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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 1d

Good read.

www.newyorker.com/culture/open...

Should College Get Harder?

A.I. is coming for knowledge work, and yet college seems to be getting easier. Does something need to change?

www.newyorker.com

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 1d

Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it

"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."

www.motherjones.com

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Politico @politico.com · 2d

Amy McGrath has announced a second bid for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat.

McGrath announces second bid for McConnell’s Senate seat

The retired fighter pilot said she is “battle-tested and ready to fight.”

www.politico.com

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 2d

Buchanan is often considered the worst President for not doing enough to stop a civil war, but now we have Trump actually working to start one. No contest.

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 3d

I still think 60 Minutes is one of the finest half hours on television.

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city. via @opb.org

Federal tactics on Portland protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

www.opb.org

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 3d

Another nice win for Northern Kentucky University Women's Soccer. #nku #norse #wsoc

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Here’s a closer look at the facts:

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5d

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 6d

Who’s the hater here?

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6d

Lewandowski says ICE will be at the Super Bowl and implies they will deport fans of Bad Bunny: "...it’s so shameful that they’ve decided to pick somebody who just seems to hate America so much to represent them at the halftime game."

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 8d

And he did it all while suffering from bone spurs!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Trump is now claiming to have ended eight wars since he entered office, up from seven last week

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 9d

Pure cinema, obviously, but it's a bit of a letdown that the chud that waddles in at the end who's randomly wearing a big white cowboy hat doesn't fire it onto the sidewalk Boss Hog style.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 9d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 10d

Well worth a read.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 12d

In a new interview with David Remnick, the writer and podcaster Ezra Klein discusses his recent essay about Charlie Kirk and what people misunderstand about his own role in politics and media.

Ezra Klein Argues for Big-Tent Politics

The writer and podcast host on the Charlie Kirk discourse, Barack Obama’s distance from politics, Bari Weiss’s Gaza coverage, and the Democratic Party’s future.

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 10d

Finally they released the Earhart files! This means we are now in the E's and the Epstein files should be coming soon. Right after the Einstein files, perhaps.

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 11d

NKU Norse VB with the win last night. #NKU #VB #NORSE

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 12d

Most of the time life just happens to us. The bourbon was my idea.

Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 13d

Just wonderfully done. Homegrown but great production value, and an hilariously accurate picture of the birder's obsession. I found it to be an entertaining mix of goofy stoner van life with compulsive and competitive listing culture. Birds, bongs, and binoculars.

The Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social · 23d

I wrote about the Reiser brothers and their hilarious, disgusting Listers documentary for Slate:

slate.com/culture/2025...

One of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTube

Listers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies.

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 13d

The UN's attempt to de-escalate didn't fare will with Trump.

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 14d

Why can't they make a Tylenol without autism in it?

Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 14d

So the Amish don't have autism? Maybe we should all stop driving cars.

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Rudy Garns @rudygarns.bsky.social · 16d

Jimmy Kimmel returns to work Tuesday! Sadly, so does Brendan Carr.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16d

Breaking News: ABC said that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return on Tuesday, ending an impasse that began last week. nyti.ms/3KAl4Np

Jimmy Kimmel sits behind a desk. He’s wearing a tie and a jacket. A headline reads: “Jimmy Kimmel's Show To Return to ABC on Tuesday Night.” Photo credit: Randy Holmes/Disney.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16d

So many coverups.

Release the Epstein files.

Release the Homan tapes.

Release the Venezuelan fishing boats evidence.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17d

It’s really all we should be talking about today.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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