Reposted by Vaughn FredericksOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 15hNEW: We are publishing audio from CBS News’ explosive foreign bureau all-hands, in which foreign editor Shayndi Raice unleashed an extended tirade before tangling with correspondent Holly Williams. Listen to the audio on this week’s Power Lines: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... 20326111 0
Reposted by Vaughn Fredericksdanny @dabbs346.bsky.social · 16/10/2026YIKES #mesen #mepolitics 1151847322 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work. 16596892135 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity. 98129423807 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksSplinter @splinternews.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Vance, who once wrote that he thought HE was gay, and was photographed in drag, insists that actually, it's Talarico who bigots should hate. Story: www.jezebel.com/jd-vance-imp... #JDVance #Talarico #JamesTalarico #KenPaxton #Texas #senate #midterms 055 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Bari Weiss' handpicked foreign editor referred to the allegations facing Benjamin Netanyahu as a "sideshow" and told correspondent Holly Williams she was "wrong" to try to mention them in her story, per leaked audio I obtained of Tuesday's heated internal meeting. www.status.news/p/bari-weiss... 13317113 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksAnt @agramuglia.bsky.social · 12/10/2026So Danny Trejo was manipulated and tricked into being in Ben Shapiro's newest film. Holy shit. 426124884610 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksAlexander Ross @hardpolitics.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Democrats make up a larger share of this year’s early voters in Ohio vs. 2024. Overall, the electorate is about 27 points more Democratic. (Data from Ohio Secretary of State, figure from CNN) 021 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 12/10/2026America if the news covered it like those countries Over There 181238428 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’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. 14804999711741 0
Vaughn Fredericks @vaughnfredericks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance. www.levernews.com/sec-quorum-r...levernews.comTrump SEC Quorum Rule Lets One Commissioner Act AloneA quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance. 000 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is foul. A reader reached out and told me the first google result when you search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" is residential school denial. I did the search myself, and I found the same thing. The first non-sponsored result is the Fraser Institute's residential school denial. 33412150 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Welp! 😬 From @vjaybomb.bsky.social 20813219 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksTSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 13/09/2026George Chuvalo, the five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger, has passed away at 89 years old. 1499 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 13/09/2026theglobeandmail.comGeorge Chuvalo, five-time Canadian heavyweight boxing champion, has diedThe boxing icon was never knocked off his feet in 93 professional fights, and went the distance with Muhammad Ali – twice 2379 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026George Chuvalo has died. Born on this day in 1937, he was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and twice fought Muhammad Ali. In 93 fights, he was never knocked down. Ali called him the toughest man he ever fought. He had 73 wins, 64 by knockout. RIP Champ. 📸 Toronto Sun 1023365 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksDr Elisabeth Kosters @elisabethkosters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Please take 15 minutes to listen to former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s speech in Gander at the 9/11 memorial event today . He was our PM on 9/11. A brilliant speech. Every word matters. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caJean Chrétien says ‘we bow to no one’ in fiery 9/11 speech in Gander, N.L. | CBC NewsFormer Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien drew thunderous applause on Friday during a fiery and patriotic speech in Gander, N.L, where many had gathered at a sports arena to commemorate the 25th an... 822573 0
Reposted by Vaughn Fredericksℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Science has determined: - the Median Baltimore Orioles player - the Median Tampa Bay Rays player 402041412 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🔥 ICYMI: “That’s not ‘manufactured racism’, it’s straight-up racism. It’s so ignorant to say that.” Leigh unleashed a righteous truth bomb 💣 on former Trump advisor May Mailman & Noah Rothman over Laura Loomer’s disgusting attacks on Angie Nixon. 27557191 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 31/08/2026Officer shoots and kills pet donkey while searching for missing person. The owners say the officer was on their property at 12:45am without their permission when the donkey, named HeeHaw, was killed.fox5atlanta.comDonkey shot, killed in Polk County; Cedartown police officer on leaveA Cedartown police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a donkey was fatally shot in Polk County on Sunday. 41379145 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksBlue Rodeo @bluerodeo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We're proud Canadians, folks! 921880 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksMapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026We’re not changing it. 17506224911508 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksDefector @defector.com · 27/08/2026Let's remember when Tim Curry played a huge scary red guy: defector.com/lets-remembe...defector.comLet's Remember When Tim Curry Played A Huge Scary Red Guy | DefectorThe actor Tim Curry died on Tuesday. He was 80. He was as purely and consistently fun a screen presence as anyone else I can think of, a cartoon of a performer, with outrageous charisma and the… 0654 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Ted didn’t notice the name of the account who posted this Dolly clip he retweeted until it was much too late. He finally deleted it after he was made aware. 917230504600 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“I JUST DON’T SEE WHY YOU’RE SO ON THE SIDE OF THE BILLIONAIRES, JESSE.” HIGHLIGHTS: The Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social interview with Jesse Watters in 4 minutes👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/Dcd9fJp... 39679175 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.data4democracy.substack.comHook and SqueezeHow Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations. 17845331588 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/08/2026Bleak tidbit from Regime Change — Bessent attempted a Hitler-style shakedown of Zelenskyy as one of his first acts as Treasury Secretary 24241941628 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 13/08/2026If you’ve ever wanted a T-shirt repping a racist Canadian group pushing for mass deportations, your purchase is just a few clicks away — all thanks to Shopify. When I reached out to them, they said "we don’t remove merchants over objections to their worldview.” Wow. My latest for @thetyee.ca:thetyee.caShopify Powers a Racist Group’s Online Store. It’s Not the First Time | The TyeeThe $250 billion Canadian company has repeatedly found itself in controversy over its support of ‘free speech.’ 24434216 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksErnest "Dead" Penfold @penfoldsfiv.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026the media when the centrist loses by 1% vs the media when the leftist loses by (less than) 1% 11780231989 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksJesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026NEW: Flaming robots. Haywire Turkish machines. An actual dumpster fire. General Dynamics received $533 million from the Army to produce artillery but hasn’t made a single usable shell. ProPublica got the inside story of what went wrong. It’s a wild ride: www.propublica.org/article/gene...propublica.orgFiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made NothingGeneral Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a... 25443202 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Not going to pretend that I know who the best candidate for Wisconsin governor is but it does seem pretty rich that a tweet from seven years ago is apparently a big political scandal given the shit we see posted every single day by everyone in power 644942531 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 11/08/2026Free Newsletter: OpenAI and Anthropic are now load-bearing, unprofitable and unsustainable AI labs that represent the majority of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's future revenue growth. Without hundreds of billions in funding, the era of hypergrowth ends. www.wheresyoured.at/dont-look-up/wheresyoured.atDon't Look UpIf you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $70 a year, or $7 a month, and in return you get a weekly newsletter that’s usually anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 words, in... 13609157 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksDefector @defector.com · 11/08/2026Melon's odyssey on the black market for life-saving cat medicine: defector.com/melons-odyss...defector.comMelon's Odyssey On The Black Market For Life-Saving Cat Medicine | DefectorFor a month this spring, Melon was truly living up to her name. She had always been a round cat but never quite this gourd-like—small neck billowing out to a majestic corpulence. This sudden plump… 1395 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksIvan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Okay. I totally nailed this one. 👀 www.washingtonpost.com/national-... 61084144 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksAbby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Just to be clear, I reported an exhaustive piece about the allegations against Max Miller on July 18. The New York Times published their story, without crediting me, on July 28. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comAssault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max MillerPolice reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term. 3286124 0
Reposted by Vaughn Fredericks👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times 17108533744 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksDefector @defector.com · 30/07/2026WNBA suspends Seattle Storm minority owner for being rude to transphobic shitheads:defector.comWNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads | DefectorOn Tuesday night, a small group of weirdos held an anti-trans rally outside of the Seattle Storm’s home arena. The occasion for their gathering was a game against the Indiana Fever and bench player… 993188781 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Share this post to announce that you are free from both hell AND marriage! 574740633 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksMatthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 25/07/2026UPDATE Brazil has denied visas to the two State Department officials Trump planned to send to undermine confidence in the country’s electoral systemwashingtonpost.comBrazil denies visas to U.S. delegation aiming to impugn election system, officials sayThe U.S. delegation had planned to visit the Brazilian capital and cast doubt on the integrity of the voting system before a presidential election this fall, officials said. 621866440 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Michigan school board official Angie Smith says she’s supporting Haley Stevens because she thinks Stevens will represent everyone and “not just one race." "Don’t come out speaking only Arabic, don’t come out with your Arabic music on.” Video from reporter Sam Robinson: 90523100 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksKevin Tompkins, but halloween @ktompkinsii.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Me: "It's time to start eating healthy." Lettuce: "I'm going to give you explosive diarrhea!" Chips and cookies in my pantry: "I would never do that to you." 200130542238 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 14/07/2026I’m sure there will be no horrifying consequences as a result of the Trump regime authorizing the launch of ominously Tolkien-named satellites capable of illuminating 5 to 6 kilometer-wide swaths of the earth at night: www.wired.com/story/reflec... 78685198 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026victory lapping on this one 230143432457 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026A little known fact is that the government doesn’t have to take a stake in a private company in order to take away its money and tell it what to do. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-already...hamiltonnolan.comWe Already Have Everything We Need to Regulate AIThree simple tools. No crystal ball necessary. 110324 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/06/2026America had their Hulk Hogans. Their Marvel comic "super heroes." Their tech billionaire winners. We had Terry Fox. His marathon of hope has never ended because in our hearts we carry Terry's spirit. Canada #strongasfuck 21753184 0
Reposted by Vaughn Fredericksbeany tuesday @beanytuesday.bsky.social · 04/06/2025“Concerning”; World’s Most Humanlike AI Program Kills Itself Attempting to Generate a 10 Quadrillion Pixel Image of A Hamburger For Seemingly No Reason 6500127 0
Reposted by Vaughn FredericksThe Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 20/05/2026HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!! The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...nytimes.comManager at Trump’s N.J. Golf Club Helped Plan Reflecting Pool Repairs 694141806 0