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Millions of voices are impossible to ignore. As we begin our second year without federal funding, our reporting remains loud and clear because people continue to step up to power this free press. Public media is an ongoing commitment that we will live out together. Donate today: n.pr/3VxNBIZ

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 15h

In a phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes, the investigational glucagon receptor–GLP-1 receptor dual agonist survodutide led to significant weight reduction. Full SYNCHRONIZE-2 trial results: nej.md/4yrHEMu #EASD2026

A bar chart showing the percent change in body weight from baseline to week 76, derived from an analysis-of-covariance model, for the treatment-regimen estimand, which incorporates the effects of any early discontinuation of survodutide or placebo, the use of protocol-prohibited obesity medications, and the effects of a prolonged dose-escalation period.

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Student Debt Crisis Center @debtcrisisorg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A new lawsuit brought by the Project on Predatory Student Lending alleges ED is violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by reporting outstanding balances on cancelled and legally unenforceable debt. Read more about this lawsuit below. www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...

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300,000 student-loan borrowers got their debt wiped out — but their credit is still taking a hit, a new lawsuit says

A lawsuit filed against the Department of Education argued that student-loan borrowers' forgiven debt is being improperly reported to credit bureaus.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When I came forward with my experience publicly, I got to watch people debate my rapeability in the comments sections

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autumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ

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Post Punk-y Brewster @krismeana.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Recession pop is such an apt name for all the bangers coming out in this horrid ass era in time

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Incredible. The 11th Circuit, in a 3-0 opinion (two Obama appointees and one Trump 1.0 appointee), agrees that Trump and his lawyers have failed to rebut the judge's finding that the entire IRS settlement was collusive, highlighting that no other explanation for their conduct was even offered.

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The appellants mount two main attacks on the district
court’s speech-related sanction. First, they argue that the court
lacked a sufficient basis to find that the lawsuit and the settlement
were collusive and that Messrs. Brito and Epstein acted in bad faith.
Second, they contend that the sanction is a broad and impermissible gag order which constitutes a prior restraint and violates the
First Amendment. We conclude that the appellants have not made
a strong showing that they will succeed on either of these grounds.

The appellants did not submit or offer any evidence to explain their litigation conduct or demonstrate that the lawsuit and the settlement were not collusive. Given the record before us, the
appellants have not made a strong showing that the district court
committed clear error in its collusion and bad faith findings

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 28/09/2026

Last month, we refurbished 10 tennis courts in Crotona Park — the only public tennis courts in the Bronx with lights for night play. We stopped by recently to see how things were going. Thank you to NYJTL, USTA and Yonex for helping us deliver high-quality public spaces that New Yorkers deserve.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"i'm james talarico and i approve this message"

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 28/09/2026

White House Tries to Cancel Millions for International Ed Programs bit.ly/4xPhVMU

President Donald Trump wearing a suit and red tie, standing at a podium with the presidential seal on the front.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you really want to be mad— wait until you see the data disaggregated on whose rapes matter. If the rape happens to the a Black college woman, almost no one will pay attention! Source: muse.jhu.edu/article/761666

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Project MUSE -- Verification required!

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Student Debt Crisis Center @debtcrisisorg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A coalition of 90 organizations, including Student Debt Crisis Center, told Congress Tuesday that the student loan chaos must end. Enforce accountability for servicers and ED while they implement the OBBBA repayment overhaul. www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...

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Student-loan borrowers are facing 'drastic changes' to repayment that require lawmakers to step in, 89 organizations say

Nearly 100 organizations are calling on Congress to hold an "emergency hearing" in light of major student-loan repayment changes over the past months.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m in Malta… my bestie made me stop in “rainforest cafe” for a drink. I am so amused. This is he-larious! Apparently we have them in the states?

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Reparations.now @reparations.now · 26/09/2026

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Speaking of class… one of my scholars on the Black (lower!) middle class is Riche Barnes…

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CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026

Bangkok's governor on Saturday declared Thailand's capital city a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain led to widespread flooding, while the weather agency forecast thunderstorms over the weekend. cnn.it/4rvkX7v

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens

Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m on an airport transfer bus and all the men are seated and women are standing up with bags and the like. And while gender and stuff is a social construct, I chuckled at this view. Because they didn’t even move for the elderly.

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wu on redistricting if Dems get control: "You do the exact same thing that they did to you until they say mercy" and agree to national, bipartisan reform.

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Shirley Chisholm (again) @anickel4thought.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don’t have $1,000,033.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I wanted to come on here and tell yall #DeltaOne is a scam & not worth the money… But now I can’t say that, because it would be a lie. JFK got ATL looking BROKE. 😱😭 (Don’t ask me how many points I spent on this, cuz the answer is A LOT. P.S. The only solution is to eat the rich!)

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Oh I agree. I just think they’re not getting the media front push they deserve.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is why white people gotta have some meet ups. Because yall believe this.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don’t understand who is in charge. Mamdani gave the blueprint. Surely there’s fuckable (aesthetics matter get over it), smart, Spanish speaking people to help amplify messages, become candidates, etc. I feel insane.

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Alex Garlick @garlicksauce.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I would take with a grain of salt as VT is difficult to poll (we get like 2 a year so hard to benchmark) BUT 1) Scott's educ agenda is controversial 2) He hasn't lifted a finger on health care 3) Ties to national GOP are tougher to defend w/ ICE actions, including in rural parts

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Butlerian Jihadist of House Slytherin @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026

Total debt from AI spending approaching is $1T and about 60% of all new AI investment is financed with debt. Im sure that's fine.

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The Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

While the decision to go to war can seemingly be made in an instant, the human and economic consequences can last for generations.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

They won’t tell you, but based on airport coughs and nose blowing, I can confidently say we are in a Covid/ flu outbreak. Sadly my shots are booked for 10/7. As someone who flies a lot (I’m only at 48 flights this year compared to 97? in 2025!), I can tell you this is more nasty than I am used to.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m out of my favorite N95 masks! 😭

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Words are being put together I’ve never read before

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Every time my friends say “menty b” it fries me.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I just came down from a depressive episode… I am going to Europe tomorrow. My brain is so fried I can’t even pack. 😭

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 22/09/2026

with photographs by latoya ruby frazier, as you might guess from the preview card. she's a genius

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I forgot my Apple Watch so I feel like my workout doesn’t count smh.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Your regular reminder that this is a public website and things that you say can and will be used against you.

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🧚🏾 @rinny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

i think Joe Biden appointed more black women to the federal courts than any other president. i understand why y’all don’t like liberals now. we read.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

BREAKING: JD Vance and Trump administration officials will announce today that they are removing hundreds of thousands of people from Affordable Care Act coverage, claiming these people were fraudulently enrolled as they kick them off of their healthcare. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Trump officials plan to cut hundreds of thousands from ACA, claiming fraud

Vance targeted ACA enrollment as part of a broader administration crackdown on suspected fraud.

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LadiMuzikLuva🪻🎶✨ @ladimuzikluva.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

With absolutely no proof that any of the victims were involved in drug trafficking, the motive for blowing them up in the water in the first place. F*king shameful.

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And here I am yet again being in the top 1%. I have a hard life…

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Amid Trump’s ban on three media outlets, the White House is now touting its own state-run propaganda network: “TRUMP TV”

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It Looks Like Trump, Leader Of The Free World, Is Proposing State-Run Media

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...

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Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram

Schnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.”

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BINGO! Some of the racist, classist, xenophobic things I watch my friends kids deal w/ in K-12 are astonishing. As an R1 professor, I’m not so sure some private schools are giving Black children the educational depth they need to be competitive ANYWAY BC many develop low racial salience 1/

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.” ~ Langston Hughes #RadioFreeAmerica #politics

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