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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 43m

America is a joke. I’m not sure what the punchline is. The FBI plans to award the UFC an exclusive one-year contract to train agents in hand-to-hand combat, bypassing the usual competitive bidding process, MSNOW reports.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

imagine if the mainstream media covered Republicans' number one donor — the biggest political donor in US history! — and his controversial views with as much scrutiny as they covered Hasan Piker's

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Imagine if the national media covered American politics through the lens of which party actually competently staffed & governed the country when it was in power, instead of covering it as horse races, theater, & grading on a curve for the One Special Boy & the far right authoritarian party.

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the tech industry is about to invent books

Andrew Yeung
@andruyeung
X.com
We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Yeah, sorry your kid died or whatever. What do you think about my chandeliers?"

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Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cornell’s new era of transparency should begin with this guy admitting he hit Gaza protestors with his car on purpose and then lied about it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/n...

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Cornell President Calls Rape Inquiry ‘Defining Moment’ for Campus

Michael I. Kotlikoff said in a video the university would be more transparent, hold Greek groups accountable and improve sexual assault prevention.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One user on X asked Grok to identify the “biggest threat to Western civilization.” It responded that the greatest threat was “misinformation and disinformation.” Elon had a fit, declared it a stupid response, and demanded changes. The next day Grok said the biggest threat was low fertility rates.

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Sarah Rose @thesarahrose.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you are under 40 you have no living memory of a functional regulatory state and if you aren’t connected to DC it hardly occurs to you Some hardcore democratic hygiene is going to be necessary to save this patient

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026

First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.

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pauline kael bot @paulinekaelbot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This sleazy cynicism became a sly ploy in DELIVERANCE: Reynolds, who kids sex by acting sexy, was able to parody mad Lewis's macho audacity and keep his own. (1974)

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So, just to review. In roughly seven months the US has had to abandon all bases in the Middle East, flee from a British base, the petrodollar system that is the foundation for hegemony has collapsed, and we’re facing historical energy and food crises. Great work. www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/p...

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US removes all Air Force bombers from UK base following new threat | CNN Politics

The United States has moved long-range bombers back to their American home stations after an unspecified new threat, according to a person familiar, days after the British government arrested a number...

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The Slides @theslides.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"SERIES 78, AERO SPACE DEFENSE COMMAND BOX 1 OF 2 V-0092," slide 36 of 38 [gallery]

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.

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Could This Actually End Citizens United?

Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The rise in dengue in the US was predicted a quarter century ago by #climate scientists in the first US National Climate Assessment. This article doesn't mention climate change. thehill.com/policy/healt...

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Florida’s dengue outbreak reportedly largest US has seen in decades

A dengue fever outbreak in the state of Florida appears to have grown to the largest in the continental U.S. in decades, totaling 252 reported cases this year in the Sunshine State according to an …

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AltWatcher @altwatcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Morello is also, notably, a vocal advocate for Palestine. Also notable is that Palestine is a topic that AltNPS seems to avoid at ALL COSTS. Searching their posts for the word "Palestine" yields ONE result.

A Bluesky search for the word "Palestine" in Alt National Park Service's posts. There is one result.

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AltWatcher @altwatcher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

There's a very good chance that the Alt National Park Service googled "quotes by Tom Morello with the word 'resistance'" and called it a day. Someone PLEASE ask AltNPS what their favorite RATM song is.

Alt National Park Service: "Every act of art is an act of resistance" -Tom Morello

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One can only assume Pete removed the laurel and the olive branch to intentionally look more fascist.

Congress established the War Department at the cabinet level, Aug. 7, 1789. In 1947, the Navy and War departments and the newly independent Air Force merged to become the National Military Establishment. Two years later, in 1949, the name was changed to Department of Defense and then-Defense Secretary Louis Johnson authorized the first design and use of a seal for the department. The seal was updated in September 2025 to reflect the use of a secondary title, Department of War, as directed in Executive Order 14347.

The design of the original seal and its symbolism is described in Appendix VI Joint Army and Air Force Bulletin No. 23:

"An American eagle is displayed facing to the right. Wings are horizontal. The eagle grasps three crossed arrows and bears on its breast a shield whose lower two-thirds carries alternating white and red stripes and whose upper third is blue. Above the eagle is an arc of thirteen stars with alternating rays. Below the eagle is a wreath of laurel extending to the eagle's right and wreath of olive extending to the eagle's left. On an encircling band is the inscription 'Department of Defense' and 'United States of America.'

The American bald eagle, long associated with symbolism representing the United States of America and its military establishment, has been selected as an emblem of strength. In facing to the right, the field of honor is indicated. The eagle is defending the United States, represented by the Shield of thirteen pieces. The thirteen pieces are joined together by the blue chief, representing the Congress. The rays and stars above the eagle signify glory, while the three arrows are collectively symbolic of the three component parts of the Department of War. The laurel stands for honors received in combat defending the peace represented by the olive branch.

When the seal is displayed in color, the background is to be of medium blue with the eagle and wreath in natural colors and the arrows, stars, and rays of gold.

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artnau @artnau.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Untitled (for Never Before), c.1976 by Josef Albers

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 04/10/2026

mersereau blackberries, painted by royal charles steadman, 1922

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Eric Vickrey @ericvickrey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Player of the game.

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Tactical Neural Insekt @spiralrings.blue · 04/10/2026

this web comic lives permanently in my mind

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Love this 👇

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Unlike Jesse Watters himself, who was born to the heiress of the Better Homes & Gardens publishing franchise, and has lived a life of wealth and privilege.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/10/2026

Despite MAGA’s outrage, statistically in Arkansas, between 52 and 54 percent of food stamps, or SNAP, recipients in the state are white, as are 57.8 percent of those on Medicaid. trib.al/Qbto4M7

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MAGA Furious Over Republican Ad Featuring White Man as Face of Welfare

Conservatives are pissed at Sarah Huckabee Sanders for choosing a young white man to portray welfare recipients.

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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026

This corruption must be investigated.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You really can’t make this shit up.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026

"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling

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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 01/10/2026

It would be entirely possible for Elon Musk to tweak the model ahead of a meeting like this so it would feed Trump ideas that benefitted Musk himself. Not saying that's what happened, but we know he's tweaked the X algorithm to boost his own tweets and preference ideas he likes...

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

it continues to absolutely boggle my mind how few people realize that refineries in the US Rockies, Plains, Midwest/Great Lakes rely so heavily on millions of barrels of Canadian crude oil *every day* and have since the 1950s

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Chef Rocky @chefrocky413.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What could possibly go wrong…. 🤡🤡🤡

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pauline kael bot @paulinekaelbot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

[Robert Altman] When he's bad he's very bad, but when he's good he's extraordinary. (1972)

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 01/10/2026

The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. trib.al/QewniBV

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Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation

The Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 01/10/2026

NEW: Trump owned between $2.9 million and $9.5 million in investments in companies that owned, operated or provided infrastructure for data centers at the end of 2025, according to CREW analysis. Meanwhile, his admin promoted data centers—potentially padding his bottom line.

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As Trump promotes data centers, he holds millions in data center stock - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Trump owned millions in investments in companies owning, operating or providing infrastructure for data centers at the end of 2025.

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Pentagon is “increasing [nuclear] options available to the President,” says undersecretary of war: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-fin...

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Trump’s Finger Gets Closer to Nuclear Button

Not that Congress cares

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Feels like skipping past the Civil War and World War II are sorta big tells here? I wonder why he doesn't want to talk about the times the US military waged war against white supremacists. Probably a totally innocent explanation, right? Right?

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

what's crazy about this premise is that local businesses in minneapolis hated the ice raids, made it clear they hated the ice raids, lost a ton of money because of the ice raids, and were generally quite sympathetic to the people telling ice to get the fuck out bsky.app/profile/will...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

surreal scenes -- Trump is out while Howard Lutnick frantically glazes him

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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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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And soon there will be multiple generations who don't know what the "before" scenario in Will's story was like and why it was helpful it existed.

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“It is illegal to break into another company’s #website. And to be clear, it was done on purpose, since they designed #AI systems which they did not understand. They don’t have to do this; they did it for #profit.”

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...

Summary
Companies
• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.

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