John
@juanvaldes.bsky.social
Nerd, iOS dev, Gamer, Giants, Sounders
Lots of bitching about politics & soccer.
Lots of bitching about politics & soccer.
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Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Trump old!
Credit where it’s due. But I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this new framing comes out after a Democratic wave election, the ascendance (and surprisingly broad acceptance) of Mamdani, and his steadily crashing poll numbers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Trump old!
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Remember when Joe Biden was going to “weaponize the justice system against his political enemies” and of course he wasn’t, and it never happened, and then Trump is President now and he’s weaponizing the justice system against his political enemies?
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Remember when Joe Biden was going to “weaponize the justice system against his political enemies” and of course he wasn’t, and it never happened, and then Trump is President now and he’s weaponizing the justice system against his political enemies?
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Next week the House E&C Committee is looking to run something of a shock and awe campaign, debating at least 19 bills that they say are related to "protecting kids online." Most of which are actually about censorship and control. Don't buy the framing. It's always the same damn thing.
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Next week the House E&C Committee is looking to run something of a shock and awe campaign, debating at least 19 bills that they say are related to "protecting kids online." Most of which are actually about censorship and control. Don't buy the framing. It's always the same damn thing.
Traitor.
A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow.
NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice
A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Traitor.
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I say it every day but every day there’s a Trump scandal that would be the biggest scandal for like 43 Presidents that swallows the entire term. Every. Single. Day.
A convicted fraudster paid two right-wing lobbyists $960,000 for "seeking a federal pardon" for him. Months later, Trump pardoned him. @postkranish.bsky.social Aaron Schafer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The case of a felon who paid lobbyists nearly $1 million to seek a Trump pardon
Nursing home magnate Joseph Schwartz was sentenced in April to three years for defrauding the government of $38 million. Seven months later, Trump pardoned him, but the White House denies a lobbying t...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I say it every day but every day there’s a Trump scandal that would be the biggest scandal for like 43 Presidents that swallows the entire term. Every. Single. Day.
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SEATTLE TRAVELERS: Due to the Olympic Pipeline leak, all passengers traveling through SEA this week should check in with their airlines for updates to their flight.
Make sure to arrive at the airport early, and safe travels! www.seattletimes.com/business/ala...
Make sure to arrive at the airport early, and safe travels! www.seattletimes.com/business/ala...
Sea-Tac airlines turn to contingency plans as leak stops jet fuel flow
Washington declared an emergency after an Olympic Pipeline leak, but the airport’s operator and main airlines say flights are still running smoothly.
www.seattletimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
SEATTLE TRAVELERS: Due to the Olympic Pipeline leak, all passengers traveling through SEA this week should check in with their airlines for updates to their flight.
Make sure to arrive at the airport early, and safe travels! www.seattletimes.com/business/ala...
Make sure to arrive at the airport early, and safe travels! www.seattletimes.com/business/ala...
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Hey writers.
You are using software. Nothing more.
You are using software. Nothing more.
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Hey writers.
You are using software. Nothing more.
You are using software. Nothing more.
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@billboard.com magazine’s TOP 50 ROCK BANDS OF ALL TIME or “SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE COUNTRY TO FIGHT ABOUT." Sound off!
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@billboard.com magazine’s TOP 50 ROCK BANDS OF ALL TIME or “SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE COUNTRY TO FIGHT ABOUT." Sound off!
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
lol they pulled a Steve Jobs
This post by the USLPA needs to be seen and read.
The league withheld the materials from the USL Championship trophy celebration in retaliation for the players walking out in their USLPA shirts along with cutting out broadcast angles with that message.
www.instagram.com/p/DRcyNEdkhPs/
The league withheld the materials from the USL Championship trophy celebration in retaliation for the players walking out in their USLPA shirts along with cutting out broadcast angles with that message.
www.instagram.com/p/DRcyNEdkhPs/
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
lol they pulled a Steve Jobs
Alright, SD win.
Best of luck Vancouver.
Best of luck Vancouver.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Alright, SD win.
Best of luck Vancouver.
Best of luck Vancouver.
SD has the dark arts in em
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
SD has the dark arts in em
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Every bit of this only reinforces Joyce Carol Oates’ absolute roast of Elon Musk as fundamentally lacking in the ability to enjoy anything normally human. “I built a tool that can insult people in a social setting better than anything ever invented” is a real personal tell.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Every bit of this only reinforces Joyce Carol Oates’ absolute roast of Elon Musk as fundamentally lacking in the ability to enjoy anything normally human. “I built a tool that can insult people in a social setting better than anything ever invented” is a real personal tell.
Dreyer decides he’s had enough of this shit and finally takes a crack at net.
Alright now that this game has a score, hopefully the final 20 will be more exciting.
Alright now that this game has a score, hopefully the final 20 will be more exciting.
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Dreyer decides he’s had enough of this shit and finally takes a crack at net.
Alright now that this game has a score, hopefully the final 20 will be more exciting.
Alright now that this game has a score, hopefully the final 20 will be more exciting.
Well.
That sure was a half of “soccer” featuring Minnesota United.
That sure was a half of “soccer” featuring Minnesota United.
a black and white drawing of a stick figure with the words `` c mon , do something ... '' .
ALT: a black and white drawing of a stick figure with the words `` c mon , do something ... '' .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Well.
That sure was a half of “soccer” featuring Minnesota United.
That sure was a half of “soccer” featuring Minnesota United.
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Today in “This is <exactly> the reason why legitimizing 🇷🇺’s illegal invasion of 🇺🇦 & threatening to invade/acquire 🇨🇦/🇬🇱 needed to immediately end Donald Trump’s presidency”
Xi: “The return of Taiwan to China is a key part of the post-war international order.”
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Today in “This is <exactly> the reason why legitimizing 🇷🇺’s illegal invasion of 🇺🇦 & threatening to invade/acquire 🇨🇦/🇬🇱 needed to immediately end Donald Trump’s presidency”
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Union are gonna want that one back. Freeze makes the point blank save off the line to NYCFC one goal lead.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Union are gonna want that one back. Freeze makes the point blank save off the line to NYCFC one goal lead.
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
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We only have until tomorrow to attempt to raise the last $9k. We’re running out of time, & every dollar counts right now. And if you can’t donate, please, please share this.
The one piece of good news: the estimate has dropped from $20k to $10k, so we’re closer than we were.
gofund.me/612ac5056
The one piece of good news: the estimate has dropped from $20k to $10k, so we’re closer than we were.
gofund.me/612ac5056
Donate to Urgent Surgery Needed: Help Nimbus the Cat, organized by Rachel Avery
Nimbus, my sister-in-law’s sweet cat, is facing a life-threatening medical eme… Rachel Avery needs your support for Urgent Surgery Needed: Help Nimbus the Cat
gofund.me
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We only have until tomorrow to attempt to raise the last $9k. We’re running out of time, & every dollar counts right now. And if you can’t donate, please, please share this.
The one piece of good news: the estimate has dropped from $20k to $10k, so we’re closer than we were.
gofund.me/612ac5056
The one piece of good news: the estimate has dropped from $20k to $10k, so we’re closer than we were.
gofund.me/612ac5056