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The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w agoAfter years of claiming the 2020 election, which he lost, was “rigged,” President Trump is set to deliver an address and press his unsubstantiated claims about U.S. elections. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/3RBSIX7
RETVRN to the 90s baggy pants and loose-fitting t-shirts aesthetic
sci.fried@scifried.bsky.social · 3w agoSteven Spielberg and Sam Neill on the set of Jurassic Park (1993) #filmsky
absolutely incredible. by which I mean completely and utterly credible
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoTrump on Lindsey Graham's death: "This is a big blow to the SAVE America Act, let me tell you"
DAWG WE'RE DOING STATE-RUN GAS PRICES AT PRICE CONTROLLED RATES DESPITE INCREASING SHORTAGES TO PACIFY THE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE SCREAMING ABOUT HOW THEIR OPPONENTS WANT COMMUNISM I AM GOING TO LOSE MY ENTIRE GODDAMN MIND
USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 4w agoThe White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3.47 a gallon.
There's no basement at the Alamo!
I have yet to see a generic ballot polling with republicans above 44%
Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · 4w agoGeneric Ballot Polling: 🔵 Democrats: 45% 🔴 Republicans: 42% Morning Consult / July 5, 2026
I have no insider info in this case, but wrt to Maine: Harris stepping in for Biden was super valuable. Her losing didn’t make it bad, she prob saved 4 senate seats If Platner does drop, MEDems should go for one of the Gov candidates. Mills would be a huge error imo
In all seriousness it’ll either be Lilly, Simtra, or another pharmaceutical brand, which I think is good for Bloomington if there were to be anything at all.
Zach Osterman@zachosterman.bsky.social · last mo.The NCAA will begin allowing jersey patch sponsorships Aug. 1, which begs the question: Who would be a fitting partner for Indiana? Well, since you asked ... here is a not-at-all-serious list of ideas: www.indystar.com/story/sports...
Gonna get ahead of this and say: I bet they didn’t make a single call
Ben Jacobs@jacobsben.bsky.social · last mo.🚨 Exclusive: The White House made a direct call to FIFA to ask Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun’s red card. FIFA approached for comment and referred to the findings of its independent committee.
…there amidst smoke and sweat, they gave back, without grudge, or loss of time in the sending, in kind whatever the enemy sent, globe, and cone, and bolt, hollow or solid, an iron greeting to the rebellion, the compliments of the wrathful Republic.”
I combined my two favorite subjects for the 163rd Anniversary of our great victory at Gettysburg! Enjoy!! open.substack.com/pub/cwsmitty...
Gettysburg is a Perfect Example of the Big Ten's Superiority over the SEC
"It Just Means More" is "Lost Cause" Revisionism
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Ancestor’s 14th Indiana was one of the late day heroics, and their monument at Cemetery Hill is huge
Angry Staff Officer@pptsapper.bsky.social · last mo.“I could feel them breaking, and for a moment I thought I saw our flags go up the hill” No, what you saw was the 1st Minnesota smashing the attack and stealing that flag So many incredible last minute actions that save the US line on July 2, in the center and Culp’s Hill as well as LRT
Happy “liberal arts professor helps save the Union” day to all who celebrate
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SOMEONE GOT CITIZENSHIP THROUGH BEING BORN IN AMERICA AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY LIFE IS RUINED EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DESTROYED CIVILIZATION HAS FALLEN HELP HELP HELPPPPPPPPPPP
Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · last mo.Much of MAGA is losing it over the Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship decision. MAGA ideologues like this guy below hate modern America. They hate multiculturalism. This guy thinks America is for his white children only.
i want to live in a world where i never have to hear from these schmucks
Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · last mo.from woke to third worldism
the last few years have been an exercise in failing to socially limit vice. turns out a certain amount of hypocrisy and puritanism was actually load-bearing.
Joey Politano🏳️🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · last mo.NEW from me: Americans are set to lose nearly $250B gambling this year—a record high, up more than 60% since 2019—and that's before counting unofficial betting via prediction markets or crypto Can anything stop America's gambling boom? 🧵
for better or worse, the vast majority of americans on the left are some flavor of social democrat right now
Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · last mo.one irony about the contemporary New Right analysis of the left is that they genuinely seem to think that Third Worldism is widespread as an ideology among left-of-centre politics
The good news is that Alito has a brain more cooked by the fever dreams of the fascist right than just about anybody. There’s no conceivable appointment that would be functionally worse than him. And it’s not going to matter when the court gets packed by god.
my dad played against both Iowa and Minnesota in ‘94 when they wore those jerseys and woah nelly are they awful to look at!
Chris Vannini@chrisvannini.com · last mo.✍️ The 1990s gave us some of the weirdest college football uniforms in history. Before Nike/Adidas took over, Apex One flew too close to the sun. Here's the backstory. "Those were just hella atrocious." Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/739...
IN being R+9 would mean that IN-05 (Victoria Spartz's seat, Trump+16) is in play. it's a below-the-radar race but very winnable imo anyway more and more people are saying it folks, donate to JD Ford
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