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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 11h
So many things wrong with this "deal," but also: it's not a "massive" amount. If we actually receive 1,800,000 tons of diesel from Russia, that's equivalent to: * 3.3 days of US consumption, or * 10 days of US *exports*. It's a drop in the bucket. We send more than that overseas every two weeks.
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 18h
Tim McVeigh killed 167 people in Oklahoma City but his name was "Tim," not "Nidal" so ...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16h
👁️👁️
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18h
This is as treasonous as it gets
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In Texas!
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Dell, wife of Michael Dell, of Dell computer fame
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 05/10/2026
Oh I shd add: Deisseroth’s work was (say it w me!) supported with public funding through federal science agencies incl NIH, NSF, and DARPA. And I daresay few political deciders in 2004 would have been excited to put algal proteins in HEK cells or neurons. Scientists knew, though.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is a community note for the ages.
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Nonplayable @nonplayable.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
God, I just saw someone shilling an "anti-AI camera" that purports to prove photos taken with it are real photos, by...making them NFTs. I thought I had a stroke for a moment.
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Lindsey Graham’s quote from 2016 finally coming to fruition
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/10/2026
Not so sure Republicans want the Dobbs decision back in the spotlight like this as the Midterms approach…
A screenshot of a CBS News post on X with a black background and white text. At the top left is the CBS News logo and verified account name, “CBS News @CBSNews,” with “X.com” in the upper-right corner.

The post reads: “Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which overturned Roe v. Wade, required ‘courage’ from all of the justices in the majority.

‘We didn’t know it when we produced the draft that was leaked, but it required courage to go ahead with that because of the implications,’ he said.

He told CBS News’ @JanCBS that he lost friends over the Dobbs decision. And he called physical threats and harassment ‘quite disturbing’ and ‘a danger for the courts.’”

Below the text is a large video still from the CBS News interview showing Justice Samuel Alito seated indoors. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark red tie, and appears to be speaking while looking slightly to his left. A small CBS News logo appears in the upper-left corner of the video frame.
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Those in attendance...received a book called “The War Department Field Manual,” a compilation of Hegseth’s past speeches. In a forward written by President Trump, the troops were told: “As your commander in chief, I will not ask you to fight dumb wars.” Perfect www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
wsj.com
Five Takeaways From Hegseth’s Speech
The defense secretary gave a “State of the Force” address to hundreds of officers and enlisted servicemembers at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va.
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Tim Healey @timbhealey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Setting the scenes for Red Sox-Yankees: Here they are again. Here they go again. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/28/s...
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you - came here for this
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My favorite part of going to the movies is having Nicole Kidman sell me on going to the movies. Nicole: I’m already in the theater!
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’m sure he took a moment to acknowledge this second collateral death that just occurred, right? triblive.com/news/politic...
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James Copenhaver, wounded in Trump assassination attempt at Butler rally, has died
James Copenhaver, who was critically wounded two years ago when a gunman tried to assassinate Donald Trump at a Butler County rally, has died, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’...
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gonna be a nasty weather weekend in Boston. Sox/Cubs games (which are still meaningful for the Cubs playoff chances) should move here to Pittsburgh, as PNC Park will be available. Lovely weather ahead here!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the White House to IMMEDIATELY restore the press credentials of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO reporters after President Trump barred the outlets from the White House. 1/
Screenshot of page 8 of a September 24, 2026 federal court order signed by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly. The order grants the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order and directs White House officials, excluding President Trump, to immediately restore the “hard pass” press credentials of employees of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO that were revoked around September 18, 2026. The temporary restraining order remains in effect for 14 days. The plaintiffs are also ordered to post a $1 bond by October 1, 2026. The page ends with “SO ORDERED,” Judge Kelly’s signature, title, and the date September 24, 2026.
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This looks like a still from a (really dark) Wes Anderson movie
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
it is 64 degrees at Joint Base Andrews right now and yet Trump is wearing gloves are he greets President Xi
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great piece. I’ve been curious about the back story of this phenomenon for some time
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
COLLINS: “2/3rds of 🇺🇸 don’t think we’re winning the war with Iran.” TRUMP: “I’m surprised CNN is here covering me. You shouldn’t be here.” COLLINS: “The UN let us in… When will the war end?”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
Mamdani stares into the middle distance as Trump responds to a question about his ban on the free press by ranting about his economic record and how great his war in Iran is going
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's supposed to be an arts center, they have been removing actual artwork and replacing it with this propaganda kitsch. 2/2
A gold picture of Elon Musk with an inspirational quote. Musk looks like a skeleton. The quote is unreadable. Absolute fucking dreck.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 20/09/2026
“The arrangement would give Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, a direct role in determining how NIH distributes its $48 billion in congressionally-appropriated money.” Bypassing the many checks and balances at NIH on grant funding decisions.
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Cello Pete! He was great on the recent Muses tour. Can I say the new record has a southern gothic feel in places. Influenced by NoLa?
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Is Nancy Mace going to be involved in this project?
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
RFK Jr.’s health department halted publication of two Covid vaccine studies involving 12 million Americans. Draft findings reviewed by outside experts reportedly showed serious side effects were rare and benefits outweighed risks. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/fda-pulled...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Trump is seeking to destroy a memorial to a man because that man is not him. He is seeking to destroy a memorial to culture because culture does not embrace him. It’s really as simple as that."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court REJECTS Department of Justice effort to restore U.S. Postal Service mail-in voting rule. A huge victory for voting rights and free and fair elections. A defeat for Trump and his scheme to rig the elections. www.democracydocket.com/cases/trump-...
democracydocket.com
🚨 State of California et al v. United States Postal Service et al
Learn more here.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"a member of Putin’s circle financially supporting the president’s son and gaining intimate access to the Trump family"
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I think I’m gonna be sick
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 13/09/2026
A Cloudflare co-founder launched the company due to OPT. This crushing fee probably means Zatlyn starts Cloudflare or another company elsewhere. Add in all the int’l PhD grads who stay for postdocs, often on OPT. Lots of US Nobel Prizes come that way. This is a stupid and destructive policy
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Savage
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
For those keeping score at home: The Ohio GOP Senator who long refused to denounce his MAGA son-in-law who allegedly abused the senator's daughter and granddaughter is a *different Republican* from the Ohio GOP Senator who has long employed a white supremacist who likes to cosplay as Nazis.
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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026
🚨 JUST IN: Iran-backed Houthis just SEIZED U.S.-made M-ATVs and MRAP armored vehicles after overrunning Mokha port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“FREE ROSS” 🤦‍♂️ That’s Ross Ulbricht, the Silk Road guy who got two life sentences + 40 years, partly over a darknet drug empire and allegations of murder-for-hire. Trump pardoned him. “Law and order,” apparently.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Reuters photographer @evanvucci captures Trump snapping at @ABC’s @rachelvscott tonight👇🏽 📸 Her crime? Asking why he has to bribe voters if his economic policies are working. 🤷🏼 Video of his tantrum (no other media defended her): www.threads.com/share/_rHmAx...
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Because it’s make-believe, that’s why!! FFS, people Don’t be stupid
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocks a district court TRO that had through Missouri’s congressional maps into chaos. There are no noted dissents. This should mean that the 2022 maps, not the new HB1 maps, will be used. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/dueling-ru...
CORDER LIST: 609 U.S.)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
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ORDER IN PENDING CASE
PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS, ET AL. V. ONDER, ROBERT, ET AL.
The application for stay presented to Justice Kavanaugh and
by him referred to the Court is granted. The September 8, 2026
order entered by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in case No. 4:26-cv-1424 is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Didn’t vote for him in the primary, but did in the general (wasn’t gonna vote for Dr Oz). So f’ing pissed off at his bullshit. Cannot wait to boot him out in 2 years
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Democrats should be at the microphone right now noting that this is a Hatch Act violation that they'll be pursuing in January. I don't care that the nation's become numb to this shit. It's still illegal and if Democrats should run against it and then act to crush it.
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whiskeyboy.bsky.social @whiskeyboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Based on ample (and growing) evidence, Elizabeth Holmes appears to be a sociopath. Anyone who gives her money at this point deserves what they get
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