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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17h

She escaped her Nazi husband (disguising herself as her own maid became a Hollywood star, then co-developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes - the principles of which are incorporated into today’s Bluetooth & GPS technology. BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY (2017)

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 17h

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i dont know anything about this college sports bill but im assuming its an attempt to bring young minorities to heel while doing nothing to reel in the excesses of the rich, powerful, overwhelmingly white executives making 7 figures?

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026

In response to a slew of anti-trans Democrats pushing hate during the 2026 midterms, Governor Andy Beshear provided principled criticism to the idea that red-state Dems need to adopt anti-trans views to win: "We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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KY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.”

The governor provides a counterpoint to those who believe red state Democrats need to capitulate on transgender rights.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I posted in my newsletter about an incarcerated comrade named Kenneth who is running a mobile library in prison. He needed a new cart and some readers generously donated. Here's the new cart! Thanks to those who supported him.

Two men in striped pants and white shirts stand by a cart with books, under a colorful “Perfection” sign on a white brick wall. One holds up two fingers in a peace sign, the other displays a book.

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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Love it!! 🤣😂🤣

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Denmark is trolling Trump.

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🍁 Christine 🍁 @204queenb0574.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

U of W marks 10 years of Indigenous education requirement www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

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U of W marks 10 years of Indigenous education requirement

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/09/2026

Tonight begins the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. May a sukkat shalom — a shelter of peace — spread over our city. To all celebrating: Gut Yontif and Chag Sukkot Sameach!

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him

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Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case

Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just lectured about the WPA this morning and it is absolutely a model we need to bring back, for this purpose and others too.

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Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is human trafficking on a massive scale.

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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

this is fantastic and I learned something new

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

People overthink this, talking themselves out of a candidate they themselves really like in favor of one they imagine more people *might* like. Seemingly odd fits have won repeatedly (Carter, B. Clinton, Obama) while the ones who we're told are more "electable" (Kerry, Romney) do not.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Is there a reason that Democratic Congressional Leadership hasn't said the first bill they will pass if they win in the midterms is to RAISE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE???? This seems straightforward to me even if it won't be signed. What am I missing? Fed Minimum wage is at $7.25 (since July 2009)

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/09/2026

It's important to remind readers that while there are a few anti-trans dems, many are doing great work. Spanberger in VA did not flinch at anti-trans attacks. Now, she just ended Governor Youngkin's infamous rule that would ban trans students from bathrooms. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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VA Gov. Spanberger Kills Youngkin-Era Rule That Would Have Banned Trans Students From Bathrooms

“Spanberger showed how Democrats win amidst Republican attacks.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026

the truly crazy making part of all of this is that voter fraud EFFECTIVELY DOES NOT EXIST. you have a better chance of finding an actual leprechaun at the end of the rainbow than of finding evidence of voter fraud that influences an election

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I respect Lonnie Bunch enormously. He has done stellar work as a historian, on so many levels. His absence is indeed terrible news -- for the Smithsonian and the country.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

kind of wonderful to read all these stories about someone who inspires such an outpouring of joy tbh

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What makes this even more grotesque is that Doris Miller was denied the medal of honor when he was alive just because he was black. bsky.app/profile/carl...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

50 Senators let a Weekend News Anchorman run the Pentagon because they were afraid a gameshow host would yell at them

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Social Security turns 91 today, but thanks to rising inequality it may not live to see many more birthdays. I used to be a Social Security trustee — here's how we can fix it without cutting benefits or raising the retirement age.

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How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich

Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays So

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Paxton protects pedophiles and Paxton profits from pedophiles

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If you have enough money that you can blow $100,000,000 on avoiding taxes, you have enough money to pay $100,000,000 *on* taxes that will help your fellow citizens, you self-centered prick.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/08/2026

A big thank you to all of Minnesota’s poll workers and election judges working today’s primary. You make sure our elections continue to be safe, free, and fair.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

God already built a wall through Big Bend — it's called the Chisos Mountains. We don't need to give billions of our tax dollars to out of state vendors. We don't need to desecrate this sacred land. We don't need this useless, disgraceful, corrupt Big Bend border wall.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🚨BREAKING: California’s top election official demanded the (DHS explain how it concluded that thousands of noncitizens may be registered to vote in the state, bluntly questioning both the department’s results and how it obtained California voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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‘Serious doubts about the reliability of your data’: California bluntly challenges DHS over sweeping noncitizen voter claims

California has not provided its statewide voter registration list to DHS or any other federal agency. State law prohibits the disclosure of sensitive voter information, including Social Security numbe...

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

the thing about government grocery stores is that food deserts are a real thing and people need food

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

it did not but this regime is fascist so lying is the norm.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

its been like 5 weeks now since we’ve had an accurate and reliable count of how many us senators are alive

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

If you ask people whether they support voter ID, most will say yes. In polling, as in all things, context matters. Voter ID laws also make voting harder for millions of citizens, and if you ask Americans if they want that, they tend to say no. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Voter ID tends to poll well. But that doesn’t mean voters really want it

By focusing on this issue ahead of the midterm elections, Trump and the GOP might be helping Democrats.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This is a confession that Trump is NOT protecting against far right terrorism, the most dangerous kind.

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cheryldronzek.bsky.social @cheryldronzek.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Watching a PBS doc on Apollo. if Nixon could be diplomatic in the landing- why can our current POTUS not be a jerk with Artemis and beyond?

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Runs with scissors in the dark @tevistickles.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A Dahlia snap from my travels today.

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sam @samthielman.com · 16/07/2026

I think one reason data center outrage is so pronounced is people spent decades recycling and composting and otherwise scrimping to offset energy use and protect clean water, and the second we hit an inflection point for cheap electricity the banking industry said we’re taking all of it, fuck you

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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My first search engine.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I visited the small town of Marfa, TX. A local mariachi band greeted us with a song they wrote for our campaign! Our Frontera Tour has been full of special moments — but this was a highlight. 🎶

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

When did all this daily drama, mania, insanity and lunacy start? Oh yeah, it was January 20, 2025. Every day more corruption, threats, arrests, firings, shootings, indictments, scandals, and power grabs. The other guy was old. This guy is an old, psychotic, malignant narcissist.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

this fuckin pos

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Frenemy of the People @frenemyofthepeople.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Donald Trump runs government like a business. Specifically, one of his businesses. Straight into the ground.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/07/2026

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III issued a defense of the National Museum of American History to staffers, in response to a caustic White House report accusing the museum of pushing “extreme political activism.”

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Smithsonian head disputes White House report in memo to staff

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III defended the work of staff under fire from the White House, according to an email obtained by The Post.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A good day to remember that one of the indictments against George III in the Declaration was, "He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither"

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today we celebrate the PDFing of "Declaration FINAL v3 USE THIS ONE - SIGNED.docx" (Jefferson's draft was heavily edited by the Committee, then again by Congress, and he was big mad about it.)

📂 Version 1.0 — June 20, 1776
File Name: Declaration_Draft_TJ_DO_NOT_EDIT.docx
Author: t_jefferson_33
Commit Message: "Initial copy-paste from my Mason_VA_Rights_Notes.txt and VA_Constitution_V2.docx scratchpads. Confine your review to grammar and typos, and do not redline, only leave comments."
Tracked Changes & Notes:
Line 14: "We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable..."
Comment from t_jefferson_33: "Certified banger."
📂 Version 1.1 — June 24, 1776
File Name: Declaration_Draft_TJ_comments_JA_BF.docx
Editors: b_franklin_GrittyOG and JA_redsoxfan (obo Committee, w/ Sherman and Livingston)
Commit Message: "First pass by the Committee of Five. Modest style changes."
Tracked Changes & Notes:
47 revisions (redlined), three full new paragraphs
Deleted: "sacred & undeniable" * Inserted: "self-evident"
Comment from b_franklin_GrittyOG: "250 years from now, people will think you wrote that banger. You’re welcome."
📂 Version 2.0 — June 28, 1776
File Name: Declaration_Committee_Review_FINAL.docx
Author: t_jefferson_33
Commit Message: "Incorporated Ben and John's very minor edits of my excellent first draft into a clean copy. Ready for the Continental Congress to approve verbatim."

📂 Version 2.1 to 2.8 — July 2 – July 4, 1776
File Name: Declaration_CONGRESS_REVISED2_redline_NEW_v4_approved..docx
Editors: Continental_Congress Group Chat (50+ active users)
Commit Message: "Line-by-line review by committee. Light trimming, a mere 20% of the original text. Optimizing for colonial unity."
Tracked Changes & Notes:
❌ CRITICAL DELETION: 300 word imprudent diatribe against KG III for transatlantic slave trade (“waging cruel war against human nature”).
Comment from dunkin_delegate: “Jefferson wrote that? He always struck me as a smug hypocrite. #IYKYK”
Comment from SC_delegation_delegate: "I thought we agreed this issue was off the table for now. It can be amicably settled later."
❌ DELETION: Large sections complaining about the ordinary British public being "deaf to the voice of justice."
Comment from NY_delegation_hub: "Guys, let's keep the finger pointed strictly at King George. If we trash the British citizens, we ruin any chance of future trade partnerships or alliances. Keep it professional."
➕ INSERTION: Added "appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world" and "with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence" to the closing paragraph.
Comment from Middlesex_Conservative: "Marketing requested more religious claptrap to ensure maximum buy-in from the zealots."
System Notification: User t_jefferson_33 reacted 👎(39 instances).
📂 Version 3.0 (Production) — July 4, 1776 (Late Morning)
File Name: Declaration_of_Independence_FINAL_v3_USE_THIS_ONE_SIGNED.docx
Editors: john_hancock_big_font
Commit Message: "Approved. Shipped to the printers. John Hancock didn't realize his zoom level was at 200% when he signed. Committee unable to find the one intern who can resize images, shipping anyway."
System Notification: User t_jefferson_33 has left the chat.

The draft of the Declaration was revised first by Adams and Franklin, and then by the full committee. A total of 47 alterations, including the insertion of three complete paragraphs, were made to the text before it was presented to Congress on June 28. After voting for independence on July 2, Congress continued to refine the document, making 39 additional revisions to the committee draft before its final adoption on the morning of July 4.

The draft shows the multiplicity of corrections, additions and deletions that were made at each step. Although most of the alterations are in Jefferson's handwriting (Jefferson later indicated which changes he believed were made by Adams and Franklin), he felt slighted by the way Congress rewrote the manuscript. In a consoling letter of July 21, 1776, the state's senior delegate, Richard Henry Lee, wrote to Jefferson that he wished that "the manuscript had not been mangled as it is." In an 1823 letter to Madison, Jefferson wrote that, at the time, "during the debate, I was sitting by Dr. Franklin and he observed that I was writhing a little under the acrimonious criticisms" of Congress. In fact, as Congress neared completion of the document by altering nearly all of his last paragraph, Jefferson could only write in the margin "a different phraseology inserted." Jefferson remained bitter about the changes made to the Declaration of Independence right up to his death. His autobiography was a major effort to set the record straight on its writing.

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ianneilschmidt1.bsky.social @ianneilschmidt1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We Americans need to start protesting as much as The Albanians do!

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This is great.

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Anthony Torino @torinoentertainer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Transgender people in sports is almost as big of an issue as voter fraud. Both are invented issues designed to scare the gullible idiots.

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