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Maven

@themaven.bsky.social
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Latter-day Saint, husband, father, BYU alumnus. Fan: BYU, Jazz, Braves, Commanders, Caps. “The talent gap is just too great now.”

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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 14h
1/2 Russia’s war against Ukraine has a name: Vlad Pershin, 16. A Russian missile struck near a grocery store in Pisochyn, killing Vlad and two women. Twenty-five people were injured. A child’s life, stolen by Russia’s war. kyivindependent.com/3-killed-25-...
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 14h
2/2 Russia’s invasion brings death to civilians, including children. Ukrainian police are documenting the Pisochyn attack as a suspected war crime. Preserve the evidence. Demand accountability. The world must never forget Vlad Pershin. npu.gov.ua/news/zahynuv...
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Національна поліція України
Увечері 11 жовтня військові рф завдали удару по селищу Пісочин Харківського району. Внаслідок влучання пошкоджено будівлю магазину, житлові багатоквартирні будинки, автомобілі.
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 15h
The Kremlin wants total victory, not peace. An energy truce? No. Compromise? No. But don’t worry, Moscow will keep pretending it wants negotiations while continuing its war of aggression. Source: war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/section-...
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 15h
Trump’s version of diplomacy: declare a ceasefire, announce both sides agreed, and insist it’s true because he said so. Kyiv wasn’t informed. - Apparently, reality wasn’t consulted either. Source: kyivindependent.com/trump-says-u...
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Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to energy strike ceasefire 'because I said they agreed'
The U.S. president's comments came after he unilaterally announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Oct. 11, causing confusion in Kyiv. According to a senior Ukrainian official, Ukrai...
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 15h
4/4 The Kremlin wants a war without consequences, with Russian oil revenues financing the invasion while Ukraine absorbs the destruction. Kellogg rejects that fantasy. The oil money fuels the war. - Why should the infrastructure producing it be untouchable? Source: tvoemisto.tv/en/news/1214...
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"I'd burn every damn oil refinery": Kellogg supports Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries
Former US presidential special envoy Keith Kellogg supported the continuation of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, calling them legitimate military targets.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 19h
Donald Trump's inability to control his bowels raises new questions about Joe Biden's advanced age.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 17h
More state business, Ken?🙄
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17h
A Trump supporter punched a protester wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt in the face at Trump’s rally in Youngstown, OH. According to Mediaite, police removed the protester while the attacker stayed and “high-fived other attendees”. This is disgraceful and sums up the entire MAGA movement.
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 16h
Tusk’s warning about Russian propaganda 1/3 Historical context Poland remembers how Nazi propaganda tried to blame Poland for German aggression. Donald Tusk says similar narratives are now coming from Moscow and increasingly from some European capitals. pl.euronews.com/2026/10/12/t...
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A rest stop in deep blue Junius, Ponds, NY might seem like a strange place to meet Trump supporters. But over the retro sounds of Toad the Wet Sprocket, you can hear whispers that DEI is the reason the Pecan Crunch Oatmilk Latte is seven bucks.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22h
Outbid on megayachts, pro sports teams, and buisness school naming rights, these single-digit billionaires are finding life near the top isn't quite what they'd been banking on.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22h
Iran, which stages public executions, has been ascendant on the world’s stage. Could the same thing happen here?
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22h
Opinion | As a principled Republican who came of age in the Reagan/Bush era, I find myself agreeing more with Democrats than Trump’s Republicans on the most fundamental issues of our democracy. Here’s why I’ll still be voting straight ticket Republican.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22h
How ketamine-fueled gang rapes became the latest casualty of the culture war.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“Political intimidation” We are very far off the cliff 🇺🇸
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The real treasure was the Russian misinformation bots we met along the way
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Whether it's James Talarico getting the flu or Ken Paxton giving kids measles, both candidates have brushes with communicable diseases.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Good thing Trump's not a Russian asset. www.cnn.com/2026/10/11/p...
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Trump’s US-Russia diesel deal draws bipartisan criticism | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is facing bipartisan blowback in the US as lawmakers warn that the Trump administration is defying a federal law meant to crackd...
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Amid ballooning inflation and corruption, it's getting harder and harder to find MAGA diehards in the diners of Trump country. But after much effort, we did. Here are their personal stories, their opinions, and what Democrats must do to understand them.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I convert to Catholicism two months ago. Here’s why I think the Pope is the Antichrist.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The emergence of Black Plague in Russia can be blamed on the provocative good health of neighboring European societies. by John Mearsheimer
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Dozens of democratic candidates and officeholders are condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza and pledging to end all US military aid to Israel. But unless they use the word genocide, they are feckless cowards who do not deserve my vote.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Liberals say that public executions have no place in our democracy. They’re wrong—public executions have no place in our republic.
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warriorseamstress.bsky.social @warriorseamstress.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"The world has not suddenly found more diesel either just because Donald has decided he prefers the anti-woke Russian diesel that won’t make American trucks gay over genderless Canadian diesel that would."
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is good. The UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories seems to have decided that a country that has been attacked & occupied by a far right nuclear power that is carrying out genocide should be prevented from defending themselves. Interesting. unwatch.org/russian-prop...
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Stop Arming Ukraine, UN’s Albanese Tells Europe
PRESS RELEASE Guterres pressed to condemn rapporteur after she used her UN platform to argue against defending a country under invasion, on issue outside
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
US-funded terrorist putler tried to kill Ukrainian children with this jet Shahed The 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment stopped it with a STING S interceptor guided by a Hornet Vision CTRL remote-control station Fund three CTRL stations in our raffle with @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social👇
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
RIP to all my genuine american warm water oblast trump supporters who lived in this data center.
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Darkwing @darkwinganka.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"There’s only one idiot in this deal and it’s Donald." "as a result of this, were he to break a long standing tradition and follow the law, Donald will need to sanction himself. This would explain the need for financial structures outside US jurisdiction." 😆
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
As if buying Russian diesel weren’t enough, the Trump family might even find a way to profit from it. “America First” – as long as the family gets its cut First. Read the full piece.
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 10/10/2026
Here is your assignment for today: Go to this link and buy a coffee for @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social: buymeacoffee.com/kateinkharkiv She has been keeping us all informed from Kharkiv for years now—in English. Follow and support her please.
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Hi, my name is Kate. I live in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Trying to keep the world informed about Ukrainian perspective of war, tell the world how war feels for a regular citizen in a city that gets mercilessl
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ImmigrantsAreUS @immigrantsareus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"On Diesel and men" @darthputinkgb.bsky.social remains a master strategist. "There’s only one idiot in this deal and it’s Donald." darthputinkgb.substack.com/p/donalds-di...
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Donald’s diesel scam again proves he is not a Russian asset
He’s something worse.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The fact that we already violated this ceasefire (that's totally not the figment of cognitive declining octogeniarien) shows Ukraine wants the war to continue.
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Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In this Ohio diner, Hilbert Space is where you look in the newspaper for the cartoon strip about the guy in the office. But they do know this: the math guys never should have trusted companies that were into DEI.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In this Ohio diner, it was a tradition: big plate of meatloaf, a little jello salad, then everyone crowds around the old flatscreen to watch the live streamed execution.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We wanted to understand the AI proof of Hilbert’s Tenth Problem over the rationals. So we talked to three unvaccinated UFC fans at an Arby’s in Scranton.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Reports say that Kamala Harris is undecided about running for president in 2028. We appreciate her holding off until President Biden has made his own decision. by Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Vaxxed? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/s...
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Mike Ditka, Fiery Coach of the Chicago Bears, Has Died
He and the Bears won the Super Bowl in 1986, and after coaching he became one of the sport’s most visible and enduring talking heads. He was 86.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
President Trump was denied the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, and the voting took place BEFORE he live-streamed a military execution. How can anyone deny the system is rigged against him? by Hugh Hewitt
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I converted to Catholicism six weeks before running for office. Here’s what the pope gets wrong about live-streamed executions.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Pete Hegseth has floated the idea of live streaming an execution during halftime of Super Bowl LX.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In this Quincy bar, Hoffman still means Glenn. But they do know this: trying to link Democrats to a billionaire most people have ever heard of is a political strike-out.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Whether it’s Democrats giving students the day off for Martin Luther King Day or Texas Republicans reducing school to 4 days a week to finance more tax breaks, both parties have cut the number of school days.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
My MAGA focus group felt betrayed by tariffs, high gas prices, and inflation. I asked if there was any way Republicans could win back their support, and they replied only if they could prove that the pain had fallen harder on Black people.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 12/10/2026
I thought we all agreed to stop paying any attention to David Brooks after he whined about the price of an airport burger... leaving out the fact that 80% of the cost was all of the alcohol he had ordered...
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A bipartisan group of senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has condemned Trump’s diesel deal with Putin, saying it violates federal law & must be reversed: “President Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. runs directly counter to that law,” the senators said
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is a critical thing to understand about Susan Collins.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Your prez went on the blog and gave his take on Trump's diesel deal. The good news: it proves he isn't a Russian asset. The bad news: it proves he's something worse. darthputinkgb.substack.com/p/donalds-di...
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Donald’s diesel scam again proves he is not a Russian asset
He’s something worse.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Susan Collins votes with Trump 96% of the time and Mainers are hurting because of it. We know that Maine can't afford 6 more years of Trump's rubber stamp in the Senate. I will stand up for Mainers every day of the week and I'll never bend a knee to Donald Trump or his billionaire buddies.
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