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Sad about the demise of twitter. Hopeful about the possibility of seeing a woman in the White House in my lifetime.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 5h
I believe that Dr. Ellora Derenoncourt is the first Black woman economist EVER to be named a MacArthur Genius. My heart is bursting. I am OVERJOYED.
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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 9h
Technology is making it easier for corporations to quietly rip us off – while consumers are left in the dark about how prices are set. That’s why @lindsayowens.bsky.social wrote Gouged: to expose the new tricks companies use to squeeze us – and give shoppers the tools to fight back.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 9h
Ballots are out! If yours came in the mail, fill it out and send it back early. It has to arrive by 7pm on November 3. No ballot yet? Request one by October 22 or vote early October 24 to 31. #AngieForFlorida
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dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Republican policies are killing women - say it outloud. .
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Why has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira Donegan
The US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Seattle just became the first city in America to ban grocery stores from engaging in surveillance pricing. This is a huge win for consumers against companies that abuse their personal data to rip them off. Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain.
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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
Vaccines were once so uncontroversial that McDonald’s restaurants put the childhood immunization schedule on their tray liners. Now, as the U.S. government sows doubt, preventable diseases could come roaring back. (Published March)
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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
should be day 2 stories if Maine/national media pick up on fact Collins' lobbyist husband, Tom Daffron, worked closely - for years - with Scott Reed, a key player in the corruption scandal @andrewperez.bsky.social & @martinpengelly.bsky.social wrote about that in June zeteo.com/p/susan-coll...
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Susan Collins’s Husband Worked for the Lobbyist Running Her Super PAC
The Maine senator's husband apparently consulted last year for the lobbyist leading Pine Tree Results PAC, documents show.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You do understand that everything he's doing to Washington DC is about fortifying the city when he decides he's not leaving office
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An absolute disaster brought to you by California Democrats who expect to be the future leaders of the country. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Paramount settles with states over Warner Bros. Discovery merger
The decision is the latest twist in Paramount Skydance’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Larry and David Ellison are trying to take over CNN, which Trump has just banned from the White House. While the major TV networks have banded together in solidarity with the banned outlets, the billionaire family that owns CBS and is seeking to buy CNN hasn't issued a statement.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Donald Trump is again violating the First Amendment. Perhaps this can be noted during the White House Correspondents Association's next black tie dinner honoring Donald Trump. Support independent media that stands to the felon rather than eating with him.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Morally vacant and beyond redemption; they continue to defend him.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So damn wrong on so many levels 😡
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Don’t you dare @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov, do not cave. 5670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks. Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount. noparamountconcessions.com
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How can anybody vote for her? I mean, seriously. What a liar and a fraud. This is brutal.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 19/09/2026
Rubén Salazar was renowned for his hard-hitting journalism about the Mexican-American community. While reporting on 1970’s National Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War, he was killed when a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy launched a tear gas projectile into the crowd and struck him in the head.
Black and white photo of Ruben Salazar in a shirt and tie, with the words "Latine Heritage Month" above him. Below him it says "Photography Credit: Los Angeles Times." A quote reads: "'They don't want the press to rock the boat. And I think the press's obligation is to rock the boat." – Ruben Salazar. Trailblazing journalist, killed by law enforcement while covering the Chicano Moratorium." ACLU logo. Vibrant and colorful background and border.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk. Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Unsurprisingly, 60 Minutes ratings are down. What people like Ellison don’t understand is that many of us wouldn’t watch CBS News, including 60 Minutes, if you paid us. Like Bezos, they don’t understand that consuming content is as much a statement of values as anything.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/09/2026
Arienne Childrey, an Ohio LGBTQ+ rights leader and trans candidate, speaks out about being stonewalled by the Ohio Democratic Party for confronting Dem. Governor Candidate Amy Acton's anti-trans comments. People tell us to "just speak with the candidates." This shows why that doesn't always work.
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Ally is a Verb
The True Story of the Ohio Democratic Establishment’s Demand for Silence, the Fight to Be Heard, and Why True Solidarity Cannot Coexist with Political Triangulation.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Indeed, We The People Should Be Getting The Same Healthcare And Paid Leave As McTurtle.......🐢
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our health care system in America is disgusting. A clear indication that our government doesn't give a fuck if we live or die.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Insane. The most corrupt president in American history, with no close 2nd. 🏆 🇺🇸
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 16/09/2026
ANGIE NIXON DID NOT COME TO PLAY. LETS GOOOOO! Click below and donate to her campaign for us senate❤️✊🏽 secure.actblue.com/donate/frien...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
After today the U.S. House of Representatives is off until after the midterm elections. That's a month and a half paid vacation.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Safe to say the people of Kentucky are not being represented properly
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 15/09/2026
Andrew Wakefield was stripped of his medical license over a fraudulent, now-retracted study that falsely claimed a link between autism and the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.
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RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield
The event is hosted by Kennedy's anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/09/2026
Every time one of these stories comes out, it's shown that the parents were actually abusive. There is an asymmetry where the parents are given a platform by Christian nationalist orgs and Fox News while the state cannot discuss any details due to privacy. So the narrative is set by the parents.
Screenshot of a Fox News post on X reporting on a Massachusetts family whose daughter was placed in state custody over gender transition disputes, with an embedded Fox News broadcast segment titled "Gender Treatment Lawsuit."
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 15/09/2026
ICE is arresting a record number of pregnant women and teenagers, according to government documents obtained by the Guardian. At the same time, the agency appears to have lost count of how many suffered a miscarriage. 🧵
Two charts side by side. The first shows the number of pregnant people in ICE detention, which peaks in November 2025. The second shows the number of miscarriages recorded by ICE, until October 2025, when ICE said it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages.
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The War on Terror began 25 years ago today, when Congress passed the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force. Only one member of Congress had the courage and foresight to oppose this blank check for forever wars: Barbara Lee.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
SAN DIEGO activists at Otay Mesa Concentration Camp‼️
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026
Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“They treated us like we were criminals” 😕
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12/09/2026
The vitriol directed at me and other members of the trans community for having the audacity to declare our votes are not to be taken for granted. By cisgender people who otherwise have called themselves allies. I wish it weren’t so utterly predictable.
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
As I was standing by this gas pump filling up my truck with six dollar gas I couldn’t help but think that this was a small price to pay so that every child wanting to play sports in elementary school has to submit to mandatory genital inspections
My jeep with a gas pump in her fuel filler $94.59 at 5.999/gal
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 12/09/2026
On this day in 1966, 250 Black students were attacked for trying to integrate schools in Grenada, Mississippi. Twelve years after Brown v. Board, the city maintained fully segregated schools.
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Sep. 12, 1966 | White Mob Attacks Black Students for Integrating Schools in Grenada, MS
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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Dr. Allison Wiltz @allyfromnola.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fresh words allyfromnola.medium.com/why-some-den...
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Why Some Deny the Real Cost of American Slavery
Acknowledging the costs points us toward restorative justice
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/09/2026
A trans man in the UK has been banned in the workplace restrooms after he was forced to use the women's restrooms to comply with the new EHRC guidance. The women complained because he is visibly male and so they told him he can't use any bathroom.
A screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/LegalAdviceUK subreddit by user Dijstraanon, titled "FtM transgender facing two different issues at work? England."
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"Brother in law is trans FtM and presents fully as a man. He's now facing an impossible situation at work with his employer telling him that due to recent legislation he must use the toilet of his birth gender. BUT several female colleagues have raised a grievance about him using their gendered toilet.
His employer has told him that he cannot use the toilet while he is at work until they sort it out and cannot give him a timeframe to do so. They do [cut off] have disabled separate toilets.
In the mean time one of his female colleagues has accused him of sexual harassment because he was used their gendered toilet. His menstrual cycle meant he needed to use the toilet.
He's been with the employer for just over 5 years but only in this location for 18 months. The location is mainly male with just a handful of females, and his workshop only has male toilets.
I do not know how to support him and as he's not in a union there is no one to turn too right now."
The post has an orange "Comments Moderated" tag, 169 upvotes, and 134 comments.
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⚜️🌊Tyreen BaconSkin🌊⚜️ @baconskingirl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
He yells at female reporters, (sorry… Black female reporters) and NO ONE in the White House Press Corps will attempt to defend the women. That’s how low we have sunk.
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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 09/09/2026
That "if" is doing so much work here and it's also garbage. This is trash, @jamestalarico.bsky.social. Here, I wrote something for you five years ago www.vox.com/the-highligh...
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Can sports ever really be “fair”?
Anti-trans bills, women’s sports, and the misguided pursuit of an even playing field.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We reviewed Fox News' coverage from five of its evening "opinion" shows. The network’s Iran coverage collapsed over the summer, while references to socialism, the WNBA, and Fauci skyrocketed.
Over the summer, coverage of the war in Iran collapsed on Fox News.
Fox News mentions of Iran vs. mentions of
WNBA, Fauci, and socialism
March 2026 - August 2026
No war but the culture war: The network's stars refocused their audiences attention with warnings of the rise of socialism, a fixation on race and gender debates in the WNBA, and attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci.Fox's entire evening "opinion" lineup rallied to Trump when the war started, flooding their programs with glowing praise.
As the war ground on, however, all of them largely stopped talking about it.

Fox News mentions of Iran, by month Weekday evening "opinion" shows
March-August 2026
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 07/09/2026
9/11 was a horrific and deadly day for Americans. And so we were the subsequent 25 years for much of the rest of the world. 25 years since 9/11 and the ‘War on Terror,’ the numbers speak for themselves. See all 13 stats here - zeteo.com/p/25-years-s...
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 03/09/2026
Trump has been having a hard time knowing who's in the room with him. Imagine how the media would react if this was Joe Biden...
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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