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Cultural Researcher/Producer - Media. Apologies in advance for typos.

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I Love Animals @animals.pics · 06/10/2026
Came home to this today. I only own the dog.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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Coop @cooprobbiani.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Finally! someone is connecting the dots. And, yes, this tracks an unholy alliance between tech libertarianism and the Heritage Foundation). Https:/www.sfexaminer.com/culture/visual-arts/sf-s-last-nonprofit-arts-college-succumbs-to-big-tech-takeover/article_07f528fc-17c0-4a50-9756-e7c394d032ac.html
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SF’s last nonprofit arts college succumbs to Big Tech takeover
Be careful what you wish for, writes arts columnist Max Blue — it just might be disaster capitalism at work.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Coop @cooprobbiani.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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The Code Words That Mean A Data Center Could Be Coming To Your Town
Learn the lingo. Then get to work.
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Coop @cooprobbiani.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Erin Brockovich (@erinbrockovich)
It’s happening in state after state and it’s coming in fast: REZONING Here’s what people are telling us: “Developers attorney helped write the data center ordinances.” “Signed NDA and they rezoned ...
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
from the people who brought you HBO HBO Max Max HB2O2Max HBO: This Time Its Personal
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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Democrats caved and/or facilitated this monopolization of practically every major media property in the US into the hands of a MAGA fascist psychopath. If the US had an opposition party, each of its presidential contenders would would vow to dissolve this monopoly by any means necessary.

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David Ellison has shown an official graphic of everything Skydance will own after acquiring Warner Bros and Paramount.

Assets:

• TNT
• CBS
• CNN
• MTV
• TCM
• Showtime
• Adult Swim
• DC Studios
• Paramount+
• Nickelodeon
• HBO/HBO Max
• Comedy Central
• Cartoon Network

Film Rights:

• Star Trek
• Gremlins
• Beetlejuice
• DC Comics
• Tom & Jerry
• Harry Potter
• Citizen Kane
• Transformers
• A Quiet Place
• Looney Tunes
• The Conjuring
• Mortal Kombat
• Game of Thrones
• Dora The Explorer
• Mission Impossible
• The Lord of the Rings
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Dune 3 (distribution rights)
• Minecraft (distribution rights)
• MonsterVerse (distribution rights)
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Coop @cooprobbiani.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A lengthy and necessary read: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-...
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October 1, 2026
John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BIG WIN for making the Epstein Files public Judge Kollar-Kotelly grants summary judgment to us at @democracydefendersfund.org Orders DOJ to get busy giving us the docs. We will hold their feet to the fire!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-year-old Arya Satheesh from Ireland has developed a plant-based plastic that can biodegrade and release an enzyme that helps break down other plastic waste. A plastic that could actually help clean up plastic waste.
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Coop @cooprobbiani.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social Interesting reporting on AI’ - gala dinner on “Super Intelligence” … but interviewing Cory Booker & Jim Hines to respond = ??? What do they have in common with all those dinner guys? Namely the VC Godfather, Peter Thiel: www.nancyonnorwalk.com/himes-admits...
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Himes confirms attending Peter Thiel-linked secret society retreat after hacker exposes directory | Nancy on Norwalk
NORWALK, Conn. — Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes says he attended a secret, invitation-only retreat run by a group called Dialog once, roughly a decade ag ...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
45 million acres of roadless national forest. Trump wants bulldozers and logging trucks on all of it. Once a road goes in, the wild is gone for good. Tell Congress to stop him: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests
Contact Congress today!
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Coop @cooprobbiani.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“P.T. Barnum said a sucker is born every minute, but his estimate was laughably low.” Jonathan Gruber www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
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Every Household in This Rural Town Receives $10,000 if a Data Center Gets Built
Many Pennsylvania residents in Hazle Township are pushing back against the data center, despite the lure of the cash payout.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
☀️🔋 Could off-grid solar be a game changer for EV charging? Generate the electricity onsite. Store it in a battery. Charge the car — without waiting for grid upgrades. Imagine these in parking lots everywhere. ⚡🚗 #Solar #EVs #BatteryStorage electrek.co/2026/06/02/t...
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This California city is adding off-grid solar + storage EV chargers
Long Beach, California, added six off-grid solar-powered EV chargers from Beam Global for city fleets and airport vehicles.
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wind, water and solar have supplied over 56% of demand on California’s main power grid this year. ☀️ On 187 days in 2026, renewables met 100% of demand on California’s main power grid for at least part of the day. ☀️ #CleanEnergy #ElectricViking youtu.be/Wy7XCaWVM8w?...
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California Just Ran On 100% Renewables For 187 Days — And The Blackouts Never Came
YouTube video by The Electric Viking
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
Mature oak trees with bare branches in an autumn woodland
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”
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Utah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lot
Over 95% of Utah voters rely on mail-in ballots, making destroyed ballots critical loss.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Cyclo 🇨🇴 🚲🇵🇸🏴‍☠️🇦🇺 @padreilpadrone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
To those who claim new renewable energy does not work: “Sunshine and wind met 80.4% of demand on Australia’s main power grid on Saturday, setting a new high bar for renewable electricity.” Even rooftop home-solar met 50% of the electric generation needs!
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
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blondie013.bsky.social @blondie013.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fosters are desperately needed to save NYCACC dogs and puppies. Fostering is All Expenses Covered. If interested in adopting or fostering please check out: @notthesameone2.bsky.social @morgfairsdogs.bsky.social @princesskim.bsky.social You can DM them for info and applications. PLEASE REPOST
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
- Rufous-Backed Kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa) in Malaysia - Photo courtesy of Chong Lip Mun.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 20/09/2026
The weird cults behind AI doomer fantasies? Yeah, the Nerd Reich podcast covered that more than a year go. Here's our TESCREAL explainer with @xriskology.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1tc...
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Silicon Valley's Scary New Cult Religion: TESCREAL, with Rev. Otis Moss III and Dr. Emile Torres
YouTube video by The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
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Dave @daveb23.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So, when can we stop destroying the natural world so a tiny percentage can live in indescribable luxury? When can we scale back fossil fuel use and shift to de-growth? If we don't start taking care of the natural world we'll follow on the way to extinction. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom
Thousands of sea dragons, pipefishes and seahorses have washed up along state’s coastline according to analysis of citizen scientist records
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Coop @cooprobbiani.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And now they are offering us a subscription to our lives via techno-feudalism.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I love Iceland! 🇮🇸 Neither wild nor feral, almost all Icelandic horses are owned by farms or stables who release many of their herds into the rugged highlands to feed on rich, natural vegetation. #icelandichorses #icelandicfarmlife www.instagram.com/xlelesophiei...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/09/2026
It takes longer because LA is the nation’s most populous county, and ballots go through multiple verification steps before they’re counted. And after years of investigations, lawsuits and scrutiny, there’s still no evidence of voter fraud. If it were there, the right would have found it by now.
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Jacqui @jamelle33.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Endangered Species Deserve Better Than "We Didn’t Mean To"
Killing an endangered animal should not become acceptable simply because you can say you didn’t mean to do it. Yet that is the logic behind a sweeping new directive from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic...
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Enforce Quarantines for Cases A passenger with measles passed through at least six counties on Amtrak – Alameda, Butte, Kern, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Joaquin – while making multiple transfers. www.ktvu.com/news/califor...
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California health department notifies of measles exposure from unvaccinated Amtrak passenger
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is urging residents to get their measles vaccination after notifying the public of an exposure from an Amtrak passenger who traveled on the rail syste...
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It should never be forgotten MEL BROOKS had the World Premiere of BLAZING SADDLES (1974) at the Pickwick Drive-In Theater in Burbank, Los Angeles for 250 invited guests — ALL ON HORSEBACK.
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Northern Red Bishop 14cm (weavers) Northern half of Africa Male weaves an intricate nest to attach female, once she accepts this nest they mate. She incubates 14 days male protects her The female feeds the chicks solo, for 14 days, after they fledge she stays with them for additional 3 weeks.
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Bob Bell 🇨🇦 @thebirderbob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I've posted before how happy I am that a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers have chosen to nest near our camp in northern Ontario. Here are two more shots of these beautiful birds. #birds #birding #Algoma
A close up of a red-headed woodpecker perched at the top of a hydro pole. It is facing me, but looking to the right. This angle shows how its red hood becomes a bib on its upper chest.A red-headed woodpecker clinging to the left side of a hydro pole, leaning back and looking to the left. Behind it is clear, blue sky.
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You do understand that everything he's doing to Washington DC is about fortifying the city when he decides he's not leaving office
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Community-owned renewable energy capacity across National Grid Electricity Distribution’s regions to reach 1.5GW by 2035 under an ambitious growth scenario. www.energylivenews.com/2026/09/18/l...
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Locally owned renewables could be vital to energy system - Energy Live News
National Grid say shared ownership could deliver up to 64% of new community-owned capacity by 2035
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Coop @cooprobbiani.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Coxon worried about superintelligence that could exceed human capabilities. But he said he assumed that governments would coordinate to slow down the breakneck pace of development if it were ever necessary. “It felt like the warm-up to actual crunchtime,” Coxon said.”
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The Anonymous Math Geek Who Quit Anthropic—and Became the Face of AI Safety
Long-simmering worries about the technology’s potential dangers have exploded into the global consciousness since Jacob Coxon’s dire warning.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Orcas can hunt great whites and take down young blue whales, yet not a single wild orca has ever killed a human. Scientists still can't fully explain why.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/09/2026
POWERFUL MOMENT Americans forming a human chain around the Kennedy Center to protect a national memorial from a president threatening to tear it down. JFK’s niece, Kerry Kennedy, called on people to show up, and they did. This will never be the Trump Center, in the people’s eyes.
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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is our extraordinary 🌎 Why are we destroying the oceans , killing whales in 2026 ? #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature
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