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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 3h
NEWS: The Pentagon has spent about $50 million for catering for National Guard troops stationed in Washington, DC for the last 11 months. Looks like it will cost another $20 million to feed them for the rest of this year.
washingtonsun.com
The Defense Department Has Spent $49M Feeding the National Guard in D.C.
It’s the latest figure ratcheting up the estimated cost of the Guard’s presence in D.C.
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vILLAGE GENIOUS @suddenlygarmo.bsky.social · 3h
It's so cool that our military is being run by a middle school bully from a low-budget 90s family comedy
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apearson.bsky.social @apearson.bsky.social · 2h
I'm willing to bet he's been rehearsing this in front of a mirror since puberty.
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Issa Amro @issa-amro.bsky.social · 2h
A short TV-piece with an interviewA short television feature about the olive theft, consisting of my footage and a statement from me.
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Ghostbusters News @ghostbustersnews.bsky.social · 2h
The Real Ghostbusters Cast Announced for 40th Anniversary Celebration: ghostbustersnews.com/2026/09/30/t...
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Billie Ω Ηπιόνη (masterless muse) @billie-it-is.bsky.social · 3h
Being obsessed with being ultimate male is a sure sign of not being ultimate male.
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National Homelessness Law Center @homelesslaw.bsky.social · 2h
“When you’re living outside and you get moved, it can temporarily stop some progress towards housing because now maybe you don’t know where you’re going to sleep tonight, so your focus shifts back to figuring out how you’re going to meet your basic needs." buff.ly/NFLqQNT
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‘It doesn’t help us’: Homeless Wichitans on what is lost after a camp sweep
The city is required to keep certain property and provide a way for its retrieval. Yet over the course of over 900 encampment removals since January 2025, officials have only 10 instances of saving…
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apearson.bsky.social @apearson.bsky.social · 3h
@momtofourcats.bsky.social I thought about this when I saw your earlier post.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 5h
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York just rejected several of the Trump administration’s key rationales for withholding an Office of Legal Counsel opinion that it is using to justify its ongoing extrajudicial boat strike campaign, which has murdered more than 230 people.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So, naturally you know what to do…👇 The irony is thick with this one. Share away.😎✨
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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 5h
Remarkably preserved feathered dinosaur discovered in China reveals new secrets of flying predator evolution. A newly discovered feathered dinosaur named Norellraptor barsboldi had sharply curved teeth and claws, as well as four wings www.livescience.com/animals/dino... #globalmuseum #dinosaurs
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Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 6h
COBB COUNTY! I’m coming your way tomorrow! Bring your questions, bring a neighbor, and let’s fill the room. We’ve got a lot to talk about and an election to win. Looking forward to hearing what’s on your mind. Doors open at 5:30 PM! Leadership Matters!!
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Pascal Sabino @pascalsabino.bsky.social · 6h
It’s illegal in IL for cops to share ALPR surveillance data for immigration purposes. But it looks like police found a loophole— instead sharing the surveillance data with the Feds who tried (& failed) to prosecute people for protesting ICE. Excellent reporting by @mulchy.bsky.social
chicagoreader.com
Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago Reader
During their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras.
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Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 6h
The AI economy is increasingly following a familiar model: Private companies build. Government subsidizes. Corporations capture the upside. Taxpayers absorb the cost. Meta reportedly reduced its 2025 federal tax bill by $3.9 billion by classifying AI data centers as experimental research.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 6h
@david8hughes

Wife: don't forget to pick the kids up from school

Me: it's Saturday, they're both upstairs

Wife: it's Wednesday & we have 3 kids
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Euronews @euronews.com · 6h
Fighting has displaced an estimated 150,000 people, drawing responses from Qatar and the UAE as Ethiopia and its neighbours trade accusations.
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Qatar and UAE back Ethiopian government as fighting goes beyond Tigray
Fighting has displaced an estimated 150,000 people, drawing responses from Qatar and the UAE as Ethiopia and its neighbours trade accusations.
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apearson.bsky.social @apearson.bsky.social · 7h
🥇 ⭐ 😂
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 8h
Your regular reminder that this is Eric Schmitt (from a year ago)
slate.com
A Sitting Senator Just Went Full Mask-Off White Nationalist
America, he says, isn’t an idea—and isn’t for everyone.
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apearson.bsky.social @apearson.bsky.social · 7h
That's a HIGH bar! 😂
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McJulie @mcjulie.bsky.social · 9h
When I tried to make sense of it, I got as far as “the Republicans put pictures of Black people on a poster and then presented that as bad somehow” and maybe that’s all you really need to know.
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Andrew @andrewhsowards.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A lot of the work that went into this was done by my former colleague at the FPD, one of the smartest and most dedicated lawyers I ever knew, Paula Harms. She passed away last year unexpectedly and I really wish she could see this.
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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 7h
Speaker Johnson is back to falsely claiming that the millions losing #Medicaid coverage under H.R. 1 are either those who were fraudulently enrolled or were ineligible undocumented immigrants even as hundreds of thousands of *lawfully residing" immigrants lose their Medicaid eligibility tomorrow.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 9h
ICE's own reviews of cases of immigrant deaths in custody show a pattern of neglect: confiscation and refusal to provide routine medication, lack of follow-up care, even incompetence in reading tests or supplying medication. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social has this report. prospect.org/2026/09/30/i...
prospect.org
Disturbing Pictures of Neglect in ICE Mortality Reviews - The American Prospect
The federal government released dozens of mortality reviews of immigrants who died in detention in recent years. They show a uniform pattern of medical neglect.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 25/09/2026
So many low-wage workers ALREADY had to work until they died; this economy, wages failing to keep pace with inflation, and the widening wealth gap make this even worse.
capitalandmain.com
She Leaves Home Before Dawn to Get to Her Low-Wage Job. She’s 83.
Salud Garcia’s struggles echo those of millions of low-wage workers across the nation, where mounting costs erode their already precarious footing.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15h
The US has withdrawn from GRECO, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog, which it has been a member of since 2000, ABC reports. Russia and Belarus are the only other countries to have left the group.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
nytimes.com
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 13h
"A resounding repudiation of the predatory economics and politics that govern our time." 📚 Kirkus Reviews describes ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS as a manifesto calling for an economic regime that “serves life.” That's exactly why I wrote this book. Preorder your copy today.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Senior editor Cereese Qusba spent months reporting on the case before breaking the news of the lawsuit on September 18.”
thecut.com
How Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case
“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.”
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Dr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 21h
Yes, Schmitt is an idiot for the Haws/Hawkeyes gaffe. But in light of the fact that Axios and others fired up the Schmitt for Vance’s VP machine during the hearing, we can over look the fact that he may be the most racist person in the Senate. youtu.be/HY4quehYBmc?...
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Senator Says USA is a White Homeland
YouTube video by Axis Mundi Network | SWAJ
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hegseth plans to axe a fifth of generals and admirals. It’s clear he’s planning to cause so much damage it won’t be repairable by whoever comes next.
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Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks — The Washington Post
The defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said.
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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don’t own individual stocks, and I won’t own them as governor. The only thing I am invested in is lowering costs for Ohioans. Vivek Ramaswamy has over $5 million invested in the data center industry and millions more in many other industries that Ohio’s governor would be in charge of regulating.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans continue to prove they don’t care that Trump committed crimes and tried to end our democracy 🇺🇸
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ITS THE LAKE OF AMERICA. ITS THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR. ITS THE GULF OF AMERICA. ITS SUPER INTELLIGENCE. You people sound like fucking North Koreans
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This wasn't a one-off: about 4000 parents in GA have also been billed for their children's foster care. Now a judge has ordered the state to stop collecting fees once children are adopted or age out. But the core practice remains: Georgia can still bill parents while their kids are in foster care.
ajc.com
Georgia must stop charging parents ‘erroneous’ fees, judge rules
Georgia has been wrongly charging parents foster care fees for children no longer in state custody and the practice must stop, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled Wednesday.
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 29/09/2026
The victim, who narrates the spot, notes that her children were at home when she was raped and could hear "everything that happened." They were her attacker's children, too. The admakers chose not to include that detail in their ad but did mention it on a companion website.
rickettspardon.com
Pete Ricketts and the John Arias Pardon | Nebraska
Pete Ricketts voted to pardon John Arias, convicted of first-degree sexual assault and originally charged with weapon use, terroristic threats and false imprisonment, while victim Jody Snogren was not...
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 29/09/2026
Deleted a previous version of a tweet sharing this ad because we didn't want to suggest that the detail about the convicted rapist, John Arias, being the estranged husband of the victim was some sort of mitigation. To the contrary—it makes it even worse.
youtube.com
Pardon
YouTube video by Nebraska Values
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apearson.bsky.social @apearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mf'ers
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
2 women at the table along with 32 dudes, for today’s big White House AI confab Of the 19 industry leaders, I count 10 born outside the US, including 5 from India, the subject of intense MAGA disdain two weeks ago
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apearson.bsky.social @apearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Enraging 😤
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the moment right before the rake hits your face
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ann Bancroft: the first woman to reach the North Pole on foot* in 1986 (dog-assisted). • 1993: First woman to reach both the North & South Poles on foot (S. Pole unassisted) • 2001: First woman to ski across Antarctica with Norwegian Liv Arnesen Born #OTD in 1955. *walked, snowshoed and/or skied
A close-up photograph of the rugged, joyful countenance of American polar explorer Ann Bancroft (born September 29, 1955), the first woman to cross the ice to both the North and South Poles. Set against a stark, high-key backdrop of a vast, white Arctic or Antarctic ice expanse under an overcast, pale sky, she looks directly at the camera with a wide, radiant smile that crinkles her eyes. Her weather-beaten face is flushed pink from the intense polar cold. Her dark, graying hair is windblown and messy, held back by dark, reflective sunglasses resting atop her head. She wears heavy polar expedition gear, including a dark navy jacket with a thick, fluffy brown fur-trimmed hood framing her face, layered over a bright purple collar, a red knit undershirt, and a visible zipper. The composition centers on her resilient expression, conveying a triumphant, adventurous, and authentic mood that highlights her historical significance as a barrier-breaking explorer.
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Bob Kolker @robertkolker.com · 29/09/2026
I’m over the moon about today’s review of THE VANISHING FAMILY in The New York Times. Many thanks to Casey Schwartz and the Book Review for their attention to this family’s inspiring story. 😊
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Jim Carroll @jtccarroll.flux.community · 28/09/2026
Equally disqualifyingly, Third Way seems not to grasp the single most dangerous political threat of our time: the emergence of an authoritarian and racist Republican Party led by an increasingly unstable would-be dictator. 12/x
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Jim Carroll @jtccarroll.flux.community · 28/09/2026
My latest @flux.community: An increasingly fascistic Republican Party, not ideas that lie within the continuum of pro-democracy policies, is the true threat to America: why the Third Way declaration of war on the DSA is so very bonkers. 1/x plus.flux.community/p/third-way-...
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Third Way “war” on democratic socialism betrays a basic misreading of U.S. politics
An increasingly fascistic Republican Party, not ideas that lie within the continuum of pro-democracy policies, is the true threat to America
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 29/09/2026
The next chapter of DEPORTATION, INC., an investigative video series from @situ-research.bsky.social @lawfaremedia.org—and now @theintercept.com —is out now. CHAPTER 2: REMOVAL examines the network of flights shuffling migrants around and out of the US, & the shady deals behind 3rd country removals
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Joe Neguse @joeneguse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Every representative & senator — Democrat or Republican — should be hosting monthly, public town halls. I’m proud to have held over 100 across Northern & Western Colorado. Learn more about my effort to require every Member of Congress to do the same. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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apearson.bsky.social @apearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🤎☕🤎☕🤤
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 29/09/2026
Imagine volunteering to defend a country that promises religious freedom, only to be told “atheist” isn’t an acceptable description of your beliefs. Our military should recognize the beliefs of those who serve, not force them into government-approved boxes.
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Shellymäk @shellymak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Sonnenwelt rose is a vibrant, award-winning modern shrub rose bred by W. Kordes' Söhne in Germany in 2013. Its name translates from German to mean "sunlit world". Large, double, cup-shaped flowers featuring 17 to 25 petals. The color shifts depending on sunlight.
The Sonnenwelt rose is a vibrant, award-winning modern shrub rose bred by W. Kordes' Söhne in Germany in 2013. Its name translates from German to mean "sunlit world". Large, double, cup-shaped flowers featuring 17 to 25 petals. The color shifts depending on sunlight and temperature—typically showing warm apricot, peach, and yellow undertones, with delicate pink or reddish edges appearing in high heat or intense sun. Moderate, pleasant fruity scent.Upright, bushy, and well-rounded shrub reaching roughly 4 to 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide. By Anna Cajkowska
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Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Next week on Tuesday: my new online course www.eventbrite.com/e/no-god-no-...
eventbrite.com
"No God, No Boss, No Husband”: Intro to Anarchist Feminism(s)
An introduction to the activists, thinkers, and agitators who bring together anarchism and feminism to liberate women from all oppressions.
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