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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 4h

Somethin' is Happening Here, Mr. Jones
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Somethin' is Happening Here, Mr. Jones

No Kings was fabulous. What's next is existential.

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 4h

The Rebellion That Wasn’t
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The Rebellion That Wasn’t

Trump yells at allies, bulldozes the White House, and wins the right to invent insurrections, all before lunch.

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 4h

The Ballrooms of Babylon
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The Ballrooms of Babylon

As the White House collapses behind him, Trump declares victory over mud, Medicare, and math.

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 4h

Amazon Web Services Had a Very Bad Day, Amazon's Stock Price Did Not
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Amazon Web Services Had a Very Bad Day, Amazon's Stock Price Did Not

The outage of Amazon Web Services caused hundreds of billions of damage, yet Amazon's stock went up. How do we account for all of that cost?

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 5h

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Judges don’t trust DOJ anymore

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 5h

chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 6h

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After leaks, Hegseth limits Pentagon staff's interaction with Congress

The new directive could limit congressional oversight of department activities.

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 7h

chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 10h

Are Corporations Spying On You To Raise Your Prices? www.levernews.com/are-corporat...

Are Corporations Spying On You To Raise Your Prices?

What Delta Air Lines’ ticket pricing controversy reveals about the growing threat of “surveillance pricing.”

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 13h

Ruud de Bruin posted:

He’s gone totally mad hasn’t he? The Obama/Biden wing? It’s 123 years old. It’s Theodore Roosefeld’s wing, and was expanded in 1942 to its current state by Franklin D. Roosefeld.

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 1d

Destroying the People’s House pisses me off.

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 13h

Mike Johnson Opts for Medically Induced Coma to Avoid Swearing in New Democratic Congresswoman
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Mike Johnson Opts for Medically Induced Coma to Avoid Swearing in New Democratic Congresswoman

“I was really hoping that people would forget about the Epstein files or that the Rapture would happen, but no such luck.”

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Yes, It's Really 💙 Ted Diamond 💙 @ted-diamond.bsky.social · 1d

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 13h

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Congress sued over Mike Johnson's delay to swear in Adelita Grijalva

Johnson has said Grijalva will be sworn in when the House reconvenes, blaming the ongoing government shutdown for the holdup.

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 13h

AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows | by Olivia Le Poidevin | Reuters.com

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 14h

The new head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reportedly worked for Apple’s top-secret self-driving car project — but won’t say for sure.
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Robotaxis’ Dream Regulator Takes The Wheel

Jonathan Morrison, the new head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reportedly worked for Apple’s top-secret self-driving car project — but won’t say for sure.

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 19h

New Whistleblower Breaks Silence On DOJ’s Corruption, Trump Nominee’s Racist Texts Derail Confirmation, and James Comey Fights Back
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New Whistleblower Breaks Silence On DOJ’s Corruption, Trump Nominee’s Racist Texts Derail Confirmation, and James Comey Fights Back

The courage is contagious

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 20h

When the AI Bubble Bursts, the Monopolies Will Own the Rubble
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When the AI Bubble Bursts, the Monopolies Will Own the Rubble

A trillion-dollar frenzy built on monopoly profits, debt, and hype—and why the crash will only make the Tech Lord oligarchy stronger

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chucksherwood43.bsky.social @chucksherwood43.bsky.social · 1d

Israel resumes lower-level killing after mass violence Sunday; Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff visit Israel for ceasefire talks; embattled socialist party ousted in Bolivia
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