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Jessy Edwards @jessyedwards.bsky.social · 9h

Menin asks the AI execs to "raise your hand if your company has insurance for catastrophic risks." No one does. "Okay, I'm going to take that as a no... So then the public, I assume, will be asked to absorb the costs." Each of the execs then scramble to clarify that they actually don't know.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Microfiction is something I have just discovered on Bluesky. This stuff is fun.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh, holy shit. "A separate USA TODAY analysis of seven years of state data found Cornell received more than 1,200 reports of sexual and gender-based violence from 2018 through 2024. Of 51 cases that ended with someone being found responsible, 21 resulted in suspension, expulsion or dismissal."

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh, and the last thing about Maskerade: Agnes has refused to go home with the witches, but they pass her on the road when they are in the carriage and she is walking. Isn't it said somewhere in the book that it's 500 miles from Ankh-Morpork to Lancre? Seriously? "I've been taking exercise"?!?

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#Discworld I just finished Maskerade. Loved the continued development of Granny and Nanny. (Loved The Joye of Snackes!) Pratchett's treatment of fat characters is mixed. He shows Agnes forced to sing for Christine. People make cruel comments that are not funny. He never equates fat with stupid. 1/2

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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DOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rolls

The judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Please broadcast this everywhere. And the HPV vaccine protects from more than one kind of cancer. Boys and men should get it for their own sake, not only for their partners'.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Somehow I don't trust these people to Save Girls' Sports."

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026

Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years

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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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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax

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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’

Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.

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mtvoyageur.bsky.social @mtvoyageur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Every solution I propose places the burden of change on men, governments, and institutions—not on women. Women have endured absurd lectures for generations that it is on them to solve this problem...These are not solutions. These are victim management strategies. These are not sustainable."

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026

This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.

Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#Discworld Just finished Pratchett's *Lords and Ladies,* and this is where I really see Pratchett hit his stride with building rich characters and not ever doing anything *just* for the bit--although there are plenty of bits. Great stuff. Esme, Magrat, Gytha, even Casanunda!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."

Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.

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Jay Jay Legal | Law & Policy Creator Economy @jayjaylegal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Last week, I shared 30 things that could hypothetically happen if Dems retake Congress. Many asked: “What comes next? How do we actually accomplish this?” A few weeks ago, I shared my 14 point strategy but may not have reached everyone, or perhaps I wasn’t clear enough. So I’m sharing it again.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Discworld The things you learn reading Terry Pratchett. In *Lords and Ladies,* the Archchancellor of Unseen University convinced the Librarian to come along on a trip to Lancre by telling him the castle there has "thousands of books, never a catalog near them" and promising "incunables."

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delfin @thedelfinclutch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I would love for so-called 'mainstream' Republicans to try and answer "under what circumstances would snipers be needed, much less authorized, to shoot people in the streets of DC?" Not that they would answer intelligently, but make them rationalize it on camera.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is why "tactical" tolerance of oppression is nonsense. Read the thread.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#Booksky I just finished Becky Chambers' sci-fi novella *To Be Taught, If Fortunate." Incredible story. Made me think. I just wish I didn't see the idea of exploration for its own sake, with a goal of non-interference, as the most fictional part of the story.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Glad to spread the word on this one.

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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Family of Tierra Walker—Who Died After Being Denied Abortion Care—Sues Texas AG Ken Paxton - officials imposed a merciless blanket prohibition on abortion that intimidates doctors into inaction: lawsuit. “Too many pregnant Texans have died preventable deaths www.commondreams.org/news/abortio...

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Family of Tierra Walker—Who Died After Being Denied Abortion Care—Sues Texas AG Ken Paxton | Common Dreams

The family of Tierra Walker filed a lawsuit against Texas officials and doctors over her "preventable death" linked to the state's abortion ban—the first case of its kind.

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Dr Florence H R Scott @florencehrscott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

They love to say shit like ‘new X discovered’ then reveal it was already known and named locally. Previously unknown species indeed. Some people didn’t know about this cat, some clearly did, they just don’t count for some reason (? What could it be)

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New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century

A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia's cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described i...

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate after not having a clue what he voted for or where he is.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Rare "white British dude being normal about Trans folks" W.

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 14/09/2026

But yeah, YEAH, with AI we won't need doctors any more...! (...the vagina. THE VAGINA.) 😆

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Micah @rincewind.run · 15/09/2026

oh thank fuck alito and thomas remain the two worst members of the court but this was the one real fuck with the election hail mary they still had going and I’ll take it

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Micah @rincewind.run · 15/09/2026

the reason my likely presidential candidate tier list has two people at the top - Ossoff and AOC - is that they are by far the most effective messengers of I Am Fucking Furious And There Must Be Consequences, which is the most deeply held conviction of the Dem base

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mtvoyageur.bsky.social @mtvoyageur.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Some suffering is unavoidable, but a shocking amount of it is policy."

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"An AI agent went rogue" also feels like a test drive for an era when no one is responsible for the worst things these products do. Seems like a standard that could be really convenient for certain governments.

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Native American Rights Fund @nativerights.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

After staffing cuts at BIE and BIE-run schools, the Trump administration is now moving Indian education programs and staff out of the Department of Education, again without Tribal consultation. Decisions about Native education should not be made while shutting Tribal Nations out. buff.ly/ahqsztZ

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Pueblo of Isleta v. Burgum (BIE-run school staffing) - Native American Rights Fund

Students and Tribal Nations sue the federal government over staff reductions made at BIE-run schools without Tribal consultation.

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C.V. Danes @cv-danes.com · 09/09/2026

I submit that actual rogue billionaires are demonstrably far more dangerous than fantasy rogue AI.

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Dimension 20 @dimension20.dropout.tv · 07/09/2026

every job deserves comfort, dignity and safety! 🫡

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I am tired, as every disabled person is tired, of being accused of flying off the handle when institutions refuse us access and then act like we’re asking for special treatment. We aren’t. We are asking to be included. And by acting like that’s a huge deal, you’re making it clear we aren’t.

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#Booksky I am about halfway through T Kingfisher's *Nettle and Bone,* and I am in absolute awe of this person's imagination. Who comes up with this?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

LETS GOOOOOOO!!! WE LOVE TO SEE IT!!!

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C Mook Bridgman @cmookbridgman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#Booksky For authors here: What is the process for designing book covers? Do you have any input or even see the design? There is a reason for the saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover." Why have an entire branch of the industry that is famous for being bad??

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Caoimhín Ó Ceallacháin @jayden5445.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Turn the TV off until the end of the midterms. The political ads will overwhelm you & most of them are lies. Instead, register to vote. Download information on candidate & do your research. But most of all, vote! We need every vote for the survival of the planet. Oh, and in lieu of TV, read books!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026

NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.