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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Useful link from February for anyone tempted to argue with Pratt fans www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Federal Courts Reject Trump Administration’s Attempts to Obtain Private Voter Information
Judges in California, Michigan, and Oregon have ruled that the DOJ cannot force states to turn over voter lists — and two questioned the administration’s motives.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Y’ALL.
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The Beast, passing out marks to the damned.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 29/01/2026
Today, we’re launching Encrypt It Already, a new website pushing tech companies to deliver stronger privacy protections to their users by enabling and expanding the use of end-to-end encryption across their products or services. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Introducing Encrypt It Already
Today, we’re launching Encrypt It Already, our push to get companies to offer stronger privacy protections to our data and communications by implementing end-to-end encryption. If that name sounds a
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Pretty much exactly what I told my senator yesterday.
Letter to senator describing ICE as a lawless agency
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Schumer will cave. He always does. Maybe after they stick in some meaningless additional training verbiage. Everyone write your senators! I already have, though mine aren't likely to be the problem.
Image of email to senator:

"Dear Senator,

Do not vote for H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026.

Do not agree to any compromise that will allow it to pass if it is amended to add new training requirements.

The officers murdering Americans in the streets are not poorly trained. They are 8 and 10 year veteran officers.

We don't have a training problem. We have a rogue, lawless agency problem. DHS leadership won't care about any new laws you pass, they are already violating the law in countless ways.

Vote No, Do not compromise. Do everything in your power to stop your colleagues from voting yes.

Signed an outraged constituent,"
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11/01/2026
What’s going on here
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 09/01/2026
It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers. Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
Masked federal agents removing crates of belongings from the ICE shooter's home
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
NO WAR. FULL STOP. Trump has already launched an unconstitutional war for oil. We’re organizing now. Join us TODAY for a protest sign–making party at campaign HQ as we prepare for the larger Emergency Day of Action downtown opposing war on Venezuela. 🕝 2:30–3:30 PM 📍 7016 N Clark St, Rogers Park
NO WAR! Protest sign making party at Kat Abughazaleh's campaign HQ, today Saturday January 3 from 2:30 - 3:30 pm CT at 7016 N Clark St. JOIN US TODAY! 
Image Description: Rapid response post sharing event details, with Kat making protest signs pictured.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January. Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/wPdKTofM
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
I miss Vonnegut. Haven't read him since the '90's. Gonna steal this gem, and keep it safe till next Columbus Day.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, wehave effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10/12/2025
The internet is essential to how people speak, learn, and participate in public life. When access depends on flawed technology or hard-to-obtain documents, we deepen existing inequalities and silence the people who most need these platforms. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification
It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Not pro-life. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Here is the actual video of Reagan giving his free trade address, posted to YouTube by the Reagan Library eight years ago. The portion used by the Canadian ad begins at 2:33. Trump lies about verifiable facts, and the MAGA cult never questions their dear leader. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
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President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 22/10/2025
UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…” ~Patrick Henry
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 06/10/2025
The Danish Presidency is pushing a dangerous proposal in the EU that would allow the government to scan all our private communications. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Chat Control Is Back on the Menu in the EU. It Still Must Be Stopped
The European Union Council is once again debating its controversial message scanning proposal, aka “Chat Control,” that would lead to the scanning of private conversations of billions of people. Chat
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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
💙👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 💯💯💯 The website he deserves 🧐👇🏼
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
So an absolute banger showed up in my feed today. youtu.be/WSqUBwlHld4?...
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Chumbawamba - The Day The Nazi Died Lyrics
YouTube video by Becca Critchley - Magpie
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 04/09/2025
Millions browse the web on school, library, and workplace computers that leave them exposed to hidden trackers. Privacy Badger can be installed organization-wide to enhance privacy and security on these devices. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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From Libraries to Schools: Why Organizations Should Install Privacy
​​In an era of pervasive online surveillance, organizations have an important role to play in protecting their communities’ privacy. Schools, libraries, and other organizations can make private
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Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher @eileenforco.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Lauren Boebert can't be counted on. I can. Join this campaign to unseat her at link in bio.
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Sean Rose the World’s Strongest @jabronisean.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I don't like to speak badly of people. I have grown up thinking and being told that if you cannot say something nice about someone, you should not say anything at all. But I must break that rule in this case because I hate Hulk Hogan very much. He is a big ugly goon and I want to squash his face.

-Andre the Giant
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/07/2025
The amazing thing about brave people speaking out is that it inspires others to do the same by creating a permission structure. Since I published this article 4 hours ago, I've heard from multiple sources confirming what's in it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
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The Epstein Cover-Up at the FBI
Inside the chaotic review process of the Epstein and Maxwell files at the Bureau
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/07/2025
NEW ANGLE Watch and decide, but I was never fully convinced he was shot in the first place. Never mind that his ear should’ve been blown off—now completely healed. Or that the Secret Service took their time getting him offstage. But from this angle: you see the photographers guided into place…
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
This is the consequences when we chose the wrong direction.
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Dianne Woodward @diannewoodward.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
A Nobel peace prize for Francesca Albanese. Sign the petition and share chng.it/Bt8zWj8ShH
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Sign the Petition
Nominate Francesca Albanese for Nobel Peace Prize
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Breaking: per FEMA sources Kristi Noem was responsible for THREE DAY DELAY in deploying search-and-rescue in Texas Fire her. Blood on her hands.
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
And Pam just released the surveillance tape she used to justify dropping charges against Epstein's guards, and it has a gap at midnight. www.bbc.com/news/world-u... I'm sure she'll want us to forget that too.
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Gotta admit I don't feel enthusiastic on someone whose Bluesky account doesn't predate his candidacy. In a world of Sinema's and Manchins, we deserve candidates that show strong support for progressive issues before deciding to run. His social media posts are uneven at best.
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
I did a thing.
Congress[redacted],

I am writing you today to voice my opposition to the terrible budget bill that will likely be returned to the House.

I shouldn't have to tell you that renewable energy is a major industry in our district, and you are voting to eradicate it.

Elon Musk calls this bill utterly insane and destructive, and predicts it will destroy millions of jobs in America.

The North American  Building Trades Union predicts this bill will destroy 1.75 million jobs.

When everyone from the left to the right is telling you to kill this bill, you better listen. Or else you'll regret not having SNAP benefits when we put you out of a job.

Kind regards,

[redacted]
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Phillip Ayoub @payoub.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/06/2025
Damn‼️ Federal agents blew a door off for this? Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids. She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms. Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen. 🧵
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Operators from the 413th RAID Unmanned Systems Battalion detected&destroyed a rare North Korean M1991 MLRS The pilot struck one of the rockets on the launcher rack with a strike drone.The munition detonated,tearing through the crew cabin, and then the entire ammunition load exploded. Glory!
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
funny way of pointing out that class sizes are too large
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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Today the Apache Stronghold went to the US Supreme Court, laying down prayers as they filed the Re-appeal to Protect Oak Flat and Mother Earth. They ask everyone to unite in prayer with them as they continue to defend their sacred site from a destructive copper mining project.
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
How it ended:
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
😂🤣💀 Brilliant
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
"We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief. Nor will we ever. Church and State are, and must remain, separate." --President Ronald Reagan, whom I usually never quote
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sharonfisher68.bsky.social @sharonfisher68.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
How to drag the US into a new war. Manipulate Trump's need to be the center of attention. Yesterday, the IDF claims air superiority over Tehran, today Trump does. Yesterday, the Netanyahu threatens to assassinate Khamenei, today Trump does. This is FOMO.
Trump's recent Truth Social posts threatening Iran's leader and claiming air superiority over Iran.
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The green smoke is a deadly chemical agent. www.chemicalweaponsresearch.com/hc/ According to a US army field manual: "Wear a protective mask when exposed to HC smoke [..] Fatalities have occurred from HC smoke exposure during routine training where soldiers were not informed of the hazards."
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
I do try to stay out of Musk's nazi bar, but when it's the only place I can yell at monsters, sometimes I can't resist.
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Pretty sure my local small town ROTC puts on a better show.
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I've been slower the last couple days posting incidents where police violate press rights at ICE protests in Los Angeles. That's only because I'm (temporarily) prioritizing this tracker spreadsheet, used for accountability efforts. 50+ in under a week. I get word of more incidents every few hours.
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California Press Rights Tracking Doc (Consolidated)
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Faust_Hound @faustian-herne.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
‪@joshwmarcus.bsky.social‬ at the-independent wrote a terrible piece on this, describing these face shields for woodworking and auto-body work as "riot police-style face shield masks". He then included the image of Alejandro below with "SUSPECT" captioned in big block letters. Do better Josh.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 10/06/2025
all conservatives are bots
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