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@barbaricus.bsky.social
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Getting tired of all of this. Which I guess is their intent (Kudos to Curtis Evans-pictured)

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Urban Land Rent 🇸🇴🚰 @urbanlandrent.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The global left needs to be clear eyed about this. Comfortable middle class people don’t vote for far right parties because of material deprivation. Germans have more economic prosperity now than they ever have. Same is true for Americans.
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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Nepal passed 5% battery electric vehicle share in August 2021 and is at 75%. The U.S. passed 5% in October 2022 and is at 6%.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The useful idiot is surprised he got conned by someone who’s been conning people his entire life. 🥴
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
If you run on: Supreme Court reconstitution Term limits Ending Citizens United you have my vote
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 13/10/2026
Last month, California's power grid supported the highest electricity demand since 2022 without any emergency measures. That was no accident — the Golden State is proving that clean energy and battery storage systems are the best ways to keep the lights on.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
God damn we need to take this country back. Sickening.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
3 children were murdered today in Ukraine, 8 this week. I know what side I’m on.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The United States is now officially allied with Vladimir Putin and Russia. We will fund Russia’s genocidal war machine in exchange for Putin helping Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms. One of the most shameful and disgusting days in the history of this Republic.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This 👇
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burnt undertones @burntundertones.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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Allen3D @hex720.net · 08/10/2026
Old speak will be replaced by newspeak SI is doubleplusgood Ai is crimethink
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Jen d’Arc @jenonymous.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great work, Polis—you released the Kraken 2.0. This time she’s already getting Trump excited for “potential civil war.”
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Julia Coronado @jc-econ.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I asked Chat GPT why the buildout of AI requires facism, and it gets it…
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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We arrested the man who owned rape island. We arrested the woman who brought victims to rape island. But somehow, we still haven’t arrested the men who paid to rape those victims on rape island. Justice made it all the way to the island, then stopped at the disturbingly wealthy guest list.
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
a meme - looks like a public service announcement about the safety features and hazards on a plane or train. “How to avoid sexual assault
A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE*
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DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS.
USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM.
If you might sexually assault someone, bring a friend to stop you.
IF SOMEONE IS DRUNK, HIGH, OR ASLEEP, DON'T RAPE THEM.
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CARRY A WHISTLE.
If you might sexually assault someone, blow it until someone stops you.
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WATCH WHAT YOU WEAR.
If someone's clothes are a problem for you, try wearing a blindfold.
WHEN YOU SEE
SOMEONE WALKING ALONE, LEAVE THEM ALONE.
DON'T FEEL
ENTITLED TO SEX.
Nobody owes you sex.
Flirting isn't consent.
IF YOU'RE ALONE WITH SOMEONE, DON'T SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.
THE ONLY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT IS THE PERSON WHO COMMITS IT.”
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The Democratic Difference @demdifference.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Indeed.
Bar Chart: 
Jobs Created 

Last 20 Months Before Trump
versus
First 20 Months Under Trump

Pre-Trump: 2.6M
Trump: 776K

Source: BLS
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Spotted in the DC Metro
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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 01/10/2026
I keep seeing this Semafor graph that seems to show the Trump administration’s effect on international visits is comparable to the pandemic. My first thought was “that can’t be true” and indeed it is not. This is monthly data. We only have to Jun/Aug 2026. The lines are over-fitted to the months.
Semafor graph with catastrophic drops.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 30/09/2026
From 2023 to 2026, Google Earth's updated satellite imagery shows what's left of Gaza. The images reflect what Human Rights Watch has already found: Israel has caused deliberate, widespread destruction throughout Gaza ⤵️
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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026
New Abortion Bill Would Require Fetal Consent
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Schmitt for Brains For @rawstory.com Follow my cartoons and accompanying written commentary on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump to hold a 2 pm Oval Office presser today renaming us to Unites States. Excellent idea sir! -Natalie
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables
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E.J. Fagan @ejfagan.com · 29/09/2026
Dems need to win PA by around 9 points to flip its Senate (~D+11 nationally). In that situation, they likely also take the state legislatures of WI, MI, AZ and NV Gov. Dems would have the votes to push the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact over the line and eliminate the Electoral College.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There's a shit-ton of actual anti-Semitism in the world today, but Netanyahu's fraudulent misuse of the term devalues it dangerously. Hamas is anti-Semitic and murderous. Netanyahu is a cynical, murderous shitheel. Mamdani is an American politician with a perverse impulse to tell blunt truths.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
it’s so funny that people were like “OMG a 2PM Oval Office announcement, is Trump going to end the war in Iran or invade Cuba?!?!” and it turns out, no, he’s just going to rant about how good the economy is + how elections are rigged and then fall asleep
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Invictus @tbpinvictus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As any investor can attest (and math confirms), losing 25% of value demands a 33% gain to recoup that loss. I have long feared this is what's going on with our democracy, and the more we allow it to continue to slip away, the harder it will be to recover. We will reach a point of no return.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026
The Chinese Communist Party got access to sensitive components of U.S. F-35 stealth fighters. The U.S. got 2 pandas.
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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Because she supports him and likes what he’s doing. The opposition to him is fake and a sop for the rubes.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad:
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Travis @coloradotravis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
People are apparently considering wearing something made by Meta made on their face. Incredible.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Heh
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What gets you booted from Substack? Andrew Tate still seems to have a newsletter there while charged with: 10 counts of rape, 3 of trafficking for sexual exploitation, 3 of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, & making/distributing indecent images of a child. possessing extreme pornography.
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Urban Carmel @ukarlewitz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Market reacting to today's PMI data. It's a silly measurement, not accurate with respect to the economy or future equity returns. Why? One small firm expanding a tiny bit is counts the same as the largest firm contracting by a massive amount. That's how diffusion indices work. Noise not signal
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do I have this right? $DASH confirmed the driver ICE shot and abducted was one of theirs but absolutely nothing else on the matter? I will continue to never use the service or own the stock.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Miller Lite stat o' the day 96 the percent US Diesel refined domestically at US refineries (almost all of the 4% comes from Canada) But something, something Russia
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Cal had better not cave. Fight at WH vs CNN highlight importance of media/news independence and diversity www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Exclusive | Paramount in Advanced Settlement Talks With California’s Attorney General
California and 11 other states sued in July to block the $81 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Free Press @freepress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🚨Press reports state AGs are negotiating to settle their suit against the Paramount-WBD merger.🚨 "Here’s what every politician negotiating in backrooms should understand: People won’t forget who stood up for them and who capitulated" @jgo4justice.bsky.social www.freepress.net/news/free-pr...
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Free Press Calls on Attorney Generals Not to Cave to Ellison’s Extortion
The reported deal would abandon the thousands of creatives and workers who risked speaking out and the tens of millions of consumers the attorneys general should be fighting for.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Fuck LeBron He doesn’t need the money. He absolutely knows this is a tax on the poor and stupid. Too bad the NBA, which now has multiple players betting scandals, is also too greedy to shut this shit down.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Lots of discussion. To be clear: 1) I’m concerned about the impact data centres can have on the grid and the electricity they use must not be from fossil fuels. 2) But where they do get built let’s use the waste heat if we can.
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