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Michael Ireton, melancholy malcontent. Former radio guy, 1X "Jeopardy!" winner (1996). Lover of apricity, wannabe Ruritanian. Avatar is Frankenstein Jr. Editor in Chief, https://objectsinmirror50.substack.com/

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Nick Fuentes is an outspoken white nationalist who has railed about "organized Jewry," denied the Holocaust, praised Hitler, and promoted the racist "great replacement theory" that inspired several mass shootings, but to this College Republican, he's just a funny and thoughtful role model.

10.03.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 631 πŸ” 226 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 6
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A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.

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NBC’s Richard Engel: β€œThe White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

09.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 16560 πŸ” 6897 πŸ’¬ 967 πŸ“Œ 502

Surely the President’s task force on antisemitism will be looking into this pronto to figure out how this could have happened.

10.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 1410 πŸ” 380 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 3

$6.9 million of lobster tail in a month????? What would you even do with that much lobster

10.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 470 πŸ” 200 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 15

(And Tiger could take Simone)

10.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Let's think about this.
Carol Brady could take Shirley Partridge.
The 6 Brady kids could take the 5 Partridges. (I used to long for a wrestling match between Laurie P. and Marcia B. - but I digress.)
Alice could take Reuben Kincaid.
And Mike Brady would have nothing to do.
Clean sweep for the BB.

10.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let's think about this.
Carol Brady could take Shirley Partridge.
The 6 Brady kids could take the 5 Partridges. (I used to long for a wrestling match between Laurie P. and Marcia B. - but I digress.)
Alice could take Reuben Kincaid.
And Mike Brady would have nothing to do.
Clean sweep for the BB.

10.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

Exclusive: Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky. Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will be the interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.

09.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 867 πŸ” 399 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 810

Perhaps Kilmeade would like to fly over, jump onto the bridge of one of said tankers, and show them how it's done?

09.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This disgusting shit doesn’t belong in American society.

And Republicans who support it don’t belong in Congress.

09.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 3723 πŸ” 821 πŸ’¬ 130 πŸ“Œ 83
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Just another normal morning where the President of the United States shares completely false claims from a conspiracy theory site. I’ve confirmed with election officials in Maricopa County that this is 100% BS.

09.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 2220 πŸ” 818 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 49
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Objects in Mirror, Tuesday, Mar 9, 1976 Sunspots, Swaps, and Starting Grids

Carter and Ford win in Florida.
A terrible cable car accident in Italy.
Janet Guthrie tries for the Indy 500.
And MOMA acquires an iconic Matisse.

March 9, 1976 - 50 years ago today.

"Objects in Mirror":
open.substack.com/pub/objectsi...

09.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Trump’s war on Iran is definitely taking place What's it like to re-read Baudrillard as bombs fall on Tehran?

if you want to understand how trump talked himself into an war of choice to overthrow the government of iran, you have to start where all discussions of great wartime leaders start:

with french postmodernists and SUNSET BOULEVARD

08.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 594 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 26
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Happy international women’s day to all who celebrate

08.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 982 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 9

The thing that's most damning about this from a media ethics standpoint (yes, I know) is that most of the audience and Trump supporters probably wouldn't have noticed the ball cap. But the people at Fox News knew it was a bad look and they made an active potter box decision to run the old footage.

08.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 1053 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 8

There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.

08.03.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 17807 πŸ” 4800 πŸ’¬ 618 πŸ“Œ 250
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Objects in Mirror: Monday, Mar 8, 1976 international Women's Day, Meteorites in China. and Non-Stop from JFK to Tokyo

Establishing International Women's Day.
Massive meteorites in Manchuria.
Tragedy at the Montreal Olympic stadium construction site.
And Mama's got a squeeze box.

March 8, 1976 - 50 years ago today.

"Objects in Mirror":
open.substack.com/pub/objectsi...

08.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Objects in Mirror: Sunday, Mar 7, 1976 Year Zero, Paper Architects, and the Saudi Buyout

An oil deal with Saudi Arabia.
Vietnamese expats settling and struggling in North America.
Ingemar Stenmark starts years of dominating skiing.
And milestones for several New York cultural institutions.

Sunday, March 7 - 50 years ago today.

"Objects in Mirror":

open.substack.com/pub/objectsi...

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PokΓ©mon Company International said it did not grant permission to the White House to post β€œsocial content that includes imagery associated with our brand" after the administration shared a β€œMake America Great Again” meme to social media that looks like the cover of Nintendo's new game.

06.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Moscow is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships, and aircraft, multiple sources say. https://cnn.it/4aUIOGV

06.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 341 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 46

Look, it's just purely a coincidence that Donald Trump started a war just days before the release of FBI 302s of interviews of a victims claiming he raped her when she was 13 years old.

06.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 6252 πŸ” 2105 πŸ’¬ 204 πŸ“Œ 73
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons

06.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Justice Department publishes documents with sexual assault allegations against Trump The department shared FBI documents outlining allegations involving Trump.

"The woman’s central allegation, according to FBI summaries of her interviews with investigators, known as FBI 302s, is that Trump hit her after she bit his penis when he attempted to force her to perform oral sex."
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

06.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 1455 πŸ” 594 πŸ’¬ 114 πŸ“Œ 39
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Objects in Mirror, Saturday, Mar 6, 1976 Parris Island Problems, Political Outsiders, and the Demographic Debt

A terrible plane crash in the USSR.
A power struggle over a Canadian airline.
The thrilling conclusion of Tom Baker's second season on "Doctor Who".
And joy for Welsh rugby.

March 6, 1976 - 50 years ago today.

"Objects in Mirror":
open.substack.com/pub/objectsi...

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a man in a striped sweater covering his mouth with his hand and the words pretends to be shocked below him ALT: a man in a striped sweater covering his mouth with his hand and the words pretends to be shocked below him
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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse.

Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse. n.pr/4rUa1zD

05.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 2755 πŸ” 1361 πŸ’¬ 209 πŸ“Œ 235
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Objects in Mirror: Friday, Mar 5, 1976 Lockheed's List, Crashing Currencies, and the Scent of a T-Shirt

The British pound is plummeting.
Canadian interest rates are soaring.
Bob Hope and a cast of thousands are spoofing "Jaws".
And ELO are singing about evil and strangeness on "The Midnight Special".

March 5, 1976 - 50 years ago today.

"Objects in Mirror":
open.substack.com/pub/objectsi...

05.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is an unresolved tension between Carney’s desire to project a new, purely realist Canadian stance driven by pragmatic need, and his desire to create a break from the U.S. sphere and play a major role in the alliance of surviving liberal democracies, defending their values. Visible here.

04.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Objects in Mirror: Thursday, Mar 4, 1976 Refunds for Bribes, Spiritual Advice for Prime Ministers, and the Death of the Jet-Age Vacation

The eccentric private life of a former Canadian PM.
Predicting 8 billion humans.
A rookie record in the NHL.
And a Canadian cover of a Ray Charles tune featuring Wolfman Jack hits the US charts.

March 4, 1976 - 50 years ago today.

"Objects in Mirror": open.substack.com/pub/objectsi...

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