Sky Marchini
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economist, 🇨🇳, policy research. this is for display purposes only. 🧸 contact: robertmarchini1993 at gmail. 🏳️🌈 they/them. new jersey resident. https://skymarchini.net/
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>king sending his brother to jail
close enough welcome back edward iv
close enough welcome back edward iv
LONDON (AP) — Palace says King Charles III will support police who are assessing reports that ex-Prince Andrew gave files to Epstein.
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
>king sending his brother to jail
close enough welcome back edward iv
close enough welcome back edward iv
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Sen. Ossoff: Deep down, maybe you fear whether our republic, now in our 250th year, can survive at all. I am here to tell you we will overcome this together
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Sen. Ossoff: Deep down, maybe you fear whether our republic, now in our 250th year, can survive at all. I am here to tell you we will overcome this together
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Trump abdicating on Covid was a national disaster and somehow by abdicating no one blamed him for it. Buck passing worked. Insanity
This pro-Trump nostalgia absolutely was confirmed over and over again by the Dems' own internal polling, in a truly horrifying way:
newrepublic.com/article/1882...
newrepublic.com/article/1882...
February 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Trump abdicating on Covid was a national disaster and somehow by abdicating no one blamed him for it. Buck passing worked. Insanity
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starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
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The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
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Rep. Stansbury on the Epstein files: "Congress is controlled by Donald Trump's allies…He is being actively shielded by members of his own party…We need to hold these people accountable. And my message to Donald Trump is we're coming for you. We are not moving on."
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Rep. Stansbury on the Epstein files: "Congress is controlled by Donald Trump's allies…He is being actively shielded by members of his own party…We need to hold these people accountable. And my message to Donald Trump is we're coming for you. We are not moving on."
what
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
what
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✅ @eamonjavers.bsky.social has been verified by @cnbc.com.
February 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
✅ @eamonjavers.bsky.social has been verified by @cnbc.com.
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Okay wait. The vice-chair of the National Governors Association - who just so happens to be Black - has been disinvited from a White House event? wtaf
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Okay wait. The vice-chair of the National Governors Association - who just so happens to be Black - has been disinvited from a White House event? wtaf
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Footage taken from inside Trump’s Super Bowl party at his Mar-a-Lago golf club showed the president and his guests watching Bad Bunny’s halftime show rather than TPUSA’s night of Jesus Christ, Kid Rock, and country music. trib.al/ivGSXQ3
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Footage taken from inside Trump’s Super Bowl party at his Mar-a-Lago golf club showed the president and his guests watching Bad Bunny’s halftime show rather than TPUSA’s night of Jesus Christ, Kid Rock, and country music. trib.al/ivGSXQ3
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Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from Congress, invoking her right against self-incrimination.
Ghislaine Maxwell Takes the Fifth in Congressional Hearing
Epstein associate declines to answer questions about co-conspirators and men who reached settlements with victims.
on.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from Congress, invoking her right against self-incrimination.
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Eric Berger makes Fred Lambert look like a moral and intellectual giant
Watching Eric Berger (historically a Musk fanboy) struggle with the revelation that Musk is a fake engineer conman white supremacist never loses its entertainment value
Why would Elon Musk pivot from Mars to the Moon all of a sudden?
SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon."
arstechnica.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Eric Berger makes Fred Lambert look like a moral and intellectual giant
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MAGA is first and foremost about vicious cruelty, even above white supremacy. here's a white married business owner, no criminal record, been here 20 years, green card application etc, and he still gets tortured for no reason
"He said he has been locked in the same large, cold and damp room for 4½ months with more than 70 men. He said detainees are constantly hungry because meals served at tables in the centre of the room offer only child-sized portions." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
MAGA is first and foremost about vicious cruelty, even above white supremacy. here's a white married business owner, no criminal record, been here 20 years, green card application etc, and he still gets tortured for no reason
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worrying about pot while the whole gambling epidemic is going on is like fretting that the jets have a high draft pick when the patriots are in the super bowl www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
Opinion | It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
worrying about pot while the whole gambling epidemic is going on is like fretting that the jets have a high draft pick when the patriots are in the super bowl www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
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Trump’s remarks have prompted concerns that he is seeking a means to interfere in electoral outcomes. Here's what to know
How Trump’s Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections Runs Into the Constitution
President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to “nationalize” voting rules has revived a long-running constitutional debate over how much influence the federal government should have in US elections.
bloom.bg
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Trump’s remarks have prompted concerns that he is seeking a means to interfere in electoral outcomes. Here's what to know
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I’m still wondering what this is about because it clearly has nothing to do with Gabbard and NSA intercepts of foreign intelligence cozying up with trump associates
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I’m still wondering what this is about because it clearly has nothing to do with Gabbard and NSA intercepts of foreign intelligence cozying up with trump associates
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Easy prediction: He eventually claims Grok has achieved true sapience once it becomes clear this won’t happen either and he needs his big sci-fi moment win to soothe his ego.
BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Easy prediction: He eventually claims Grok has achieved true sapience once it becomes clear this won’t happen either and he needs his big sci-fi moment win to soothe his ego.
i broadly agree with the thrust of this; I also think woke 1 failed b/c arguments to not use certain language (e.g. "unhoused" replacing homeless), which much of the public chafed at, were used as cover for attacks on the broader goal (e.g. anti-sexual harassment/racism stuff, which elites HATED)
To the extent “woke” was a thing people were mad at, it was mostly that people hate a culture of scolds telling them what words they can use, what things they can enjoy, and then launching “politically correct” alternatives to cultural touchstones.
And, welp… that shoe is on the other foot now.
And, welp… that shoe is on the other foot now.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
i broadly agree with the thrust of this; I also think woke 1 failed b/c arguments to not use certain language (e.g. "unhoused" replacing homeless), which much of the public chafed at, were used as cover for attacks on the broader goal (e.g. anti-sexual harassment/racism stuff, which elites HATED)
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Last year I traveled all the way to rural Vietnam to officiate a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony that mixed cultures and language, and was a celebration of the best of humanity.
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Last year I traveled all the way to rural Vietnam to officiate a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony that mixed cultures and language, and was a celebration of the best of humanity.
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."
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Enten: "Trump's base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing ... he's underwater by 9 points. That's a 23 point switcheroo."
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Enten: "Trump's base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing ... he's underwater by 9 points. That's a 23 point switcheroo."
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A reminder that Trump posted an AI video of federal agents tackling Obama in the Oval Office while he watches and YMCA plays.
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A reminder that Trump posted an AI video of federal agents tackling Obama in the Oval Office while he watches and YMCA plays.
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In a city long defined by conflict, Somalia ’s capital of Mogadishu now echoes with the crash of pins at the country’s first modern bowling alley.
It’s the latest sign of revival in the once-thriving Indian Ocean port shaped by 35 years of civil war and militant bombings.
It’s the latest sign of revival in the once-thriving Indian Ocean port shaped by 35 years of civil war and militant bombings.
Somalia welcomes its first bowling alley as the middle class and diaspora returnees grow
Somalia is showing signs of revival from decades of conflict, welcoming its first bowling alley in the capital, Mogadishu.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In a city long defined by conflict, Somalia ’s capital of Mogadishu now echoes with the crash of pins at the country’s first modern bowling alley.
It’s the latest sign of revival in the once-thriving Indian Ocean port shaped by 35 years of civil war and militant bombings.
It’s the latest sign of revival in the once-thriving Indian Ocean port shaped by 35 years of civil war and militant bombings.
there's like 3 actual libertarians left and they do hate the guy (he got booed at their convention: www.npr.org/2024/05/26/g...) but those guys also have Opinions on the age of consent so I don't think we necessarily have to hand it to them
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
there's like 3 actual libertarians left and they do hate the guy (he got booed at their convention: www.npr.org/2024/05/26/g...) but those guys also have Opinions on the age of consent so I don't think we necessarily have to hand it to them
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this guy is 23 and will crash out by the time he’s 27 btw
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
this guy is 23 and will crash out by the time he’s 27 btw
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The conditions he describes inside the facility (which he calls a concentration camp) are in an effort to make people self deport, kill themselves, or die of illness, disease and malnutrition. Those are the only explanations.
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The conditions he describes inside the facility (which he calls a concentration camp) are in an effort to make people self deport, kill themselves, or die of illness, disease and malnutrition. Those are the only explanations.