Maximus Prime

Maximus Prime

@drtrobridge.bsky.social

Minneapolitan.

137 followers137 following718 posts

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Okay but it’s the Cheesecake Factory remark that was condescending to his voters

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump says Alaska’s ballot is illegal because people don’t know what “incumbent” means

Favorite film in Haiku -- White Russians and rugs Lost toes can be so unfair We will miss you, Donny

David Simon@audacityofdespair.bsky.social

Favorite film in haiku -- If they move, kill 'em. Because you don't give your word To a railroad, Pike.

THANK GOD FREE SPEECH IS BACK BABY

Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social

Apparently at around 1:30 PM ET, the main accounts for the No Kings coalition on Instagram were frozen and pulled down. Admins have lost access to the account and are unable to log in. This happened at the peak of the organization's national day of action. Instagram, of course, is owned by Meta.

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Really speaks to the impotence of Congress that the president thinks he can simply sign an executive order invalidating a law that Congress passed -- and he signed -- just a few months ago. At worst, SCOTUS might slap his hand months or years from now -- well after the damage has been done.

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The owner of X is almost single-handedly funding the Republican midterm election campaigns. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem.

We could have outcomes like this in America but we choose not to

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

“Brazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias *** A judge ruled that the tech company must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff.” share.google/AyNwzT9NX2wm...

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I remember when right wingers claimed Obama was trying to “nationalize” the police because he suggested some minimum standards and accountability. This administration thinks all cops exist to do its bidding, from hunting and harassing immigrants to spying on its critics.

dell cameron@dell.bsky.social

NEW: Chicago-area cops took part in an undercover probe by ICE agents into Minneapolis mutual aid networks last spring, records obtained by WIRED show, including unspecified electronic surveillance, audio recordings, ALPR data by @awinston.bsky.social

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Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Tucker Carlson: "If you look at pornography enough or bestiality videos all day, after a while... it's kind of an attractive horse, I get it."

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Replying to @peark.es

Core goes from +2.4% YoY to +2.6% YoY, headline up to +3.7% (both above estimates). Real average hourly earnings now negative YoY, -0.7% MoM

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Fuck yeah

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social

“Witkoff and Kushner raised the possibility that intelligence sharing could be cut off if Kyiv did not heed Washington’s warning to halt the strikes” on Russian refineries. “It was a firm request from POTUS. “Hours later, Ukrainian forces struck the Yug Rusi oil terminal in Rostov-on-Don.”

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A Republican group aired an attack ad targeting Jonathan Nez, the former president of the Navajo Nation and Democrat running against Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona). It misidentified Nez twice, using a photo of Myron Lizer, a prominent Republican surrogate.

washingtonpost.comA Republican attack ad misidentifies its Democratic target. Twice.A GOP ad used a photo of Republican Myron Lizer instead of Democrat Jonathan Nez. Nez is challenging Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona).

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Pay to play, baby...

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social

Trump admin is suspending a bunch of tech companies (Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini) from participation in the H-1B PERM program, alleging fraud. Some other tech firms (Apple, Amazon, Google, etc.) notably absent from the list.

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Corporate profits and tax revenues grew together until the Trump tax cuts. Now corporate profits are at an all-time high while tax receipts are at their lowest since 2021.

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My BEARD (Botched Executions Above Replacement Device) model ranks lethal injection slightly below the electric chair. And I tell you the best place in Bonne Terre to get a chicken-fried steak. All that and more in the next Silver Bulletin.

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In this Ohio diner, Hawkeye still means Alan Alda. But they do know this: Senator Eric Schmitt’s staffers looked about as nervous as Radar O’Reilly after yesterday‘s basketball gaffe.

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UPDATE ON ICE IN EVANSTON LAST WEEK: Just got a FOIA back for 911 calls, police dispatch audio, and police reports associated with the arrest. There's a lot to unpack. 1/ 🧵

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Claude making a scientific discovery

Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer.com

Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc

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congratulations to everyone on reinventing Worse Cable

IGN@ign.com

Disney+ has altered its user agreement to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers. https://bit.ly/4hhOjBo

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thinking about boat strikes for some reason

The Japan Times@japantimes.co.jp

Five former senior South Korean military officers have been sentenced to up to 18 years in prison for their roles in the country's short-lived martial law declaration in 2024.

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By the time this merger ruins HBO, destroys WB, gets 5,000 people fired, moves production overseas, and guts the quality of the movies the new studio makes, most people will have forgotten how fast the AGs caved and how little they got in this deal. Writers will not.

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The entire article is fantastic, but the writer's definition of a trad wife is *chef's kiss* perfection. "Those are conservative women who dress like the women in The Sound of Music, but without the opposition to the Anschluss."

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So the university co-founded by the founder of Palantir and the current head of 60 Minutes and CBS News is now starting a law school with help from the Federalist Society. Down with the elites!

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

In case u thought our judicial system couldn’t get worse, Bari Weiss & Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale co-founded a “university,” which announced a “new initiative to build the future of legal education, with support from the Federalist Society” co-chaired by Catholic Right activist Leonard Leo. 1/

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#BREAKING U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe, accused of a series of sexual assaults in 2022, has been convicted. The verdict is still being read.

Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social

JUST IN: There's a verdict in the trial of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe. People are beginning to gather in the courtroom.

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Took ‘em long enough

Luke Kawa@ljkawa.bsky.social

JPMorgan’s commodities team: “For the first time since the start of the Iran conflict, we don’t have a baseline view. We simply don’t know how to model the endgame.”

Putin wins again

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

President Trump suggested he could consider it a “hostile act” for the European Union to make Canada an “associate member,” threatening to impose more tariffs or cut back trading with the bloc.

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US intelligence says Iran is producing ballistic missiles again. An AI video forwarded by Natalie Harp shows Iran surrendering to a sword-wielding, eagle-riding Donald Trump. For busy presidents of the United States, it can be hard to know who to trust.

Tell me your bsky scheduling system isn't configured correctly without telling me your bsky scheduling system isn't configured correctly

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Emmy nominees are hitting the blue carpet before the 8 p.m. ceremony. “The Pitt” seems poised to win big for the second year in a row. “Widow’s Bay” is facing off against onetime champion “Hacks” in the comedy category. Follow our live posts here:

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That's gonna be an lol from me dawg.

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com

Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts — including his touring band — abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.