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Belinda Tan

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Counterpoint: It would be great if people read some of the things that have been written about AI surveillance of workers! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hilke... www.cambridge.org/core/books/q... www.ucpress.edu/books/uberla... jacobin.com/2026/09/amaz...
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Data Driven
A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of life
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 30/09/2026
“That, to me, was an implicit threat. It feels very Palantir. Very Big Brother”: MP @labourlewis.bsky.social reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
‘We’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir. (l-r): Clive Lewis, Tom Watson and the Palantir logo, against a pink background
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. (Published May)
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Send him in crate. We are the shithole nation. Us.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 27/09/2026
Google Gemini says that @jevinwest.bsky.social and I aren't to be trusted because in our first lecture, we had a playful example where Jevin presented data the same way that Tim Cook did, and I called bullshit on it. It hallucinates criticism and the only citations are to the lecture itself.
1. The "Explosive Growth" Slide ControversyIronically, the most direct and explicit example of this occurred during their very first "Calling Bullshit" lecture at the University of Washington.The Setup: Jevin West presented a slide to the class showing a graph that purported to show the "explosive, hockey-stick growth" of web traffic to their new Calling Bullshit website. The graph utilized standard marketing axes and compressed timeframes to make the project look like an unmitigated, runaway viral sensation.The "Bullshit": Carl Bergstrom actually had to step in and call "bullshit" on his own co-instructor's slide. When the data was displayed honestly without selective axis truncation or creative smoothing, it showed that while traffic was high initially, it heavily ebbed, flowed, and plateaued over time.The Criticism: While some praised this as a playful, planned pedagogical moment to show that "anyone can fall prey to bad data framing," critics viewed it as a perfect illustration of the double standard: when it serves a personal or professional promotional narrative (like proving your own course is a massive success), the temptation to use flawed, hype-driven metrics is incredibly high.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump administration can use revamped voter screening tool to eliminate voters it does not want to vote, SCOTUS rules www.axios.com/2026/09/25/t...
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Trump administration can use revamped voter screening tool for now, SCOTUS rules
Voting rights groups fear the tactic could lead to eligible voters being incorrectly disqualified.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 26/09/2026
I forgot to post this yesterday, but Week 38 of my stitch-the-news daily news diary included: An air raid siren A weed A canceled press pass A WB logo A dark TV screen A red carpet A set of footprints
Embroidered icons representing:

An air raid siren for the attacks on Saudi Arabia
A weed for investigations revealing that the EPA allowed Bayer to pick regulations for its dangerous weed killer products 
A canceled press pass for Trump's threats about kicking news outlets out of the White House Press Pool
A WB logo for the finalization of the Paramount merger
A dark TV screen for news outlets banding together in solidarity and refusing to give any video or audio coverage to the president until all the banned news outlets had their access restored
A red carpet for Xi Jinping's state visit
A set of footprints for the walkout of Netanyahu's UN speech
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 26/09/2026
⚡'Nothing left to eat' —Sybiha urges partners to act on Oleshky humanitarian crisis. Oleshky's population has fallen from around 24,000 to approximately 2,000 as of spring 2026, according to the Foreign Ministry.
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'Nothing left to eat' —Sybiha urges partners to act on Oleshky humanitarian crisis
Oleshky's population has fallen from around 24,000 to approximately 2,000 as of spring 2026, according to the Foreign Ministry.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions.
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Without warning or consultation, Congress just received an $810 million package of pocket rescissions from the Administration. This is the most recent attempt by this Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to undermine Congress's Constitutional power of the purse.
This move shows that OMB intentionally withheld these funds for months to execute this unlawful cancellation of appropriations that were approved on a bipartisan basis and signed into law.Not only is the delay itself an impoundment that was not reported to Congress, but also it is a usurpation of Congress's appropriations powers.
OMB is an agency of the executive branch. It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.
The independent Government Accountability Office has concluded that pocket rescissions are unlawful and not permitted by the Impoundment Control Act. Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.
I will work with my colleagues to address these illegal actions.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 26/09/2026
A sad story about how the CDC has been politicized. And a loss for everyone. The work the CDC did made us all healthier. Similar things are happening at NIH, but the timetable is slower due to (you!) fighting back. However, the new Trump NIH Institute director hires will push us down this 👇 road
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
why are the midterms any part of this decision might be a question
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 26/09/2026
It's weird being in a country where skeletal thinness is once again being pushed as a beauty aesthetic, and where people are spending a lot of money on drugs to meet it (I'm talking about already thin people here) while starvation is being used as a weapon a war half a world away.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 26/09/2026
The last time food got in was in May.
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Oleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".
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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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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An acute reminder that we don’t live in a free country as long as American tech oligarchs continue to maintain their power.
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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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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 26/09/2026
Trump has added $2.7 billion to his net worth since his second term has begun, per Forbes. 613 days. So that’s, what, about $4.5 million PER DAY since he was sworn in. “No one in American history has made so much money on politics.” www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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The Definitive Net Worth Of Donald Trump
What’s Donald Trump really worth? Forbes picks apart the president's balance sheet to uncover the answer.
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Evan Hurst @evanhurst.substack.com · 22/09/2026
Trump Hallucinating Miracle-Gro Deals With Belarus Now www.wonkette.com/p/trump-hall...
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Trump Hallucinating Miracle-Gro Deals With Belarus Now
Find a different way to launder blood money to Putin. We’re sure you’ll think of something.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How many people on here remember that Tom Barrack (now Trump's Ambassador to Turkey) was prosecuted (but acquitted) for being an agent of Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who has since played a key role in Trump's crypto corruption?
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Folks were right about "Huna: A Memoir of Revolution, Prison, and Becoming" by Abdelrahman ElGendy. This book will stay with me. Harrowing, beautifully written, and deeply emotional. Glad it has been long listed for the National Book Award.
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South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com · 22/09/2026
The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of #EndangeredSpecies protections much further than the feds had told the public. Via @stateline.org southdakotasearchlight.com/2026/09/22/r...
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Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species • South Dakota Searchlight
The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections.
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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Beautiful mother & daughter duo Rumi and Tessa. Tessa was rescued from a Texas kill pen pregnant with a baby. She was rescued and sent to Connecticut, and gave birth to who would eventually become our Rumi. Tessa would go on to do some training, and Rumi was adopted by a family in southern Vermont.
Rumi & Tessa horses Rumi & Tessa horses
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IGN @ign.com · 21/09/2026
Disney+ has altered its user agreement to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers. bit.ly/4hhOjBo
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China.
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Belinda Tan @belindatan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
TIL from Ms. Rachel’s IG feed that a new acronym had to be coined in Gaza—WCNSF. Wounded Child No Surviving Family.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 19/09/2026
If I end my innings with a tenth of Joe's record in fighting for climate action, I'll be totally satisfied. What a bloody legend, and what a wealth of stories from his extremely spirited and clever career to celebrate One small one from me: working w/ him on dodgy carbon offsets.........
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It is with tremendous sadness and sense of loss that we regretfully share the news that @penncssm.bsky.social senior research fellow, and my close personal friend Joseph Romm has passed away unexpectedly. He will be sorely missed here. web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/news/r...
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Remembering Dr. Joe Romm
It is with great sadness that the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media shares news of the passing of PCSSM Senior Research Fellow Dr. Joe Romm. Please find below an obituary prepared ...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"High-T" mass slaughter of children. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
From the information available, it seems this US-Denmark deal over Greenland changes almost nothing. US had bases there before; US continues to defendsl Greenland because it s in NATO. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026
I promise you there would be no AI alignment problem if the CEOs of AI companies faced jail time if their AI killed anyone.
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It appears the analyst in question didn’t even bother to check his own work or the conclusions reached by the chatbot
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 18/09/2026
Todd Blanche is now openly campaigning for Republican candidates.
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The Attorney General Hits the Campaign Trail for GOP Candidates
The Administration Finds a New Way to Scoff at Watergate Earlier this...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026
I also think that he is simply fascinated with death and intoxicated by the idea that he can inflict death.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026
RFK Jr. wants people to get sick. He wants them to get sick and he thinks it is a good thing if they die, since those who live will have "natural immunity" and emerge stronger and fitter.
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Luke Gray @lukejgray.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Fabulous interview by @mrjamesob.bsky.social and Eric Schlosser. Fast Food Nation was such an influential book. Got me to stop eating fast food for 15 years. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
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Eric Schlosser: The Shocking Truth Behind Fast Food and Corporate America
Podcast Episode · Full Disclosure with James O'Brien · 27 March · 58min
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 07/09/2026
An already underfunded food-safety system “is being methodically dismantled by the Trump administration”—and a lack of oversight can have deadly consequences far beyond cyclospora, Eric Schlosser argues. theatln.tc/cJUtVkWN
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bad Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
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Should We Be Afraid of Our Food?
America’s food-safety system is being methodically dismantled by the Trump administration.
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NPR @npr.org · 16/09/2026
Dillard's work was characterized by spare prose and a deep connection to nature. She is best known for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Maytrees and The Writing Life. n.pr/46M19TT
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Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, dies at 81
Dillard's work was characterized by spare prose and a deep connection to nature. She is best known for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Maytrees and The Writing Life.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Lemme explain what bilateral trade deficits are, so that you can better understand -- and perhaps be infuriated by -- the intellectual error that's transforming our economy. #TeachEcon
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Candida Moss @candidamoss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It lives. I was honored to deliver the Hans Lietzmann lecture in Berlin and Jena a few years ago. And I am excited to see the results in print!
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy. ... They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing, on devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found." Pope Leo XIV
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
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Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Throwing this out there, just got in contact with this guy’s legal team (it’s a small world), so if any reporters or others are looking to dig into this let me know and I can put you in touch.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Not sure if people know Wakefield was trying to sell a competing measles vaccine when he made up his fraudulent study about the MMR. It was only after that failed (because he is a complete fraud) that he started grifting off opposing all vaccines. It’s all just a grift. Antivaxxers are their marks.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My sense is that both this sale of 2,000 lbs bombs and the anti-ICC campaign represent the Israeli government working with some Trump officials to get what they can while they can. US politics on Israel are shifting (particularly in the Democratic party) and the Israeli government knows it.
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Belinda Tan @belindatan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Take responsibility, @upenn.edu
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 16/09/2026
Here is the reality. We have the votes to impeach Pete Hegseth tomorrow. Mike Johnson knows it, we know it. So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
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House to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote | CNN Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote o...
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