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Emergency Management Professional #EMGTwitter Elon'11 UD '15 Braves Fan All thoughts expressed are my own.

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Ken Childs @thekenchilds.com · 08/09/2026
Bankruptcy, But Louder
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
2. Most of the money Whatley has spent on private jets has gone to an LLC linked to Carl Andrew “Drew” Boggs — a felon convicted of defrauding the federal government.
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GOP Senate candidate, campaigning as truck-driving everyman, travels by private jet
North Carolina Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s committees have spent over $100,000 for use of a private jet linked to a convicted felon
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/07/2026
"How America's Public Health Cuts Fueled the Cyclospora Outbreak" 🧵 RFK Jr.'s anti-science campaign taking its reign on America. Quotes from: zurl.co/NlbPz
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His Grace, the Duke of Ankh, CDR Sir Samuel Vimes @bklynmichael42.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Yes. Absofckinglutely yes. This is what I want for America. So do a bunch of Republicans, if you put it to them that way.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
"In Berlin they're standing up because their leaders have let them down. They're trying to take their country back. They want to label them as racist. All they want to be is German, and they'll smash a lot of Jewish store windows if that's what it takes. They want Germany back."
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
1. One of the clearest examples of pay-to-play politics you will ever see in last night's MAGA Inc. FEC filing.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This precedent could also be applied to government officials who blow people up in boats without a declared war, due process, evidence, or trial.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Companies in the transportation business financing a road trip for the Transportation Secretary and his family.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/05/2026
Epidemiologists Confirm First Airborne Transmission Of Mar-A-Lago Face
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Epidemiologists Confirm First Airborne Transmission Of Mar-A-Lago Face
WASHINGTON—In a troubling discovery that has public health researchers on high alert for a wider outbreak, a team of Georgetown University epidemiologists announced Tuesday that they had confirmed the...
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 07/05/2026
Fucking racist complains people are mean to him for being a fucking racist
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Never forget this: Working people outnumber the billionaires and CEOs by a huge margin. When workers stand together, they win. Solidarity. #MayDay
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
As millions of Americans are struggling to cope with Iran War inflation plus Medicaid and SNAP cuts, guess what Republicans are doing? They're fighting to give ANOTHER $70B to ICE and CBP — and pay for it with even more cuts to food aid for women, infants, and children. Priorities.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
literally every reporter who was at the whcd
someone perfectly fine laments “i was murdered”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Your April Fools' Day Reminder that trickle-down economics is the greatest trick of all. It's nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich at your expense. Don't fall for it.
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Baseball GIFs @baseballgifs.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Dom Smith grand slams the Royals to walk it off
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tator2709.bsky.social @tator2709.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
@scalzi.com I was not expecting a chapter set in Smyrna, Delaware in a book about the moon turning into cheese. And I was definitely not expecting a reference to a famous local mascot, the @wilmbluerocks.bsky.social’s Celebration Celery 😂
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Andrew Rumbach @andrewrumbach.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
After Hurricane Harvey, the largest source of recovery funding was people's own pockets. Important context for understanding why recovery varies so significantly across households with different levels of financial resources: andrewrumbach.substack.com/p/how-do-we-...
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How Do We Pay For Disasters? A Comprehensive Look at Recovery Funding After Hurricane Harvey
I’ve been working on this post for a long, long time.
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tator2709.bsky.social @tator2709.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
#EmergencyManagement
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Yes. And we have to talk about this now, because talking about it is the first step to making it seem like a callous crime rather than a surprising emergency.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
things every single republican president of your lifetime has done - started a war in the middle east - completely destroyed the economy
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The U.S. economy is growing and the stock market has soared. Today's January jobs report showed some growth, but 2025 was one of the worst years for hiring since 2003. On what really counts to most Americans — jobs and wages — the economy is shitty. It's just more trickle-up economics.
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U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, but labor market growth stalled in 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that U.S. employers added 181,000 jobs last year, far fewer than the 1.46 million
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11/02/2026
There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
They want us working earlier and til we die to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Supervillains.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
Matt Walsh tweeted last year: "We've spent the last 25 years bringing "freedom" and "democracy" to countries around the globe while our own country has been systematically invaded and now our largest cities are run by foreigners and communists. If you want to know why I'm so avowedly non-interventionist, this is why."

Then he tweeted today: ""This is a war for oil!!!!!"

First of all, the "war" lasted like 90 minutes. Second, going to war to secure vital resources for your own people is totally legitimate. Why should we allow some third world communist shithole to control trillions of dollars worth of oil?"Laura Loomer tweeted last year: "I’m America First, I don’t support “Regime Change”. I went on @Bannons_WarRoom to talk about Chinese aggression in Venezuela and why we need to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign Islamic terrorist organization."

Then she tweeted yesterday: "Maduro has arrived at the DEA office in Manhattan. He was transported in an armored motorcade after being transported in a blindfold via helicopter & then by plane to New York after his compound in Caracas was raided by US Special Forces.

Proud to be an American today!

USA 🇺🇸"Catturd tweeted last year: "Name one U.S. inspired regime change that hasn’t ended in absolute disaster."

Then he tweeted yesterday: "Venezuela is now more free than New York City."Will Chamberlain tweeted last year: "The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars

If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position"

Then he tweeted yesterday: "I can think of few better uses of my tax dollars than black-bagging the head of a foreign narco-trafficking organization that enriches itself by addicting and poisoning my fellow Americans"
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Some men will invade sovereign nations rather than refraining from raping teens
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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Unless you need advice on how to use your dad’s diamond mine money to help overstay your visa and then work in the US, and buy the work of others but claim it’s your own genius, and be shockingly racist & incurious & cruel, never listen to a word Elon Musk says about anything
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
This 20 years ago: My then (and now) producer Mike Danforth and I were talking about “The Golden Compass,” and I wondered what my daemon would be. He said, “A small hairless dog that wishes it was Ira Glass’ daemon.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The Kansas City Chiefs are relocating from Missouri to Kansas and getting a new $3 billion stadium. 60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth. This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
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The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 21/12/2025
We are leading the charge to see RFK Jr. impeached and removed. Every life lost due to health misinformation is one too many. TAKE ACTION WITH US HERE: www.standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
And who stands to gain from pushing AI? The owner of Time, billionaire Marc Benioff. When billionaires take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy. time.com/7339685/pers...
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The Architects of AI Are TIME's 2025 Person of the Year
The Architects of AI drove the economy, shaped geopolitics, and changed the way we interact with the world
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tator2709.bsky.social @tator2709.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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a man wearing a cowboy hat and an orange shirt is driving a car
ALT: a man wearing a cowboy hat and an orange shirt is driving a car
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Can I let you in on a little secret? Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity. It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 23/11/2025
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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Ence Morse @ence.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com. We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans. washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Today would be a great day to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks, don't you think?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading. This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106. 12 days of work in 106 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Benjamin Slyngstad @slyngstad.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
How they’re justifying their tax cuts. #medicare #medicaid #taxtherich #eattherich #doge #trumptaxcuts
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic party. It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party. Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party | Robert Reich
Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani, and the New York Times wrongly cautions against h
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93. 12 days of work in over 3 months. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Priorities.
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NPR @npr.org · 24/10/2025
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt
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'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/10/2025
Jeffries: "The reason why they continue to unlawfully block the swearing in of Adelita Grijalva is because they are actively hiding the Epstein files from the American people. And they're protecting someone, clearly -- the wealthy, the well off, the privileged, and the well-connected."
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The Onion @theonion.com · 11/10/2025
U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat
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U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat
ARLINGTON, VA—Saying the Pentagon had acted swiftly on an insider tip about the vessel having a “big adventure” planned, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Tuesday that the U.S. military had car...
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
An economic bailout for Argentina. An air force base for Qatar. This guy is doing everything but putting America first.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Pope Leo: "Someone who says 'I'm against abortion', but is in favor of the death penalty, is not really pro-life. Someone who says 'I'm against abortion, but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States', I don't know if that's pro-life."
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