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Tracy T

@childlessdogl8y.bsky.social
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Posts may feature our pups: Shiraz, Barolo, and Juno-Grigio. Regular platelet donor for decades (please consider donating near you). Working at an educational non profit....yeah, data.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6h
Holy shit.
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Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Mr. Trump has blurred the line between personal and public interests so much that it is hardly distinguishable anymore." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits (Gift Article)
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 03/10/2026
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The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton
The devices continue to show noticeable benefits for users in various real-world tasks.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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404 Media @404media.co · 01/10/2026
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...
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Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Vote like our state's life depends on it, #NorthCarolina - we can turn Tillis' seat blue and send @roycoopernc.bsky.social to the Senate! But you HAVE to vote.
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Tracy T @childlessdogl8y.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well said! @anitaearls.bsky.social has attention and my vote. An easy decision for the best referee in NC! chapelboro.com/town-square/...
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Viewpoints: The Reality of the North Carolina Supreme Court - Chapelboro.com
Do you think you have no say over the North Carolina Supreme Court? Do you think it does not matter who sits on it, because judges just "follow the law"? Both ideas are wrong.
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Four Legs Good @4legsrgood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pretty funny that ESPN provided the video proving that Jack Smith was at the Iowa-Maryland game. The GOP is a clown car wreck.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 29/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: AI researchers warn companies rushing self-improving systems despite safety risks reut.rs/4hiyGei
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EXCLUSIVE: AI researchers warn companies rushing self-improving systems despite safety risks
Current and former OpenAI and Google DeepMind researchers warn companies are doing too little to protect the ​world against the potentially disastrous fallout of building self-improving AI systems that could outpace humans' ability to control them.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026
Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure you are getting the best deal. n.pr/4ryNNUh
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4 ways to avoid getting ripped off, according to a pricing expert
Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure you are getting the best deal.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We're witnessing the Rapist-to-President and/or Rapist-to-Supreme Court Justice pipeline with this Cornell scandal.
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Roy Cooper (D-NC) will be the next Senator of North Carolina, here he is out on the campaign trail talking to voters who are talking to voters and they’re mad AF and ready to vote!! Cooper is a great candidate but don’t forget the down ballot candidates and vote for Justice Earls!
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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
MAJOR BREAKING: No one is talk about these 5 most FLIPPABLE house races. They're massively underfunded and your donation could literally flip them. keithscheatsheet.com
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Keith's Midterm Cheat Sheet — The 5 Most Flippable House Races
Keith's Midterm Cheat Sheet ranks the 5 House races where your donation makes the biggest impact this midterm — built from real polling, fundraising, and election data. Powered by Oath.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘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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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 25/09/2026
Conservatives are scattering like bugs from under a rock, and we all know why
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404 Media @404media.co · 22/09/2026
NEW: A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data “on all FBI employees and applicants.” A representative of the hacking group told 404 Media the data includes FBI agents’ names, home addresses, phone number, and information on their spouse.
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‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Man Shot by ICE Agent Says His Car Was Struck Twice Before He Was Shot. The bullet, which was lodged near his spine, was not removed at the hospital because a doctor said that agents from ICE were in a hurry to transport him. Gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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Man Shot by ICE Agent Says His Car Was Struck Twice Before He Was Shot (Gift Article)
A Venezuelan immigrant, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot in Austin, Texas, on Sunday after a traffic stop. The shooting prompted calls from local officials for a transparent investigation.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY
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Tracy T @childlessdogl8y.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And all this time you had an atonealator?!🤣 May you day be meaningful.
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The Autopian @theautopian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We got a Buick showdown, you gonna get the 1977 Electra or the 1992 Riviera? Either way, the asking is $3000 tinyurl.com/yc5ycb4y
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#NorthCarolina
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Forbes @forbes.com · 21/09/2026
The incident comes just two months after another man was shot and killed by ICE agents in Texas during an enforcement operation where he was not the target.
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ICE Officer Shoots And Injures Food Delivery Driver In Austin
The incident comes just two months after another man was shot and killed by ICE agents in Texas during an enforcement operation where he was not the target.
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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Jason’s attorney sent me this and asked that we share it with as many people as possible. You know what to do. #WeStandWithMajorWatson #GoodTroubleSquadron
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INDY Week @indyweek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
An INDY investigation finds judges and magistrates in Durham have repeatedly flagged people for citizenship checks when they didn’t need to, landing some in ICE custody.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: Sports reporting is shrinking. But at ProPublica, we’re diving in. We won’t cover the games, but we’ll be keeping score — of which powerful people are winning, of who’s being hurt and of which systems can be held accountable.
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Why ProPublica Is Leaning Into Sports Investigations
Sports is a wealthy, powerful industry. We’ll cover the system instead of the games. We’ll ask who’s responsible for some of its biggest problems and who’s preventing them from being fixed.
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Karl Runser @therunser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Belichicks at UNC —
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The Simpsons: Moe & Barney Gumble at The Door
ALT: The Simpsons: Moe & Barney Gumble at The Door
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 17/09/2026
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Hackers reveal how Flock cameras really track cars and people
One hacked camera captured 1.6 million images and could detect people as well as cars.
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404 Media @404media.co · 15/09/2026
iLands and its AI agents are doing completely useless tasks, then begging for money.
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AI Agent Platform Reinvents Spam, Floods Inboxes Worldwide
iLands and its AI agents are doing completely useless tasks, then begging for money.
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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Help us get to $200k: keithscheatsheet.com
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Keith's Midterm Cheat Sheet — The Most Winnable House & Senate Races
Keith's Midterm Cheat Sheet ranks the 9 House and Senate races where your donation makes the biggest impact this midterm — built from real polling, fundraising, and election data. Powered by Oath.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A few billionaires in Silicon Valley are racing to build technology they admit they can't control. I'm not willing to gamble your job, your freedom, or your life on it. We need to ban artificial superintelligence.
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Congressman Greg Casar Wants to Stop AI From Killing Us All
The Democrat from Austin talks to Texas Monthly about his bill to prevent the development of superintelligence, which experts warn poses existential risks to humanity.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
30 members of Congress asked OpenAI about more rogue AI attacks. Their answer didn't disclose the truth. If they deceived Congress, that's a big problem. If they didn't know, that's even worse. Their CEO Sam Altman should testify under oath. Congress must act.
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OpenAI reveals another rogue AI attack
OpenAI’s agents escaped once before they hacked Hugging Face.
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NPR @npr.org · 14/09/2026
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China's artificial intelligence capabilities. n.pr/3TpCrFD
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Beijing hits back at Anthropic CEO's call to curb China's AI development
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday hit back at a call from the head of Anthropic for the U.S. to curb China's artificial intelligence capabilities.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 14/09/2026
Water consumption in the Colorado River Basin is outpacing what the river can provide, forcing water allocation cuts in three US states and a reckoning over the future of one of the country’s most vital waterways reut.rs/4xziuKI
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How drought and demand pushed the Colorado River toward crisis
On August 21, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation cut the allotment of river water to Arizona, California and Nevada.
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Same mentality as the guys who slash or throw acid in the faces of women who won't date them. "Anyone who won't have me, I'll destroy."
Trump's going to destroy the Kennedy Center, per WaPo.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Who knew that defacing the building, tearing up its trees, removing its sculptures, replacing the Board with political cronies, giving the finger to every performer who isn’t a Trump voter, and talking down its facilities daily would cause a revenue drop?
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Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show
Officials said the center is facing “certain fiscal collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
While UNC's administration downplayed the racist attack on our black students last week & similar ignored a racist incident involving Taiwanese students, i'm grateful to UNC faculty who spoke out directly to affected students and organizations, at Faculty Council, & in this awesome ad in the DTH
A love letter to UNCs' Black Students
full text at:
https://dailytarheel.com/flipbook/the-daily-tar-heel-for-wednesday-september-9-2026/#16
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
Shanah Tovah, New York! Wishing all Jewish New Yorkers celebrating a sweet, joyful and meaningful Rosh Hashanah. Here’s to a new year filled with health, happiness and blessings (and yes, even another Knicks championship).
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The Autopian @theautopian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Everyone loves the Citroën H Van. But have you even seen the lil' G Van? Torch talks: --> tinyurl.com/hddnwdbn
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
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404 Media @404media.co · 09/09/2026
Lindsey Isaacs was falsely arrested and imprisoned after authorities used Flock’s system to pull over the wrong person in a hit-and-run that killed three people. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social spoke to Lindsey and her lawyer about the ordeal. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc_6...
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404 Media @404media.co · 08/09/2026
A secretive DHS ‘predictive policing’ unit analyzed the financial activity of a man who was driving across Montana, and local authorities stopped him under the pretense of an obstructed license plate and charged him with a DUI. @josephcox.bsky.social reports. Read: www.404media.co/a-secretive-...
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Linda K Sienkiewicz @lindaksienkiewicz.com · 07/09/2026
Shoutout to libraries for keeping fiction and non-fiction separate, that is not easy to do these days. @Goodwill Librarian
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404 Media @404media.co · 07/09/2026
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
$16 million later, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was supposed to be open by July 4. Instead, it looks like this.
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