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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “We have in the Trump administration not only a paragon of rank incompetence (Iran, ICE, the Reflecting Pool, you name it) but also proof that American voters can support — serially — such madness,” Frank Bruni tells Bret Stephens.
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Opinion | Behold the Paragons of Rank Incompetence
The dawn of A.I. comes at the dusk of American sanity.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 02/10/2026
Massive US military deployment to the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran.
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US to send third aircraft carrier towards Iran: US official to Al Jazeera
Massive US military deployment to the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026
Good's family is accusing the United States of being liable for the actions of federal agents, alleging wrongful death and excessive force.
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They called her a domestic terrorist. Now Renée Good’s family is suing.
The family alleges wrongful death and deprivation of civil rights.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 02/10/2026
Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says ft.trib.al/VFLqMHL
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Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian leader tells FT his Russian counterpart has given the order that ‘there are no rules now’
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026
Why did ICE just spend $16.7 million on electric shock gloves? @hurwitz.bsky.social investigated. Watch:
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The Orwellian Company Behind ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves
“With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars.” That makes it hard for victims to sue.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 02/10/2026
A Brexit reversal is on the table 10 years on from the vote that changed Britain. Here’s what’s at stake
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A Brexit reversal is on the table 10 years on from the vote that changed Britain. Here’s what’s at stake
Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016.
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The National @thenationalnews.com · 02/10/2026
Worshippers will be reminded that teaching is among the noblest professions
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UAE Friday sermon to praise educators before World Teachers' Day | The National
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10/11 News @1011now.com · 01/10/2026
Narcotics unit investigating Ole Miss student deaths calls for ban on synthetic kratom
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Narcotics unit investigating Ole Miss student deaths calls for ban on synthetic kratom
Law enforcement in Mississippi is calling on state lawmakers to ban synthetic kratom.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 01/10/2026
Cassidy Hutchinson said the DOJ is investigating her, according to a new court filing.
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Ex-Trump White House aide confirms DOJ is investigating her
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG was spending that money on its stated mission. (Published July)
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026
Trump has so overwhelmed DC with air shows this year that he appears to have shut out some of the traditional “missing man” flyovers that honor veterans at Arlington Cemetery.
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From birthday celebrations to murderous dictators, Trump brings out the jets
The President's military flyovers are torturing DC-area residents.
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The Economist @economist.com · 01/10/2026
Reliably Republican counties skew older, but they have significantly higher death rates even after adjusting for age, as our charts show
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In MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being born
Our analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 01/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/s...
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Clues to Why a Breakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Drug Eventually Stops Working (Gift Article)
Researchers are asking why patients, like former Senator Ben Sasse, inevitably develop resistance to the drug daraxonrasib.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 01/10/2026
Senate Democrats are challenging the legality and prudence of the Pentagon’s plan to take a stake in a Venezuelan oil company, laying the groundwork for a potential probe into the arrangement.
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Exclusive | Democratic Senators Challenge Trump Officials on Pentagon’s Venezuela Oil Deal
Ranking Senate Democrats on the foreign relations, energy, banking and armed services committees question the deal crafted by top Trump officials.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 01/10/2026
5 Takeaways From Iran Letter to Americans and What It Means for Trump’s War
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Iran’s IRGC urges US regime change in preelection letter to Americans
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 01/10/2026
Want solar but don't own a roof? California just legalized plug-in panels, no permission required
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Want solar but don't own a roof? California just legalized plug-in panels, no permission required
A new California law legalizes the plug-in solar panels that are becoming popular in other states and in Europe.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026
Since Roe’s overturning, grassroots groups have sent abortion meds—for free—to tens of thousands of women who struggle to access care through mainstream channels.
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Inside the clandestine network of abortion-pill mules
“There may come a time where we are one of the only, if not the only, option for the nation.”
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/10/2026
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire An update to Google Maps has revealed the extent of devastation during the three-year Gaza war and the severity of the continuing humanitarian crisis faced by the territory’s 2.3 million inhabitants. The images were taken in June this year and show further destruction of homes, businesses, places of worship and infrastructure since a fragile ceasefire came into effect almost 12 months ago. Continue reading...
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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 01/10/2026
Opinion: The ability to remember you and your preferences is rapidly becoming a big selling point for AI chatbots and agents. That creates the potential for unprecedented privacy breaches that expose not only isolated data points, but the entire mosaic of people’s lives.
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What AI “remembers” about you is privacy’s next frontier
Agents’ technical underpinnings create the potential for breaches that expose the entire mosaic of your life.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 01/10/2026
Why we can thumb our noses at AI ft.trib.al/Jn0nXaT
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Why we can thumb our noses at AI
Our sense of smell helps us to keep a few shreds of privacy intact and maintains a dividing line between real and virtual worlds
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 01/10/2026
OpenAI’s agents obscured hacking activity in government site breaches ft.trib.al/Wk1Itfp
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OpenAI’s agents obscured hacking activity in government site breaches
New findings by Asymmetric Security provide further evidence of novel tactics AI tools use to conduct hacks
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/10/2026
Experts report that glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year due to heat waves and low winter snowfall.
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Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
Experts report that glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year due to heat waves and low winter snowfall.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 01/10/2026
UK Prime Minister Burnham says Iran 'played a part' in British air base incident
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UK Prime Minister Burnham says Iran 'played a part' in British air base incident
RAF Fairford has been used as the U.S. Air Force's command outpost for operations from Europe and for American strikes on Iranian missile sites.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Switzerland’s iconic glaciers lost an enormous amount of ice in 2026, a new report shows, signaling an ongoing rapid meltdown driven by climate change that has astonished scientists. About 20 percent of glacial ice in Switzerland has vanished since 2021.
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Switzerland’s glaciers are losing an astonishing amount of ice. See the meltdown.
Dry winters and a warming climate are taking a toll on centuries-old ice in the Alps, researchers say, with about 20 percent of Swiss glacial ice melting since 2021.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 01/10/2026
Commentary: Illinois should insist that data center developers pay the infrastructure costs they create, protect ratepayers and natural resources, use strong labor standards and deliver measurable community benefits.
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Mayor Craig B. Johnson: When judging data center incentives, don’t ignore the revenue
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: US sees Chinese invasion of Taiwan unlikely next year despite 2027 timeline, sources say reut.rs/4hW3FwT
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EXCLUSIVE: US sees Chinese invasion of Taiwan unlikely next year despite 2027 timeline, sources say
US officials believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 is increasingly unlikely despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's instructions for his military to be ready by 2027 to take the democratically governed island by ​force, if needed, people familiar with US thinking said.
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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (again) and hands the GOP senators' butts to them.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Super Intelligence"
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go For It Ladies.......
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯🤔...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.
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I Love Animals @animals.pics · 30/09/2026
Dogs have feelings
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Truthout @truthout.org · 30/09/2026
The attorneys general from Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers in those states to send abortion medication to people in states with abortion bans.
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Republican Attorneys General Sue Abortion “Shield Law” States in Supreme Court
The AGs also filed a separate lawsuit in a Louisiana district court against individual providers in three states.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026
To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The U.S. has withdrawn its last troops from Iraq, 23 years after a Republican president launched a war of choice based on lies that cost trillions of dollars, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and unleashed regional chaos. History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Not “mind-boggling.” Trump has made our once-beloved country an unwelcoming place and an unsafe place for foreign visitors.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mentions on Fox shows of the very newsworthy confrontation between Schmitt and Jack Smith: Ingraham (7-8pm): 0 Watters (8-9): 0 Hannity (9-10): 0 Gutfeld (10-11): 0 Fox & Friends this AM: 0
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 30/09/2026
Could things get worse with another 2 years of Republicans in control? You do the math.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 30/09/2026
The modern-day legal basis for the criminalization of immigrants largely rests on two anti-immigrant bills signed into law by Bill Clinton 30 years ago. The IIRIRA and the AEDPA further entrenched mass incarceration and laid the blueprint for the detention and deportation machine we have today.
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Clinton-Era Laws Passed 30 Years Ago Enabled Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda.
Clinton’s ‘96 laws provided the legal foundation for mass detention, rapid deportations, and the evasion of due process.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I questioned the government chatbot about Trump’s attacks on voting. Here’s what it said. newsletters.democracydocket.com/-17907830690...
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Even Trump's AI won't back his election lies
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The bill failed to clear the 60-vote threshold to end debate in the Senate, 53-47. Every Democratic and independent senator voted against the measure. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP voter ID bill falls short in Senate
The floor stunt attempted to give Republicans facing tough reelection fights something to campaign on as voters sour on the GOP’s willingness to acquiesce to Trump on artificial intelligence, the war ...
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s AI not SI.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BIG WIN for making the Epstein Files public Judge Kollar-Kotelly grants summary judgment to us at @democracydefendersfund.org Orders DOJ to get busy giving us the docs. We will hold their feet to the fire!
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