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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3m

we charge ours from an outlet since we only drive more than 20 miles a day maybe once a month (and because i fear a level 2 would open up a pandora’s box of electrical work in our old house). about $13 and it feels like magic that i don’t have to go to a gas station ever again

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 17m

i want one

Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 4h

Been to the youngest’s harvest assembly.
Theory: every primary school built pre about 1980 in Britain has some version of this equipment. It is referred to as something like ‘the apparatus’.
No one has any memory of it ever being used.

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 27m

“In the aftermath of a massive earthquake that killed more than 3,800 in March, the U.S. sent three aid workers to Myanmar — all of whom received notices of their impending termination from the Trump administration while in the disaster zone”

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 28m

Valuable news and context from @megomatz.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2h

NEW: Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools.

It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.

www.propublica.org

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 47m

i’d missed that megan crepeau moved to bloomberg law, she’s excellent

Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 10h

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 1h

I believe these are the first Chicagoland NTBs, which is significant because grand juries sit for a long time— we didn’t previously know that Chicago’s GJs were fed up with this stuff and now we do.

Haydon is reading The Uncertain Center, Arthur C McGill @haydonmp.bsky.social · 1h

Add it to the tally.

Seems like we’re getting up to 20+ grand jury no true bills just from what I’ve seen. Absolutely remarkable.

Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 10h

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 15h

These guys are so vulnerable to defecting to Chicago

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 15h

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 10h

anyone who was ever really into music has had at least one hot person condescend to them about the smiths. this doesn't work on me

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 11h

Julia Roberts explains we should listen to the Smiths even if Morrissey's problematic

Julia Roberts Explains We Should Listen To The Smiths Even If Morrissey’s Problematic

Morrissey and the Smiths come up in After The Hunt, director Luca Guadagnino’s new movie starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Chloë Sevigny. As Time’s review ex...

www.stereogum.com

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CNN @cnn.com · 12h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 11h

I am happy to report that my favorite veteran and defense contractor has once again come through

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 1d

The grand unified “Everyone is Twelve” theory is a legit contribution to contemporary thought and critique. We really are ruled by evil adult children!

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 11h

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 11h

well that was a busy morning firing people, now time to spend the rest of it inflating my profile at the expense of my department

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 11h

Aaron Judge is hitting .524 with a 1.345 OPS in the postseason. The Yankees may still get bounced tonight but he’s been the least of their problems

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 11h

looking out for number one

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 11h

lol

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 11h

Some scoops in here: Adam O'Neal is telling people he will helm The WaPo's flagship opinion podcast, spending upwards of four hours a day on it. He's also indicated, per a source, that he plans to remain in his current job for decades. www.status.news/p/washington...

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 11h

a high end cooking show called “will it vitamix,” one hopes

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Status @status.news · 11h

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

www.status.news

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 11h

✊

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 11h

This is good but the second post in this series makes it outstanding

Roger Cormier @yayroger.bsky.social · 11h

A gentleman with a "Dump Here 61" shirt caught the Raleigh home run (on a bounce.)

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 14h

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

heatmap.news

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 11h

this is the second documentary project killed about the only thing i want to see a football documentary about

Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 15h

Can y’all imagine the gold being left on the cutting room floor here?

Report: UNC scraps plans for Hulu documentary

UNC has scrapped plans for a documentary series with Hulu, according to a report from Inside Carolina, after the team's 2-3 start on the season.

www.espn.com

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 12h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 12h

i love mlb audio but the in house ads are killing me. they’re so repetitive and so shoddy and the volume isn’t mixed right

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 12h

this story is really well done

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 12h

Man, if you're going to share a screenshot of the story and a screenshot of an X post of someone else sharing the story, just share the fucking link! wacobridge.org/2025/10/06/d...

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