Blake Brown
@antiquequaalude.bsky.social
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The nation’s largest food distributor, Sysco, is buying Restaurant Depot—a deal that could drive up costs for restaurant owners and, ultimately, consumers.
I’m calling on the FTC and DOJ to put a pause on this merger and protect independent restaurant owners and the communities they serve.
I’m calling on the FTC and DOJ to put a pause on this merger and protect independent restaurant owners and the communities they serve.
October 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The nation’s largest food distributor, Sysco, is buying Restaurant Depot—a deal that could drive up costs for restaurant owners and, ultimately, consumers.
I’m calling on the FTC and DOJ to put a pause on this merger and protect independent restaurant owners and the communities they serve.
I’m calling on the FTC and DOJ to put a pause on this merger and protect independent restaurant owners and the communities they serve.
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Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
The Speech That Gets You Banned From America
Leaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S.
www.kenklippenstein.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
There is nobody else in sports I can think of that goes from a standard rotation player to one of the best to ever do it in the post season the way we see with Kike Hernandez. Unreal
#Dodgers
#Dodgers
October 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
There is nobody else in sports I can think of that goes from a standard rotation player to one of the best to ever do it in the post season the way we see with Kike Hernandez. Unreal
#Dodgers
#Dodgers
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4/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck.
After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home.
Then they threw his ID out of the truck.
After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home.
Then they threw his ID out of the truck.
October 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM
4/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck.
After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home.
Then they threw his ID out of the truck.
After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home.
Then they threw his ID out of the truck.
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ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
www.motherjones.com
October 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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#politics #money #oligarchs #California
'...the top 99 individual and corporate political donors in California spent more on campaigns and lobbying from 2005 to 2024 than did the bottom 99.9% of the state’s residents, businesses and organizations combined.'
capitalandmain.com/new-oligarch...
'...the top 99 individual and corporate political donors in California spent more on campaigns and lobbying from 2005 to 2024 than did the bottom 99.9% of the state’s residents, businesses and organizations combined.'
capitalandmain.com/new-oligarch...
New ‘Oligarch Index’ Tracks California’s Biggest Political Spenders
Over two decades, the top 99 individuals and business organizations spent more on campaigns and lobbying than the bottom 99.9%.
capitalandmain.com
October 4, 2026 at 4:27 AM
#politics #money #oligarchs #California
'...the top 99 individual and corporate political donors in California spent more on campaigns and lobbying from 2005 to 2024 than did the bottom 99.9% of the state’s residents, businesses and organizations combined.'
capitalandmain.com/new-oligarch...
'...the top 99 individual and corporate political donors in California spent more on campaigns and lobbying from 2005 to 2024 than did the bottom 99.9% of the state’s residents, businesses and organizations combined.'
capitalandmain.com/new-oligarch...
Reminder that Peter Thiel hates you and probably wants you to die
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Reminder that Peter Thiel hates you and probably wants you to die
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USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...
www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...
USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
www.404media.co
October 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...
www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...
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A Russian Mi-2 helicopter was spotted being transported on the roof of a pickup truck in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Something went wrong. #Russia
October 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
A Russian Mi-2 helicopter was spotted being transported on the roof of a pickup truck in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Something went wrong. #Russia
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Every single one of 21 tested vehicles sent data to a third-party domain over Wi-Fi. Over half contacted domains specializing in advertising, tracking, or analytics.
These companies gather details about your vehicle or driving behavior to sell to insurance companies or target you with ads.
These companies gather details about your vehicle or driving behavior to sell to insurance companies or target you with ads.
Your car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think
“There’s a lot to be worried about,” the project lead said.
www.theverge.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Every single one of 21 tested vehicles sent data to a third-party domain over Wi-Fi. Over half contacted domains specializing in advertising, tracking, or analytics.
These companies gather details about your vehicle or driving behavior to sell to insurance companies or target you with ads.
These companies gather details about your vehicle or driving behavior to sell to insurance companies or target you with ads.
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Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
September 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
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Cannot insist you listen to this enough, this conversation condenses everything going on with AI and its wider economic effects tightly. One of the best in the show’s history.
Had Paul Kedrosky back on the show to talk about how AI is distorting the bond markets to the point that it’s changing the price on US Treasuries, how AI data center economics don’t make sense, and the troubling things he’s hearing out of Anthropic.
youtu.be/7boszzOAeJw?...
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The Hidden Recession Beneath The AI Bubble w/ Paul Kedrosky | Better Offline
YouTube video by Better Offline
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September 28, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Cannot insist you listen to this enough, this conversation condenses everything going on with AI and its wider economic effects tightly. One of the best in the show’s history.
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The pay for a US Secretary of Defense is $246000 a year.
They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days
They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days
September 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The pay for a US Secretary of Defense is $246000 a year.
They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days
They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days
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I keep telling everyone that Thiel is the most dangerous and most out of his mind of any of these evil tech billionaires. He needs to be stopped. Period.
Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system — Powered by AI - Coda Story
His investment in Objection.ai points to a new model: private investigations, AI verdicts, and accountability mechanisms that operate outside democratic institutions.
www.codastory.com
September 25, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I keep telling everyone that Thiel is the most dangerous and most out of his mind of any of these evil tech billionaires. He needs to be stopped. Period.
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Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
September 23, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
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Just a remarkable choice, this headline.
No other leader of any other country in the history of the UN would get that headline after giving an address with that quote.
No other leader of any other country in the history of the UN would get that headline after giving an address with that quote.
September 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Just a remarkable choice, this headline.
No other leader of any other country in the history of the UN would get that headline after giving an address with that quote.
No other leader of any other country in the history of the UN would get that headline after giving an address with that quote.
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This seems like a pretty big deal: donors made illegal contributions to Susan Collins and then were awarded lucrative contracts after her office intervened with the Navy. An FBI investigation was dropped under Trump.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
September 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
This seems like a pretty big deal: donors made illegal contributions to Susan Collins and then were awarded lucrative contracts after her office intervened with the Navy. An FBI investigation was dropped under Trump.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report
A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.
www.opb.org
September 19, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon.
Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.
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It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.
FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
arstechnica.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:42 PM
It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.
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It’s easy to see why the AI companies wanted to hide this from the public. The statements are some of the most damning indictments of the ways LLMs were trained, how they work, and the immediate threat they pose to human labor. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
September 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
It’s easy to see why the AI companies wanted to hide this from the public. The statements are some of the most damning indictments of the ways LLMs were trained, how they work, and the immediate threat they pose to human labor. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
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“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community… Nurses are advocates first. We’re trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that’s what we’re doing.”
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
'Purge Palantir!': Union nurses warn Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community... Nurses are advocates first. We're trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that's what we're doing.”
therealnews.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community… Nurses are advocates first. We’re trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that’s what we’re doing.”
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
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It's Monday, so a deeply compromised Kirsten Gillibrand is trying to enable Trump fraud
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Gillibrand privately urges Dems to advance crypto bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's posture on the legislation puts her at odds with progressives in her party.
www.politico.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
It's Monday, so a deeply compromised Kirsten Gillibrand is trying to enable Trump fraud
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Elon Musk's lawyer is running for Congress.
He's also a lobbyist for military tech and data center energy companies.
One client was Viktor Orban's U.S.-based nonprofit.
And he helped draw the district he's running in!
His Dem opponent thinks she has a shot in a seat that went 60% for Trump in 2024.
He's also a lobbyist for military tech and data center energy companies.
One client was Viktor Orban's U.S.-based nonprofit.
And he helped draw the district he's running in!
His Dem opponent thinks she has a shot in a seat that went 60% for Trump in 2024.
Elon Musk’s Lawyer Seeks Seat in Congress - The American Prospect
Chris Gober, who helped draw Texas’s gerrymandered maps, is now running to represent one of those districts. His AI and defense industry ties could pose problems.
prospect.org
September 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Elon Musk's lawyer is running for Congress.
He's also a lobbyist for military tech and data center energy companies.
One client was Viktor Orban's U.S.-based nonprofit.
And he helped draw the district he's running in!
His Dem opponent thinks she has a shot in a seat that went 60% for Trump in 2024.
He's also a lobbyist for military tech and data center energy companies.
One client was Viktor Orban's U.S.-based nonprofit.
And he helped draw the district he's running in!
His Dem opponent thinks she has a shot in a seat that went 60% for Trump in 2024.
Guys, I think maybe we've gone a bit overboard with all the capitalism stuff...
September 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Guys, I think maybe we've gone a bit overboard with all the capitalism stuff...