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Hal

@txhal.bsky.social
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Blue Guy in a red part of a red state, Texas wine country. Retired software guy, did a stint as a NASA contractor a few decades ago. Serial adopter of rescued cats and dogs (mostly Greyhounds).

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12h
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2h
She was exposed to a broken test tube containing the pneumonic plague pathogen or another account states she became ill after returning from a work trip in Buryatia in eastern Siberia. Those are two different things. Either way, it’s giving 2019 vibes.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h
Slander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg"
Speaking on behalf of Lutnick, the White House said: "The BBC's pathetic and desperate attempt to slander Secretary Lutnick will do nothing to change the fact that he has been the most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history."
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 4h
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10h
Sometimes I think about how the last ten years started as a publicity stunt for a fading reality show that went sideways.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 9h
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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🦋FightForDemocracy!🦋 @budahsbaker.bsky.social · 3h
Marco ordered to dress in Atlanta Hawks uniform
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h
President Donald Trump took a break this weekend from his nonstop, baseless accusations about mail voting fraud to remind his own supporters to cast their mail ballots in this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump backtracks and begs Republicans to vote by mail as Democrats’ odds of taking Congress improve
Trump’s latest demand that Republicans vote – even by mail – comes as polls show Democrats’ odds of taking both the House and Senate are improving.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h
🚨 NEWS: A 28-year-old researcher at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected lab accident in Siberia. Nearly 200 people are reportedly under observation and hospitals have been quarantined amid concerns over possible pneumonic plague.
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Russian Lab Worker Dies After Suspected Plague Accident as Quarantines Expand
A 28-year-old worker at a Russian anti-plague institute has died following a suspected laboratory accident in Siberia, with nearly 200 people under observation and conflicting accounts emerging from R...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Texas, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas. Every one of these typically sends Republicans to Congress. Yet this year every one of these are looking at the the growing likelihood that they can or will elect Democratic senators.” www.americaamerica.news/p/have-typic...
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Have Typically Unthinkable Wins Become Thinkable?
A Saturday Prompt
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Rebecca 🦋 @rebecca79903973.bsky.social · 11h
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 6h
A photograph taken from the surface of an asteroid by a small robot in 2018.
The surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Turns out it looks like a poorly illuminated crawlspace at night.
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Sisuthefin @sisuthefin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If Democrats don’t punish the GOP for all the illegal shit they have done if the retake power then history will repeat itself
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 4h
Convicted Felon Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, know with the Midterms around the corner, DELAY is the name of the game
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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 11h
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@DemocracyHere @democracyhere.bsky.social · 1h
#Blues
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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 5h
As a child, I used to watch the Wizard Of Oz and wonder how someone could talk if they didn’t have a brain. Now that I’m older and I have social media… I wonder no longer…
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 9h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger was officially approved this past week. Corporate concentration means more power for CEOs — and less freedom for everyone else. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
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The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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hoseyg62.bsky.social @hoseyg62.bsky.social · 6h
I would think Americans would gladly vote for a social democracy and pay higher taxes if they knew they’d get: Free healthcare Free university Free childcare Strong transportation infrastructure Environmental Protection High quality of life and high happiness index.. ask anyone from Scandinavia
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chefmichael @cheftsonton.bsky.social · 5h
One of these people is telling the truth...
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Hal @txhal.bsky.social · 1h
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 8h
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 8h
If I were a single-issue voter, my single issue would be that 99% of the GOP belong in prison
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Allison Gill has obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Epstein documents containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review. The DOJ is still refusing to release the actual videos. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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randy39.bsky.social @randy39.bsky.social · 5h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h
At a time in history when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, democracy, and decency, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction — fawning over the most dangerous authoritarian America has ever witnessed. Do not forget this.
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Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 3h
Because the federal government doesn't seriously fund rail travel and would rather pump billions of dollars in subsidies into airline companies that shit on customers daily. And because the automobile lobby has spent decades fighting rail spending at local, state, and federal levels. Next question.
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Marcus SOBER 5 YEARS @papacitogordo.bsky.social · 8h
The current president of the United States of America is a liar.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h
Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 7h
I hope someday this asshat has to face a reckoning for all of his countless lies.
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Valleygirl1964 @valleygirl1964.bsky.social · 5h
Angela Paxton from Texas. You’re an embarrassment to women everywhere where’s your pride? you sound like an abuse woman. We also suggest you seek help.#Pathetic. 
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 9h
Just when we think it can’t get worse … it does.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 18h
We don’t have a President we have an insane felon ! So we have INSANITY !
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 12h
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Insanity 😡
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He’s boycotting Walmart because they’re selling Obama jackets. Ohana is the Hawaiian word for family. He’s one of the people who didn’t know there’s a “B” in dumb.
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Phil Hawkin @philhawkin.bsky.social · 20h
What would be a spectacular coup would be for Iran somehow to acquire significant excerpts of the Epstein files and release them in some strategic way.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 23h
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🖌 Myandra sez: 🖍 Impeach the MF'er soon. We're waiting. @myandra.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Poor Agatha!
One witch is asking the other why she is so sad. 
She says she can't have children
The first witch says, "Allergies aren't the end of the world."
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London Reed🫘🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟No Kings🌟🌟🌟 @londonreed.bsky.social · 15h
Jack Smith smiling at a concert. It was said he was congenial and happy to be with the crowd. I have never seen him smile.
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 16h
"he reportedly described himself as a content creator who reviews restaurants and throws food back at employees when he doesn't like it" So... He criminally assaults & batters people when he doesn't like his food. ... Nuisance influencers are a cancer on society. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Philadelphia restaurant offers $5,000 to find customer who allegedly threw a cheesesteak in an employee’s face, then he turns himself in
A Philadelphia restaurant offered $5,000 to help find a customer who allegedly threw a cheesesteak in an employee's face and ran away.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 04/10/2026
There’s a special place in hell for women who betray other women. Angela Paxton appears to have the address.
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Hal @txhal.bsky.social · 11h
Texas voters check here: votetexas.gov Last day to register or fix your registration is tomorrow, October 5
votetexas.gov
Your Guide to Voting in Texas | VoteTexas.gov
VoteTexas.gov is your go-to resource for voter registration, election dates, polling locations, and more. Get the info you need to make your vote count.
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Jax (the original) @jacqueline321.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump must be forcibly removed.
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castawayfarmtoo.bsky.social @castawayfarmtoo.bsky.social · 20h
The President of the United States is a traitor.
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🍂k a r e n🍂 @andthenisleep.bsky.social · 19h
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Jim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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