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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wanting to "resolve this in the boardroom not the courtroom" is how Newsom justified the settlement. The unquestioned mindset here is that these power struggles are best negotiated among oligopolies & oligarchs, not the democratic polity. Should be disqualifying as a serious presidential candidate.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Trump saying we urgently need well stocked sniper nests overlooking the nation’s main location for political protest should ring alarm bells.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

how is this real

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Ironbound @ironbound.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Man this guy sucks

Last September, when an aide told Fetterman that officials with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, known as CHOP, wanted to meet because they were worried about Medicaid cuts, he was dismissive.
Fetterman
Why do I have to keep having to meet with chop
Aide
Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.
Fetterman
Well I'm not
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I'm convinced they just want free trips to DC
Source: messages reviewed by WSJ

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/09/2026

This is demonstrably, measurably improving the health of the people who live there. Most notably, it increases the respiratory *& cognitive* health of children. They literally do better in school. If this country really gave a shit about children, this would be at the top of the public-policy list.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Republicans' largest donor (by far) is hosting a robust debate on his platform about whether Jews are white. Corporate Media will ask precisely 0 Republicans about their largest donor's all-consuming misogyny, xenophobia, antisemitism, he will instead by referred to as a visionary industrialist.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/09/2026

Trade xkcd.com/3290/

Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Corporate Media: every Democratic candidate must distance themselves from every comment made by every left-of-center streamer or we will destroy them Also Corporate Media: Republicans’ biggest donor is also leading a worldwide white supremacy movement, but we will not ask any of them about it.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It's bizarre but telling that the media pushes the "Dem candidates have an antisemitism problem" when Republican candidates are unironically doing the "my grandad died in world war 2 he fell out of a guard tower" joke.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is what the growth of surveillance is going to bring. Not safety from crime, but new, non-criminal acts redefined as criminal so as to give the police an excuse to exercise power. local12.com/news/offbeat...

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Police request public's help to find suspect who picked up $30 off ground in Walmart

A police department took to social media and asked the public to help them identify a suspect who found $30 on the ground in Walmart.

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Sam Ulmschneider @samulmschneider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.

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The pundits have completely lost the plot

YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

THREAD. Contrary to what you are being told, 40 years of polling have established that shifting money away from police/prisons toward social services is one of the most popular public policies among *all* political demographics. But it's not just that, it goes way deeper.

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

it's gotta be embarrassing to be a shortstop and explain to people what you do. yeah i'm an infielder. no i'm not the guy who throws it. no i don't have my own base. huh? no no, it's totally cool with ballpark security, they told me i can stand out there. hm? no, not "sportstop." shortstop. mhm

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I urge my friends and neighbors in Philly to support Chris Rabb. I have known Chris for many years and he is the real deal. He has been a fantastic PA state rep and promises to be a progressive champion in the US Congress if we elect him. Let’s make it so!

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 22/04/2026

not them revealing bugs bunny like nick fury at the end of iron man

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 22/04/2026

I truly do not understand how anyone who has had a single interaction with the current health insurance system can oppose universal healthcare... you're telling me this system works for you?! you're content with this labyrinth of chaos, bureaucracy and opacity?!

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Ernest Luckman @ernieluckman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

ChatGPT: you’re right you’re so much smarter than him. He’s so schlubby and you’re so suave. Columbo will never catch you.

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 15/04/2026

Random find of the day: apparently AI slop has hit @3blue1brown.com -style YouTube videos? Two different channels, both started two weeks ago, both with the same art style, and both using 3B1B's animation package.

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 13/04/2026

New entrant to "worst op-eds of 2026" (and that's saying something); argues that political chaos and modern populism are the result of... people having too much free time? and not enough stress? Holy classism Batman...

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

We're on strike! Don't visit propublica.org on April 8

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anna 🍂🍁🍎 @anna.germnetwork.com · 05/04/2026

not sure why people aren't talking about THIS bluesky graph

A hand-drawn graph. The axes are drawn in black and the x-direction has the label "now" at the right-hand side. The y-direction has the label "100" near the bottom and "a billion" at the top. There is a hand-drawn blue line that bounces around near 100 and then shoots up past a billion. I swear 2 god it's a real graph

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 02/04/2026

re: my #ATmosphereConf presentation: for folks interested in quantifying PDS centralization/atmosphere health, check out @nbartley.bsky.social's new dashboard!! it provides a bunch of added info including cross-PDS interactions, geographic mapping, etc. atproto.barn.city

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ATProto Health

AT Protocol ecosystem health dashboard

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 30/03/2026

Main #ATmosphereConf takeaway: this is a ridiculously tall community. Towering. Average height over 6’. Never looked up in so many conversations. My neck hurts.

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Barry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 30/03/2026

I’m sorry “Atproto” you say?

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Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 @mackuba.eu · 29/03/2026

Awesome talk @dholms.at 👏 great that y'all are thinking about this in terms of such "threat modeling against evil Bluesky PBC" 🫡 #atmosphereconf

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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 29/03/2026

eating carrot sticks in da club (sponsored by cloudflare) #atmosphereconf

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Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 @mackuba.eu · 28/03/2026

Drink every time the blue.mackuba.eu/stats charts get featured at #AtmosphereConf 🥃😃

Paul showing my weekly users posting from non-Bluesky PDSes chart

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 28/03/2026

trivia question: what do @rude1.blacksky.team and I have in common? referencing @mackuba.eu 's stats page in our talks (everyone go check out blue.mackuba.eu/stats/, it's great)!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/03/2026

Jason Isbell Explains How Music Is Like The News But For Sounds. Subscribe to The Onion at membership.theonion.com/?campaign=7….

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 18/02/2026

It's true, I'll be presenting at @atproto.science!! Looking forward to meeting everyone at #ATmosphereConf this March :)

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 13/02/2026

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast. The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me. But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.”

A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees.

The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The Trump admin is scrambling because the secret police it sends out for kidnappings and rioting has been killing people on video then brazenly lying about it, but Schumer's instinct is to whip his caucus into taking a position *more conservative* than that held by the median voter. He's got to go.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .

Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including
citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them
ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the
president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal
government doesn't act extrajudicially.
Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing. And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 21/11/2025

Trump hearing “man I need” every time he looks at Mamdani

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