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@waltb31.bsky.social
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I am a Jazz Promoter and concert producer. Progressive politics #jazz music is the essence of life.

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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 17h
THEY ARE OPEN FASCISTS Trump's DOJ takes its fight with federal judges to Minnesota www.axios.com/2026/09/30/d...
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Trump's DOJ takes its fight with federal judges to Minnesota
The department wants judges investigated.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

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nvidia “Unites States”
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Butlerian Jihadist of House Slytherin @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026
When people ask why diversity matters in organizational decision making, show them this.
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Mark O'Connell @oconnellmark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When your hand soap might make your hands more contaminated with bacteria than they were before you used them, you are probably living in Trump's America. Please let me wake up from this nightmare!
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waltb31.bsky.social @waltb31.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1975 UVA Wrestling Team ACC Champions Me: top row 2nd from the left. #GoHoos #UVAWrestling
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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Listening to @stephaniemiller.bsky.social and @davidcorn.bsky.social and I cannot understand why Trump has never been charged with something ? complicity w Russia ?? How is he not a traitor? howrussiawon.com
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How Russia Won — David Corn
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Shoq 🌱 @shoq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Putin is Still the Best Explanation for Everything www.leftjabs.com/2026...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“60 Minutes” — once a fearless national treasure — has been largely gutted. Over a year ago, I appeared on “60 Minutes” because I trusted the leaders of CBS to report the news with honesty and bravery. That will be my last appearance on the show. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
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My open letter to David Ellison
You argued that the American people have misjudged you — that they are wrong about what is in your heart and mind. I want to be clear: I don't care what you think or feel. What I care about is your ac...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/09/2026
Wow! Bo French saw brown students at the University of Texas and decided they couldn’t possibly be Americans. That isn’t immigration policy, it’s racism on full display. And he’s the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
This morning, New York City came together in remembrance of 25 years since the horrific terror attacks of September 11. 25 years of grief and loss, heroism and heartbreak, rebuilding and renewal.
Scenes from the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony. City workers in uniform hold an American flag. Mayor Mamdani, Governor Hochul, and other officials stand together. Mourners, including a young girl in a pink t-shirt, lay flowers at Ground Zero. A woman with grey hair mourns at Ground Zero. A man in an orange t-shirt and green baseball cap embraces a woman in a green shirt and black sunglasses. A man holds a poster of a firefighter, Michael Edward Roberts, who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Someone has hacked the Republican Midterms Convention In Dallas's website to redirect to the DOJ Epstein Library page, which asked a question to ascertain if Donald Trump would be interested in having sex with you. (A negative reply means yes, he would!)
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 04/09/2026
Trump calls 18 dead troops “small potatoes.” Gold Star families deserve better than a president grading their grief on a curve. Only a blue Congress can hold him accountable. Make sure you’re registered to vote and every Dem you know is too. #BlueWaveIn60Days
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waltb31.bsky.social @waltb31.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Must read thread.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
1. Regular readers know I used to talk a lot about conservatism, fascism, authoritarianism, totalitarianism – all those multi-syllabic schools of thought that attempt to explain politics in America today. But I don't talk about them in depth these days. I have come to a conclusion.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Brazilian beef billionaire, Joesley Batista, meets Felon Trump in the WH & the very next day, Trump announces 300,000 metric tons of foreign “beef product” will be imported into the US. The illegal and shady history behind Batista including bribery & corruption charges: youtu.be/Daa5ivZn2nI?...
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Trump QUIETLY Holds SHOCKING Meeting Before SHADY DEAL Gets EXPOSED!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
There’s appetite for anti-trump and there’s a reason for that
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waltb31.bsky.social @waltb31.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If I were in the @jamestalarico.bsky.social campaign with the racist Tarrant County cutting polling places, I would do the following: On the first day of early voting, and every day up to the election, I would rent buses to transport people from the closed voting sites to the new voting location.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
How it started vs. how it’s going.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The AI companies claim their technology will enhance human creativity. But they are quietly undertaking a massive campaign to destroy human creativity. Let me tell you the story of the AI companies' effort to feed rare books into their AI models and then destroy them.
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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Defined my college years - opened my mind and heart to the potential for creativity without limits. Rest in Power, dear Tim Curry
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Solar panel prices have fallen 90% since 2010, making solar the cheapest form of energy on Earth. oilprice.com/Alternative-...
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How Solar Panel Prices Fell 90 Percent In 15 Years | OilPrice.com
Solar power outpaced every other energy source in 2025, driven by falling costs, early policy bets and a global push for energy security.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026
Natalie Harp arriving with the presidential emergency backpack: Diet Coke, Sharpies, flattering printouts, and 17 pages of people who were mean on Truth Social.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026
You claw your way to the top only to discover your chief rival is a co-worker who only shows up once a month.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I am not surprised that Curtis Yarvin and Elon Musk — two incredibly dumb men who want to be seen as geniuses — want to destroy all of academia.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I challenge anyone to read the letter Natalie Harp sent Trump and tell me with a straight face this isn’t deeply weird and disturbing.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026
This letter has everything: fear, devotion, self-abasement, sleep deprivation, and a desperate need for approval. The only thing missing is a lock of hair taped to the bottom.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“And please, when I fail, will you tell me? You have the absolute right to cuss me out, if need be, when I deserve it, because no one knows or cares about me more.” … “With all my heart, Natalie”
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, 1 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 1 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 …Dear Mr. President,
Now this is the Note I wanted to write (But the apology needed to come first.)
I have learned so much about myself on this Trip-I always knew coming home to my roots would be enlightening, but I had no idea how much. For the first time, in I don't know how long, you forced me to "unplug." We could be out on the Course, with no machines, and even forget what time it was! I didn't have to be "Human Printer." I could take time to enjoy good conversation, and still get all my work done at the end of the day. In fact, I even had time to take long morning and evening walks to enjoy each Sunrise and Sunset (though I did forget to eat and sleep!). With so much thinking time, I confess it did have a slightly negative effect at times, that I know you picked up on, but the end result, I believe, will be worth it. I had no idea how rapidly I was approaching burnout, and starting to envy those whose only "job" seems to be to talk with you, and look pretty. I want that job!! So many times, I'm just trying to stay afloat with all that's coming in for you, I look like a hunchback who didn't have time to freshen up (at least you know what I should look like)! Plus, I miss the days when you used to call, during my Talkshow days, and we'd talk about everything and nothing. I want to get back to that synergy. We shouldn't have to talk about work all the time!! I've always felt like an in-betweener, somewhere between Staff and those you enjoy talking to on the Plane or at Dinner, because that's who I used to be to you when I was a "Talkshow Host" (as much as I hated that actual job!). I wish I could hear every conversation, because that's when you're having a good time, getting away from it all, at least for a few moments.
But after going through all this self-analysis, my conclusion? I need to reunite my past self with my current into a better version who will make you proud. And please, when I fail, will you tell me? You have the absolute right to cuss me out, if n…
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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Welp
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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I like people who don’t hide in catering carts. #DemVoice1 #pinks #KitchenBitches bakingitsbetterthanmurder.substack.com/p/we-are-the...
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We Are the Decoy
by Debrianna Mansini
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
These questions have now been asked of Blanche repeatedly & he gives the same bullshit answer each time. Here’s an idea: How about we ask Blanche direct and pointed questions about his noncompliance with court orders from Judge Sullivan compelling him to provide unredacted Epstein Files?
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waltb31.bsky.social @waltb31.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I really detest this political discourse on @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social @basilsmiklephd.bsky.social was trying to make an important point & one of the hosts talked over him & launched a “both sides” line of bullshit; typical of “beltway access” white women. Disgusting. @eugenedaniels2.bsky.social
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NEW: CNN is reporting as an "exclusive" that the former CFO of SPLC, Heidi Beirich, was arrested in California today. They have a quote from Blanche at a news conference and say this is "part of a superseding indictment," but the docket does not yet reflect the superseding indictment.
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Exclusive: Former Southern Poverty Law Center CFO arrested on fraud charges | CNN Politics
A former chief financial officer at the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested in California and for her alleged role in overseeing secret payments to informants inside of White supremacist gro...
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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you have friends and family who don't know about the Powell memo, share this with them: #Talarico #TxSen www.liars-ledger.com/p/talarico-i...
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Talarico Invoked Infamous Powell Memo To Highlight Just How Far America Has Fallen Into Right-Wing Chaos
"The top 1% put the American Dream behind a paywall."
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/08/2026
This is what we mean when we say we're living under fascism. You might not feel it in your own personal life every day. But you and all of us are vulnerable at any second to this kind of malicious exercise of fascist power. This isn't freedom.
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Steverocks35 @steverocks35.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
CAN YOU PUSH A FOOD CART?
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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
DEMS!!!! Please go after this. Defund them. Badges, Guns, and Restraining Orders: The Criminal Records ICE Didn't Screen For open.substack.com/pub/crooksan...
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Badges, Guns, and Restraining Orders: The Criminal Records ICE Didn't Screen For
I promise you, it's worse than you think.
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 07/08/2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln is in its ninth month at sea, 208 days without a port visit, five straight months of combat operations. Moldy showers. No soap. Broken toilets. Crew members running on two days off in seven months. And the strain on service members and their families is building week by week.
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waltb31.bsky.social @waltb31.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
What the HELL is wrong with you @stephruhle.bsky.social???? @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social You go to COMMERCIAL during @senwhitehouse.bsky.social’s opening statement but you broadcast the spineless sellouts #ThomTillis and #JohnCornyn? Whitehouse is the only Senator worth listening to.
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waltb31.bsky.social @waltb31.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Rand Paul is a fucking crackpot @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social @jonlemire.bsky.social @msnowreports.bsky.social
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Trump's line of BS today is that he's actively negotiating a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, which is controlled by the United States
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026
NEWS: Former Trump press secretary and Rep. Max Miller's ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Grisham, has now filed a temporary restraining order against him
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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
You should know what is happening to those immigrants being shipped back, since it's being done in our name. crooksandliars.substack.com/p/death-by-d...
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Death By Deportation: The Silent ICE Killings No One Is Counting
The death toll is quietly rising behind the ICE deportation machine.
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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Every person who died during COVID was a sacrifice for Trump and his re election. 400,000 people DIED FROM HIS DELIBERATE NEGLIGENCE. He’s a sociopath. #ImpeachConvictRemoveImprison #pinks #DV1
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
(Bloomberg) - Larry Ellison and his family would be on the hook for $9.8 billion if Paramount Skydance Corp.’s deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. falls apart. @bloomberg.com $PSKY $ORCL www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/07/2026
GM CEO Mary Barra is introducing Trump at his rally. Something to keep in mind if you're in the market for a vehicle anytime soon.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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waltb31.bsky.social @waltb31.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
@stephruhle.bsky.social @daveweigel.bsky.social @abbyliv.bsky.social @roninsana.bsky.social @ahmedbaba.bsky.social You all are CLUELESS. Have you ever asked what is the GOP “policy”? The ONLY thing they have is fear of Black/Brown/trans/ people and 1% tax cuts. White people vote GOP for fear only.
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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@lissmith.bsky.social is the one who smeared Cuomo’s accusers! She’s a horrible piece of shit! www.thenation.com/article/poli... She protects #rapists and sex pests and sexual harrassers! And she’s lying about @socialists.nyc Lis Smith, best friend a rapist could ever have!
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