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Harry Balzagna

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 6h
“The secretary does represent the voices of a number of Americans who are asking questions about certain vaccines”. -Dr. Erica Schwartz, CDC Director, failure at public health, and collaborator with the worst people on earth.
wsj.com
New CDC Director Is Eager to Change Its Culture
The country’s leading public-health organization needs less “paternalism” and more communication with Americans, Erica Schwartz says.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h
NEW: Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee launched a probe into the Amateur Athletic Union, criticizing the youth sports group for its handling of child sexual abuse allegations, citing a ProPublica and @washingtonpost.com investigation.
propublica.org
U.S. Lawmakers Launch Sexual Abuse Probe of Youth Sports Giant AAU
Bipartisan leadership of a powerful House committee demanded answers from the Amateur Athletic Union after a ProPublica and Washington Post investigation found that the massive youth sports organizati...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 5h
Trump and Republicans handed YOUR tax dollars to Big Tech companies like Meta and Amazon. So how much of your money is subsidizing their data centers and AI spending? You deserve the truth. I'm pushing these companies – the same ones that are donating to Trump – for answers.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6h
Incredible — this anti-Zionist rabbi who was arrested for protesting Israel and is now at risk of being deported by Trump's ICE is being held in detention on the grounds that he's a "flight risk." This was the same justification used to hold Mahmoud Khalil and op-ed writer Rümeysa Öztürk:
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 5h
Christ. "Conservatism" now means overruling local government, imposing regulations, and restricting property rights. What a f'ing joke.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7h
Wall Street and corporations have schemed for decades to stack the bench with judges who rule against consumers and workers. Result? Federal courts have distorted the law to further rig the economy—and you're paying the price. Democrats must be clear-eyed about this challenge.
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Demand Justice @wedemandjustice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hidden in plain sight, corporations have spent decades building a federal judiciary to rig the economy against working people. Our new report with @groundwork.bsky.social reveals how corporate interests have corrupted the federal courts. prospect.org/2026/10/06/h...
prospect.org
How the Courts Became a Safe Haven for Corporations - The American Prospect
A new report details how the judiciary has become more corporate over the past few decades—and names the specific judges who are most responsible.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is just a relentlessly horrific story. It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
He admit it
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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Totally, totally, kids cut off their parents because of "ordinary conflict." Hey, unrelatedly, here's an email I got from my father 27 years after the last time I saw him.
Dear Evil One -
    Just a Happy Halloween Wish! I hope you took the kids out Trick or Treating and they had a great time!
    Tomorrow is All Saints Day and Deb and I will be going to Mass at our local church. It struck me on this Halloween Night that the evil of witches and goblins and such is rooted in the very real evil of Satan. Hate and pain are the hallmarks of evil... the hallmarks of Satan. With all the evil and hate you have demonstrated with me, along with all the pain you have caused, it struck me that just as Deb and I will attend Catholic Mas tomorrow... will you be going to a Black Mass to worship Satan?
    It was just a question that came up as we pulled "candy duty" with all the Trick or Treaters. 
    Well, will you be attending a Black Mass?
 
Love,
 
Dad
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As Trump crisscrossed the country last week trying to help his party avoid a blowout in the midterms, two of his top political advisers — James Blair and Chris LaCivita — were in the Balkans helping a pro-Russian government looking to tighten its grip on power.
nytimes.com
Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government
James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 07/10/2026
“My friends don’t feel safe to call the police, because they think that’s going to get them deported. They don’t feel freedom,” says a young Salvadoran man whose stepfather was arrested by a sheriff’s deputy in Frederick County and eventually deported.
boltsmag.org
 “We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - Bolts
Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impossible to ignore.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In which Texas Republicans refer to Muslims as "infestations" and argue that "we basically have to make it so uncomfortable for them that they want to leave."
houstonchronicle.com
Texas Faith Fest speakers propose plans to make Muslims ‘more uncomfortable’
At Texas Faith Fest this year, speakers suggested policies that would limit Muslim religious practices and reshape the government's relationship with religion.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I can't think of a single non-malevolent reason they would do this.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: Over the past year, ICE investigated — and considered sending undercover agents against — hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, new records revealed. The probes were part of Trump's extensive search for noncitizen voting ahead of the midterms.
democracydocket.com
ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Didn’t realize we were translating these from German
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
pedocon theory is a theory like gravity is a theory www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
nytimes.com
Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
September 2026 was the warmest one on record for the Contiguous U.S. according to PRISM climate data. If confirmed by NOAA it would be the first time there will be three back-to-back record months JUL, AUG, SEP — a concerning first thanks to climate change. (via @climateguyw.bsky.social)
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
TODAY (Monday, Oct. 5) is the deadline for registering to vote for the midterms in: AMERICAN SAMOA ARIZONA ARKANSAS FLORIDA GEORGIA INDIANA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA — in-person, mail (10/13 online) MISSISSIPPI MONTANA — mail (11/3 in-person) OHIO SOUTH CAROLINA — mail TENNESSEE TEXAS npr.org/vote
npr.org
How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There is more to drop on this story. What the Times does not mention is that Salus, the company that got an almost $1 billion no bid contract was also telling other contractors it could secure them govt contracts - if they were willing to hand tens of millions to her boyfriend, Corey Lewandowski.
Marketing firms were told they were guaranteed a contract, but they just needed to hire a consulting firm who could serve as a pass-through to paying Lewandowski. The consulting firm would get half or more of the contract. The company that was acting as a middleman here, telling the marketing firms they had to pay Lewandowski, was Salus. This is one of the companies owned by the Noem donor William Walters.

Sounds complicated, right? In simple terms, Noem gave almost $1 billion dollars in no-bid contracts to a company that then became a middleman for others selling services to government. That company told contractors they had to pay Noem’s boyfriend an extraordinary amount of money if they wanted to receive a government contract. It seems reasonable to assume that some of the inflated costs of these contracts returned to Lewandowski.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/10/2026
social media will be the death of us all
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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/10/2026
the brazil thing is so depressing because they did the right thing, man they did what we couldn’t, they actually prosecuted their coup and threw bolsonaro’s ass in jail and generally showed the united states what a functional state looks like and now they are gonna elect his dipshit son? really?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026
someone call up will smith we need him to do something
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
More Democrats need to be telling the online casino owners behind Polymarket to shut the fuck up
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@jumosq.bsky.social Edge just ruptured his achilles. JFC.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Former British banker and whistleblower Simon Andriesz, who outed Howard Lutnick’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide.”
thebanker.com
Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies
The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Let's stop using anodyne labels like "the immigration debate" or "controversy over migrants" and start referring to things accurately. "Expelling children who, by law, are entitled to remain in the country" or "imprisoning toddlers in concentration camps" or "pogrom"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“.. Very good one sentence summary of the economy.” - Kyra Scanlon
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 28/09/2026
He's just trying to shift blame for the fact that his decision to start another war in the Gulf caused huge price inflation. www.investopedia.com/fuel-price-s...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We've all heard how corrupt Ken Paxton is. But he is also incredibly stupid if he thinks this "well, he served 60 whole days" excuse for releasing Adam Hoffman, who sexually abused a boy over a three-year period starting when he was 8.
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RIO LINDA MEX 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦🦍aka Gus Gallegos @riolindamex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Added to list. #TribunalsComing
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 25/09/2026
Shameful behavior by the Cornell administration. Again.
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The Cavalcade Of Asshats Murders Civilians For Sport @mers0274.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tim Tebow turning grifter is probably one of the least surprising things you'd guess. Anyone that loud about their faith isn't trustworthy.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Free Press has been pushing this lady since the election. they published six of her "why I left the Democrats" pieces since then, three since this May.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"House Republicans will continue to hold Hunter Biden’s feet to the fire until we have his testimony...no one – not even the president’s son – is above the law.” - Tom Emmer, 1.17.24 "Don Jr is a private citizen and businessman so this unwarranted attack will go nowhere," Tom Emmer, 9.23.26
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"When faced with skyrocketing pesticide and nitrate levels in its drinking water supply, the city of Munich, Germany bypassed expensive chemical treatment plans and chose a radical path: they tackled the contamination at its very root." via Thefarmacyreal www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s over bro
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@jumosq.bsky.social lol
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Royal Tenenbaum @royaltenenbaum69.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's very funny to hear the Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit talk about how unusual it is that the Packers can't run the ball with no mention of why that is the case.
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Even if we win, this OL is an unmitigated disaster. This season, and most likely the next 3, are going to be bad.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 24/09/2026
Trump is desperate to loot more from us before his weakening grasp on public power slips completely Xi is excited to see how much China can obtain at the sell-out before decent US leadership rises Deals! Deals! Deals!
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You a real one. It’s brutal
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Charles…..all I can say is I am happy for you
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Girl, welcome to being a packers fan. Perpetually let down.
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I get it, but we just gave him a 4 year extension and we do not eat dead money on coaches. Best case scenario is that he gets bounced in 2 years, but most likely you are stuck for 3 years. This team’s window is officially closed and we will now need a 5 year rebuild.
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Dude, we have the worst OL in the entire league. You could be the DC for the Falcons and look like Dick LeBeau
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Keep drinking
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Harry Balzagna @vinsane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is, without hyperbole, the worst offensive line we have fielded since 1991
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