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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

In other professors’ syllabi, the bot flagged the Pulitzer Prize–winning play Angels in America by Tony Kushner, essays by the Mexican American MacArthur genius grant recipient Sandra Cisneros, and materials related to a class about the Holocaust (that professor was told to drop material regarding Nazi persecution of LGBTQ people).

Putting aside the ideological slant of the new rules, the bot, like many large language models, seems to “hallucinate,” or make mistakes. The AAUP lawsuit lists texts banned for their “sex-based ecofeminist framework” and “gendered ecofeminist frameworks.” These phrases might sound persuasively like academese, but the academics behind the lawsuit had never heard of them; these concepts “do not exist,” the complaint says. Matthew Pehl, a history professor at Tech, told me that he knew several people who’d received reports from the system that were “plainly written by an AI that had hallucinated content or confused content from one class to another.”

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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I work with abortion providers in Colorado. One of them had a patient whose water broke at 4 1/2 months, was told by a Houston hospital they couldn't help her until she went into labor or went septic, so *she got on a plane & flew to Denver mid-miscarriage*. There's no respectful disagreement here.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.

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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 30/09/2026

Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.

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Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ

Backpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world.

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Nathan 🎃 @never-say-die.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bro, the Pope sent the White Sox letter, they’re going to the World Series.

Letter:

To Jerry Reinsdorf
Chairman of the Chicago White Sox
was pleased to receive the kind letter that you sent following the game that took place at Rate Field on August 11, 2026. I am most grateful for this thoughtful gesture.
As I have noted,
"sport can truly become a school of life,
where all can learn that abundance does not come from victory at any cost, but from sharing, from respecting others and from the joy of walking together" (Letter Life in Abundance, 6 February
2026).
In this spirit, it is my hope that the White Sox will
continue to foster
bonds of friendship
and solidarity among
people, and thus bear hopeful witness to the possibility of living and working together in peace.
With
these sentiments, I willingly invoke the Almighty's
abundant blessings upon you and your loved ones.
From the Vatican, 9 September 2026
Pope Leo XIV

The Pope wearing a Chicago White Sox hat

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 28/09/2026

Lots of "I hope someone tells these proles to turn off their phones and not talk through the performance" commentary in response to NYC's Met ticket giveaway, as if theaters aren't already overrun with people who pay hundreds of dollars to leave their phones on and talk through performances.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Christ, these people are monsters. Just monsters. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

One week later, I have an official response from #LACon #Worldcon! I thought all of you should see the entire thing: "Summary: Walking participants only Action Taken: Noted by Listeners team Current Status: CLOSED"

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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 07/09/2026

the biggest “job creator” in america is walmart, a third of whose employees are on public assistance

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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It's been a week & I keep thinking about this. Laughing like it's some gotcha that infants cannot get vaccinated against measles & are entirely dependent on community protection, which they lacked in an outbreak that took off while Bhattacharya led CDC. He also gets the vaccine schedule wrong.

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AKH @carotidartistry.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Annaleigh Ashford performing Confrontation from Jekyll & Hyde for Miscast like to charge repost to cast

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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.

Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026

The way we let parents surveil their children almost 24/7 now is weird.

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Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Yesterday, I wrote about how the term "Theatre Kid" has been showing up in the news, leading a New Hampshire State Rep to draw my attention to a particularly ugly public use of the term, intertwined with antisemitism. The person behind it is up for reelection. hesherman1.substack.com/p/when-the-t...

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When the “theatre kid” slur metastasizes

A New Hampshire State Representative made it even uglier

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Current Affairs @currentaffairs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

If you unsubscribe from The Atlantic, we'll give you a free one-year digital subscription to Current Affairs. Just email proof of cancellation to editor@currentaffairs.org and stop paying for neoliberal brain rot.

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Gender studies might be the most vindicated academic field of all time

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Andrew (🎃) @athomashemlock.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The anti-data center movement is like "I don't want to pay more money for a thing that will not benefit me at all and will actively make my life measurably worse in a bunch of ways" and the pro-data center movement is like "We want it to be illegal for you to not like us."

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Gender Census @gendercensus.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ

Promotional image. Title: Gender Census 2026. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Images: On the left, a box with a Venus/female symbol on it, patterned with tree bark. On the right, a box with a Mars/male symbol on it, patterned with grass.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13/07/2026

Deeply sad to read of the passing of Wai Ching Ho, whom I had the tremendous honor to work with on my feature film ROBOT STORIES. A brilliant actor and an incredibly warm and wonderful person. Deepest, deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.

Cindy Cheung and Wai Ching Ho in a still from ROBOT STORIES. Sitting in the rain, gazing at each other in a moment of shared grief.

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Retroist @retroist.com · 04/07/2026

Great moments in U.S. History.

Comic panel showing the Kool Aid Man walking past children with Benjamin Franklin. A child asks, “Excuse me sir, aren’t you Benjamin Franklin?” Franklin answers, “Yes I am. I’m also hot and thirsty.”

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Pope : with mercy and love and deep regret, i must call this a schismatic act Half of bluesky with their shirts off and earrings out ready to brawl outside applebees : GET THEIR ASSES WOOOOO

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 30/06/2026

Bans on transgender athletes hurt us all. In the cover story to our May/June 2026 issue, @jessicawluther.com explains why we must rethink gender in sports altogether, based on four important books:

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Let Them Play: How Welcoming Trans Athletes Can Improve Sports Culture for All

Three recent books press us to understand the humanity and lives of gender-expansive athletes.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Vaccines save lives. This is the FIRST time that ZERO cervical-cancer deaths have been recorded for this age group, and it’s thanks to the introduction of a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Yes, you read that correctly. ZERO.

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Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study

The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before the age of 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.

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AKH @carotidartistry.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Saw a woman wearing a Boston Raiders tshirt in the local pub during brunch and don't know how to feel about it like do i make a missed connections post in the neighborhood facebook group or

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miKILL Swaim 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @michaelswaim.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

They should make RFK drink the reflecting pool water to prove it's safe, you know he already wants to.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 19/06/2026

out here on google looking up images of Black revolutionaries and freedom struggle activists laughing and enjoying themselves it's honestly really nice.

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Benny Feldman @feldfrog.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It’s just a joke dude

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

amazing weekend for gay puerto rican new yorkers

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Congrats to the Knicks on underlining the point that Trump can't fuck things up forever

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Dave Pell @davepell.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

During their playoff run, the Knicks went 15 and Trump.

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Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant @mexicanrestaurant.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

My entire feed is people from all across the country suggesting someone named James Dolan to "eat shit and die" more or less and I think that's an America worth fighting for

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 14/06/2026

I don't much care about basketball qua basketball, but i am happy the Knicks broke their half-century-long curse the same day Trump got his name ripped off of the Kennedy Center. that's pretty dope

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🇲🇽🕷️rustbelt rebel🕷️🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Please read this entire painful story. Yes, the wife still supports Trump, even tho her husband has been targeted the way he has and her family has lost almost everything. The more important thing imo, is why- www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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He took his wife, a Trump fan, to the president’s hotel in Doral. Instead he was detained by ICE.

A honeymoon plan ended in an arrest, months of detention and over $80,000 in debt for Venezuelan immigrant Bryan Rojas, who’s married to a U.S. citizen.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 12/06/2026

This plane took 35 shackled people from the DC-Baltimore area — 28 men and seven women — to an ICE gulag near Alexandria, Louisiana tonight. They paint them all white so you don’t know it’s Air Wisconsin.

A CRJ commuter jet painted all white taxis by a chain link fence at BWI

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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This is the second time this has happened. CBS News's Investigative unit got a retired ICE agent to break down the Good shooting frame-by-frame. On the record, he said the agents were entirely out of line. The piece was only posted online and never broadcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ywL...

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Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting

YouTube video by CBS Evening News

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Speak truth loudly to the corrupt. Make them fire you for telling the truth, and wear it as a badge of honour for integrity and professionalism, while their credibility and reputation reaches new lows never seen before in broadcast television. Well done Scott Pelley. #Legend

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Happy Pride Month. If you're a gay man, please remember your power. People often think that gay men are innately fashionable, which means if you wear some stupid shit for long enough, straight people, including homophobes, will copy you and then you can laugh at them.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

It’s no big surprise that Trump’s DOJ is deleting all of the January 6th press releases from its website. Here’s the thing: I downloaded all of them in Feb. 2025 (that’s right, more than a year ago) suspecting that they’d do just that. And we’re working to post them all online, as are others.

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Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops

The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This is going to be niche content, but the folks who are the audience for "'Greased Lightnin',' but if Stephen Sondheim had written it" are going to enjoy this one.

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IF SONDHEIM WROTE GREASE (Greased Lightning)

YouTube video by Jared Goldsmith

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.

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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

In case you have forgotten who Andy Kim is, he’s the rep who came into the Capitol building after Trump’s J6 goons had trashed it, got down in his hands and knees, and cleaned it up. And ICE have gassed him. They have peppersprayed the true patriot who thinks American ideals are worth defending.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 25/05/2026

and a very happy Glorious Twenty-Fifth of May to you all

An illustration of the Glorious Twenty Fifth of May, with a banner saying Truth! Justice! Freedom! Reasonably priced love! And a hard-boiled egg!

the background is a lilac blossom, a hard boiled egg and an ankh-morpork city watch badge

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Thaddeus is a girl's name 🏳️‍⚧️ @thaddeus.zone · 22/05/2026

hey everyone wanna see what a manufactured hate campaign is shaped like???

google trends analysis on the search topic "transgender" in the u.s., over the past five years

flat line from may 1, 2021 to feb 1, 2023, when it rockets straight up to near 100 then bounces up & down to date, staying between 50 & 100 the whole time

google trends analysis on the search topic "transgender" in the u.k., over the last 5 years

flat line from may 1, 2021 to feb 1, 2023, when it rockets straight up to near 35-40, quickly tends up to 50 and bounces around there for the remainder except for a massive spike to 100 in april 2025

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Gotta give some credit to @vanhollen.senate.gov for taking the initiative to fight for Kilmar last year, when other Dems were cowering on immigration issue also, shout out to total badass @cnewman.bsky.social, lawyer for Kilmar’s family & @ndlon.bsky.social legal director

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The Tennessee Speaker of the House will remove all Democratic Caucus members from standing committees and subcommittees as punishment for their redistricting protests. Democracy dies in Nashville.

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