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Shane Bettenhausen

@shanewatch.bsky.social

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★ Ex-EGM/1up, blazing new trails in gaming with PlayStation. (Expressed opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.) RESIST / Stay Woke 大丈夫だ、問題ない (He/Him)

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CNN @cnn.com · 11h

The US State Department said it has revoked visas from at least six individuals who allegedly “celebrated” Charlie Kirk’s murder.

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KQ3 is So Weird
Pretty amazing how much of a swerve it was at the time, narratively

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19h

American students are falling behind, and the most common explanations overlook the main problem, Idrees Kahloon argues.

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 19h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19h

Breaking news: The U.S. military killed six alleged drug smugglers off the coast of Venezuela, President Trump said, raising further questions about his legal authority to use lethal force against vessels suspected of transporting illicit narcotics.

U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new strike off Venezuela, Trump says

The operation follows Senate Republicans’ narrow defeat of a measure that aimed to prevent the administration’s actions on legal grounds.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21h

NEW for @washingtonpost.com:

Fox News will not sign the Pentagon's press policy.

The broadcaster joins ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN in condemning the Defense Department for a policy they say violates their "core journalistic protections.”

Fox News among broadcasters refusing to sign Pentagon press pledge

Fox News, along with ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, said that the Pentagon policy violates their “core journalistic protections.”

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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 22h

went for a deeper cut first; love his duet with Erykah on this

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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 23h

damn, just saw that D'Angelo has passed away; RIP to a real talent... I gotta dig 'Black Messiah' out of the crate and give it a spin today

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 23h

R-Type Delta HD Boosted (Switch/PS5) Standard/Full Force Edition up for preorder on LRG buff.ly/GHAyLGb #ad

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RIP

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 4d

Mattel meets H.R. Giger with a stunning new Monster High doll that reimagines the Xenomorph from ALIEN as a terrifyingly chic fashion icon:

Mattel Meets H.R. Giger With Stunning New ‘Alien’ Doll from the Monster High Collection!

Mattel’s “Skullector” wave of their Monster High line has proven to be a treasure trove of incredible dolls based on horror properties, with movies including The Lost Boys, Bride of Chucky, Jordan Pee...

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Sandbox Strategies @sandboxstrat.com · 5d

The world's greatest beagle comes to consoles & PC today on a delightful new adventure. Uncover hidden mysteries and mini games around town with the Peanuts gang in Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club!

Trailer: youtu.be/t1G0wD9d_iw?...
Requests: sbx.gg/snoopy

Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club out now on consoles & pc

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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 4d

best possible Evangelion blind box outcome

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 5d

The controversial Riyadh Comedy Fest ended today, to be followed in December by the Saudi capital's music festival Soundstorm with Post Malone, Halsey, Benson Boone, and more

Post Malone, Halsey, Benson Boone, & More Playing Controversial Riyadh Music Festival Soundstorm

The comedy world has been in an uproar over the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which ended today after two weeks of performances in Saudi Arabia’s capital. Extremely popular comics including Kevin Hart, Dave...

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