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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7h

Trump has a very simple worldview: the Presidency is not a public office, it is his property. He can use it to satisfy his personal or partisan whims, or to enrich himself.

So here, he threatens to reorganize an international competition, cohosted by Mexico and Canada, to settle a vendetta.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 19h

Why would someone find the easiest way to lose a clearance.

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 19h

Not surprised at all that this sort of things happens. But I’m still going to be amazed at this one because what an easy way to lose your clearance.

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 19h

Why tho???

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 20h

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network. Included AI-generated robot porn.

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Man Stores AI-Generated Robot Porn on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network. As part of ...

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 20h

America Dry just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

alex roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social · 20h

class action lawsuit alleges canada dry ginger ale is deceptively labeled b/c the soda is not actually made in canada, but in the US!

the class alleges this misrepresentation is material to their purchasing decision, i.e. they would not have bought the canada dry had they known

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 20h

Today would be a good day for some good news.

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 20h

I think book deals generally include commitments to publicize the books, like doing talks, presentations, and signings. My guess is this deal would have included just as much given the author’s profile.

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

WORTH IT.

Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight me really wants to watch this game. Tomorrow me might not love my choices.

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

What just happened??

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

Postseason chaos.

Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, tell me the secrets, so I do the opposite.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Si Liberman, 101, has been married for 76 years. He’s picked up a few hard-earned tips about how to live a long, meaningful life.

He shared seven with The Post: https://wapo.st/3J9BqfG

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite characters are not allowed to die.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

They are a cool concept, but I find that too many people use them to dump books they don’t care about.

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

You had to memorize them!

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

Yum!

Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight me really wants to watch this game. Tomorrow me might not love my choices.

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

The funeral service for Steve Rathjen will be on Saturday, November 1 at 1:00 pm at Christ Church, 118 N. Washington Street, Alexandria. A reception will follow a short walk away at Old Hat, 112 N. Saint Asaph Street. All are welcome.

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

I wanna make lamb sliders for next game day, and I hope the concept comes through lol

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Ashley @briefslayer.bsky.social · 1d

Very tough when they’re reading “tough on national security” as in “we destroy national security” 😢

Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · 1d

the GOP is tough on national security the corporate media keeps telling us so

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Some CDC layoffs from last week have been reversed. But not for the analysts responsible for monitoring and protecting the United States from biological, chemical and nuclear threats www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...