Summit Results — Barron’s
President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping met this past week.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The last part is something people should know. Not all Democrats are DSA. The party is intelligent enough that for the most part, you don’t have to be lockstep, you just can’t say one thing and do another (Fetterman)
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Let's talk about how we're not in Kansas anymore, the midterms, and Trump....
YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch
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Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · 25/09/2026
Bluesky has got to be the quietest social network I've ever used. I don't get much engagement here, but I always find something interesting, often intellectually engaging, and occasionally something soulful. Unlearning my social media expectations might be the whole ball game.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is legal nitpicking and stinks of Blanche. I think the judge didn’t write it that specific because no one believed he would be that petty. IDK where he’s been all this time, Trump thrives on being petty.
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White House blocks CNN from covering Trump’s Tennessee trip — NBC News
CNN had been scheduled to fly with Trump on Air Force One on Saturday as part of its pool duties covering the president.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I feel safer already. The weakest Speaker ever, a demented narcissist and tech who want a post-human world, a technocracy like the Sprawl.
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Trump, US House speaker and tech CEOs to meet on AI on September 29, source says — Reuters
US ​President Donald Trump, Republican House of Representatives Speaker ‌Mike Johnson and tech CEOs will hold a meeting on artificial intelligence on September 29, a source familiar with ​the planned ...
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I solved the 9/26/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 7:48! Longest time yet 🫤
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Unfortunately for this generation of Germans, war is more likely thanks to Trump dementia and Putin desire for legacy as he gets older.
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Students strike across Germany in protest against military service — BBC News
A law establishing voluntary military service came into effect in January, but protest organisers fear compulsory service could follow.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No Trump didn’t say anything to President Xi. He pants after him like a dog in heat. This is just a CYA statement after the bad press he received and pushback. Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself.
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Trump warns Xi over Chinese support for Iran, receives assurances, US envoy says — Reuters
US President Donald Trumpwarned Chinese President Xi Jinping against providing support to Iran during talks in Washington this week and received assurances that China would not do so, the US ambassado...
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
These stories should be run in ads across America. MAGA did this, the GOP did this because of their visceral hatred of a black President. Nothing more.
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Americans navigate 'wild West' of health insurance options after dropping Obamacare plans — Reuters
When Stacy Cox, a self-employed photographer in Kanab, Utah, dropped her Obamacare health insurance plan this year, routine preventive care became a financial dilemma. Now she finds herself weighing $...
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/badges/games...
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The New York Times Spelling Bee
How many words can you make with 7 letters?
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wordle 1,924 5/6* 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 62/99 Luck 55/99 #wordle
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The only thing I miss about the war against communism (Cold War) is that neither party would have allowed a buffoon like Trump become the President. Anyway, communism is dead, only the really old, or poorly educated fall for that now…wait, that’s 1/3 of the voting age isn’t it?
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Trump uses public funds for 'Love me' ad that promotes himself — USA TODAY
The White House is using public funds for a TV ad that promotes President Trump and his record, calling it a "public service announcement."
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not surprised that CBS broke the boycott first…but I’m confused, last night I read that the ban was back in effect?
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TV pool coverage returns to the White House — POLITICO
Networks had refused to cover the White House since Monday. Members of the press gather before President Donald Trump cuts the ribbon on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Sep...
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fear of communism? Socialism? 🙄🙄 what, you don’t think a dictatorship is worse? One where oligarchs rule above the law? Look at Russia, or do they think Russia=communism still?
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Fear of democratic socialists drives November turnout plans for some Trump voters — Reuters
Don Jernigan, a retiree in Virginia Beach, is disappointed by most politicians, Democrat and Republican. That includes President Donald Trump, whom he helped elect in 2024.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I solved the 9/25/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:21!
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I solved the 9/24/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:24!
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
They are ramping up the violence because they want the fear. This is straight from V for Vendetta, 1930 Germany, Italy; China, any right wing dictatorships in South America, Africa. Stupid, because land doesn’t vote and the voters live in cities. You’re stirring things up for them to vote.
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Pope is a moral voice for billions of people. That you attack someone personally for their moral stand says more about your character than them.
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Peter Thiel slams pope’s AI encyclical as gift to Chinese Communist Party — POLITICO
The tech billionaire argued that Pope Leo XIV’s call to regulate AI could slow the West while China surges ahead with the technology.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
Our offense was sharing the 1998 “Mediaopoly” Smigel short. Would anyone else like a steaming pile of irony today?
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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today Show, Late Night, I need the laughter.
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Trump Faces GOP Backlash for Xi Visit, Snaps at CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Threatens Iran: A Closer Look
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