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Mitchell

@notesonthewayout.bsky.social

writer | analyst | artist For work, I write content around tech/ai/crypto, stocks, and the economy. For myself, fiction, poetry, essays, and low-grade gonzo journalism. Newsletter -> “Notes on the Way Out" Work below 👇️ https://linktr.ee/MitchellDuran

created October 31, 2024

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You haven’t even seen the weirdest shit on there…

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1/9/2025, 12:29:59 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wow. Incredible.

30/8/2025, 1:18:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A rough thing to do to one of the USA's greatest allies. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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29/8/2025, 3:52:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They’re literally outright telling you to bend and intellectually enslave the U.S. population to keep the same people from knowing about slavery.

29/8/2025, 2:25:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Totally normal and not fuckin weird at all. Orwell rn - “So yall didn’t read a single fucking page?”

29/8/2025, 2:23:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh good

29/8/2025, 2:21:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Pigs

29/8/2025, 3:09:04 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Feels like this is why we're $37 trillion in debt with annual interest payments projected to hit $1 trillion...making interest the second-largest federal budget item, surpassing the entire U.S. military budget in scale...but maybe that's just me? #USA #ECONOMY #DEBT #DEBTSPIRAL

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29/8/2025, 12:46:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"identifying derangement" and "act upon it"

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28/8/2025, 5:22:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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the gooncave 🤣

28/8/2025, 12:20:59 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Evil / Good," a poem #poetry #poem #writing

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28/8/2025, 12:20:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Moved to Florida to jerk off Trump with more ease and efficiency. Winning!

27/8/2025, 9:53:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He knew if he didn't get into AI he'd be left behind on so many things, including the absurd amount of money investors probably threw at Tesla once he slapped "AI" on a Model Y. Plus, to lean on Yanis Varoufakis, Musk knew he needed AI to continue exploiting users via Cloud capital/xAI.

27/8/2025, 9:41:23 PM | 19 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All part of the 2025 plan

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27/8/2025, 5:37:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The use of "hurled" honestly had me rolling guy. Sandwich guy FTW

27/8/2025, 5:26:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Move fast and break a family’s entire life and future apart, the promise of big tech.

27/8/2025, 5:10:35 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Chat, is this bad? "The stolen data included Social Security numbers, bank details and patients’ sensitive medical information. The hacker also took files related to sensitive defense information regulated by the U.S. State Department, known as International Traffic in Arms Regulations."

27/8/2025, 3:52:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Shot. Chaser. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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27/8/2025, 3:30:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Techdirt (@techdirt.com) reposted

RFK Jr. Vowed To Find The Environmental Causes Of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying To Do Just That. This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Erin McCanlies was listening to the radio one morning in April when she heard Robert F.…

27/8/2025, 3:05:15 AM | 66 32 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Once again, we are seeing the federal government retaliate against our civil servants for whistle-blowing — which is both illegal and a deep betrayal of the most dedicated among us,” Ms. Delawalla said in a statement. To all red states fucked over by this it’s not the Dems, it’s your dear leader.

27/8/2025, 3:20:46 AM | 30 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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I wonder how Trump should handle this information? I wonder what he should do given the demographics of the ones who voted for him? Will he say anything? Anything at all?

27/8/2025, 12:04:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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the enshittification continues

26/8/2025, 10:36:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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who is this crazy bitch

26/8/2025, 10:36:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Also, the slip "must declare for war" is ... telling.

26/8/2025, 9:43:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, 1984

26/8/2025, 9:42:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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GOP-controlled "red states" stans right now

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26/8/2025, 7:57:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Dear Leader vibes strong asf lately...wonder why.

26/8/2025, 6:11:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mitchell (@notesonthewayout.bsky.social)

"Full Circle," a poem #poetry #poem #poemaday Read more at: notesonthewayout.ghost.io

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26/8/2025, 3:45:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Totally normal thing to post to your millions of followers and viewers. #jimcramer #trump

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26/8/2025, 2:46:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I still can’t get over the fact that the person calling foul is Donald Trump, literally one of the biggest, well known text book frauds of all time.

26/8/2025, 12:25:01 PM | 12 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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I think if Trump crashes the economy, wrecks jobs in red states and rural areas, Fox continues to peddle what they peddle, and inflation continues to rise with tariff price increases, people will get desperate, they’ll get scared and that, with new funding, will push people to sign up in droves.

26/8/2025, 4:21:32 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Looking forward to it

26/8/2025, 12:16:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Corey Farrenkopf (@coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social) reposted

Friends, I moved my newsletter from SubStack to Beehiiv. People mentioned how Substack was problematic, and I wanted no part of that...so now my little posts on the joy of short stories live over there. Here's a link to the first one. Want to sign up? coreys-stories.beehiiv.com/p/corey-s-st...

25/8/2025, 1:43:58 PM | 109 37 | View on Bluesky | view

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It was just a matter of time before western individualism cannibalized itself

26/8/2025, 12:14:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump and his administration attacking and trying their best to destroy wind is a little too on the nose.

25/8/2025, 7:46:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This meeting with South Korea President Lee Jae Myung is fucking insane. Just non-stop bullshit.

25/8/2025, 5:22:22 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump really jerking himself all day today, huh

25/8/2025, 5:08:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hiding his hands because he's read every single news piece on it

25/8/2025, 3:50:21 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trial balloon to start chipping away at America's free speech

25/8/2025, 3:48:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We’ve seen what happens when you give just an inch this diaper wearing turd. He’ll take whatever you give him and then stab you in the back. If you wanna bend to a fascist, like many are, where is the line? What do you do when they go back on their word?

24/8/2025, 7:50:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Taco

22/8/2025, 5:38:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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National implosion imminent

22/8/2025, 5:34:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Surprise. They won’t come.

22/8/2025, 5:30:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mitchell (@notesonthewayout.bsky.social)

"The Promyshlenniki," a short story, is live up on Ghost . io #fiction #writing #creativewriting #shortstory

21/8/2025, 6:46:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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?

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21/8/2025, 2:26:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sure this will work out for him

20/8/2025, 5:57:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Truly amazing work Trump

20/8/2025, 5:06:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Good God these sad saps journal entries are atrocious.

20/8/2025, 4:56:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Horrible blunt rotation

20/8/2025, 4:53:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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OH

20/8/2025, 4:55:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not great

20/8/2025, 4:54:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The path of theocracy is becoming clearer

19/8/2025, 7:11:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Probably one of Pitt’s better performances

19/8/2025, 4:19:29 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Seems bad. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

19/8/2025, 4:17:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Amazing soundtrack. Amazing movie.

19/8/2025, 4:16:54 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No taxation without representation

19/8/2025, 2:45:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They have no reason to change because they make money from the lies and the disregard as much as the truth. And if they also are afraid of getting sued. We’re in a pseudo democratic republic with autocratic media leanings.

19/8/2025, 2:11:15 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mitchell (@notesonthewayout.bsky.social) reply parent

Also Altman coming out last week saying AI in a bubble almost makes me think his training is hay wiring

19/8/2025, 12:07:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Good lord

19/8/2025, 12:03:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This legit hurt my brain

19/8/2025, 12:02:55 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They are doing what?

18/8/2025, 11:53:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The jig is up

18/8/2025, 11:15:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Shocking

18/8/2025, 11:10:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump using agent here after seeing Putin is mind weave 101 *chef's kiss*

18/8/2025, 10:16:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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18/8/2025, 10:11:04 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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LOL It's literally on Substack.

18/8/2025, 10:00:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Great list

18/8/2025, 9:31:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s never about how they get the message out as long as they get the message out. Shitty.

18/8/2025, 9:30:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And it’s only getting started if this isn’t stopped now

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Every single fucker involved with this needs to go to prison

18/8/2025, 9:04:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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*claps*

18/8/2025, 6:27:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ian Livingston (@ianlivingston.bsky.social) reposted

Outside Dupont north metro

Sandwich man posters next to Dupont circle metro stop
17/8/2025, 8:23:39 PM | 27103 5299 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture philmandelbaum.com (@philmandelbaum.bsky.social) reposted

Surveillance company Flock is now using AI to report us to police if the bot registers *our everyday movements* as “suspicious” www.aclu.org/news/nationa...

First, the police should not be collecting and storing data on people's movements and travel across space and time in the first place, or contracting to use a private company's technology to accomplish the same thing. Second, they shouldn't be taking that data and running it through Al algorithms to potentially swing the government's eye of suspicion toward random, innocent civilians whose travel patterns just happen to fit what that algorithm thinks is worth bringing to the attention of the police.
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Profile picture Mark Copelovitch (@mcopelov.bsky.social) reposted

"...he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them." "...no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust...shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title...from any King, Prince, or foreign State."

17/8/2025, 6:13:48 PM | 1318 572 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mitchell (@notesonthewayout.bsky.social) reply parent

So Xi is invading Taiwan got it

17/8/2025, 1:16:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yeah totally man fuck it

16/8/2025, 5:33:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Lock-in

15/8/2025, 11:34:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Putin rolled in, slid over his copy of the Epstein files, tapped it a few times with his pointer finger, and grinned.

15/8/2025, 11:33:42 PM | 204 16 | View on Bluesky | view

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That was fuckin' WILD

15/8/2025, 11:14:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So, he got nothing.

15/8/2025, 11:06:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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McMahon said

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15/8/2025, 8:52:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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DEMs should have imprisoned everyone involved. Now we're here.

15/8/2025, 8:37:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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America doesn’t have healthcare but enough money to create a paramilitary group to intimidate other states governors. Got it.

15/8/2025, 2:55:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They’re like the void in The Fifth Element. Any “violence” makes them stronger. They want it. They need it to take more. The only thing as of now that works seems to be protesting, laughing in their face and shame.

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This cannot be real

15/8/2025, 2:43:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ain’t wrong

15/8/2025, 5:50:00 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Incredible

15/8/2025, 5:45:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wild

15/8/2025, 4:58:48 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Teddy Wilson (@reportbywilson.bsky.social) reposted

Terry Cole, head of the DEA and named by Attorney General Pam Bondi as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” is a member of a right-wing MAGA group on LinkedIn — the group's 17,000+ members regularly post conspiracy theories and call for the arrest of Donald Trump's political opponents.

Live updates: Bondi names DEA head ‘emergency police commissioner’ amid Trump’s takeover of DC police https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-8-14-2025 Terrance C. Cole, LinkedIn Groups: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrance-c-cole-874b73171/details/interests/?detailScreenTabIndex=2 Patriots Action Network #MAGA LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14244691/
15/8/2025, 2:48:53 AM | 713 384 | View on Bluesky | view

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Surreal

15/8/2025, 4:26:57 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Vance likely wouldn’t pour his pint out on whoever that sad soul is if he was on fire but tis’ the state we live in

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Profile picture Denise Wheeler (@denisedwheeler.bsky.social) reposted

Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, UK.... Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs. Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.

14/8/2025, 8:33:17 PM | 5538 1304 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mitchell (@notesonthewayout.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh right

14/8/2025, 11:35:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Kellyanne's still alive?

14/8/2025, 10:28:43 PM | 51 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Beaverton (@thebeaverton.com) reposted

Billionaire with doomsday bunker wants you to know AI great

14/8/2025, 5:08:02 PM | 342 101 | View on Bluesky | view

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GRAVE RISK HAHAHAHAHA

14/8/2025, 10:03:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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HAHAHAHAHA "The plans stem from a meeting this week between President Donald Trump and Intel Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan, the people said. The idea is for the US government to pay for the stake and details...another cautioned that the plans remain fluid." HAHAHAHAHA

14/8/2025, 8:01:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Day by day it gets closer and closer to that time, huh

14/8/2025, 7:42:39 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Let the Balkanization begin

14/8/2025, 7:19:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sprawling lol

14/8/2025, 7:12:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view