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John Walston. Retired editor and writer. BuzzWhacker-in-Chief. Author of the Buzzword Dictionary. Lover of Bernese Mountain Dogs. Philadelphia Eagles fan.

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TiggsCupcake @tiggsisacupcake.bsky.social · 20h

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Buzzwhack @buzzwhack.bsky.social · 2h

What did Tim Homan do with the $50,000 bribe?

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Buzzwhack @buzzwhack.bsky.social · 3h

Connections: Sports Edition
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Play the puzzle: www.theathletic.com/connections

Play Connections: Sports Edition, our newest word game

Group sports terms that share a common thread. A new puzzle is available each day.

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Buzzwhack @buzzwhack.bsky.social · 5h

Remembering Lennon

Come Together (live) - John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 23h

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 1d

Eric Swallwell (D-CA) says it’s coming to an end and House Republicans are privately breaking, that a “jailbreak” is brewing the moment the Epstein files hit the floor, and that Trump’s aura of fear is finally cracking.

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#USDemocracy
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SWALWELL’S BOMBSHELL EPSTEIN TWEET: "The Epstein Files Are Coming And The GOP Are Getting Ready To Abandon Trump"

218 or chaos: Inside the House moment that could shatter Trump’s grip

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Buzzwhack @buzzwhack.bsky.social · 23h

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Just a reminder

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Strands #584
“Now, hear this!”
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Buzzwhack @buzzwhack.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson is mad at the NFL because he doesn’t have a date for the Super Bowl

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

I will be the first to admit: I am scared. I am scared of what Trump is doing to our country, our communities, and our neighbors. But just because I am scared does not mean I am helpless. Instead, I will stand up and speak out, Marc Elias writes.

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson only wants Lee Greenwood to perform the halftime show at the Super Bowl because Lawrence Welk is dead and therefore unavailable.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning from the line outside the courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia, where former FBI director James Comey is set to be arraigned on federal charges.

I’m here for @lawfaremedia.org.

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