Van Applegate
@vanapplegate.bsky.social
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Coming up on a year since I lost my friend to suicide. A post from my old twitter:
Loss is hard. Brad Freitas was a friend since my early days in the business. We actually met before we knew each other were headed for a full time news career at our old stomping ground, Bushwallers…
Loss is hard. Brad Freitas was a friend since my early days in the business. We actually met before we knew each other were headed for a full time news career at our old stomping ground, Bushwallers…
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The Trump administration has quietly spread Palantir’s technology through U.S. agencies, paving the way to easily compile data on Americans. The company has received more than $113 million in federal government spending since President Trump took office. nyti.ms/4dJfR0o
May 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Trump administration has quietly spread Palantir’s technology through U.S. agencies, paving the way to easily compile data on Americans. The company has received more than $113 million in federal government spending since President Trump took office. nyti.ms/4dJfR0o
Elon is so weird on tv. So hard to get inside his mind. Does he view the media as a tool? Does he care about how he’s perceived? Does he play it like a fiddle? Is it an amusement? Does he care about his image? Or who’s interviewing him? Hard to say.
May 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Elon is so weird on tv. So hard to get inside his mind. Does he view the media as a tool? Does he care about how he’s perceived? Does he play it like a fiddle? Is it an amusement? Does he care about his image? Or who’s interviewing him? Hard to say.
They’re setting up for something on the national mall that’s about to get destroyed by a massive thunderstorm
May 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
They’re setting up for something on the national mall that’s about to get destroyed by a massive thunderstorm
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Sometimes a story is just THAT cool...so we're giving it more time to breathe. Check out the insane visuals and the two-year journey we took to get it all. Definitely one of the most important #innovations in #housing #construction going forward. @vanapplegate.bsky.social @icon3dtech.bsky.social
Inside The World’s Largest 3D Printed Neighborhood
YouTube video by CNBC
youtu.be
May 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Sometimes a story is just THAT cool...so we're giving it more time to breathe. Check out the insane visuals and the two-year journey we took to get it all. Definitely one of the most important #innovations in #housing #construction going forward. @vanapplegate.bsky.social @icon3dtech.bsky.social
Just in time for a new trade deal…
The New World screwworm is endemic in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean — and its northward spread into Mexico has alarmed U.S. officials. It can kill a full-grown cow in one to two weeks.
U.S. halts cattle imports from Mexico, citing fears of flesh-eating maggot
The New World screwworm is endemic in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean — and its northward spread into Mexico has alarmed U.S. officials. It can kill a full-grown cow in one to two weeks.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just in time for a new trade deal…
“I’d have to be a stupid person not to take a $400,000,000 gift” - DJT
May 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“I’d have to be a stupid person not to take a $400,000,000 gift” - DJT
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we are maybe two weeks from jesse watters declaring that it’s gay for men to have sex with women
April 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
we are maybe two weeks from jesse watters declaring that it’s gay for men to have sex with women
This is weird.
Today’s White House tariff announcement schedule includes the time (8pm) when “global markets” will respond to “America’s renewed strength”. 🇺🇸
April 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is weird.
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“The Bureau employs some 2,000 people in the city of 29,000.”
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
‘MAGA Junkie’ Fired in DOGE Cuts Now Regrets Voting for Trump: ‘I Expected Better’
“I was a MAGA junkie, a MAGA junkie who thought her government job would be safe with Donald Trump in office,” says West Virginia woman fired from the Bureau of Fiscal Service.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“The Bureau employs some 2,000 people in the city of 29,000.”
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
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is that bad? Seems bad
March 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
is that bad? Seems bad
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to join global advisory board for bond giant Pimco
March 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to join global advisory board for bond giant Pimco
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In case you missed it: the Pentagon--that's Hegseth--got warned about using Signal a week ago.
March 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In case you missed it: the Pentagon--that's Hegseth--got warned about using Signal a week ago.
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Great read to get you in the #Masters mood.
www.masters.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Great read to get you in the #Masters mood.
Did I just see a Neutrogena commercial completely made of AI?
March 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Did I just see a Neutrogena commercial completely made of AI?
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All military aid from the U.S. to Ukraine from 2014-2024 has cost the U.S. tax payer $19.94 per person per year.
In return they got to destroy Russia’s entire Soviet equipment inheritance and still complain it is a bad deal
In return they got to destroy Russia’s entire Soviet equipment inheritance and still complain it is a bad deal
March 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
All military aid from the U.S. to Ukraine from 2014-2024 has cost the U.S. tax payer $19.94 per person per year.
In return they got to destroy Russia’s entire Soviet equipment inheritance and still complain it is a bad deal
In return they got to destroy Russia’s entire Soviet equipment inheritance and still complain it is a bad deal
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This probably would've been a career-defining bit of racism for any politician in a previous era
Lauren Boebert Accuses Black Lawmaker of Waving ‘Pimp Cane’ at Trump
Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested that the Black lawmaker who yelled at President Donald Trump during a joint address to Congress is a "pimp."
www.mediaite.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This probably would've been a career-defining bit of racism for any politician in a previous era
Laura Gillen is on the rise.
March 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Laura Gillen is on the rise.
Smerconish was on point today.
March 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Smerconish was on point today.
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I miss John Lewis.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
March 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I miss John Lewis.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
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🚨 Lutnick on CNBC previews massive expansion in tariff exemptions:
“My expectation is the President will come to the agreement today, and hopefully we will announce this today, that USMCA-compliant goods will not have a tariff for the next month until April 2.”
“My expectation is the President will come to the agreement today, and hopefully we will announce this today, that USMCA-compliant goods will not have a tariff for the next month until April 2.”
March 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚨 Lutnick on CNBC previews massive expansion in tariff exemptions:
“My expectation is the President will come to the agreement today, and hopefully we will announce this today, that USMCA-compliant goods will not have a tariff for the next month until April 2.”
“My expectation is the President will come to the agreement today, and hopefully we will announce this today, that USMCA-compliant goods will not have a tariff for the next month until April 2.”
Yeah, ill be flying in and out of Dulles for a while www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/u...
Planes receive mysterious false mid-air collision alerts near Reagan National Airport | CNN
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Reagan National Airport, near Washington D.C., repeatedly received midair collision alerts when th...
www.cnn.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yeah, ill be flying in and out of Dulles for a while www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/u...
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The FAA is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near Washington DC, repeatedly received midair collision alerts over the weekend when there were no other aircraft nearby.
Planes receive mysterious false mid-air collision alerts near Reagan National Airport | CNN
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Reagan National Airport, near Washington D.C., repeatedly received midair collision alerts when th...
www.cnn.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The FAA is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near Washington DC, repeatedly received midair collision alerts over the weekend when there were no other aircraft nearby.