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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

“I asked Chatterjee whether images from the smart glasses could be obtained with a warrant; he said he wasn’t sure. A spokesperson later followed up to confirm that yes, they could.” 🤷🏿‍♂️

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Lia @liasae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am now keeping this on speed-dial

Edited old IBM printout in black caps on off-white paper.
'A computer can never be held accountable
Therefore a computer must always do the hacking haha what are they gonna do, put a computer in jail? Haha "oops it's alive" lmao'

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

People sleep on CUNY but it is one of the absolute JEWELS of U.S. Higher Ed and has been for decades. And what's the thanks the system gets??? It has to fight for its life every single year because it has been systematically defunded.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

AI detection software allows the race science twerp to get baked right into the system, in a way that no human can be found to be made accountable.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Don’t believe people who tell you ai can be liberatory or any other misappropriation of movement talk or justice frameworks. Find some people who are preparing to rebuild and cast your lot with them. Then read a bit more. Just keep your wits about you because they are trying to run game.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

huh ... www.politico.com/newsletters/...

"Kalshi adds new Dem firepower
By DANIEL BARNES 07/17/2026 06:00 PM EDT
With help from Daniel Lippman

Kalshi has hired a formidable team of Democratic lobbyists with FTP, adding to the prediction market’s Washington roster as it works to keep a sports contract ban out of a digital asset market structure bill and prepares for potential Democratic control of the House in 2027.

— FTP partners Libby Greer, Cindy Brown, Michael Williams, Kelley Williams and Trevor Hanger started representing Kalshi on July 1, according to a disclosure report filed yesterday. The team, which includes two former House chiefs of staff, will lobby on “issues related to legislation governing regulation of prediction markets.”

— Kalshi has been steadily building a bipartisan presence in Washington. In the first half of 2026, the company hired Biden administration alum John Bivona as head of federal government relations, Obama alum Stephanie Cutter of Precision Strategies as a policy adviser and Senate Republican Cloakroom veteran Tony Hanagan as head of congressional affairs. Kalshi has been a frequent customer on K Street as well, hiring six new lobbyists from Squire Patton Boggs and Resolution Public Affairs just this year."

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Incredibly disappointing ad from Mary Peltola (D-AK) saying she neither supports "kids getting surgeries to change genders or men in girls bathrooms." Yes, flipping the Senate is essential and can stop bad laws and bad judges from happening, but she can do it without my support from the lower 48.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ask yourself why a CEO who can call the president on the phone needs to write a pleading open letter like he is a daycare provider who needs money for markers?

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Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is spot on. AI is unprofitable, built out on debt, and now the AI firms want to go public to push the risk onto the public’s retirement accounts (for those lucky enough to have them). Then AOC says what no one else in Congress has: when the bubble bursts, Washington must not bail them out.

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Appreciating @ciaranm.bsky.social's grounded, pithy rundown of the ghost stories, catastrophizing, and novice security practices dubiously shaping the current cybersecurity + AI landscape 🙏👇 ciaranmartin.substack.com/p/fud-tier-ai

ciaranmartin.substack.com

Welcome to FUD-tier AI!

The not entirely serious weekly (actually one-off) newsletter charting the wild rampage of Frontier AI through the world of cyber security

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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Every Democrat running for the house should put this in their ad. If you elect a Republican this is what you’re gonna get

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Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Fascism is capitalism’s most ferocious threat response, a way of making sure that the public anger that wells up during times of deep crisis is directed downward at the vulnerable rather than upward at the system.” 🎯 I’m *devouring* @astra.bsky.social & @naomiaklein.bsky.social’s newest book.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New: Police arrested human rights lawyer Noura Erakat during a Palm Beach County budget hearing. Over 100 residents were giving comments against the county’s $1 billion investment in Israel bonds. One commissioner insulted a protesting veteran, saying he was an embarrassment to his uniform.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you want @truthout.org and the Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism to exist, please consider supporting this work.

truthout.org

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To continue publishing meaningful, powerful, inspiring journalism, we need your support.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It’s very important to know you can just tell them their questions are dumb. It’s what Trump does! He’s been very successful at it! The media decided to stop asking actual important things to him because of it!

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026

But I also wrote a book which you can preoder where you can learn about how long these claims have been around and that these claims are marketing for these companies which is why they are the companies themselves are the ones who have seeded them years ago www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U...

simonandschuster.com

Deep Unlearning

Timnit Gebru, one of the fiercest voices in the world speaking truth to power, chronicles her journey as a refugee and Black woman in STEM—deliveri...

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Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is a huge fucking tragedy for the country and the mission of the Smithsonian itself: the increase and diffusion of knowledge.

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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 08/09/2026

Trey Parker & Matt Stone announce that ‘SOUTH PARK’ will be renamed to ‘SOUTH AMERICA’. “Inspired by the bravery & patriotism of Apple & Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA. We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount -- a Skydance Capitulation.”

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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This rules

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Schumer's daughter works for OpenAI. Gillibrand's son founded a new crypto exchange backed by billionaires. In case you were wondering why things are the way they are.

@polltracker2024 on X:
Politico: OpenAI hires Senator Chuck Schumer's daughter to work for the artificial intelligence corporation.
6 Sep 26

Politico: Crypto billionaire among dozens to back startup from Gillibrand’s son
Chris Larsen, John Griffin and Mark Ein are angel investors in a new financial exchange led by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s 22-year-old son.

7/2/2026

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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yesterday a Boston state judge ordered the Massachusetts State Police to release public records the @aclum.bsky.social has been seeking since 2020 about the department’s statewide license plate reader surveillance network.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Make a note on this one. On the first day of Apple's new CEO John Ternus - Apple does this. ↘️

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yep. Same for Dems.

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Alex Ebenstein @alexebenstein.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Release day! My next middle grade horror book, THE LEGEND OF LOST LAKE, is out now! Always a bit surreal putting a book out into the world. No idea what happens next with it, but that's okay. Creating the book is the whole point for me, and anything that comes after is a bonus.

Front cover of THE LEGEND OF LOST LAKE by A.J. Stein. Image also indicates A.J. Stein is a pen name of Alex Ebenstein. The book is middle grade horror, and it is out now.

THE LEGEND OF LOST LAKE

Jackson ’s favorite part of summer is going to the family cottage on Lost Lake. Even better is getting to stay for a whole week, spending as much time fishing as possible.

Who cares if they ’re in the middle of a heatwave with no rain. It ’s really no problem when he can just go swimming to cool off. Right?

What then, made that large splash over in the lily pads? And why is that odd, old man down the road warning about some mysterious legend, and telling Jackson, no matter what, to stay out of the water?

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IndivisibleLasVegas ❌👑 @indivisiblelasvegas.org · 01/09/2026

We had a great time at our watch party for Everybody's Lying to You for Money. Crypto is a scam and a Ponzi scheme! We loved it @benmckenzie.bsky.social Watch it today: www.everyoneislying.com/

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Current state of things: there's crop art of Signal at the Minnesota State Fair www.cropart.com

A white hand with Signal-blue painted nails holds a cellphone with a near-dead battery, with the Signal icon the only app on screen. Crop art by Molly Gehrke

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Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Can any folks point me to fundraisers or mutual aid efforts for Gary, Indiana?

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/08/2026

The FDA just approved daraxonrasib, a breakthrough drug for advanced pancreatic cancer that doubles survival time. This is huge: pancreatic cancer was once thought untreatable. The researchers received a standing ovation when they presented the trial results, unheard of at scientific conferences.

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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.

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Brenda Wintrode @brendawintrode.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

An ICE surge in Maryland had top officials seeking answers. A Banner analysis found an uptick in ICE arrests had occurred over the 14-day DHS operation. More than two-thirds arrested had no criminal history, according to DHS numbers. Story from @thebaltimorebanner.com tinyurl.com/3u4ntvd2

thebanner.com

Maryland scrambles for answers after surge in immigrant arrests

A recent surge in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests across the region has left Maryland officials and local community members scrambling for answers.

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 21/08/2026

Never let a writer help you move

A cardboard moving box with EPHEMERA written on it in Sharpie

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Committee Review Finds Trump Pardons Have Cost Crime Victims $1.7 Billion and Enriched Trump Allies macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I was reminded by @capitolhunters.bsky.social that I caught Natalie Harp authoring Donald Trump's response to a January 6 Committee subpoena in October 2022. This provides some hints about who installed her as Trump's gatekeeper. 😬 www.documentcloud.org/documents/23...

Document properties
File name: 221014-response-january-6.pdf
File size: 1,205 KB
Title: -
Author: Natalie Harp
Subject: -
Keywords: -
Created: 10/14/22, 1:46:15 PM
Modified: 10/14/22, 1:50:15 PM
Application: Acrobat PDFMaker 22 for Word

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Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Steve is a caring advocate responsible for some of the core infrastructure that helps protect consumers from scams. The Trump CFPB is hell bent on causing harm, and this illegal & arbitrary retaliation against Steve is part of their ongoing devotion to making life worse for ordinary people.

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 10/08/2026

Neat how the oligarchs are all using the same analogies. Maybe Biden bailing out that insider trading group chat that crashed Silicon Valley Bank was a bad idea.

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Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

❤️ This win is long overdue. I also want to give flowers to the enduring work of @eddebtjustice.bsky.social led by Eileen Connor. Eileen is the world’s most brilliant litigator & one of my favorite pastimes is telling people about her work suing the pants off the Dept of Education.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

LOL. Abdul El-Sayed WON the Democratic Primary in Michigan despite being outspent 10-1! Amazing gaslighting here.

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CFPB Union @nteu335.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thank you for the shoutout at today's hearing, @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social. We will keep fighting for consumers and our rights. We will show up at every opportunity to hold to account Vought or anyone else who tries to illegally destroy or degrade CFPB. #stopvought #savecfpb

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Merici @merici.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We hacked ourselves into government. We never fixed the machine. New piece out today on what civic tech got right, wrong, and what comes next with @donmoyn.bsky.social donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-did-civic-tech-learn-over-the

donmoynihan.substack.com

What Did Civic Tech Learn in the Last Decade?

Some Insights About How to Use Tech in Government – and What Comes Next

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Aallyah Wright @aallyahpatrice.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Trump administration terminated federal grants meant to help underserved farmers access land, markets and capital. 24 farmer organizations and entities sued the USDA. A judge ruled the agency must restore $127 million back to farmers. NEW: capitalbnews.org/black-farmer...