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Sam Litzinger @samlitzinger.bsky.social · 31m

“Give me that Peace Prize or I’ll give the order to open fire!!”

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1h

How's that plan coming?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 14h

Omg read down into the details of this WSJ story

Among other things:

“(Ed Martin) works from an office dubbed the “Freedom Suite” …which visitors have described as being decorated with oversize photos of Trump and a small cup of holy water on the wall.”

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 14h

So of course the weirdest and most alarming thing here is that Trump intended to DM the AG on Truth Social to order her to indict Comey and accidentally posted it publicly. But there are other very weird details within...

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

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NPR @npr.org · 2h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Sam Litzinger @samlitzinger.bsky.social · 43m

HAHAHA!!

“Trump wants a Nobel Prize. He’ll learn Friday if his campaign paid off.”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump wants a Nobel Prize. He’ll learn Friday if his campaign paid off.

President Donald Trump’s long quest for a Nobel Peace Prize has sparked an unusual global scramble.

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Ryan Belmore @ryanbelmore.com · 57m

Adoptable dog of the week: Meet Eddie, a 10-month-old pup ready for his forever home

Eddie, a 10-month-old dog with a steel gray coat and white markings, is looking for his forever family through the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. The 44-pound pup came to […] Read more on ALXnow: Adoptable dog of the week: Meet Eddie, a 10-month-old pup ready for his forever home

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 3h

Said on the local weather this morning: “It went from 80 to 55 like it saw a state trooper.”

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2h

The MMR vaccine is one of the most stunningly effective medical therapeutics in existence. It’s also safer than most of your everyday activities. This is simply an attempt to stop people from vaccinating.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 2h

The acting director of the CDC called for new, separate MMR shots. That would be "remarkably complicated, time-consuming, costly, but more importantly unnecessary," @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social told me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party,and I'm very disappointed in you, because you have the power to call the House back. You refuse to do that just for a show."

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Sam Litzinger @samlitzinger.bsky.social · 56m

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Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for his "compelling and visionary oeuvre."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 12h

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 17h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1h

Spoiler alert ...

Headline "Trump wants a Nobel Prize. He'll learn Friday if his campaign paid off."

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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Sam Litzinger @samlitzinger.bsky.social · 1h

Pentagon charges ahead with press restrictions ‘designed to stifle a free press,’ media orgs say

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Pentagon charges ahead with press restrictions ‘designed to stifle a free press,’ media orgs say | CNN Business

Military officials are pushing forward with new restrictions on the Pentagon press corps despite objections from news organizations and watchdog groups.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 15h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Liza @lizamezzo.bsky.social · 19h

Two living people have recently seen in real time how people would react to their passing:

-- Dolly Parton (outpouring of grief; fervent prayers from all faiths and none)

-- ...and that other guy (spontaneous massive internet party)

One would hope lessons would be learned.

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Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 2h

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Jake Sponsorship Fee is a Young Black Labrador Retriever described as: Affectionate, Couch, Curious, Dignified, Friendly, Funny, Loyal, Loves, Playful, Gentle and Smart

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

"There's truth underneath all this fake outrage. Conservatives really are at a disadvantage in pop culture because most creative people are liberals, which has always been true & probably always will be. While MAGA has had some success building a culture machine, what it produces is mostly banal."

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2h

BREAKING: Putin says Russian air defenses were responsible for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner last year, killing 38 people.

Putin says Russian air defenses responsible for Azerbaijani jet's crash last year, killing 38

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia’s air defenses were responsible for shooting down an Azerbaijani airliner in December that killed 38 people in the first admission of responsibility for the crash.

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Tibet Network @tibetnetwork.bsky.social · 2h

This year, we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of International Tibet Network. Our team and steering committee had the profound honour of meeting His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and presenting him a special memento.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 23h

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

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