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A web developer of little repute. Started off sarcastic and wound up a cynic. Maryland. "And here I sit so patiently Waiting to find out what price You have to pay to get out of Going through all these things twice" Opinions are my own.

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · Jan 1

My sincere New Year’s wish is that I’m wrong.

None of it will happen. The leopards won’t eat a single face. It won’t just be boring, but totally fine.

I just want to be wrong about all this.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 11h

Discounting some 404 merch this afternoon to clear out old stock:

Our first logo tee is available 50% off ($18). Have a few in Medium, Large, XL.

White horse tee also 50% off. just have a couple left:

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Tbird @coupedetat.bsky.social · 13h

It’s Fells Point Festival weekend, plan your movement around the city accordingly

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Defector @defector.com · 17h

How could the Free Press be worth a reported $150 million, and why is its oafish founder about to oversee a huge press operation? Respectively: It isn't, and she shouldn't. defector.com/bari-weiss-s...

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era | Defector

On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor…

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 17h

They definitely want Gayle King, Nate Burleson, and Marcus DuBois to “take care of themselves” rather than off them outright

Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 18h

Tis his right by birth!

Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 18h

I (still) blame Maine voters for killing the expanded child tax credit more so than Manchin.

Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 20h

There’s a fourth: Latino integration into American society and the “browning” writ large

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22h

They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Jason S @jasonswritings.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so tired of reading these stupid fucking comments. People complaining about Democrats not doing something about an indictment that happened literally two hours ago. Like what the fuck is wrong with you people? It's the most low quality bullshit I've ever seen. Fuck every one of you. Eat shit.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

doomscroll break

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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 1d

The United States of America has become an authoritarian state.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Letitia James has been indicted on one count of bank fraud in Virginia, charge brought directly by Lindsey Halligan, just like the Comey indictment.

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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 1d

When Comey was indicted by the insurance atty he found willing to do it (after career prosecutor resigned), even the NYT reported it as it was: an effort “to harry, punish and humiliate a former official the president identified as an enemy.” This story should be covered exactly the same way.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 1d

It’s usually just them justifying their ignorance and lack of curiosity. “Biden should have come to my house to speak with me and my neighbors, anything less is a catastrophic failure”

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! I listen to my share of left-leaning podcasts. I can count on one finger all the ones that devoted even an episode to the accomplishments of the Biden administration while he was in office. In the end all they did was suppress voter enthusiasm by being unrelentingly critical

Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 1d

Did he forget he was president before now?

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…….jen @7thgypsy.bsky.social · 1d

Chicken marinated in Wish-Bone Red Wine Vinaigrette, fresh Marzano tomatoes, w melted mozzarella, on a fresh pretzel roll.

A very easy lunch and tasty
👩🏻‍🍳 🇮🇹 🍅 🥨

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 1d

To that end, the messaging war wasn’t lost for lack of messaging from Biden. He made speeches, traveled the country, posted accomplishments to every channel. It was lost because the media apparatus refused to disseminate that news. You can’t win a rigged game

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET.

Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 1d

No one is immune to propaganda, and if these guys were savvier about their project they would slowly hollow out a respected institution and gradually smuggle their views among real reporting. You know, like the New York Times or The Atlantic. They aren’t savvy though, nor patient

Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 1d

Elon scared away half Tesla’s customers and the stock’s higher than its ever been. Obviously up is down and down is up in this market. It all feels so sustainable

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Alan the Baltimoron @bmorons.bsky.social · 2d

Dead at 27 image, showing a bunch of musical artists that passed away at the age of 27, and a New York Yankees championship ring.

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 2d

We all have short memory spans and the media will do everything in its power to puff Trump up regardless of how it plays out. The healthcare subsidies are a tangible win