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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 5h

One of the most apparent truths about universities in this era is that student journalists have tended to exhibit the greatest courage and tenacity when it comes to applying their institutional mottos and academic lessons to the world.

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The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault Case Go (Gift Article)

The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity house since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

09.24.2026 Earlier today, there were mass arrests as a group protesters speaking out against Netanyahu blocked the road leading to the United Nations. At 4pm another huge crowd, lead by JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE and DSA, stepped off from the NYPL and will arrive at the U.N. shortly. 🎥 FREEDOMNEWS TV

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026

You know how I keep saying that "AI" people since the 90s & 2000s all have the same metaphysical commitments & that the best way to understand them is through the lenses of comparative religious studies in new religious movements, mythmaking, & occult studies? I am not now & nor have I been kidding

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026

Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It sends a pretty strong message that liberals see LGBTQ+ rights as an inconvenience to winning elections rather than standing up for oppressed people being integral to defeating fascism

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 11/09/2026

we don’t teach young people short-term history, so it was weird when i realized that gen z had no idea that so many gen x and millennials spent our high school years protesting george w bush and not just because of the wars, but because mosques were being targeted and sikh men were being attacked

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kb (she/her) @duchessofhazard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One example among many of why I subscribe to local independent news like @hellgatenyc.com and @thecityreporter.nyc instead of the @nytimes.com.

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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Truly wild to have lived through moral panics about teenagers wearing hoodies and Muslim women wearing the head dress to now experience 'but is a large group of organised far right activists in balaclavas really that scary'

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you lost a loved one on 9/11, Zohran Mamdani had nothing to do with that. Sorry for your personal loss but the rest of us will not acquiesce to your bigotry.

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

John C. Calhoun wasn't a conservative; he was a radical. Stephen Miller isn't a conservative; he's a radical. "Tradition" isn't a real thing that once existed and we can go back to, or something worth conserving, but an imaginary place that they'll destroy the current world to create.

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

There's a concept in international relations, specifically power transition theory, called a "revisionist state." Basically, the idea is that a revisionist state will tear down the whole international state system because they think it's unfair to them personally. Sound familiar?

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kb (she/her) @duchessofhazard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The way these pieces are framed is egregious. This isn't reasonable, rational "criticism." It is straight up Islamophobia, which, tbf, is always part of how the US responds to 9/11.

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kb (she/her) @duchessofhazard.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Adding another name to my boycott list. What a racist and profoundly obtuse POS.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026

The question I am left with after reading this isn't about AI; it's about opportunity and how race and place determine it: If Black African students are writing essays that get the US students into college, then shouldn't those Black African students have a chance to go to those same colleges too?

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is shameful discriminatory and misogynistic reporting. People aren’t choosing disability to be “cool”. Young women don’t have to “prove” to you that they’re sick. Disability rates are skyrocketing because we’ve left a disabling virus rip through the population for over 6 years.

Photo from the telegraph. Red background with a roll of wheelchair stickers on white paper. Text reads “how having a disability became cool”

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Tom Wallach @mdwallach.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I want to make sure everyone in the city is aware that SUNY Downstate operates a large and extremely skilled LGBTQ and gender affirming care clinic, and we have repeatedly reiterated our intention to go to jail before we stop.

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 04/09/2026

“Why don’t people love our products, all the cops are using them”

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

centrist dems be like “we have bold, serious, inspiring policy proposals” and it’s literally fucking taxpayer subsidized car loans

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Our 2026 Communiversity Session kicks off on September 12. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/communiversity - we're focusing on healing justice this year. Space is limited. Sessions are IN PERSON in NYC.

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Communiversity — Interrupting Criminalization

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Death by intentional neglect is the characteristic method of murder in concentration camps MOREOVER, using "emergency" conditions to degrade the conditions in concentration camps was partly how death rates went from a few percent to catastrophic (via www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...)

ICE has not paid any of its providers for detainees’ care since Oct. 3, 2025, according to agency regulatory filings and the ICE website. In an internal directive issued shortly after, obtained by the Chronicle and not previously reported, ICE declared “emergency operations,” sharply limiting offsite medical care and access to medication.

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kb (she/her) @duchessofhazard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

COVID cases are ticking up across the US, so it's a good time to get the new vaccine.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.

Not only is this system astonishingly untested, USPS has simultaneously implemented an
impracticable zero percent failure rate.
13 When ballots are submitted to USPS in large-volume
batches, if any one ballot in the batch cannot be verified against the Portal, all ballots in that
batch will be rejected. For example, if a state election official brings a batch of 10,000 ballots to
USPS and USPS is unable to match just one of those ballots against the Portal – because, for
example, someone has recently changed their name after marriage or they’ve moved – then
USPS would refuse to mail the remaining 9,999 ballots as well. As the whistleblower notes,

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

this is very good. if the city can start doing this monthly, it would really be so helpful.

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Trauma clinician here. Even if those kids are released tomorrow they will never be fully released from the trauma of their incarceration. They may leave Dilley, but they will never completely leave Dilley behind them. The impact is forever. That is what our government chooses to do to children.

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Katiesaurus @katiesaurusseven.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"All told, a Black Cambridge professor endured 249 times more media coverage for an accusation of plagiarism by a known racist propagandist than a White Cambridge professor found guilty of plagiarism."

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NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo @originalist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

NYT editors (and nepo baby owner) put "Claudine Gay" in "top 5 featured on the New York Times homepage Dec 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 22, 25" While they put Trump calling for Constitution's "termination" on page 15 and chief of staff "tyrant" warning on 12 Chris Rufo openly bragged about it:

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kb (she/her) @duchessofhazard.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Why do we keep ending up with the most dystopian versions of the future, and never things like flying cars and universal renewable energy?

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crosbysarah.bsky.social @crosbysarah.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

StoryForge is a small Minnesotan publisher that is collecting memoirs about ICE’s occupation of Minnesota. The stories will be curated into an anthology, with all profits going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. All stories are welcome! And that includes young people. storyforge.com/metrosurge

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The relationship between US law enforcement and companies that make messed up weapons and technology is really a "if you build it, they will come" scenario----the appetite for inflicting terror and pain grows and the companies step up to provide it.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/08/2026

Remember: States, not the federal government, set vaccination requirements for children. Many have said they no longer follow vaccine recommendations from the federal government and instead follow those from the American Academy of Pediatrics and major medical organizations. They need to hold firm.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/08/2026

Great to see the Guardian highlighting the mutual aid work of clean air clubs and mask blocs who have been distributing free N95 masks and air purifiers in areas affected by wildfire smoke 👏

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How clean air clubs are protecting Americans from wildfire smoke

Mutual aid groups that started giving out PPEs during COVID are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled communities

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kb (she/her) @duchessofhazard.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Yikes, 100%?!? And we know this is a feature not a bug for this admin. They want women out of the workforce and trapped in the home.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 20/07/2026

How can you tell it's Monday morning - the New York Times' scheduled "Trump and Iran signal to make an agreement" piece is out.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Good morning. This is fascism. This is the US Govt creating thought crimes. It’s not about who they are arresting today, it’s about how this vague and threatening pursuit will be used against dissenters. ✨EVERY✨ fascist govt to date, has taken this step. www.state.gov/releases/off...

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Remarks at the Opening of the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism - United States Department of State

DEPUTY SECRETARY LANDAU: Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the State Department. It’s an honor and a privilege to have you here. For those of us who grew up in the 1970s, the topic that ...

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Madisyn Parisi (they/them) @madisyn-writes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This story is gaining some traction, which I’m so grateful for. But I am seeing some people discuss engaging with the bot, and I really want to caution against doing that, even as a joke. Doing so is putting yourself in harm’s way. 🧵

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/07/2026

At this point, it's basically a monthly thing where the NY Times has some boomer Dem write a piece saying the party should abandon trans people.

A screenshot of a digital article header under the category "OPINION / GUEST ESSAY". The headline reads in large white text: "Three Things Democrats Have to Do if They Actually Want to Win", with a publication date of "July 14, 2026, 5:05 a.m. ET". Below the headline is a photograph showing a blue, red, and silver softball or baseball bat secured diagonally to a white poster board using three pieces of silver duct tape. The background consists of out-of-focus green foliage.

A screenshot of text on a dark background under the heading "Transgender and gender dysphoria:". The text reads: "There are two sexes: men and women. A man can claim an identify as a woman, and the same in reverse for a woman. They have every right to do so. Their claim should be respected and they should be protected from any form of discrimination for their choice. Their claim does not, however, alter their biological sex. Consequently, it is legitimate in areas such as sports where a transgender person would have a competitive advantage over non-trans people to bar such participation. Similarly, a claim to a sexual identity does not give a trans woman the right to incarceration in a woman’s prison. Finally, the debate over gender affirming surgery and hormone treatments is fraught with contradictory assertions. For now, because there are credible scientific claims of irreversible harms, such treatments for those under 18 should be barred pending further study."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/07/2026

stuff like this is why one important avenue for court reform is just nixing the shadow docket altogether and forcing these people to explain themselves to the public when they issue orders. also, making their records property of the united states and subject to publication when they leave the bench.

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kb (she/her) @duchessofhazard.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

After the extended community response in Minnesota, they've learned to deploy these "improvements" as effective propaganda. Media moves on, & people are less informed of the ongoing horrors. But less coverage does not mean that ICE is less oppressive than before. The violence is a feature, not a bug

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

News organizations should periodically stop and look in the mirror and ask themselves “Have we internalized copspeak to the point that our headlines indistinguishable from police department email subject lines?”

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Ideally I don’t think politicians need to be emphasizing how masculine or feminine they are. This obsession with asserting traditional gender roles is a very clear conservative agenda and it’s a bunch of made up bullshit anyways

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I'm far past feeling the need to defend people who celebrate the deaths of ghouls. We live under overt fascism. The regime hunts people in the streets. We are talking about political actors so foul that no moral reconciliation is possible. They can only be defeated. Mourning them is a betrayal.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

counterpoint: the dead should make it harder for me to speak ill of them

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/07/2026

yeah, not all that surprised that a guy who was incapable of taking responsibility for any of his choices or decisions also refuses to take responsibility for this one.

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