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Nick Hide
@nickhide.bsky.social
Managing copy editor at the website CNET dot com. Englishman in Virginia. Dad of twins. Indoorsman. Serial monogamer, currently: ARC Raiders (cheating on it a bit with BallxPit and Absolum)
all news is local, pt. 892,375,756
Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!
February 20, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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Alysa Liu, daughter of a Chinese refugee and pro-democracy activist, brings glory to the USA. 🇺🇸 🥇
February 20, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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I covered cross-border human trafficking for years and I'm not sure a headline has ever made me madder
"We Brooklyn Boys stick together," one CBP supervisor texted Epstein.

"Atta boy", Epstein responded.

In November 2016, Epstein texted the supervisor that another CBP officer had been “nasty”. “I will speak to him!” the supervisor responded. “I will handle it, formally.”
Revealed: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, causing US investigation
Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girls
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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The Spire awakens once more in Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026! ⚔️

New characters, enemies, environments & more await you in Slay the Spire 2, the sequel to the iconic roguelike deckbuilder.

Will you attempt the climb alone... or enlist the aid of your fellow adventurers?
February 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement
February 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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we couldn't use government funds to buy coffee (like, folgers ground coffee) when i worked on a CDC outbreak emergency response
The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
saw Crime 101 and it was every bit as enjoyable as I'd heard. kinda Heat-lite (Heat Jr.? Baby's First Heat?) but Halle Berry is so good it almost gets a little Jackie Brown-ish at times. plus Barry Keoghan is a wonderfully chaotic little goblin, I love him
February 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
och I've never been so happy
February 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Cc: John Roberts
The judge is also stating that South Korean society as a whole has suffered immeasurable damage due to Yoon's insurrection, a cost that the entire nation must now bear.
February 19, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.

I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion

People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Did a little acoustic cover of Charli xcx’s Altars, which is such a great song
February 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Immigrants are carrying this country on their backs while the right screams into the void.

Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
love that the NBA all star game now has 3 teams:
- young lads
- old lads
- lads who aren’t from round here
February 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Matt Weston! I only heard of you on Friday but you're a bloody hero! ANOTHER GOLD FOR GB
Matt Weston! I've only just heard of you but you're a bloody hero! GOLD FOR GB
February 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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🔥 “To me, when we're talking about what justice looks like, it's ultimately getting to a place where every single fascist agent and the leaders that directed them to do what they did are held accountable to the highest degree of the law. And that means prosecution.”
"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS
The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 AM
here’s Pulp with a song that casts cheating as an act of revolutionary class warfare
February 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Alex Mitchell is the most England-scrum-half-looking mfer I've ever seen. there's no way he isn't a close relation of Matt Dawson
February 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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on this day in 1929, walter spirko, an 18-year-old cub reporter for the #citynewsbureau, walked into the cook county coroner's office... 1/
February 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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president
I could fix her. But why would I want to?
February 14, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.
Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio
Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...
www.mpr.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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This is very true about Ilia and it’s amazing how many ultra-wealthy old men are totally incapable of being this honorable
February 13, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.

To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Matt Weston! I've only just heard of you but you're a bloody hero! GOLD FOR GB
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM