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Victor Lipman

@vlipman.bsky.social
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(Mostly) retired business guy. Psychology Today contributor on management / leadership. Democracy is not guaranteed and needs to be protected. 🇺🇸 www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/min…

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BREAKING: Fox News agrees to host a debate between me and Ken Paxton — because the people of Texas deserve it. They're just waiting on Paxton to agree. Ball's in your court, Ken.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 16h
The ACLU's Jeffrey Stein called the ruling a "huge step in the right direction." “The public deserves to know how our government is justifying the cold-blooded murder of hundreds of civilians." 🔽
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Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 22h
Or using the SAME SIGNATURE you used on a sex traffickers Bday Card.
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yep, important to know hoops & not come across looking like a fool 🏀
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 19h
The text of an agreement signed by President Donald Trump and the heads of America’s biggest artificial intelligence companies contains a spelling mistake, referring to the "Unites States" rather than the United States, sparking mockery online. www.newsweek.com/trumps-super...
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Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 20h
"super intelligence" can't spell United States. Apparently ai also has fingers on a keyboard and gets them mixed up sometimes...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Extraordinary for any American president: Trump offered to sell weapons to Xi Jinping of China. That was revealed by David Perdue, US ambassador. Trump is withholding a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan approved by Congress. China aids Iran and Russia. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the U.S. ambassador to China. Trump is withholding a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Unbelievable. Apparently at the same time Trump is withholding a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan approved by Congress, he offered to sell arms to Xi Jinping, despite the fact that China is aiding Iran and Russia. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If U.S. law prohibits arms sales to China, why was Trump even suggesting it?? We need answers immediately.
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Resistenza @resistenza.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lol. Super Intelligence says so.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
not a job for taxpayer dollars 👇 www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Trump personally helped orchestrate taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies, source says | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has personally driven the controversial, tax-payer funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a ...
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ken Paxton calls for filling rural Texas with data centers: “There’s plenty of open space in Texas that we can put data centers.”
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ken Paxton, whose campaign is essentially funded by data center sponsors (like Elon Musk), says data centers can be freely built on Texas public land.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Look at the record,” Ken Paxton today urged undecided voters in his Senate race when weighing who to support. “It’s people’s behavior that you need to look at & say, ‘Are they for real?’” Paxton was indicted on 3 felony charges + impeached by his own party in 2023. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Indicted On 3 Felony Counts, Ken Paxton Urges Voters To ‘Look At The Record’ Of Candidates
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Adam Dean Hoffman sexually abused an 8-year-old boy dozens of times. But because he was a good Southern Baptist and loyal Republican, Paxton offered him a 60-days-in-jail plea-bargain. Paxton thinks this was a tough sentence.
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
astute political gambit, sir
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hear that, child predators? There's a new super-lenient sherrif in town!
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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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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ken Paxton: The criticism has been that I let a child predator out after one day. Well guess what? They served 60 days.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is so weird. I was JUST at the grocery store this morning and I thought, "You know what would fix these prices? A new steel mill in Iowa that might be running by 2030." Our prayers are answered! www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Exclusive | Trump to Unveil Planned $15 Billion Iowa Steel Project
The announcement comes as the president is looking for wins ahead of a tough midterm election for Republicans.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I've reported first-hand on steel mills in Korea, China, Japan, Illinois, and Mississippi. This is 100% not going to happen. Disagree? Bet me. (Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.)
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail, ProPublica has learned. by @jenafifield.bsky.social @peterelkind.bsky.social
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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iphawk @iphawk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As someone that spends way too much time building and using AI, connecting to any kind of OpenAI, Meta (Muse), etc etc agent and giving it access to any kind of personal account or proprietary data is absolute: Insanity. Do not do it. You are screwing your future self.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
All of the expert analysis I have seen on a Diesel export ban says it will disastrously backfire and cause negative unintended consequences so I fully expect Trump to go through with it.
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
in normal times it would be 👇 thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Former White House ethics attorney: Taxpayer-funded ads could be ‘impeachable offense’
Former White House ethics attorney Richard Painter said the White House using taxpayer dollars for TV ads promoting President Trump could be “an impeachable offense.” “As I told @baylisswagner of t…
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and this is higher than most 👇 thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Trump approval slips to historic low in Wall Street Journal survey
President Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a record low in Wall Street Journal polling for a president only a few weeks out from the midterms. In the new poll from the Journal, Trump’s approva…
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fox contributor: Republicans losing Congress in the midterms points to “self-inflicted wounds by President Trump”
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EL País Unofficial @elpais.skyfleet.blue · 26/09/2026
Trump’s plan to ban diesel exports aggravates Europe and Latin America’s energy crisis
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Trump’s plan to ban diesel exports aggravates Europe and Latin America’s energy crisis 
Facing record-high diesel prices at home, the Republican president is making a move before the November midterms. The resulting price spiral will have a negative impact outside the US
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Victor Lipman @vlipman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And now, the news from Earth 2 🌎🌍 www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Trump fumes after Byron Donalds' campaign website deletes his name
The president offered a timely reminder that his definition of “fake” news is “accurate information he doesn’t like.”
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activist360 @activist360.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Guardian investigation reveals farmland was confiscated from Indian villagers in Andhra Pradesh for a $15B Google hyperscale AI data center, sparking local outcry over broken job pledges & water depletion. tinyurl.com/tutdrztt #DataCenters #AI #ClimateJustice #India #Farmers #Farmland
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Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government
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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Data centers are a hot issue in many communities including tribal nations. Native candidates on this fall's ballot -- including Deb Haaland, Sharice Davids, Mary Peltola and Peggy Flanagan —are being forced to address the issue head-on. time.com/article/2026...
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The Data Center Debate Taking Over Native American Tribes
Native candidates are far from unified on AI infrastructure, writes Petala Ironcloud.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Dwayne Romero for Colorado @romeroforcolorado.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Jeff Hurd is too scared to commit to debates people can actually see. Just another example of who in this race is committed to showing up. www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...
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Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd declines televised debate invitations ahead of General Election
The only debate Hurd has agreed to is a 30-minute session before Club 20, a Republican friendly group in Grand Junction.
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Dwayne Romero for Colorado @romeroforcolorado.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jeff Hurd is a rubber stamp. He needs to go.
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Dwayne Romero for Colorado @romeroforcolorado.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We need representatives who fight for our rural counties and communities. Like I say, in the Army, they teach you to never leave a soldier behind. In Congress, I’ll never leave a community behind.
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Dwayne Romero for Colorado @romeroforcolorado.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The population of Paonia is 1,447. I think at least 10% of the town came out to our meet and greet last week! Thanks to all who came. We had good conversations about the struggles our farmers are having with the drought and the disregard for public lands our current representative seems to have.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is going great. (*Average* US price now above $6.50)
Chart of diesel prices, showing them about 50% higher than one year ago.
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Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On March 12, 1981, Epstein was suspended from Bear Stearns and fined $2,500. He resigned the same day. At the time, he his salary was $42,000/year. He went on to start his own company, to “recover” missing money for wealthy clients. 7 years later he was worth $20 million. #EpsteinFiles
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Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jeffrey Epstein was accepted into the NYU Grad School of Arts and Sciences without a bachelor’s degree, possibly as a non-degree student but it is unclear. His grades reflected his inexperience: Withdrawal, Incomplete, Failure, Incomplete-Passing, and No credit. #EpsteinFiles
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Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Epstein claimed to be a lecturer at UC Berkeley 1973-1974 #EpsteinFiles
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Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When Epstein applied to Bear Stearns, he used a fake birth date and claimed he got his BA from Cooper Union and MA from NYU. At some point they discovered the false information, including that he had been a lecturer at UC Berkeley. And they still hired him. #EpsteinFiles
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Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Some updates about the wild and woolly information I found on Epstein's fake employement and academic history. EFTA00187050 #EpsteinFiles www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2rj...
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Epsteins Fake Employment History
YouTube video by Ellie Leonard
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
jesus christ no
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions.
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Without warning or consultation, Congress just received an $810 million package of pocket rescissions from the Administration. This is the most recent attempt by this Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to undermine Congress's Constitutional power of the purse.
This move shows that OMB intentionally withheld these funds for months to execute this unlawful cancellation of appropriations that were approved on a bipartisan basis and signed into law.Not only is the delay itself an impoundment that was not reported to Congress, but also it is a usurpation of Congress's appropriations powers.
OMB is an agency of the executive branch. It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.
The independent Government Accountability Office has concluded that pocket rescissions are unlawful and not permitted by the Impoundment Control Act. Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.
I will work with my colleagues to address these illegal actions.
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