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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 12h
If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The African American Civil War Museum in DC is Now Open #CivilWarMemory #publichistory #museums #AfricanAmericanHistory 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/the-africa...
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The African American Civil War Museum in DC is Now Open
Congratulations to Frank Smith Jr.
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Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Starting today many people granted humanitarian immigration protections, including refugees, people granted asylum, and survivors of trafficking, will no longer be able to access health care through federally funded Medicaid and CHIP programs. www.cbpp.org/research/imm...
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Harmful Republican Megabill Takes Away Health Coverage, Food Assistance, Tax Credits From Millions of Immigrants and Their Families
The harmful Republican megabill imposes massive cuts in food assistance, health coverage, and other supports for people with low incomes and singles out immigrants with lawful status and their familie...
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Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Everyone losing health coverage is living in the U.S. lawfully.
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Rick @13rrk13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NationalParks
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Please share. #Pinks
girlyfeminist girlyfeminist
l've been a SA advocate for decades:
NEVER go to campus resources for a SA. Call a rape care hotline/program (off campus), get a SA advocate (they're free), go to a SART hospital for care (and evidence collection if you choose).
They activate the police. Schools have NO business in this process and will minimize and bury it. It's a criminal matter, not an administrative matter.
Period. No exceptions.
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Rick @13rrk13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
William Fucking Shakespeare!
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

FLOCK OFF
CEO of Flock Garrett Langley doesn't like his photo being shared publicly
NOTICE NEWS
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Flock CEO Garrett Langley’s picture goes viral after senator claimed he skipped hearing over being “nervous about being on camera”
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Flock CEO Garrett Langley’s picture goes viral after senator claimed he skipped hearing over being “nervous about being on camera”
Garrett Langley skipped a Senate hearing about Flock’s AI surveillence days after his company was named in a misdemeanor case involving five Indianapolis police officers.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care.” H/t @ameshaa.bsky.social
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The United States government killed another innocent person.👇
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
With so many copycats in MLB, let’s hope this is the next trend — a player who strives for base hits rather than selling out for home runs, which brings the inevitable avalanche of strikeouts. So much more fun to watch hitters get on base.  www.wsj.com/sports/baseb...
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He’s One of Baseball’s Last .300 Hitters—and He Has Exactly Zero Home Runs
Chandler Simpson of the Tampa Bay Rays is the ultimate throwback. He’s ridiculously fast, produces a ton of singles and is the only everyday player in MLB who hasn’t hit a homer.
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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 23/09/2026
@mattbrown.bsky.social did a great job explaining why the Protect College Sports Act is a bad bill Follow the Extra Points account on IG for more www.instagram.com/p/DdmblalvwYw/
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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 23/09/2026
Matt also went into detail about it in yesterday's newsletter www.extrapointsmb.com/p/the-protec...
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The Protect College Sports Act is a bad bill, and I hope it doesn't become law
In my professional judgement, this legislation will not do the things its advocates say it will.
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Rick @13rrk13.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Depraved
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think it's very simple, the bosses agreed with Trump about "wokeness" and this was an excuse to purge anything associated with it bsky.app/profile/trac...
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yup.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I don’t even know what to say anymore jessica.substack.com/p/her-baby-h...
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I really hope people understand that stories like this are not anomalies or “mistakes.” They’re not the result of hospitals misunderstanding the law or legislative growing pains. This is simply what happens when you allow the government to interfere in pregnancy.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Evidence tech leaders know AI business relies on theft and knowingly pursued it is most relevant for court. But the biggest detail to me is their worry that putting content creators out of business means AI will get worse. If it’s so much smarter and better than us, have it create its own content.
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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 15/09/2026
happy national hispanic heritage month. abolish ICE
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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Arch Manning and a room full of journalists laughing about an AI video of Steve Sarkisian slapping Holly Rowe is a horrible look. awfulannouncing.com/college-foot...
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Arch Manning had a good laugh over AI edit of Steve Sarkisian slapping Holly Rowe
Steve Sarkisian blowing off ESPN reporter Holly Rowe after Texas’s comeback win over Ohio State on Saturday was bad form, and he received plenty of pushback in the days since. In the Longhorns locker…
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 15/09/2026
I agree with Trump, but not in the way he means it
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting. But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines. So people must mail back with plenty of time.
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In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
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Brando Garcia @brandogarcia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
On Election Day we should always vote for the lesser of two evils, but that should not stop you from demanding better from our candidates and parties. They’re more likely to win and govern better when there’s pressure from their coalition.
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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We never punished the people who authorized torture and the last 20+ years of our politics are a consequence of that.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The EPA will test America's drinking water for abortion medication & birth control—caving to a years-long pressure campaign from anti-abortion extremists.
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BREAKING: EPA Will Test Drinking Water for Abortion Pills & Contraception
The federal agency just caved to years of anti-abortion pressure
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-do-not-bel...
Just once in my life I would like to see a Democrat being interviewed by right wing media like Fox News or right wing media like every single other outlet treat their questions with the contempt they deserve. I know it's not going to fix everything or maybe even anything but how much coverage and how much groundswell of excitement from the base do you think it would inspire if when asked about "boys in girls sports" or some other stupid fucking culture war distraction one of them finally said "What the fuck are you talking about man? You sound like a dumb asshole right now."

What's the worst that's going to happen the New York Times is gonna work overtime to make sure you don't get elected? They were already doing that buddy.

You simply say "Are you stupid? Do you think I am stupid? And do you think all of the people watching at home are stupid? Everyone sees through what you are doing. Using one group as a scapegoat for the very real problems everyone has – all caused by Republicans by the way – unlike this fake one you have made up. Dumb asshole."

Just go on the attack for once instead of sitting there trying to please your enemy who is in the process of trying to humiliate you.

And if you want to say something else true that almost no Democrat ever says for some reason you can top it off with a “Every single Republican in our lifetime has sought to make our lives worse in every way possible. I’d like to try to stop that.”
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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Labor Day is about unions. Unions built the middle class. You can’t support the middle class without supporting unions. Massively powerful companies & their politicians spend LOTS of money telling you not to support unions. Because it’s the only thing they fear. Happy Labor Day
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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In another sense, Labor Day is about what you create with your labor. If you feel like you’re wasting your life moving emails or what have you, then you probably are. Your life is your labor. Your labor is your life. Don’t waste your labor. Don’t waste your life. Happy Labor Day
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Rick @13rrk13.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please do not share this.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Fresh off failing to end the Iran war, secure any concessions, or even make US surrender stick, and riding on the apparent, deepening failure of their Gaza plan, Jared and Steve head to Moscow to resume their failing effort to get Ukraine to bow down to Putin and reward Russia for its aggression.
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Trump envoys arrive in Moscow ahead of Ukraine talks
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to hold talks with Russia before travelling to Ukraine on Sunday.
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Rick @13rrk13.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“[A]s we all know, rules, norms, and laws are just words on paper if we don’t have people willing to honor, enforce or stand up for them.”
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
One easy way to tell they're not actually "the most transparent administration in history" is that this is the first time in five decades that the president and vice president didn't have their taxes audited and released to the public.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem died with fewer rights than she had during her lifetime. That fact needs to be front and centre of every media report, every dedication, every discussion of her death.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
After four years of struggling to talk about abortion, Republicans think they’ve found the message that will take them through the midterms and into 2028
jessica.substack.com
The GOP’s 2028 Abortion Strategy in One Word: Massachusetts
Republican candidates will lean into “late” abortion. Democrats need to be ready.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Anti-abortion activists and lawmakers are desperate for a message that sticks—one that makes it seem like *they’re* the reasonable ones. They believe attacking Massachusetts’ new law is that message.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That means it’s past time for Democrats to get their own abortion messaging in order—namely, by standing up from their defensive crouch and finally telling voters what they want to hear: The government has no place in pregnancy at any point.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bc Republicans’ ‘late abortion’ talking point only works if Dems continue to accept the premise that opposing government interference in abortion is radical. It’s not. In fact, that’s what voters want: 81% of Americans don’t want abortion legislated at all, including a majority of Republicans.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Anyway, please read and share the whole column—it’s an important one!
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The GOP’s 2028 Abortion Strategy in One Word: Massachusetts
Republican candidates will lean into “late” abortion. Democrats need to be ready.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If you read my piece about how Republicans plan to weaponize Massachusetts' new abortion law, don't miss this op-ed from @maryrziegler.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/01/o...
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Mass. just made big changes to its abortion law - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts rejected fetal viability as a legal cutoff, exposing a divide over abortion law.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The biggest threat is men who see Hegseth as a douchebag, Miller as a putz, and Trump as a criminal. All three present themselves as manly when in fact they are boys who refused to grow up and be men. Their values are laughable. Their goals are evil. Their weakness is contemptible.
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Rick @13rrk13.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Man, the #cicadas are LOUD this morning. #nature #insects #florida
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The National Park Service Does Not “Support” President Trump’s Triumphal Arch #NationalParks #CivilWarMemory 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/the-nation...
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The National Park Service Does Not “Support” President Trump’s Triumphal Arch
President Trump’s Triumphal Arch is one step closer to becoming a reality now that the public comment phase has been concluded.
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install.exe @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Some red-staters would rather die than accept help from government funded programs, and they're willing to take the rest of us down with them.
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Resist47 News @resist47.news · 29/08/2026
The Trump administration is considering a land swap that would transfer part of Yosemite National Park to a private company. Brought to you by resist47.news #resist47 #YosemiteNationalPark #NationalParkService #PublicLands #TrumpAdministration
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Trump considers giving away part of Yosemite to private company
via The Hill News — The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted to Congress. In the document, obtained by The Hill, the National Park Service (NPS) states that a landowner is seeking to connect their property with a park service road in…
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killerrabbit90.bsky.social @killerrabbit90.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Trump administration pushing to hand parcel of Yosemite land to private developer – report www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #uspoli #Yosemite #NationalParks #TrumpRegime #TrumpTheDestroyer #TrumpCorruption
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Trump administration pushing to hand parcel of Yosemite land to private developer – report
Nevada-based Kingsbarn Realty Capital seeks to acquire land to construct private road to development outside park
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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
1) This article gets at a real thing worth thinking about. 2) It's mostly insightful and cautious. 3) This excerpt here made me laugh (sadly, ruefully, scornfully). www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
Screenshot of text that reads, 'One is that liberals are more likely to follow a broad array of mainstream news sources, which may make them more aware of societal problems such as climate change or rising authoritarianism, and thus more concerned about bringing children into a world with such seemingly intractable challenges. Keeping up with current events could also alert liberals to changes in state policies that make pregnancy riskier. “The media that you consume, is it telling you that you might not be able to get pregnancy care if you need it?” Karen Guzzo, a demographer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who studies family formation, asked me.'
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