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Elizabeth Majerus

@emajerus.bsky.social
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Teacher, poet, punk, feminist; author of Songs Are Like Tattoos, co-editor of Can I Teach That; anti-white-supremacy; pro-climate action, -reproductive justice, and -preserving democracy; 1/3 of Motes; private citizen, She/her, opinions my own

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I love the Big Library
Arms length selfie of me, a white lady with long dark blonde hair and tattoos wearing a black tshirt and giving a thumbs up; in front of me sits a laptop and laptop case, and shelves of books are visible in the background
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down...
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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 30/09/2026
I don’t even think you’re wrong, though. So much tech is “what if I didn’t need other people to get everything I want and I could get it instantly” without realizing that human interaction and the resulting friction can be pleasurable for people
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23h
We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22h
The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and other interest groups. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Why Trump Delayed Cancelling Legal Status for Salvadorans
The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and other interest groups.
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Elizabeth Majerus @emajerus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Does using AI tools to help us write and do math make us dumber? Yes, according to a new study by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and the education company McGraw Hill. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Will A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy? (Gift Article)
We’re starting to learn more about how the technology can change us.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Elizabeth Majerus @emajerus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Does using AI tools to help us write and do math make us dumber? Yes, according to a new study by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and the education company McGraw Hill. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Will A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy? (Gift Article)
We’re starting to learn more about how the technology can change us.
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isaac @sevier.io · 29/09/2026
If you hang around me long enough i WILL recruit you into doing something with the global movement for public power
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
I believe that Dr. Ellora Derenoncourt is the first Black woman economist EVER to be named a MacArthur Genius. My heart is bursting. I am OVERJOYED.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I posted in my newsletter about an incarcerated comrade named Kenneth who is running a mobile library in prison. He needed a new cart and some readers generously donated. Here's the new cart! Thanks to those who supported him.
Two men in striped pants and white shirts stand by a cart with books, under a colorful “Perfection” sign on a white brick wall. One holds up two fingers in a peace sign, the other displays a book.
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Chevron @lachevron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What I would ask Todd Blanche is how much money AI companies have paid Melania Trump, of course no one will ever ask that bsky.app/profile/lach...
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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 27/09/2026
It really is a wild fucking piece, presuming that we're not at a point culturally and technologically where the vast majority of people have curated and maintained their own personal musical bubble that is basically impenetrable. We're not listening to radio and watching MTV anymore; it's not 1986.
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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 27/09/2026
But the most bass-ackwards assumption is that people "claim" not to hear a hit song for the "cultural cachet." In fact, desperately tracking what's popular and making clear that you're aware of it is what people do when they're trying to be cool. When you no longer care is when you lose track.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I feel optimistic about the midterm elections, just over five weeks away. But my stomach aches when I think of what’s at stake. Call me nauseously optimistic. How do you feel? robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026
At a time when LGBTQ+ communities around the world face uncertainty, New York City remains committed to protecting, supporting, and celebrating LGBTQ+ New Yorkers.
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
yes my bull went rogue in your china shop but I think we can all agree there’s no liability here it’s an agentic being
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 24/09/2026
See Amy Goodman at an upcoming screening of "Steal This Story, Please!" in London, U.K. More details: www.democracynow.org/events
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Tom Morello @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
“STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!” is a great new documentary about the life & times of the brilliant Amy Goodman of @democracynow.org.
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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The propaganda war for AI feels a lot like the push to sell the Iraq War.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the document (Gift Article)
Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 25/09/2026
Wait you guys are getting job interviews?
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dan ozzi @danozzi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
unfortunately i identify with netanyahu because i have also flown to new york to read for 10 people
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Shaqsquatch @shaqsquatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
vagina museum, scab in the poster's strike
@vaginamuseum.bsky.social: "We hope nobody needs to hear this today, but vaginas do not have a bone. However clitorises do, in most animals. It's time to bone up on the baubellium, also known as the os clitoridis."

reply: "Maybe you didn't see this, but we're doing a posting strike (except for mutual aid and SW) until Bluesky addresses its antiblackness problem."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026
DILLEY DETENTION CENTER NUMBER 2 Call it a “staging facility” all you want. The contract says detention. There’s playground equipment behind the fence. And Dilley has already held children far beyond the roughly 20-day Flores limit. Now they’re building “Dilley 2.” We know what this is!
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good news for the coast! After Oregon Gov. @tinakotek.bsky.social pushed back on a federal funding cut, more than 7M salmon in the SAFE program got a one-year reprieve, protecting the Buoy 10 fishery and the fishing communities that depend on it. #BlueWaveIn40Days seasidesignal.com/2026/09/06/s...
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SAFE is safe for now - Seaside Signal
Oregon salmon fisheries, including Buoy 10, get one-year reprieve, said Gov. Kotek On Friday, Sept. 4, Governor Tina Kotek announced that after discussions with Bonneville Power Administration Adminis...
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jon Husted has now voted 14 times to continue the Iran war. That’s 14 votes causing record high gas and grocery prices, and Ohioans are paying the price.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
David Ellison is considering recruiting Elon Musk to invest in Paramount-Warner Bros. once the merger goes through. Hello? We’ve already seen how Elon turned Twitter into a cesspool of right-wing, outright racist content. Billionaires controlling our media is bad for everyone but the billionaires.
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David Ellison Mulls Tapping Elon Musk for Paramount Investment While Closing in on Warner Bros. Takeover: Report
David Ellison, seeking fresh capital for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros., is considering reaching out to tech mogul Elon
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’m glad ProPublica is rebutting Susan Collins’ dishonest attempts to explain away allegations that her campaign took a bribe from a defense contractor and Trump killed the FBI’s probe into the scam.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“She nearly lost her home to foreclosure and her teenage daughter was entrusted with running her household. Her college-age son left a football scholarship to return home and help with costs around the home. Mason has three children and also raised four of her brother’s children.”
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hannah Einbinder was just arrested protesting Benjamin Netanyahu's safe passage into New York and the genocide of Palestinians. Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon, and Chelsea Manning are among those currently blocking the road
Chelsea Manning among others at the protest against genocide and Netanyahu's visit
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Among those at the NYC protest against Netanyahu, risking arrest: — Darializa Avila Chevalier, Chris Rabb, Adam Hamawy, Chi Osse, Emily Gallagher — Hannah Einbinder, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon — Caleb Hearon, Mary Beth Barone — Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker — Chelsea Manning
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New — I had the opportunity to see NAZA, the documentary freaking out the Israeli government because of its horrifying firsthand descriptions of the way the IDF has used AI to target and massacre Palestinian civilians. My thoughts on the film’s damning revelations, and the banality of evil:
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I saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see
'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza.
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Elizabeth Majerus @emajerus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A win for freedom of the press and a testament to the power of solidarity www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Trump Press Ban Live Updates: CNN, MS NOW and Politico Return to White House After Fight Over Access (Gift Article)
A federal court ordered the Trump administration to reverse its ban on the outlets, but reporters were initially denied entry to the White House grounds on Thursday.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The most dangerous part is politicians believing it's indicative of public sentiment when it's a cesspool of bots and nazis
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
"Trump makes George W Bush look popular by comparison" -- Enten unpacks Trump's -42 approval rating on foreign affairs and how "it's the lowest any president has ever had on foreign affairs"
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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Walmart just patented AI tools to change prices in real time using demand and shopper data, even as the company denies it. What companies are next? Will what you pay at the register be because of dynamic pricing or it's the price for everyone? #ProudBlue gizmodo.com/walmart-wins...
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Walmart Wins Patents for AI-Powered Price Changes
The retailer denies it's engaging in dynamic pricing.
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YvetteJR718☮️💙♋️ ♎️❌ @yvettejr718.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
States need to make dynamic pricing on material goods in stores illegal. It’s nothing but old fashioned price gouging!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
He can't raise the retirement age without Congress. Vote.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is an insane piece not just about the corruption of Susan Collins and her staff but of corruption all over the Hill and everyone should read it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today, September 22, I’ll be speaking live with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor at 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET about economics, concentrated wealth, and reactionary politics and their new book 'End Times Fascism.' Please join us. open.substack.com/live-stream/368619
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The entire presidential television press pool — Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN — has agreed to suspend coverage in the wake of Trump’s decision to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House
newrepublic.com
Major TV Networks Band Together in Boycott After Trump’s Ban on CNN
The five major TV networks are joining forces after Trump’s press ban.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20/09/2026
ALL EYES ON ICE! Via NBC: “The victim was “in serious but stable condition” after the shooting Sunday afternoon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.
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Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026
anyway that is my local governance platform. cheaper housing, cheaper commercial real estate, a more vibrant and livable city.
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Maj. Watson's court hearing was last Friday. No photos from the courtroom ofc, but we did receive this court drawing. Please keep sharing his story, and of course his message: IMPEACH CONVICT REMOVE Let's not allow anyone to bury it into oblivion! #WeThePeople #ImpeachConvictRemove #MajWatson
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