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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?”

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“"What Lebanon is living today is a war of narratives, and in this sense, archives have a major role to play," Monika adds. "They should be even more present in the public discourse than they are today."”

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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Epstein-associated donors gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers' campaign and political committees while he opposed releasing the Epstein files, arguing for more redactions to "protect somebody who got an airplane and rode with him." www.metrotimes.com/news/donors-...

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Donors named in Epstein files gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers and groups backing him - Detroit Metro Times

A Metro Times review found that donors named in the Epstein files have given nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers’ campaigns and groups supporting him.

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Axios @axios.com · 09/09/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. John Fetterman is preparing to make a bombshell appearance tonight at the GOP convention in a video praising President Trump and Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Dave McCormick

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Exclusive: Fetterman to praise Trump in bombshell GOP convention video

His stunning turn is a dramatic escalation in the senator's growing estrangement from Democrats.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"Kennedy's department cited seven articles, two of which were apparently made up entirely and three of which did not exist in the journals to which they were attributed..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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Judge slams HHS for referencing fake studies generated by misuse of AI

The Department of Health and Human Services has suffered more than its share of AI-related humiliations. The list, alas, is still growing.

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Look at this picture of settler violence in the West Bank this year Every red triangle describes a location of repetitive settler violence in level The highest concentration of settler violence is in the southern part of the of Bank where small villages are placed remotely, thus it’s easier to

Map of settler violence in the West Bank

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Dr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 05/09/2026

16 hours and we're into our stretch goal 🚨 Spark is a community center in Gaza City. The volunteers donate the rest of the funds needed to keep it open. Isn't that atrocious? Let’s do something about that!! 343/400: chuffed.org/project/spar...

An artistic banner with an illustration of pink thistles on a pale yellow background. Title: Sparks for Spark Space. Text: Spark Space is a youth-led humanitarian project serving the community with internet, electricity, and resilience. Pledge a 5 to keep it open. linktr.ee/sparkworkspace

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Nick Shirley was just asked on @connoreatspants.bsky.social's stream what you get from Blue + Yellow, and he said Orange. He was asked how to spell "discipline" and "colonel" and gave up. He was asked when World War II was and said 1935.

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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Using weapon remnants, satellite images, witness accounts, here's our report on the U.S. airstrike on a wedding gathering in Kuhestak, southern Iran, that killed 5 and wounded 67. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/v...

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In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy (Gift Article)

The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.

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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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If the media is going to insist that politicians denounce their supporters who make extremist statements, I have a suggestion for someone a bit more important than a Twitch streamer.

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Denouncing Extremists

One of the media's favorite activities is demanding that Democratic politicians denounce individuals on their side who have made extreme statements. This is a pattern that stretches back to the 1992 ...

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

RIP Gloria Steinem. The world has lost a true pioneer and force for women rights,,, my deepest condolences to her family, friends, and team. Public Enemy will be forever grateful for her blessing and support of our track SHE GOT GAME. open.spotify.com/album/0BG4L6...

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She Got Game - Single by Public Enemy | Spotify

Public Enemy · single · 2024 · 1 songs

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Too bad Mitch’s name wasn’t Dianne Feinstein otherwise the New York Times would have printed 88 stories a week

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#BREAKING | Israelis kidnapped an international activist in Masafer Yatta, West Bank, who was there protecting Palestinians from jewish settlers. Nobody knows where he is now. They’re probably torturing him.

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Brief Traveler @brieftraveler.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Helpful explanation of the engineering/geology context behind SPR drawdown worries - we’re sprinting toward a future where these facilities may be functionally unusable/structurally unsound www.cnbc.com/2026/08/15/s...

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Depleted strategic oil reserve nears level that raises concerns about damage to caverns, operations

The rapid drawdown of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve could damage the caverns that store the oil, experts warn.

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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 24/08/2026

In our spring survey, 35% of Canadians said the United States is a reliable partner to their country, down from 83% in 2022, the last time we asked this question.

Chart showing decreasing shares see the U.S. as a reliable partner.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Turns out the guy who kind of accidentally got elected because of Islamophobia might have some issues. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...

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EXCLUSIVE: He Accidentally Won a Michigan House Primary. He Also Attended the Jan 6 Protest.

Tom Smith sort of stumbled into the Republican nomination in his Michigan...

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Does that mean fascism has always existed? NO. Fascism, the ideology, is what happens when these ancient, pre-historic instincts for war - the desire for a uniform group, a strong leader, for violence against outsiders to take their resources - collide with *modern* economic and social structures.

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I think that Dolly Parton was, for a lot of people, an ambassador of the "good" values people think of about the South: kindness, hospitality, can-do spirit, sharp and witty and down to earth. I think for a segment of people, too, she was theantithesis of a lot of noxious masculine country stuff.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Natalie needs new material for Trump’s tweets. This is embarrassing

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David Fry @davidfry.com · 24/08/2026

The last 4 years have been such an anomaly that it's hard not to think we've already passed some sort of tipping point with climate change. Even among Democrats, there is so little discussion on this issue. But I have to wonder how long Republicans can continue calling this a hoax.

A chart from Climate Reanalyzer showing Daily Sea Surface Temperatures. The top line is red showing 2026 temperatures above any previous year. Sunday August 3rd is highlighted with an average temp anomaly of .82 °C over the 1991-2000 average, and 1 °C over the 1982-2010 average.

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Brief Traveler @brieftraveler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I think large commercial LLMs are bad as products to accomplish tasks as well as because of the specific CEOs and corporate-political structures that enable them as well as because of their localized negative externalities vis-a-vis hyperscale data centers as well because they make us dumb/neurotic

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A competent press corps would be all over him— wtf does that mean? Is the president insane? How do you deploy the military against the bond market? This should be top of the fold, top of every newscast but we are being sanewashed to death

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"The U.S.'s narrow merchandise trade deficit only exists because the U.S. buys so much of its energy from Canada. I don't think they want us to stop sending any of that energy." Why yes, this is, in fact, a warning. It would be a shame if the lights went out... suddenly. #cdnpoli

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

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Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.

Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026

Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…

MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/08/2026

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: An attorney says his client suffered a brain bleed and traumatic brain injury after a violent ICE apprehension, then woke up in a hospital with no memory of what happened. His family didn't know where he was for days. Now his lawyer is demanding answers.

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Lawyer Says ICE Detainee Suffered Brain Bleed After Violent Apprehension, Was Guarded by Agents Instead of Given Private Medical Care

MeidasTouch has obtained a detailed narrative from the attorney representing Jose Mejia Hernandez, describing a violent apprehension by immigration

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 15/08/2026

as the old saying goes "If at first you don't succeed, give up and let a deranged fascist criminal run your country"

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Brief Traveler @brieftraveler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Medicare for all? Extremism. Tech fascism, climate collapse acceleration, white Christian theocratic nationalism, patriarchal regression, etc? Politics the right way

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

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Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA

Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026

New lifecycle study in the journal Science concludes: there are substantial climate benefits to swapping an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle for an electric vehicle (EV), *even if the ICE vehicle is brand new.* Even if it's a brand new hybrid!

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The climate benefits of retiring a fully operational internal combustion engine vehicle

Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles represent the single largest source of carbon dioxide emissions for most US households. Although battery electric vehicles (BEVs) considerably reduce use-phas...

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Abdul El-Sayed on capitalism: “I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.”

We’ve spoken about capitalism versus socialism.

Do you want to talk about capitalism? Let’s talk about capitalism. Are you recording? Capitalism is about leveraging the laws of supply and demand to efficiently allocate capital expenditure to maximize value. When capitalism works, it’s because you have free entry and exit into markets. So if you believe in capitalism, you have to believe in government regulation to protect markets. In fact, right now, we have exactly the opposite. You don’t have to be a socialist to believe that you should be taxing billionaires their wealth. In fact, if you are a capitalist, you should believe in that. So, I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.

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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 05/08/2026

🚨UMichigan's Science, Technology, & Public Policy Program is looking for a Managing Director! 🚨 STPP does research, education, community and policy engagement work, and we have a friendly, vibrant, equity-oriented team. Join us! @stpp-um.bsky.social Apps due August 25. Please circulate widely!

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Managing Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy program | U-M Careers

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 03/08/2026

Ecuadorian prosecutor Alexandra Bravo was fatally shot on June 14 by a hitman. Bravo had been investigating U.S. strikes on three Ecuadorian boats in which 36 passengers survived, many of them recounting alleged torture by American gunmen in U.S. military uniforms aboard a U.S.-flagged patrol ship.

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“Zero Accountability”: Ecuadorian Prosecutor Assassinated While Investigating U.S. Boat Strikes

U.S. boat strikes across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 221 people since September, while the Trump administration has provided no evidence linking the vessels or their passeng...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Is this an “Iran is begging for a deal” day, or an “I’m going to bomb them at levels not seen since WWII” day? Sometimes it can be hard to keep up.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 02/08/2026

⚠️ GRAPHIC: Footage showed children w/ severe injuries after an Israeli overnight strike on a residential apartment in the al-Mawasi area, northwest of Khan Younis, early Sun. 3 Palestinians, including a child, were killed in the strike on the Hamza family’s apartment, according to Shehab News...

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 02/08/2026

I just wrote a book about fascism and I thought this was a joke, but it’s real!

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 01/08/2026

Get out if ordered and stay safe, Spokane. The Pyrocene epoch: it f––ing sucks, folks.

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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I’m sure the WSJ’s endorsement will put Stevens over the top with Michigan Democratic primary voters

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