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A liker of things. Don't make stuff up, life has enough surprises to make it interesting.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Spending time in the presence of one of Ireland's extremely rare ancient trees, like this hulking oak near Bandon with local man Dan Holland, are for me life highlights. But it's always bittersweet, tempered by the knowledge that such stupendous beings were once commonplace. We have lost SO much.
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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cuddly but deadly! @hikeofthemenrys.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Honestly, the fact that YouTube allows ads for this piece of crap but not for Musk just gives away the whole game www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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Jonathan Majors’s anti-Islam action thriller is laughably terrible far-right propaganda
The disgraced former Marvel villain has found work with Ben Shapiro for hateful campus-set thriller Run Hide Fight: Infidels, which makes its politics clear from the outset
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026
Class solidarity.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A new trailer for Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk was just released. gizmodo.com/elon-musk-do...
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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 25/09/2026
So I'm making pint glasses now... robsheridan.threadless.com/accessories/...
Photo of a pint glass I designed which says, in the appropriate font styling, "YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A BEER." Obviously, in this economy, of course you would.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
I told ya she did it.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Damn
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14/09/2026
Free newsletter: The idea that we're nearing the creation of AI systems that we can't control and that pose an existential threat to humanity is a lie and a distraction from the tangible harms and problems caused by LLMs and AI labs' near-unlimited resources. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-alread...
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https://www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-already-in-dangerous-hands/
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Onion has created a machine that will kill everyone on Earth that is coincidentally running out of money and the only way to slow it down is if my staff and I take a six-week vacation to Cabo San Lucas.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/09/2026
Why would we not want Europes help? Are we… protecting someone? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
Europeans investigating Epstein say DOJ has not agreed to requests for help
Some European law enforcement agencies chasing leads spurred by information in the so-called Epstein Files say the U.S. Justice Department has not responded to their requests.
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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
chair with a "face"
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
2. Yes, you can check. He actually said this.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Dan O'Dowd @realdanodowd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tesla's defective self-driving software will still illegally blow past a stopped school bus and run down a child crossing the road! We warned Tesla of this danger 4 years ago and the safety defect hasn't been fixed in FSD v14 Lite. Why is this product allowed on public roads?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#WheresMitch
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026
Trump is speaking to complete silence at the NASA center. Not a single person is applauding or reacting to anything he says during his brazenly partisan speech.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026
someone is repeatedly yelling “shame!” and “lies!” in the background as Lutnick tries to hold a press conference
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: DHS legal opinion justifying ICE entering homes without a judicial warrant is nothing more than an email written by ICE Deputy Principal Legal Advisor Adam Loiacono, and DHS refuses to release it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
muellershewrote.com
EXCLUSIVE: DHS Refuses to Release Email Justifying Warrantless Entry by ICE
I sued to obtain the General Counsel Memo justifying ICE entering homes without judicial warrants. Turns out it’s not a memo at all - it’s an email - and they’ve wrongly redacted it.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
nytimes.com
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
While the US auto industry continues to invest in gas guzzling trucks and SUVs no one can afford, in Europe 1 in 4 cars are now electric, partly because the price of gas is so high.
insideevs.com
Europe’s EV Sales Explode, Now Making Up A Quarter Of New Cars
Rising fuel prices are convincing more and more Europeans that electric cars are worth it in the long run.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/08/2026
Carney: "There is a mutually beneficial deal possible here, but it has to be one that respects Canada's sovereignty and independence, that uses our complementary strengths to build something better, not tear apart for short-term gain"
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Playing in our faces
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/08/2026
NEW: @thedailybeast.bsky.social has published two of Natalie Harp’s letters in full. 1/ www.thedailybeast.com/natalie-harp...
Dear Mr. President,
I'm sorry. I thought I was the only one left behind last night, and had no idea Margo's car was also pulled over, and sent back to the Airport. Since I was alone in the van outside Customs without my passport, I panicked, and should have just called Secret Service instead of you. I also am sorry if I was an embarrassment walking the course in Scotland. The first day I was told there were no carts, and people walked, which is why I walked. The second day, I was specifically asked by, I forget who his name was, but one of the main people who worked there, if I could continue walking, and tell any other girls who would head out there to do the same to spare the Course any more Carts. If there is anything else I have done to cause you trouble, please forgive me. I know that some people have said I haven't been texting them back, and there have been some International cell issues (John was having technical issues on the Plane too, so asked me to help him out).
I want things to always be right between us. I also know I've been distracted all week (forgetting to eat throughout the days, and even forgetting to sleep, and only catching a couple hours at a time. I haven't been myself, dwelling on the Past, and the pain of losing my Dad, and I started letting the remarks of people who haven't bothered me before, get to me-not because I care what others think, but because I see myself being lowered in your eyes and good opinion. That is the fear you see, because I never want to bring you anything but joy. I'm sorry I lost my focus. You are all that matters to me. I don't want to ever let you down. Thank you for being my Guardian and Protector in this Life-That's what I wanted to use this card for, when you saw me at the Cash Register, and once again did what you didn't have to do, and gifted me with Mementos of this Trip of a Lifetime, a Coming of Age. I will return a better person. I have to sign off now, as the cars are leaving.
See you soon.
With all my h…
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is the same person who shamed Kamala Harris for supposedly sleeping her way to success. She can take a seat and STFU.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/08/2026
An old man repeatedly saying “young beautiful girls” is a sentence that should make everybody’s skin crawl.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The GOP is that syndicate.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/08/2026
Idiot.
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Jørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/08/2026
He pays more to fight a wealth tax than he pays in taxes. He pays more to fight a wealth tax than any of us would earn in 10 lifetimes.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The AI industry’s marketing has infuriated me since day one. “Everyone will have an AI assistant.” “Money won’t exist anymore.” “You’ll all have more free time!” It’s ludicrous and fantastical. They don’t believe it. I don’t believe it. I don’t think most people believe it. What are we doing here?
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Chuds started realizing she can win the 2028 election this weekend.
FreeBeacon article saying AOC isn't married so her boyfriend can do stock trading.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
They openly admit their election crimes & are actively doing everything they can to undermine & outright steal the Midterm Elections. Any surprise he fired the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission? He knows if he loses he's headed for a 3rd Impeachment & an orange jumpsuit. 🤞 👍
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/08/2026
fun detail from quarterly filings: SpaceX bought $295 million worth of Megapack stationary storage batteries from Tesla... without that purchase, Tesla's energy generation/storage revenue would have been flat for the quarter (energy segment revenue was just over $3b, up 13%, so just about $300m)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026
Lombardo on Trump: "When the press and media runs him down, they think about 'he's taking care of his billionaire friends.' But those billionaire friends provide jobs. And unless you take care of them, those jobs are absent."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
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Emy S. 🫘 @emyloulou.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys with Glasses
ALT: Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys with Glasses
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
TAPPER: One of the files you released was an image of your daughter naked. It was available for a day before it was removed. Your ex-wife's attorney says it could quality as CSAM. That's shockingly reckless behavior MAX MILLER: I wouldn't say it's shockingly reckless. There was no genitalia exposed
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
RFKJr claims Lyme disease was created by scientists,which is the closest he’s come to admitting that science exists. Meanwhile, Ötzi the Iceman, who died more than 5.3K years ago, had Lyme disease. Apparently prehistoric humans are part of the conspiracy. Get me off this timeline
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💉Josh Rubin, MD @drsandman11.medsky.social · 04/08/2026
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/08/2026
NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
propublica.org
FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Two top Republicans, both originally pro-Trump, confirm the US attacked Spain using Morocco as a proxy. US paid Morocco at least $40M two weeks before the Ceuta breach.
Former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene: "Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene...
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Republicans paid $40 MILLION of your tax dollars to Morocco to invade Spain.
And then they all pretended like borders matter and clutched their pearls like invasions are offensive.
R's and D's are the same and the Uniparty has put us in $40 T in debt and Americans LAST."

Congressman Thomas Massie: 
"2 weeks before migrants from Morocco invaded Ceuta, the GOP passed a bill with $40 million for Morocco and a committee report advising:
Spanish-administered cities of Ceuta and Melilla are located in Moroccan territory and remain the subject of Morocco's longstanding claim."
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