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Elliott Vanskike

@twonnet.bsky.social
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liberal/progressive, union forever, writing (poetry, essays), reading, music, sports (Nottingham Forest, cycling, biathlon, and, um, Mets)

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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 1m
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Ingrid Nilsen: So Go Right Now!
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 40m
Viral reports this week suggested new Google satellite imagery showed unseen destruction in Gaza. But the imagery actually depicts the scene in February 2026. Bellingcat has obtained satellite images from September that show how the destruction has continued. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...
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Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery - bellingcat
Earlier this week, several viral social media posts and news articles stated that Google had updated satellite imagery over Gaza. But the images weren't entirely new.
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 14m
crazy cat version
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Duelo
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 36m
markets be like
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 49m
This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office.
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 24m
collapsing barn + US flag + mass deportations = beautiful sight
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 28m
awesome, Torture Guy, Esq. is back spouting sadistic nonsense on tv instead of, y'know, locked up in The Hague
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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 13h
Is it though? I wouldn’t come here.
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letithappenalreadymama @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13h
god damn america
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 20h
but buckle up first
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autumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ
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Vintage Obscura Radio @vintageobscura.net · 30/09/2026
Bobby Hutcherson & Harold Land - Ummh [US, Jazz] (1971) redd.it/8mah23 youtu.be/yM11g2sUoMg
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Bobby Hutcherson & Harold Land - Ummh [US, Jazz] (1971)
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
can it be more endless?
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Maggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I want to see the essays.
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Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cover of U.S. Department of Commerce report "Selected impacts of railroad mergers." A simple illustration shows railroad tracks split around title and converging below.
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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And soon there will be multiple generations who don't know what the "before" scenario in Will's story was like and why it was helpful it existed.
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citychicken.bsky.social @citychicken.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
how you do it
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
historically accurate massachusetts content
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
dude still lists “Coach” in his name, like the minute he opens his mouth it’s not obvious he never should’ve graduated from football
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
when you totally understand both insurance and fraud
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
what subpoenas are for?
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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I went to Mia and saw amazing crop art last night! The exhibit runs through Nov. 29, in the hallway back behind the cafe. Not as cool as the rotunda last year, but there are more pieces on display—about 20. This squirrel remains one of my favorites: @goingwrong.bsky.social
Wendy Brozic’s crop art at Mia: a squirrel holding a nut goodie with thought bubble reading “Jackpot”. Made of seeds, grains, leaves, bark.
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
when did everyone start saying "verse" instead of "versus"? you all sound dumb!
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
fun idea!
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karanormal activity 💜 @deadontheoutside.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
rough beast's mom: STOP SLOUCHING
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WAPO: The architect quit “after warning repeatedly that Trump was insisting on a preliminary design that did not provide adequate emergency exit routes or fire-containment measures .. .. ‘I am the code,” Trump said.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My forthcoming book, The Jungles, (Out February 2) is full of revealing detail about the relationship between Monk and Coltrane, whose centenary is being observed now. wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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The Jungles
A hidden history of twentieth-century American modernity that begins in a once-dynamic Black neighborhood in New York City with Thelonious Monk as its guiding star., The Jungles, Thelonious Monk and t...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What’s your fake starwars academic paper
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
other TV shows (ALL TV shows): be more like Slow Horses
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’ll take a dozen
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
was going to make Thanksgiving plans but
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
the lord's work
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
brilliant (also funny)
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Frankenstwin was’t the . . . ugh, never mind www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity
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ejrfoto @ejrfoto.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I can see that.
Rocky the mobster from Bugs Bunny.
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Heatherjoy Klein @hjklovesanimals.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort (Gift Article)
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
COLUMBO starring Peter Falk debuted as a series #OTD in 1971. “He was perfect,” co-creator William Link said. "And then he got better.” #TVSky #Columbo #ClassicTV
A b&w photo of Peter Falk in costume as Columbo in the 1970s.
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Frail Creature: Dying, Hungry, Thirsty
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Every new iteration of American pick-up truck is just an increasingly louder "Fuck you" to cyclists, pedestrians, and other drivers
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
maybe it’s Maybelline
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OG_McDuck @ogmcduck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Star Trek TNG Data's Maniacal Laugh
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
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