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Darin Self @darinself.com · 11h

I will say, I'm not seeing any source for this except one substack.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

While facing the threat of an export ban?

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 11h

America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI

Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake. above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services. the question matching this image is: "How can I invest in my child's future?"

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 11h

JMSN, whose song "Love Me" is featured in Trump's taxpayer-funded ads, has sent a cease-and-desist demanding the Trump administration stop using his music.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 11h

this has got to be some kind of fucking joke

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

mein gott!

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/09/2026

“This tragedy occurred in a political environment that prioritized economic growth over the health and safety of a vulnerable group of workers. The result was a large-scale, tragic outbreak, the scope of which was preventable,” reads a new Parkland Institute report. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

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Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee

A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.

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Chris Jackson @cajackson.org · 12h

empty the salt domes so they can refill it with a strategic tallow reserve

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 13h

Russian lawmaker Nikolai Burlyaev introduced a bill to ban “destructive ideologies” opposed to “traditional values” as extremism. A co-author says the idea grew out of Russia’s ban on Satanism & is meant to curb “propaganda of evil.” The nuts are running the nuthouse, folks. t.me/pdmnews/92441

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13h

The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

The Eric Schmitt Vice Presidential Boom (September 29, 2026-September 29, 2026)

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Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 12h

Very funny to try to attack Smith by making him out to be, like, a superhero that travels the world convicting corrupt presidents

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 13h

Feminist Economist Nancy Folbre has a different issue with the way Trump's administration wants to do it: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/25/o...

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Trump’s child-care plan could punish single parents - The Boston Globe

The plan could take money from working single parents to subsidize married couples.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h

The government's AI chatbot is able to say something that no Trump nominee is allowed to.

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Louis Römer @lromeranth.bsky.social · 12h

Oh wow, elite institutions are really leaning into the anti-intellectualism

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 12h

Mayor Mamdani lays out New York City’s first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism, investing millions in Jewish community organizations and hate crime prevention.

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Oliver Milman @olliemilman.bsky.social · 12h

latest by me - the number of people cut off from their electricity surged in July, the hottest month ever recorded in the US. Americans describe cutting back on food and suffering heatstroke as inflation and the climate crisis collided this summer www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer

Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows

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Senator Dr. John Brown stan account, Esq., PhD, MD, JD, LCSW @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 12h

This was a problem in the Soviet Union under Stalin and it got so bad they installed a buzzer at the Duma or whatever. When the buzzer rang, everyone was to stop clapping.

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daniel sieradski @self.agency · 12h

this is the accomplice-to-sex-trafficking secretary of education disputing the findings of researchers that a.i. worsens learning outcomes for children because the whole administration is mobbed up with the a.i. companies for making billions

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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 12h

this is extremely funny

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 23h

You know what's messed up is this is like the fourth time in twenty years I've read this exact headline

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 17h

This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 16h

As ceasefire negotiations faltered and U.S. casualties of the Iran war mounted, the Trump administration on July 7 announced the conclusion of Operation Epic Fury But since then, more U.S. military personnel have been injured and killed than in the 18 weeks of OEF theintercept.com/2026/09/28/i...

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U.S. Has Suffered More Casualties In Iran Since the Conclusion of Operation Epic Fury

The Trump administration’s attempt to rebrand its faltering forever war hasn’t slowed the mounting toll of U.S. casualties.

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Beefcake Dad @jeffsreturn.bsky.social · 17h

Googling Tony Blair Arms Deal to find out what the deal is with those arms

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 14h

Wait, what?? The US Commerce secretary is recruiting buyers for a private hotel and finds one who's from one of our most problematic allies in an ongoing war??? Does he get a finder's fee? Does he have a real estate license? Is he on the hook for the missing deposit? We have questions!

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 14h

There's a new twist in New York's wildest real estate fight. The Saudi businessman recruited by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to buy the iconic Pierre Hotel was supposed to put down a $100 million deposit weeks ago. But the money is M.I.A. www.vanityfair.com/story/pierre...

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A New Twist in the Battle for the Billionaires’ Hotel

Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, and the King of Morocco were all approached to buy The Pierre, according to recently released documents reviewed by Vanity Fair. But it was Saudi businessman Motasem Kha...

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17h

The impunity is so total that Israeli officials can turn the entire UN into clicks youtube.com/shorts/XajUQ...

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Iranian representative ignores Israeli envoy offering Starlink device at UNGA

YouTube video by Middle East Eye

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17h

Jamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it.

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This may be felony criminal theft and conversion of government property for political campaign purposes. 18 U.S.C. § 1641. It is a Hatch Act violation for any government employees who worked on it or used government resources to make it. It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns.
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The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News.

It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.

The soundtrack: as images of Trump flash across the screen,

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17h

How long until the Iran War ends? “About two weeks.” youtu.be/8ndmDTVM9gM?...

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How long until the Iran War ends? “About two weeks.”

YouTube video by Home of the Brave

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16h

Remind me never to get on the wrong side of Paul Krugman. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-beclow...

A table showing 30-year Treasury Yield, for the last 45 days or so. It bounces around for August, then after Bessent said, "I am the house" on september 8, it has shot up twice.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15h

Everything’s fine

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RobinK @templeofhate.com · 15h

»Trump's envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.« 🎁 link (no paywall)

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A Most Trumpian Plan to Make Nice With Russia

Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 23h

Mahmoud Khalil could've been any of us.

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 23h

Fellas, you ever witness global generational suicide?

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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 23h

The FBI said it believes that the hacking group 'ShinyHunters' may have stolen the private data of all employees. Fears over the long-term consequences of the breach are growing, as the hackers have threatened to leak all the data online by the end of Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 29/09/2026

Buried lede: among those speaking out against this is Gregory Baylor, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, a major conservative Christian legal group: “The government shouldn’t punish people who pursue socially valuable callings just because in its judgment they don’t earn enough money.”

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Jules or Τζουλς 🕊️🍉 @katsikajules.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It is staggering how Israel continues to kill Palestinians every single day in the Gaza Strip - without a whiff from our MSM. We see the devastation on google map. Israel cannot help itself to continue seeking out Palestinian civilians, then slaughter them with their American drones.

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