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Mac Adam

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U.S. politics with a sprinkling of art, nature, and science

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/10/2026
1) vance has this weird preoccupation with demanding that people show him gratitude 2) this is just another expression of the idea that some americans don’t count and at most should be seen and not heard
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josh boo-erman 👻 @bosh.worstpossible.world · 15/10/2026
the big thing the rise of LLMs has revealed to me is that there is a not insignificant chunk of the population that considers cognition itself to be a frustrating and unnecessary burden
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/10/2026
Matt Gaetz. Another one of those “open secrets” in DC. 🙄 Now the former Republican congressman is accused of sex trafficking in a new federal lawsuit. REMINDER: Trump wanted this man running the Department of Justice.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
WATCH— @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “We’re often told the only way to tackle the debt is on the backs of working people… not true. We can close billionaire tax loopholes + end this disastrous war… The debt exploded the last 30 years because of tax cuts for the rich and forever wars.”
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
😂 🍟 🍷https://newrepublic.com/post/216609/kimberly-guilfoyle-hiding-secret-burn-book-trump-family
newrepublic.com
Kimberly Guilfoyle Reportedly Threatening Trump Family With Burn Book
“Kimberly knows where the bodies are buried,” one source said.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 15/10/2026
Nice bit in this WAPO ballroom donor story where FCC boss Brendan Carr launches a bogus investigation into Dish Network then leverages it to force Charlie Ergen to shell out more for Trump's ballroom (the pressure on Ergen was also beneficial to AT&T and Elon Musk)
"Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, wrote Ergen in May to inform him that the agency had begun investigating EchoStar. Carr threatened to yank government licenses that were critical to the survival of the business, accusing EchoStar, owner of Dish Network, of not following through on promises it had made to upgrade its cellphone network.

The following month, Ergen met with Trump and Carr behind closed doors to discuss the investigation, according to Bloomberg. The outlet, citing unnamed sources, said the June 11 discussion included a brief exchange about Ergen’s political donations and whether he gave to candidates in both political parties.

The company referenced a June 11 meeting between Ergen and Carr in a regulatory filing and wrote that Trump “subsequently encouraged the parties involved to reach an amicable resolution.”

Ergen negotiated a deal to sell some of the company’s licenses to AT&T in August, subject to approval of the FCC and Justice Department.

Carr dropped the investigation the following month, thanking Ergen for his responses and for information he had provided.

In December, with the sale still pending, Ergen committed $12.5 million to Trump’s ballroom, according to the donation list. Records indicate Ergen requested that the source of the donation remain anonymous. The donation has not been previously reported.

He committed another $12.5 million in February, according to the list."
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/10/2026
Since 2020, electricity bills have risen 34% for customers of investor-owned utilities, but only 19% for customers of publicly owned utilities. Nuking the IOU model & making all distribution utilities publicly owned: people are saying.
bloomberg.com
One Home’s Power Bill Is $500. A Half-Mile Away, It’s 70% Lower
The stark difference reflects a growing national divide between investor-owned utilities and public power providers
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Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Maybe there is some nuance here as I am being made to understand that Kagan was in favor?
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Shannon T. @shan73198.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Seconded. Every word of this. Vote. Our lives depend on it. #MTPol
A post about how trump treats reporters
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Gasoline-only cars now make up just 49% of global new vehicle sales, down from 73% in 2021: electrek.co/2026/10/05/g...
electrek.co
Gas cars fall below 50% of global new car sales for the first time
Gas cars made up 49% of global new car sales in the first half of 2026, down from 73% in 2021. But hybrids are taking as much share as EVs.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
THIS fall the colors will be beautiful because of how dry it has been
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The wealthiest in our country should pay their fair share into Social Security. Scrap the cap!
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
When Trump calls for violence, he's not being figurative or fanciful. He actually wants his enemies to be shot. What happened to Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero was the natural outcome of regime policy. More will die until the tyrant is stopped.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Mainers are getting screwed by rising prices. Susan Collins is probably “concerned.” She should’ve thought of that before voting five times to keep Trump’s war with Iran going.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Let me be specific: Donald Trump is an f-ing traitor. He is in cahoots with Putin and Russia to break our democratic ally, Ukraine, which makes all of us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...
nytimes.com
Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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RescueJen @rescuejen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Anthropomorphizing our feline friends again, I see.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Whiny baby Republican congressman @RepAndyHarrisMD has no idea how the law works😂
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is an indomitable fighter for working people. Can't wait to join forces in the Senate to pass Medicare for All.
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BIG D GRANDROYAL @bigdgrandroyal.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
If Trump and Musk succeed in putting a knife into the ribs of Ukraine, it will be a permanent stain on the U.S. and a reminder that no country should ever trust us again.
nytimes.com
Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates (Gift Article)
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I don’t think this is how the world works.
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Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Some really great insights in this well-written piece.
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Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Just throwing more money at fossil fuel interests. Maybe govt can do something to fight back starting in January. If not, this wastefulness and graft will only accelerate for the next two years
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"This raises questions" is just a paraphrase of Susan Collins' "this is concerning" and just as meaningless.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
For the love of God, stop saying this regime's ruthless authoritarianism "raises questions" and start telling us what answers you have for us. If you can't do that, get the fuck out of the way.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The Omar story today and the Talarcio story yesterday are the same story of rat-fucking your opponents before an election. Except now the government does it, out in the open.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
whenever trump's DOJ has to go in front of a judge to get yelled at, every lawyer on here is like "omg i've NEVER seen a judge this mad, if a judge yelled at me like this i'd immediately commit seppeku," and then at the end of the hearing the judge is like "ok no sanctions just don't do it again"
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I like and respect Michael. But to suggest that Kushner/Witkoff do not "have the power" is to misunderstand how this government operates. They shouldn't have the power. They may not know what they're talking about. But they have the ear of a guy who does have the power & he follows their bad advice.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.
foxnews.com
Immigration enforcement officials search Ilhan Omar's home in pre-dawn raid
Rep. Ilhan Omar's home was the subject of a pre-dawn HSI raid.
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Fox, probably being fed info from the regime, says the feds' search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home "stems from a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman's immigration paperwork, which was filled out by her late father when she was a child." In other words, it's fascist bullshit.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Here are the details: literally any time, any place, any network.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
First, who’s being insulted? The LLM? You? Second, again yr saying that an LLM can problem solve and produce answers to complex questions and therefore it’s more likely to be conscious than my iPhone. I see no reason to believe this is true.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
i feel like its another case of a guy who is convinced that calling someone a nazi is like calling them an orc - a hyperbolic comparison to a fictional villain rather than to a group of actual guys who destroyed europe recently enough that my dad was alive when they did it
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Calling my shot: we will see less than half as many pundit-consultant pieces about this Latino realignment as we saw in the other direction 2021-2025, because a Latino blue shift doesn’t fit the Dems-Too-Woke narrative
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cheuph.bsky.social @cheuph.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This was two years ago. And yet the senator who runs on Fox to condemn every Democrat who doesn’t unconditionally support Netanyahu has nothing to say right now.
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Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"AI is not sentient" is closer to "God is NOT real"
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
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