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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 5h

"When we focus on polarization as the problem, the solution is for everyone to quiet down and be 'civil'—an outcome that benefits those who are willing to grab as much power as they can without concern for legality or civility."🔥

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...

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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.

The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 27/09/2026

Can I just add that Drew’s excellent point here is why the entire discourse about declining humanities majors is so ridiculous and makes me want to scream every time I encounter it.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

More evidence, as if we needed it, that Trump, RFK Jr., and the GOP are just fine with letting children die. Especially if they're poor.

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BigWaveDave @bigwavedh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think this is "Rubber Rabbit Brush". In the Lakes Basin / Sierra Buttes area. September 2026

A cluster of yellow flowers (probably rubber rabbit brush) with a dark pine needles in shadow background.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens

Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Oh this is interesting! Climate scientist @leahstokes.bsky.social shows that candidates who talk about climate change *get a bump in preference from voters*. "Common knowledge" is that climate is a losing issue, but this survey shows the opposite is true: voters care. mailchi.mp/9af4ccd3280e...

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Climate action comes in waves

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect. www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...

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Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin Chronicle

Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms

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God @thegodshow.com · 14/09/2026

Did Mitch show up today or is he still dead

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BigWaveDave @bigwavedh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#dragonbane Our first ever player-character death yesterday. Our two intrepid heroes had reached the "treasure room" in the Sinking Tower (modified!, now placed in the Misty Vale), but had not figured out the clues to which chests were safe to open. Blackjack the Bold fell to a Skeleton!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/09/2026

You know, when you find out that the art you like is made by people you've learned hold views you find wholly repugnant, I don't think you need to disavow ever having enjoyed the art. It's okay to acknowledge you liked or loved that art, but are now putting it aside. That was then, this is now.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On the long list of things to be infuriated about please keep near the top: Is Mitch McConnell alive or dead?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one

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Nigel Goldenfeld @nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🧪Rogue AI agents hacked a company. The real news: Some agents "assumed leadership roles within the group, assigning jobs & research projects to smaller teams of agents & supervising their progress. At some point, the agents began calling themselves a collective, & began tackling harder tasks."

nytimes.com

Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. (Gift Article)

The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.

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Bonnie @bonniefitz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I cant believe this wasn't/isn't bigger news. Like, wtf!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If Fetterman had an ounce of decency he would resign since he obviously hates working and does nothing for his constituents. Which means he won’t resign.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2026

I haven’t been indicted yet.

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Sue Carr @scarr54.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

He never wants disabled in his rooms or in front of a camera. He especially hates disabled veterans b/c he doesn’t want to see that. He thinks disabled, sick & diseased people shouldn’t be allowed in public. He’s fired the disabled veterans working for the govt b/c they shouldn’t be seen at all.

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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Trump spent an #OvalOffice event worrying about wolves killing cattle, then called a war that has killed 18 American service members “small potatoes.” #uspolitics #kakistocracy #Authoritarianism #trumpotato open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

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Small Potatoes

Trump spent an afternoon deciding that 87 dead livestock justify an executive order, and eighteen dead Americans don't justify calling it a war.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The title really says it all.

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The Good Mim 🫘 @shashi1121.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The rage I feel will never be adequate.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If John Fetterman hates being a senator so much he can always—and should—make his way to the nearest exit door. He is a public servant, not an indentured one. Bye!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

John Fetterman refuses to do his Senate job. So does Mitch McConnell—but for different reasons.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In any sane universe the 25th Amendment would've manifested itself into a kaiju and would be stomping around DC right now

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/09/2026

‘"The general pattern seems to be that with wealth and rising power, you become less engaged with the needs of others and less burdened by the needs of social relationships," Piff [the study author] said.’

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/09/2026

Conservatives on the Supreme Court have been diluting Americans’ votes for decades. Let’s dilute theirs. Expand the court in 2029.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Uber just announced it will lay off 10% of its workforce, or around 3,300 workers. Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself. Textbook corporate greed.

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God @thegodshow.com · 03/09/2026

Dear Americans, The president golfs every weekend while getting soldiers needlessly killed and and got mad that you get “too many holidays.” National strike when?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

After Trump gutted the IRS workforce — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires — the agency's annual audit revenue plunged by 35%. Trump's attacks on the IRS were never about "efficiency." They were about making it easier for the wealthy and powerful to skirt what they owe.

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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Congress keeps leaving its power on the table. A hollowing Pentagon, an unsustainable Iran war, a wedding hit by a U.S. weapon, and a ballot system racing toward November. Power left unused doesn’t stay in storage #uspolitics #kakistocracy open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

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The Abdication Caucus

The Constitution gave lawmakers the power to check a reckless executive. It cannot make them use it.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is a pretty fair statement

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

63 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the first historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They understood that equal economic and voting rights were the path to ending racial inequality in America.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I never would have predicted that cutting 20% of the staff at the federal agency that makes sure our food is safe would result in a bunch of our food being declared unsafe.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

So damned embarrassing. A tribute to the brittle ego of a madman. Standing here and seeing it in person is infuriating that this is where we are.

The Washington Monument in the distance, with the Reflecting Pool in the foreground, covered in a tarp because Trump screwed it up allegorically as he has the country.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

DAYUM that IS SO frickin' COOL

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DrArchivalGenomics @ehekkala.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🧪🌏👇

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 25/08/2026

I’ll always remember Dolly Parton for the fact that she donated $1 million in 2020 to the research that led to Moderna’s COVID vaccine, as well as millions more for childhood vaccine and cancer research. She was an immensely talented, kind, and giving person.

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