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1 of 400 NH State Reps (in my case: Merrimack County District 20; i.e. Concord Ward 6). Read my pinned post. he/him. #NHPolitics See also @cooljeaniusarchive.bsky.social for previous posts and @cooljeaniusbot.bsky.social for my bot. linktr.ee/ericgallager

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NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · Nov 17

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NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 1m

his presidency might not have, but his election did

NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 3m

OK, but IRL tho:

OmniMeagan@CW: One Piece @omnimeagan.bsky.social · 10m

Someone HAS to dress up as him to see his reaction lol.

Tom Nook is looking seeing to everyone's costumes.

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Amigo de Frodo @bpdflores.bsky.social · 9m

Ps 22,15
Factum est cor meum tamquam cera
liquéscens in médio ventris mei.

mi corazón, como cera,
se derrite en mis entrañas;

My heart has become like wax,
it is melted within my breast.

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NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 2h

...so what does this bring the total to?

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 5h

As Japan is poised to select its new prime minister, the breakdown of the long-time coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito increases uncertainty about the path ahead.

@japan.csis.org expert @kristigovella.bsky.social discusses: www.csis.org/analysis/jap...

Japan’s 26-Year-Old Ruling Coalition Collapses

As Japan is poised to select its new prime minister, the breakdown of the long-time coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito increases uncertainty about the path ahead.

www.csis.org

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Kristi Govella @kristigovella.bsky.social · 4h

New publication: I briefly examine why Komeito withdrew today from its decades-long coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party and what this might mean for the selection of Japan's next prime minister and for Japanese politics more broadly. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/jap...

Japan’s 26-Year-Old Ruling Coalition Collapses

As Japan is poised to select its new prime minister, the breakdown of the long-time coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito increases uncertainty about the path ahead.

www.csis.org

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 3h

Nobel peace prize officials investigate surge in bets for winner www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Nobel peace prize officials investigate surge in bets for winner

Bets for Maria Corina Machado spiked on Polymarket gambling site hours before she was awarded prize

www.theguardian.com

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NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 4h

Is there a list of which members were detained?

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Congressman Shri Thanedar @thanedar.house.gov · 4h

Trump’s firing spree has nothing to do with keeping the government open.

It’s an attack on working Americans—so he can free up cash for the ultra-rich.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/t...

Trump administration begins layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown

The Trump administration and Republicans have sought to blame Democrats for the government shutdown, and any negative fallout from it.

www.cnbc.com

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Middle-East Tracker @me.skyfleet.blue · 5h

Trump to hold summit of world leaders on Gaza Strip in upcoming visit to Egypt - report

Donald Trump to hold summit of world leaders about Gaza in Egypt | The Jerusalem Post

Trump's summit is being organized with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.

www.jpost.com

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FujiiPonta @fujiiponta.bsky.social · 10h

Takaichi became head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) less than a week ago and had been expected to be approved by parliament as premier this month.
But Komeito's decision to end the alliance that has governed Japan almost uninterrupted for 25 years sank Japan into a new political crisis.

FujiiPonta @fujiiponta.bsky.social · 10h

Japan's ruling coalition collapsed on Friday (10 October) as junior partner Komeito (公明党) quit the alliance, putting in peril Sanae Takaichi's bid to become the country's first woman prime minister.

FujiiPonta @fujiiponta.bsky.social · 10h

Japan in political crisis as coalition collapses (AFP)
www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 5h

Aaaah the alt-text bot is stuck in a reply loop again; I really wish @holden.bsky.social would take a look at the issue I opened about it: github.com/hs4man21/blu...

Bot replies too many times · Issue #1 · hs4man21/bluesky-alt-text-ocr

See for example: https://bsky.app/profile/egall.bsky.social/post/3lveuvtjwws24 It received 35 replies, when I only really wanted one.

github.com

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hyoyoshikawa @hyoyoshikawa.bsky.social · 6h

こんなに公明党に皆の関心が集まった日は、これまでの人生で他に思いつかない。

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FujiiPonta @fujiiponta.bsky.social · 10h

Japan in political crisis as coalition collapses (AFP)
www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Japan in political crisis as coalition collapses

Japan's ruling coalition collapsed Friday as junior partner Komeito quit the alliance, putting in peril Sanae Takaichi's bid to become the country's first woman prime minister.

www.france24.com

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Dustin Hinkley @dustinhinkley.bsky.social · 5h

Within the past decade the LDP-Komeito coalition has steadily declined in its control of the Diet.
2016: Supermajority
2021: Majority
2024: Minority
2025: Dissolved

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NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 5h

OK, but also, it's pretty funny, too.

NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 5h

Entirely unnecessary:

Al-Monitor @al-monitor.bsky.social · 5h

NEW: Pentagon says Qatari F-15 fighter jet pilots to train at new US base in Idaho www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Pentagon says Qatari F-15 fighter jet pilots to train at new US base in Idaho

The announcement comes as the Trump administration has moved to reward Qatar for facilitating talks to end the Gaza war.

www.al-monitor.com

NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 5h

OK, here we go:
bsky.app/profile/cool...

Fully Automated Eric Gallager @cooljeaniusbot.bsky.social · 5h

Steny Hoyer probably supports xenophilia, which is benevolent (if they don't, they should)

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 5h

so is nobody talking about the ammunition plant in tennessee that blew up and left "several people" unaccounted for?

Massive blast at military explosives plant in Tennessee leaves multiple people dead, several ‘unaccounted for’ | CNN

Multiple people are dead or unaccounted for after a military explosives facility in Tennessee blew up Friday morning, rattling nearby homes and setting off smaller explosions, local officials say.

www.cnn.com

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NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 5h

(also I think the threshold should be 50% rather than 40%, but whatever)

NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 5h

...ok, time to do a survey of my apartment building to see how many of its floors have sightlines to the federal courthouse...
cc @alt-text.bsky.social

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NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 5h

I mean, ok, but if actuarial tables are the justification, then we should have the law just reference them directly, rather than using age as a proxy for them.

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NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy @egall.bsky.social · 5h

There is a federal courthouse in my ward; I wonder how broadly they will be interpreting the "in the vicinity" language:

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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bubba @jortscity.bsky.social · 11h

we need a PIVOT TO WIKI to counter these developments

Derek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social · 11h

1. Social media is now 5% following friends and 95% watching videos made by strangers.
2. Every podcast is turning into a YouTube show.
3. AI companies can't stop building TikTok clones.

Everything is becoming television.

I wrote about why that matters.

www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...

Everything Is Television

A theory of culture and attention

www.derekthompson.org

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 6h

Colombia’s President Petro Claims Colombians Killed in Boat Struck by U.S.

Colombia's President Petro Claims Colombians Killed in Boat Struck by U.S.

The Nobel Peace Prize is being awarded at a time when the U.S. bombed four boats off the coast of Venezuela, killing 21 people. Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that the U.S. killed Colombians in one of the boats it bombed in the Caribbean for allegedly carrying drugs.

www.democracynow.org

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