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Seth Melton
@sethmelton.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Thanks for the last and greatest
Betrayal of the last and greatest
Of human dreams.
-WSB
Betrayal of the last and greatest
Of human dreams.
-WSB
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
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🚨 BREAKING: Federal Circuit Judge Jerry Smith, the lone dissenter on the three-judge panel that blocked Texas’ new congressional map, has released his dissenting opinion — and it certainly warrants a seatbelt. Full story to come.
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Federal Circuit Judge Jerry Smith, the lone dissenter on the three-judge panel that blocked Texas’ new congressional map, has released his dissenting opinion — and it certainly warrants a seatbelt. Full story to come.
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@eccomics.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social are putting out so many incredible horror/sci fi/fantasy comics, and their range looks set to grow in the near future. If you love horror and comics, then make sure to check these out in your local comic shop. Love the retro covers so much.
I wrote a story for CRUEL UNIVERSE based on that first cover by the great @tomfowler.bsky.social, illustrated by the great @davidlapham.bsky.social! These books are ridiculously fun. Dontcha dare miss it! @eccomics.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social
dailydead.com/feast-your-e...
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Feast Your Eyes on Chilling Covers and Deadly Details for EC Comics' CRUEL UNIVERSE 2 #7, TORTURED HEARTS #1, and CATACOMB OF TORMENT #8 - Daily Dead
After delivering thrills and chills all year long on the paneled page, EC Comics and Oni Press will still have plenty of frightful fun for readers to lay their eyes upon in the dawn of the new year, a...
dailydead.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@eccomics.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social are putting out so many incredible horror/sci fi/fantasy comics, and their range looks set to grow in the near future. If you love horror and comics, then make sure to check these out in your local comic shop. Love the retro covers so much.
Good.
J6er Jake Lang got punched yesterday in Dearborn, Michigan during his anti-Muslim march.
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Good.
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
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Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun. n.pr/48nQMqI
3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun. n.pr/48nQMqI
One again Square not reading the room.
"Consumers Generally Do Not Care" About AI In Games, Says Former Square Enix Exec.
"Consumers Generally Do Not Care" About AI In Games, Says Former Square Enix Exec
"Gen Z loves AI slop"
www.nintendolife.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
One again Square not reading the room.
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Jim Jordan can shut the fuck up and sit *all* the way down.
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Jim Jordan can shut the fuck up and sit *all* the way down.
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Books with Pictures is an irreplaceable part of the comics community! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help.
I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Books with Pictures is an irreplaceable part of the comics community! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
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The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.
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Coinbase donated to Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project as an appeal to the administration, Emilie Choi, the cryptocurrency exchange's president and COO, said at Axios' BFD event today.
Exclusive: Coinbase explains donation to Trump's ballroom
Tech firms like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia also donated to Trump's ballroom fund.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.
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Please tell me the one no vote was Johnson that bootlicker!
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Please tell me the one no vote was Johnson that bootlicker!
Holy shit, 11/18/2025... look at these fucking headlines!
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Holy shit, 11/18/2025... look at these fucking headlines!
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Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
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Ponied up for a month of newspapers.com, went right to the New York Daily News and quickly found this gem from Feb 16, 1936.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ponied up for a month of newspapers.com, went right to the New York Daily News and quickly found this gem from Feb 16, 1936.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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BREAKING: A federal court blocks Texas’ new congressional gerrymander, which could net five more GOP seats in Congress, from being used in the 2026 midterms. Texas Republicans will likely ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the case.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Court Blocks Texas Gerrymander for 2026, Appeal Expected
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
BREAKING: A federal court blocks Texas’ new congressional gerrymander, which could net five more GOP seats in Congress, from being used in the 2026 midterms. Texas Republicans will likely ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the case.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Grizzly, Grand Teton National Park. May, 2020.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/5.6 – ISO 5000
🏷️ #NationalParks #Wildlife #Photography #Bears
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/5.6 – ISO 5000
🏷️ #NationalParks #Wildlife #Photography #Bears
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Grizzly, Grand Teton National Park. May, 2020.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/5.6 – ISO 5000
🏷️ #NationalParks #Wildlife #Photography #Bears
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/5.6 – ISO 5000
🏷️ #NationalParks #Wildlife #Photography #Bears
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$80 million Ralph Wilson Park spans 22 acres along the riverfront: planetdetroit.org/2025/11/detr...
Community embraces Ralph Wilson Park, Detroit riverfront’s $80 million addition: ‘Come on down’
The $80 million Ralph Wilson Park is the newest addition to Detroit's west riverfront.
planetdetroit.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
$80 million Ralph Wilson Park spans 22 acres along the riverfront: planetdetroit.org/2025/11/detr...
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The political media's muted reaction to this story is an incredible "frog in boiling water" moment.
Any person in any business or organization would be immediately fired for this. No questions, no process. Just out on your ass.
Any person in any business or organization would be immediately fired for this. No questions, no process. Just out on your ass.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The political media's muted reaction to this story is an incredible "frog in boiling water" moment.
Any person in any business or organization would be immediately fired for this. No questions, no process. Just out on your ass.
Any person in any business or organization would be immediately fired for this. No questions, no process. Just out on your ass.
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I don't know for certain about the cloudflare issue, but imma venture a guess.
In haiku format.
In haiku format.
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I don't know for certain about the cloudflare issue, but imma venture a guess.
In haiku format.
In haiku format.
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Today is the birthday of artist Hy Fleishman (Nov. 18, 1927-April 1, 2020). A Naval veteran of WWII, he drew for a variety of publishers throughout the 1940s & 50s.
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today is the birthday of artist Hy Fleishman (Nov. 18, 1927-April 1, 2020). A Naval veteran of WWII, he drew for a variety of publishers throughout the 1940s & 50s.
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Tennessee has a great journalist named Phil Williams, and he does consistently fine work.
MUST WATCH: Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill
A Phil Williams NC5 Investigates report on a neo-Nazi targeting kids online, telling them to prepare for a 'race war'
www.newschannel5.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Tennessee has a great journalist named Phil Williams, and he does consistently fine work.
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one