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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 16h
Wow, they really ARE running the government like a software company
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Reported Pentagon data breach
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Hegseth to cut 20% generals
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 17h
let’s go, yankees!!
baby wearing a yankees hat and onesie
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 20h
congrats! what a cool job!
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 29/09/2026
four months today
baby and i looking at each other mommy and baby tummy time
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Cinder (it/its) @dollcinder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fleetwood Mac was a CIA experiment to see if straight people could survive the average queer friend group dynamic
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
nytimes.com
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 26/09/2026
i shouldn’t have to wonder if the video of the people kayaking in the street is ai!!! i just want to be organically delighted!!!
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ACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Air to Ground Message: GREEN EGGS AND HAM IM 4 FRESCAS AND 10 BISCOFFS DEEP Area: Gaithersburg, MD, USA Type: Bombardier CRJ900 A: #a09de78e6c1 F: #fcbae2eae08
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 25/09/2026
what are uday and kusay up to 
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Uday and Qusay Hussein are deceased, having been killed by U.S. military forces during a firefight in Mosul, Iraq, on July 22, 2003.
History.com +1
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 25/09/2026
her favorite thing is looking at trees
baby in a hat eating her hands while looking at trees
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 25/09/2026
chilly willy
 any in a knit hat with an r2d2 blanket
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
wsj.com
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 24/09/2026
💜
my mom and my baby
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another U.S. Soldier Is Dead as Iran War Casualties Rise theintercept.com/2026/09/22/i...
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Another U.S. Soldier Is Dead as Iran War Casualties Rise
An additional 66 U.S. personnel were wounded in action this month, pushing the official count of Iran war casualties above 850.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 23/09/2026
picking up my mom from the airport so she can meet matilda for the first time ahhhhh
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
At least the acolyte didn’t get a second season bsky.app/profile/wash...
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 23/09/2026
ahhhh that’s so cute! 🥰
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Spheal Posting @sphealposting.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
a picture of the pokemon spheal with its face on the floor and tears in its eyes with the text:
I'm Gonna Fucking Die Disease
Symptoms:
Tummy hurts a bit too much for a bit too long
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump’s Secret Wars on the World Keep Expanding An analysis by The Intercept reveals that the U.S. has been embroiled in more than 20 military interventions, armed conflicts, and wars under the “peace president." theintercept.com/2026/03/30/t...
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Trump’s Secret Wars on the World Keep Expanding
Our analysis reveals that the “peace” president has embroiled the U.S. in more than 20 military interventions, armed conflicts, and wars.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 23/09/2026
today matilda is wearing a cardigan i wore 34 years ago because my mom kept everything
baby in a crocheted cardigan
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 23/09/2026
i have no clue how i’m going to pay $900 a month when i was paying $350 under biden’s save act
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AFT @aft.org · 22/09/2026
We’ve joined 89 orgs to urge Congress to hold an emergency hearing on student loan chaos. Since the Big Ugly Bill took effect, wrong bills have caused confusion, false past-due notices have gone out and some borrowers have even lost PSLF credits. www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...
businessinsider.com
Student-loan borrowers are facing 'drastic changes' to repayment that require lawmakers to step in, 89 organizations say
Nearly 100 organizations are calling on Congress to hold an "emergency hearing" in light of major student-loan repayment changes over the past months.
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
it's weird that ai got too dangerous to keep advancing right around the time money got more expensive to borrow
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 22/09/2026
just found a capn crunch in my shirt pocket
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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/09/2026
George Lucas Frantically Hosing Wasp Nest Out Of R2-D2 Before Museum Opening theonion.com/george-lucas-frantical…
George Lucas Frantically Hosing Wasp Nest Out Of R2-D2 Before Museum Opening
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 21/09/2026
imagine having a dad who looked like santa 💜
me opening a present on my dad’s lap
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AFA-CWA, The Flight Attendant Union @afacwa.org · 21/09/2026
The FAA has proposed a rulemaking to preempt all state laws addressing Flight Attendant meal and rest breaks. Here’s what that means for Flight Attendants, and what our union is doing to stop it. Read our full update here: afacwa.org/afa-faa-prop...
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 21/09/2026
i really wish we would scatter them in the woods around our house like he wanted, but my mom wants us to scatter them together when she dies, so he’s just kind of there for now? it’s hard to think about tho
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
statesman.com
Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 21/09/2026
obviously everyone has a different reaction, but i just got my covid and flu vaccines two days ago and my only side effect was mild arm pain, so go get those too! let’s protect each other!
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 21/09/2026
i found out when i was pregnant my measles and chicken pox titers weren’t high enough. had to wait til a few months ago to get vaxxed again and it’s worth it!
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 21/09/2026
thank you so much, it means a lot 💜
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 21/09/2026
i really miss my dad. hard to think he’s just ashes in a container sitting on my mom’s fireplace now when he was so much to me.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 21/09/2026
[chappell roan voice] pain at the pump i’m gonna keep on yelling bout the pain at the pump
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 21/09/2026
edgar from men in black
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 20/09/2026
matilda and creature 😭
baby and a tuxedo cat
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 20/09/2026
first time matilda has pet aurelia
a baby petting a tortie
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s not “third-country deportation,” it’s an extraordinary rendition, complete with torture and enforced silence by the “host” country’s thugs. And it’s a direct consequence of never imposing punishment on the CIA for doing this during the War on Terror.
nytimes.com
A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 20/09/2026
As we've been saying since April... theintercept.com/2026/04/01/i...
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“Casualty Cover-Up”: The Pentagon Is Hiding U.S. Losses Under Trump in the Middle East
The Pentagon has sent outdated statements on the number of U.S. troops killed or wounded during the Iran War, resulting in undercounts.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 20/09/2026
when will the ai hack my student loan servicer and delete my records how come the ai never does anything useful
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Nolan Void @wolter.bsky.social · 30/04/2024
Rumble from the Transformers with speech balloon.
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I don’t usually meddle on the writing side of Jeopardy!, but tonight I called in a favor for our Bluesky viewers.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 19/09/2026
me reading the news
smiley face at the end of the windows 95 maze screensaver
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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW: Patriots Owner Robert Kraft said he has spent years “building bridges.” So we counted every $ Kraft’s foundation has donated to the Friends of the IDF and his giving to several pro-Israel groups that espouse Islamophobia and genocide denial. ✍️ @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/09/18/r...
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Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.
An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft’s charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC’s super PAC.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 18/09/2026
got my covid and flu vaccines! i’m so vaxxed up yall
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 18/09/2026
I'm really glad that Code Switch included this part of my interview, because I think these are the points that so often get lost in the discussion of trans panic and why the WNBA might be an ideal target for those anti-trans groups to latch onto. www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n...
We're talking about actual bigotry and the belief that this group of people shouldn't have, like, the same human rights as another group. It legitimizes them. And so the WNBA is a big platform for them to be able to do that. But I think what's actually really insidious about being the target is that transphobia is rooted in white supremacist ideas of who is allowed to be a woman and what a woman should look like. Those beliefs have, you know, negatively impacted Black and brown and non-Western women throughout history.

So what you have is a league in the WNBA that is full of Black women, 7-foot-tall women, masculine women, women who don't fit kind of the traditional markers of conventional white Western ideas of womanhood. And so I don't think it's surprising that transphobic ideas around the acceptable kind of woman are coming and impacting this league.

And I think the last piece that I will say is, I think, in some ways, the lack of visibility that the league had for a lot of years really protected it. Like, it wasn't as successful as it should have been because of racism and homophobia and misogyny. And once it becomes successful, the flip side of that is it really does become a different kind of victim of those ideas. And the fact that you have a league that is all women, predominantly Black women, largely queer women who have been successful and they don't need men to do it, and their product is not necessarily for men. I think that's a threat to the status quo. And so it's not just about protecting women's sports. It's actually about dismantling them from the inside.
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 18/09/2026
pretty similar
me as a baby on the left, my baby now on the right
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 18/09/2026
i am so with you there!
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chelsey b. coombs @chelseybcoombs.com · 18/09/2026
is it screen time if we are watching the news
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