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Doug Ramsdell

@dimmsdale.bsky.social
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happy to be here. audiobook narrator. Owns (or is owned by) numerous woodwind instruments. Kindness and justice kind of a big deal.

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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 3h
Important reporting, even if the facts are entirely predictable.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 7h
And while we're on the subject: there's no ethical use of a product brought to market through unethical means. It doesn't matter whether the product is "AI" or chocolate or diamonds. Most generative "AI" was knowingly developed through massive theft from creatives; we have the emails admitting this.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 8h
Our Editor-in-Chief, Audrey Cooper, is interviewing Gov. Wes Moore to ask: Can Maryland win the next decade? Read updates here: buff.ly/WvTlY54
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Elon Musk's super PAC backs Ken Paxton. Musk helped spread a fake story that his rival was hospitalized. Super PACs grew out of Citizens United. Roberts voted for it. Impeach him: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... #VoteEarlyForNoKings
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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Contact Congress today!
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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The devastating Simplicity of the Genocide in Gaza
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The devastating Simplicity of the Genocide in Gaza
Genocide is not a legitimate response to an attack by armed insurgents. That genocide is not a legitimate response to anything.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
why does the media repeatedly demand Abdul El-Sayed answer for everything Hasan Piker says because of the time they did an event together, but not demand every Republican candidate answer for stuff Elon Musk, the largest GOP donor in '24 and '26, says?
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
To use my grandfather's metaphor, which I assume is variation of some Irish saying as opposed to his own invention, "That's the type of fella you take for a walk by the bog and come home alone."
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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yes, this:
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/10/2026
NO KINGS IS THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17! And this time, it’s about more than showing up and making noise. It’s about or organizing and GETTING OUT THE VOTE! Register voters. Know your voting rights. Make a plan to vote early. Get your neighbors to the polls. #VoteEarlyForNoKings
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keriRN ❌ 👑 @kerirn2.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I’ve got a piece in the @nytimes.com this morning about why Supreme Court reform has to be at the top of any agenda for democratic repair www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/o...
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Opinion | Democrats Need a Plan for Supreme Court Reform. Here’s a Start. (Gift Article)
Why Democrats must prioritize court reform.
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🤣
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
My little warrior baby wishes you a Happy Indigenous Peoples Day.
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Nicolas Cage Refused to Sign an AI Waiver From Amazon #ai petapixel.com/2026/10/12/n...
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Nicolas Cage Refused to Sign an AI Waiver From Amazon
'I am not an AI-friendly actor.'
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I would love, absolutely love, at least one prominent contender for the Dem POTUS nomination in 2028 to start threatening this now. "Trump is right that lying on immigration forms is a serious offense. Here are the people my DOJ will investigate on Day 1: Musk, Melania, etc." Put fear in them NOW.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
And yet, every single Democratic member of Congress and every progressive organization (except @indivisible.org) still uses X as their primary method of breaking news. The pro-democracy movement really needs to boycott X.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Talarico nonsense being spread by GOP influencers is a typical republican “scandal” - lots of BREAKING!! And 🚨 but no actual substance. If anyone from the Paxton campaign coordinated with influencers to spread these lies, people should go to prison, and Talarico should sue the fuck out of them.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
HSI Agents Ricky Patel, Ryan Ribner, Richard Berger, and Timothy Gerber All Made False Claims to Frame Democrats emptywheel.net/2026/10/12/h...
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HSI Agents Ricky Patel, Ryan Ribner, Richard Berger, and Timothy Gerber All Lied to Frame Democrats - emptywheel
There are at least 36 affidavits signed by HSI Agents -- like the goons who just searched Ilhan Omar's house -- who have made false claims to frame Democrats or other Trump opponents.
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Leslie Potter 🦋🫘🇺🇸🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇴🇺🇦 @mudlady64.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
THIS.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Good morning everyone! I want you to take a moment to read a letter to Jaye (@jaybird54.bsky.social) from Major Jason Watson—a hero who sacrificed his career in the name of democracy. He did it for us.🇺🇸🫡 #GTS #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory substack.com/@jayetaylor9...
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Jaye (@jayetaylor983472)
Sharing Jason’s latest letter, with gratitude to Monte Mader for helping his words reach so many people. 💙 So many wonderful things have come into my life through my close friendship with Jason, and ...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
@nicolesandler.bsky.social reconstructed the Fridays with Nicole Sandler show we did on Friday. It's here now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJV...
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Emptywheel Friday 10 9 26 final
YouTube video by emptywheel
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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The Democrats need to come down on this malevolent freak like a ton of bricks. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Musk Is The Biggest Known Donor In The 2026 Midterms: NYT
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Really unpopular things: -data centers -overt bigotry -CSAM -billionaires trying to buy elections -Hitler salutes -stealing people’s personal data -South African Apartheid -causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of children Fighting against Elon Musk is a political winner
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12/10/2026
Vladimir Putin wants a divided Europe to weaken us. We cannot let him win. For the sake of our own security, we need to rejoin the EU.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 12/10/2026
I thought we all agreed to stop paying any attention to David Brooks after he whined about the price of an airport burger... leaving out the fact that 80% of the cost was all of the alcohol he had ordered...
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joneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#TN08 voters, who in their right mind votes to cut health care & SNAP in favor of tax cuts for the rich? Look no further than the cruel & despicable David Kustoff. Elect democrat Heidi Kuhn @kuhnforcongress.com to protect your benefits. clerk.house.gov/Votes/202519...
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Roll Call 190 Roll Call 190, Bill Number: H. R. 1, 119th Congress, 1st Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, DESCRIPTION: One Big Beautiful Bill Act, VOTE TYPE: Recorded Vote, STATUS: Passed
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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Paxton took over 1000 trips during his term. Taxpayers were charged over $3.3 million for security, yet only 338 were actual business trips. Paxton is robbing taxpayers just like Trump. Vote better Texas. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 apple.news/AffV1d_7LQVi...
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose. — ProPublica
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Soboroff is probably the best reporter on ICE and immigration enforcement. And to his credit, he doesn't let his foot off the gas on Mamdani here.
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Beatrice Sexton @bsexton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Incidentally, Here's a story about a farm worker in Goldsboro. #ncpol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but the contractor is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Remember that 21,000+ acre farm here in NC where workers keep dying? You'd think they're doing that "to make a profit." LOL no. If that were true, they probably wouldn't have gotten FORTY MILLION DOLLARS in arrears with their bank.
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How This Deadly Farmer Lost $40 Million Dollars
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
And our farm policy is trapped in this kind of thinking. "Farm policy" is just a euphemism for "How do we want to throw free money at farmers this year?" It's all calls for understanding & support. Not accountability.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
From yesterday: Agent of a Foreign Power emptywheel.net/2026/10/10/a...
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Agent of a Foreign Power - emptywheel
If you read Putin's statement about the capitulation he wrangled from Trump yesterday, rather than Trump, it becomes clear that Putin has finally finished fully recruiting Donald Trump.
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Doug Ramsdell @dimmsdale.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Vlad says "JUMP!" Trump meekly replies "How high, sir?"
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
David Brooks doesn't even know what they do at a goddamn Applebee's. He can kindly shut the fuck up about "what we do here in America."
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If world leaders posting wishful thinking is acceptable now Zelensky should announce Trump is resigning.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
As Kash Patel gets on a plane to visit his buddy Vladimir Putin this week, worth reminding that Kash is STILL trying to use a Russian attempt to frame Hillary Clinton from 7/26/16 to prosecute Jim Comey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlSa...
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The Secrets Trump's Spies Share with Putin's Spies
YouTube video by emptywheel
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WaterBluSky 🇺🇸 🌻 🇺🇦 @waterblusky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Cloudfare: Russian troll activity on X drops to 49%, after Ukraine strikes Yandex Russian data center. 🤖 🫤 Could this disrupt the midterms for the GOP?
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Rich people not paying their bills is way too common a story.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I regret to inform everyone that, I, too, did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishments that exist only in my imagination. I ask for grace and understanding during this difficult time.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 10/10/2026
Starbucks cut DEI, rolled back sustainability goals, violated labor laws more than any company in US history, invested big money on union-busting instead of their employees & that's just the tip of the iceberg. BOYCOTT STARBUCKS until workers get the fair contract they deserve!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I just realized I forgot to post this: Here’s part 2 of my AI and National Security series: This part is focused on strategic risks, threats we aren’t yet measuring, and risk mitigation. Unlocked for everyone. www.patreon.com/AWHSBlog/pos...
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AI and National Security: Part 2 | Angry Staffer
In Part I, we talked about where AI is already changing warfare: intelligence analysis, targeting, cybersecurity, and increasingly autonomou
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This juiceless nerd’s presidential campaign is going to be the shortest in recorded history
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 09/10/2026
🗳️ SNOHOMISH COUNTY VOTERS! Track your ballot and confirm it’s accepted: votewa.gov 📬 No ballot by Oct. 14? Call 425-388-3444. Find official drop boxes and election information: snohomishcountywa.gov/elections Source: Snohomish County Elections #SheShed #SnohomishCounty
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VoteWA Voter Portal
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 09/10/2026
🚨 WASHINGTON STATE — SNOHOMISH COUNTY VOTERS! Snohomish County begins mailing approximately 535,000 ballots TODAY, Oct. 9, amid USPS processing concerns. 🗳️ 38 official ballot drop boxes 📬 Mail ballots at least one week early ⏰ Drop boxes close Nov. 3 at 8 PM #SnohomishCounty #SheShed
🚨 WASHINGTON STATE — SNOHOMISH COUNTY VOTERS!

Snohomish County begins mailing approximately 535,000 ballots TODAY, Oct. 9, amid USPS processing concerns.

🗳️ 38 official ballot drop boxes
📬 Mail ballots at least one week early
⏰ Drop boxes close Nov. 3 at 8 PM

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🧵RILE FOLKS UP TO MAKE GOOD TROUBLE MUSK opens in NY & LA tonight, elsewhere 10/16 •organize a group; preorder tix for opening wked •have voting resources+info re: Musk's elex spending on your phone; share at intermission & after •if you go before 10/17, direct ppl to No Kings Vote Early protests
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MUSK | Only In Select Theaters October 9, Nationwide October 16
An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventor-entrepreneur” who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A portrait of Nicole Fleetwood and me drawn during our last public conversation by the artist Djuna Tewksbury. Watch our latest conversation below, and read Nicole Fleetwood's new book! nicolerfleetwood.substack.com/p/our-two-oh...
Pencil sketch of Timothy Snyder and Nicole Fleetwood. They are sitting in chairs, engaged in in conversation. They are in front of an audience that is not shown.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In her statement on the ICE shooting in New York, AOC specifically calls out Target. The congresswoman demands that the mega-corporation stop allowing ICE to stage paramilitary raids from its parking lots. migrantinsider.com/p/aoc-to-tar...
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AOC to Target: Stop Lending Your Bronx Parking Lots to ICE
After federal agents fired into a car with a 5-year-old in the back seat, Ocasio-Cortez names the retailer that lawmakers say gave ICE a place to wait.
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