Ethan Gruber
@ewg118.bsky.social
Interested in archaeology, linked open data, #OpenAccess, #LODLAM, cycling. Charlottesville, VA
What if Maduro is found not guilty?
January 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
What if Maduro is found not guilty?
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Lots of videos floating around out there. This thread is a good reminder to take some of these with a dash of salt and a healthy dose of skepticism.
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Lots of videos floating around out there. This thread is a good reminder to take some of these with a dash of salt and a healthy dose of skepticism.
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These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
So does Rex Tillerson do interviews?
Very important signal here. You can say it's abt oil. And part of it is. But the White House is actually being forced to strongarm the oil companies to get involved. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump admin sends tough private message to oil companies on Venezuela
The White House has told companies they must rebuild Venezuela's crude-pumping infrastructure if they want compensation for assets seized by Caracas.
www.politico.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
So does Rex Tillerson do interviews?
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oh my god he posted so many action shots from the makeshift mar a lago situation room and they were just looking at tweets together on a gigantic screen
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
oh my god he posted so many action shots from the makeshift mar a lago situation room and they were just looking at tweets together on a gigantic screen
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"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
Lol, I hope the world sanctions America
January 3, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Lol, I hope the world sanctions America
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Given how often he posts about this, it seems less like reassurance for others and more like he’s trying to convince himself that he passed the cognitive exam.
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Given how often he posts about this, it seems less like reassurance for others and more like he’s trying to convince himself that he passed the cognitive exam.
Bama and Georgia eating shit. 2026 is off to an amazing start
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Bama and Georgia eating shit. 2026 is off to an amazing start
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Bama is dogshit. The SEC is dogshit
January 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Bama is dogshit. The SEC is dogshit
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#DH Awards 2025 nominations open until 2026-02-27. What #DigitalHumanities resources updated in 2025 do you think deserve recognition of some sort?
Nomination categories at:
dhawards.org/dhawards2025...
Nomination categories at:
dhawards.org/dhawards2025...
DH Awards 2025 – Call For Nominations | Digital Humanities Awards
dhawards.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
#DH Awards 2025 nominations open until 2026-02-27. What #DigitalHumanities resources updated in 2025 do you think deserve recognition of some sort?
Nomination categories at:
dhawards.org/dhawards2025...
Nomination categories at:
dhawards.org/dhawards2025...
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NORTHWESTERN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR CHIP KELLY. A REAL SENTENCE THAT IS TRUE
Sources: Northwestern hiring Chip Kelly as OC
Veteran coach Chip Kelly, who won a national title at Ohio State in 2024 as offensive coordinator, is joining Northwestern as its new OC, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Tuesday.
www.espn.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
NORTHWESTERN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR CHIP KELLY. A REAL SENTENCE THAT IS TRUE
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Trump has largely lost his ability to summon multi-syllabic words, or much of anything beyond the 1,000 most common words in English.
Somebody should really conduct an analysis of his vocabulary over time, sourced from his non-scripted remarks. It’s cratered. www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Somebody should really conduct an analysis of his vocabulary over time, sourced from his non-scripted remarks. It’s cratered. www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
December 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Trump has largely lost his ability to summon multi-syllabic words, or much of anything beyond the 1,000 most common words in English.
Somebody should really conduct an analysis of his vocabulary over time, sourced from his non-scripted remarks. It’s cratered. www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Somebody should really conduct an analysis of his vocabulary over time, sourced from his non-scripted remarks. It’s cratered. www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Do we really need a university wide emergency alert for a chemical leak in a single room in a single building?
December 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Do we really need a university wide emergency alert for a chemical leak in a single room in a single building?
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Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Buffalo Drive, by William R. Leigh, 1947, 📸 by @sickoscommittee.org
December 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Buffalo Drive, by William R. Leigh, 1947, 📸 by @sickoscommittee.org
It's still unbelievable to me that the Tour of Newport News is Virginia's biggest road bike race weekend and criterium, attracting domestic pro teams from around the East Coast. That should have been Charlottesville
December 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It's still unbelievable to me that the Tour of Newport News is Virginia's biggest road bike race weekend and criterium, attracting domestic pro teams from around the East Coast. That should have been Charlottesville
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December 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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