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@wingfoot1618.bsky.social
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Mathematics, photographer, retired

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h
GOP Sen. Mike Lee today: Thank you, Daddy Trump!
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Micah @rincewind.run · 9h
rip to one of the coolest software engineers who ever lived
Margaret Hamilton standing next to a printout of code she and her team wrote for the Apollo program, which is as tall as she is
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 9h
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Screenshot of a message from Kimberly Guilfoyle to Eric Deters, published in the Wall Street Journal. Within a text bubble, it says: "What a nightmare you'll literally cost me my ambassadorship stop writing"
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16h
Either there’s rule of law or there’s not. Either we are defined by a system of justice that holds the guilty accountable or we aren’t. Either we have a democracy that limits abuse to define our public life and the rights of citizens or we have a country collapsing into strongman authoritarianism.
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YourAssignmentEditor @topstory.bsky.social · 8h
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 8h
We’re going to need a new Pulitzer category this year for Best Leaked Audio of a GOP Senate Candidate
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h
On today’s Uncovered, Susan Collins’ disastrous debate, Paxton’s leaked tapes, Trump attacks Fox, IA steel plant lies, Natalie Harp, Mike Rogers runs away from Trump, Vivek makes a fool of himself, Tillis trashes Trump, Trump rally cultists & lots more! www.youtube.com/live/vY8-G4p...
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LIVE: MAGA gets UNCOVERED as Trump Midterm Push BACKFIRES
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 8h
As scientists we are trained to look for simple explanations that fit the data in front of us and make testable predictions about what will happen in the future.
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 10h
this is fucking insane. fuck this country. jesus.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h
My feed is full of people encountering Susan Dell for the first time, so I'd just like to note that she used to look, um, normal?
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John Carpenter’s Halloran @profhalloran.bsky.social · 8h
And we still can take this shit seriously! In fact, we *must* still take this shit seriously! If we don’t grind this kind of conduct into a fine powder and fire it into the depths of space then it is going to continue.
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 8h
The US FCC gonna keep on US FCC'ing, ay? 🤡🤷‍♂️ The regulatory body will vote on an issue this week and another by the end of the month; it will have downstream effects that will likely benefit satellite constellation operators, which means everyone else (globally) will just have to be ok with it.
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FCC to vote on auctioning 25MHz of 'prime spectrum' in move that could benefit Amazon, SpaceX
SpaceX and Amazon have moved to expand providing direct-to-device services with networks of satellites.
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 10h
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h
Weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration is sending $500 checks to select Americans. Why that is less a policy win and more a voter bribery scheme is worth understanding. So is how Trump is turning the presidency into a corrupt family business. Two stories. One familiar Trumpian playbook.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
This Week In The Big Picture
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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 11h
Bunny rabbit last night starring in her own film noir
Black-and-white picture of one of those ordinary, common brownish colored rabbits standing in the middle of the sidewalk looking to the left with fairly long shadows from a nearby street light, the shadows are coming from one of those fences that people put on that rectangular patch of grass by the street between the street and the sidewalk
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The G7 just agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil, in exchange for the US agreeing not to ban diesel exports.⁣ ⁣ That's not a solution. That's political leaders agreeing to look like they're solving a made-up crisis. youtu.be/I8waaPcvpQA
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Mike Johnson is not a trustworthy negotiating partner. He lies as part of his religion.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 06/10/2026
“While OpenAI admits to agents behaving ‘unpredictably’, they must also acknowledge their responsibility to monitor and prevent these risks,” Wikimedia said. “AI companies are not doing enough to secure their systems and protect the public from the harm they cause.” arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
The reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming.
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Republicans in the greater LA/SD metro areas (including LA, SD, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino counties): there are about 3.2 million of you and Trump has just admitted he does not care about your lives. Vote Blue in November to hold this mad man accountable!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
i’ve woken up from some bad dreams before but holy hell she wins www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
Christa Pike, who survived two doses of a lethal injection drug last week during a botched execution in Tennessee, is conscious and speaking, her lawyers said in a statement on Tuesday.
Ms. Pike continues to receive medical care at a Nashville hospital, the lawyers said. The prognosis remains unclear, they said, but they expected a long recovery.
Ms. Pike was on death row for her role in the 1995 torture and murder of a classmate, Colleen Slemmer.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
An old-fashioned expression because it's been barred by international law for several decades now.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Congress can, in fact, do more or less whatever it wants in re: the Supreme Court. Adding a few Justices is the bare minimum moderate, pro-democracy position at this point. Other, more serious positions are readily available:
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
Iran has no nuclear weapons and can’t “take out” L.A. or San Diego. But a U.S. President nevertheless inviting it to do so puts us in 25th Amendment territory. Trump is unfit and must go.
Graphic of headline that reads "Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran 'Take Out' L.A. or San Diego." Full article linked in reply.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Her Failed Execution www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee
The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week, but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.
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LisaBeth @brokendemocracy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I hope you’re not going to allow him to get away with this @adamschiff.com
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
REMEMBER 👇🏾 in NOVEMBER! ✊🏾 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm not sure if @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social have issued a statement on this yet, but they should publicly announce that if Russ Vought tries to fuck with the election in any way they will fire him out of a cannon when they take power.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'll admit that the fuming bothers me a lot less than the refusal (or inability?) to actually engage with the substance of the critiques. Folks like me have been saying the exact same things about the Court's behavior on the emergency docket for five years, and his response is totally orthogonal.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/10/2026
Wrongly indicted, charges dropped, and now we learn prosecutors allegedly knew the Reflecting Pool renovation was failing and they charged David Hearn anyway. I hope he sues their asses off.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In case facts still matter…
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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 06/10/2026
We celebrate Eva Marie Saint, who died today at 102. A #SagAftraMember since 1947, Saint won an Oscar for her film debut in 'On the Waterfront' and starred in 'North by Northwest.' An advocate for organized labor, she leaves an enduring example for generations of union members.
Eva Marie Saint looking into the camera. 
Photo credit: PhotofestMarlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint in 'On the Waterfront.' 
Photo credit: Columbia Pictures/Photofest © Columbia PicturesCary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in 'North by Northwest.' Photo credit: Photofest
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 06/10/2026
Sometimes I find myself taking a little bit of joy in the fact that fascists who hate homosexuals and Arabs, and claim to be the smartest in the room, are actually so stupid that they don't realise that modern computing is here because of a gay man, and algorithms are here because of Arabs. lol.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 06/10/2026
doctor: the med you’ve been on your whole adult life has stopped working for your severe anxiety me: ok and the supplemental one isn’t doing anything either doctor: have you tried yoga
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 06/10/2026
as longtime readers know i am a longtime hegseth hater, but i think bouie is right here to note that hegseth's remark that "trannies" are out of the military is, by itself, an impeachable offense obviously much else besides, but i want to dwell on this
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Pete Hegseth: Bully, Bigot and the Biggest Loser Imaginable
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When Trump says “in two weeks” or “in a few weeks,” that does not mean he has a secret brilliant plan he’s about to execute. It means he has no idea, but wants to sound like he does, while keeping attention like a TV show going “all this excitement same time next week.” We’re a decade into this.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump on Iran war: “They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” The crowd then applauded. Keep that in mind: Trumpers are cheering the idea of slaughtering Democrats. There is no co-existence with MAGA. This anti-American movement must be DESTROYED!
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 06/10/2026
He said it. They cheered. Don’t ever let them rewrite that. #SheShed
Graphic with white text on a dark background reading: “Remember it was Trump that called for the destruction of 2 American cities. Not Mamdani. Not El-Sayed. Not any Muslim. Trump. A white, billionaire, rapist, pedophile.”
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Tina - #VoteBlue ⬆️&⬇️ the ballot | Resistbot Text RESIST to 50409 @porpentina2017.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What the #PedoInChief said about San Diego and Los Angeles in front of cameras on national television is treason. There is no sane washing this. The verbal gymnastics are not going to help. HE SUGGESTED THAT AN ENEMY COUNTRY BOMB TWO MAJOR CITIES IN CA! Remember this 💩 when you vote in the midterms.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“every time someone is sleeping on a subway bench in a city, the rest of america can sort of say ‘ugh, look at these cities.’ but we are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of.” 👏 👏 👏
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Julia Field 🌻 @jhfield.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Where are the calls for Donny to resign? Remember Joe Biden’s last year in office?The press had their knives out.Every time Joe stumbled over a word, or took too long to reply to a question, every newspaper in the land would shit out editorial after editorial…demanding that he resign immediately…”
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Simon Andriesz, previously a managing director at a Wall Street firm, discovered an email chain from 2018 in which Lutnick and Epstein had discussed the prospects of a start-up business they were both involved in.“ Now he’s dead.
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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Shame on @nytimes.com: where we once had insightful, often hilarious previews of NFL games each Sunday, now they omit W-L records & give betting lines. This normalizes putting betting spreads above winning—normalizes socially toxic gambling scourge darkening our nation.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump doxes GOP Sen Tom Cotton by sharing his cell phone number online over … Daylight Savings Time. Trump says golfers want more daylight for later tee times. This is the leader of the free world, ladies and gentlemen. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving time
President Donald Trump is urging people to call the personal cellphone number of Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas after posting the number online.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026
My mom will take the $90, but she’s no fool. Trump can’t buy her vote. $90 doesn’t erase $4+ gas, the ICE abuses, millions of Americans losing healthcare, his tax cut for billionaires, higher everyday costs, the Iran war, or everything else seniors have watched happen this year. #BlueWaveIn30Days
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Abby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sorry folks, but as a survivor of life in Trumpist Ohio, I flatly don’t believe a Trumpist is capable of sufficient remorse for it to matter. This dude will say he feels bad for a few days and then someone will lie about a trans woman or something and he will Trump hump afresh.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In Michigan, we're paying $5,600 a year on average for Trump and Mike Rogers' tariffs.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
AI isn't reliable enough to get even a hamburger order right, but reckless Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing to expand artificial intelligence across the U.S. military, including AI-enabled targeting. "Would you like fries with that obliterated girls' school?"
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Jas 🪶🐻🦉🇺🇸🇨🇦 @itistherealjas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
She has a point. If it was anyone else. ANYONE ELSE, but him; there would be non-stop coverage. Hell, maybe even an impeachment too. The POTUS #PedophileOfTheUnitedStates and whitehouse is covering this up. Congress has no spine. Have we had enough yet?
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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF WORLD SPACE WEEK!!! SPACE IS SO BEAUTIFUL
A region of space filled with bright stars and clouds of gas. In the center, the densest clouds form the shape of a chest with its lid open. The chest appears to glow from within. At its base it breaks apart into long pillars of thick gas. Many of the gas clouds in the background are dark orange globules, while others form large, pale hazes. A few brightly shining stars lie in the foreground, the biggest and brightest in front of the chest’s lid.
A colorful nebula filled with reddish-brown and golden clouds of gas and dust, dotted with many bright blue-white stars. A very bright star near the center glows through a faint bluish haze, while darker cloud formations create dramatic shapes around the scene.A richly detailed star-forming region filled with glowing purple, pink, orange, and brown clouds of gas and dust. Thousands of stars are scattered across the black background, with bright lavender regions illuminating the surrounding nebula and dark dust lanes cutting through the center.A spiral galaxy. It has a prominent spiral arm on one side (lower left) and a wide, glowing core. Dark brown filaments of dust swirl through its disk, while blue clusters of stars are visible mostly going out to its arm. On the opposite side of the arm (upper right), gas trails off from the disk, beyond the field of view in this image. A matching spiral arm is not visible on this side. The galaxy lies on a dark background.
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