Cville Gooner
@cvillebluegrass1.bsky.social
Wordsmith, eater, drinker, thinker who has logged plenty of hours in financial, food/travel, politics, defense, emerging tech sectors. Virginia native. Gooner.
Europe - and others - continue to choose not buy their next generation of defense equipment from the US, Russia...or China. It's a brave new world. #defense #Ukraine #India #space
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Euro Defense Continues to Rocket (Rock It?)
The EU recently declared that space also needs to be addressed by the military, which is another big step towards building its own path forward in deftech and aerospace.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Europe - and others - continue to choose not buy their next generation of defense equipment from the US, Russia...or China. It's a brave new world. #defense #Ukraine #India #space
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Don’t Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society
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Don’t Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society
While Larry Summers’s “association” with Jeffrey Epstein was already known, this newest batch of emails reveals their relationship ran deep.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Don’t Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society
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Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
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Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
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“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
—Ambrose Bierce
—Ambrose Bierce
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
—Ambrose Bierce
—Ambrose Bierce
One step closer to authoritarianism. Hey MAGA is this what you think is democracy and freedom? This is the FIRST AMENDMENT for a reason. #freedom #liberty
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Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery
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November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
One step closer to authoritarianism. Hey MAGA is this what you think is democracy and freedom? This is the FIRST AMENDMENT for a reason. #freedom #liberty
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A Secret Service Agent Explains What Trump Is Like Behind The Scenes
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A Secret Service Agent Explains What Trump Is Like Behind The Scenes
A Secret Service agent who has served seven presidents says Donald Trump is weirder than all of them put together.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A Secret Service Agent Explains What Trump Is Like Behind The Scenes
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Pretty cool idea. They've been working on this for years. Could be a winner for $BWXT and X-Energy. #USArmy #Pentagon #nukes #deftech
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The US designated more terrorist groups in 2025 than in the last 10 years combined
The move may indicate that the U.S. government increasingly views narcotics traffickers as a problem that requires a military solution.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Pretty cool idea. They've been working on this for years. Could be a winner for $BWXT and X-Energy. #USArmy #Pentagon #nukes #deftech
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This is what $43M bought Musk in the last election. Sats have very specific value vs fo cable. Otherwise it's far too expensive, especially for consumers. #Starlink #swampy
Broadband expansion in Virginia can continue under federal program, Trump administration says cardinalnews.org/2025/11/19/b...
Broadband expansion in Virginia can continue under federal program, Trump administration says cardinalnews.org/2025/11/19/b...
Broadband expansion in Virginia can continue under federal program, Trump administration says
States had to rewrite their proposals for federal funding after the Commerce Department changed the program rules to put satellite internet companies on equal footing with fiber-optic cable provide…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This is what $43M bought Musk in the last election. Sats have very specific value vs fo cable. Otherwise it's far too expensive, especially for consumers. #Starlink #swampy
Broadband expansion in Virginia can continue under federal program, Trump administration says cardinalnews.org/2025/11/19/b...
Broadband expansion in Virginia can continue under federal program, Trump administration says cardinalnews.org/2025/11/19/b...
Your tax dollars not working for you... #CDC #NIH
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NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments, a new report says
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NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments, a new report says
NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments, a new report says
A new report finds over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments have been affected by the National Institutes of Health’s funding cuts.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Your tax dollars not working for you... #CDC #NIH
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NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments, a new report says
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NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments, a new report says
Netherlands WWII cemetery removes displays honoring Black soldiers www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...
Netherlands WWII cemetery removes displays honoring Black soldiers
ABMC, however, told Dutch news outlets that one panel is “off display, though not out of rotation,” although a second panel was “retired.”
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November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Netherlands WWII cemetery removes displays honoring Black soldiers www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil...
The hypocrisy. Defunds universities over antisemitism and yet praises an interview with a Nazi? Will the press follow up?
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Trump defends Tucker Carlson after interview with activist known for his antisemitic views
President Donald Trump is brushing aside concerns about conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with a far-right activist known for his antisemitic views.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The hypocrisy. Defunds universities over antisemitism and yet praises an interview with a Nazi? Will the press follow up?
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Epstein Gave NY Times Journalist Tips About Trump. Why Did They Never Get Reported? by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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Epstein Gave NY Times Journalist Tips About Trump. Why Did They Never Get Reported?
Exchanges about Trump between reporter Landon Thomas Jr. and Jeffrey Epstein raise questions about what the New York Times knew and when.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Epstein Gave NY Times Journalist Tips About Trump. Why Did They Never Get Reported? by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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Reposted by Cville Gooner
Bill Pulte arrived at his job running the FHFA amid a flurry of criticisms that he is both a “nepobaby” and unqualified for the job.
And it's only gone downhill from there.
And it's only gone downhill from there.
Bill Pulte is really having a week
The revelations against the Trump loyalist keep piling up.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Bill Pulte arrived at his job running the FHFA amid a flurry of criticisms that he is both a “nepobaby” and unqualified for the job.
And it's only gone downhill from there.
And it's only gone downhill from there.
Here's to Sir Salman
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BBC Audio | The Interview | Sir Salman Rushdie: Writing fiction in a time of lies
Sir Salman Rushdie speaks to James Coomarasamy about his latest work, The Eleventh Hour
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November 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Here's to Sir Salman
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