Gary R Simonds

Gary R Simonds

@garys79.bsky.social

Author, Speaker, Educator, Has-Been Neurosurgeon Asheville NC Married Would prefer to discuss life, books, kindness, wellness, wonder. Instead I spend hours a day opposing a mad king. But here we are. RESIST! Good Trouble! https://garyrsimonds.com

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This is insanely dangerous. Memory is highly manipulable and inaccurate as is. In the hands of monsters (eg musk, oligarchs, the GOP)AI could and will be used to control thought through the all-too realistic creation of false memories of events and actions. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

washingtonpost.comScientists are finding AI may make us remember things that never happenedStudies show that artificial intelligence can distort memories, raising questions about what happens when machines become keepers of the past.

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BREAKING: Preliminary injunction granted in the golf course case by Judge Reyes! The threat to close & destroy this historic property is the latest act of Trump corruption that the courts have responded to Kudos to our wonderful clients & cocounsel @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Kushner took a $50 mn bribe from the Emiratis to orchestrate the firing of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, according to Matt Cole's new book, Princes and Thieves, out today. To be clear, this is a serious felony, if true.

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Of course they have - aided and abetted by trump and musk

A U.N.-backed inquiry is reporting that Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine by intentionally attacking energy infrastructure, which left millions of people without electricity and heat in freezing temperatures.

Monumental POS

Eric Columbus@ericcolumbus.bsky.social

There's so much else wrong with this stupid lawsuit but on this specific point: despite being "busy" with "lives" and "jobs," Alaskans were able to spell M-U-R-K-O-W-S-K-I when they reelected her to the Senate as a write-in candidate in 2010 after she lost the GOP primary.

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Judge Reyes says this started as a case about golf -- now it’s about whether a president follows court orders @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are staying in this fight well past Nov 15 I’ll get into it w/ @aliciamenendez.bsky.social on @ms.now at noon👇 -TN

politico.comJudge bars Trump admin from further tree-felling, closures, at golf courseThe president planned to close the public golf course in Washington Nov. 15 for overhaul.

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Ever wonder why politicians never actually do anything to support apprenticeship programs and community colleges? Maybe it's because none of them actually understand how they work. I'm a proud community college grad and apprenticeship instructor. I'm going to DC to shake that up.

ProPublica@propublica.org

The Paxtons’ blind trust invested $600K in a convicted fraudster’s new company. Experts say the trust wasn’t truly blind as the Paxtons reported losses from it on their taxes. Angela Paxton also sat on an affiliate’s advisory board for several years. with @texastribune.org

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* BRAZIL SENATOR FLAVIO BOLSONARO MISSES SUPREME COURT DEADLINE TO HAND IN PASSPORT TO FEDERAL POLICE -- SOURCE * BRAZIL FEDERAL POLICE CANCEL SENATOR FLAVIO BOLSONARO'S PASSPORTS AFTER DEADLINE MISSED -- SOURCE @reuters.com $EWZ

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This is a rare moment of bipartisanship. And a reliable indication that Darline Graham is a horrible, inexperienced nepo-candidate.

Jamie Dupree@jamiedupree.bsky.social

Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

NYT, WaPo = traitors

Schooley@schooley.bsky.social

Seeing how little coverage that house report that added another rape accusation to Trump's tally got today, I looked back on just the front page Benghazi stories (there were many, many more inside over these months).

To the world court for this mass murderer

Josh Busby@busbyj2.bsky.social

This guy is now head of Policy Planning at the State Department. After being responsible for the deaths of millions, he has failed up for sure.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Talarico: "If you've seen an attack ad on your TV, that was Elon. If you've gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon. If you've received a text message saying scary things about me with scary black and white photos. That was Elon too."

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❗️❗️Bloomberg reported that the estimated gross value of Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports reached $2.76 billion in the week ending October 25, 2026—the highest weekly total since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. That figure rose by roughly $430 million from the prior week.

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COMING UP: Preliminary hearing before magistrate judge Faruqui in the criminal case of former FBI agents charged with false statements to Congress and obstruction. Things could get very interesting... I'm here in the media room for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along!

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social

While you were sleeping: DOJ files superseding complaint, adds obstruction counts in case against former FBI agents Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides Preliminary hearing set for today at 11 am. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

JFC Will it ever end?? Of course, will make him a trump favorite

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

Justin J Pearson’s republican opponent sent unsolicited dick pics to multiple recipients when he was as old as 53. He admits to it, but calls his behavior “youthful indiscretion” and a “distraction.” www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...

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The OG Cheesecake Factory comparison—-

Zach Everson@zacheverson.com

Truth Social "lost $40 million over the past four quarters while generating a paltry $4.6 million in revenue—less than half that of an average Cheesecake Factory restaurant." @ChaseWithorn for @forbes ...

PRAYING

Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social

Bounties, threat letters, lawsuits -- That’s what panic looks like Trump & his cronies are scared of voters & they should be--34M early votes are in & a record midterm is in sight Civil rights groups, democracy groups & election officials have voters’ backs, & Trump won’t get away w/ it @ms.now👇

Toxic jealousy, Musk Madness, ICE Gestapo tactics, Criminal self-enrichment, USPS criminality, abusive lawsuits, blanket pardons, and more. Time to end this malignant madness. VOTE VOTE NOW Remove these monsters. Then, if we cannot imprison them, let's sue them into financial oblivion. #VOTEBLUE

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Trump’s bid to steal a DC public park and turn it into an elitist golf course has been blocked. When many institutions kowtow to the dictator, federal district courts are holding the line.

Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social

VICTORY: A federal court just put the chainsaws down at East Potomac Park The plan was to turn a public park into a private tournament course for Trump & wealthy golfers. The trees stay while we fight it out in court @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are on the case 👇- TN

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The Trump regime has made the U.S. into a sad joke to the rest of the world. Slamming other cultures doesn’t change that.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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TRUMP: “We didn’t start the war with Iran." LIAR! You illegally started the war on February 28 by assassinating Iran's Supreme Leader without Congressional approval. You even gave it a name: Operation Epic Fury. You said it would take 4–6 weeks. It’s been 8 months.

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In Brazil, Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes issues an order: Flávio Bolsonaro, who just lost the presidential election to the incumbent Lula, stands charged with money laundering. He must surrender his passports and may not leave the country as the case is prepared for trial.

oglobo.globo.comFlávio é intimado pela PF para entregar passaporte por determinação de MoraesEm vídeo, senador diz que medida se baseou em declaração de Eduardo Bolsonaro, que defendeu o irmão deixar o país em caso de derrota; entrevista foi dada antes do resultado

Amen. Most owned by treasonous billionaires

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.

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When I heard that protester in Mississippi told that man to "shove that ballroom up your fat ass!" I felt that in my soul.