@blakeyblakey-1-9.bsky.social
Don’t trade hard truths for easy lies.
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Massie and Khanna announced they had secured commitments for 218 signatures for the second petition: Epstein Files Transparency Act II, 2026. Mike Johnson sent the House into a pre-election recess, shortening the calendar, with the House’s return expected after the midterms, around early November.
September 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Massie and Khanna announced they had secured commitments for 218 signatures for the second petition: Epstein Files Transparency Act II, 2026. Mike Johnson sent the House into a pre-election recess, shortening the calendar, with the House’s return expected after the midterms, around early November.
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Statement from the Radio Television Digital News Association:
September 18, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Statement from the Radio Television Digital News Association:
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1. This is a naked attack on press freedom by a president who hates it.
2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment.
3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment.
3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
Trump: "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!"
September 18, 2026 at 7:28 PM
1. This is a naked attack on press freedom by a president who hates it.
2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment.
3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment.
3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
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Trump says he's banning CNN, MSNow & Politico from the White House.
If he goes through w/ this, the WH press corps needs to boycott.
Fox too
No more of the correspondents association's white-tablecloth, gladhanding bullshit.
Pentagon reporters showed they don't need in-house access. You can too.
If he goes through w/ this, the WH press corps needs to boycott.
Fox too
No more of the correspondents association's white-tablecloth, gladhanding bullshit.
Pentagon reporters showed they don't need in-house access. You can too.
September 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Trump says he's banning CNN, MSNow & Politico from the White House.
If he goes through w/ this, the WH press corps needs to boycott.
Fox too
No more of the correspondents association's white-tablecloth, gladhanding bullshit.
Pentagon reporters showed they don't need in-house access. You can too.
If he goes through w/ this, the WH press corps needs to boycott.
Fox too
No more of the correspondents association's white-tablecloth, gladhanding bullshit.
Pentagon reporters showed they don't need in-house access. You can too.
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Republican Sen. Roger Marshall reportedly lists his 1,120-square-foot Kansas cabin as his "official residence."
However, most of his official business trips as a Kansas Senator seem to allow for frequent visits to his $1.2M Florida property.
However, most of his official business trips as a Kansas Senator seem to allow for frequent visits to his $1.2M Florida property.
September 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall reportedly lists his 1,120-square-foot Kansas cabin as his "official residence."
However, most of his official business trips as a Kansas Senator seem to allow for frequent visits to his $1.2M Florida property.
However, most of his official business trips as a Kansas Senator seem to allow for frequent visits to his $1.2M Florida property.
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👀 "Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science." www.reuters.com/world/anthro...
EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program
Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science.
www.reuters.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:18 AM
👀 "Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science." www.reuters.com/world/anthro...
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"AI is the technofascist replacement for life, stripped of the qualities that make it worth living: love, imagination, curiosity, the natural world."
"Loneliness is all that oligarchs will give you for free. Loneliness without solitude: the ultimate totalitarian win."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/i-wandered...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/i-wandered...
I Wandered Lonely in The Cloud
How AI is destroying the life of the mind.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:33 AM
"AI is the technofascist replacement for life, stripped of the qualities that make it worth living: love, imagination, curiosity, the natural world."
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‘Fears of mass joblessness or human extinction offer them a good reason to restrain spending without conceding that further improvements might prove uneconomical.’ www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
AI Firms’ Self-Serving Warnings
Brian Judge sees calls for a “pause” on development as a way to hype AI’s profit potential and reduce development costs.
www.project-syndicate.org
September 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
‘Fears of mass joblessness or human extinction offer them a good reason to restrain spending without conceding that further improvements might prove uneconomical.’ www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
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‘People built the test, removed restraints, defined the objective, left a route open and decided not to stop what was happening. Calling the result “rogue AI” does more than sensationalize it. It allows those human decisions to disappear quietly from the story.’ www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Hugging Face Hack Wasn’t What It Was Cracked Up to Be
Forget the ‘hive mind’ of AI agents ‘going rogue.’ They did what humans programmed them to do.
www.wsj.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:46 PM
‘People built the test, removed restraints, defined the objective, left a route open and decided not to stop what was happening. Calling the result “rogue AI” does more than sensationalize it. It allows those human decisions to disappear quietly from the story.’ www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
September 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
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BREAKING: Trump's handpicked Board is trying to let him demolish the Kennedy Center, blatantly violating the court order, again
We asked the Judge to make it clear: this American institution can't be demolished on Trump's say-so
@democracydefendersaction.org & WLG fight on w/ Rep.Beatty👇 -TN
We asked the Judge to make it clear: this American institution can't be demolished on Trump's say-so
@democracydefendersaction.org & WLG fight on w/ Rep.Beatty👇 -TN
September 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
BREAKING: Trump's handpicked Board is trying to let him demolish the Kennedy Center, blatantly violating the court order, again
We asked the Judge to make it clear: this American institution can't be demolished on Trump's say-so
@democracydefendersaction.org & WLG fight on w/ Rep.Beatty👇 -TN
We asked the Judge to make it clear: this American institution can't be demolished on Trump's say-so
@democracydefendersaction.org & WLG fight on w/ Rep.Beatty👇 -TN
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Photos leaked of bombed out US Middle East bases, with aircraft in pieces and buildings turned to rubble from Iranian fire. As @gregsargent.bsky.social notes, it's striking imagery, a symbol of US decline.
Utter failure of Trump/Hegseth's fascist worldview, with its shallow conception of strength.
Utter failure of Trump/Hegseth's fascist worldview, with its shallow conception of strength.
Everyone should look at the haunting photos of bombed out US bases hit by Iran that were leaked by service-members. They are Trump's "American carnage."
On the pod @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social is so good on the war, US decline, and Trump/Hegseth's imploding fascism:
newrepublic.com/article/2155...
On the pod @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social is so good on the war, US decline, and Trump/Hegseth's imploding fascism:
newrepublic.com/article/2155...
Trump’s Iran Fiasco Takes Humiliating Turn as Leaks Grow More Damning
As jarring revelations make Trump’s handling of the Iran debacle look even worse, a foreign policy expert explains how the president’s deranged conception of “strength” is making us weaker.
newrepublic.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Photos leaked of bombed out US Middle East bases, with aircraft in pieces and buildings turned to rubble from Iranian fire. As @gregsargent.bsky.social notes, it's striking imagery, a symbol of US decline.
Utter failure of Trump/Hegseth's fascist worldview, with its shallow conception of strength.
Utter failure of Trump/Hegseth's fascist worldview, with its shallow conception of strength.
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(SCMP) - China cut its holdings of US Treasuries to an 18-year low in July, as overall holdings by foreign countries fell for a second consecutive month amid deepening worries over the sustainability of American government debt.
www.scmp.com/economy/econ...
www.scmp.com/economy/econ...
September 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
(SCMP) - China cut its holdings of US Treasuries to an 18-year low in July, as overall holdings by foreign countries fell for a second consecutive month amid deepening worries over the sustainability of American government debt.
www.scmp.com/economy/econ...
www.scmp.com/economy/econ...
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* EXCLUSIVE -- CHINA HAS PRIVATELY ASKED IRAN TO USE ITS INFLUENCE TO HELP REIN IN YEMEN'S HOUTHIS AFTER SAUDI APPEAL TO BEIJING, THREE IRANIAN SOURCES SAY
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
* EXCLUSIVE -- CHINA HAS PRIVATELY ASKED IRAN TO USE ITS INFLUENCE TO HELP REIN IN YEMEN'S HOUTHIS AFTER SAUDI APPEAL TO BEIJING, THREE IRANIAN SOURCES SAY
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
An idiot speaking to idiots.
September 16, 2026 at 11:54 PM
An idiot speaking to idiots.
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Stock Trades by Presidents While in Office:
Bill Clinton: ZERO
George W. Bush: ZERO
Barack Obama: ZERO
Donald Trump (first term): 517
Joe Biden: ZERO
Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day.
This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
Bill Clinton: ZERO
George W. Bush: ZERO
Barack Obama: ZERO
Donald Trump (first term): 517
Joe Biden: ZERO
Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day.
This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
September 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Stock Trades by Presidents While in Office:
Bill Clinton: ZERO
George W. Bush: ZERO
Barack Obama: ZERO
Donald Trump (first term): 517
Joe Biden: ZERO
Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day.
This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
Bill Clinton: ZERO
George W. Bush: ZERO
Barack Obama: ZERO
Donald Trump (first term): 517
Joe Biden: ZERO
Donald Trump (second term): 24,000+, averaging >60 trades per trading day.
This is why the crook in the Oval Office manipulates the markets.
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Dear Dems and libs:
Stop helping Republicans muddy differences between the parties on AI and data centers by acquiescing to the "bipartisan opposition" frame.
Rs are laughing at you while polls show Rs now leading Ds on these issues.
Instead, tie Rs directly to Trump's AI/data center malevolence.
Stop helping Republicans muddy differences between the parties on AI and data centers by acquiescing to the "bipartisan opposition" frame.
Rs are laughing at you while polls show Rs now leading Ds on these issues.
Instead, tie Rs directly to Trump's AI/data center malevolence.
Trump is a world-historical villain who's putting us all in extreme danger, so put him at the center of this story. Dems can highlight how Trump is actively using DOJ and EPA to help AI data centers steamroll communities, and vow that a Dem majority will stop it. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
September 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Dear Dems and libs:
Stop helping Republicans muddy differences between the parties on AI and data centers by acquiescing to the "bipartisan opposition" frame.
Rs are laughing at you while polls show Rs now leading Ds on these issues.
Instead, tie Rs directly to Trump's AI/data center malevolence.
Stop helping Republicans muddy differences between the parties on AI and data centers by acquiescing to the "bipartisan opposition" frame.
Rs are laughing at you while polls show Rs now leading Ds on these issues.
Instead, tie Rs directly to Trump's AI/data center malevolence.
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This is why they wanted Pentagon reporters to sign an oath promising to seek approval before publishing anything. They wanted to lie without pushback.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Dozens of aircraft, hundreds of buildings: US loss to Iran attacks revealed
The Pentagon watchdog's report paints a picture of significant losses to US forces and facilities in the region.
www.aljazeera.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
This is why they wanted Pentagon reporters to sign an oath promising to seek approval before publishing anything. They wanted to lie without pushback.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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speechless. at this point, we're talking $7/gal diesel again becoming a possibility in the days ahead in more places, specifically Great Lakes- MI, IN, OH, IL (less so WI- lower taxes)
September 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
speechless. at this point, we're talking $7/gal diesel again becoming a possibility in the days ahead in more places, specifically Great Lakes- MI, IN, OH, IL (less so WI- lower taxes)
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"The trustees should let the center close, declare bankruptcy, and come to a sad end—all on Trump’s watch. Allow the Kennedy Center to fail in full view of the American public, and let them decide whether such things matter."
Tom Nichols says Americans shouldn't bend to the hostage taker's demands.
Tom Nichols says Americans shouldn't bend to the hostage taker's demands.
Trump’s Kennedy Center Shakedown
The only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands.
www.theatlantic.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"The trustees should let the center close, declare bankruptcy, and come to a sad end—all on Trump’s watch. Allow the Kennedy Center to fail in full view of the American public, and let them decide whether such things matter."
Tom Nichols says Americans shouldn't bend to the hostage taker's demands.
Tom Nichols says Americans shouldn't bend to the hostage taker's demands.
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Trump is really out there being like "if i can't get it, then no one gets it." A man child.
September 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Trump is really out there being like "if i can't get it, then no one gets it." A man child.
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There you have it. Which is why if a Democrat takes money from these companies they can't be trusted to regulate them.
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Democrats are alarmed about AI. They’re not planning to hit it hard on the campaign trail.
Democrats want to keep hammering Republicans on the economy and worry a pivot to AI concerns could undercut their core message.
www.politico.com
September 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
There you have it. Which is why if a Democrat takes money from these companies they can't be trusted to regulate them.
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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you gotta be kidding me
September 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM
you gotta be kidding me