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Retired Traveling Automation Salesman and Culture War Consultant live posting the end times: Climate Collapse, Pandemics, Plastics, Chemicals, Automation, Closed Borders, Religious Fanaticism, War, and Fascism. #TheAnthropoceneEndsIn2035.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1h
Almost all Gaza residents need shelter as El Niño threatens flooding, UN agency says reut.rs/4y7OwNR
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Almost all Gaza residents need shelter as El Niño threatens flooding, UN agency says
Almost all of Gaza's population need tents or help with shelter ahead of winter, with the El Niño weather phenomenon expected ​to bring heavier rainfall, while supplies remain scarce due to Israeli ‌restrictions, the UN migration agency said on Friday.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1h
Officials scramble to appease Trump while hurricane threatens Alabama #AlterNet
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Officials scramble to appease Trump while hurricane threatens Alabama
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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 1h
Religious Liberty means the right of white conservative Christians to discriminate against glbtq and non whites and for US taxpayers to subsidize it. This all goes back to 1983 Bob Jones U losing tax free status over Bible based racial discrimination. washingtonstand.com/article/reli...
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Religious Liberty Cases Are Front and Center in SCOTUS’s Fall Term
Religious freedom hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court will decide this fall whether governments can bar religious families in schools from public funding
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Bob Elliott @bobeunlimited.bsky.social · 1h
The OpenAI & Anthropic S-Curve Problem News of lower OpenAI revenue (and hastily ‘leaked’ end-’26 guidance), even as they picked up significant share clearly shows a transition from parabolic to linear industry revenue growth ahead. bobeunlimited.substack.com/p/the-openai...
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The OpenAI & Anthropic S-Curve Problem
News of lower OpenAI revenue (and hastily ‘leaked’ end-’26 guidance), even as they picked up significant share clearly shows a transition from parabolic to linear industry revenue growth ahead.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1h
Students are still protesting across France for more resources and better conditions in schools after weeks of class boycotts, blockades and demonstrations.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1h
Shell’s refineries expected to make record profits. Profit margins of $42 a barrel, up from $24 a barrel. Cashing in on global conflicts. Bumper payouts for execs and shareholders. Misery for households and businesses. Millions plunged into poverty. Must levy 100% windfall tax.
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Shell expects refineries to almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel made
Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia
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Luke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 1h
JD’s odd need to make digs that eventually tie back to his wife and kids is very strange.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 1h
"Oil tanker captains in the Gulf are being paid rates equivalent to $100,000 a month for travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, along with a $50,000 bonus for each trip," www.ft.com/content/0d66...
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 59m
Pete Hegseth’s Execution Livestream Plan Sparks Avalanche of Bipartisan Fury: ‘Government-Backed Snuff Film’ www.mediaite.com/online/pete-...
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Pete Hegseth’s Execution Livestream Plan Sparks Avalanche of Bipartisan Fury: ‘Government-Backed Snuff Film’
Hegseth's announcement triggered triggered widespread condemnation spanning GOP lawmakers, Democrats and pundits across the spectrum in media.
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PHL SportsNut @ispw8842.bsky.social · 59m
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WOW: Trump’s rally was HIJACKED by PROTESTORS!
YouTube video by Jay Black
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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 2h
I don’t think I need to tell any of you this. But there can be no such thing as justice in a nation where the punishment becomes spectacle.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h
"The only way to truly end the threat of authoritarianism is to address the white Christian elephant in the room." Interesting stuff in @hollybfletcher.bsky.social's new piece, including a nod to James Talarico's message of Christian pluralism: www.liberalcurrents.com/you-cant-run...
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You Can't Run From Christian Nationalism
White evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored.
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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 56m
Isaias has become the 1st hurricane of an exceptionally quiet Atlantic season. @noaa.gov @nws.noaa.gov says Isaias is strengthening & expected to approach northern US Gulf Coast as a “dangerous hurricane” on Friday. Storm surge & hurricane warnings in effect. www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Isaias
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h
Regional war risk leads Page One — as the conflict is increasingly about more than any would-be “deal” with Iran. @nytimes.com #houthis
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translucentmf @translucentmf.bsky.social · 53m
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ICE agent fires 7 rounds, shoots man in neck in NYC's Marble Hill, NYPD says
Police say the man arrived at a hospital in stable condition and a 5-year-old boy in his SUV is safe.
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translucentmf @translucentmf.bsky.social · 54m
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Hurricane Isaias grows stronger, could be Cat 2 at landfall
Isaias is expected to continue to strengthen throughout the day, then weaken slightly before hitting the Gulf Coast.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026
the funny thing about this of course is that "athenian democracy" was a cautionary tale to the framers, who saw it as unstable and prone to demagogues and tyrants like the one rubio works for
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Guess who is going bankrupt again? Except this time he’s burning through his remaining *political* capital. My latest for @atrupar.com Public Notice. Please read, like, share—and subscribe to PN. Thanks, Tom open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
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Trump faces his worst bankruptcy yet
His political capital is gone and the repo man is on the way.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Still More Extremists Surface in Senate Candidate Mike Collins’ Orbit talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/st...
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Still More Extremists Surface in Senate Candidate Mike Collins’ Orbit
How Many of These Guys Are There? The latest report about far-right...
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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Three days after Michael Jensen left his job as the top Trump White House official for Latin America policy in late May, he boarded a private jet with an American crypto tycoon scouting oil deals in Venezuela."
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Ex-Trump officials seek jobs in Venezuelan oil sector now under U.S. control
Companies and investors are eager to hire those with recent access to the White House and knowledge of the administration’s Venezuela policy or contacts.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 08/10/2026
Hundreds of new pro sports team ETFs lead world of retail investing to the edge of gambling
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Hundreds of new pro sports team ETFs lead world of retail investing to the edge of gambling
Sports teams are big businesses, but new exchange-traded funds that allow investors to bet on MLB and NHL team performance look more like gambling, experts say.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Virginia mother was detained by ICE after she was unable to immediately recite her Social Security number during a traffic stop, despite reportedly presenting identification and immigration documents. Her teenage daughter recorded the encounter and said goons became aggressive.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The deployment of National Guard troops into cities has been so normalized that it barely merits a mention in the press or among the public anymore. D.C. remains occupied, Memphis is occupied, so is New Orleans... It's incredible to me.
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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The New York Fed’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations found that fewer households expect to be better off a year from now. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/n...
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Americans grow more pessimistic about their finances, New York Fed finds — expert warns of ‘tough choices’ ahead
As affordability pressures mount, Americans are increasingly concerned about their financial future, the New York Fed's data shows.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If there was an actual Fox News of the left, Brendan Carr would have shut it down by now.
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Naked Trump Statute Goes on Display in European Parliament newrepublic.com/post/216312/...
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Naked Trump Statute Goes on Display in European Parliament
The golden statue, named The Orange Plague, is now at the European Parliament.
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translucentmf @translucentmf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Jacob Coxon On Witnessing the Existential Threat of AI from the Inside | The Daily Show
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
3 years ago prior to the attack on October 7th, the Israelis were gang-raping and shooting Palestinians indiscriminately. I reported this on October 6th, the day before the attack. Why were so many American members of Congress and mainstream media willing to pretend this started on 10/7?
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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
'In ​a separate report by state media KCNA on Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim ​pledged continued support for Russia and its war effort in a birthday message to Russian President Putin… North Korea has strengthened ties with China ​and Russia in recent years…' www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10...
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North Korea warns U.S. over Taiwan while Kim pledges support for Russia
State media KCNA condemned the recent delivery to Taiwan of new F-16V Block 70 fighter jets from the U.S.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 06/10/2026
President Trump signs an executive order that is intended to help bring down sky-high diesel prices by allowing anyone to purchase tax-exempt “red dye” diesel.
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Aiming at fuel costs, Trump opens tax-exempt ‘red dye’ diesel to all drivers
The high price of gas and everyday necessities has become a dominant issue for voters in the upcoming midterm elections.
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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Surprising images of a supercell that left record hail in Asunción, Paraguay… ...it was hail of record size for the area: stones the size of a fist, with diameters of between 5 to 7 cm in most cases, and some that reached 10 to 15 cm, comparable to tennis balls.” www.meteored.mx/noticias/act...
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Imágenes sorprendentes de una supercelda que dejó granizo récord en Asunción, Paraguay
El tamaño del granizo provocó graves daños materiales en vehículos y viviendas, dejando además varias personas heridas tras la fuerte tormenta.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
SCOTUS’s decision in Suncor v. Boulder could kill many or all of the civil lawsuits, saving fossil fuel companies hundreds of billions of dollars in damages and punitive awards and helping them avoid "high-profile courtroom showdowns in which they are cast as greedy, deceptive planet wreckers."
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Reuters @reuters.com · 06/10/2026
France faces renewed protests after two weeks of demonstrations at high schools and on the streets, adding to a sense of crisis engulfing the country and roiling bond markets. Follow our live coverage ➡️ reut.rs/4dm7p8p
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Live: Riot police clash with French protesters on biggest day of nationwide student demonstrations
A day of renewed protests at high schools and on the streets is adding to a sense of crisis engulfing the country and roiling bond markets. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the frontrunner to win next ...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Always read @jeffgoodell.bsky.social. IMHO, attribution science, which connects specific extreme weather events to climate change, is the most important area of climate science.
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Opinion | The Science That Has Oil Companies Running Scared (Gift Article)
However the U.S. Supreme Court rules, the work of holding oil companies accountable for climate change has a bright future.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“.. There aren’t any more inventories to drain in the West,” Russell Hardy, chief executive officer of Vitol Group, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London on Tuesday. “We drained the available inventory.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump rallies shrinking from packed stadiums to nearly full high school gyms #RawStory
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Trump rallies shrinking from packed stadiums to nearly full high school gyms
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 06/10/2026
100 years of September sea surface temperature anomalies... watch until the end (record high) 🫣 Data from ERSSTv6: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ext... 🌊
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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Streets of Nova Lima, in Greater Belo Horizonte [Brazil], flooded after storm… Nova Lima… recorded flooding points on Mon afternoon (5) after a storm hit the municipality. Images… show several avenues & streets in the city covered by water & with flood points.” www.itatiaia.com.br/brasil/sudes...
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Ruas de Nova Lima, na Grande BH, têm alagamentos após temporal; veja vídeos | Rádio Itatiaia
Cidade da Região Metropolitana estava em alerta para tempestade com rajadas de vento e volume de água até 30 mm/h
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Resistors report arrests and injuries, including being pushed into barbed wire. CBP confirmed that all four cottonwoods marked for removal there are now gone. Centuries of life destroyed for two parallel walls cutting through the borderlands. We’re heartbroken and we’re angry!
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PHL SportsNut @ispw8842.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That should go about as well as everything those losers are doing.
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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Neo Nazis rising in Germany. What could possibly go wrong? Meanwhile, here at home, our Bozo Fascist seeks to cling to power by undermining the midterm elections. Will We the People allow it? November is EVERYTHING. Stop the Bozo Fascist and his MAGA flying monkeys. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
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Germany’s Far Right Claims Its First Statehouse Speaker Since 1945
After winning a state election last month, the Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to oversee a state legislature since the Nazi era.
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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The contemporary fascist playbook travels from the U.S. to India: The autocrats try to restrict voting to cling to power. Modi❤️Trump Vote like your life depends on it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
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India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi
Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.
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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
'”The Taliban are simply not prepared to take orders from Islamabad,” adds Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, a think tank working between Kabul and Berlin. “They won’t let anyone outside interfere.”' www.dw.com/en/pakistan-...
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Pakistan and Afghanistan used to be allies but they're edging towards all-out war
For years, Pakistan supported the Taliban in Afghanistan. But now Pakistan is bombing its neighbor. How the former allies became adversaries and why negotiations keep failing.
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Lauren Necochea @laurennecochea.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The levels of corruption in this Republican regime are unheard of. What is the government doing buying luxury jets anyway? Let alone overpriced ones from a Republican donor...
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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
'Thus far, no direct confrontation has occurred between 🇮🇱 & Turkish troops in Syria but a flashpoint gets closer to reality every day. …Erdogan’s triumph of pushing out 🇷🇺 & Assad feels increasingly vulnerable & potentially untenable in a Syria so easy to destabilize.' www.forbes.com/sites/melikk...
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Erdogan And Netanyahu On A Collision Course Neither Can Afford
Turkey and Israel are on a collision course in the region at a time when their leaders, Erdogan and Netanyahu, face immediate crises at home
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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
'Palestinians and activists report an increased use of drones in the occupied West Bank, particularly by the army and settlers, to whom the government supplies the drones directly. The drones are used to intimidate, monitor, demolish and make daily life unbearable.' www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...
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West Bank: Palestinians ‘harassed’ by settlers’ increasing use of drones
Palestinians and activists report an increased use of drones in the occupied West Bank, particularly by the army and settlers, to whom the government supplies the drones directly. The drones are used…
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