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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · 1d

I get it. I’m surprised with the Fediverse that there’s no Hootsuite/Tweetdeck product anymore so you can post once and have it go to Threads Bluesky and Mastadon. Musk ended API access to Hellscape a long time ago, but I left X 2 years ago.

ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · 1d

Might have been better to trade for Shedeur or sign Zappe off their PS (with no cost).

But see—post here and immediate engagement and click through 😀

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

This is the Epstein files shutdown.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ
, Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson
!" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom
, Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · 1d

So thoughts on Flacco?

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · Jul 24

It’s that time again.

My annual column…

Baseball Hall of Fame tiers: Which active players are on their way to Cooperstown?

www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...

Baseball Hall of Fame tiers: Which active players are on their way to Cooperstown?

www.nytimes.com

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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Aug 4

@lalbanese.bsky.social why is Montas still on this team. It can’t simply be the money.

ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Aug 4

@timbritton.bsky.social how was Montas not DFA’s 10 minutes after he exited the game where he gave up 7 runs…almost equaling his ERA? Montas:Mets Win % as Tariffs:The Economy. #Mets

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The Blair Bitch @darlingstarling.bsky.social · Jul 29

"It's ok, honey. The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout won't hurt you!"

The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout:

The Sears Tower looking insanely creepy during a blackout, including the impression of a scary face topped by a crown of spikes. It looks like a giant humanoid evil robot or a demonic Minecraft creature.

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Craig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · Jul 28

69 veteran and military households in TX & NM will receive therapy and support thanks to a $60K grant from my stuff and @bwf.bsky.social to West Texas Counseling and Guidance. For more info visit: www.sanangelocounseling.org

#GotYour6 #MilitaryMentalHealth #SupportVeterans

Counseling in San Angelo :: West Texas Counseling & Guidance

West Texas Counseling & Guidance is a non-profit agency providing basic outpatient mental health services to the citizens of San Angelo and the Concho Valley.

www.sanangelocounseling.org

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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Jul 28

🍿🍿🍿🍿https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-21/tesla-to-fight-california-s-claim-it-overhypes-autopilot

Tesla to Fight California’s Claim It Overhypes Autopilot

Tesla Inc. is set to face off with the California Department of Motor Vehicles over claims that the company has exaggerated the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technology and misle...

www.bloomberg.com

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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · Jul 28

Before I even click through, I want to appreciate the title and blurb.

Proud to be a paid subscriber to @atrupar.com's Public Notice.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 28

New in PN: On Epstein, Democrats have Mike Johnson running scared

"Resistance doesn’t always work. But failing to resist never does. It’s late for Democrats to be learning that lesson, but better now than never."

On Epstein, Democrats have Mike Johnson running scared

Resistance doesn’t always work. But failing to resist never does.

www.publicnotice.co

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Matt Rosoff @mattrosoff.bsky.social · Jul 28

Meme stock halo effect finally wearing off after 7 years? www.cnbc.com/2025/07/26/t...

Tesla investors are growing wary of Elon Musk's futuristic promises

Tesla shares plummeted as CEO Elon Musk's promises for robotaxis failed to excite investors following another disappointing earnings report.

www.cnbc.com

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kottke.org @kottke.org · Jul 28

Is starvation in Gaza really Israel’s fault? The facts are clear. “Israeli officials have, for months — indeed, since the start of the war — not only admitted to working to restrict the aid that makes its way to Gaza, but bragged about doing so.” (via @alexanderchee.bsky.social) [forward.com]

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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Jul 28

The headline should be that tariffs on EU imports go from ZERO to 15% and Americans will see ever higher price increases than during the pandemic. #priceofeggsmyass

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · Jul 28

Cadence Design agrees to plead guilty and pay more than $140M to resolve US charges for selling its chip design products to a Chinese military university (Karen Freifeld/Reuters)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Jul 28

I guess we’ll see how well your take ages

ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Jul 28

Wow, OpenAI didn’t waste any time in building the non-woke version of ChatGPT to further suck up to Trump. thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...

ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds

A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.

thenextweb.com

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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Jul 15

So Mecha-Hitler is running the Pentagon. What could go wrong. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Defense Department to begin using Grok, Musk’s controversial AI model

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI said its models are now available to federal agencies. The DOD said it awarded $200 million contracts to xAI as well as Google, Anthropic and OpenAI.

www.washingtonpost.com

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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Jul 15

So the only "trade deal" that Trump signed, he essentially lost the negotiation to a US company to benefit China. Got it. >> Nvidia Says U.S. Has Lifted Restrictions on A.I. Chip Sales to China www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/t...

Nvidia Says U.S. Has Lifted Restrictions on A.I. Chip Sales to China

www.nytimes.com

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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Jun 24

www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

Video: What We Learned About Trump’s Attack on Iran

Over the past week, President Trump claimed he would make a decision about Iran in “two weeks” and repeatedly pressed it to come to the negotiating table. But the swiftness of the attack on Saturday n...

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jun 23

Sotomayor, joined by Kagan and Jackson, do not mince words:

"[T]his Court now intervenes to grant the Government emergency relief from an order it has repeatedly defied. I cannot join so gross an abuse of the Court’s equitable discretion."

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting.
In matters of life and death, it is best to proceed with cau-
tion. In this case, the Government took the opposite ap-
proach. It wrongfully deported one plaintiff to Guatemala,
even though an Immigration Judge found he was likely to
face torture there. Then, in clear violation of a court order,
it deported six more to South Sudan, a nation the State De-
partment considers too unsafe for all but its most critical
personnel. An attentive District Court’s timely interven-
tion only narrowly prevented a third set of unlawful remov-
als to Libya.

Rather than allowing our lower court colleagues to man-
age this high-stakes litigation with the care and attention
it plainly requires, this Court now intervenes to grant the
Government emergency relief from an order it has repeat-
edly defied. I cannot join so gross an abuse of the Court’s
equitable discretion.

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Jon Boeckenstedt @jonboeckenstedt.bsky.social · Jun 23

OK, here is your one-minute primer on the whole concept of "trickle down economics," from the obituary of Fred Smith, the founder of Fedex.

I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.

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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · Jun 23

iranian foreign minister in moscow to talk with putin
putin’s opening remarks condemn the “absolutely unprovoked aggression against iran” which “has no grounds and no justification.”

and putin knows of what he speaks.

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ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Jun 23

I guess Trump is learning how commodity markets work in real time.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jun 23

Trump is pleading with oil companies to “keep oil prices down” after oil prices surged to their highest levels. This comes in the wake of Iran’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation for the attacks Trump ordered on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Trump pleads with oil companies to keep prices down after Iran blockade threat

Crude oil prices surged following Iran vote to close critical Strait of Hormuz in wake of US bombings

www.independent.co.uk

ggruber66.bsky.social @ggruber66.bsky.social · Jun 23

“I’m sorry I fucked up again. Please don’t make me look bad or it will be bad for you.”

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