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Red Bridge, frozen creek, and 10,000 love locks clinging like barnacles. Gary patrols in his hoodie, declaring squirrels “agents of chaos.” Winter bites, coffee fails, but the walk counts as victory.

The Balderdash Syndicate

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8 Feb

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substack.comThe Line on the Map Why Urban Service Boundaries Terrify Florida More Than HurricanesFlorida has always loved lines—as long as they’re imaginary.

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Pete Buttigieg

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7 Feb

Today, construction on the nation’s largest infrastructure project came to a halt - with hundreds laid off - because Donald Trump is out of control. The good news: political pressure still works, and we can use our voices to make sure he doesn’t have the last word.

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The Tennessee Holler

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6 Feb

TEXAS — “Get out of my house!! U.S. and they’re inside my house with no warrant. They broke a window.” Trump’s ICE goons terrorize a citizen family, including attacking a man when he closes the door as they leave. Terrorizing families. www.instagram.com/reel/DUZl6RO...

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The Tennessee Holler

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6 Feb

BESSENT: “We created a dollar shortage in Iran… it came to a grand culmination in December when one of the largest banks went under and there was a run on the bank, Iranian currency went into free fall, inflation exploded, people were out in the street.” A pretty big admission.

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6 Feb

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substack.comBuy the Damn Land How Florida Once Protected Itself by Purchasing the Future—and Why That Scared EveryoneFlorida used to do something so pragmatic it now sounds like a hallucination brought on by heatstroke and diesel fumes:

The Balderdash Syndicate

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3 Feb

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substack.comConcurrency: The Rule That Forced Florida to Tell the Truth—and Why It Had to Be DestroyedFlorida once had a rule so brutally honest it bordered on obscenity.

The Balderdash Syndicate

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2 Feb

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substack.comThe Law That Tried to Stop Florida How the 1985 Growth Management Act Nearly Saved the State—and Why It Had to DieFlorida once passed a law that said a thing so shocking, so fundamentally un-American to the development class, that it now sounds like satire:

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The Tennessee Holler

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1 Feb

WATCH — @bekahdayyy.bsky.social: “I don’t understand how it’s not a bigger deal the movie about the First Lady was directed by this man — we’re seeing photo after photo of Brett Ratner on Epstein’s island… this admin is clearly stacked with co-conspirators/friends of Epstein.“

The Balderdash Syndicate

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1 Feb

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substack.comFlorida Is Eating Itself A Proposal to Stop the Growth Machine Before It Finishes the JobBy now everyone in Florida knows the sound.

The Balderdash Syndicate

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31 Jan

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substack.comHow Florida’s “English-Only” Rule Smacks of a Backdoor to Voter SuppressionBy the time the Sunshine State rolled out its latest bureaucratic bombshell — a decree that all driver’s license knowledge and skills tests will be offered only in English beginning February 6, 2026 —...

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MeidasTouch

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30 Jan

Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.

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Marty Ballard

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30 Jan

Have you ever watched the moving Blazing Saddles? The US is essentially holding a gun to its own head when it threatens China with tariffs

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Scottish Greens

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28 Jan

Two people have been abducted from Scotland in the middle of the night by the US military. Despite an order from our highest court that they be kept here. The Scottish Government must show that actions have consequences by evicting American troops from their base at publicly-owned Prestwick Airport

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TheNotoriousBTG

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28 Jan

This just happened! Safety energy to Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. A white male just assaulted her with a chemical agent....... #politics #news

The Balderdash Syndicate

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27 Jan

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The Balderdash Syndicate

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24 Jan

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substack.comThe Day Florida Lost Its Undocumented WorkforceThe Florida sun rose one morning over a silent workforce — and the state that once thrummed with tourism, construction, and agricultural chaos found itself staring into the abyss of economic collapse.

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24 Jan

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Led By Donkeys

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24 Jan

Board of Peace - Season 1

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

1/ I deleted TikTok today. Not because I hate dancing teenagers or feral recipes, but because the new data agreement read less like “terms of service” and more like a hostage note written by an algorithm with tenure. 🧵⬇️

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

2/ Somewhere between “we may collect biometric identifiers” and “we can share data with… well… vibes,” I realized TikTok no longer wanted my attention — it wanted squatters’ rights in my nervous system.

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

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23 Jan

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23 Jan

3/ I don’t mind being tracked. I live in America. I assume my toaster reports me. But this was different. This was TikTok asking for permission to crawl inside my phone, wear my personality like a skinsuit, and sublet it.

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

4/ The app already knows what I watch, when I watch it, and what I almost watched before deciding I didn’t want the government knowing I watched it. That’s plenty. We don’t need retinal scans and emotional telemetry too.

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

5/ So I deleted it. Quietly. No announcement. No exit video. Just a long press, a little ✕, and the strange calm that comes from evicting a digital raccoon from your pocket.

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

The Balderdash Syndicate

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23 Jan

6/ If I’m going to be surveilled, manipulated, and psychologically nudged into buying nonsense, I prefer it done with some old-fashioned shame and at least the courtesy of pretending it’s accidental.

The Balderdash Syndicate

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19 Jan

Its 1 pm and I'm looking at water lilies by Monet....in fucking Kansas....after seeing a semi load of ice vehicles being unloaded....might be time to find another country