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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

ICE's shameless stupid cruelty continues unabated. Here's a truly wrenching account from our wonderful local Vermont newspaper, which I imagine could be multiplied a thousandfold every day across America. Many thanks to Liza Cochran, its author bravelittlevoices.substack.com/p/terror-in-...

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Terror in the Backyard:

ICE’s Shadow Surge in Vermont

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“There’s a genocide happening in Gaza… none of us are free til all of us are free… there’s no one coming to save us except us…” Cypress Hill & Tom Morello put a message from @macklemore on the screen — and joke they kicked Ed Sheeran off the bill. (From @jolly_good_ginger)

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jack BLACK STEEL IN THE HOUR OF CHAOS

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Civilians in Russian-occupied Oleshky were spotted making a daring and courageous escape. They fled the Russian encirclement by bicycle, moped and on foot, risking mines, shelling and drone attacks along the way. Status unknown.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

2026 Maine Fall Foliage Tour

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 02/10/2026

Checking in on how things are going over at the Chronicle Against Higher Education:

Screenshot of Chronicle of Higher Education website showing featured articles: "Anthropology Has a Truth Problem"; "The Social Sciences Have a Politics Problem"; "Could AI Be Better at Peer Review Than Humans?"; "Colleges Should Take Linda McMahon's Call to Action Seriously."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

hi @POTUS looks like your new SI site is still kinda woke

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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Texas is not okay. This is what DEI was all about y’all: making sure women, minorities, LGBTQ people and other historically marginalized communities, and their histories and experiences, have a place in our universities.

LET'S ADDRESS
TEXAS
UT AUSTIN JUST CUT EVERY WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES CLASS FROM ITS CORE CURRICULUM. WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GILEAD.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 28/09/2026

Called it again

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh • 6h
€ UPDATE: A migrant caravan just RUSHED into Mexico and is now full steam ahead to the
U.S. Southern Border
This is NOT a freaking game! THEY ARE WAITING FOR DEMOCRATS TO TAKE POWER
VOTE RED!!
You see these people? Each one is a future Democrat voter if Dems take Congress then win in 2028.
Punish RINOs in primary season, SAVE OUR REPUBLIC IN NOVEMBER
We can kiss any hope of the SAVE America Act and ICE funding GOODBYE if Democrats take power ever again e
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 27/09/2026

I'm just happy/sad/thankful/angry that the Strait is open/closed/partially open/mostly closed so that the tankers can/can't traverse through it I'm really tired of/happy about all the winning/mostly winning/some winning we're doing every day/week/month in the war/not war/conflict in Iran

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:

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Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 people

Exclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’

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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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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Chinese media allowed at WH. American media banned in defiance of a court order.

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 23/09/2026

I had not seen this clip where Tammy Duckworth advises Democrats to "not impeach anybody," "get back to work" and "allow" Donald Trump to "save face" and I would just like to remind the senator from IL that the federal government took 4,000 Chicagoans and murdered a 38-year-old father last fall.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Welp. According to Semafor, David Ellison has discussed bringing Elon Musk on as an investor in Paramount's merger with Warner Bros., which could mean Musk could have a stake in CBS News and CNN. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment

A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.

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Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is human trafficking on a massive scale.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I want to be 100% clear: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social's fingerprints are all over this deal and he owns the consequences. He has handed control of America's media ecosystem to Trump's top enablers and he should have to answer for it every day for the rest of his career. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...

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Paramount Settles States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger

By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.

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ᴢᴇɴ sɪᴍᴍᴏɴs @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026

Good morning everyone 🌞. Today is the 21st of September.

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nimbleasanimbus.bsky.social @nimbleasanimbus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On the plus side we got a new Disney meme.

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Schumer and Jeffries HAVE said a few things: 1. No Impeachment proceedings against Trump. 2. No Medicare 4 All 3. Continued "support" for Israel Feel free to add the other things you've heard them say on TV etc... over the past 6 months. THAT is the agenda.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Montage of clips of Trump “guaranteeing” that he will end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office, that “it wouldn’t even be tough” for him to do, and that “everyone will be happy” with the end result.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026

Q: China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world-- TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think we're repressive also

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 18/09/2026

Sources: the US "almost started a war" after an AI-assisted report hallucinated that a Chinese ship was carrying nuclear weapons components in the Middle East (CNN) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As a professional punter, I’m in absolute awe at the masterclass put on by this Congress. Just punt after punt after punt, it’s like rewatching the 0-16 Lions.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A massive diesel spill at a New Jersey data center has dumped roughly 5,000 gallons of fuel into wetlands connected to the Meadowlands. Local officials say a “computer glitch” caused the backup generator system to keep calling for fuel. The diesel entered Anderson Creek,

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 15/09/2026

👀 This ought to be much bigger news ... The FBI has “election crisis coordinators” standing by for the midterms, with plans to deploy them to polling places. That is deeply concerning and “not good” doesn’t begin to capture it. #Midterms #VoterSupression #ElectionInterfrence #LegalBasis

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026

Kash Patel: "Applicants who have engaged in beastiliaty means they were victims of beastility because they were forced to do so. At this FBI we are not going to criminalize and prevent victims from serving."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Reporters were barred from recording video” — Um What? PSA: The moment you obeyed that command you stopped being “reporters” @punchbowlnews.bsky.social

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 15/09/2026

There’s obviously a lot going on right now, but a Russian oligarch bankrolling the wedding of the president’s son is the kind of story that should dominate headlines in any functioning political culture.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Robert Kraft — who's given millions to pro-Israel orgs like AIPAC — once got a $1M award from Netanyahu for helping stop people from boycotting Israel. "Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said. Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour:

Robert Kraft to Establish a Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism, BDS, Delegitimization of Israel
Jun 20, 2019 at 03:25 PM
June 20, 2019, Jerusalem - Tonight, the Laureate of the 2019 Genesis Prize Robert Kraft was honored at a gala ceremony in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Genesis Prize Foundation Chairman Stan Polovets bestowed the award on Kraft in front of an audience of 600 Israeli and international dignitaries.
The $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed "the Jewish Nobel" by Time Magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values. Previous honorees include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; actor, producer and peace activist Michael Douglas; and "Fiddler to the world" maestro Itzhak Perlman.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "I am delighted to welcome Robert Kraft to the august family of Genesis Prize Laureates. This prestigious award honors Robert's generous lifelong philanthropy, his commitment to the Jewish people, and his love for Israel. It also recognizes his principled stand against anti-Semitism and efforts by our enemies to undermine the State of Israel through BDS and other similar campaigns. Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft."
Kraft previously announced he would forgo the $1 million monetary award so that the funds could be granted to initiatives combating anti-Semitism, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), and other efforts to delegitimize Israel. This is in line with the tradition established by previous Genesis Prize Laureates, who have "re-gifted" their awards to philanthropic causes they support.

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Scorigami @nflscorigami.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🏈 CHI 59 - 37 CAR FINAL ✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1096th unique final score in NFL history.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk all agree that we have to slow down - and now - something serious clearly happened with a frontier AI model. Journalists should be digging in to this. We aren’t getting the whole story here.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 11/09/2026

Just did a quick look around and I don't see very many headlines about the President of the US making people pledge allegiance to him personally while telling everyone to commit election fraud and "cheat like hell" to support his party. Seems like it should be a story?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Per today's CPI report, Trump's war with Iran has caused an inflation bomb: Gas prices are up 27% compared to last year, airfare is up 23%, and fuel is up a jaw-dropping 52%. We are all paying the price for his warmongering.

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US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs

Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

So the GOP is celebrating a guy who created a darknet marketplace for heroin and meth, and put out multiple muder-for-hire contacts to conceal his crimes.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026

Trump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026

Q: On the checks, we have $40t in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote? T: I'm doing it as a reward for having to put up w/Biden Q: You also offered tariff refunds-- TRUMP: Not you Q: And that didn't happen T: You're the worst

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Reuters photographer @evanvucci captures Trump snapping at @ABC’s @rachelvscott tonight👇🏽 📸 Her crime? Asking why he has to bribe voters if his economic policies are working. 🤷🏼 Video of his tantrum (no other media defended her): www.threads.com/share/_rHmAx...

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CNN @cnn.com · 11/09/2026

President Donald Trump closed out the GOP’s midterm convention Thursday night by calling on its attendees to vote and pledge to “cheat like hell” to help Republicans keep control of Congress. Read more about the final night of the GOP’s midterm convention: cnn.it/4iotUgm

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