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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14m
I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever
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The African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed History
The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 15m
"An unstated but underlying cause of [Walker's] death was the conservative legal movement’s creation of an environment in which doctors are reluctant to provide even life-saving abortion care, lest they be prosecuted for doing so."
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 10m
Last year, a resident of Maryland’s Wicomico County called on local officials to reject a contract with ICE. “It’s about fear and control,” she said. Now, she is running for sheriff herself, challenging a longtime right-wing sheriff.
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 53m
Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.An old photo of the Dallas flagship.
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Waschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 16h
Texas is basically saying it wants to encourage fraud as a matter of public policy and you should keep that in mind whenever you see a large firm incorporated in Texas
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 11h
'Octopath Traveler I and II are coming to GOG on October 8 and will be a part of the GOG Preservation Program' - 70%/60% off from Oct 8 to Oct 18 www.rpgsite.net/news/21509-o...
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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 13h
WE ARE #3 BABY WOOOO
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 20h
Yehonatan Ovadia – a Hasidic Jew and Israeli citizen who has lived in the U.S. on a visa since 2022 – is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (a notorious federal prison) and facing deportation … for his criticism of Israel on religious grounds.
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A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported.
Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.
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finrodsauronverynsfwprivatefolderdonotlook @yungdreyfusard.bsky.social · 15h
it continues to be baffling to me just how many people zohran has infuriated by being basically a normal (if charismatic and talented) guy
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Yen-han Chen 陳彥翰 🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦 @chen-yenhan.bsky.social · 14h
It’s the morning of 10/2 in Taiwan. The first two of 66 F-16C Block 70s will land at Taitung’s Chihhang Air Base in hours from Hawaii. These are the first new F-16s to arrive in Taiwan in 27 years.
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 15h
the last shipment of arms (including bombs) to Israel Biden authorized was on January 5th 2025 and I still have people insisting the left didn't give him enough credit
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 16h
This is INCREDIBLE. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h_p...
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EP 1: ROOFTOPS, PENTHOUSES, AND URBAN LIVING
YouTube video by Mike Tomlin
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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
9 Americans have been killed by Israeli forces in the last 4 years. We need answers. Senate Republicans just blocked a resolution to get accountability for their families and the thousands of Palestinians facing genocide. Unconscionable.
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 01/10/2026
THEY'RE DEPORTING AN ISRAELI HASID FOR BEING ANTI-ZIONIST
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The US Commission on Civil Rights has formally rebuked the Trump administration's legal strategy for its "anti-antisemitism" on campus campaign, citing Jewish Studies scholars arguing that "Zionism is not an ethnic or ancestral trait." www.usccr.gov/reports/2026...
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The Federal Response to Antisemitism on American College and University Campuses
The Federal Response to Antisemitism on American College and University Campuses examines how institutions of higher education and the federal government have responded to allegations of antisemitism ...
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 20h
One thing non-Minnesotans don’t quite get (understandably) is that the murders were not even the thing that pushed the city into mass mobilization. It was that you could sit on the street corner and watch half a dozen cars full of masked cretins drive by in 30 minutes.
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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 20h
[Generals who spent the actual 1940s thinking Hitler was a military genius] "Uh Hitler prevented us from winning with his dumb bad orders!"
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Aslag @aslag.bsky.social · 20h
Thinking about the German WWII generals memoirs that boil down to "the Soviets only beat us because they cheated by burying us in conscript corpses and also I definitely didn't know about the holocaust"
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habakkuk1.bsky.social @habakkuk1.bsky.social · 20h
Memoirs are why Churchill is remembered as the glorious war hero who lead the British state through ww2… and not as the horrendously racist drunk responsible for numerous military disasters as well as the deaths of millions of Bengalis
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Beorio @beorio.bsky.social · 20h
Also memoirs were one of the primary purveyors of the Lost Cause and Benevolent Masters Myths of the American Civil War.
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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 21h
a big reason actual current historians value primary sources so much, among others, is that they are authored by people unaware of how history has already judged them
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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 21h
sort-of former-historian here to underline the whole "memoirs are deeply suspect as sources and notoriously unreliable" thing everyone already understands implicitly
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Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org · 01/10/2026
I'm hearing a few through lines already here this morning. A lot of frustration over the lack of transparency, a feeling that county officials have been conspiring with data center developers behind their backs I wrote about some of those concerns, esp in Carroll Co
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Neighbors to Kentucky hyperscale data centers demand transparency
As data center proposals spring up in communities across Kentucky, residents want more answers about their would-be neighbors from developers and their own public officials.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nixon was pardoned already. This is an effort to rehabilitate him as the victim, and his investigators as villains.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 20h
I was canvassing local businesses for a revitalization project not 2 hours ago, and the owners were still livid about ICE and telling me how much revenue they lost donating to mutual aid rent funds for immigrants in hiding. Every single business in Minneapolis has a sign like this, still:
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 01/10/2026
On International Coffee Day, America’s unions continue to stand in solidarity with our Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas in their fight for a fair contract, and call on everyone to boycott stand-alone corporate Starbucks stores. No contract, no coffee!
Boycott Starbucks. No contract? No coffee. Period. BoycottStarbucks.net
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Black text on white page that reads:

The Rent Guidelines Board’s rent freeze for one- and two-year leases goes into effect today! 

If you’re in a rent-stabilized apartment, any lease renewal starting today must remain at the same rent that it was last year.

Contact 311 and ask for the Tenant Helpline to find out whether your building is covered and your rights as a tenant.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 22h
AIPAC decided they were going to set a record on the amount of money they spent against me in the primary election. $70 million. Do you know what we could do with $70 million?
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 22h
I have listened to countless director interviews, director commentaries etc and while they are always fascinating to me, the number of them that caused me to raise my opinion of the work after hearing them is basically zero and the number of times the opposite happened is def not zero.
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Waschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I do genuinely love how Hamilton's campaign is like 50% "Jesus said care for the poor. Roger Marshall said steal from the poor"
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 23h
Less than two days later it is reported that the USG will be waiving human rights conditions requirements on $320,000,000 in military assistance for Egypt "in light of Cairo's "helpful role" since the launch of the US ‌war with Iran".
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EXCLUSIVE: US waives rights conditions for $320 million in military aid to Egypt, letter shows
The US State Department has waived human rights conditions for ​more than $300 million of military aid to Egypt in light of Cairo's "helpful role" since the launch of the US ‌war with Iran, according ...
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
DSCC Chair Gillibrand will host a virtual fundraiser for Angie Nixon
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 01/10/2026
During her time as a state representative, Angie Nixon has been "the biggest thorn in Ron DeSantis’ side." Now, she's hoping to prove that the deep-red state of Florida is ready for a democratic socialist senator. This week on More To The Story:
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Can a Democratic Socialist win in deep-red Florida?
Angie Nixon’s outspoken and progressive campaign for US Senate tries for an upset in the November midterms.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23h
Mike Rogers wants to put a data center in your backyard because he's getting rich off of them.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Black text on white page that reads as follows:

New Yorkers who lost their SNAP benefits because of the federal government's expanded work requirements can reapply starting today, October 1.

To find out whether you're eligible to get your benefits back or qualify for an exemption, call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669), visit nyc.gov/ACCESSHRA, or use the ACCESS HRA app.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The family of Renée Nicole Good, one of two US citizens brutally killed by mass deportation agents in Minneapolis in January, has sued the Trump regime: www.reuters.com/world/renee-...
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Renee Good's family sues Trump administration over fatal Minneapolis shooting
The family of Renee Good, one of two US citizens fatally shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in January, sued US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday over her killing duri...
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Waschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
from AdImpact, a nice chart of how Republicans' reliance on super PACs to fund their TV ad campaigns is heavily blunting the impact of their massive spending advantage, because FCC rules actually *require* stations to price-gouge the shit out of super PACs
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
glup shitto moderate runs, and the first thing his consultants tell him *isn't* that he should show support for Israel. in some cases, the exact opposite. that's the sea change.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
This is the first @NYCHA property to receive investment through the Public Housing Preservation Trust — but it won't be the last. Public excellence must extend to public housing. Under our administration, it will.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
We’re addressing these critical capital needs and more with a $607 million renovation — every dollar guided by residents.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
The 2,000 residents at NYCHA’s Nostrand Houses have lived with outdated appliances, faulty heating and cooling systems, unreliable elevators, untreated lead and mold, and weak security systems that have decayed over time.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
AI companies made an imaginary friend who you talk to all day and are addicted to and now they can pitch big clients on "hey we got all these people on the hook and can push them to buy your product or vote for your guy and they'll trust the message because it's coming from their friend"
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Want to learn about the history of our city?  Well you’re in luck. This month, we’re hosting a massive scavenger hunt across the city — all about the history of organizing in NYC. Sign up at organize.nyc.gov and come see the city through the eyes of the people who built it.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
The dissonance between “I’m making brave principled stances” and “everyone has to be nice to me” is always odd to me. Knowing people won’t like your stance is what makes it brave and/or principled.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No bad trade deals. End dumb tariffs. Stop the wars. Invest here. Build things in Michigan. Watch our latest ad:
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’m the greatest speed runner of all time. They said the only way to win Spec Ops: The Line is not to play it, so I didn’t. 100% completion rate, perfect ending in zero minutes and zero seconds.
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
the thing about stuff like this is that five biggest changes in american politics have all been partisan projects The Constitution, the Jacksonian Revolution, Reconstruction, the New Deal, and Civil Rights were all explicitly partisan projects.
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
i do think Dred Scott is very important failure in American history because its very clear proof that you can't just say "I declare a new political establishment that does everything I want it to do" and think that'll stick, because surprise surprise people will usually have Opinions About That™
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