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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

Nurses and community members are protesting in San Francisco today as part of the "People vs. Palantir" Global Week of Action. Organizers say the demonstration is focused on Palantir's work with ICE and concerns over immigration enforcement.

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 11m

Honest question: if Dems take the House and Senate, and are successful in impeaching e.g. Hegseth, who or what is to stop Trump from nominating someone even more idiotic & inept?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

UPDATE: The day after ducking 🦆 Jack Smith’s appearance before a committee she was supposed to be on — to go to a photo op at TVA — @MarshaBlackburn is now suing Jack Smith (for doing his job)

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Blackburn sues Jack Smith for obtaining her phone records

The Republican senator brought the suit one day after the former special counsel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1h

Wow, they really ARE running the government like a software company

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

Given that Secretary of Grooming Regs Pete Hegseth trotted out his "no beardos, no fatties" shit again today, I'm going to throw this back onto the timeline.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1h

Chuck Grassley also did not share the texts with Democratic senators before the hearing, breaking protocol.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 1h

Anatomy of a screw-up The Eric Schmitt incident …. Just filed ===> youtu.be/PrzsEZERfvU?...

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Trump PANICS After Republican Gets HUMILIATED on Capitol Hill

YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2h

Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 2h

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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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 7h

😳 On 9/29/26, Argentina’s Supreme cleared the way for President Javier Milei’s administration to scrap historical restrictions on foreign land ownership, opening the door to the likes of Peter Thiel & Sam Altman who have shown great interest in the region … 1/ share.google/t7nTsPAkbpC8...

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Supreme Ct clears way for Milei to scrap limits on foreign land purchases

Opposition parties condemn the ruling, question its scope and warn that it leaves the door open to unrestricted foreign ownership of rural land.

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Dreamweasel @dreamweasel.bsky.social · 5h

TEN POSSIBLE REASONS THE MASCOT FOR “LAUGHING COW” SPREADABLE CHEESE ISN’T LAUGHING ANYMORE 10. A bit concerned about errant predictions that artificial intelligence might destroy life on Earth within 10 years

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Another Disappointing Day in The Obituaries @deadlyvices.bsky.social · 5h

This exemplifies @eliothiggins.bsky.social 's idea of 'disordered discourse'. They're going to keep flogging this dead horse to the point of prosecuting Smith on grounds that are demonstrably utter bollox. Right-wing politics is now untethered from reality. But it's reality that's gotta give.

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 5h

I have been saying for some time now that the culture war is a cover, serving as misdirection for the real war - the class war - which the wealthy oligarchs, government officials and others in high echelons of power are waging on everyone else.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 10h

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

This reminds me of one of my now-deleted tweets: If you're ever worried that you've gone too far over the edge, just remember that when AC/DC wrote a song about what it takes to become a rock'n'roll star, they put a bagpipe solo right in the middle of it and it *absolutely* slays.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 9h

Neuroscientist here. I have studied the brain for 40 years. I make serious use of machine learning and AI in my research. Sam Altman is full of shit. These machines are not conscious, any more than a movie of a train coming out of the screen is a train. AI does remarkable things but isn’t real.

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 9h

whenever you feel like you’re too small to change anything know that citizens from small towns and cities that speak up against flock and axon cameras in their communities (and sometimes get arrested for it) are fighting and sometimes succeeding against this

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 9h

His base, reeling from high costs of gas and groceries, brought on by the kind of war he claimed he'd never get us into, resulting in his cratering approval ratings, will surely welcome his proclaiming what a great job he's doing & his need to keep control of Congress & keep succeeding as president.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 11h

JUST FILED: The worst kind of viral moment for a Senator Who is skipping Trump's Ohio rally? Forecasts for 11 more US House races shift Latest twist in Kennedy Center battle macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-...

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DAY AHEAD - My Daily Editorial Note

September 30, 2026

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 10h

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the Unites States of America" just doesn't have the right feel for some reason.

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 10h

Wait, doesn't this nullify the agreement?

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11h

These ads go in the same category as brazen, easily disproven lies after ICE killings. It’s not about persuasion. It’s a display of power. They could have passed them off as PAC-funded. They added “paid for by the U.S. government” because they want us to know they can break the law with impunity.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 11h

After yesterday’s Senate hearing, it’s crystal clear that Jack Smith should be the next Attorney General.

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Mr.Eddie8976 @mreddie8976.bsky.social · 11h

They really had it *all* orchestrated, didn't they? The talking points, the tweets, the podcasters, the interview hits on Fox, the overall RW echo chamber ready to go into hyperdrive, etc They wanted to drive that all the way to Election Day But their incompetence and stupidity blew it all up

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 11h

Seems like the fix was in from the get go ... until Schmitt screwed the pooch.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 11h

Not a great sign when your 12-person private fundraiser includes someone who hates you enough to leak damaging audio

The audio of Mr. Paxton was shared with The Times by an attendee who recorded him speaking at a private fund-raiser in Washington attended by roughly a dozen people. The person, who opposes Mr. Paxton’s campaign and provided the recording to The Times, was granted anonymity because Mr. Paxton’s remarks were private.

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David Bonowitz @dbonowitz.bsky.social · 17h

I'm with you, but we can't let the media recast this as just a laugh line. We've all joked, but this was malevolence as much as incompetence. After the laughs, it deserves scrutiny, exposure, disdain, and censure. You don't get to just defame a witness, and Dems should be mad as hell about it.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 14h

I'm going to start calling politicians and pundits, mainly MAGA but also Dems, who eschew facts in favor of presenting unvetted opinions as facts, and attempt to back them up with claims for which they can't produce evidence but that they nonetheless assert are true, as 𝙉𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 22h

If you need to catch up on the whole controversy with GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt not knowing his sports and embarrassing himself while attempting to slander a public servant today, I made a 20 min. video explainer. Yes, 20 minutes. And I enjoyed the hell out of making it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfjN...

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GOP Senator Eric Schmitt + Most Embarrassing Moment Ever in a Congressional Hearing (FULL EXPLAINER)

YouTube video by Charlotte Clymer

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Irie DC @iriedc.bsky.social · 21h

All 20 minutes is fun, but Charlotte's coup de grâce in the last 60 seconds is 🤌🏾 lollllll Eric Schmitt

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 15h

The Trump administration is pro-corruption, full stop. This is just the latest evidence confirming it.

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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 21h

FIX THE FUCKING FOUL ROBERTS MAGA COURT

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Werner van Zyl @multivalent.bsky.social · 18h

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 21h

Know their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21h

Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21h

What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...

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Flooding the Zone

Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 20h

The only person who needed “rehabilitation” in today's hearing was my colleague who didn’t know the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes. Don't try to distract the American people from rising costs and people losing their health care, especially if you don't have your facts straight.

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 16h

I have felt for some time now that the main thing standing in the way of those who seek to establish complete autocracy in America is the sheer incompetence of the perpetrators.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h

Senator Dirtbag Schmitt-head, even Rupert Murdoch’s NY Post is mocking his “perjury gotcha” moment. This is the only thing he’ll ever be remembered for. nypost.com/2026/09/29/u...

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 20h

Now we have to listen to every tech CEO dipshit who has the money to end poverty, but won’t because “woke” or whatever, use the term “super intelligence” because they think kissing a janky real-estate huckster’s ass will heal the psychic wounds from never getting picked to play dodgeball.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 20h

BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h

GOP Senator John Kennedy: “Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy?” Jack Smith: “I do not.” Kennedy: “Do you believe in the Easter Bunny?” Smith: “Not anymore.”

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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 16h

Wow does that ever sum it up. 'Twas ever thus, I guess.

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