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Popular Information @popular.info · 1h
“Though it largely passed under the national radar, these states enacted laws this year or last that dismantle public nuisance as a cause of action—laws that... will make claims against data centers and other corporate wrongdoers ‘more difficult to pursue.’”
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The Right-Wing Plot to Make It Harder to Sue Corporations
Oligarchs and their Republican lackeys are working together to shield corporations from accountability for the widespread harms they do to the American people.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 3h
God Could Have Sworn He Put More Gorillas Down There theonion.com/god-could-have-sworn-h…
God Could Have Sworn He Put More Gorillas Down There
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The Onion @theonion.com · 2h
Man Confident He Would’ve Been Brave Enough To Send Thumbs Down Emoji In Cornell Group Chat
Man Confident He Would’ve Been Brave Enough To Send Thumbs Down Emoji In Cornell Group Chat
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 1h
Trevor Lee resigned Monday after being charged with four felony counts of fraud and forgery related to his home mortgage. He becomes the latest lawmaker to step away from the Utah Legislature after running afoul of the law.
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Before Rep. Trevor Lee, these lawbreaker Utah lawmakers resigned after being charged with crimes
A look at state legislators who resigned from their seats after being charged with crimes ranging from poaching wildlife to soliciting sex.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 1h
Toys ‘R’ Us To Open 120 Stores To Appeal To Adult Collectors theonion.com/toys-r-us-to-open-120-…
“I hope they’ll be providing a post I can tie my child to while I shop.”

Leo Skaggs, Celebrity Podiatrist
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4h
“They were part of a culture that protects the worst impulses that men have.”
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Hoods, hazing, and heavy drinking: A look inside an elite university's fraternity culture
"They were part of a culture that protects the worst impulses that men have."
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 3h
On August 1, the federal government ends its contract providing more than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children with legal representation. At the same time, attorneys report that immigration judges are taking a “deport at all costs” approach to their young clients.
A migrant child seeking asylum waits to be processed by the US border patrol in Yuma, Arizona, on 3 May 2022. 

Photograph: Nicolo Filippo Rosso/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h
In 1988, California banned public financing of elections — one of the best methods to counter the power of Big Money. Voters can restore it this November by voting YES on Prop 4. Watch.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 5h
“Wasteful and extravagant” spending riddled Utah’s multimillion-dollar school voucher program when it debuted 2 years ago. Now the spending report is in for the 2025-26 school year. Here’s how Utah families spent $94 million.
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Utah voucher spending: Two years into the program, here’s how Utah Fits All recipients spent their latest checks
This is the voucher program’s first year since an audit flagged “extravagant” expenses and lawmakers introduced new restrictions.
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Frovo @frovo.bsky.social · 16h
DRIVE THRU: may i take your order ERIC SCHMITT: yeah i’ll have a cheesy gordita and nachos bell grande DRIVE THRU: sir this is a wendy’s
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 17h
The exact moment I knew Republican attacks on Jack Smith were a colossal mistake.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 18h
Prior to the DNA revelation that ultimately led to the case’s dismissal, the case against Douglas Carter was already shadowed by allegations of police misconduct which had led Fourth District Judge Derek Pullan to vacate Carter’s conviction in 2022.
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Former Utah death row inmate walked out of jail — but aggravated murder charge remains
New testing excluded Douglas Carter from crime scene DNA. The case against him already was shadowed by allegations of police misconduct that had led 4th District Judge Derek Pullan to vacate his convi...
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21h
State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocks
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California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents
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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 23h
Two authors are suing Los Angeles over the LA Public Library’s cancellation of a Read Palestine Week event meant to share Palestinian stories. Libraries censoring authors who write about Palestine sets a dangerous precedent that we must oppose.
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‘Dangerous precedent’: authors sue LA library over cancelled Palestine event
City of LA faces free speech suit after public library officials scrapped two writers’ Read Palestine Week book talks
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Alan Neff @alanneff.bsky.social · 18h
For Senator Schmitt, we quote this today: Deep Throat: "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." And, in honor of Lloyd Bentsen, we paraphrase him: "Senator Schmitt, I watched "My Cousin Vinnie, and you're no Cousin Vinnie."
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Nadine Smith @nadinesmith.bsky.social · 20h
Seven men took turns. 57 men where in the chat. None face charges. Three were expelled. Four wrote essays as a “punishment” One day, will one of them cry when his nomination for the US Supreme Court is questioned?
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Maya NH @1mayanh.bsky.social · 20h
So if you live in MO you are represented by lying Senator Schmitt and running Senator Hawley. What a duo!
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Michael Tisserand @tisserand.bsky.social · 20h
Watching the Senate hearings like
Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 23h
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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TR @freeurmind.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Maumelle Waffle House employee dies after car drives into restaurant, driver arrested
An employee at a Maumelle Waffle House died early Sunday morning after a car drove into the restaurant.According to Maumelle Police, officers responded to the
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22h
It's official: Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from Bryon Noem.
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Kristi Noem files for divorce from Bryon Noem
The announcement of the separation comes six months after a bombshell tabloid photo leak of her husband, Bryon Noem.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 22h
The Quapaw Nation fired two top executives at Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, telling the men on Friday and naming a new CEO on Monday.
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Quapaw Nation ousts two Saracen executives - Arkansas Times
The Quapaw Nation has terminated two Saracen Casino Resort executives.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pete Hegseth is slashing a fifth of Pentagon leadership positions as his paranoia worsens.
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Pete Hegseth's Secret Plot for Pentagon Purge Exposed
The defense secretary is eliminating leadership positions—except his own, of course.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A reminder that Congress could end the Iran War using the power of the purse to impose a funding cutoff. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Republicans fuming at Hegseth as war costs build
Some lawmakers are resisting the Pentagon chief’s budget requests amid concerns over his leadership.
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 22h
Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20% cut to future general and admiral positions. The move comes amid a massive purge of top commanders, and a war with Iran that continues to rage. The result is generational damage to our military. thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pete Hegseth prepares for general purge of all women, Blacks and Hispanics from the general officer ranks of the military service branches. thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: I will not be silenced by threats of prosecution from the President. The rule of law will endure. Public servants have remained faithful to their oaths despite extraordinary pressure. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
TROY, Ohio (AP) — Caleb Flynn, a former Ohio music pastor who appeared on “American Idol,” has been convicted of murder in the killing of his wife.
A photo of Caleb Flynn in a suit
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"I don't think you know we have this stuff." —Sen. Eric Schmitt, with one of the most ridiculous, embarrassing self-owns ever caught on tape
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 23h
More than three-quarters of member cities in a Mississippi River coalition have been approached to host data centers.
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Mississippi River mayors, including three in Arkansas, propose AI data center guardrails - Arkansas Times
More than three-quarters of member cities in a Mississippi River coalition have been approached to host data centers.
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"I don't think you know that we have this stuff" 💀🤡💀
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 29/09/2026
A growing number of state lawmakers worry that buyers don’t fully understand the real estate wholesaling process. Lawmakers and regulators, backed by organized real estate trade groups and consumer advocacy organizations, are pushing for more limits. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...
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The signs offer quick cash for homes. But states want more oversight. • Ohio Capital Journal
The signs, text messages and mailers promise cash, quick sales and a seamless means of unloading unwanted homes. But advocates say the business of buying homes for cash can confuse vulnerable…
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helenmcginnis @mcyj1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Josh Hawley is such a clown in this hearing (and as usual) but WHAT is with his attempt to channel Agent Smith from “The Matrix”?!?!? He thinks he is such a tough guy but comes across like the queen he is.
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David Neiwert @davidneiwert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Benny Johnson probably played a role in queueing up Eric Schmitt’s hilarious faceplant today in the Senate. You can always count on Benny to be humiliatingly wrong about everything. Remember when he tried to claim that Nazis who harassed TPUSA were actually leftists and he was gonna unmask them?
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 29/09/2026
Dec 2025: Republicans summon Jack Smith to Capitol Hill, embarrass themselves Jan 2026: Republicans summon Jack Smith to Capitol Hill, embarrass themselves Sept 2026: Republicans summon Jack Smith to Capitol Hill, embarrass themselves The pattern isn’t exactly subtle www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Republicans are slow to learn a simple lesson: They can’t get the better of Jack Smith
Three times, Republicans have summoned the former special counsel to Capitol Hill. Each time, they have left humiliated.
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Mark Bankston @markbankston.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not so long ago, I had a cross-examination that I knew would be watched by millions of people. The level of preparation that went into that moment was unlike anything I had ever done in my life. And I pulled it off and stunned the world. This is sort of the opposite of that.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The ad looked like GOP boilerplate, highlighting her state’s 'welfare to work' requirement. But the ad kicked off a right-wing social media firestorm: Its welfare recipient was a young white man. In fact, the majority of welfare recipients in Arkansas are white." www.thebulwark.com/p/impeach-hi...
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Impeach Him Again
There’s never been a better time.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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Bruce LaBruce @brucelabruce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Diana Vreeland was BOTD in 1903 & died in 1989 at 85. The legendary fashion editor & professional eccentric spent 26 yrs at Harper’s Bazaar before becoming editor-in-chief of Vogue in 1963 where she defined the visual style of the Swinging 60's by championing Twiggy & Veruschka
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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When Schmitt was Missouri's AG he brought a lawsuit to stop student debt cancellation. The basic facts that lawsuit was based on were false. Getting the facts wrong is Schmitt's special skill, but when SCOTUS is politically motivated to do something the facts & law don't matter.
A screenshot of the headline from this article: https://newrepublic.com/article/172337/case-against-student-debt-relief

The headline reads "The Lie at the Heart of the States' Case Against Student Debt Relief: A new investigation has found that the numbers submitted by the plaintiffs simply don't add up." by Tori Otten May 2, 2023 in the New RepublicA screenshot of a headline from this article: https://prospect.org/2023/05/03/2023-05-03-fake-plaintiff-fake-harm-fake-case/

The headline reads: "Fake Plaintiff, Fake Harm, Fake Case: The Supreme Court is poised to unwind a fair number of legal principles to make sure student debtors don't get a break" by David Dayen for The American Prospect May 3, 2023
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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When you're a former Senate chief of staff witnessing one of the great staff fuck-ups of all time
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.
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Bruce LaBruce @brucelabruce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Michelangelo Antonioni was BOTD in 1912 & died in 2007 at 94. The great Italian modernist filmmaker turned alienation & erotic ennui into a seductive cinematic language. His trilogy "L’Avventura" (1960), "La Notte" (1961) & "L’Eclisse" (1962) starred his muse & lover Monica Vitti
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Bruce LaBruce @brucelabruce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dazzling, throaty lesbian thespian movie star Lizabeth Scott was BOTD in 1922 & died in 2015 at 92. One of my fave classical Hollywood stars, she appeared w/ Martin & Lewis in Scared Stiff (1953) but is most associated w/ film noirs like Dead Reckoning (1947) & Pitfall (1948)
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Bruce LaBruce @brucelabruce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Madeline Kahn was BOTD in 1942 & died in 1999 at 57. Although she played many memorable characters, I'm particularly fond of her turn as Eunice Burns in Peter Bogdanovich's "What's Up, Doc" ((1972), her feature film debut, & her Trixie Delight in Bogdanovich's "Paper Moon" (1973)
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Bruce LaBruce @brucelabruce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Caravaggio was BOTD in 1571 & died in 1610 at 38. Born Michelangelo Merisi, the Italian Baroque master revolutionized painting w/ his violently dramatic chiaroscuro, radical naturalism & habit of using hookers, hustlers & street people as models 4 saints, gods & biblical heroes
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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
[Senator Schmitt rooting for the Cardinals, but it's actuallly a papal conclave] [Schmitt rooting for George Brett, but it's actually George Brent] [Schmitt rooting for the Royals, but it's actually Succession] [Schmitt rooting for the Chiefs, but it's actually the Guardians]
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A judge has ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, a 71-year-old Black man who has spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing he did not commit. He spent 41 years in prison.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Graphic design is my passion" -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.
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J.P. Cooney: Hoy man, Is 109 Row 1 reserved for Jackp J.P. Cooney: Damn Thank you for saving. but we are good, Ask Harbach Gavin Wallach: He is already down here Thanks TRENA

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Fari Wills ackoukod yes personal relationhip with Nathan Wado
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I want to think that the Kinko's guy was like "You sure you want to do this?" and the senator's aide was like, "I know, it's stupid, but the boss wants it, and pronto."
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