Malafunkshun808

Malafunkshun808

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I love History, Video Games, Swimming, and Yuna Kim! (God Save the Queen! ❤️🌸👑) I also love my adopted home (Hawai’i Nei) and my home Island (Guåhan).

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Moby Dick
@mobydickatsea.bsky.social

there’s no way to stop my singing in this world but to cut my throat. And when that’s done, ten to one I sing ye the doxology for a wind-up

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Mr. Beat
@iammrbeat.bsky.social

He's basically a comedian. He's a comedian who hasn't had good new material in years, but many still enjoy his show, for some reason. (nostalgia for the old material) Oh, and a comedian who has the power to drop nuclear weapons.

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Mr. Beat
@iammrbeat.bsky.social

In my latest video, I count down the five most consequential midterm elections in American history (in my opinion).

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Van Jackson
@vanjackson.bsky.social

Levels of bullshit here. NZ should not be enabling the Iran War, which is illegal under both domestic and international law, to say nothing of being against the interests of Kiwis www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

rnz.co.nzUS Space Command applies gag over Auckland space-watching hubA space-watching network funded by the Pentagon that has one of three global hubs in Auckland has played a direct role supporting combat operations in the Iran war.

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Joanne Freeman
@jbf1755.bsky.social

Hey folks: My next event will be at the Concord Museum (Massachusetts), where I'll be discussing the Revolution in a conversation moderated by the great historian Bob Gross. It's on November 6. Register below: concordmuseum.org/event/joanne...

concordmuseum.orgJoanne Freeman on the Revolutionary Era — Concord MuseumJoin historian Joanne Freeman for an exploration of the Revolutionary era and the ideas, conflicts, and personalities that shaped the founding of the United States, examining how debates over power, [...
Malafunkshun808
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“The magnificence of the courage and fortitude of the Korean people defies description.” “They have chosen to risk death rather than slavery.” “Their last words to me were: ‘Don’t scuttle the Pacific.’” Aloha 🩷🇰🇷🇺🇦🙏🏼 #History #America #Geopolitics #SouthKorea #Ukraine #YunaKim #김연아

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Paul Gundlach
@paulsgundlach.bsky.social

Happy Sunday! I arrived home at 4 AM and understandably decided to sleep through sunrise, so here is another shot from Friday morning when the water was doing a nice shoreline dance. Tap for full size, particularly because it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!

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Paul Gundlach
@paulsgundlach.bsky.social

Happy Saturday! It's the weekend! I woke up late today – but just in time to see the sunrise pre-show underway, so I grabbed this from the house. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

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Joanne Freeman
@jbf1755.bsky.social

“Dubious” I suppose it’s a start.

Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social

This is as close as the NYT comes to saying what Trump’s DOJ is doing is total bullshit. (They shoukd get closer.) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comWhy Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.’s Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious (Gift Article)No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.
Malafunkshun808
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For decades, America strove to prevent other nations from acquiring nuclear weapons. It struggled against the Soviet Union over this. And, at times, it even struggled against itself. 1\

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Malafunkshun808
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For decades, America strove to prevent other nations from acquiring nuclear weapons. It struggled against the Soviet Union over this. And, at times, it even struggled against itself. 1\

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Malafunkshun808
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Perhaps as a Pacific Islander, I can see this story more clearly than other peoples do. But I believe Americans can, if they choose, to also see this story, if they can get beyond the pre-packaged myths that they so often and easily consume. 12\

Malafunkshun808
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For decades, America strove to prevent other nations from acquiring nuclear weapons. It struggled against the Soviet Union over this. And, at times, it even struggled against itself. 1\

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Malafunkshun808
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But this does not mean the story will end, for America, or for the world. All those who, in the past, have proclaimed “the End of History,” have been reminded - and often painfully - that the Past never ends. It begins anew. 10\

Malafunkshun808
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For decades, America strove to prevent other nations from acquiring nuclear weapons. It struggled against the Soviet Union over this. And, at times, it even struggled against itself. 1\

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Malafunkshun808
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But what we are all seeing in America today is the culmination of a History that began long before 9/11, or World War II, or the Civil War. It is a story that extends to the earliest colonial settlements in North America, a story involving profound alienation, and dispossession. 8\

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For decades, America strove to prevent other nations from acquiring nuclear weapons. It struggled against the Soviet Union over this. And, at times, it even struggled against itself. 1\

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Malafunkshun808
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For decades, America strove to prevent other nations from acquiring nuclear weapons. It struggled against the Soviet Union over this. And, at times, it even struggled against itself. 1\

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Malafunkshun808
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Much of this is rooted in America’s own - and very unique - history. But much of this is also rooted in the individual decisions of Presidents (of both Parties), and in the collective decision-making of the American electorate. 4\

Malafunkshun808
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For decades, America strove to prevent other nations from acquiring nuclear weapons. It struggled against the Soviet Union over this. And, at times, it even struggled against itself. 1\

Malafunkshun808
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But despite this struggle, America ultimately failed to prevent other countries from acquiring nuclear weapons. And today, more nations than ever before are planning to develop nuclear weapons. Because they no longer trust America to protect them. 2\

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Paul Gundlach
@paulsgundlach.bsky.social

Happy Friday! We made it through the week! We had quiet skies but some active shoreline rumbling that gave our sunrise presentation a nice bit of texture and energy. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

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Van Jackson
@vanjackson.bsky.social

“Trump’s CIA wants 'PhDs who could win a bar fight.' Pangs of embarrassment hit me—less for the fool I had been than a vicarious embarrassment. I know how many young men without real prospects in life are ready to be the fools of the next generation.” www.un-diplomatic.com/p/a-phd-who-...

un-diplomatic.comA PhD Who Can Win a Bar FightWhen I was still a teen, I’d read somewhere that the CIA’s ideal recruit was a “PhD who could win a bar fight.” I think Bill Donovan had said it.

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Senator Andy Kim
@kim.senate.gov

This is not the meaning of service and, as a career public servant, it's incredibly sad to see.   At the State Department, my job wasn't about politics or serving one political party or President – it was about serving the American people. This move is about serving Trump.