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Dr William Allchorn @willallchorn.bsky.social · 1h
“Spotify is now labelling synthetic artists after our reporting into the far-right, AI rapper Danny Bones, who has racked up over 1 million streams.”👏 www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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Spotify labels AI artists after Bureau investigation
The streaming giant announced an 'AI Persona' badge days after we questioned its synthetic artist policy
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
El- Sayed: "Here‘s the thing about it – no matter who you are, how you love, how you pray, how you identify, it just should not be this hard... Shouldn‘t be this hard to keep our money here. Spend it on roads and bridges here, build our schools here, provide healthcare here. Shouldn‘t be this hard"
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 8h
Two US officials and a Western official say the order to limit Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starshield came from inside the White House (Reuters) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Ambassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 14h
Good for Bolduc! In the Democratic Party we welcome allies who believe in democracy.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Instead of allowing harrassment of Rep. Omar, impeach Todd Blanche
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Democracy Defenders Action @democracydefendersaction.org · 14/10/2026
The value of the $TRUMP memecoin has dropped 95%. So why are investors still cashing in? Because it’s not about the crypto token, it’s about Trump selling access to the highest bidders. "Foreign actors are literally buying a seat at the president's own table," Virginia Canter explains.
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Trump meme coin buyers vie for dinner with the president. Many appear to be overseas.
At least 52 $TRUMP holders moved funds through crypto exchanges that bar U.S. customers.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Another way to say this is that the internet is basic infrastructure and should not be subject to the whims of unstable private actors.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/10/2026
The White House is hiding a report about your taxes until after you vote. Each year the IRS publishes data on what people at every income level deducted and owed. This version is the first look at the GOP tax law from 2025. It was expected in July. It’s October. Full story at link in comments ⬇️
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
back in the olden days DOJ would investigate a particular crime it believed had been committed, rather than just poking around to see if anything was wrong
The investigation is seeking information to see where it leads, the source said. For example, if records, representations related to age and immigration status contain false information, that would provide material for investigators to scrutinize further. They could also examine communications related to such matters.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Fox News has given less than 2 minutes of airtime to Monday's report that Ken Paxton had partied overseas with two fugitives from U.S. justice amid their multi-day fixation on James Talarico’s temporary absence from the campaign trail due to illness. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
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Fox News: Where Ken Paxton partying with fugitives is much less interesting than James Talarico getting the flu
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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 14/10/2026
The ICE officer was "intoxicated" and passed out on the man's lawn, police said.
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ICE officer shot by 72-year-old Fresno homeowner now faces 3 felony charges
The ICE officer was "intoxicated" and passed out on the man's lawn, police said.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 14/10/2026
Corruption costs Americans money, undermines fair competition, and leaves taxpayers paying the price. Transparency, accountability, and enforcing the rules are key to fighting back. Read more from Robert Cekuta here: steadystate1.substack.com/p/corruption...
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 14/10/2026
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NATO may redeploy anti-drone defenses as attacks sink more Black Sea shipping
Suspected Russian drones have sunk or damaged 5 ships near Bulgaria and Romania.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 14/10/2026
Not long ago, Elon Musk’s unprecedented election donations would have been illegal — but now it’s not thanks to a reckless Supreme Court and paralyzed FEC. Such spending should be made illegal again.
brennancenter.org
The Campaign Finance Scandal Is What’s Legal
Between Citizens United, a toothless FEC, and $1.3 billion in dark money, reform is badly needed.
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Millions of people have lost about $4 billion on the $TRUMP meme coin. Trump and a couple dozen insiders made almost $2 billion. It's like buying a pet rock just to lose a lot of money.
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Billionaires have their super PACs and CEOs have their lobbyists. Corporate interests are pouring historic amounts of money into our elections. Working people? All we have is each other. Talk to your friends, family, and neighbors. Make a plan to vote. bit.ly/WorkersVote26
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Get Ready to Vote
We help you vote, no matter what. Sign up for election reminders and get help with voter registration and voting by mail — all in one place!
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kmbailey59.bsky.social @kmbailey59.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I hope everyone recognizes how insane it is for one person to be able to spend $366M on one election. It would take the average US worker 5,200 _years_ to even earn that much.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13/10/2026
That $366 million Elon is spending to try and convince voters that Congress should stay Republican? It's more money than McCain's 2008 campaign spent. But it's also, relative to Musk's net worth, the same as a household at the median income spending $32.
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The 2026 question: Which is more powerful, money or people?
Elon Musk has spent $366 million this election cycle. Philip Bump examines what that kind of money can buy in American politics.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
after so many years of Civility™️ and Reaching Across the Aisle™️ and Bipartisanship™️, we are so hungry for anyone to just flat-out say “are you a whole-ass criminal y/n, trick question it’s yes and we have proof” right to their faces it hits like ice-cold peppermint schnapps
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Ossoff: "In my view, based upon the evidence I've seen thus far, the president's misconduct, abuse of power, and corruption, already exceed any prior standard for impeachment."
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Elon Musk is one of the most dangerous people in the world. Twitter is a right wing propaganda tool. There are far too many folks out there pretending otherwise.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 13/10/2026
“From its inception, those in power have wielded DHS as a weapon. Widespread illegal and abusive detention of immigrants, violent racial profiling, and state overreach — including domestic surveillance, civil rights violations via the USA PATRIOT Act,” Ramirez said.
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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“These guys have not even worked enough to meet those requirements themselves.” Andy Harris wants to talk about work requirements for healthcare, but he hasn't been to work in WEEKS. #MD01
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 13/10/2026
The FBI says it worked with CrowdStrike to dismantle 40+ laptop farms across Texas used to help North Koreans get remote US tech jobs under stolen identities (Dustin Volz/New York Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Elon Musk's election spending shows just how broken our campaign finance system is. Billionaires shouldn't be able to corruptly buy elections and in turn silence everyday Americans. We need to elect leaders who'll fight to #EndCitizensUnited and pass campaign finance reforms.
nytimes.com
Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Election deniers with a record of wanting to overturn the 2020 election are running to run elections in the swing states of Arizona and Nevada. Candidates who've raised doubts about 2020 are also running to take over elections in Georgia, New Mexico, Vermont, & other states. Our breakdown:
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These 35 States Are Deciding Who’ll Run Their Elections - Bolts
The midterms will usher in a new cast of characters to oversee the next presidential race. They’ll decide how to answer Trump’s orders and how to shape mail voting and registration.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This fraud was then perpetuated by Elon Musk himself, who was running DOGE at the time, and who retweeted a post about the incident while declaring it a "criminal act." The government now "concedes ... that Mr. Musk and officials at FEMA and DHS knew this information was false."
vi. February 11, 2025, Statement by Elon Musk On February 11, 2025, Elon Musk, a Special Government Employee and head of DOGE, retweeted on X a photo of Ms. Comans along with the statement, “FEMA CFO Mary Comans was just fired for funneling $58M to illegal migrant hotels in Manhattan” and he called it a “criminal action.” The Government concedes and the Court finds that other than the fact that Ms. Comans had been fired, the post by Mr. Musk was entirely false. The Government further concedes and the Court further finds that Mr. Musk and officials at FEMA and DHS knew this information was false at the time it was posted. Based on the unchallenged facts and the fact that Mr. Musk was the head of DOGE, he knew or should have known that any payments made to state or local governments through a FEMA grant in February 2025 were approved by his subordinates. Finally, the fact that Mr. Musk posted a picture of Ms. Comans to his millions of followers while falsely characterizing her government service as a “criminal action” was clearly intended to make her afraid. Posting Ms. Comans’ picture served no legitimate governmental interest and was little more than state sanctioned intimidation.
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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Meta has censored more than 1,000 pro-Lula accounts during the Brazilian Presidential Election. Evidence shows that the social media giant clearly interfered in the election. paydayreport.com/meta-censors...
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Meta Censors Over 1,080 Pro-Lula Accounts During Brazilian Presidential Election
Evidence shows the social media giant clearly interfered in the Brazilian Presidential Election
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zelensky: "When our strikes reached Yandex’s data centers, it suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. A lot of people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations... It’s pretty clear where those bots were coming from."
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 12/10/2026
This is NOT an ad for @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social’s new documentary “MUSK” (in theaters now). We are promoting it for free. Join us right here on October 20, 2026 at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern for a livestream hosted by @niedermeyer.online.
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asyouweresaying.bsky.social @asyouweresaying.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"U.S. democracy will not be stable until both major parties commit to its defense."
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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 12/10/2026
"Marlyn didn’t see Eber’s first steps or hear his first words. He was so fragile the last time they were together...Even if he makes it to Venezuela, they’ll never regain the time they lost. 'I’ve missed everything,' she said." bit.ly/4ytX7vx
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The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
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Senator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 10/10/2026
Americans don’t want ICE at our election sites.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrights
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Know Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA
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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 09/10/2026
Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.
The marquee at Cedar Culture Center with the message "We love our Somali neighbors" written out.
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More Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social: I believe young people do care, but there are systems in place to keep you from voting. They don't want you to realize your power.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I said what I said. Donald Trump has done enormous damage to this country, and no president should ever be above the law. I look forward to the House impeaching him and seeing him held accountable for all the crimes he has committed. #AngieForFlorida
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 11/10/2026
The Trump administration has some serious explaining to do, because there’s a ton of money missing and zero explanation for where it went. The US has collected an estimated $13 billion in Venezuelan oil revenue, and at least $10 billion of it is unaccounted for.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians.” If the U.S. military forces suffered those kind of damages under a Democratic admin, Congress would impeach the Defense Secretary and lot more.
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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Good god that sounds bleak. It mimics the way kings and billionaires get their brains turned to jelly by being utterly indulged at all times.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is what competitive authoritarianism looks like - we still have elections, but under conditions that are not equal and not fair.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“These things are important now to put clearly on the record and, I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia," the Observer reports Burnham saying.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ramaswamy made his money through a scam. That's not success; it’s corruption. This election is the big chance in our lifetime to do something about the people who think politics is just there to enable ever bigger personal grifts.
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Josh Shapiro put out a fierce call to accountability: "He's not thinking about giving you healthcare or restoring SNAP benefits... He’s making deals that hurt you." Pennsylvania needs leaders who stand up against chaos and put working families first. #momsky#sheshed
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
D William Lawrence is running in MI-7, facing off against R Tom Barrett, and promises to go after fElon's destruction of our federal government via DOGE: 📺 bsky.app/profile/wewi... 🌐 wewill2026.com 📺 Campaign video: youtu.be/SP7jT9Hz4wo?...
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Home - William Lawrence for Congress
I'm William Lawrence, and I’m running to represent Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. I'm ready to fight for a better future in Mid-Michigan!
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 11/10/2026
This is kind of wonderful, Alison Brown wrangled a handful of pretty decent old bluegrass guys to play “Old Town Road”. Nas X’s impact… immeasurable youtu.be/a_GCX5IoCds
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Alison Brown & Steve Martin - Old Town Road (feat. Del McCoury & Dan Tyminski)
YouTube video by Alison Brown
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Brilliant takedown of Kevin O’Racist.
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Weekend Update: Mr. Wonderful on Building an AI Data Center in Utah - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Georgia O'Keeffe with Siamese cat, New Mexico, c. 1939, photo by John Candelario #caturday
B&W photo of Georgia O'Keeffe with a Siamese cat on her shoulder
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Instead of shying away from the values of democracy, pluralism, and rights—as many consultants and pundits urge—Ossoff asserts those values. Look at what he’s gotten so much praise for: calling a white nationalist a “white nationalist” and treating that as bad. As a reason to vote against someone.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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