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Life adventurer 🏝 Writer/Marketer 💻 Traveler ✈️ Home - Sicily & some US 🏳️‍🌈 Lover of books, film, gelato, piazzas, trains & beach. Former BNA. MS Native.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 3h
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 5h
The Department of Homeland Security used footage of Eagles legend Brian Dawkins in a social media post about a migrant caravan, alongside the caption "Our time has come." The post dropped hours before Monday night's game.
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'Scumbags!' Eagles fans unleash profane takedown of DHS after using player footage in ad
The Department of Homeland Security put out a highly charged social media post in response to reports of a migrant caravan approaching the U.S. The post said "our time has come," accompanied by video of a dramatic sports roll of Brian Dawkins of the Philadelphia Eagles.The post was swiftly met with ...
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 4h
NEW: Appeals court rejects bid by Trump & his lawyers to immediately lift sanctions over IRS leak lawsuit that judge found collusive & crafted just as vehicle for settlement. 3-0. Judges Jordan (Obama), Rosenbaum (Obama), Newsom (Trump) www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to block sanctions over IRS settlement
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 9h
AI is definitely not a scam guys it's not a scam at all I swear. This time, this is the time something involving Elon Musk will turn out not to be a scam, it will be the first time ever, but, surely this whole thing with the people believing a computer has feelings is not a scam.
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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 14h
It'll be hacked in 5...4...3...
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 14h
Calling bullsh*t on any pundit or so-called expert who continues to suggest that 'maybe MAHA has a point' on any damn thing. Babies in PA are being born with measles, we still can't trust the safety of our produce and today in DC, MAHA has an accused rapist moderating a panel. Come on.
In two weeks, Russell Brand goes on trial in the UK on rape and sexual assault charges in cases involving six women.

Tomorrow in DC, he's appearing at a MAHA gathering to  'moderate' a discussion with Dr Oz about medicare and medicaid.

What the hell?
1:55 to 2:25 pm Reforms at CMS

Chris Klomp Chief Counselor HHS

Mehmet Oz, Administrator CMS

Moderated by Russell BRand, comedian and brodcaster
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
Linda McMahon: "AI is definitely a tool used correctly. I've seen it in action. I have visited the Alpha School in Austin, Texas, where they use AI for the first two hours every single morning. The students have their headsets on, they are watching their computers ... it is incredibly effective"
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
Michael Weiss: Why, that’s Ali Abdelaziz is on the far left. Manages a lot of Russian, Belarusian and Chechen MMA fighters including Khamzat Chimaev, who is close to Kadyrov. Abdelaziz was an FBI informant until the Bureau dropped him because they suspected he was a double agent. Looks like Ka$h (far right) has forgiven and forgotten. These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence.
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 16h
Protecting child predators, facilitating extra-judicial murders, jacking up everyone's prices through tariffs and military misadventures all so that Donald Trump can get rich and he doesn't yell at you is a hell of a closing message. But totally on brand for Mr. Johnson.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump's new student loans rule sets new standards for federal student loan eligibility: namely, by denying loans to students pursuing degrees that lead to careers that “don’t make enough money,” with programs for art, music and social work being “hit the hardest.” www.rawstory.com/trump-educat...
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'I'm speechless, my God!' Dismay as Trump admin rolls out 'worthy' student rule
The Trump administration issued updated guidance on the rollout of a new rule that could shape the future of higher education in the United States — leaving critics dismayed about the potential ramifi...
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new CNN KFile investigation finds two past accounts from Texas GOP candidate Bo French calling for public executions of government officials, Obama, Adam Schiff, and more. Repeatedly asked Texas GOP, Paxton, Abbott campaigns if they stood by him and got no response. www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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KFile: Texas GOP candidate Bo French has a history of calling for public executions | CNN Politics
Bo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas’ most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ONCE AGAIN: Donald Trump did NOT foil a UK terror plot. A farmer called 999 and British cops rolled up and thwarted the planned attack. Then Trump announced he’d been watching them “for a long time,” that “we got them.” LIED! FAKE NEWS!
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
JUST FILED: The dire warning from the nation’s food banks The situation is worse than you might think youtu.be/-I0LLITQius?...
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I Just Got an URGENT WARNING from Food Banks on Trump's War...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers. The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules. For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
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White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers
The White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The DOJ spent $1.1 million on an unusually large security detail for Lindsey Halligan during her four-month stint as a White House-appointed federal prosecutor last year, according to records shared with The Washington Sun.
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DOJ Spent $1.1 Million on Lindsey Halligan’s Security Detail
The former personal defense attorney for President Donald Trump got extra protection in her 120-day stint as interim U.S. attorney.
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Dael Norwood @dael.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I appreciate that Zach and the designer of forms at the US Patent Office did my work for me, and clearly listed Delaware as the company’s domicile. Because… Behind every great crime lies a Delaware business entity registration form, a continuing series…
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Ian Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 26/09/2026
Time to get these Balls in a vice
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THERE IT IS: Group of January 6 riot defendants have filed each filed federal civil lawsuits in DC seeking taxpayer-funded compensatory and punitive damages for alleged violations of their righrs They claim they were "targeted..and punished" for "protected expressive" activity
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 28/09/2026
"In the Trump administration’s signature Venezuelan gold venture, the United States is importing bars that contain at least some amount of gold linked to Tren de Guayana." "Material support to organized crime" should not be official US government policy.
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 24/09/2026
Don Jr.-backed drone-parts manufacturer congratulates Eric Trump-backed drone manufacturer on winning a DoD contract.
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More momentum for XTEND. 🚀

Congrats to the team on another important U.S. defense milestone. Proud to be an investor and supplier. 🦅

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XTEND has been awarded Phase III of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Modular Kinetic Lethal Drone (MKLD) program.

The award follows XTEND’s recent Gauntlet II top-performer selection under the Drone Dominance Program.

Read more: xtend.me/xtend-secures-…
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The DOJ is squeezing former CIA Director John Brennan between two parallel criminal investigations, a strategy experts say is unorthodox and might be ill-advised, in pursuit of one of President Trump’s political foes. www.washingtonsun.com/courts/doj-jo…
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DOJ Is Putting John Brennan in a Pinch
Prosecutors made the former CIA director a subject in one criminal investigation while a target of another -- and it could cost them.
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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 28/09/2026
"Netanyahu asked the Emirati president to deny reports of their phone conversation as well as details concerning the events leading up to October 7 that could embarrass him, according to the sources. He also asked bin Zayed for what the source described as 'moral support.'"
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the two big ai stories to kick off the week are - meta ai giving your address to strangers on fb marketplace - stole a scientific breakthrough and presented it as its own work this is what we get instead of healthcare or third spaces or public transportation or pick literally anything else
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The path for Republicans to keep their Senate majority is getting smaller by the day — a once-unthinkable prospect for the party. www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/sen…
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‘No One Feels Good’: Republicans' Senate Map Keeps Getting Worse
Republicans are starting to see trouble in red states they never imagined they’d lose and giving up on states they were fighting for.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit today to the UAE, meeting with the Emirati president and pleading with him to deny that he gave Netanyahu a clear warning that Hamas was planning an attack on Israel in the week before Oct 7—even though both men know that such a warning was, in fact, given.
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Source: Netanyahu secretly visited UAE on Sunday, met with Emirati leader
The prime minister's visit, during which he met with Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed, came amid fallout from Haaretz's report of the Emirati leader's pre-Oct. 7 warning
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
After a major airport mishap that grounded hundreds of flights Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy basically issued an ultimatum - Give me more money or this will happen again. Maybe he's wasted time making a reality show with his family instead of focusing on his job.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Kennedy: "I don't think any public official, including Trump or Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves ... I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he's alive"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Wow - a haggard-sounded Blanche crashes & burns RADDATZ: Trump said nothing about natl security when announcing this ban & clearly you're very interested in what the press says B: What they say is exactly the issue when it comes to natl security R: Give an example B: You cannot be asking that!
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 27/09/2026
Not capable of closing one either www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLkO...
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Donald Trump just LEAVES his open umbrella outside the plane
YouTube video by Daily Mail World
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Juan L Rodriguez @jlrodriguez10.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This should be next to the definition of gaslighting as an example. This kind of "control" that "you want" is at the core of AI, and it is all that is wrong with it.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
LINCOLN wishes he had these numbers. WASHINGTON couldn't have them. To have numbers like these, you have to be a VERY STABLE GENIUS who KNOWS MORE ABOUT BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY THAN ANYONE. ALSO, MY PENIS is VERY LARGE, not MUSHROOM-SHAPED and MY FATHER LOVED ME AND KNEW I WAS GREAT.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a reminder, she’s the Secretary of Education not the Secretary of Labor
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One reason the far right authoritarian party is s obsessed with voter fraud is because so many of its elected officials do not legally reside where they say they do
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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God @thegodshow.com · 27/09/2026
How do you think Americans would react if Trump declared Martial Law during the midterms, as some of his advisors are urging him to do, as reported by The Atlantic?
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Athul K. Acharya @athul.acharya.cc · 27/09/2026
Unless he ends the war and somehow reopens the strait this will have roughly zero effect, cars will continue to become more fuel-efficient because consumers will demand it
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DaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)???
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How is not using a product you purchased fraud?
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Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
SCOOP: FBI removes two veteran counterterrorism leaders over frustrations from Stephen & Katie Miller that they hadn't made progress in probing allegedly threatening phone calls Katie received news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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FBI Ousts Officials Probing Threats to Stephen Miller’s Family
FBI leadership removed two counterterrorism leaders due to dissatisfaction with their investigation of allegedly threatening phone calls made to senior White House aide Stephen Miller’s wife, said thr...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
ICE has abducted Senegalese WBB player Aminata Seck and won't release her. DHS 'policy' is to provide medical care to prisoners at intake, yet they admit to denying her care for an ACL injury for 1.5 months. The NCAA is letting it happen, despite its predatory recruitment of ICAs. We explain.
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ICE has abducted a college athlete. What are the NCAA and universities going to do about it?
Aminata Seck’s detention shows the bargain facing international college athletes: universities eagerly recruit them, but support can disappear when their immigration status becomes precarious.
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WIRED @wired.com · 26/09/2026
The Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information.
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Meta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping Me
The Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information.
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The history of W, the alphabet's weirdest letter. buff.ly/Bg3Rmqp
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A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W
“The letter W is a child of the fall of Rome. In the fifth century CE, the western half of the Roman Empire disintegrated into a patchwork of new kingdoms and new rulers. The reasons behind this co…
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 25/09/2026
Scoop: ShinyHunters say they have medical and psychiatric records of FBI staff. @ajvicens.bsky.social and I have gone through and partially authenticated the sample data they’ve circulated. www.reuters.com/world/shinyh...
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EXCLUSIVE: ShinyHunters hackers say they stole psychiatric and medical records of FBI staff
FBI personnel data recently stolen by the ShinyHunters hackers includes sensitive psychiatric and medical ​evaluation records, according to the hackers and documents reviewed by Reuters.
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