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The English-speaking world's economy is mostly Warhammer and Broadway, it's weird

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FORCED overtime. On-call standby. Staffing shortages. Mismanagement of the state ferry system. 0% pay increase for certain employee categories. Worst take possible from both @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov & @governorferguson.bsky.social to point fingers at MEBA instead of fixing the system.

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🕷️Spectre of Communism🕷️, MSW (NOT A MAN) 🥯🌹 @acabcalloway.bsky.social · 1h

What do you think "and without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn" means? Vibes? Papers? Essays? Losers.

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🕷️Spectre of Communism🕷️, MSW (NOT A MAN) 🥯🌹 @acabcalloway.bsky.social · 1h

Crashing out because workers have power.

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awesomejoolie.bsky.social @awesomejoolie.bsky.social · 5h

Spread the word! SAN is trash and most Austin voters know it.

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Send More Paramedics Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 6h

Fuck you, Mackowiak. Stop trying to fascism my Austin.

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Send More Paramedics Marotta @jmarotta.bsky.social · 6h

Got a close look at one of the signs. Prop I is indeed a Save Austin Now thing, which means I will be voting “no”.

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Dan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 5h

This is getting play bc Brooklyn--fair, 2.7m people--but I promise you it's happening all the time, most everywhere a new caucus takes over without kissing the rings. Urban or rural machines. Hell, unions too. Knew a big AFT local that tore the computers out the wall before the left showed up.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 18h

we are watching a massive transfer of wealth during an era of massive wealth creation (however much it might be just paper money it’s powerful) — reinscribing gender during this moment is a choice about who will be a citizen for the next three hundred years.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 18h

He isn’t old. He isn’t out of touch. He isn’t confused. He is choosing who will rule. Men — even those who love men — are citizens and everyone else isn’t. Thats it.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 18h

Stabs this whole interview with a copy of The Caliban and The Witch.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mass politics without mass membership

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I do think this should put some of the hand-wringing over the uniquely sinful American electorate, uniquely feckless institutions, etc in perspective. The truth is that there is a large trans-national constituency of people who actively want this. They aren’t deceived. They want this.

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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

People will roll their eyes at this over the combination of The Atlantic and the "well well if it isn't the consequences of my vote" genre but it's good that he feels this kind of shame, that's how a human should feel and Trump's power is built on people with no remaining capacity for it

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Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I don't think the NYT's polling is saying the same thing about Iowa GOV as it is about Texas, imo. In Iowa there's a pretty clear gap, whereas Texas and the others seem like a tossups. Put it this way: I would be more surprised if Hinojosa won than if Sand did.

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

if Hinojosa ends up at 49%, win or lose would be one of the most impressive campaigns this...decade? maybe longer. and would also pose some pretty big questions for the party orgs and donors. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...

nytimes.com

Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show

Democratic advantages in the races for governor in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy. A Republican leads in Kansas.

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tmbhmltn.bsky.social @tmbhmltn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

lol, lmao even

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hinojosa would be the most consequential D upset of this century

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Christopher Brown @christopherbrown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We were there today as well for the bday, and similarly did our part to keep the lights on. Austin’s Alienated Majesty is one of the best-curated bookstores I have ever had the good fortune to get my brain food from, and run & staffed by really exceptional people alienatedmajestybooks.comp

alienatedmajestybooks.comp

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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social

wired.com

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 30/09/2026

Tonight, 47 Senators supported my resolution to get accountability for the 9 Americans killed on the West Bank & for Palestinians who face injustices daily. That's more support than we've ever had in this fight. Republicans blocked us, but we won't stop until we get justice.

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McBoo-lie @mcjulie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is monstrous

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autumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

finally, a good threads post

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Your Friend Temporary Southerner @trt311.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ok Andy! This proves that 1. Talarico is a coward for his shitty answer on this. To a much lesser extent so is Hinojosa 2. Amy Acton and Marcy Kaptur just hate trans people. 3. No Democrat anywhere needs to run a single anti trans ad and can just say “trans people deserve civil rights”

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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

bait used to be believable

YT comment: I bet you are sympathetic to the bugs in Starship Troopers too. Doesn't make you correct.

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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:

theguardian.com

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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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is all right-wing politics is now, a guy who's killed tens of thousands of children complaining about podcasters

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!) I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!

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Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Texas 2024 Trump voters on Ken Paxton.

OK, let’s get into the specific candidates. When you hear the name Ken Paxton, what comes to mind?

Robert D., 63, independent, white, retired
Crook.

Sebastian, 50, independent, white, utility manager
Criminal, crook, all those. Yeah.

Lisa, 53, independent, white, technology consultant
Crooked.

Erica, 40, Republican, Latino, customer service
Bad.

Pam, 66, Republican, white, retired
Amoral.

Becky, 51, Democrat, white, retail
Disgusting.

Robert S., 52, Republican, Latino, human resources
Two words: morally corrupt.

Hitesh, 57, Republican, Asian, looking for work
Disgusting.

Vince, 48, Democrat, Asian, auditor
Corrupt.

Jennifer, 50, Republican, white, stay-at-home parent
Womanizer. Crook.

Dennis, 62, Republican, white, retired
Crook is the word that comes to my mind.

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Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When John Whitmire was chair of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, he openly admitted he opposed air conditioning bc he wanted inmates to suffer and saw the heat as part of the punishment. He explicitly, overtly, even brashly valued maximizing cruelty over adequately staffing the prisons.

chron.com

How Houston Mayor John Whitmire kept Texas prisons hot as 'living hell'

"The real solution is don't commit a crime, and you stay at home and be cool."

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Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Puerto Rico has more residents than than Wyoming, Alaska, and North and South Dakota combined.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 23/09/2026

This is the Platonic ideal of a Chuck Marohn housing post.

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

DoorDash seems to not care that ICE agents are shooting their workers while they on the job. Community members are the ones who have gotten Wilber medical attention in detention and legal support — without a single shred of help from this multibillion dollar corporation profiting off his labor.

An NBC News article reads: “Garcés Perez, who Lincoln-Goldfinch said lives in Austin, is a DoorDash driver. In an email, a company spokesperson confirmed Garcés Perez was making a delivery at the time, adding that DoorDash is investigating and would not release more information “at this time.””

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

May 2025: DoorDash spends $1 million to stop a democratic socialist from winning the mayoralty September 2026: DoorDash reaches a $131.5 million settlement with NYC's democratic socialist administration and admits to massive wage theft This is what's possible when you vote DSA

Following New York City lobbying push, DoorDash spends $1M on Cuomo's mayoral bid

The donation marks the largest of any in the crowded Democratic primary for New York City mayor.

Since 2023, more than 200,000 Dashers in New York City were underpaid or paid late under the City’s delivery worker pay rules. These errors were unintentional, but that doesn’t make them acceptable. Dashers should be paid in full, on time, every time. We take full responsibility, and we’re deeply sorry.

We’ve reached a $131.5 million settlement with the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Every impacted Dasher will receive the amount they are owed, and they’ll be contacted directly with payment details.

We understand the impact of even one missed or late payment. We’ve addressed the issues that caused these errors and made changes to prevent them from happening again.

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Has DoorDash said anything about how one of their workers was shot by ICE in Austin

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"We're uprooting fraud by getting rid of these freeloaders who keep paying into the system without taking anything back out" Genius.

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here’s a funny new version of th crowding-out argument. In the old days, we were told fiscal tightening was needed to solve the problem of weak private investment. Now, we are told tightening is needed because private investment is so strong. Austerity: always the answer! www.ft.com/content/d96c...

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Waschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

there is also an increasing body of evidence that in Texas, It's Not Just Talarico. Republicans are suddenly visibly panicking about districts and states Trump won by 10, 15, 20

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22/09/2026

can't help but wonder how much of "data center bad" is just a sublimated version of "algorithmic mediation of social interaction bad"

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thanks to the community speaking up, Wilber has left the detention center to get medical care. This is important news & a positive first step. Now, we have to make sure he fully recovers, is reunited with family, & gets to tell law enforcement the full story of how he was shot in the back by ICE.

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J@c0b @reubenemoji.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“I don’t believe that’s real” Greg Abbott does lol, I just got this

Email notification I got just now from Quorum Report: “Abbott directs TEQ to halt issuing permits for data centers”

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

One funny thing about leaving twitter for so long is a lot of people think my career is over because they don't see me in their timeline lol. Its kind of fun how many of the worst people don't have object permanence.

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