Americaduff
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Draftsman. 1972 graduate. Mastbaum Vocational Technical High School. Philadelphia, Pa. Major: Machine Design & Drafting.
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September 21, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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Another succinct reminder from @gilduran.com’s NERD REICH:
“The most prominent effective altruist, or EA, is Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX crypto exchange founder serving thirty years in prison for fraud.”
“The most prominent effective altruist, or EA, is Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX crypto exchange founder serving thirty years in prison for fraud.”
September 20, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Another succinct reminder from @gilduran.com’s NERD REICH:
“The most prominent effective altruist, or EA, is Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX crypto exchange founder serving thirty years in prison for fraud.”
“The most prominent effective altruist, or EA, is Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX crypto exchange founder serving thirty years in prison for fraud.”
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Around the height of the Vietnam war.
September 18, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Around the height of the Vietnam war.
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Very very few. Legislators have a looooong history of sending OTHER PEOPLE’s kids overseas to die, but not their own.
September 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Very very few. Legislators have a looooong history of sending OTHER PEOPLE’s kids overseas to die, but not their own.
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How many of the morons with the military weapons ever actually served in the military? 🤔
September 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
How many of the morons with the military weapons ever actually served in the military? 🤔
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As we prepare to enter the Shabbat preceding Yom Kippur, we do so welcoming the opportunity to reflect on how we’ve collectively missed the mark this year, and how we can do better in the year ahead.
September 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
As we prepare to enter the Shabbat preceding Yom Kippur, we do so welcoming the opportunity to reflect on how we’ve collectively missed the mark this year, and how we can do better in the year ahead.
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Today is the day! Cyberselfish—the book that nailed Silicon Valley's dangerous narcissism 26 years ago—is back in print!
Remember when y'all made this thread on Paulina Borsook go viral?
Well, that resulted in her getting a deal to re-publish her book in the USA, the UK & Commonwealth, Belgium, France, and Switzerland!
Coming Sept. 15—with a foreword by some guy named Gil Duran.
Pre-order!
www.cyberselfish.com
Well, that resulted in her getting a deal to re-publish her book in the USA, the UK & Commonwealth, Belgium, France, and Switzerland!
Coming Sept. 15—with a foreword by some guy named Gil Duran.
Pre-order!
www.cyberselfish.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Today is the day! Cyberselfish—the book that nailed Silicon Valley's dangerous narcissism 26 years ago—is back in print!
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Fetterman does not cope well with questions about a potential party flip.
And every time he reacts like this, it makes the possibility look a little more real.
And every time he reacts like this, it makes the possibility look a little more real.
September 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Fetterman does not cope well with questions about a potential party flip.
And every time he reacts like this, it makes the possibility look a little more real.
And every time he reacts like this, it makes the possibility look a little more real.
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New essay from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social:
"I am part of a movement against AI. A movement for accurate history, environmental protection, and human dignity."
"I am part of a movement against AI. A movement for accurate history, environmental protection, and human dignity."
September 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
New essay from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social:
"I am part of a movement against AI. A movement for accurate history, environmental protection, and human dignity."
"I am part of a movement against AI. A movement for accurate history, environmental protection, and human dignity."
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I’ll be on MSNOW in 30 minutes to discuss The Nerd Reich and Silicon Valley’s War on Democracy. Tune in!
September 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I’ll be on MSNOW in 30 minutes to discuss The Nerd Reich and Silicon Valley’s War on Democracy. Tune in!
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Michael J. Fox honored at Emmys for Parkinson's advocacy reut.rs/4cLM2x7
Michael J. Fox honored at Emmys for Parkinson's advocacy
Michael J. Fox, the Canadian-American actor who turned his Parkinson's disease diagnosis into one of entertainment's most influential advocacy campaigns, received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the Emmy Awards on Monday.
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September 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Michael J. Fox honored at Emmys for Parkinson's advocacy reut.rs/4cLM2x7
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The guy who helped kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour was charged with soliciting prostitution, got those charges dropped with the help of Epstein’s lawyer, is a longtime friend of Trump, has taken NFL players on propaganda trips to Israel, and received a special $1 million award from Netanyahu.
September 15, 2026 at 3:08 AM
The guy who helped kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour was charged with soliciting prostitution, got those charges dropped with the help of Epstein’s lawyer, is a longtime friend of Trump, has taken NFL players on propaganda trips to Israel, and received a special $1 million award from Netanyahu.
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Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham, the two beautiful people who made "NAZA", are real Jews 🕎
Righteous Among the Nations
History will not only remember their bravery
But their empathy, their resilience, and their actions 🍉
Righteous Among the Nations
History will not only remember their bravery
But their empathy, their resilience, and their actions 🍉
September 15, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham, the two beautiful people who made "NAZA", are real Jews 🕎
Righteous Among the Nations
History will not only remember their bravery
But their empathy, their resilience, and their actions 🍉
Righteous Among the Nations
History will not only remember their bravery
But their empathy, their resilience, and their actions 🍉
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Yikes! That ballroom isn’t going to complement the White House. It’s going to overpower it.
Look at the scale of this thing. The people’s house is being swallowed by one man’s monument to himself.
Look at the scale of this thing. The people’s house is being swallowed by one man’s monument to himself.
September 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Yikes! That ballroom isn’t going to complement the White House. It’s going to overpower it.
Look at the scale of this thing. The people’s house is being swallowed by one man’s monument to himself.
Look at the scale of this thing. The people’s house is being swallowed by one man’s monument to himself.
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JD Vance is a THIEL-billy, not a hillbilly.
He’s a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peter Thiel.
He’s had many names and religions. He hated Trump, now he loves Trump.
He’s a “carbon lifeform wearing khaki pants,” a servant of Silicon Valley—and a heartbeat away from the presidency.
He’s a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peter Thiel.
He’s had many names and religions. He hated Trump, now he loves Trump.
He’s a “carbon lifeform wearing khaki pants,” a servant of Silicon Valley—and a heartbeat away from the presidency.
September 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
JD Vance is a THIEL-billy, not a hillbilly.
He’s a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peter Thiel.
He’s had many names and religions. He hated Trump, now he loves Trump.
He’s a “carbon lifeform wearing khaki pants,” a servant of Silicon Valley—and a heartbeat away from the presidency.
He’s a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peter Thiel.
He’s had many names and religions. He hated Trump, now he loves Trump.
He’s a “carbon lifeform wearing khaki pants,” a servant of Silicon Valley—and a heartbeat away from the presidency.
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The one and only @edgeofsports.bsky.social breaking down the outsized life of people’s historian Howard Zinn in conversation with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social tonight
September 10, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The one and only @edgeofsports.bsky.social breaking down the outsized life of people’s historian Howard Zinn in conversation with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social tonight
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The gutting of local journalism continues.
I started as an intern at the Lexington Herald-Leader, which laid off a majority of its reporters today. The McClatchy company was bought by a hedge fund that promised to be a good steward of journalism.
And here we are...
www.lpm.org/news/2026-09...
I started as an intern at the Lexington Herald-Leader, which laid off a majority of its reporters today. The McClatchy company was bought by a hedge fund that promised to be a good steward of journalism.
And here we are...
www.lpm.org/news/2026-09...
McClatchy guts Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs
McClatchy laid off 13 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its reporters, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.
www.lpm.org
September 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The gutting of local journalism continues.
I started as an intern at the Lexington Herald-Leader, which laid off a majority of its reporters today. The McClatchy company was bought by a hedge fund that promised to be a good steward of journalism.
And here we are...
www.lpm.org/news/2026-09...
I started as an intern at the Lexington Herald-Leader, which laid off a majority of its reporters today. The McClatchy company was bought by a hedge fund that promised to be a good steward of journalism.
And here we are...
www.lpm.org/news/2026-09...
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Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
September 9, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
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THE NEWEST EVIDENCE THAT TRUMP IS NOT LOYAL TO THE UNITED STATES: Am I the only one who saw it? In him sending Kushner and Witkoff to be Putin's messenger boys?
The Countdown Podcast returns WITH FULL VIDEO on YouTube, and in classic flavor here now: tinyurl.com/3fxyv6pm
The Countdown Podcast returns WITH FULL VIDEO on YouTube, and in classic flavor here now: tinyurl.com/3fxyv6pm
September 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
THE NEWEST EVIDENCE THAT TRUMP IS NOT LOYAL TO THE UNITED STATES: Am I the only one who saw it? In him sending Kushner and Witkoff to be Putin's messenger boys?
The Countdown Podcast returns WITH FULL VIDEO on YouTube, and in classic flavor here now: tinyurl.com/3fxyv6pm
The Countdown Podcast returns WITH FULL VIDEO on YouTube, and in classic flavor here now: tinyurl.com/3fxyv6pm
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Kinda reminds me of how Putin’s friends, American Republicans, frequently claim Hitler was a “socialist” while the same Republicans are literally enacting Hitler’s policies
Putin wants to "denazify" Europe so much that he integrated neo-nazi units into his armed forces. It makes zero sense
September 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Kinda reminds me of how Putin’s friends, American Republicans, frequently claim Hitler was a “socialist” while the same Republicans are literally enacting Hitler’s policies
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"Peter Thiel is betting against America."
My conversation with @jimacosta.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Oh...
My conversation with @jimacosta.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Oh...
🔴 LIVE: 'Peter Thiel Is Betting Against America' | Gil Duran NYT Best Selling Author
YouTube video by Jim Acosta
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September 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
"Peter Thiel is betting against America."
My conversation with @jimacosta.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Oh...
My conversation with @jimacosta.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Oh...
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Got 'em:
The @thebulwark.com added an editor's note to the review, acknowledging that the author's direct affiliation with the Foundation for American Innovation ("the foundation shaping the tech right," according to Inc.) created a conflict that should have been forthrightly disclosed.
The @thebulwark.com added an editor's note to the review, acknowledging that the author's direct affiliation with the Foundation for American Innovation ("the foundation shaping the tech right," according to Inc.) created a conflict that should have been forthrightly disclosed.
![Editor's note from Bulwark: 1
Editor’s note (September 3, 2026, 1:10 p.m. EDT): In a response to this review posted to social media, Gil Durán, author of The Nerd Reich, has highlighted that the reviewer, Jacob Bruggeman, is affiliated with the Foundation for American Innovation (FAI). Durán mentions FAI in his book, once, in a sentence that reads as follows: “This merging of tech and far-right networks—hosted by the Foundation for American Innovation, which Inc. later described as ‘the foundation shaping the tech right’—seemed like a live test of [Balaji] Srinivasan’s theory.” Bruggeman’s affiliation with FAI is an unpaid, nonresident fellowship (in other words, it is not his day job), and while it was mentioned in his byline beneath this review, we should have made a point of additionally disclosing it in a footnote like this.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:waplkqr2wuy2c4qbge6h6ed4/bafkreibcuvk2l4qvhmrnxzd3edhu6ncq3ljzmn42hpcijr6imlkimnowle)
September 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Got 'em:
The @thebulwark.com added an editor's note to the review, acknowledging that the author's direct affiliation with the Foundation for American Innovation ("the foundation shaping the tech right," according to Inc.) created a conflict that should have been forthrightly disclosed.
The @thebulwark.com added an editor's note to the review, acknowledging that the author's direct affiliation with the Foundation for American Innovation ("the foundation shaping the tech right," according to Inc.) created a conflict that should have been forthrightly disclosed.
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Both of my kids have benefited immensely from CHOP — my daughter had surgery for thyroid cancer there, for instance — so I would like to take this moment to tell Senator John Fetterman to go fuck himself
Man this guy sucks
September 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Both of my kids have benefited immensely from CHOP — my daughter had surgery for thyroid cancer there, for instance — so I would like to take this moment to tell Senator John Fetterman to go fuck himself
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This is a good and important book.
As I read journalist @gilduran.com’s provocative new book over a long weekend, an unnerving realization took hold—in my hands was the most urgent warning for American democracy I have ever encountered. www.confrontthehate.com/p/the-most-u...
'The Nerd Reich': An Urgent Warning for American Democracy
Decades of investigating government corruption couldn't prepare me for Gil Durán’s chilling account of Silicon Valley’s authoritarian ambitions.
www.confrontthehate.com
September 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This is a good and important book.