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Pro-kindness, pro-planet, pro-democracy. For my children and grandchildren.

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 15h
Editor Sophia Dasser and reporter Cereese Qusba of the Cornell Daily Sun are the reason we now know about the gang rape case at Cornell and the university’s shameful under-reaction. Nice work, ladies. (📸 Heather Ainsworth)
Two young women, one in a hijab, huddled over lap tops in a newsroom.
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 20h
Since 2022, Israel has done all of these in the WB •Killed over 1,300 Palestinians. •Killed 9 American citizens. • Detained over 30,000 Palestinians in military prisons • Displaced over 45,000 Palestinians • Established over 260 illegal settlements and settler outposts on stolen Palestinian land.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 22h
They’re coming to drive your electricity prices through the roof, destroy your environment, take your water, pollute your air, deafen your ears, pervert your politics, enrich billionaires, obliterate your property values, take your jobs, & make you pay for the privilege. What’s not to love?¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 23h
“Work should support a life, not consume it.”— @angieforfl.bsky.social I hope we elect a Senate and US House that champions the working class, and legislates for all of us.
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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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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ken Paxton: The only thing that really saves us is that the Supreme Court came along and allowed Super PACs. Otherwise... I would be sitting here and never have a chance...
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Most state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past claims about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.
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Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe
A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Over 120,000 people marched across France calling for action to halt global heating. www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
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Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'
From Bordeaux to Paris, organizers say 120,000 people took part in 260 demonstrations 'for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience.
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
EPSTEIN: The vast global web newly explored by @loveon9.bsky.social + team of women researching on behalf of survivors… @repstansbury.bsky.social @balint.house.gov @warren.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov @robertgarcia.house.gov @lukeharding1968.bsky.social @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Step 1: "Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hezbollah..." Step 2: Now google Howard Lutnick and Tether www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Exclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian Regime
Wallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats.
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When US media failed to to highlight this March 2015 record-setting FinCEN* fine against Trump casinos for endangering America, I knew our media wasn’t up to defending democracy. www.fincen.gov/news/news-re... @markjacob.bsky.social @jayrosen.bsky.social @ms.now @velshi.com @jimacosta.bsky.social
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FinCEN.gov
WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today imposed a $10 million civil money penalty against Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort (Trump Taj Mahal), for willful and repeated violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
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Lavonne @loveon9.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today's WTF? "So we now know Donald Trump and Robert Maxwell were Rothschild Inc clients in May 1991." 📸 substack.com/@epsteinclas... Wilbur Ross ran the bankruptcy restructuring practice at N M Rothschild & Sons in New York... "King of Bankruptcy". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Colleges & universities, like Cornell, that receive federal funding are required to publish an Annual Security Report (ASR) of reported rapes, fondling, dating violence, domestic violence, & stalking on campus, in university housing, & on nearby public property. www.clerycenter.org/the-clery-act
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The Clery Act
The Clery Act
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
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Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research on the planet, and its $47 billion budget is larger than that of the next 10 research funders combined." This underscores my big problem with Gorsuch's concurrence in Slaughter. arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The open houses at the edge of disaster. A must read for US waterfront communities across the US. heated.world/p/the-open-h... cc @yellowdotstudios.bsky.social @adammckay.bsky.social @alexsteffen.bsky.social @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social
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The open houses at the edge of disaster
What are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out.
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Lavonne @loveon9.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"That grand jury can subpoena the case file and the witnesses, take their testimony under oath, hear the evidence, and indict Blanche on the vote of eight of its twelve members." cmarmitage.substack.com/p/how-an-obs...
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How an Obscure New Mexico Law Can Put Todd Blanche in Front of a Grand Jury Over the Epstein Files, in Dozens of Counties at Once
Citizens can convene one in any, or even every, county to charge him with bribing a witness and hiding evidence.
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Lavonne @loveon9.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New Mexicans don’t need a prosecutor to act. Article 2, Section 14 of the NM Constitution lets citizens convene a criminal grand jury by petition, in every county of the state. The petition needs the greater of 200 registered voters or 2% of registered voters, and it’s filed with the district court.
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THREAD: @repstansbury.bsky.social @cortezmasto.senate.gov @robertgarcia.house.gov Interesting re New Mexico’s citizen grand jury law, vis a vis AG Blanche, Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. @lawofruby.bsky.social @bradleyedwards.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov @profmmurray.bsky.social @jenpsaki.bsky.social
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Real Benisons @realbenisons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
”claw back” implies that there was something wrong with what Congress approved nope not straight news @apnews.com because you’re suggest that Trump and Vought are righting a wrong and are not necessarily obliged to “execute the laws“
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Enough to alter the result of a close election.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Incredible: another Ukrainian famine is unfolding, this time in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The remaining inhabitants of what used to be a thriving small city, now down to about 6000 people, are blockaded by Russian forces and cut off from food and water. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Oleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This has held up tragically…
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“A move some lawmakers called illegal” Journalism, what is it, anyway? 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We’ve been in a constitutional crisis since Jan. 20, 2025 and a blue wave in November won’t fix it if Trump can just ignore legislation passed by Congress.
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Trump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, a move some lawmakers called illegal
President Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both pa...
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'We found ~16,000...no wait 185...' Now it's a big fat 0. That's how many cases DHS can point to in a witch hunt they sqawked about earlier These incompetent liars are who the MAGA Supremes are propping up Do your part to beat their schemes Check your registration VOTE, & do it early iwillvote.com
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DHS Witch Hunt Falls Apart as It Can’t Name a Single Noncitizen Voter
The Department of Homeland Security said it found 16,000 noncitizen voters in one state—but didn’t get a single name right.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Concern is not courage. Susan Collins has failed to stand up and fight for us.
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A deeply human story about a deeply human work of art, welcomed at the end of another week of the worst voices taking the global stage.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Federal Government has no role whatsoever in conducting elections. The Constitution is plain on this matter. We don't need the Supreme Court, in their unmitigated arrogance, to "interpret" it for us.
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
2018. One of these things is not like the other: “The new approvals cover Ivanka-branded fashion gear including sunglasses, handbags, shoes and jewelry, as well as beauty services and voting machines. apnews.com/article/0a32... @benrhodes.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @rickhasen.bsky.social @ms.now
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China grants 18 trademarks in 2 months to Trump, daughter
SHANGHAI (AP) — The Chinese government granted 18 trademarks to companies linked to President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump over the last two months, Chinese public records show, raising ...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A Thiel-Altman-&-Andreessen backed “network state” called Praxis is planning a tech colony in Uruguay & has a nonbinding deal w/ a development led by a former advisor to Javier Milei. Located a short ferry ride from Argentina, the move aligns w/ the “Tech Bros”’ increasing interest in the region. 1/
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A nightmare. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Instead of saying, "US Supreme Court lets Trump…" as if SCOTUS speaks with one voice, the media should specify who voted for this. In this case, it's the six conservative justices.
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US Supreme Court lets Trump deploy voter database ahead of midterms
Ruling boosts the president’s efforts to overhaul election rules before the November vote
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Floods don’t ask for your passport. Droughts don’t care about your politics. Heatwaves don’t check your race or income. Climate change is the definition of a global crisis. It will only be solved by global leadership that puts people and planet above short-term politics. Let’s demand it.
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“On September 4—the same day ballots started going out—the new GOP majority on NC’s election board rewrote the rules.” If the small envelope inside mail ballot isn’t sealed, the ballot’s thrown out even if outer envelope sealed. Voter can’t fix it, must start over… @roycoopernc.bsky.social
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New interview! On media complicity, DOD danger, oligarch influence, and Don Jr’s corruption. Bonus: If you want to watch me burst into laughter and lose my composure for the rest of the interview, skip to 20 minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQmQ...
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THESE TWO IDIOTS ARE A PROBLEM FOR TRUMP (feat. Sarah Kendzior)
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING WaPo: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson just slammed the Supreme Court's use of its "emergency docket" — suggesting the court has misused the process in allowing the Trump admin to move forward with a host of controversial policies while challenges play out in lower court.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
In a public appearance, Jackson said the high court’s use of the emergency docket was “problematic” and called for more restraint from her colleagues when using it.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Seems bad.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026
The last time a president went to Andrews to welcome a foreign leader was on April 27, 1962, when John F. Kennedy welcomed the elected leader of our closest ally, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
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Trump Kowtows to China
He rolled out the red carpet . . . literally.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.
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Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.com · 24/09/2026
"Collusion aside, Trump aided and abetted Russia's attack on our election, helping Putin cover it up. That alone should be one of the biggest scandals in American history. It's Benedict Arnold helping the British. And they got away with it." --@davidcorn.bsky.social www.patreon.com/gaslit/posts...
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David Corn on How Russia Won in the US and the Decade of Denial That Let Putin In | Gaslit Nation
Congratulations Russiagate skeptics! The US is now on its way to becoming a Russian-style oligarchy, with the help of traitors and useful id
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
“These new disclosures suggest that Donald Trump stole documents so sensitive that only six people in the entire US government had access to them, that the documents Trump stole pertained to his business interests [and he] may have sold out our national security to enrich himself.” @raskin.house.gov
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Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds
The special counsel’s office found that Donald Trump held on to documents so secret that only six people could legally review them — and the team believed his reason for doing so was financial gain.
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Uncomfortable truth.👇🏼 Let’s lead for humanity and planet vs more wealth and fancy tech. @billmckibben.bsky.social @climatehuman.bsky.social @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @aliciamenendez.bsky.social @dmbofficial.bsky.social
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
THREAD: Gen Z (29 and under) see Trump’s failure to improve lives—their voter registrations are way up, skew Dem. See state stats below. @votersoftomorrow.org @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @amandalitman.bsky.social @frost.house.gov @katmabu.bsky.social @santiagomayer.com @chrislhayes.bsky.social
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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“…the real issue is not rogue AI. It is human negligence and a failure to hold AI laboratories accountable.” @wired.com @aoc.bsky.social @cantwell.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @karaswisher.bsky.social @bencollins.bsky.social
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is revolting! Rabbiatu, a dedicated nurse who served in the US for over 30 years, was forcibly deported to a country she’s never even set foot in—despite a court ruling halting her removal! Seeing her dragged on the floor is heartbreaking. Humanity where? 🎥 The Guardian
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