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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 3h

Gentlemen: thank you for your service.

Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 19d

I support everyone giving vast sums of money to Andrew Cuomo. It’s the “lighting a million quid on fire” art piece but this time performed by the worst people in the world.

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Matthew Wilson @mttwls.bsky.social · 4h

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 3h

This is not a popular regime

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 3h

What’s really interesting about this story is that Peter Magyar is an ex-member of Orban’s party, so I’ve been leery if he actually rejected them or just a “Meet the New Boss” rival —but even if he’s still pretty conservative, he is undermining their power now:

www.direkt36.hu/en/kielezett...

”The situation is tense” – How Orbán has tried overcome Fidesz’s internal crisis - Direkt36

Fidesz underestimated opposition leader Péter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to them. Direkt36 reveals how Viktor Orbán launched his spring offensive against Ma...

www.direkt36.hu

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 3h

Portnoy, I think?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

LMAO -- Hannity sounds shocked as he calls the Virginia AG race for Jay Jones

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 3h

There is reportedly something similar happening with Trump’s pal Orban, where no one will tell him the truth about the polls, he’s making them run on his obsessions (culture wars/Ukraine) but voters are sick of the endless anti-gay shit & not scared of Ukrainians, and he has a popular challenger…

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

The IRS is reportedly not offering its Direct File program next year. Here’s a look back at how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:

(Published 2019)

Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free

Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.

www.propublica.org

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 4h

Risky link but worth the click

jewelheist.bsky.social @jewelheist.bsky.social · 4h

Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.

Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.

[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 4h

They think irony is what your wife is supposed to do to your starched shirts…

(Mosley also ended up an expat in France after his postwar comeback attempt running on anti-immigration and white pan-Christian apartheid EU was soundly rejected by Britons, I learned not too long ago)

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 4h

PRIMITIVE. ROOT. WIENER.

aka why he ended up a divorced expat on the Danube, dangling at Orban’s court…

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 7h

lmao remember when Dreher was moaning about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church kicking the KGB Clerics out of a church premises they didn’t own? And his rants about demons are always good…

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 8h

🖤🇭🇺 On this day in 1956, Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest to crush the Hungarian revolution. Prime Minister Imre Nagy gave his final radio address as KGB chief Ivan Serov oversaw the brutal invasion. Nagy and other leaders were later executed, while over 200,000 Hungarians fled to the West.

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 7h

That’s what Moscow paid him for—to trash the FBI:

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series

The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.

www.motherjones.com

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 7h

He was literally paid by the Kremlin last year to trash the agency…and they’re getting their money’s worth, I’d say!

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series

The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.

www.motherjones.com

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 10h

🇺🇸🥔 The US Department of Treasury has lifted sanctions on the Belarusian airline Belavia, which had been in effect since 2021.

A private plane used by Lukashenko’s family was removed from the list of restrictions, and operations with 3 aircraft associated with it were also allowed.

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 9h

Higher costs for groceries, utilities and housing, cutbacks on food stamps and the federal government shutdown are all contributing to headwinds that disabled and low-income veterans are facing, and nonprofit agencies are concerned.

Nonprofits raise concerns about rising demand for help from low-income and disabled veterans

Four national organizations offered firsthand accounts of what they described as a recent spike in requests for help from veterans and their families.

www.stripes.com

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 9h

“The actions yesterday — in which FBI Special Agents were terminated and then reinstated shortly after, and then only to be fired again today - highlight the chaos that occurs when long-standing policies and processes are ignored."

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

FBI fires, unfires, refires agents linked to Jack Smith probe

The firings focus on personnel with connections to former special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of Trump and an earlier FBI investigation known as "Arctic Frost."

www.nbcnews.com

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 9h

NEW: FBI fires, unfires, refires employees linked to Arctic Frost and Jack Smith probes.

Inside the clusterfuck:

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

FBI fires, unfires, refires agents linked to Jack Smith probe

The firings focus on personnel with connections to former special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of Trump and an earlier FBI investigation known as "Arctic Frost."

www.nbcnews.com

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Maria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 9h

🇳🇴 Norway announces $7 billion in 2026 defence support for Ukraine.

F-16s, aviation support, participating in the PURL initiative and the Marine Capability Coalition; Norway's help has been incredibly important.

Tusen takk til det Norske folk for den fantastiske støtten!💙💛

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 9h

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today, at the main command post of the 414th Brigade “Magyar's Birds,” I presented the warriors with state awards.

+ Command post of the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 8h

We could have been part of this, instead of begrudgingly and belatedly granting our allies permission but staying aloof—and now it’s too late, we have missed the tide and our chance to do the right thing—

SaltyDogFella ⚓️ @saltydogfella.bsky.social · 9h

Romania 🇷🇴 Just 'Bought' 18 F-16s For One Euro

www.twz.com/air/romania-...

Romania Just 'Bought' 18 F-16s For One Euro

The former Dutch F-16s are playing a key role in training Ukrainian Air Force pilots and others to fly the Viper. The former Dutch F-16s are playing a key role in training Ukrainian Air Force pilots…

www.twz.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.

See the problem?

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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 8h

I’m gonna say it again: unidentified drones were seen near military base in Belgium today, for the 4th time in less than a week, the base that has F-16 and is known to possibly store US nuclear weapons,

The fact I don’t see media talking about it more feels chilling.

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 9h

And thus they are not, and will NEVER be, leaders.