Walter IV
@walteriv.bsky.social
Living just enough for the city. Living just enough 🎵
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I think I might be burned out from a month of 70-80 hour workweeks. Need a spark.
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I think I might be burned out from a month of 70-80 hour workweeks. Need a spark.
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The last female Governor of South Dakota was Kristi Noem. A Native woman is running for the seat in 2026 as an Independent. Allison Renville is Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota, Hunkpapa Lakota, Omaha and Haudenosaunee.
Native woman announces run for South Dakota governor - ICT
Allison Renville will run as an Independent candidate
ictnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The last female Governor of South Dakota was Kristi Noem. A Native woman is running for the seat in 2026 as an Independent. Allison Renville is Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota, Hunkpapa Lakota, Omaha and Haudenosaunee.
@jordanackermi.bsky.social we chose Michigan over USC and others because we were assured by leadership you would stand up for my kid. #Abandoned
Badge of dishonor: “Among the universities recommended to remain in the program are Columbia University, MIT, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia and University of Texas at Austin.”
It’s an honor for GW to be on this list of schools to be banned from State Dept programs for having decent hiring and ethical practices. Hope it stays that way. Complying with Trump’s bigoted demands and open racism is shameful.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
@jordanackermi.bsky.social we chose Michigan over USC and others because we were assured by leadership you would stand up for my kid. #Abandoned
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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On the @pbsnews.org Erica York of the Tax Foundation debunked some of Trump's wild claims about Tariffs. The U.S. hasn't generated trillions of dollars in revenue from tariffs. Many of the pledges for investment made by foreign countries are not much more than a promise.
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
On the @pbsnews.org Erica York of the Tax Foundation debunked some of Trump's wild claims about Tariffs. The U.S. hasn't generated trillions of dollars in revenue from tariffs. Many of the pledges for investment made by foreign countries are not much more than a promise.
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Here's a fun experiment: Google "Trump quiet piggy" and then "Biden stupid Doocy."
I'm guessing you won't be shocked to see which one pulls up a ton of stories from major media outlets-- and which one, still, has produced almost no coverage from legacy media (not counting just posting a clip)
I'm guessing you won't be shocked to see which one pulls up a ton of stories from major media outlets-- and which one, still, has produced almost no coverage from legacy media (not counting just posting a clip)
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Here's a fun experiment: Google "Trump quiet piggy" and then "Biden stupid Doocy."
I'm guessing you won't be shocked to see which one pulls up a ton of stories from major media outlets-- and which one, still, has produced almost no coverage from legacy media (not counting just posting a clip)
I'm guessing you won't be shocked to see which one pulls up a ton of stories from major media outlets-- and which one, still, has produced almost no coverage from legacy media (not counting just posting a clip)
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NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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Ford's new 2.1-million-square-foot headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, is ceremoniously opening Sunday, although construction is expected to continue into 2027.
Inside Ford's new world headquarters: Scratch kitchens, rotisserie chickens and design secrets
Ford's new 2.1-million-square-foot headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, is ceremoniously opening Sunday, although construction is expected to continue into 2027.
cnb.cx
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ford's new 2.1-million-square-foot headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, is ceremoniously opening Sunday, although construction is expected to continue into 2027.
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Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
How Randy Mastro Killed the Kehlani SummerStage Concert—And a Whole Lot More
With Mayor Adams thinking about his next act, the former first deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani is now "guiding every conceivable aspect of this administration."
hellgatenyc.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
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“This is a story that needs to be told, especially in this moment in time when history is being erased”
Watch Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park with @vcpalliance.bsky.social on @news12li.bsky.social
bronx.news12.com/public-input...
Watch Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park with @vcpalliance.bsky.social on @news12li.bsky.social
bronx.news12.com/public-input...
Public input requested in transformation of Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park
Alice Michelle Augustine is determined to tell the untold stories rooted in the history of Van Cortlandt Park.
bronx.news12.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“This is a story that needs to be told, especially in this moment in time when history is being erased”
Watch Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park with @vcpalliance.bsky.social on @news12li.bsky.social
bronx.news12.com/public-input...
Watch Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park with @vcpalliance.bsky.social on @news12li.bsky.social
bronx.news12.com/public-input...
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Good Morning From The Drummer, My Friends.
James Brown - Get on the Good Foot
YouTube video by rossrec
youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Good Morning From The Drummer, My Friends.
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You might know Ricky as “guy who throws cards real far and real hard” but he was one of the greatest slight-of-hand magicians ever
youtu.be/4F93VCA_TCQ?...
youtu.be/4F93VCA_TCQ?...
Ricky Jay Teaches Conan & Jackie Chan How To Use Cards As Weapons | Late Night with Conan O’Brien
YouTube video by Conan O'Brien
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
You might know Ricky as “guy who throws cards real far and real hard” but he was one of the greatest slight-of-hand magicians ever
youtu.be/4F93VCA_TCQ?...
youtu.be/4F93VCA_TCQ?...
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Here is a Christmas gift months in the making: an RF rip of the greatest magic special in history. Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, directed by David Mamet, never released on home video, sourced from an internal HBO Production tape sourced by @pulsingcinema.bsky.social: archive.org/details/rick...
December 22, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Here is a Christmas gift months in the making: an RF rip of the greatest magic special in history. Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, directed by David Mamet, never released on home video, sourced from an internal HBO Production tape sourced by @pulsingcinema.bsky.social: archive.org/details/rick...
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I wrote about his thumb: thenewcuriosityshop.substack.com/p/ricky-jays...
Ricky Jay’s Thumb
A great magician, and an estimable escape artist of a different kind.
thenewcuriosityshop.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I wrote about his thumb: thenewcuriosityshop.substack.com/p/ricky-jays...
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one of the great profiles ever www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
one of the great profiles ever www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...
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Good news: If you would like to watch Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants on YouTube I have done a painstaking 4k upscale of this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0gW...
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Good news: If you would like to watch Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants on YouTube I have done a painstaking 4k upscale of this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0gW...
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2020 footage said to be in 2025. A scene of protestors in Illinois, suggested as Portland.
We reviewed Fox News coverage and 700+ social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to Portland.
Here's how Fox News told a misleading story:
We reviewed Fox News coverage and 700+ social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to Portland.
Here's how Fox News told a misleading story:
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
2020 footage said to be in 2025. A scene of protestors in Illinois, suggested as Portland.
We reviewed Fox News coverage and 700+ social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to Portland.
Here's how Fox News told a misleading story:
We reviewed Fox News coverage and 700+ social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to Portland.
Here's how Fox News told a misleading story:
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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ICE today deployed its agents in Charlotte. The decision follows years of retaliation from federal authorities and North Carolina Republicans—ever since voters elected a sheriff who opposed assisting ICE in 2018.
Bolts reported on this dynamic in 2023:
Bolts reported on this dynamic in 2023:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
ICE today deployed its agents in Charlotte. The decision follows years of retaliation from federal authorities and North Carolina Republicans—ever since voters elected a sheriff who opposed assisting ICE in 2018.
Bolts reported on this dynamic in 2023:
Bolts reported on this dynamic in 2023:
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“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 28, 2024 at 11:03 PM
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM