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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i broadly agree with the thesis, but not the way that WBF argued it
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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“As MPD devoted substantial personnel, overtime, and surveillance resources to people at the memorial, Priority 1 calls — including domestic-abuse calls — waited more than 40 minutes for officers, while Watch Commander logs recorded “no response” to 911 calls involving federal immigration agents.“
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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 10/09/2026
3 things about Dem politicians who dabble in transphobia: 1. It's wrong, they're wrong, on a moral basis they're being evil 2. It's stupid, they're stupid, they'll never get any credit from the fascists for it 3. It's proof you're not capable of reading or rising to this, and therefore any, moment
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Gabriel Winant @gabrielwinant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If someone says to you "but isn't DSA all professionals and gentrifiers" feel free to just send them this piece by me dissentmagazine.org/article/muti...
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The Party of Baristas - Dissent Magazine
Noam Scheiber’s Mutiny shows that the labor organizing of the radicalized PMC is far more than a fit of whimsical proletarian roleplay.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
lots of people hide behind ventriloquizing some imagined mass consensus around their political preferences or contrived, convenient tactical assumptions. we'd all be better off in the long run just saying what we actually want and why
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Pieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter. forms.gle/qwN8xzEM5C7Q...
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Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University
We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. With th...
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Jack Nicholson’s Alt @thevinyllitigator.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A good way to think about the relevance of James Carville is if someone who worked on Grover Cleveland’s successful 1892 campaign spent all their time critiquing FDR’s 1932 campaign as not being the real Democratic Party that Cleveland represented.
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drsox.bsky.social @drsox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Economics ("material conditions" if you want) never has a direct relationship with politics, the relationship is always constructed and mediated. This is one problem in the "vibecession" debate: the claim that politics in the US today has become decoupled from economic fundamentals..
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Stevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If anyone would like to see a short video of a dog using their tail as a rotar blade, this is your lucky day.
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drsox.bsky.social @drsox.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Hup België Hup!
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future canon @futurecanon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Lmao here's the goal from Freese's perspective, courtesy of the BBC's 3D World Cup thing
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 24/06/2026
centrists went seamlessly from "breaking up the big banks is racist actually" in 2016 to "maybe Donald Trump is right about immigrants and trans people" from ~2021-25 to "criticizing Hakeem Jeffries is racist actually" now. woke's back baby
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drsox.bsky.social @drsox.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
surprise surprise
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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Michigan Governor caught on hot mic with Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, discussing citizen opposition to AI data centers, bragging how she ignores their concerns: “We’re used to people saying 'f*ck no,' & doing it anyway.”🇺🇸
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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
OK... I wasn't going to do a thread about this, but after trying to draft something short and pithy, I'm going to. It's a thread from my perspective, as someone who was a student of Paul Boghossian, an analytic philosophy acolyte, who abandoned the views of this about 15 years ago. 🧵
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Plasma Ring @plasmaring.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me.
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Andrew Parker @andrewparker.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
You might be wondering things like "what is this working paper" and "how and why is it adjusting for household size" and even "it can't really be saying the median income for a 15-year-old Gen Z in 2024 was $35,000 can it?" Let's find the paper and figure that out. 1/
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/04/2026
“We propose to settle all the difficulty of the Dred Scott Decision by putting it into the Constitution. If a man is not a citizen of the country in which he is born, in God’s name of what country is he a citizen? If he may not live there, where has he a right to live?“
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"U.S. officials called London insurers and brokers, trying to figure out how the market operates, industry insiders said." When applied to the current administration, I urge caution in using terms like "plans," "strategy," "policy," or "doctrine." www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-...
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U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance
The U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 17/12/2025
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 21/02/2026
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
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drsox.bsky.social @drsox.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
When we on the left say that, yes things are complex, but that vulgar Marxism can get you 90% of the way to the truth, this is what we mean
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
Screenshot of a data visualization titled “The Cost of American Exceptionalism,” subtitled “What would change if the U.S. matched the OECD average?” The page explains that each card shows how outcomes would change if the U.S. matched the average of 31 peer democracies. Below, a section labeled “Economy & Inequality” displays eight cards comparing U.S. figures to OECD averages. Highlights include: +$19K per household per year in redistributed income and +$96K in redistributed wealth if the top 1% matched OECD shares; a 71% lower CEO-to-worker pay ratio (from 354× to 101×); 50 million more workers with union coverage; 26 million more people with health insurance; $2.1 trillion saved annually in healthcare spending; $691 less per person per year in prescription drug costs; and intergenerational economic mobility being twice as high. Each card shows the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.
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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Being a racist seems bad for business
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matthew ellis @matthiasellis.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
I've noticed that there isn't much talk here about the current internecine war that is unfolding on the right, spearheaded in large part by Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and Candace Owens after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I know this shit is insane and feels bad. But this is a mistake (1/)
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Mark Goble @goblemark.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Peter Coviello isn't on Bluesky, but this definitely should be: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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Nikhil Shah @grandmastershah.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
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Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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KNinja @khrisnin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
29. That’s why Platner isn’t truly apologizing. That’s why he’s covering the tat up. He *must* put race in the background, especially the race of those he’s courting. If there’s one thing most candidates avoid, it’s reminding white voters they’re white. www.editorialboard.com/a-nazi-tatto...
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A Nazi tattoo can’t keep a good (white) man down
In asking for trust, Graham Platner isn’t invoking the solidarity of class.
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
"purity tests" "circular firing squad" "the left eat their own" are such bullshit phrases. people disagree on politics! that's how it works. deal with it instead of whining about marginalized people correctly pointing out that certain "compromises" only strengthens fascism
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
My response to the NYT’s “moderate to win” argument: The data shows the strategy is tapped out. Being seen as moderate by voters doesn’t boost votes, replacing every progressive with moderates would net 0 seats, and the graveyard of defeated D incumbents if full of moderates, not progressives.
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The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.
Democrats already run moderates in nearly every swing district. It's not enough. A data-driven response to the case for centrism as a core electoral strategy.
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Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
@govpritzker.illinois.gov 37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois. This is assault.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
as an author of a book on reparations I am intimately familiar with the move people make from "the thing you want isn't politically viable right now" to "you shouldn't want it, talk about wanting it, or even think about it" but it never stops being weird to me
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 28/09/2025
watch this.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 24/09/2025
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
photo of paulina borsook
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
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How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
An Update: I received an email canceling my contract as a columnist at @startribune.com after sharing this story publicly. (I had written columns past the one-year contract already + been asked to continue on in July).
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Minneapolis for the Many @mplsforthemany.com · 22/09/2025
We’re just 6 days away from our last big fundraiser before the election! If you’re not already excited by our news that @omarfatehmn.com, @dewayneforminneapolis.com and @jazzformayor.bsky.social hold a 10-point lead over Frey, we’ll have Ranked Choice Voting Mayoral yard signs on Sunday!
Title text: "Ranked Choice Mayor Yardsign!" With a photo of a yardsign that says, "Omar Fateh, DeWayne Davis & Jazz Hampton: Rank All 3 for Mayor November 4th" Below that text reads, "Pick one up Sunday @  4PM Brühaven Craft Company" and Mpls for the Many logo.
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brent sewer socialist🚰🌹 @therealbrent.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The Abundance crowd LOVES masked agents kidnapping delivery drivers and snatching children away from their families
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Amateur Expert Opinions @amateurexpertop.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
when you come right out with "the Left got too extreme in 2020"... that is a YOU problem, bro
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
In the archives of most US politicians from the post WWII era are folders labeled "Crackpot letters." The crackpot letter files contained correspondence staffers decided was not worth responding to. What seemed marginal then, is now our present reality. rightlandia.ghost.io/i-read-a-box...
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I read a box and a half of "crackpot letters" in Tom McCall's archive and all you got was this newsletter
Or, how I found some politically meaningful stories in a place Oregon's Republican Governor thought there weren't any
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CLICK4TRUTH @kellyrogers.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Sigh
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 20/08/2024
My favorite WaPo fact-check is the one where they gave Bernie three Pinocchios for accurately citing a study. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/201...
Sanders’s flawed statistic: 500,000 medical bankruptcies a yearDebtors were asked whether medical expenses, or loss of work related to illness, contributed to their bankruptcies. Of those who responded, 66.5 percent said at least one of those factors contributed “somewhat” or “very much.”When we asked Himmelstein whether Sanders was quoting his study accurately, he said yes.

Himmelstein wrote: “37 percent of filers said medical bills ‘very much’ contributed to their bankruptcy. Even if you use that restricted definition, then Sanders’s statement is accurate — or an underestimate. There are about 700,000 bankruptcy filings each year. Many filings are joint husband/wife filings, and based on our past research, we estimate that on average 2.71 persons reside in each debtor’s household. So the total number of persons who undergo bankruptcy is about 1.9 million annually.This is a classic case of cherry-picking a number from a scientific study and twisting it to make a political point.

Three Pinocchios
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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
So this phrase “able-bodied” has clearly been on the most recent list of R talking points. It comes from the first round of English labor laws, which were instituted after the Black Death. A mini medieval story time!
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