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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Guys night for the #Brewers game 3, and Big Boy's already worn out from the pre-game excitement (AKA a long walk)
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Elon Musk seeks to buy second election with $276 million donation to Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
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Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans (Gift Article)
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I'm no legal scholar, but I don't know how a complete reorganization of federal spending priorities doesn't meet the requirements of open record laws. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/u...
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Supreme Court Will Review Dispute Over Records From Elon Musk’s DOGE (Gift Article)
A nonprofit watchdog group sued the Department of Government Efficiency, asserting that it should be subject to federal Freedom of Information Act discovery requests.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wait till they start eyeing Medicare with the same lens. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/h...
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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud (Gift Article)
Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Finally, Great News! A New Species of #Cats Discovered for First Time in a Century www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/s...
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New Species of Cat Discovered for First Time in a Century (Gift Article)
The species, called a tilcayo, is smaller than a house cat and lives in the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia.
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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We need to do the same
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Record fuel prices across EU prompt calls for bloc-wide windfall tax on firms
German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leaders
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump's War Of Choice Has Ignited Rising Fuel Prices, Setting Off Anger and Protests Around the World www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...
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Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World (Gift Article)
From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The World Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. As Trump Continues To Destroy The Economy www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. (Gift Article)
America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/Yhig4... Deutsche Bank was complicit in allowing Epstein, JP Morgan, and Black continue their exploitation. Widen has the receipts.
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Why CBS buried this story about Jeffrey Epstein and J.P. Morgan
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hegseth and Trump have done more to errode our military than China, Russia, and Iran could have combined, and they keep trying. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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The Battle to Save General Donahue From Hegseth’s Army Purge (Gift Article)
Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
No hard hat needed for this project! Just skip Home Depot and shop somewhere else. Your wallet has a voice, so let it speak loud and clear. 🔨 Keep the boycott going! #GoodTroubleSquadron
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/TQObX... Is any politician or political party going to push for a reversal of food safety standards that have been destroyed by the current Administration?
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Why isn't Congress doing more to protect America's food safety?
YouTube video by Vox
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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
haven’t seen many dems campaigning on the simple, low-hanging fruit of making food safe to eat again
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I am without words... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
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Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students (Gift Article)
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
SCOTUS just gave Trump a temporary green light to move ahead with his mail-in voting restrictions. Mail voting fraud? 4 cases per 10M ballots proves this was never about security. . www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now (Gift Article)
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Passing a med flight helicopter on the freeway makes you incredibly fortunate.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I hope the LLMs have not integrated Art of War by Sun Tzu www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/o... #AI
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Opinion | The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control (Gift Article)
Helen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate, Whose impact is weakening our military. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
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Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate (Gift Article)
The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We didn't have money to cover the $187 billion to fund food stamps for 10 years, but building warships costing roughly $455 billion that Trump can put his name on, no problem. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
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Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More (Gift Article)
President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
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Paul Quelle-horreur 👻🎃👻🎃 @paulkelleher.net · 14/10/2025
If you are an environmental econ or philosophy grad student who would like to read my book but can’t buy or otherwise access it, just email me!
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
So far, a pretty good day for democracy!
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Exhibit A for government waste : Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...
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Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts
The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
No one's done more to promote China's prominence in the world than Trump. Here's the receipts. youtube.com/shorts/rPK9l...
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Europe, Canada, and Even Mexico Are Choosing China
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
My secret weapon to fighting the #heatwave, eating pints of sorbet, only because of the heat of course.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
66% of Americans agree, universal healthcare isn't a radical communist idea, despite what the far right is currently trying to make you think. youtube.com/shorts/xTpe_...
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Important Factual Data and Central Themes of America
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This is a beautiful tribute to America, where almost all of us originated from somewhere else, share our own traditions, and love our country www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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In the United States, Every World Cup Team Is a Home Team (Gift Article)
At block parties, backyards and beer halls, an expanded tournament gave immigrant diasporas large and small the chance to revel in support of their home countries.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Which #Sephora commercial makes you want to take a bath faster, #Sauvage with Johnny Depp or #MYSLF with Justin Bieber?
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Inside the White House Freakout Over the #Epstein Files Gifted for sharing, because the public deserves to know. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/m...
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Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel, Shocking No One www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...
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Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
As the first state to ban discrimination on the basis of sexuality and the first state to elect an openly gay Senator, I want to wish you all a Happy Pride Month, Wisconsin!
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Judge Bars ICE From Making Immigration Arrests at Courts in New York I ❤️ NY www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/n...
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Judge Bars ICE From Making Immigration Arrests at Courts in New York
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Sometimes it's hard to tell who's walking whom.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
How is it not purjury if you declare something settled law at your confirmation hearing and immediately work on and overturn said law post confirmation? youtube.com/shorts/aCZaL...
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Blame John Roberts For Destroying the Voting Rights Act
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Well, this is a painfully bleak read for a Sunday afternoon. Gifted for sharing. Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...
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Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Justice Dept. Charges The Southern Poverty Law Center With Financial Crimes This is like a fox charging a hen for a hate crime. Insanity www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...
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Justice Dept. Charges Prominent Civil Rights Group With Financial Crimes
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
wapo.st/41Ld5T8 US Global Health Aide has been reduced to an extortion agency. Gifted for sharing
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Trump administration’s secrecy on health deals alarms experts, governments
A dearth of information has been disclosed about the agreements, fueling speculation that the “America First” approach to foreign aid is exploitative.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Women have always been the better of our species. Here is one more example portraying that truth. The Epstein Emails Show #MeToo Never Stood a Chance www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/o...
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Opinion | The Epstein Emails Show #MeToo Never Stood a Chance
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Watching the rocket launch. I can't be the only one who might have seen NASA's " #Artemis deployment extension system" in our tory drawer. #Emotionally12
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Hegseth: Crusader tattoos ✅ Book praising Crusades ✅ Monthly Christian worship services excluding multifaith military ✅ Leads a war against Iran ✅ He missed the part where Muslim scholars literally invented the math & medicine that made Western civilization possible www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...
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Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The war on Iran is costing $1,300,000 per minute. Here's a quick overview of what that money could have been used for. youtube.com/shorts/LeHFC...
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Trump’s $1.3 Million-a-Minute War
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Every now and then, it's worth reminding yourself that every single crisis of Trump 2.0 -- the economic downturn, the chaos in our cities, the rising health crisis, the foreign wars -- has been a direct result of their own actions. If they'd done nothing at all, they'd be coasting comfortably.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The Pentagon has never been able to pass an audit, but I'm sure this will be fine. Wall Street Bankers Offered Lucrative Access to Join the Pentagon www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...
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Wall Street Bankers Offered Lucrative Access to Join the Pentagon
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
As if you needed a reason to never eat at Chili's again, this seals the deal.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A perfect example of why AI shouldn't be used for warfare. wapo.st/4llWy0R
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Iranian school was on U.S. target list, may have been mistaken as military site
The strike on an Iranian elementary school killed at least 175, many of them children, raising questions as to whether the military’s use of AI-enabled targeting was a factor.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America God, it's nice to have some great news! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/u...
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Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America
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Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The restrictions Miller and Hegseth railed against were designed to prevent us from doing things like slaughtering children en masse.
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The House and the Senate vote to neuter their own power and responsibility. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...
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House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
What's the point of having insurance with a Deductibles of $31,000 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/h...
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New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000
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Wheelieboy @wheelieboy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Trump pardons another sexual predator who was sentenced for fraud, just announced they are going to run again for office in Tennessee. youtube.com/shorts/WoZIt...
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Trump pardons another truly disgusting person: Cade Cothren
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
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