@chrisarentz.bsky.social
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GOP Rep. Gabe Evans is touting $200M in new health care funding for Colorado after voting for the Republican budget which cuts an estimated $1B to $2.5B in annual health care funds for Colorado. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social:
January 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
GOP Rep. Gabe Evans is touting $200M in new health care funding for Colorado after voting for the Republican budget which cuts an estimated $1B to $2.5B in annual health care funds for Colorado. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social:
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If he's not dead, he's going to run in 2028. And Republicans will line up behind it.
Trump: "I could have the most unbelievable four years -- and I guess I'm not allowed to run. I'm not sure. Is there a little something out there that I'm not allowed to run? But let's assume I was allowed to run. There's gonna be a constitutional movement."
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
If he's not dead, he's going to run in 2028. And Republicans will line up behind it.
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“.. Chavez came to power in 1999 when audited reserves were about 75 billion barrels of reserves. The year he died in 2013, they magically jumped to 300 billion unaudited.” 🇻🇪
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
“.. Chavez came to power in 1999 when audited reserves were about 75 billion barrels of reserves. The year he died in 2013, they magically jumped to 300 billion unaudited.” 🇻🇪
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Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.
January 5, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Went to check if this screenshot (posted by @aric.bsky.social) was real (it is) and then made the mistake of also scrolling through Grok's replies on X. Still constantly cranking out sexualised images of young girls. Beyond bleak.
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I think the AI angle of this is obscurant. It doesn’t matter that grok is “an AI” whatever you take that to mean. Suppose X hired a team of guys to photoshop the clothes off of women and children whenever anyone asks. That’s functionally identical what happening here. It’s not complicated.
A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
January 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I think the AI angle of this is obscurant. It doesn’t matter that grok is “an AI” whatever you take that to mean. Suppose X hired a team of guys to photoshop the clothes off of women and children whenever anyone asks. That’s functionally identical what happening here. It’s not complicated.
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It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.
January 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM
It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.
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An important work from a rediscovered artist has been absent from public view since the 1970s. A New York curator is hunting for it.
This painting is missing. Do you have it?
An important work from a rediscovered artist has been absent from public view since the 1970s. A New York curator is hunting for it.
n.pr
January 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
An important work from a rediscovered artist has been absent from public view since the 1970s. A New York curator is hunting for it.
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
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You're going to be seeing a lot of this deranged Trump clip from 2023:
He says we should have toppled Venezuela and taken the oil, which is terrible, terrible oil and will pollute the hell out of us.
He says we should have toppled Venezuela and taken the oil, which is terrible, terrible oil and will pollute the hell out of us.
January 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Well that's not good
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee was not notified ahead of U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, source tells CNN
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Well that's not good
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Bertrand Russell on Nazi Germany
"Those elements of the population which are both brutal and stupid (and these two qualities usually go together) have combined against the rest … They have … seized power with the view of furthering the glory of the Fatherland"
("The Triumph of Stupidity", 1933)
"Those elements of the population which are both brutal and stupid (and these two qualities usually go together) have combined against the rest … They have … seized power with the view of furthering the glory of the Fatherland"
("The Triumph of Stupidity", 1933)
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Bertrand Russell on Nazi Germany
"Those elements of the population which are both brutal and stupid (and these two qualities usually go together) have combined against the rest … They have … seized power with the view of furthering the glory of the Fatherland"
("The Triumph of Stupidity", 1933)
"Those elements of the population which are both brutal and stupid (and these two qualities usually go together) have combined against the rest … They have … seized power with the view of furthering the glory of the Fatherland"
("The Triumph of Stupidity", 1933)
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A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News.
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
December 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News.
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
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You can see some of these stereotypes - the simple, morally pure countryside vs. the morally compromised, inauthentic city - play out in Greek and Roman literature.
So this is a very old idea that recurs regularly.
So this is a very old idea that recurs regularly.
Do other countries have this weird notion that you’re not a “real” representative of the nation if you live in an urban center? Like do the French say Parisians aren’t really French? Are you considered not a real German if you live in Berlin? Or is this mainly a weird American thing?
January 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
You can see some of these stereotypes - the simple, morally pure countryside vs. the morally compromised, inauthentic city - play out in Greek and Roman literature.
So this is a very old idea that recurs regularly.
So this is a very old idea that recurs regularly.
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This is not a hard message.
Localize it.
Embrace it.
Win.
Localize it.
Embrace it.
Win.
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This is not a hard message.
Localize it.
Embrace it.
Win.
Localize it.
Embrace it.
Win.
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
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1/ In a racist rant supported by a misleading graphic, Flynn proposes sending Obama “back to Africa” and suggests we “prosecute” Somalis on welfare.
December 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
1/ In a racist rant supported by a misleading graphic, Flynn proposes sending Obama “back to Africa” and suggests we “prosecute” Somalis on welfare.
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Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
Michel says Canada is still monitoring what's happening in the U.S. but it needs reliable partners who are looking to science on subjects like vaccines.
www.thestar.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
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Commander in Chief Biff dumped $25 mil worth of Tomahawk cruise missiles into some Nigerian farm fields to amuse himself on Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Commander in Chief Biff dumped $25 mil worth of Tomahawk cruise missiles into some Nigerian farm fields to amuse himself on Christmas
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A great example of how the @nytimes.com centers white Americans and Trump supporters in its anecdotal political coverage. You never see stories like this about Black Democrats whose cities are cracked in Republican gerrymandering to give them Republican elected officials.
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A great example of how the @nytimes.com centers white Americans and Trump supporters in its anecdotal political coverage. You never see stories like this about Black Democrats whose cities are cracked in Republican gerrymandering to give them Republican elected officials.