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Nerdy, blerdy student of society (for better or worse). Lover of comics and cardigans and the occasional cocktail. Watch this corner of sky. Some of my self published work here: https://medium.com/@gwhiz07

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · May 16

“I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country. These people have deluded themselves for so long that they really don't think I'm human. And I base this on their conduct, not on what they say..."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

DHS is so off the deep end that a spokesperson appears to be using the line “That is a 40mm launcher that fires beanbags and rubber projectiles” like that excuses what we’re seeing.

Rubber bullets can kill people, even when they’re not fired at point blank range.

Tricia McLaughlin &
@TriciaOhio
X.com
This is a U.S. citizen who, along with his cousin, was arrested for assaulting and throwing rocks at law enforcement.
That is a 40mm launcher that fires beanbags and rubber projectiles.
But keep making this thug your poster child.
Joe Walsh ®
@WalshFreedom • 10h
Here's the thing. We still have the power (probably) to say that this image must not be what America is. We still have the power to say "fuck no, we refuse to allow this to be what the streets of America look like." Attend a "No Kings" rally this Saturday. And then vote in 2026.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30m

“It’s not clear why all physician payments have been cut off rather than just the programs that need to be renewed.”

Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 1h

Medicare has stopped paying physicians due to the shut down. Standing right on the third rail www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...

Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.

www.statnews.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10m

“In some cases, the tool includes duplicative addresses, with the same provider appearing to be simultaneously in-network and out-of-network. In other cases, the tool initially informs users that a provider is covered by a plan but lists that provider as out-of-network on other pages.”

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 16m

New: Trump officials unveiled a tool intended to help millions of Medicare patients pick their plans, as open enrollment begins today.

But the tool — a directory that was intended to match providers with their plans — was rife with errors, The Post found.

More here w/Akilah Johnson

Medicare doctor directory, a Trump team priority, launches with errors

The directory, intended to help older Americans navigate Medicare Advantage open enrollment, produces conflicting responses about which providers are covered by health plans.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 1h

Remember, brown 13-year-olds are hardened menaces to society, but 30-something Republican Hitler afficionados in positions of power are just li’l guys.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 10m

why not? Them voting for fascists has had them betray just about everything else they claimed to stand for...

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James Hesky @james-hesky.bsky.social · 36m

I would rather tell people I'm on the Epstein list.

👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · Apr 24

why would you admit to this?

Catturd T™ &
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The last 3 or 4 weeks the algorithm has been so bad on X - it's hard to justify putting 12-15 hours a day on here and busting your ass when you just get throttled to hell and back for no reason.

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 13m

*sigh* Voting for the felon sure is going well, right "Law and Order" folks?

👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 3h

*ahem* [deep inhale]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta & @malcolmkenyatta
X.com
ICE is literally tear gassing local police.
8:45 PM • 10/14/25 • 1.1M Views

pic of a cop hunched over outside of a building using (probably leaded) hosewater to flush his eyes after getting tear gassed

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Real Benisons @realbenisons.bsky.social · 1h

Why would @nytimes.com give Trump any presumption of legitimate authority here?

Trump has no authority to “expand”
He has zero authority

See article 1.9.7
And the anti-deficiency act

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 26m

I got REALLY lucky last night and got several Manato pulls and 1 Lucia in the first 5 pulls. I've never been this lucky on pulls in my liffeeee.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1h

If you’ve recently awoken from a coma, the Speaker of the House is stalling the swearing in of a newly elected member from Arizona because she would be the deciding vote in the discharge petition to release the Epstein files, which would be trouble for his boss.

You’re caught up.

Ps: Welcome back.

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 1h

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1h

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert.

And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

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No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 1h

This has been bothering me all day because the obvious point of No Kings is to show we have the power to do a color revolution if they don‘t honor the results of future elections.

The other point is to radicalize fence-sitters by having people who are *clearly doing nothing wrong* be tear gassed

Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 12h

This is exactly backwards, the no kings protests are a mass movement of regular people that have every republican politician in the country raging about "hate America rallies," and the online protest industry weirdos who say shit like "radlib" to each other are the ones skimming off the top of them

it is no wonder that 50501, a movement of radlibs who are very upset but don’t want to get in trouble, would be boosting superficial activism.

superficial activism has its place, but if that place is front and center, it kills whatever movement it is skimming off the top of.

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Don Zeko @donzeko.bsky.social · 1h

This is almost literally what the English Civil War was fought over.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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Goblin Gower, PhD (the Ph is for Phantasm) @medievaliste.bsky.social · 22h

just heard an actual professor interviewed about campus culture instead of a reactionary pundit, AMA

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 43m

I've been seeing some unfortunate trends related to the same sort of othering, possibly driven by the same bigoted megalomaniacs meddling in other parts of the world... Where's James Bond when you need him?

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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 2h

DHS claims a “high-ranking Latin Kings member” from Chicago, solicited the murder of top Border Patrol chief.

But at his indictment, there was no mention of gang ties. His lawyers & family say DHS’s narrative of Juan Espinoza Martinez, is false.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/15/c...

Chicago man indicted for allegedly soliciting killing of Gregory Bovino, but without contention of gang involvement

A Chicago man has been indicted on charges he solicited the murder of U.S. Border Patrol field boss Gregory Bovino, but the bare-bones document makes no mention of previous allegations that he is a…

www.chicagotribune.com

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Kim @kim4thebabies.bsky.social · 50m

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 51m

Imagine that.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 49m

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Cybertruck sales are so bad Musk is selling them to ... himself

You wanna see a dead body? Third-quarter sales numbers for Tesla’s misbegotten Cybertruck are in, and it is definitely spooky season for tech titan Elon Musk, who moved only 5,385 of the hideous ...

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 48m

The Recap: Young Republicans’ racist chat, and Mike Johnson steals vote from Democrats

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The Recap: Young Republicans’ racist chat, and Mike Johnson steals vote from Democrats

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 49m

Its objectively true - but the way American conservatism has so strangely othered MILLIONS of fellow Americans because it's both afraid, angry w/ and and jealous of their existence is some incredibly conflicted messaging. Normal people see it your way.

I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 1h

Wild how much and little the right cares about "antisemitism".

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

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DHS Says Social Media Will Be Screened for ‘Antisemitism’ as It Purges Pro-Palestine Immigrants
Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem says people shouldn't try to "hide behind the First Amendment."

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.
By Matt Novak
Updated October 15, 2025

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

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