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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
All that money electing politicians who will cut their taxes and slash benefits for everyone else. They’re definitely going to use AI to help everyone out though, they really mean it this time bsky.app/profile/rbre...
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Thomas HD @degolierthomas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Meanwhile, it’s important to note that Trump will be president for only the first two years of the next Texas gubernatorial term. So now is the time to turn the page on a governor’s office that seeks to curry favor with Trump at the expense of Lone Star State constituents."
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I ask again, why are national Dems letting Elon "quietly" fund these races? We have two test cases. 2024 when Dems didn't make his money an issue. And 2025 Wisconsin, where they did. Guess which time they won by double digits?
wired.com
Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential Elections
America PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Of course the Trump Savings Accounts for kids turns out to be scam. In effect, "our president is helping rich donors offload overvalued stocks onto children, who are forced to hold the stocks for five years whether they want to or not." www.rawstory.com/trump-accoun...
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Trump rigs kids’ piggy banks so billionaires can dump falling stock on them: analyst
A quiet change to President Donald Trump's namesake savings program for children amounts to a gift for billionaires, according to an economic analyst.In an article for The Bulwark on Thursday, economi...
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Yes this is stupid but it’s also a corrupt transfer of taxpayer money to a political ally www.washingtonsun.com/agencies/fbi...
washingtonsun.com
FBI Is Angling to Hand the UFC a No-Bid Contract to Train Agents
The contract would expand an existing partnership between the Trump administration and the UFC.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
One of the most disconcerting moments of living in this timeline of the world in the U.S. is that A LOT of people in this country keep acting like there's a special line that needs to be crossed for fascism to *arrive.* The reality is that we are CURRENTLY living under Federal fascism. NOW.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I spent a year watching school administrators do their jobs—and interviewing the students most impacted. I spoke to @thecut.com in a long-form Q&A about what I saw. Mainly, a system designed to protect perpetrators and punish victims in each and every case.
thecut.com
The Reason Why Colleges Still Fail to Address Sexual Violence
The “Cornell Seven” case highlights what’s wrong with Trump’s Title IX rules — and how the system was always designed to fail.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026
I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.
The Trump administration says none of this is happening. 

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children." 

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the speed at which human beings move from "this terrible thing exists" to "everyone just has to learn to live with it" is truly alarming and illuminating. Immediately moving to compliance. Watching this in real time is incredible.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This by Courtney Maum is where I am too. I am grateful to her for the words...
For me, the subject of AI detection is an ouroboros. I’ll speak only for myself, here is my opinion. I didn’t ask for artificial intelligence. It’s not something I need, it is not something I desire. And yet, it barged its way into my life and stole all of my books. All of them. Stole them. Trained off of them. Did not compensate me for this theft. So now, AI can write a book like me, because it stole my own work and learned my breed of humor and satire. So if someone runs an AI text detector on my creative output, it will probably “test positive” why? Because AI is a contaminant that has embedded itself into my work by stealing it and using my own work to perpetuate itself. It will test for itself and find AI there because it AI is a virus that has contaminated the DNA of my current and future writing—a form of intellectual rape. A kind of colonization. A raging plague that some gatekeepers are opening the door for.

If you ask me what I’m currently working on, the answer is nothing book-length. I’m not going to publish a new book in this current landscape. That’s a stance of privilege, I recognize that. And I can’t hold this stance forever, I can hold it as long as I have savings from my last book.

This current literary climate isn’t acceptable. It is not acceptable to have a thing thrust upon us that takes absolutely everything, and then be forced to prove that we are not the thieves.
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
As completely deranged and fucked up and wrong as he is, I gotta say it is stressful to have the damn president of the United States constantly attacking my state of Minnesota, sending violence, calling for violence, putting all lives at risk, killing our neighbors. Like it really takes a toll.
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John Breen @breen.tech · 08/10/2026
QQ: Are these companies still hiring underpaid Africans to filter their training data and moderate their content, traumatizing them and ruining their lives in the process?
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
PSA: LLMs are neither sentient nor sapient. I loved Data from Star Trek TNG, but that was science fiction, not our reality. Also, where are our settlement checks?
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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."
workdaymagazine.org
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.”
phillytrib.com
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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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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