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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 3h

I think @jfallows.bsky.social is right. The college papers are killing it on the stories that affect them the most.

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 5h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 3h

cc MI Senate and Gov Whitmer

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 5h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 6h

it’s said all the time but I think we should continue to hammer home how insane it is that we got dead-eyed bros trying to sell us robots that will free us from the supposedly cruel burden of “creative careers” instead of the actual cruel burden of “doing menial household chores”

Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 6h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 6h

Whattya say we force Marc Rowan to sign a compact governing how private equity can operate?

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 9h

So Ashli Babbitt was a justifiable killing after all.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Chris Bing @chrisbing.bsky.social · 9h

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/s...

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 9h

The collapse of the AI bubble will give us the third bubble driven recession of the century deanbaker22.substack.com/p/the-magnif...

The Magnificent Collapse of the Stock and Crypto Bubbles

The third bubble recession of the century will not be fun

deanbaker22.substack.com

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 9h

I know this is an tired question but, can you IMAGINE if Obama did this?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 9h

Oh, Celeste, I am sorry. I had the good fortune to speak to your Mom at the Ohioana awards and she seemed sweet and kind and very proud of you.
And steely!

Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 10h

Man, they're really doing their best to gin up attendance.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 11h

"Wealthy New Yorkers who take the bus" might be the most astounding seven words any NYC mayoral candidate has ever spoken.

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 11h

[Me, a poor, on the subway, glowering jealously at all those fat cat, fancy pants rich people on the public bus]

Andrew Cuomo tweet:

@ZohranKMamdani's "plan" provides no relief for working families who take the subway, and unnecessary benefits to wealthy New Yorkers who take the bus and can afford the fare.

I focus on working families, while @ZohranKMamdani the mansion boy focuses on helping the rich.

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 11h

Love my Bolt. And my longest surfboard fits inside.

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 11h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

www.nytimes.com

Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 11h

This, right here: We live in a time in which the dominant class, including tech lords, have no values other than profit and domination. What "values" will AI have?

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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 23h

I did not see that coming

THE NOBEL PRIZE
Nobel Peace Prize 2025
Antifa
For courage in the face of rising authoritarianism.

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 23h

Can the Nobel Committee give Trump a sad trombone?

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 23h

Chile. (Sorry. Had to).

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 1d

I have no opinion on Taylor Swift or her album.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

It's true! Springsteen and Dylan have biopics! Where is Cash's biopic? I mean yes, there is a very famous one and it won an Academy Award but nevertheless, my point stands, notwithstanding the fact that it does not, is what I'm trying to say.

bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

wtaf are you talking about

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 1d

This is a really good story about one of the best things in Ohio, the Mound Builder sites.

ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/09/t...

The world celebrated Ohio's most important cultural site. Like so much else, that's controversial • Ohio Capital Journal

Ancient earthworks in Newark, Ohio, were made a World Heritage site. Some celebrated, but for others it was a source of cultural conflict.

ohiocapitaljournal.com

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 1d

Bloomberg:

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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 1d

It needs to be said: Factually there is zero evidence of rebellion or insurrection in any American city. It's not possible for journalists to portray this as a credible assertion. I say this as someone who has spent time recently in Chicago, Washington DC and Portland.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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National Foundation for American Policy @nfapresearch.bsky.social · 1d

A remarkable story: Omar Yaghi, born a refugee in Jordan, came to America as a teen to attend community college and later earned a Ph.D. and the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Immigrants have won 40% of the U.S. Nobel Prizes in science since 2000. @mclem.org
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Half Of The 2025 U.S. Nobel Prize Winners In Science Are Immigrants

Three of the six U.S. winners in the 2025 Nobel Prize science categories immigrated to the United States, one of them as a teenager.

www.forbes.com

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Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 1d

If you have not been following, or are not aware of, the “private financing” industry, you might want to check it out.
It’s an economic disaster waiting to happen. One shoe has dropped: the First Brands bankruptcy.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

2028: Trump wins all 50 states and wins big in California.

Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 1d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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