William Budding
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Susan Collins claims that @propublica.org’s reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records.
📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan Collins
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Susan Collins claims that @propublica.org’s reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records.
📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
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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.
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.
buff.ly
September 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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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girl lmao. Troy is gonna mess you up
Video: Susan Collins on her Brett Kavanaugh vote (that led to Roe v. Wade being overturned): "Thank you. It's something that still comes up. He's qualified. And I don't, as I've said, I don't regret that vote." #mesen #mepolitics
September 25, 2026 at 10:24 PM
girl lmao. Troy is gonna mess you up
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california is gonna have so many mail in ballots that don’t get counted because people don’t know the new USPS rules that are impacting mail in voting.
tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box.
www.kqed.org/news/1208537...
tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box.
www.kqed.org/news/1208537...
Still Need to Mail Your Primary Ballot? Don’t Rely on USPS, Officials Say | KQED
State officials are warning that some ballots mailed too close to Election Day might not be counted. Here are other recommended ways to submit your ballot instead.
www.kqed.org
June 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
california is gonna have so many mail in ballots that don’t get counted because people don’t know the new USPS rules that are impacting mail in voting.
tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box.
www.kqed.org/news/1208537...
tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box.
www.kqed.org/news/1208537...
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September 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Getting all my political talking points from the comments of the pro wrestling subreddit from now on.
August 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Getting all my political talking points from the comments of the pro wrestling subreddit from now on.
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The guy ran on a promise to destroy the Biden economy. Promises made, promises kept.
#Trumpflation price rises since the start of the year.
Rice: +45%
Cotton: +27%
Wheat: +25%
Wool: +21%
Rubber: +20%
Cheese: +16%
Tea: +15%
Sunflower oil: +15%
Palm oil: +15%
Lumber: +14%
Soybeans: +13%
(The Spectator Index)
Rice: +45%
Cotton: +27%
Wheat: +25%
Wool: +21%
Rubber: +20%
Cheese: +16%
Tea: +15%
Sunflower oil: +15%
Palm oil: +15%
Lumber: +14%
Soybeans: +13%
(The Spectator Index)
August 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The guy ran on a promise to destroy the Biden economy. Promises made, promises kept.
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i have to say that i think some of you who are perceiving more toxicity on bluesky just aren’t blocking aggressively enough
May 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
i have to say that i think some of you who are perceiving more toxicity on bluesky just aren’t blocking aggressively enough
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A 2012 classic. But I'm not sure there would be four in dissent these days
Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ https://theonion.com/supreme-court-overturns-right-v-wrong-1819573211/
April 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
A 2012 classic. But I'm not sure there would be four in dissent these days
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AOC knows.
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AOC on how Democrats should respond to SCOTUS weakening VRA:
“And so if Republicans are going to redraw North Carolina, if they're going to redraw Texas, if they're going to redraw and gerrymander every one of their states, then unfortunately, we have to provide balance to that”
“And so if Republicans are going to redraw North Carolina, if they're going to redraw Texas, if they're going to redraw and gerrymander every one of their states, then unfortunately, we have to provide balance to that”
April 29, 2026 at 5:21 PM
AOC knows.
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I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business.
WE Pay for
WE Pay for
April 19, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I don’t think we talk nearly enough about the fact that corporations like Amazon, don’t pay a single cent to maintain the roads they use, the transportation system they use, the courts they use, they pay nothing for the infrastructure that is absolutely critical to their business.
WE Pay for
WE Pay for
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The entire American conservative MAGA “movement” has been a Russian funded op the entire time. Follow the money. It’s a straight line from Putin to CPAC.
Hungary’s New Leader Reveals Viktor Orbán Was Paying CPAC
Péter Magyar called the payments a “crime” and said his government would stop the funds.
newrepublic.com
April 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The entire American conservative MAGA “movement” has been a Russian funded op the entire time. Follow the money. It’s a straight line from Putin to CPAC.
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Not once in this story does @politico.com mention that US factories employ ~89,000 fewer employees than a year ago.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
April 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Not once in this story does @politico.com mention that US factories employ ~89,000 fewer employees than a year ago.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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April 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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This was so incredibly helpful in the wake of all of the misinformation bouncing around today.
The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today.
Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere.
Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.
Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere.
Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.
March 31, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This was so incredibly helpful in the wake of all of the misinformation bouncing around today.
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This is called “strategic defeat.” You have ended up in a worse position than before you began, with your adversary, while battered, emerging in a stronger position than before.
New: The White House is signaling that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not a must-have to end the Iran War, potentially setting the stage for Iran to continue to flex its strategic position over one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels for the foreseeable future
White House: Reopening Strait of Hormuz Not Vital to Ending Iran War
Karoline Leavitt said reopening the Strait of Hormuz was not a "core objective" of winning the Iran War for President Trump.
time.com
March 30, 2026 at 9:38 PM
This is called “strategic defeat.” You have ended up in a worse position than before you began, with your adversary, while battered, emerging in a stronger position than before.
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ivan Ehlers.
March 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ivan Ehlers.
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Fascist enabling neoliberal incumbent Jim Himes is running in the primary for Connecticut District 4 on August 11, 2026 and currently has no Democratic opponents.
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NEW: Democrat Jim Himes is quietly courting his own caucus to protect Kash Patel's power to access Americans' communications without a warrant, because, he says, things at the FBI seems totally fine!
My latest for @wired.com
My latest for @wired.com
A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine
Congressman Jim Himes claims a sweeping surveillance authority should stay intact because he hasn't seen abuses by Kash Patel's FBI, according to internal messaging obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
March 20, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Fascist enabling neoliberal incumbent Jim Himes is running in the primary for Connecticut District 4 on August 11, 2026 and currently has no Democratic opponents.
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Huh. So it's unclear who's funding this campaign to pay influencers to attack Kat Abughazaleh.
But the guy coordinating also has a company called Advocators AI, which just won an award for work for…Daniel Biss — her opponent.
One of the campaigns the company boasts about promotes trips to Israel.
But the guy coordinating also has a company called Advocators AI, which just won an award for work for…Daniel Biss — her opponent.
One of the campaigns the company boasts about promotes trips to Israel.
March 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Huh. So it's unclear who's funding this campaign to pay influencers to attack Kat Abughazaleh.
But the guy coordinating also has a company called Advocators AI, which just won an award for work for…Daniel Biss — her opponent.
One of the campaigns the company boasts about promotes trips to Israel.
But the guy coordinating also has a company called Advocators AI, which just won an award for work for…Daniel Biss — her opponent.
One of the campaigns the company boasts about promotes trips to Israel.
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hmm I wonder what might happen if this got a certain amount of shares
March 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
hmm I wonder what might happen if this got a certain amount of shares
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“The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds.” www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
www.npr.org
February 24, 2026 at 1:34 PM
“The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds.” www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
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Normies in tears is the needle in motion, y'all. Kudos to this gent. We've all been there a lot lately.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Normies in tears is the needle in motion, y'all. Kudos to this gent. We've all been there a lot lately.
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the people who want you to believe that generative AI can paint like Picasso tend to gloss over the fact that Picasso didn’t have hundreds of Picassos to learn from. He had to make something new, which a model trained on old art is definitionally incapable of doing.
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
the people who want you to believe that generative AI can paint like Picasso tend to gloss over the fact that Picasso didn’t have hundreds of Picassos to learn from. He had to make something new, which a model trained on old art is definitionally incapable of doing.
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This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...