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Infynyty @infynyty.bsky.social · 30m

So torn about the Bolton indictment.

I can’t ever forget the hubris and haughty attitude he had during the Bush administration…

Then he opted not to testify at the 1st Trump impeachment…

I think I might save my outrage this time around.

Popcopy bc iykyk

a man is wearing an apron that says popcopy why

ALT: a man is wearing an apron that says popcopy why

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Infynyty @infynyty.bsky.social · 37m

a man wearing a beanie and a blue shirt is sitting with his hands folded

ALT: a man wearing a beanie and a blue shirt is sitting with his hands folded

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 50m

Great Moments In Redaction

Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 1h

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
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Investigation of:
LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN
IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
ON JUNE 18, 2023
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Accident No.:
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Interview of:
Co-designer/Pilot
Deepsea Challenger
DCA23FM036
via Microsoft Teams
Friday,
July 26, 2024

INTERVIEW OF
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BY LCDR
11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible
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A.
Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic.
When I
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set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did
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was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible
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program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named
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Professor
I. I did that through a mutual friend
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of ours, a guy named
, who is one of the preeminent
underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a
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submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the
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Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was
22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.

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Infynyty @infynyty.bsky.social · 39m

Can’t even listen to Ari Melber’s show anymore.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 5h

ICE took someone at 47th and Western, after a reported raid at Swap o Rama. Their helicopter is just circling here, outside a Home Depot, as a crowd of frazzled community activists linger in the lot.

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 5h

Seriously, most Real Men (tm) will find it revolting that armor-clad masked federal agents beat and kidnap women while shooting pepper balls at pastors. You just have to show them that's what's going on.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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Infynyty @infynyty.bsky.social · 5h

Ask Republicans how much the Trump family has made gambling other people’s money with scammy crypto coins

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 19h

Promise me that yall aren't going to platform the eventual "repentent ICE agent" stories that will come out...

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Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social · 19h

The Trump plan is likely to create an equivalent of Area C of the West Bank-- a largely Palestinian-free zone-- on roughly half of Gaza. Settlements aren't inevitable but given the US track record on settlements, it's easy to see why Smotrich is confident jewishcurrents.org/what-israeli...

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 18h

Republicans: “Stop calling us Nazis just because you disagree with us.”

*Elon Musk Nazi salutes*

Young Republican group: “I love Hitler.”

This Congressman’s office:

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Infynyty @infynyty.bsky.social · 10h

What is happening in the photo is a disgrace.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 17h

(Trump has been president for fewer than 4.75 years)

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 20h

As of today, more than 50% of all US federal government shut down days in history have happened during Trump presidencies

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Infynyty @infynyty.bsky.social · 10h

Good grief

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 17h

the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate

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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @www.thefinancenewsletter.com · 17h

U.S. Housing Market has reached its most unaffordable level in history.

If home prices grew at the same rate as median income, the average house in 2025 would cost $170,000.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16h

Trust the unqualified, incompetent, self-serving & profiteering idiots instead?

Barbara Sobel @barbarasobel.bsky.social · 1d

RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.

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Infynyty @infynyty.bsky.social · 10h

I had a little jump scare when Hannity abruptly appeared on my screen but other than that the interview was fantastic. Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 14h

The last twenty minutes is here: youtu.be/tXG7CSJpr08 the first 5 minutes straight were literally all questions about Israel, I think they put that up as a separate clip

SEE IT: Mamdani's message to President Trump

YouTube video by Fox News

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 17h

Just watched the entire Fox interview with Mamdani and holy SHIT he killed it. This level of message discipline, framing the pitch to fit the priors & biases of the target audience, outflanking them on key narratives like mom-and-pop businesses — it is absolutely unbelievable to see this brilliance.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13h

Nestlé said it plans to reduce its workforce by 16,000 as its new CEO seeks to drive cost savings at the world’s largest packaged-food company.

Nestlé Plan to Slash 16,000 Jobs Sparks Share Jump

The Swiss company said the majority of the positions to be cut will be white-collar jobs as its new CEO seeks to drive cost savings. Its shares rose 7%.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12h

The AI bubble is a bigger global economic threat than Trump’s tariffs on.ft.com/47iPYSu | opinion

The AI bubble is a bigger global economic threat than Trump’s tariffs

America’s use of import duties has been constrained by financial markets and economic reality

on.ft.com

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670rv @670rv.bsky.social · 12h

Tariffs + dumping renewables +AI bubble + social unrest (policing by goons + costs of groceries + healthcare + electricity price hikes) + Gutting of science and evidence + fossil fuels too expensive compared to renewables for us to manufacture much + home Insurance costs - are going to hit us hard.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

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