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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · 16d

Word count on this is 381 words including "indictment" and "True Bill" - any federal lawyers seen a shorter indictment? I'm sincerely unsure how common this is

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · 20d

Walking and talking anout H-1B visas And look who I encounter, Its @davidho.bsky.social who says of the new Trump Proposal "Of All The Stupid Things tbis regime has done "charging $100k for these visas is one of the stupidest. youtube.com/shorts/4ccnP...

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · 21d

Do you know what the Talenti people have found is really hard to take the lid off ??? The Democratic Party . #mediumcut #notsomuchfunnyasrewarding

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22d

First world problem

Why are Talenti’s gelato jars so hard to open?

Nearly a decade after gelato lovers started complaining about Talenti’s tight lids, the company says an “entire team” is working on a solution.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22d

Debunking Myths of Political Violence in America - new podcast interview with @milkepescs.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lghi... (YouTube)

Debunking Myths of Political Violence in America | Brendan Nyha

YouTube video by The Gist

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · 24d

This is great. I'm 3 wanna be 4 and either 7.75 or 8.25 depending on what the listeners are mad at today.

Geoff Holtby @gdholtby.bsky.social · Dec 24

EVERY PODCAST
an exhaustive list of all the kinds of podcasts that exist. (1/n)

1/ MY MURDER ADDICTION
Cozy little true crime stories from your cozy quirky best friends! Every week we detail a new horrible way our listeners could be murdered if they leave their house. Brought to you by BetterHelp.

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · 26d

While hosting The Charlie Kirk Show JD Vance brought up the mistake that had to be corrected in this very article as an example of propaganda and a justification for crackdown on "the left". While that's dangerous and disingenuous, I do think the Truth Valuers need to strive be more truthful.

Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · Sep 12

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · 26d

If you want me to say Blue Sky is only half as bad as twitter , sure. It seems to have almost all the same fundamental flaws, without the porn I guess. the vehemence just spews in a different direction.

Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · 29d

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Special Episode: Are we still free to speak our minds?

Podcast Episode · The Middle with Jeremy Hobson · 09/13/2025 · 30m

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Sep 10

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBRX... 13:00 in. vs. this bellicose translation abcnews.go.com/Politics/pol.... This is important sensitive stuff, we all can't afford sensationalistic shortcuts.

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Sep 10

"Putin is mocking President Trump's peaceful efforts. Unfortunately after the Alaska summit instead of a ceasefire we had an intensification of Russian attacks ... so I expect that President Trump will want to show Poland...that what he said about Poland's security will be backed up by action."

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Polish Foreigner Minister's words as translated here seem insulting to Donald Trump. Which is not good, Trump monitors media before his own State Department and is given to take insults to heart. But I watched the actual press conference and thats not really what the man said....

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Sep 9

One Wonderful Secret Down…
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One Wonderful Secret Down…

Plus: The phone grinch takes over New York schools, Trump’s Epstein drawing is underwhelming & Texas A&M fires teachers over viral student video.

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sometimes I think the 2nd amendment people don't quite share my values

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 28

i mean you didnt have to go PUBLIC with your reaction. I have the email!

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Looming Lunacy of Laura Loomer
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The Looming Lunacy of Laura Loomer

Arby's On The Brain

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 21

Mike, Why Are You Too Easy on Israel?
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Mike, Why Are You Too Easy on Israel?

How I cover Israel, and why context matters.

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 19

Coyote Snuggly
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Coyote Snuggly

Plus: The cold war with Russia is getting colder, what Putin really wants in a land swap & Oklahoma’s anti-woke test.

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Walrus Nobody Loved open.substack.com/pub/mikepesc... Boo Hoo HaHoo

The Walrus Nobody Loved

Plus: A disgraced former president’s phantom campaign, how a round of golf changed Trump’s mind on Putin & why the Pacific Northwest had so many serial killers.

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 14

Interesting.

Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 14

Donald Confronts; Doesn't Compromise, Democracy Convulses open.substack.com/pub/mikepesc...

Washington, D.C.: Democracy Convulses

Plus: The repatriation battle over a Martian meteorite, a never-ending carjacking story & how Navalny almost got released on a U.S. prisoner swap.

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 14

Yes except NPR has many sucessful podcasts that dont do this.

Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 14

ranked as the #1 news podcast on YouTube in the United States, according to data from July 21-27.
Data from Podscribe, a podcast analytics platform, indicated that MeidasTouch was the #1 podcast by downloads and views between June 7 and July 7., ahead of the well-known "The Joe Rogan Experience".

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 13

The CDC Shooter Wasn't Misinformed Into Murder
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The CDC Shooter Wasn't Misinformed Into Murder

The CDC under fire and the perils of simple explanations.

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 13

The right does it all the time.

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Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is what it takes to be the number one left-leaning news podcast in America. Just keep serving the audience what it wants to hear. A steady narrative soothing their anxieties presenting every development as impending deliverance for their cause. It's religious.

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