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Medicine man/reader/music and movie lover/biker/hiker/camper "To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, and be nothing." - Aristotle

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 27/04/2026
"Small wonder that Clarence Thomas prefers the Gilded Age over the Progressive Era," writes @rbreich.bsky.social. "He’s the living embodiment of the Gilded Age’s public-be-damned excesses."
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I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him | Robert Reich
The supreme court justice recently condemned an entire philosophy of government. How can we believe in his impartiality?
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11/11/2025
To understand the future of the Donald Trump opposition, look to the Democrats’ decision to reopen the government, not to last week’s elections, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
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The Shutdown Vote Was the Real Test for Democrats
The decision to reopen the government revealed how the party plans to contend with the challenges posed by Trump.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
A top prison official is complaining that he is “sick” of being Ghislaine Maxwell’s “b---h” at her cushy new prison digs.
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Prison Official Is Sick of Being Ghislaine’s ‘B***h’ at Club Fed
The convicted sex trafficker has allegedly been granted private workout sessions in addition to other not-very-prison-like amenities.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 11/11/2025
Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley's cause of death confirmed by New Jersey coroner
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Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley's cause of death confirmed by New Jersey coroner
The official cause of death for guitarist and Kiss founding member Ace Frehley has been released and supports information provided by his family after his Oct. 16 death.
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KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 11/11/2025
LA Metro's tap-to-exit program returning to North Hollywood, Union Station
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LA Metro’s tap-to-exit program returning to North Hollywood, Union Station
After it was put on pause due to concerns raised by the Los Angeles Fire Department, LA Metro’s tap-to-exit program is set to return at its two original stations and expand to another. LA Met…
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NPR @npr.org · 11/11/2025
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
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Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/10/2025
Q: Your response to people who say you haven't been transparent enough about demolishing the East Wing? TRUMP: I haven't been transparent? Really? I showed this to everybody that would listen. 3rd rate reporters didn't see it because they didn't look. You're a third rate reporter. Always have been
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 22/10/2025
America’s largest private employer, Walmart, is pausing job offers to foreign candidates in need of H-1B visas to work in the United States.
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Walmart pauses job offers to workers needing H-1B visas after Trump's $100,000 fee
America’s largest private employer, Walmart, is pausing job offers to foreign candidates in need of H-1B visas to work in the United States.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 22/10/2025
Time to examine the cringe that was Patrick and Kacie.
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This Season's Love Is Blind Reminded Me That Asian Men Need To Love Themselves More
Time to examine the cringe that was Patrick and Kacie.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/10/2025
New in PN: Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace "After discovering — too late! — that you have to tell reporters beforehand if you want conversations to be off the record, Halligan now finds herself attempting to prosecute 2 high profile cases on the 'rocket docket.' It’s not going well."
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Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace
She's bad at media, and even worse at law.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/10/2025
Trump is demanding that the DOJ transfer $230 million in taxpayer dollars into his own personal bank account. He can do this because, thanks to the Supreme Court’s recent decisions, the executive branch could accurately be described by King Louis XIV—L’état, c’est Trump.
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As Trump plans to steal $230 million from taxpayers, we can thank John Roberts
Shall we call it a "Roberts reward"?
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Multiple high-ranking military officers have reportedly shared that they’ve lost any remaining respect for Pete Hegseth.
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Generals Go Nuclear on Hegseth Over Bonkers Quantico Rant
Top military officials told a conservative publication they’ve lost any remaining respect for the Pentagon chief.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 17/09/2025
The truth hurts: Kash Patel is the least qualified FBI Director in history. On his watch, white supremacists run free, qualified staff are pushed out, and he refuses to even name right-wing extremism as the top threat. I have ZERO confidence in him to keep Americans safe.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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WIRED @wired.com · 26/09/2025
Before your next flight, read up on airline rules and restrictions about traveling with power banks. www.wired.com/story/rules-...
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Are Power Banks Allowed on Flights?
Before your next flight, read up on airline rules and restrictions about traveling with power banks.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/09/2025
Since returning to office, President Trump has waged a global trade war without parallel in modern history. On Thursday he announced a slew of steep tariffs on pharmaceuticals, semi trucks, kitchen cabinets and furniture. Here's where things stand for the world.
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Tracking Trump Tariffs on Countries and Products
See which countries and industries are being targeted by President Trump, as he seeks to remake the global trading system.
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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Donald Trump and Republicans are continuing to gut healthcare. That’s why they have no interest in funding the government. Shameful.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2025
Trump: "They want to have transgender for everybody. These people are crazy -- the Democrats. So if it has to shut down, it'll have to shut down. But they're the ones that are shutting down the government."
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Vox @vox.com · 26/09/2025
The Trump administration brought political charges against US Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) for an incident where she briefly made physical contact with federal law enforcement officers who were attempting to arrest another elected Democrat, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
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Vulture @vulture.com · 26/09/2025
With ‘One Battle After Another’ now in theaters, we rank every Leonardo DiCaprio movie from worst to best, including ‘Titanic,’ ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ and more.
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Every Leonardo DiCaprio Movie, Ranked
With ‘One Battle After Another’ now in theaters, we rank every Leonardo DiCaprio movie from worst to best, including ‘Titanic,’ ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ and more.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
“Dear Lord, I pray you do not strike me down for the lies I’m about to tell the nation….”
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
BREAKING: Trump just now at the September 11th Commemoration in New York City. Oldest man ever elected President. Genuinely concerned about America right now. Things are not good.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/09/2025
Speaker Mike Johnson officially appointed five Republican members to serve on a new GOP-led House select subcommittee reinvestigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Republicans have complained that the original bipartisan committee formed in 2021 was biased against President Donald Trump.
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Republicans name members to new Jan. 6 committee
Democrats and Republicans will participate in a GOP-led reinvestigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11/09/2025
Trump asked a federal appeals court to immediately pause a lower court decision blocking his ouster of Lisa Cook, the latest sign that the government wants the case on a fast track to the US Supreme Court.
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Trump Asks Court to Pause Order Letting Lisa Cook Stay at Fed
President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court to immediately pause a lower court decision blocking his ouster of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the latest sign that the administration wants to put the case on a fast track to the US Supreme Court.
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Bishop Talbert Swan @talbertswan2.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
He justified all of their murders and lobbied to pardon Floyd’s murderer.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The images show the rooftop from where the assassin is believed to have used a rifle to fire a single shot, killing Charlie Kirk.
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Chilling Photos Appear to Show Kirk Killer’s Sniper’s Nest
The images show the rooftop from where the assassin is believed to have used a rifle to fire a single shot, killing Charlie Kirk.
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CNN @cnn.com · 11/09/2025
The opening statement of the man on trial for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last September at a Florida golf course was cut short when the defendant, representing himself in the federal case, took the time meant for addressing trial evidence to instead give a meandering rant.
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Judge cuts off rambling opening statement from would-be Trump assassin who is representing himself | CNN Politics
The opening statement of the man on trial for attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last September at a Florida golf course was cut short Thursday when the defendant, Ryan Wesley Routh, representing ...
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 11/09/2025
UMass Boston issued alerts calling it a "public safety threat" and urged people to avoid the area and the Campus Center.
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UMass Boston shooting: Police confirm shots fired near residence hall
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CNN @cnn.com · 11/09/2025
Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after a federal judge ruled that the cuts were illegal.
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Trump administration takes first steps to restore Harvard’s funding, but money isn’t flowing yet | CNN
Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after a federal judge ruled that the cuts were illegal.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 11/09/2025
A U.S. energy agency said gas prices will drop to the lowest amount since at least 2005.
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Drivers get great news as gas prices predicted to plunge to 20-year low
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 27/08/2025
Many were surprised when the disco legend made the list alongside singer George Strait, glam metal band Kiss and actor Sylvester Stallone.
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This Might Explain Why Trump Awarded A Gay Icon Kennedy Center Honors
Many were surprised when the disco legend made the list alongside singer George Strait, glam metal band Kiss and actor Sylvester Stallone.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 27/08/2025
During a White House Cabinet meeting, Trump accused Newsom of mishandling California’s wildfire response.
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Gavin Newsom Needed Just 1 Question To Troll Trump After President Insulted Him
During a White House Cabinet meeting, Trump accused Newsom of mishandling California’s wildfire response.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/08/2025
Does buying a film digitally mean you actually own it? | J Oliver Conroy
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Does buying a film digitally mean you actually own it? | J Oliver Conroy
A new lawsuit aimed at Amazon questions the legitimacy of the word ‘buy’ when it comes to owning a movie on your devices
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 27/08/2025
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now,” Mayor Jacob Frey said in an impassioned plea.
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Minneapolis Mayor Shreds ‘Thoughts And Prayers’ Over School Shooting: Kids ‘Were Literally Praying’
“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now,” Mayor Jacob Frey said in an impassioned plea.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/08/2025
ESPN drops Spike Lee’s docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, network and filmmaker say
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ESPN drops Spike Lee’s docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, network and filmmaker say
Multi-part series on ex-NFL player who protested racial injustice will not continue over ‘creative differences’ Director Spike Lee’s multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a national debate when he protested racial injustice nearly a decade ago, will not be released, the filmmaker and ESPN said. “ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative differences,” ESPN said in a statement to Reuters on Saturday. “Despite not reaching finality, we appreciate all the hard work and collaboration that went into this film.” Continue reading...
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Trump’s latest idea to dampen the fallout from his controversial tariffs isn’t even popular with his own party.
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Even MAGA Faithfuls Are Calling BS on Trump’s Latest Scheme
Trump has floated a “tariff rebate.” Several Republicans senators can’t stand the idea.
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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
All new numbers. I told them how I wanted the books cooked and look at these. Bright colors, easy to read. Tremendous. No one has ever seen anything like it. Believe me.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
This 20 seconds is pure art. It’s like the essence of Trump - the fraud, the lies, the simplistic idiocy - is reduced to its singularity. Nothing in high office, anywhere, will ever be this stupid again.
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Just Jared @justjared.com · 07/08/2025
Find out what Ozzy Osbourne's final words were about his fans
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Sharon Osbourne Shares Ozzy Osbourne’s Final Words About His Fans
Find out what he said.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 07/08/2025
This isn’t the first time a Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner has aroused presidential ire. But at least Richard Nixon faced constraints, Tim Naftali argues.
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Trump Just Did What Not Even Nixon Dared
This isn’t the first time the BLS commissioner aroused presidential ire. But at least Nixon faced constraints.  
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 07/08/2025
Clearly, the host of the canceled “Tonight Show” does not give AF anymore.
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Stephen Colbert Goes Scorched Earth On RFK Jr. In F-Bomb-Filled Tirade
Clearly, the host of the canceled “Tonight Show” does not give AF anymore.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/08/2025
The 14-day stoppage comes as a federal judge considers whether additional construction of the immigration detention facility in south Florida's Everglades is detrimental to the environment.
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Federal judge halts construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The 14-day stoppage comes as a federal judge considers whether additional construction of the immigration detention facility in south Florida's Everglades is detrimental to the environment.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
fucking brutal
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "This party needs to wake up. These guys aren't screwing around... They're assassins when it comes to the way they weaponize grievance and the way they play politics. Enough! What more goddamn evidence do we need? They have rolled back the last half century in real time!"
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 25/07/2025
Another Trump ally elevated to power, another court order ignored.
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Trump Has Defied Federal Judges To Install His Personal Attorney In A Powerful Role
Another Trump ally elevated to power, another court order ignored.
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Vox @vox.com · 25/07/2025
How Baltimore explains America’s miraculous murder decline. www.vox.com/gun-violence...
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Why America is murdering less
How Baltimore explains America’s miraculous murder decline.
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Politico @politico.com · 23/07/2025
Democrats succeed in a vote to subpoena Epstein files.
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Democrats succeed in vote to subpoena Epstein files
A motion to release the document appears to have taken Republicans by surprise after a day of Democrats trying to cause mischief on the Epstein saga across various committees.
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DemocracyEnjoyer @democracyenjoyer.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
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