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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/10/2026
"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?" buff.ly/oLdL54C
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Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?
“Is my hair thinning, or am I ripping it out because a thirty-four-time convicted, sexually abusive steak salesman with a Hannibal Lecter fetish is five poin...
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Chunkytoast @chunkytoast.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why are there ads now on audio articles and podcasts in the NYT paid subscription?? En**ittification @nytimes.com
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 02/09/2026
"That's how these things disappear. This is what conquest and imperialism looks like in 2026." Google and Apple have renamed Lake Ontario after Donald Trump declared it 'Lake America'. Are they doing his bidding, or is this something more sinister? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/how-...
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How Trump’s lies are rewriting the reality and history of America | The News Agents
Donald Trump has renamed both the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario after America, but there’s something far more sinister at play here, as he embarks on a “digital conquest” over American history.
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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NEW from @pewresearch.org: For the first time, a majority of adults under 30 say they're more concerned than excited about AI. And 73% say AI will lead to fewer jobs in the US, up from 61% who expressed that view two years ago.
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Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs
About half of Americans say they're more concerned than excited about AI, and young adults' concern is rising.
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God @thegodshow.com · 17/08/2026
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
BREAKING: States are allowed to count ballots mailed by Election Day but received after Election Day, Supreme Court rules. Barrett has the 5-4 opinion for the court, holding that federal law does NOT preempt the state laws. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 24–1260
MICHAEL WATSON, MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OF
STATE, PETITIONER v. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE, ET AL.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
[June 29, 2026]
JUSTICE BARRETT delivered the opinion of the Court.
Three federal statutes set the day for the election of Representatives, Senators, and the President. A Mississippi
law permits the counting of absentee ballots postmarked by
election day but received up to five days later. We must
decide whether the federal election-day statutes preempt
Mississippi’s law. They do not.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The misogynistic smearing of a former First Lady at a White House event sanctioned by a President … is a stain that will not be removable
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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Last time the Knicks were NBA champions was the year the DOJ charged Fred & Donald Trump with housing discrimination based on race.
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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Anthropoic founder: “How will we ensure the gains of AI are shared globally? We do not have a mechanism for this.” @bcmerchant.bsky.social: “They're called taxes. And just because AI companies don't really like that idea, they don't like the concept of being taxed, doesn't mean they don't exist.”
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Anthropic went from a distant #2 in the AI startup race to winning news cycles, sharing the stage with the pope, eclipsing OpenAI's valuation and barreling towards an historic IPO, all in a matter of months. How did Anthropic pull it off? By doubling down on its key export: AI ethics slop.
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How Anthropic used AI ethics slop to play the pope and eclipse OpenAI
By marketing itself as the 'safe' AI company, Anthropic has pulled in a $65 billion payday and leapfrogged OpenAI to become the most valuable AI startup.
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lucasmundus @lucasmundus.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Fourteenth Amendment, written in the blood of the Civil War, says in Section 4 that this is blatantly illegal: “[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 19/05/2026
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
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Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
WATCH: Last night I had the chance to sit down for an extended conversation with Jon Stewart to talk about the state of voting rights & democracy in this country. Class was very much in session! Thank you @thedailyshow youtu.be/SCse1FFEKLM
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Sherrilyn Ifill - What Happened to the Voting Rights Act? | The Daily Show
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/04/2026
as long as john roberts has his majority, there is simply no pro democracy reform that will survive the supreme court. none.
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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 27/04/2026
A million seconds ago was April 14th. A billion seconds ago was 1994. A TRILLION seconds ago was 30,000 B.C. The US national debt grows by $1 Trillion every 150 days.
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CitizenCyborg @citizencyborg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Ro Khanna: "AI could help cure cancer, slash housing costs, make it easier to start businesses and address our energy needs, and lower medical and ed costs. But billionaires' priority will be to eliminate jobs, extract profits, and addict us to outrageous content." www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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AI for the People
A manifesto for an AI revolution that works for the many, not just the billionaires.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The @theguardian.com put's trump war crime threat right up top. The NYT headline is upside down. This is a 5-alarm fire, the news coverage should reflect that.
Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die tonight’ if Iran does not make a deal – Middle East crisis live Iran War Live Updates: Trump Issues Grave Threats as Hormuz Deadline Draws Closer

President Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. Eastern, as the U.S. attacked Iran’s main oil export hub.
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Donald "Art of the Deal" Trump settled the Ticketmaster-Live Nation antitrust case. If you love going to concerts, Trump's deal means you'll keep paying a "Ticketmaster Tax." And artists will keep getting bullied. It's time to break up Ticketmaster-Live Nation.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Last year, Live Nation donated $500,000 to Trump’s inauguration fund.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 08/03/2026
Thanks to Trump’s tax giveaways, Ticketmaster’s parent company paid $0 in federal income taxes last year, and made over $145 million – while overcharging Americans for concerts, sports, and more.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946. In 2007, the US president was born in 1946. In 2017, the US president was born in 1946. And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 31/01/2026
for over 3 weeks, I've spoken to ICE watchers and organizers across the country: first right after Renee Good's killing — then 2 weeks into my reporting, Alex Pretti was killed. ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
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‘Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups
The killings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have inspired people across the US to document federal agents’ activities in their communities
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Mel Campbell @incrediblemelk.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Australia is run by landlords for landlords The national anthem speaks of shared commonwealth, but that wealth was stolen from sovereign First Peoples & locked away from workers & carers If we shared it we could all thrive. But no The rage and disgust I feel at this can't easily be put into words
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Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
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Chunkytoast @chunkytoast.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
🙏🙏🏾🙏🏽
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Minnesota is the best of us.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
No Kings is projected on to a mountainside above the town’s lights
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
You need to understand the heroism of these everyday people in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/13/i...
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
💯 www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
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Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 08/01/2026
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
overthrowing govs, sending people to detention facilities for torture, cutting taxes for the rich, slashing social spending for the poor, increasing military spending, promoting christian nationalism, demonizing gays, surveilling citizens under "national security." same old GOP.
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 04/12/2025
Social media ban: Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down under-16 accounts in Australia as ban looms
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Social media ban: Instagram and Facebook begin shutting down under-16 accounts in Australia as ban looms
The ban is due to take effect next week, but Meta has started deactivating accounts already * Australia social media ban explained: everything you need to know * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Facebook and Instagram began shutting down half a million accounts of users under 16 years old on Thursday as the deadline for Australia’s social media ban looms. The under 16s social media ban is due to take effect from 10 December, but Meta alerted users last month that it would begin shutting down accounts from 4 December. Do you know more? Email josh.taylor@theguardian.com Continue reading...
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:

"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.
Boy watching Homer beat up the krusty burglar: 

Stop! He’s already dead!
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads. These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
Spotify stock graph showing a decrease of $28 in one day (Friday 10/24), the day after Spotify’s boycott became a trending topic on Bluesky. This is a roughly 5% decrease in value.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Funders of Trump's $300M ballroom and East Wing destruction include: -Amazon -Apple -Coinbase -Lockheed Martin -Google -Meta -Microsoft -Palantir -Tobacco companies -The Adelson family Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
I confidently predict that people who profess to be outraged by, say, the removal or destruction of statues honouring slavers and other racists because "history something tradition something something" will be completely silent about this abomination.
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SAM @samierens.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I see Chicken 🐔 quick send in Frog Team six!! 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Portland 🔥
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Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.eurosky.social · 04/10/2025
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up! We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Why Won’t America’s Business Leaders Stand Up to Donald Trump? www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 11/09/2025
Bad Bunny says he left US out of world tour due to fear of Ice raids at concerts
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Bad Bunny says he left US out of world tour due to fear of Ice raids at concerts
Puerto Rican rapper says he and his team were ‘very concerned’ that Ice agents might target his performances * Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Bad Bunny says he excluded the US from his forthcoming world tour due to fears that, as a prominent Latino musician, his fans would be subjected to immigration raids. In an interview with i-D magazine on Wednesday, the three-time Grammy-winning musician was asked whether he was skipping the US “out of concern about the [mass deportations of] Latinos”. Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...
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Arturo Dominguez @extremearturo.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Trump: "ICE is coming to Chicago!" Chicago: "We have salt trucks."
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 06/09/2025
Love the new Rose Garden patio look, it's just missing a couple empty Maxwell House cans for cigarette butts
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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 04/09/2025
Frankly, I have seen enough. Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately. He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 03/09/2025
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
There's a lot going on, and a lot to argue about. But we should all be able to agree that the shocking levels of incompetence shown in the leadership of our federal government is both historically unmatched, and it hurts all of us.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The corporate euphemisms for price hikes are hilarious. Urban Outfitters: "gentle" price adjustments Victoria's Secret: "evolving promotional approach" Hormel: "targeted pricing actions” @wsj.com $HRL www.wsj.com/business/ear...
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Hormel Foods to Raise Prices as Commodity Costs Hurt Profit
Hormel Foods said it’s planning to take “targeted pricing actions” as higher commodity input costs hurt fourth-quarter results and were expected to weigh on profitability for the rest of the year.
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Jay @duniagamemaster.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!
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Coko @coko.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Worst president in America's history...
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