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Cranky Gentleman
@jaybarrett7.bsky.social
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Sometimes irritable here as an outlet for having to be affable IRL. Is the U.S. a selfish, greedy, uncaring hellscape? Read this and decide for yourself: https://www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?view=table&sort=title&order=asc
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Charlotte Crist @touchesky.bsky.social · 14h
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 6h
I thought they said it was wrong for an administration to ask a social media platform to take stuff down.
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Billie Etchison @sybilte420.bsky.social · 19h
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 8h
Zero surprise that the new GOP is manufacturing these horrible young men www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Dwight Williams 🇨🇦 @dewline.bsky.social · 1d
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Blue Axeman @blueaxeman.bsky.social · 1d
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Jennifer Taylor @jtaylor27.bsky.social · 2d
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Charlotte Crist @touchesky.bsky.social · 3d
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spooky•girl•cassiopeia @sadgirlcassi.bsky.social · 4d
Argentina got $20 billion this week.

the Argentinian public healthcare system is free for residents and tourists, funded through taxes.

America First, though, amirite??
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 3d
So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 4d
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social · 4d
Superman won a Harvey Award for best comic adaptation at New York Comic Con!  The award is named after and inspired by the great Harvey Kurtzman, who revolutionized comics and left the world a better – and much wittier place than he found it.  Thanks to everyone at the Harvey Awards for this honor!
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 4d
Still not going away...
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Cranky Gentleman @jaybarrett7.bsky.social · 4d
He’s just waiting for Donny Dementia to succumb and JD to name him the new VP. Then he’ll promptly Julius Caesar the new prez and take over, completing his plenary power play.
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Cranky Gentleman @jaybarrett7.bsky.social · 4d
“Speaking of music” … with Kid Rock? Why? What does he know about music?
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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 4d
“We should replace Bad Bunny with Lee Greenwood” is an also a perfect summation of the “deal” they’ve offered universities.
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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 5d
Sorry luddites but this technology is here to stay and if you are not learning to use these tools then you are falling behind.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 6d
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Cranky Gentleman @jaybarrett7.bsky.social · 5d
Wormtongue
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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · 5d
Solar Dominion — China just locked down both energy and matter. With record 256 GW solar installs, new export controls on lithium, graphite & rare earths, it’s securing the atoms of the clean-tech era. The Petro Age is ending; the Electron Age has begun. #Solar #Lithium #EnergyTransition #LFP #BESS
Solar Dominion: The Decade China Locked Down Energy and Matter
ChatGPT said: China cements dominance in rare earths, lithium, and solar power, reshaping global energy, tech, and industry as the West scrambles to catch up.
evcurvefuturist.com
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d
I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
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Charlotte Crist @touchesky.bsky.social · 5d
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 6d
Once a content thief, always a content thief www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
www.theverge.com
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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 6d
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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The Verge @theverge.com · May 26
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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Cranky Gentleman @jaybarrett7.bsky.social · 7d
SO EXCITED to have gotten this in the mail today from the great @davekellett.bsky.social !!!!
Book cover for Dave Kellett’s new book, “The Highly Accurate & 100% Correct in Every Way Anatomy of Dogs,” featuring cartoon versions of eight dogs of varying breeds and sizes. All look like very good boys.
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