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Bill Reed

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Bill reads and sometimes writes, and also watches a lot of movies.

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 10h
When Dems talk about the Ilhan Omar situation, they need to stop using language that implies that Omar might have done anything wrong. Trump is not "investigating" Omar. They are trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting Congressmember by scrutinizing decades old paperwork from when she was a kid
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 11h
This story makes it sound like the major problem is that the Trump Admin did this w/in 60 days of an election. Yes, that's a real abuse. But the major problem is they're basically threatening to denaturalize an opposition legislator, based on racist insinuations. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
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Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (Gift Article)
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 13h
Three days: sanctioning the international criminal court, announcing that the firing-squad execution of NH will be live-streamed, investigating the WH press on bogus antitrust charges, searching IO’s home on transparently pretextual immigration charges, financing Putin, jettisoning Zelensky.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13h
Really unpopular things: -data centers -overt bigotry -CSAM -billionaires trying to buy elections -Hitler salutes -stealing people’s personal data -South African Apartheid -causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of children Fighting against Elon Musk is a political winner
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 13h
There will be a lot of equivocating about all the times search warrants have been executed on members of Congress for corruption investigations and the like, and it can't be stressed enough in how many ways HSI raiding Ilhan Omar is extremely not like that.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 12h
Shocking abuse of power from a fascist regime flailing in the lead up to an electoral wipeout. Accountability can't come soon enough.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/10/2026
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
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Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
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Jonathan Diaz @jonathandiaz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
After pressure from the DC Board of Elections and Election Protection organizations, a spokesperson for the Guard said that they are addressing this specific incident, and that National Guard members are "directed not to monitor or secure polling locations" www.washingtonsun.com/metro/nation...
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D.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop Boxes
Guard members were seen standing next to a drop box in Foggy Bottom this week.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ya i mean i do genuinely think that one of hegseth's goals is to drive people appalled by barbarity out of the military, because the long term plan is to make the military shoot at us, and the same guys who object to this won't do that either.
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is clearly not acceptable
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🚨 Just in: The US has sanctioned the ICC. "We ​will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate," Marco Rubio said in a statement.
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EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Axios reports AI companies are preparing for a catastrophic event in the next six to 12 months.
Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAl and other Al companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event.
Why it matters: These officials anticipate a large-scale event, most likely a cyberattack, that shuts down access to financial services, internet connectivity, or even power and water.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
when the racist trillionaire with a breeding cult and a child porn bot is funding your opposition you should say something about it
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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 09/10/2026
💀 FREE COMIC FRIDAY! Horror comes in all shapes and sizes! Read the FULL FIRST ISSUE of TERRORBYTES by @manruss.bsky.social and @marklondon.bsky.social for FREE, courtesy of @madcavestudios.com! Plus, Vol. 1 is out now, the Halloween Annual hits October 21, and Vol. 2 arrives November 25! 🎃
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Free Comic Friday: Read ‘Terrorbytes’ #1 by Mark London and Mark Russell in full!
This Free Comic Friday, dive into digital nightmares with the complete Terrorbytes #1, plus a look at what's next for Mad Cave Studios' horror anthology.
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Bill Reed @billreed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is a fun series and you should check it out
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Brandon Doughan 🍶 @brandondoughan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If you destroy Wikipedia & all books, then I guess what you have to say is the only “truth”
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Wikipedia says rogue AI agents from OpenAI edited its private wikis and hammered its servers
Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that hosts Wikipedia and other major wiki-based collaboration projects, is once again clashing with AI companies over their alleged abuse of its servers....
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is Nazi rhetoric, full stop. It's not only a call to instigate a race war in the United States, but it's reminiscent of historic European justifications used to incite pogroms against Jews. People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s bleak! Someone on topic, I just read Bill Bryson’s “At Home” and was struck by how casually barbaric society was until very recently. As you are well aware, we are not far from that history; not at all. And the people in power right now would love to bring us back.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...
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5 Calls @5calls.org · 08/10/2026
Livestream THIS.
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Impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ⭑ 5 Calls
After several high-profile scandals and abuses of power in 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is continuing to put the security of the US and …
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just today: - The Trump admin announced the first public execution since 1936. - Trump tried to incite a race war against Somalis. - Trump said anyone using the phrase AI is "THE ENEMY" - The NYT reported on a potential ICE plan to deport migrants on military boats and ferries.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
⚠️ Hegseth says the US will perform a public execution. Other countries with public executions include Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Afghanistan.
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NEW: Pete Hegseth says the execution of Fort Hood killer Maj. Hassan will be public.
Hegseth: "He's going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be. And we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public..."
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
UPDATE: The plaintiffs have filed their response at SCOTUS in opposition to DOJ's stay request in the trans prison care case: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26...
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Mark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social calling Dr Annie Andrews a transphobic slur this week, and her response is to ensure everyone knows she hates trans people too. Christ, the Democrats are fucking pathetic.
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Brandon Bird @brandonbird.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hamburglumbo
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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The window to comment on Trump's illegal and damaging census plan is closing October 13. For guidance on submitting your comment, see this comprehensive and easy-to-use site from our partners at @civilrightsorg.bsky.social, @dataindex.us, and others: handsoffourcens.us
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Hands Off Our Census
The Census Bureau has proposed unprecedented changes to the 2030 Census. Public comment closes October 13, 2026. Here's what's proposed and how to weigh in.
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5 Calls @5calls.org · 05/10/2026
A new proposed rule by the Trump administration would change the way the Census is conducted, to sway federal funding and representation away from racial and ethnic minority populations. Call your reps and leave a public comment by October 13th! 👉 5calls.org/issue/census...
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Oppose Harmful Changes to the U.S. Census ⭑ 5 Calls
A fair and accurate U.S. Census is both a constitutional mandate and an imperative to a functioning democracy. The data collected determines …
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Public comment on the new decennial Census residence rules (which were announced on Sept. 10) closes on October 13. This coalition of groups is trying to mobilize people to comment and explains why it's so important here handsoffourcens.us
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Hands Off Our Census
The Census Bureau has proposed unprecedented changes to the 2030 Census. Public comment closes October 13, 2026. Here's what's proposed and how to weigh in.
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Collective for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Census Bureau is proposing major changes to the 2030 Census—including excluding many noncitizen residents from the population used for congressional representation and eliminating race and ethnicity questions from the decennial census.
CRDJ public comment graphic over a historic census document. Public comments are due October 13, 2026, regarding proposed Census residence criteria and demographic questions. CRDJ urges the Census Bureau to reject changes that would exclude residents, eliminate race and ethnicity questions, make communities less visible in public data, or expand government power to classify people through linked records.Black graphic listing recommendations for proposed 2026 Census changes, due October 13, 2026. Recommendations: count every resident; ensure transparent and accurate classification; preserve disaggregated demographic data; do not treat the American Community Survey as a substitute; and keep data power accountable. Bottom text encourages viewers to submit a public comment letter through CRDJustice.org.
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Max Granger @maxgranger.info · 08/10/2026
🚨 Latest from the border wall blockade: tree sit is still up, one land defender is locked down to machinery, Border Patrol has wrapped a Mylar blanket around them and is running the truck and pumping the blanket full of exhaust to try to gas them out, potentially killing them.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Plot to Enslave America
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ICE is already setting record arrests, fueled by a growing push towards arresting people with no criminal records and people who are technically out of status but are checking in with the government and waiting for a bureaucrat to decide their applications. Now they want to ramp up arrests by 50%.
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Roger Langridge @hotelfred.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Another LICAF sketch!
Colour drawing of Tintin and Calvin (but no Hobbes) walking across a log over a stream, hands outstretched to balance themselves. Tintin looks nervous, cartoon spiral over his head.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They are planning to steal the election. The Plot to Enslave America.
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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New: QAnon figure & Tina Peters ally Juan O. Savin claimed Trump "had meetings in the White House” discussing plans that may include refusing to certify election results due to voting machines not being "certified" & won't allow people to "actually take office." www.mediamatters.org/election-den...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: ICE is already appearing near voting sites as voting rights groups reinforce their lawsuit to keep armed federal agents away from the polls in November.
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 07/10/2026
Arizona and Virginia, both of which are governed by Democrats, are ending Medicaid coverage of care for trans youth, Transitics has learned. The bans, which go into effect on October 13th, mark the most significant Democratic capitulation to Trump's anti-trans demands yet. Cowards.
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Democrat-led Arizona, Virginia Quietly End Medicaid Coverage of Care for Trans Youth, Acquiescing to Trump Demands
The policy changes, which go into effect on October 13th, see Arizona and Virginia join Kansas as states where Democrats have needlessly opted to restrict Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors. www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
People forget that J6 was successful. Everyone who participated was let out of jail and the guy who perpetrated it is President again. There were no consequences. They have plenty of incentive to do a much bigger and worse version.
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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
But they're gonna have to lay off thousands of people who make a fraction of the executives' income in order to be "fiscally responsible"
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
this is all a joke to them because far-right conservatives think that rape is good, and that high status men should be entitled to rape any women around them who are not also already attached to other high-status men. this is their actual ideology
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026
“Tying funding for transit projects to marriage rates and how many babies a woman has is the sort of bizarre and dystopian idea you’d expect in a TV show, not actual policy put forth by the U.S. government — yet here we are,” Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state said in a statement.”
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Trump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding
The federal government is seeking to revamp a national program that supports rail and bus rapid transit.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I think it's bad that the promotional pathway from "professional athlete" is turning into "modern-day Renfield who procures victims for Dracula"
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 05/10/2026
no....no!!!!!
lowly worm is now driving the trolley problem trolley :(
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