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@jragazzo.bsky.socialReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.socialSomeone in Russia died allegedly from THE PLAGUE, allegedly. How does that happen in 2027? @joshkovensky.bsky.social and I spoke to mathematical biologist Dr. Alex Washburne to find out if we should be worried about plague and how people are getting plague.
@emineirmakyucel.bsky.socialReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.socialTwo things going on with these checks: Maybe the most obvious & a point so many people I talked to made is, of course: the timing of the checks, specifically their proximity to the upcoming midterms. And in the case of the $90 Medicare Improvement Fund checks ... the legality of them.
@wired.comReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.socialWith a trillion-dollar net worth, Elon Musk is the world’s wealthiest person.
But how much even is a trillion dollars? Try your best to dilapidate that fortune with our tool, developed in partnership with Neal.fun👇
@joshkovensky.bsky.socialThe latest Trump financial disclosure shows individual trades covering August, including buys of a SpaceX corporate bond worth between $1 million and $5 million, Palantir, NVIDIA (and a sale of the same), $5 mil to $25 mil of Meta, and more.
@joshkovensky.bsky.socialit is -- per the column, UChicago's undergrad student body is 56-58% men. the average peer institution reflects the human population, 49% male
@joshkovensky.bsky.socialWhat gives?
This classics prof suggests its affirmative action for men in order to boost STEM majors, deprive the humanities of $, and create a class of future donors to rescue UChicago from financial mismanagement
@joshkovensky.bsky.socialUChicago, like any other college, gets vastly more women applicants than men. And yet, its undergrad student body is disproportionately male.
@jackjenkins.meReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.socialUh, whoa.
But if you're curious as to WHY the Kansas Senate race — which features Methodist megapastor Rev. Adam Hamilton as the Democratic nominee — is suddenly a toss up, I went down and spoke to and members of his church last month.
What I found was striking: religionnews.com/2026/09/23/h...
@sarahposner.bsky.socialReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.social"The American contingent includes William Wolfe, a self-described Christian nationalist who has called for “mass deportations, denaturalizations, and remigration” to preserve a white Christian majority"
@joshkovensky.bsky.socialI love this one! open.spotify.com/album/0WYJaw...
@talkingpointsmemo.comReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.social@joshkovensky.bsky.social joined @jaredlholt.bsky.social and @michaelehayden.bsky.social of the Posting Through It podcast to talk about the influencer grifters boosting the Trump admin's agenda
@letsgomathias.bsky.socialReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.socialvery cool to see my new @talkingpointsmemo.com colleague @joshkovensky.bsky.social joining Posting Through It to talk with @jaredlholt.bsky.social & @michaelehayden.bsky.social about all his great reporting! open.spotify.com/episode/59Tb...
@jaredlholt.bsky.socialReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.socialCheck out yesterday’s episode and follow the links in the description to see the great work done on this topic by our guest, @joshkovensky.bsky.social.
The figures we discussed are sure to be critical in stirring chaos and confusion around 2026 midterms.
Learn who they are before they make news!
@jaredlholt.bsky.socialReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.socialWe've got another great ep of the show coming for everyone on Monday morning. This one features @joshkovensky.bsky.social, who joined us to talk about the cast of content creators making state propaganda with the Trump Administration
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@joshkovensky.bsky.socialHere, Duncan Fraser McDonald allegedly posted an Instagram story of a rack of guns and said "you need those, because we're over here gonna hunt Jews."
McDonald also allegedly wrote, "Shabby service tomorrow gonna be epic," before his arrest the next day
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@joshkovensky.bsky.socialWorth considering these charges, over posting "Time to bear spray ICE" and "Kill the ice military police!," alongside another recent indictment under the same statute, 875(c)
@ryanjreilly.comReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.socialA federal grand jury indicted a Tennessee Bluesky user for allegedly threatening ICE agents. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
@froomkin.bsky.socialReposted by @joshkovensky.bsky.socialSad excuse for journalism: Big profile of DOGE lord doesn’t say a word about all the damage he did. And it was not an “ill fated cost-cutting effort.” It was a malignant, catastrophic attack on the government and its workers by arrogant and ignorant assholes. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
@joshkovensky.bsky.social@joshkovensky.bsky.socialI asked Greg Bovino about the killing of Alex Pretti yesterday. He blamed a "light touch" towards "anarchists and rioters" in Minneapolis that allowed "lawlessness" to "fester"
