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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 23h
America was an empty mall. America was shoddy caulk oozing from a vinyl arc in a historic heatwave. America was a brutishly redacted Frederick Douglass speech on foam posterboard in a tractor trailer Freedom Truck. America was not even selling corndogs. www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri...
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How Defunding the Arts Wrought Civic Disintegration
What Was America?: Art, Culture, and Politics in the Bicentennial Era tackles United States’ most ambitious cultural project: the bicentennial.
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froglok.bsky.social @froglok.bsky.social · 18h
Can we send all of them to the various war-torn, impoverished, and unstable countries they sent innocent immigrants to? I'd love to see Little Marco try to survive in South Sudan with nothing other than a cheap suit and those giant shoes Diaper Don gave him.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion": www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
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The Speech That Gets You Banned From America
Leaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S.
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm not saying some of these folks are feds, but I'm not not saying some of these folks are feds
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: ICE over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote. The internal documents, obtained by the Democracy Forward, showed that ICE's investigative arm also contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the organizations.
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
DOJ hired these prosecutors: -A gambling exec turned conspiracy theorist podcaster -A guy found liable for selling fraudulent insurance leads -A guy who violated attorney-client privilege in a high-profile murder trial -A guy currently facing animal neglect charges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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froglok.bsky.social @froglok.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
She didn't specify the direction of the momentum.
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Frances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 04/10/2026
google's ai proving absolutely indispensable in dublin
Overview

[AI] Know before you go 
• People say to try a pint of the popular Guinness
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Once inside the ICE facility, she continued to ask why she’d been arrested. ‘You spoke too much, that’s why,’ came the reply, according to María. ICE agents then said, ‘You should have thought about it before speaking up to defend your friend.’”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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𝔻𝕒𝕟 🏈🍻💀 @danmynrd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Her: I Bet He's Thinking About Other Women Him:
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Marimar Martinez is suing the federal government after being riddled with bullets. She was just a citizen who cared about her community & #ICE thugs decided to take her out like how Trump offered to let Iran take LA & San Diego out. Go to Grassrootsdems.org to volunteer!
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW AD: Introducing SCANDUEL! The only betting app where you can parlay Ken Paxton’s scandals — and get paid! Here’s a tip: Always bet that he did the thing. 💰
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts, and pedophile said he still intends to win his election for Clerk and Comptroller after being arrested in August for molesting a male relative under the age of 5. He’s been endorsed by the GOP. amp.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Palm Beach GOP endorses candidate accused of child sex abuse
“I maintain my innocence and remain a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller,” Mike Caruso, facing child sex abuse charges.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨 “We’ve got a president who’s no stranger to the Epstein files leading a Gestapo campaign to round up our most vulnerable population of children," said founder of group protesting new ICE facility for unaccompanied children set to open at a Louisiana airport. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...
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New ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking Risks
A new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...
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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/10/2026
the brazil thing is so depressing because they did the right thing, man they did what we couldn’t, they actually prosecuted their coup and threw bolsonaro’s ass in jail and generally showed the united states what a functional state looks like and now they are gonna elect his dipshit son? really?
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Science Magazine @science.org · 05/10/2026
Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8
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How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t
New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 04/10/2026
Tiffany Sloan is a joke stealing AI generated stand-up comedian that has amassed a following of 350K users on Instagram. AI is supposed to transform the world and it's doing it in the worst and dumbest possible ways. buttondown.com/natebowling/...
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The Joke Thief
The AI Powered Joke Thief (or Fine, Somebody Wants This)
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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 05/10/2026
Here's the original video from George Brett Olson that got me started on all of this The fact this is actually happening continues to baffle me
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Mike Ensminger Fan Account @laplanck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good morning everyone
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
pedocon theory is a theory like gravity is a theory www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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TheRightIsWrong (TRIW) @therightiswrong100.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump claimed yesterday he was intelligent with extremely high IQ. Speaking of Trump intelligence, Trump’s only known IQ Test was discovered by accident, he scored a whopping 73 (Holly 💩) keep in mind the average IQ in the US is in the mid 90’s
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
TSA says it is removing chairs at document checks in airports, requiring staff to stand for their shift. TSA explained the reason as twofold: to ensure its employees meet its fitness standards and to create an amiable environment for travelers.
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TSA officers must now stand up on the job
The agency is removing chairs from document-checking stations.
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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
While women’s and gender studies programs are being closed down all over the country, the work feminist scholars have done has never been more important.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026
NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My list has always been Hegseth, Miller and Vought. All three are have encouraged “high crimes and Misdemeanors” that go to the balance of separation of powers.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@JFriedhoff

me at 13: wow i can't wait til we have immersive computers everywhere like star trek
me at 30: wow i can't wait until we destroy all computers like in dune
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froglok.bsky.social @froglok.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We even got dialects of Spanglish!
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froglok.bsky.social @froglok.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is a shit question as presented because there is no downside to pressing the blue button.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Big news in the Senate battle. After pouring $30 million in NC, John Thune's GOP SuperPAC stops spending there, effectively conceding Cooper is likely to win. And they're dumping their first 7-figures in Kansas. (Note: a Dem internal found Hamilton up today.) www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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froglok.bsky.social @froglok.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Natalie! Bathroom! Bathroom!!!
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Cartman Poops While Gaming
ALT: Cartman Poops While Gaming
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 01/10/2026
California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people
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California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people
The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
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froglok.bsky.social @froglok.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What else does he have to talk about? All the money they're stealing from Venezuela?His scheme to make himself King of Cuba?
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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MAHA will kill us all. Apparently, “make America healthy again” now means forgetting centuries of food-safety science and hoping the bacteria cooperate. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks www.propublica.org/article/cali...
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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froglok.bsky.social @froglok.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What I hate is how we as a society have continuously tried to hide the barbarism behind questionable claims of mercy. Moving from firing squad to gallows to electric chair to gas to this. It's not mercy for the condemned; it's mercy for us, making it easier to stomach and hand wave away.
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geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no
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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.゚✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is preposterous as it is monstrous Pike survived the execution procedure and now her lawyers, unable to reach the governor or state AG office, are rushing an emergency motion to the Tennessee Supreme Court in their *car* seeking an order to get her medical care
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Posted 21 hrs ago by @pbsnews.org "Former special counsel #JackSmith said Tuesday that he stands by his decision to bring charges against President Donald Trump over his mishandling of classified documents and role in the Jan. 6 attack. “Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable..."
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Trump administration is expanding a heavy metals mine on Arizona public land, jeopardizing the habitat of endangered jaguars and ocelots.
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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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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 30/09/2026
The guy who proclaimed the Iowa Hawkeyes are the Atlanta Hawks also said a month ago that anyone who thinks Michigan fans say "beat Ohio" doesn't know ball. The absolute goat in the crowded "Republicans don't know ball" marketplace. Yes he voted for his govt to control college sports, why do you ask
The Hawks/Hawkeyes guy accusing libs a month ago of not knowing ball

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@Eric_Schmitt
“Beat Ohio?”

Tell me you don’t know ball with saying you don’t know ball.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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froglok.bsky.social @froglok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He didn't confuse shit. This was intentional.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
holy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Whether it’s Benjamin Netanyahu empowering Hamas, presiding over a massive intelligence failure that let them kill 1,200 Israelis on October 7th, and then killing 74,000 Palestinians in response or Zohran Mamdani pointing out that he did this, both men have fueled their bitter feud.
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