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Matunos
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🧙‍♂️These three things, monks, are conducted in secret, not openly. What three? Affairs with women, the mantras of the brahmins, and wrong view.

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Matunos @matunos.bsky.social · Sep 24
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
In less than 24 hours, Colbert's interview with Talarico is at more than 3.8 million YouTube views.

The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
YouTube Search CANN OCBS Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature LATE colbert The Late Show with Stephen Colbert o Subscribe 459K 10.6M subscribers Share TAIN Save * Download 3,806,927 views Feb 17, 2026 #Colbert #Comedy #James Talarico Stephen Colbert hosts Texas State Rep. James Talarico for an online-exclusive interview that touches on the issues raised in Talarico's campaign for the Democratic nomination for Senate including the separation of church and state, the dangers of consolidated corporate-owned media, and the fabricated culture wars pushed by Republicans in states like Texas. If you're curious why this interview with James Talarico was an online-exclusive, click here to watch Stephen Colbert explain: • • Why CBS Didn't Broadcast Stephen Colbert's....
February 18, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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maxkennerly.bsky.social
Deplorable state of U.S. media on display here, deliberately misleading the public. You can literally type into Google the same question @aoc.bsky.social was asked and the AI will give you her same answer because "strategic ambiguity" has been official U.S. policy her whole life.
collection of dishonest headlines Google search, "would the us commit troops to defend taiwan" AI answer: Whether the U.S. would commit troops to defend Taiwan is officially governed by a policy of "strategic ambiguity," designed to deter both a Chinese invasion and Taiwanese independence. While the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act mandates providing defensive arms, it does not legally guarantee direct military intervention.
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.

Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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mayor.nyc.gov
Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate🧧

The last Year of the Fire Horse began in '66 & saw anti-war protests & civil rights struggle. It was the year Rev. Jackson left seminary to join Dr. King’s Freedom Movement.

May 2026 bring New York the same bold change people deserve.
February 18, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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maddow.bsky.social
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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ballsandstrikes.org
Sorry but it should be illegal to kiss up to your old boss this much in public
Samuel Alito Is a Great Man, According to a Former Alito Clerk Arguing Cases at the Supreme Court
Ben Aguiñaga, Louisiana’s solicitor general, has appeared before the justices three times this term. In an op-ed, he describes his old boss as “kind, humble, thoughtful and selfless.”
ballsandstrikes.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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nickturse.bsky.social
The U.S. killed 11 more civilians in boat strikes yesterday -- 8 in the Pacific Ocean and 3 in the Caribbean.

We're tracking the increasing toll of these extrajudicial killings in a tracker @theintercept.com

theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
February 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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mattgertz.bsky.social
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
matunos.bsky.social
Guess Epstein detected some fellow travelers.
us.theguardian.com Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 20h
Files show convicted sex abuser messaged with Ken Starr and others about Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford
Epstein sympathized with Kavanaugh during supreme court confirmation, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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samthielman.com
I’m sure it’s fine
raypride.bsky.social Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 1d
The Epstein files include an order for 55-gallon drums of acid; Bannon abandoned a Florida rental where the Jacuzzi had been wrecked with acid www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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parkermolloy.com
Good thread 👇
djarum.org Djarum @djarum.org · 1d
So I have waited a bit before I decided to write this part so I could get my thoughts together better and part so I could do so more level headed. @katmabu.bsky.social posted a video about her feelings of the "She is not from here" argument thrown at her yesterday. This will be long so hold on...
February 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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scriban.bsky.social
This is pretty scummy even by Republican fundraising standards.
February 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Steve Bannon talked about invoking the 25th Amendment with Jeffrey Epstein.

The conversation happened over New Year’s in 2018/2019 and included talk about how Madeleine Westerhout, the director of Oval Office ops, was “saving the world” by giving Trump oral sex.

(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
SB SB Spoke to my dems. This weekend. Boy are emotions running high 11:11:10 pm Steve Bannon Going to blow him up right out of the box-- WH has zero plan to punch back-- Fort Apache with no cavalry enroute 11:14:37 pm And no soldiers in the fort. He is really borderline. Not sure what he may do. 11:18:35 pm Steve Bannon I think it's beyond borderline - 25 amendment 11:42:29 pm 2019/01/01 Sent an attachment Filename: IMG_5931.mov Path: IMG_5931.mov Size: 6 MB Type: video/quicktime 12:30:46 pm Steve wynn. Wants an intervention 01:14:56 pm It won't work. He respects no one at the moment. 01:15:24 pm EFTA01615546 SB SB SB Steve Bannon "She has a way about her!...!! 01:17:31 pm Saving the world in my view 01:17:51 pm Steve Bannon Then we really need an intervention 01:18:18 pm EFTA01615547 Would just increase his paranoia 01:18:40 pm Very dangerious 01:19:45 pm He needs a bigger bully than himself. This is what you have to do .!! Don't ask his advice. Once you do that, he thinks you're a dope 01:20:50 pm Once you treat him with respect he thinks youre a dope 01:21:20 pm And immediately loses respect for you 01:21:46 pm Thats why he listens to Ivanka. She knows he is a dumbfuck 01:25:18 pm But is on his side 01:25:27 pm Mulvaney is as close to the nonexistent cos you predicted.. someone on his side that has disdain for him. Can turn it 01:26:26 pm Barrack is too much of a suck up. I think Reid Weingarten could help him.. 01:30:23 pm Steve Bannon Would Reid even take this on??? 01:30:45 pm EFTA01615548
February 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
Pure moral panic. How, precisely, would a child who experiments with a different haircut or pronouns get “locked in” to a trans identity?

The parents who had no problem letting her identify as trans suddenly restrict her from identifying as cis? It makes no sense.
sexabolition.blog Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 1d
"if they socially transition too early we think they can get locked onto a trajectory that may not have been the correct natural trajectory for them"

Direct quote.
February 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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msainato.bsky.social
I spoke with the UAW local in Ohio about the plant closure, which they were informed of when showing up to start bargaining a new union contract.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China
Workers decried John Paulson’s plan after billionaire painted himself as advocate for domestic manufacturing
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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electroboyusa.bsky.social
Minneapolis residents are facing a growing food crisis. Fear from ICE is keeping families—especially elders, parents, and the homebound from groceries.

Feed Minneapolis funds trusted local food shelves and kitchens, with a goal of feeding 10,000 people in 2 weeks.

www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
Donate to Support Feed Minneapolis: Urgent Food Relief, organized by Andrew Behrman
FEED MINNEAPOLIS A COMMUNITY IN CRISIS NEEDS YOU NOW Minneapolis r… Andrew Behrman needs your support for Support Feed Minneapolis: Urgent Food Relief
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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metaltxt.bsky.social
Sweden curling set up a sting operation to catch Canada cheating i’m fucking losing it
-HowAboutNo- • 1h • Sweden That angle was pre-prepared by the Swedes. It's not a usual angle. The Canadians didn't know this angle existed. It's usually from the front where it's impossible to see a touch. The Swedes stated in the post-match interview that they made it into a big deal because the Canadians have done this before in other games. The refs never act and they wanted to force them to more actively rule the games. The Swedes can be heard during the game saying that "it's fine, Magnus is recording", refering to a guy from Swedish television operating the camera from that angle. This was pre-planned and expected. It's the reason why Oskar is so confident that it's on camera.
February 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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tyburr.bsky.social
From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.
Statement from Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal: This afternoon, nearly a year after we won the Oscar, the same settler who attacked me shortly after l returned from Los Angeles-Shem Tov Lusky-again led an attack against my home and my family. Four of my family members are currently arrested and one is in the hospital. I invite all journalists and diplomats to come visit me and my family this Tuesday, February 17, to hear about how the situation has gotten worse in the year since we won the Oscar, as it has across the West Bank. Email me to coordinate your visit: hamdanalhrane90@gmail.com Two weeks ago we managed to get a decision from the Israeli court that the area around my home is closed to non-residents, but the settlers break that order and still come with their flocks almost every day. We call the police, they do nothing. The army comes, they do nothing. Today, Shem Tov Lusky-the settler who attacked me in my home shortly after I won the Oscar last year-came with his flock to my home. My brother called the police to report the incursion. The army came first and immediately raided our house, attacking everyone inside. Then they arrested two of my brothers, a nephew, and cousin. Another brother was badly injured and is now in the hospital. The Israeli court decision was supposed to make things a bit quieter for us. But the opposite has been true. The settlers have ramped up their harassment and the Israeli authorities have done nothing to enforce the decision, and today they joined the settlers in the attack. 8 hours ago
February 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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nateduty.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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mtsw.bsky.social
The trump administration and the tech oligarch Epstein class are the greatest threat to Americans' free speech rights in our nation's history
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d
Posting about ICE on Instagram is now enough to get you an “administrative subpoena.” 👀

@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM
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realjakebroe.bsky.social
President Zelensky has a +14% net favorability rating among Americans. Putin has a -72% net favorability rating among Americans.

Guess which person Trump hangs a picture of in The White House...
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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snurri.bsky.social
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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nerdjpg.com
Virgin: uhhh if you look at economic indicators

Chad: has wealth concentration and inequality increased or decreased
April 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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nberlat.bsky.social
if you want schumer out, you might consider donating to stratton's campaign. she is cash poor, and the leader with all the money is a centrist asshole who I think would legit be worse than Durbin.
February 16, 2026 at 3:59 AM
matunos.bsky.social
Donating via actblue is so frought with booby traps I feel like at the end I should get the Holy Grail
February 16, 2026 at 5:23 AM