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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We do a little research assisting. The backsliding of a capitalist social democracy into a pseudo fascist authoritarian dictatorship will attempt to normalize their policies through private capital. This report looked to see if that was happening since Trump 2.0

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 14/08/2026

one thing i have been deeply struck by, in this era of resurgent fascist wannabes, is how unable any of them have been at mass social mobilization they can control elites and high levers of power, but command little spontaneous mass assent

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"Firms that kept their DEI policies or voted down anti-DEI shareholder resolutions did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as firms that didn’t." Important research @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived

Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

As a political scientist, what I found most important is that civil society organizations like businesses can push back on the executive branch and do well. Orbán's Hungary was all about pressuring civil society into acquiescence. It's been happening in the US, too. But it doesn't have to.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New working paper w/ Hanna Folsz In Jan 2025 Trump issued an executive order targeting corporate DEI programs. Many companies ended DEI fearing financial risk We find that firms that kept DEI performed just as well in financial markets, revenue, etc democracypolicylab.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...

The Trump administration has used executive authority to influence the behavior of civil society organizations such as law firms, universities, and corporations.
Do corporations that resist executive orders perform worse financially? In January 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order directing federal
agencies to investigate and compel firms to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Some firms complied with the order, whereas other firms
resisted by reaffirming their DEI programs. We find that S&P 500 firms that
maintained their DEI programs performed just as well as compliant firms, both
in terms of stock market returns and revenue. The results are robust across various measures of maintaining DEI, including measures based on executives’ public
statements about DEI programs, interest group ratings, firm financial statements,
and shareholder rejections of anti-DEI resolutions. The results suggest that, at
least in some areas, firms can resist pressure from the executive branch with
minimal costs to financial performance.

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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 30/07/2026

I need Christopher Nolan to keep adapting towering works of literature as a sort of Keynesian stimulus for literary culture.

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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It is rare to see a yellow card for simulation given in the middle of the pitch. Usually this is only a yellow when it’s inside the penalty box where simulation can cause a critical penalty shot falsely. Generally it’s not carded outside the 18 box.

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Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 12/07/2026

We have canceled our sponsored stream with SNK. We have heard the concerns from our community regarding this partnership, specifically the company’s majority ownership by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, and the human rights concerns tied to the Saudi government.

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This stupid motherfucker is reporting on the I Think You Should Leave subreddit 😂

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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Jeans and a button up in a hospital bed? Looks younger than a month ago? Right.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/07/2026

In a written statement with a photo, Mitch McConnell says he was “briefly unconscious” after his fall last month but did not suffer a heart attack or stroke. He says he’s recovering in a rehabilitation center after developing pneumonia and won’t return to the Senate floor until doctors clear him.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

BREAKING US Senator Lindsey Graham has died, his office says in a statement. The Senator was 71 years old. (Not a joke) Full Story: bit.ly/4f8BB70

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Pod Save America @podsaveamerica.crooked.com · 09/07/2026

Tommy and Lovett react to Vivek Ramaswamy’s reentry into politics.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/07/2026

THE TRUMP EFFECT: The USA just lost to Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 by a score of 4-1, right after Trump personally called FIFA to clear star striker Balogun to play. Sports fans are calling it the Trump curse. 1/

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I am at peace. Cabo Verde lifted the entire diaspora and made us proud.

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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

…and the whole world knows their name

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Upwards, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1929, (rotated, detail), 📸 by Lars Baron

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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

If you know anything about DC and the people who live and work around Capitol Hill, you would know on the weekends they are dying to be outside doing stuff—especially on the mall There not being almost anyone is a staggering statement. People in DC love love love to be outside

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026

Fox correspondent from Trump's empty fair: "The heat is certainly keeping the crowds at bay"

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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

In case you were wondering, I find your version of The Odyssey most compelling and entertaining—not to mention the rest of the series prior. I would have much preferred Nolan use your source and have you occasionally chime in as a narrator—HHGTTG style Hope you are well! @stephenfry.bsky.social

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/06/2026

LMAO -- GOP Rep. French Hill is literally right now during a news conference touting the bipartisan housing bill and the president's support for it, unaware that Trump moments ago angrily announced he won't sign it

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/06/2026

Trump compares Vance and AOC: "What a difference a brain makes"

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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

“Us millennials” —yeah, nah. A detractor for All of us worse than any other generational pariah. Absolute douche schnozzle

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/06/2026

JD Vance: "What we told the Iranians yesterday is that when you guys engage in what us millennials might call trash talk, you can't expect the president of the United States not to respond and not to correct the record." (Trump threatened to assassinate Iran's negotiators yesterday ... )

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A surrender treaty at Versailles, you say?

there's a humiliating surrender at Versailles with massive reparations that will almost certainly lead to future conflict down the road

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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I’m living inside of a Veep episode.

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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

頑張って日本🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵！！！

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Sal Gentile @salgentile.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

the supreme court gave wemby absolute immunity

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

crazy to think that me personally melting down changed the vibes and resulted in a Knicks win but it’s true

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothin’ to fuck with.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/06/2026

SPEECHLESS. LFGK

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/06/2026

When James Dolan cancels the watch party outside MSG, we bring the watch party to you. Thanks to the @nba.com, Knicks Game 4 is now playing on dozens of LinkNYC screens across our city. LGK.

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Cast of Laocoön and his Sons (Roman version of a lost Greek original), 100BC-50AD

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Holy. Fucking. Shit

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Kennedy: I wanna see those text messages—the sexting.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🔥 “You are a LIAR.” MUST-WATCH — @charlesmblow.bsky.social humiliates Hal Lambert on national TV, as he continues to peddle Trump’s voter fraud LIE 🤥 (now in California) while also admitting he has no proof.

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