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Erin Patterson @emcpatty.bsky.social · 3h

Ugh I’m done with the NHL for the umpteenth time. I really hope a PWHL team comes to St Louis soon. www.change.org/p/urge-the-s...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026

Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Omg. Best ever

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

one common thread (among the horrifying many) between the numerous ICE shootings/murders is that no first aid was administered to the victim. armed combatants of the government shot to kill, and if they didn’t kill right away, they gave time for it to happen anyway. it is absolutely grotesque.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …

What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Elon Musk is bankrolling an ad campaign to get you to check your voter registration through an innocent-sounding website. But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.

The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New: a secretive DHS predictive policing unit is analyzing Americans' financial activity, feeding those names to police, then having cops pull them over. Not suspected of any particular crime We're revealing the unit name too: Predictive Intelligence Targeting Team www.404media.co/a-secretive-...

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A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026

We identified the top 100 sprayers of the controversial weedkiller Roundup in California—a state that produces more than three-quarters of the nation’s fruits and nuts and nearly half of its vegetables. Check out our new searchable database to find out who’s at the top of the list. bit.ly/3SqKXDZ

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I mean it when I say how bad this is. We are destroying todays military and the future one for a generation if this isn't stopped and turned back now.

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Of course.

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Nott the Hoople @okienoah.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is a great list! I had just started working at Sound Warehouse when 411 came out, so it’ll always hold a special place in my heart

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Erin Patterson @emcpatty.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Alright, so we share Jeff Buckley’s Grace, but here are some left turns that shaped me: Bjork - Post Mary J Blige - What’s the 411? Radiohead - The Bends Lisa Loeb - Firecracker Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

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Nott the Hoople @okienoah.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Name 5 albums that helped shape you: (a COMPLETE left turn from below 😂😂) Sting - Soul Cages Peter Gabriel - Us Jeff Buckley - Grace Soundgarden - Superunknown Radiohead - Ok Computer

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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

When we hate on these disgusting immoral evil billionaires it’s bc just look at everything Dolly did. They could be doing that. They could just be helping people and every day they choose not to help people. They choose to harm. And when they die, we’ll dance and laugh and be thankful they’re gone.

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Liz N @thizizlizreally.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

At this rate, Mitch is the only vegetable that has not yet been recalled! 😅

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Erin Patterson @emcpatty.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Ha! Andrew Koenig sent his son to knock on doors in my neighborhood. I didn’t answer because I can’t muster telling a 12 year old his dad’s a piece of shit and uses his adopted sisters as props. I hate the GOP so much.

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Blue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Please make sure you have all the equipment that is necessary for you to prepare, cut, slice, dice, grind (like flour) everything that you're going to need yourself. It's not too late. A can opener is a must, a potato peeler. Etc. manual kitchen tools www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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It's time to consider global catastrophic food failures

Food systems today face interconnected, systemic risks that could culminate in widespread disruptions triggering extreme global famine, in addition to…

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Erin Patterson @emcpatty.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

MO GOP Legislators are at it again. The people have spoken TWICE.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/08/2026

Oh man, and the video doesn’t even have all of it. ADD THESE TO THE RECALL LIST: 🥖 Grand Central Bakery Potato Sourdough: METAL 🧊 Outshine Fruit Bars: GLASS 🐶 Oma’s Pride Canine Food: SALMONELLA 🥜 Prolon Almond & Cocoa Spread: UNDECLARED ALLERGENS 🫐 GreenWise Organic Frozen Berries: E. COLI

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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Erin Patterson @emcpatty.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My son and I have been watching X-men 97 and I suggested we watch Logan. Near the end of Logan he recognized the tree he died at. From where? The opening of Deadpool and Wolverine. Great transition and dare I say I’m proud he noticed?!

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This is a great thread about a man who enjoys eating used tissues

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Erin Patterson @emcpatty.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Saw video of those Patriot Front asshats in DC and hung up my flag.

A flag that says Freedom, Democracy, Truth (FDT = Fuck Donald Trump) and justice for all.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

What do Levi’s, Hanes, and Chewy have in common? California AG Rob Bonta just revealed evidence alleging that Amazon used its power to pressure them, and countless other brands, to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces as part of wide-ranging price-fixing scheme.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Vanderbilt & Wash U both have massive investments in SpaceX; they provided working capital for DOGE's attacks on science, academia, and humanity as a whole. Their admins believe the fascists will do them favors and make them rich, and that's the entire explanation for the chancellors' "report."

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Erin Patterson @emcpatty.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

So many unfollows in the last few days. He has a Nazi tattoo, follows anti-Semitic podcasters, treats women shitty, and uses the R word repeatedly. There were other, better candidates. This is why we are where we are. Ugh.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Twitter is for guys who like to rough up women. Bluesky is for guys who don't mind if another man roughs up a woman in the name of political strategy. Even bigger pussies. You don't know how this guy will vote. You're choosing to believe a guy who lies with every breath he can muster. Creepy as hell

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Erin Patterson @emcpatty.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Days since I unfollowed accounts that 1) don’t believe women and 2) can’t see that two things can in fact be true = 0.

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Erin Patterson @emcpatty.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Wow…this email for my money is ill timed. Oof.

Email from the Democrats containing Mikie Sherrill, horrible POS Governor from New Jersey.

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404 Media @404media.co · 18/05/2026

NEW: The FBI wants to buy access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) nationwide, which would likely allow the agency to track the movements of vehicles—and by extension people—across the country without a warrant, according to FBI procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.

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The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers

Only a couple vendors could likely fulfill what the FBI is after, namely Flock and Motorola.

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404 Media @404media.co · 14/05/2026

A study gets into “the earliest evidence of the impact of cuts to USAID on the incidence of violent events” which suggests that “the radical cuts…led to an increase in conflict in the regions that received the most aid from the US.” @beckyferreira.bsky.social reports. www.404media.co/doge-cuts-un...

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404 Media @404media.co · 30/04/2026

Residents of an Atlanta suburb learned that Flock had been accessing cameras in the town—including in a children's gymnastics room—to demonstrate the company’s surveillance technology to police departments around the country. The city renewed the contract anyway. www.404media.co/city-learns-...

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