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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 22h

Thanks to Rachel Hurley

Trump announces 5000% tariff on inflatable frog costumes.

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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 12h

He was still the President that day.
So it was his own FBI. 😂

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The Economist @economist.com · 4h

The Nobel recognises her courage in speaking out for over 20 years against Venezuela’s descent into dictatorship

María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s “Iron Lady”, gets the peace Nobel

The prize is a boost for the country’s democratic opposition

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 5h

@theverge.com thanks for recommending @brkmstrcylinder.bsky.social

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 5h

Maria Corina Machado dedicates her victory to Donald Trump and (non-MAGA) people sour on her. Tim Cook gifts Trump a golden trinket and Apple continues without boycotts. They're both being practical. Without US military support, the chances of Maduro leaving power are even slimmer.

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 5h

"Liberen". Sorry...

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Stephen Robles @stephenrobles.com · 20h

iPhone 17 Pro 1x, 4x, 8x, 40x

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 5h

Fun fact: a Venezuelan-born scientist that worked in a USA university was awarded a Nobel prize in 1980, along with other US-based researchers. In this chart, he's probably counted as a foreign-born Nobel laureate, which makes sense. The prize should emphasize the research center.

The Economist @economist.com · 5h

Discoveries made on American soil have earned 304 scientific Nobels—far more than any other country. But only about two-thirds of those prizes went to American-born scientists

Which countries breed Nobel laureates, and which import them?

Without immigrants America’s medal haul would be much smaller

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 5h

Finally, a post that doesn't mention that this was the first ever video that MTV played. Sorry...

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 6h

Screenshot of the day: Four Packaging Layers. Quick Pallet Maker allows the user to simulate a carton fill into a master carton and then into a pallet.

Screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker software application showing a pallet report with master cartons and an internal package that contains multiple items.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

The far-right leader of Venezuela's opposition party said that the current president is illegitimate and called for his removal. n.pr/4mWZpMT

Nobel Prize winner Machado says Venezuela is in 'chaos' under current regime

The far-right leader of Venezuela's opposition party said that the current president is illegitimate and called for his removal.

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 23h

Caturday consulting services

A photo of a siamese cat resting on an office chair

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 23h

Used EVs: Modern Cutting Edge Bargains by @ritholtz.bsky.social ritholtz.com/2025/10/used...

Used EVs: Modern Cutting Edge Bargains - The Big Picture

You may not want to buy a new electric car, but when it comes to buying a used automobile… America’s isolation is leaving it in a backwater. Especially when it comes to electric cars. If there were no...

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 23h

"The regime has never published the full election results. The opposition’s signal achievement was to provide hard evidence that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and the consent of his people."

The Economist @economist.com · 1d

The prize carries a wider message in a world where democracy is in retreat, as the Nobel committee noted

María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s “Iron Lady”, gets the peace Nobel

The prize is a boost for the country’s democratic opposition

econ.st

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 23h

Screenshots of the day: Filling containers with pallets. The Quick Pallet Maker packaging software can be used for calculating the number of pallets that can fit in containers and the number of containers that are required for a given number of pallets.

Screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker software application that shows the container fill input window with a pallet.

Screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker software application that shows a container partially full of pallets.

Screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker software application that shows a container full of pallets.

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Damnèd Screamvens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 1d

I swear that 3/4 of the reason I live in NYC as an adult is Annie Hall. I had the poster on my wall. I saw Reds in the theater probably 5 times the year it came out and owned the soundtrack. Diane Keaton was my dream alter ego as a teen.

Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 1d

Oh man, I loved Diane Keaton— Annie Hall had such a huge influence on me as a teen, everything about her style & her energy, the clothes she wore & the way she talked! She just felt like such a model of New York City intellectual life, jittery & adventurous & original

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Drew Shields (commissions open) @gnarlyghost.bsky.social · 1d

TTRPG Cover

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 1d

How to Overturn an Oligarchy, by @matthewstoller.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...

How to Overturn an Oligarchy

We've had some real victories. The FTC is looking into fire truck monopolization, California passed a law against coercion machines, and lobbyists took a big loss last month. America is waking up.

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 1d

The 19th and 20th Century in Venezuela had plenty of regime changes through violence. MCM learned that we have to respect the people, and allow them to vote for change. That's worth a Nobel Prize.

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 1d

One important thing about Maria Corina Machado is that she was able to mature as a politician. Back in 2002 she supported a coup d'état against then-President Hugo Chavez. 22 years later, she led a democratic movement that was able to defeat his successor Nicolas Maduro in the voting booths. 👍

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d

The world’s smallest man:

“The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called me and said that she was accepting it in honor of me.

“I did not say then "give it to me." I think she might have, she was very nice.

“I have been helping her along the way, they need a lot of help.

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 1d

She didn’t say that he deserved it, Maria Corina Machado thanked him for the support, which is different. And the record says he called her. Trump still has more than three years left in power, while showing signs of cognitive decline.

Sid Olufs @sidster7.bsky.social · 1d

He really did say this stuff…. Delusional.
www.nbcnews.com/now/video/tr...

Trump says Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado accepted the award for him

When asked by a reporter for his reaction to Maria Corina Machado winning the Nobel Peace Prize, President Trump said he spoke with her on the phone. Trump said Machado told him she was accepting the ...

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 1d

Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2d

Agree -> Who Is the All-Time Best Wrestler-Turned-Actor? Let's Settle It With a Battle Royale.
The Rock in 'The Smashing Machine'? John Cena in 'Peacemaker'? We put the greats to the test in order to figure out who's on top.
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...

Who Is the All-Time Best Wrestler-Turned-Actor? Let's Settle It With a Battle Royale.

The Rock in 'The Smashing Machine'? John Cena in 'Peacemaker'? We put the greats to the test in order to figure out who's on top.

www.menshealth.com