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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 8d

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Craig Roblewsky @pointc.bsky.social · 1h

I hate Kevin McCarthy with the fire of a thousand suns and Mike Johnson makes me miss Kevin McCarthy.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 2h

lol, lmao even

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Scoiattolo @offline.mountainherder.xyz · 2h

🚨 BIG BOAT STUCK! 🚨

Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 3h

Interesting events on the Norwegian/Swedish border, where the Hagland Captain is still stuck next to the Svinesund Bridge having failed to successfully identify the wet bit that runs underneath it.

Photo of the unfortunate vessel, suspiciously close to the shore and even more suspiciously not moving...

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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 4h

We wanted to know what it was like to own a Cybertruck. So @zoeschiffer.bsky.social went to the desert got this absolutely amazing quotes (and Michelle Groskopf took the pictures!) www.wired.com/story/owning...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18h

That’s $5 billion more than the entire annual USAID budget. All to one country. To rescue one friend of the president’s.

Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 18h

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 17h

Where are we getting the money to send to Argentina? Where are we getting the money to pay troops? Where are we getting the money to pay the FBI?

The Founders (not the ones from the Gamma Quadrant) would’ve tossed tea into the harbor at this point.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 17h

Guess there’s some other drama going on too over there which has caused another migration.

Really seems silly that anyone is left over there.

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LegalEagle @legaleagle.tv · 18h

Uhhhh, given that the government is shut down and the yearly appropriations have expired, does anyone know where the funds for the Argentina bailout are coming from?

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 19h

Because is there anything better than a Chad that listens to My Chemical Romance? #EmoChad #CHAdeMO

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 19h

A standard port would have avoided much of this mess

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 19h

Fuck it, let's just do CHAdeMO.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Worldwide Annually @tkovach.bsky.social · 20h

This is more than the total amount in vehicle tax credits and EV charging in the IRA for FY2023-2027

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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Senator Martin Heinrich @heinrich.senate.gov · 21h

The cost of holding down ACA premiums for a year is less than this…

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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Politico @politico.com · 21h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 21h

Luckily it's not over the air capable otherwise we'd have years of the shittiest internet commenters in the world being shitty.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 21h

Yes, engage the commenters!

a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

ALT: a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 21h

BUt rEpUbLiCANs FReED thE slAVES.

Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 21h

According to Wikipedia, the population of Ohio's 2nd Congressional District is 91.5% white, with a median HHI of just $67,801.

According to Cook Partisan Voting Index (R+24), OH-2 is the most Republican district in Ohio AND the Northern United States.

Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 21h

Wtf via @rooster.info

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 21h

Hey, with the new cheaper models they went back to their old suspension, so like 30k miles.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 22h

Tesla will be like a Twinkie during an apocalypse, but I don't believe it'll be unscathed, either.

Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 22h

Tesla demand in focus after Trump policies lead GM, Ford to retreat from EV ambitions -- www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/t... (Lot of fans and investors assume Tesla will be relatively unscathed by Trump's rolling back policies that were good for EVs and climate... Analysts disagree.)

Tesla demand in focus after Trump policies lead GM, Ford to retreat from EV ambitions

When Tesla reports earnings next week, many investors will be paying close attention to any commentary on electric vehicle demand.

www.cnbc.com

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 22h

Wait, you can do a podcast without AI? Better alert MotorTrend.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 2d

Sometimes you just have to watch William Shatner’s 1979 presentation of Elon John’s “Rocket Man.”

Not because it’s good, because it isn’t. But because it’s also perfect.

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(AUDIO RESTORED) William Shatner "Sings" 'Rocket Man' 1978

YouTube video by Ultra verba, lux mentis.

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 23h

Preaching to the choir here, but the Americans who are attending a rally this weekend, and the people pushing back in other ways, don't hate America. They love America.

Speaker Johnson, they don't hate America. They hate you.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"