matthewgrosso.bsky.social
@matthewgrosso.bsky.social
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All of “this” is because of ONE thing: in the USA, if a rich person breaks the law, they are not prosecuted.

That’s it.

That’s the root of all of it.
September 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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"Brain Blood Flow Linked To Fatigue After Covid"

A study found people with Long COVID had more fatigue and slower reaction times than healthy people. Researchers also found lower cerebral blood flow (perfusion) in the brain, which may be linked to cognitive difficulties following COVID infection.
Brain Blood Flow Linked To Fatigue After Covid
People with post-COVID-19 condition reported higher levels of fatigue and showed slower reaction times than healthy individuals. A new study from
www.miragenews.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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BREAKING: In a status update filed tonight, New Jersey and Roxbury Township say they've "recently learned of reports" that ICE used the warehouse for immigration enforcement and are assessing them. If they find a violation, they say they will "seek appropriate relief from the Court."
September 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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As I was saying.
BREAKING: Records obtained through a FOIA lawsuit shows that despite record number of pregnant women are in detention, ICE has lost count of the number of miscarriages.

A Deleted Data/Immigration/Guardian investigations collab
Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Similarly, @andrewdessler.com commented that the proposed amendment "fails to correct any errors in the NCA5 and is inconsistent with the underlying science": www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-worst-...
The Worst Case Is Still on the Table
Why removing RCP8.5 from the National Climate Assessment would be a serious mistake
www.theclimatebrink.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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The White House plans to amend the National Climate Assessment to question RCP8.5. Last week, I, @jsmankin.bsky.social, and @vsrikrish.bsky.social commented that this proposal is "scientifically unsupported and procedurally deficient". You can see our comment here: essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10....
Comment on Proposed Amendment to the Fifth National Climate Assessment | ESS Open Archive
This document is a public comment regarding the proposed amendment to the fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). The amendment directs any NCA5 results that are “dependent on RCP8.5, SSP5-8.5, or e...
essopenarchive.org
September 15, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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September 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Congrats again to Chief Keyser Söze, whose greatest trick was convincing everyone, including the headline writers at the Paper of Record, that Actual John Roberts doesn’t exist
September 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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CASTEN: Trump said 'we're taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.' Who is the 'we'? That suggests flows to US persons

BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets

CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons?

BESSENT: No
September 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury
CASTEN: Trump said 'we're taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.' Who is the 'we'? That suggests flows to US persons

BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets

CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons?

BESSENT: No
September 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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A Pentagon Inspector General report says the Iran war cost an estimated $33.4 billion between February 28 and June 30. It’s caused “strategic inventory shortfalls”.

Four F-15s were destroyed, one F-35 damaged, seven KC-135 tankers damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
September 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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I feel like we risk getting inured to this shit because there is so much of it but it needs to remain horrifying just how lawless and vicious the Israeli state is.
An extensive Financial Times investigative report, done in collaboration with Lighthouse Reports, demonstrates that more than SIXTY FIVE PERCENT of Israeli damage and destruction done to Lebanese population centers occurred AFTER the so-called ceasefire agreement of April 16th.
September 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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if you're a reporter "barred from recording video" by the government, you goddamn better record video
“Reporters were barred from recording video” whaaaaaat
September 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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15 September 1931. | A Dutch Jewish boy, Joseph Karel Vos, was born in Kempen.

He arrived at #Auschwitz on 26 November 1942 in a transport of 709 Jews deported from #Westerbork. He was among 667 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
September 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Another real winner.
Also:
September 15, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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Exceptional journalism from @newyorker.com
on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
Jared Kushner represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
www.newyorker.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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"my client didn't show up to his final immigration court hearing this morning" would usually be imm lawyer nightmare fuel, but my guy was in ICE custody. They were supposed to put him on video and they just... didn't. Because no one could find him.

He's still in there. Just, you know, missing.
September 15, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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15 September 1932 | A Romanian Jewish boy Solomon (Shlomo) Katz was born.

In 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. https://t.co/vnohthzE9G
September 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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NEW: Chinese sex worker tells jury Customs and Border agent was offered free services once a week if he would stop attacking women-- and that he cashed in almost immediately.
“He followed us back to the hotel and he had sex with the other two women," she said. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/14/l...
Chinese sex worker tells jury Border Patrol agent was offered free services to stop attacking women
“The message was asking him not to harm our girls, and we would provide free sex to him once a week,” she testified through a Mandarin interpreter.
www.chicagotribune.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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The real reason I spend so much time at the circus school is that I have been slowly developing an immunity to clowns. This allows me to continue to do tech policy.
September 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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In case any one needs to be reminded: this is Rihanna after Chris Brown beat her up, and THEN that sick bastard got a TATTOO OF HER BRUISED FACE on his neck.

Yeah, fuck Jasmine Crockett. 🖕
September 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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release my people from the clutches of abusers jfc
September 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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​Russia turned Kherson into hell, they are literally hunting people down, flying drones directly into apartment windows, attack public transport and civilian cars, and constantly attacking first responders.
September 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Russians attacked an ambulance in Kherson, injuring 2 medics – Regional Military Administration.

​At around 4:25 PM in Kherson, Russian troops targeted an emergency medical services vehicle with a drone. The crew was in the middle of transporting a patient to a hospital at that time.
September 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Getting the band back together www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
September 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM