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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this)

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Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"Best player in the universe." -Becky Hammon Nuff said. 💅

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It’s so sad and pathetic watching Tillis do his retirement tour and trying to rehab his votes to confirm Hegseth and RFK Jr. Sorry, Senator, you own this. This is your legacy.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026

my friend @juddlegum.bsky.social has put together a cool new tool that allows you to photograph political mail and immediately learn who paid for it. Check it out here:

paidforby.info

Who paid for this?

Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There is nothing he knows now that he can have any excuse for not having known then.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.

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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’

Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Trump’s Justice Department is deciding if Nixon was mistreated.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's impossible not to smile when Payton Tolle is on our screen 😂 He takes the mound tonight for Red Sox vs. Yankees Wild Card Game 1!

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

Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

10/ Of all the politicians Navatek courted, Collins was its most important patron. At times, Kao and his associates cut checks to Collins’ campaign within 24 hours of the annual defense spending bill, which funds military contracts, clearing a key Senate hurdle.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This seems like a pretty big deal: donors made illegal contributions to Susan Collins and then were awarded lucrative contracts after her office intervened with the Navy. An FBI investigation was dropped under Trump. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

To skirt campaign finance laws and conceal the source of the funds, Navatek planned to funnel the donation through a shell company. The CEO wanted assurance that Collins would know where
the money came from. Reed confirmed that she would, the executive said - and that Navatek would get its government contracts.
After the Corner Bakery meeting, Navatek's CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.

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Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report

A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.

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

When the powerful playact powerlessness it is always a ploy to avoid accountability.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The president of the United States declaring that he’s banning the free press should probably be a big news story. Maybe even bigger than Biden misspeaking occasionally.

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Cover 3 Boston Sports @coverboston.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Everyone needs a Payton Tolle in their life 🤗

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We kept our votes because we WORKED. And there's a lot of preemptive work we can do to to keep votes from being stolen in the first place! You can: Sign up as a poll worker at your local polling place! www.powerthepolls.org This is the #1 thing to do to protect elections. And it's paid work!

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Power the Polls

Poll workers power democracy. We help recruit them! Sign up now to make sure we have safe, fair, efficient elections for all!

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I spoke with Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democratic candidate for Senate in South Carolina. Unike Darline Graham, Andrews knows her stuff. Super impressive candidate in a race that could be surprisingly competitive.

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The Doctor Is In, and Her Sights Are Set On the Senate

Dr. Annie Andrews affirms that South Carolina voters deserve a real choice in November.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 16/08/2026

A lot of people don't know this, but when you brush a cat, you are legally required to show them the wad of cat hair that came off of them and tell them "this is enough for another whole cat"

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Frances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 24/03/2024

every time some discourse makes me learn the name of another youtuber i email the genx listserv and have them raise housing prices another 3.5%

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

According to Media Matters, Fox News has dedicated at least 206 segments to its WNBA culture war since June 25, amounting to over 13 hours of coverage. Since July 22, Fox has devoted at least 130 segments to discussing trans WNBA players. (The league has none.) www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...

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Fox News has spent over 13 1/2 hours waging a WNBA culture war this summer

Fox News has filled its summer programming with extensive coverage of the WNBA, airing at least 206 segments on the league and its players largely aimed at stoking culture war tensions related to race...

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This just might be the most psychotic act of sexual harassment I’ve ever seen. Not the worst per se, or most menacing but in terms of sheer insanity it’s really up there.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

They think they're being clever eugenicists by saying that people with "underlying health issues" don't matter, but >75% of U.S. adults have a chronic condition (including 60% of age 18–34). So what they're really saying is "nobody matters, it's okay if everybody dies from inadequate regulation."

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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 03/08/2026

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Monday recommended that Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) be censured for his behavior towards two young women on his staff.

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Bizarre Texts, Gifted Guns, 30 Types of Ice Cream: Rep. Faces Censure Following Sexual Harassment Allegations

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Monday recommended that Rep. Chuck Edwards...

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I love Talarico and hope he wins. But he’s already raised $70M On the flipside, control of critical state legislatures will come down to seats where candidates raise 0.1% of that. I’ve researched the highest leverage swing district candidates you should donate to secure.actblue.com/donate/donat...

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Donate to the candidates on the front lines of the fight against MAGA gerrymandering

These are anti-MAGA state candidates in *extremely* close races

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Wonderful clip of Glen Hansard singing "The Parting Glass" in 2012. Many thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for flagging today in his newsletter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCZc...

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Glen Hansard - The Parting Glass (Live 2012) | Stage On Sixth

YouTube video by Paste Magazine

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I challenge Rep. Andy Ogles to list 100 of his relatives and friends and then point out the one whose death wouldn't matter.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

As good as many of you said. I really appreciate the unambiguous point that this primarily a racist moral panic before unpacking the nuanced second-order explanations. dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...

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We used to be able to buy things in this country

Locking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy

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heaumeau e. rotacism @vashwood.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

joining the war on taco bell on the side of taco bell

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 19/07/2026

Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 17/07/2026

When you die, your name is not automatically and magically removed from voter rolls. This is so flimsy when you stop and think about it for five seconds. Of course there are dead people on voter rolls ... but they don't vote. Because they're dead!

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

my hot take is that this is the actual america 250. just a ton of different people coming together, showing people what makes America weird and fun. people being welcoming. and yeah there’s some bullshit too, which is also very true to America! but the good and community far outweighs it rn.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 05/07/2026

Being a woman rocks because if you use AI you’re stupid and if you don’t use AI you’re dumb

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/07/2026

Mamdani: "Therein lies the work of America -- a striving, a bettering, the reaching toward perfection. What a privilege each of us has to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What a responsibility each of us possesses to prove ourselves worthy of all those who came before."

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...

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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I have to say, removing a usurper king's name from a building really is a great way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding.

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"Working class" in 2026 means a blue haired barista with they/them pronouns, a Asian immigrant nail technician, and an undocumented hotel cleaner. And we are going to keep having the same fights until we let the midcentury illustrator mirage of the white guy in plaid with the lunch pail go.

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