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Generalist with a technical bent ...retired on the beaches of Carriacou
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Pete Buttigieg
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A freedom-loving people will not stand for the corruption and the power grabs we’re witnessing daily in our country. That's why millions of Americans took to the streets a few days ago, and it's why elections like the Virginia governor race will show the path to a better future a few days from now.
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Norm Eisen
about 2 hours ago
BREAKING: Jack Smith is insisting upon a public hearing if Congress wants to talk to him Good. Why does the GOP want backroom secret questioning? What are Republicans afraid of? Let the American people see & hear for themselves!
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Mark Hamill
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"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both" Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
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Kyle Cheney
about 5 hours ago
A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle. Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf.
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Carl Quintanilla
about 7 hours ago
1. Promote and write code for Trump’s stablecoin. 2. SEC drops its Binance lawsuit. 3. Get a Trump pardon.
@wsj.com
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The Daily Show
about 23 hours ago
Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
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The Bulwark
about 6 hours ago
"I think he's doing it so he can name a part of the White House after himself that's even bigger than the White House." Watch our man-on-the-street interviews and hear how regular people feel about Trump's ballroom, brought to you by
@jaredpoland.bsky.social
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@samsteindc.bsky.social
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Truthout
about 6 hours ago
Sixteen-year-old American Mohammed Ibrahim has described horrific conditions in Israeli prison: overcrowded cells, no heating or cooling, and barely enough food to survive. Democrats in Congress are demanding his release, but he remains detained without trial.
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American Child Details Abuses in Israeli Prison as Democrats Demand His Release
Mohammad is imprisoned in an overcrowded cell with no heating or cooling and “extremely insufficient” meals, he said.
https://truthout.org/articles/american-child-details-abuses-in-israeli-prison-as-democrats-demand-his-release/
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Tom Nichols
about 8 hours ago
I joined the writer of A House of Dynamite, Noah Oppenheim, for a discussion about the movie and the continuing danger of nuclear war for Radio Atlantic:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
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This Movie Makes Nuclear War Feel Disturbingly Possible
An interview with the A House of Dynamite screenwriter Noah Oppenheim and Tom Nichols
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/10/this-movie-makes-nuclear-war-feel-possible/684657/?gift=_IXYI0Wrwnxuvm7JZ0fMfA-IEIlg5LeCW28RUjWkIOw&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Republicans Against Trumpism
about 6 hours ago
BREAKING: Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been boosting the Trump family’s own crypto venture, WSJ reports. The most corrupt president in history.
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critical details about the recent SCOTUS Voting Rights case
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4soM...
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Voting Rights, But Mainly for White People | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the...
YouTube video by Slate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4soMFIW-U3c
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
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WIRED
about 12 hours ago
The Universe Browser is believed to have been downloaded millions of times. But researchers say it behaves like malware and has links to Asia’s booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.
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This ‘Privacy Browser’ Has Dangerous Hidden Features
The Universe Browser is believed to have been downloaded millions of times. But researchers say it behaves like malware and has links to Asia’s booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.
https://wrd.cm/47DBXQn
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Asha Rangappa
about 21 hours ago
Maybe this is obvious to everyone but…why does the White House need a ballroom? It has enough space for state dinners, no? Is this for dances? Weddings? Storing classified documents? Just confused so the reason would be helpful thx
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MeidasTouch
about 22 hours ago
Well, well, well...
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
about 22 hours ago
In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government. She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her. So I confronted him.
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God
about 22 hours ago
If you’re driving around in unmarked cars, wearing masks, and kidnapping people, you’re not one of the good guys.
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Tina Smith
1 day ago
@merkley.senate.gov
embodies strength and determination. He just spoke on the Senate floor for over 22 hours, standing up (both literally and figuratively!) for the American people. Well done, Jeff!
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Roger Parloff
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Today I watched the 5 episodes of PBS's Watergate documentary ..there's plenty parallels to what's happening today Episode 1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIR...
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Watergate Episode 1: "Break-In," Discovery Channel, August 7, 1994
YouTube video by News from the Past
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIRISqdebo
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Aaron Rupar
1 day ago
"After sniping at a reporter for documenting their text conversation, Halligan went back to her tragicomical prosecution of a former government official for lying about conversations with reporters. Maybe she’s just pissed because Jim Comey knows how to speak on background?" —
@lizdye.bsky.social
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Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace
She's bad at media, and even worse at law.
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/lindsey-halligan-comey-richman
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
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Adam Isacson
1 day ago
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
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Bruce Little
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Lawfare
1 day ago
On Monday,
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
sat down with
@annabower.bsky.social
to discuss her article about how interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan reached out to her on Signal—and the conversation that followed. Watch their discussion:
youtube.com/live/SZZyccE...
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Lawfare Live, The Now: Anna Bower's Signal Exchange with Lindsey Halligan
YouTube video by Lawfare
https://youtube.com/live/SZZyccEbtpU?feature=share
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
1 day ago
"Staff at ICE’s training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, recently discovered one recruit had previously been charged with strong arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident..."
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Some new ICE recruits have showed up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds, failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources told...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/new-ice-recruits-showed-training-full-vetting-rcna238739
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Internet Archive
1 day ago
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg (
@gutenberg.org
) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online.
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Seth Abramson
1 day ago
I published a book on the role that the Trump Pentagon played in enabling January 6. The very first sentence of any report on this breaking news should inform Americans that the odds of another January 6 succeeding—say, in January 2029—just increased by 1000%, and that was likely the point of this.
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Hegseth orders prior approval for ‘all interactions’ between military officials and Congress | CNN Politics
The Pentagon is barring nearly all Defense Department personnel, including military commanders, from talking to Congress or state lawmakers unless they have received prior approval from the agency’s o...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/politics/hegseth-limit-congress-communication
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Aaron Rupar
1 day ago
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.
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/lindsey-halligan-comey-richman
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Quinta Jurecic
1 day ago
okay, why does building a white house ballroom with private funds not violate the anti deficiency act. what am I missing here
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Democracy Now!
1 day ago
As Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses the U.S. of committing murder for killing a Colombian fisherman in an attack on a boat in the Caribbean, we speak to the country's just-recalled ambassador to the U.S., Daniel García-Peña.
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Colombia’s U.S. Ambassador Denounces Trump’s Deadly Strikes on Boats in the Caribbean
Tensions are escalating between Colombia and the United States as President Trump conducts deadly airstrikes on supposed “drug boats” in the Caribbean. Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the U....
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/22/venezuela_boats
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Internet Archive
1 day ago
It's official! 🏛️ 🎉 The SF Board of Supervisors has unanimously declared October 22, 2025 as Internet Archive Day — celebrating our 1️⃣ trillion webpages preserved & our mission to provide universal access to all knowledge. Learn more & celebrate with us tonight! ➡️
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Frances Fisher
2 days ago
He raped underaged girls. He raped grown women. He virtually shat on America. He’s currently assaulting The People’s House. Release the Epstein Files.
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Governor JB Pritzker
2 days ago
Donald Trump’s administration doesn’t respect the Constitution. But they’re learning that Illinois does not and will not bow under their tyranny.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
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Mueller, She Wrote
2 days ago
ICE fired shots again, hitting a civilian and a U.S. marshal. DHS, once again, is claiming the man rammed ICE with his car. Let’s see how long before that version of events unravels.
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Shooting by ICE officer in Los Angeles wounds motorist, U.S. marshal
Federal authorities said the driver had threatened officers with a vehicle while trying to flee an arrest.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/21/ice-la-shooting-marshal/
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Marc Elias
2 days ago
If North Carolina enacts this new map, it will be sued. I don't bluff and I usually win.
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Salty Blue 🌊
1 day ago
I lived this as a youngster. I remember my dad, who was shot in WWII, telling me that this happened because of hate and fear.
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The Bulwark
1 day ago
"Game theory tells us that the only way to convince Republicans to stop using their current decision-making rubric is for Democrats to adopt it themselves. Tit for tat. Democrats should be using every lever of power available to them by law."
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No Kings and the Laws of Power
Understanding the Republican will to power and what Democrats must do to counter it.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-and-the-laws-of-power?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=The+Bulwark&utm_campaign=publer
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Noel Casler Comedy
2 days ago
I’m shocked the guy who hired undocumented immigrants (Polish laborers) w/no safety equipment and paid them $4 an hour in 1980 (then stiffed them) to tear down Bonwit Teller (including art deco friezes promised to the MET) is demolishing the East Wing of White House w/bad intent.
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God
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Rick Paisano
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Mark Jacob
2 days ago
Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.
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Marc Elias
2 days ago
🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.
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News Alerts
Read more here.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/arizona-sues-u-s-house-for-speaker-johnsons-refusal-to-swear-in-rep-elect-grijalva/
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Kevin M. Kruse
3 days ago
The biggest renovation of the White House -- the so-called Truman Reconstruction of 1949-1952 -- came about only because the building was in such a state of disrepair that inspectors decided it was unsafe for occupancy. Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.
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MeidasTouch
2 days ago
NEWS: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva have SUED the U.S. House of Representatives in federal court in Washington, D.C. over Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to swear in Grijalva. Grijalva would be the 218th vote for the Epstein Files discharge petition.
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