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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 1h

Americans' alarm over this is characteristically touchy and parochial. Do you guys have any idea how many *other* countries let your Air Force operate and have bases in *their* land and air spaces?

Get over yourselves.

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 1h

Really, people?

Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 6h

Ferry workers cite abuse, call for 'patience and kindness' ahead of busy holiday weekend

Workers “shouldn’t have to fear being screamed at, spat on or threatened,” says the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union.

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 2h

"a dangerous period" is now how you spell "full-on fascism".

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 6h

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 6h

Down 1000%.

This man they trust with their economy.

Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 7h

Looking forward to drug companies paying me nine times the value of their drugs just to take them. 🙄

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 6h

🤯 The dislocation from reality is bad enough. Worse is the GOP chorus endorsing it.

Are other Americans really buying it?

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 6h

"America is now in a dangerous period, in which the president can order investigations and indictments against his enemies. Mr. Trump is criminalizing Americans’ ability to challenge their leaders"

The name for that is fascism.

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

Opinion | James Comey. Letitia James. Who’s Next?

www.nytimes.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

One thing we've learned from the American judicial system: The first 34 felonies are on the house*.

*Terms and conditions may apply. See prosecutors for details if you're not white. Or rich.

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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 20h

New!: "Medusa" by Judith De Leeuw in Torrelavega, Spain for Alegra la Vista Urban Art Festival 2025.

Large grayscale mural titled “Medusa” by Judith De Leeuw in Torrelavega, Spain, created for the Alegra la Vista Urban Art Festival 2025. The artwork depicts a sculpted human face surrounded by serpents that transform into security cameras, symbolizing surveillance and modern control. Subtle teal brushstrokes accent the otherwise monochrome composition.

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 10h

Cartoon by Andryi Petrenko, Ukraine 🇺🇦 @petrenkoandryi.bsky.social

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 10h

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 10h

MAGA distills American arrogance as well as ignorance.

And no. The combo is what keeps getting America into trouble in a world it knows nothing about for lack of curiosity.

That said, to this alien it looked like more than a snub. More of a giant 🖕from the sane portion of the world.

Tusen takk!

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 11h

MAGA distills American arrogance.

🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 12h

Weird how the MAGA reaction to Maria Corina Machado's being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize is similar to their reaction to Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: "Who is this person? Nobody's ever heard of them."

Declaring their ignorance isn't the flex they think it is.

MAGA Rages Against Nobel Peace Prize Committee Over Trump Snub for ‘Random Person That Nobody Knows’

Plenty of MAGA acolytes rallied to Donald Trump's defense to call the Nobel Peace Prize Committee's decision a real "snub" against President Donald Trump.

www.mediaite.com

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 12h

Or perhaps that's where they get the idea that really, we all just belong to them and need to do as they tell us.

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 12h

LOL....Righteous patriotic outrage ensued in the comments.

It appeared lost on all whose outrage I read just how many other countries accept the presence of American bases on their soil.

Goose. Gander.

God is an iron.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 12h

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Fyre @amuseoffyre.bsky.social · 21h

The fact the entire world has to brace for orange tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants is a ridiculous state of affairs

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 14h

The choice really is a middle finger to Twitler, in so, so many ways.

Well done, Nobel committee!

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 16h

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

www.theatlantic.com

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 14h

Of several interesting data points:

'Dr. Hobbhahn and his team were given access to a “helpful-only” prerelease version of GPT-5. Submitting it to the standard tests, he found that it engaged in deceptive behavior almost 30 percent of the time.'

chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 15h

Apocalyptic vision du jour in the NYT

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

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

www.nytimes.com

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 15h

Just a little freaked by AI and its promoters' and detractors' more apocalyptic visions?

Some salutary literary context: 'The Machine Stops'. Dateline London, 1909, by E. M. Forster.

web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/cla...

web.cs.ucdavis.edu

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chriswoodwriter.bsky.social @chriswoodwriter.bsky.social · 15h

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

RFK Jr. has a new theory on autism. He thinks circumcision could be a factor.

It confirms what many of us have suspected for a long time.

They genuinely believe their brains are in their dicks.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 17h

I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 1d

I often call Trump a moron. I don't feel I'm insulting him. I'm being descriptive. Morons are more intelligent than idiots and imbeciles, with a mental age of 7-10. They're troublesome - they're not self-aware of their shortcomings and sometimes pass as normal. Especially among idiots and imbeciles.

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