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Retired systems administrator. Likes to play with words. I'd be shocked if I ever said anything useful.
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There is so much insight packed into this one article it’s going to take me some time to re-read and digest it. Thank you @whstancil.bsky.social . open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...

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Trump says that Russia’s concession to Ukraine is not taking over the entire country

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So, that new give Putin all he wants "peace" plan Rubio floated this week? It appears to be illegal under a 2022 American law Rubio himself helped pass. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Cover of The Economist 😕🇺🇸

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Guys, I have bad news: Lowering tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 65% still destroys the economy. It appears totally lost on people just *how* absurd 145% is. This is like saying we're no longer going to shoot you 15 times. Only 7 times. You are still dead, but please thank us.

submitted 2 days ago • 73 comments

Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing

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When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles. Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.

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Quoting from @brianbeutler.bsky.social because. "One torture of living as an informed citizen under an administration this reckless is bracing for a calamity of some sort every day, not knowing when it will arrive, or in what clothing." www.offmessage.net/p/trump-cour...

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I’m dying 😂

submitted 3 days ago • 190 comments

NEW from @nytimes.com: A bone-chilling account. A Venezuelan man detained alongside the 238 sent to El Salvador on March 15 seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. His name isn't among the names of those sent to CECOT that day and no one spotted him among those men. He's just... gone.

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These are the proactive steps states need to be taking right now. Another thing: every Democratic governor needs to have a sit-down now with the state adjutant general to carefully review that person's understanding of their responsibilities to their state, its citizens and the federal constitution.

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GENERAL: Here are the highly sensitive details of this operation, Mr. Secretary, delivered via secure system as required. HEGSETH: Cool, thanks. Let's see...ctrl-C, open app, ctrl-V...Check it out, fam! We're totally gonna blow things up and stuff! LOL! www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

This is a very, very complex and exceedingly thorough process that involves extensive use of the president’s TiVo remote, so please, please, everyone, give it time www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...

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I am being told that wearing an AR-15 rifle lapel pin is indicative of Tren de Aragua membership.

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