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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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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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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
⚡️JUST NOW: MASS UN WALKOUT ON NETANYAHU
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"This is a bad moment we are living in, but it’s going to be better because of the people that live here. I’m thankful to all those who prayed for me to come back, to join my family again."
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The Horror of Occupation, the Solidarity of Community: Minnesotans Testify on Operation Metro Surge - Workday Magazine
Workers and community members gave public testimony at the Convergence for Democracy about the human rights violations they experienced during Operation Metro Surge.
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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Another important legal victory for @afthighered.bsky.social
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Judge Blocks Trump Rule Aimed at International Students and Journalists (Gift Article)
Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote that the administration’s reasons for a rule limiting the length of stay for academics and journalists were “exceptionally weak.”
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It always seems like it can't be true, but it is: American businesses often pay more to try to defeat a union drive or contract negotiation that they would if they recognized the union and agreed to better pay and benefits prospect.org/2026/09/08/u...
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How Much Do Union-Busting Campaigns Cost? - The American Prospect
Is your boss making you sit through anti-union propaganda meetings? It turns out those are pricey.
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A court just ruled that US citizens do not have the right to clean drinking water. This is another massive blow in the crisis Americans are facing. The drinking, cleaning & cooking water is basically poison. Status Coup's @jordanchariton.bsky.social breaks down the latest ruling.
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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some context on Bunch’s resignation: “Forget them cr---kers,” Bunch told The Tribune. When offered not to print his words, Bunch refused to walk them back. “Print them,” he said. “Go ahead, please.”
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Museum leaders gather in Philadelphia, send clear message to those who want to erase Black history
Against a backdrop of political pressure, futile attempts to erase Black history and a presidential administration targeting, diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government, hu...
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catupnorth @catupnorth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Leaving this here if you need more evidence that AI is NOT more efficient for many things we should have humans do…
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Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’
As more companies turn to AI, they’re hiring freelancers to clean up its mistakes rather than create original work
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catupnorth @catupnorth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Justin Deschamps (@justindeschamps)
I haven’t heard this take before about data centers. It’s spot on.
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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
As our mamas told us, if you're keeping something secret, you're probably up to no good. Entergy taking extreme measures to hide its data center agreements with Google - even though every ratepayer in Arkansas could be affected - should set off alarm bells. #arpx #arnews arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
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3 takeaways from the Dem-Gaz data center scoop - Arkansas Times
Documents mistakenly handed over to a private citizen indicate Google will pay only a third of the cost of its electrical infrastructure, despite previous assurances that Entergy customers wouldn’t be...
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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
FUN FACT If we switched to all renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half, slashing global CO2 emissions. Because those ships are JUST carrying coal, oil and gas. ~ Bill McKibben SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES!
Fun Fact: If we switched to all renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half, slashing global CO2 emissions. Because those ships are just carrying coal, oil and gas.
- Bill McKibben, Climate Activist
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Suzanne Bonamici @repbonamici.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Allowing Americans to live on the streets is not a standard our nation should be willing to accept, but forcing unhoused people into detention-style facilities and forcing them to work while corporations rake in profits is a cruel punishment. 🧵 @frost.house.gov
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social is simply 1 of the greatest, most inspirational candidates to emerge in years, running against Ken Paxton, one of the most disgracefully corrupt politicians of all-time. So the Texas GOP responds by doing what comes naturally to them, of course: CHEATING! 🤮
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." —  @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today
The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"If you are not in a union, let my case be the reason that you consider joining one. If you don't have a union, let my case perhaps be a reason why you might think of starting one." @karenattiah.bsky.social @postguild.bsky.social @wbng.org
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law. An executive order is not a law.
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Ross Murray @inlayterms.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“If a church is not standing with immigrants that are being terrorized, then it ought to take the name church off and put ‘club’ on the side.” - Rev. William Barber
religionnews.com
Clergy rally for Haitians in Maryland county amid fears of ICE surge
SALISBURY, Md. (RNS) — 'When I go to their house, they have to make sure it's me before they even go to the door,' Pastor Jean-Daniel Berard, who leads Passionate LightHouse of God, said of his church...
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Way to go Costco💥👍
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catupnorth @catupnorth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Energy bills have increased three times faster than the rate of inflation ... The national average monthly utility bill reached $280 in early 2026, a 12% increase since the end of 2024, just before the second Trump administration took office.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is the question Democrats should ask voters in order to win this November
They should ask the question Reagan asked at the end of his debate against Jimmy Carter: ‘Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?’
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And you definitely don't want to use a high-powered 532nm green laser, because it can permanently burn and disable digital camera CMOS or CCD sensors. Green light is absorbed at a very high efficiency by these electronic sensors, meaning concentrated beams easily melt or overload the pixel array.
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Judy Weston @westonjk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Seattle street art 🎨
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Pentagon fired the publisher and editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper that is supposed to maintain editorial independence from the very department it covers.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. They told YOU to recycle better while they polluted more. Don't fall for it. Hold systems accountable. #ClimateCrisis
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Flock cameras are a domestic violence issue. Of the four police officers noted in this article, at least two were stalking partners. The other two were disciplined for “concerning behavior”. In my years safety planning with victims of domestic violence… 1/ www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/21/b...
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Flock license plate cameras under fire as Mass. police misconduct cases mount - The Boston Globe
At least four police officers in the state are under investigation for misusing the technology, and a wave of towns continue to opt out.
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Exactly!
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We need more prominent political figures to talk shit openly about the disgusting, criminal, child-raping president. Have some balls, Y'all. It makes him mad. Hopefully, it causes a heart attack.
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gift link here
nytimes.com
Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigations, Lawyer Says (Gift Article)
A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals.
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catupnorth @catupnorth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Class War at the U substack.com/@scottladerm...
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Class War at the U
The administration's embrace of the "race to the bottom" — at least for the rank and file
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can you make the world better ???????????????????? @justtheonethatcan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
TRUMP SAYS HIS LIFE WAS BETTER BEFORE HE BECAME PRESIDENT. DUDE, EVERYONE'S LIVES WERE BETTER BEFORE YOU BECAME PRESIDENT.
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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Saint Paul folks, let’s get Betty McCollum on board!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The 60 largest planned data centers could produce the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions as 27 coal plants. Big Tech CEOs are polluting our planet and selling out our future to line their own pockets. We need a data center moratorium — now.
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 17/08/2026
60% of Alaska is federal land – we depend on federal employees more than almost any state. The thousands of workers who were fired managed our forests, fought for our fisheries, and supported our veterans. We need more opportunities in Alaska, not less. www.adn.com/business-eco...
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Alaska lost federal jobs at one of the highest rates among states in 2025, report finds
By the fourth quarter of 2025, Alaska’s federal civilian workforce had lost 1,607 jobs, amounting to a 10.5% loss from a year earlier, according to a state report.
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation — energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concer...
The tribe's task force found 64% citizen opposition.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Prior authorization—which allows insurers to overrule physicians and deny coverage—acts as a “corporate care veto” that drains tens of billions of dollars each year that could go toward patients. www.commondreams.org/news/corpora... #health #insurance #medicine #Blues
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Advocates Call for End of Deadly Tactic Used by For-Profit Health Insurers to Deny Treatment | Common Dreams
The authors of a new report have called prior authorization---which allows insurers to overrule physicians to deny coverage---a "corporate care veto" and found it drains tens of billions of dollars ea...
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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“The snow samples from the winter showed elevated levels of lead and chromium in particular around major tear gas use sites, Walker said. That includes near the site where Pretti was shot and killed, and outside the Whipple federal building where protests lasted for weeks.”
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What did a winter of tear gas leave in Minneapolis soil? U of M researchers are trying to find out.
The study aims to determine whether chemical munitions used by federal agents left contaminants in neighborhood gardens and soil.
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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Gift Link www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/o... @antirepresentation.bsky.social
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Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All (Gift Article)
Is Kansas just the beginning?
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15/08/2026
There's actually research on this and it involves scrutiny. If you're Black people are going to look at your work looking for mistakes in a way they would never for white people.
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Black Workers Really Do Need to Be Twice as Good
African American employees tend to receive more scrutiny from their bosses than their white colleagues, meaning that small mistakes are more likely to be caught, which over time leads to worse perform...
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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'You Can’t Get Food Out of a Data Center': Family Rejects Tech Company's $26 Million Offer for Their Farm
82-year-old Ida Huddleston calls the Kentucky data center project a 'scam.'
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Darren Mark Skilton @darrenmarkskilton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Activists have shut down arms manufacturer L3Harris in Brighton this morning.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Who could have known that taxing the extremely rich would be an easy way to fund a massive expansion of the welfare states? Who, I ask, who?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Thug Life Meme
ALT: Franklin D. Roosevelt Thug Life Meme
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catupnorth @catupnorth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
www.worseonpurpose.com/p/the-mechan...
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The Mechanisms of Enshittification: Why Your Stuff Gets Worse
A field guide to enshittification: how private equity, licensing, and monopolies degrade the brands you trust, from Craftsman to Whole Foods.
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catupnorth @catupnorth.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“researchers studied private equity buying up nursing homes, they found that ownership by a buyout firm raised patient mortality against comparable non-PE homes, differing only in who held it and how long. The owner type was the variable that killed people.” www.worseonpurpose.com/p/the-mechan...
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The Mechanisms of Enshittification: Why Your Stuff Gets Worse
A field guide to enshittification: how private equity, licensing, and monopolies degrade the brands you trust, from Craftsman to Whole Foods.
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badwebsites @badwebsites.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
US judge upholds $243 million verdict against Tesla because Tesla keeps killing people. [Updated Feb 20, 2026] www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
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US judge upholds $243 million verdict against Tesla over fatal Autopilot crash
A federal judge rejected Tesla's request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over the 2019 crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, which killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her boyfrie...
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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
MaineHealth nurses demand release of colleague arrested by ICE www.mainepublic.org/immigration/...
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MaineHealth nurses demand release of colleague arrested by ICE
Debora Kapisha, a medical-surgical nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland, was detained on July 30 at Logan Airport, according to the nurses union.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
You'd have to be a special kind of stupid to not understand this.
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r/protectUSelections @protectuselections.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We have a criminal president.
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We have a criminal president.
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