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Beau Baumann 🍏 @beaubaumann.bsky.social · 16h

I really think we need to reconceptualize this shutdown as the last stand for the rule of law and Art I. Bring it to default if that’s what it takes. If Congress can’t assert the power of the purse, we are in “move to Portugal” territory of screwed.

Beau Baumann 🍏 @beaubaumann.bsky.social · 16h

This cannot just be about healthcare. The existing constitutional system hangs in the balance. The rule of law is now baked into this shutdown in a huge way.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

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.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 3h

Brown Joins MIT, Rejects Compact

The university’s president said the compact would undermine the government’s merit-based approach to funding research.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Brown University Rejects Trump’s Higher Ed Compact

The university’s president said the compact would undermine the government’s merit-based approach to funding research.

www.insidehighered.com

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Barry Hoggard @bhoggard.bsky.social · 5d

I need people to be more consistent about the sport they are posting about so I can block keywords.

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 3h

don’t end at the neck

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22h

1) Always the ones you least expect. /s/

2) Master race! /s/

Debt Peon (Tijuana Burrito Taxi) @debtpeon.bsky.social · 1d

The faces of the young Republicans are not great. (It's ok to make fun of them)

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 15h

"Expanding his authority"?

Jesus H. Christ.

There are people at the NYT who know better than this. Lots of them.

Some of them should check the headlines, sub-heds, and "social sells."

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

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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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 12h

and an unexamined repeat of what the subject of your report says, as in, “expanding his administration’s authority”, and, “repurpose unspent federal funds”, or, “escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress”, absolutely isn’t how journalism works

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Free Aisha @freeaisha.bsky.social · 13h

▶️ Thousands across Spain joined a pro-Palestine strike, with Barcelona seeing roadblocks, campus protests, clashes with police, and major transport disruptions.

@PressTV

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 12h

it is what it is

Free Aisha @freeaisha.bsky.social · 13h

▶️ Protesters in Barcelona targeted brands linked to Israel during a nationwide strike in solidarity with Gaza.

@PressTV

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Barry Hoggard @bhoggard.bsky.social · 13h

Why would a great journalism organization do something this stupid? I don’t go to the website to play games

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13h

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 12h

the little peppers, while still on the table of the Campo Rosso farm stall at the Union Square Greenmarket on Friday

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 13h

Cretan olive oil/pungent dried wild Sicilian oregano/ground sumac/lemon juice-oven roasted whole local baby squid;

French 'Petit Marseillais' sweet peppers sautéed w/Italian heirloom red onion, a bit of spicy hot red pepper, seared earlier, added, finished with lemon verbena, leaves and blossoms

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 1d

some context, if not entirely enlightenment en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Do...

They Don't Care About Us - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 1d

a section of the viaduct supporting the Manhattan Valley Viaduct, a 2,174-foot-long structure carrying the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (here the 1 train) at the border of Manhattanville and Morningside Heights

at the lower left , a segment of the broad arch over 125th Street can be seen

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 1d

uptown

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 1d

CABO VERDE !

Please let them be drawn to play matches in Foxboro. Southeastern Mass and Rhode Island will be wild 🇨🇻 ⚽

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: On Monday, Cape Verde qualified for their first-ever World Cup — and became the second-smallest nation to make it to the biggest sporting event on the planet. We were there to witness history unfold. nyti.ms/4n2Xzdy

Supporters celebrate Cape Verde's victory against Eswatini by holding up a big flag while a crowd cheers. Headline on photo: Destination World Cup: The Miracle of Cape Verde

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Kevin @kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social · 1d

I can see people in some overseas factory making these inflatable costumes like "what the fuck, why are we suddenly so busy now? is a kink thing?"

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 1d

Currently a small group of protesters including a green alien, and an pink axolotl, are on Lexington and 25th to see if the fence will be removed tonight.

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William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Voting for Zohran would be a big gesture in NYC for the nation's progressive future. Work it in the calendar. www.falloffreedom.com

Fall of Freedom

Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.

www.falloffreedom.com

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 1d

Art matters.

Artists are a threat to American fascism.

FALL OF FREEDOM

NOVEMBER 21 & 22, 2025

www.falloffreedom.com

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William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 22d

If you get the feeling you are powerless to make change, consider connecting with others offline. After the comments and observations.

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William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 10d

It's the ideological extension of the Executive Branch. Little to no hope here.

NPR @npr.org · 10d

The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power

The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

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William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Please reanimate Mark Lombardi.

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 3d

Andruil just announced a new product called EagleEye for “warfighters” on the other site.

Andruil partnered w/ Meta, Oakley, Standard Issue, Qualcomm, & GentexCorp.

So much defense money is going to the same people and corporations.

Gentex is also a Tesla supplier.

Anduril Industries
@anduriltech
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Anduril has partnered with @Meta,@oakley Standard Issue, @Qualcomm, and @GentexCorp to bring the best in AR, rugged eyewear, compute, sensing and ballistic helmets to EagleEye. With world-class partners, we're delivering proven tech for the warfighter at rapid speed.

Anduril Industries &
@anduriltech •3h
Superpowers for Superheroes.
Today, we unveil EagleEye: the family of warfighter augments that place mission command & Al directly into the operator's helmet.

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gregorg @greg.org · 28d

I don't think two drawings have covered more of the lived art world experience than this hilariously depressing Wm Powhida list of art comments, and the portrait Ellsworth Kelly drew of his former boyfriend Robert Indiana on the back of a Skowhegan gala menu greg.org/archive/2025...

a william powhida drawing depicts a sheet of notebook paper taped to a wall, casting a slight shadow, on which hilariously depressing interpretations of various art world commentaries and small talk are listed in a way that gives full force to the artist's insecurities and renders the art world a shallow, judgy high school with occasionally free wine. being sold at heritage auction in sept 2025

the menu for the skowhegan celebration exhibition opening dinner, an evening in maine, may 1, 1984, down east field salad of casco, bay shrimp, fiddleheads sliced, mushrooms, dandelion leaves and bibb lettuce, red farm cornbread, skowhegan chicken pot pie, original maine blueberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream, chocolate mints, coffee, simi chenin blanc, 1983, moet et chandon brut imperial, all written in an upright calligraphic hand, over and over and over for each menu oy

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

Janet Mills going to the Senate at 79 would make her the oldest elected freshman senator in history — but just as old as or younger than 1 in 9 senators serving in this congress. www.pbump.net/o/a-79-year-...

A 79 year-old freshman senator would be … unusual

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) has announced her intention to run for Senate against the state's well-known — ahem — incumbent, Susan Collins. When the next Senate term begins in January 2027, Collins wil...

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 1d

Setaro rigatoni, salsa cruda

inspiration was Mark Bittman

"Mash together tomatoes, olive oil, garlic cloves and chopped basil. Let sit while you cook pasta, then fish out garlic and toss… Garnish with more chopped basil.”

I used seared hot peppers and a thyme/parsley/flowering radish/chervil mix

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 1d

but don’t stop there

Estel Cooper @estel62.bsky.social · 1d

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