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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Seconding this and also stating that the Senate had a credible opportunity to pass a law at the end of the Biden administration that would have helped protect journalists from government demands for their sources but that they failed to pass it www.wired.com/story/press-...

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Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism

The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the House—but it’s unclear whether the Senate will take it up.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Elon Musk biographer here. The "missing context" from the op-ed below is that Musk has been spreading racist and antisemitic memes, screenshots, graphs, charts, unsourced narratives, tropes, and buzzwords for 18 months now. Publicly. Daily. The Post either knows this or should not be in business.

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Opinion | The missing context from the Elon Musk salute

We can’t have a functioning democracy if we think our opponents are evil.

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Join us for a year of study at Harvard! We’re accepting applications for members of the Nieman class of 2026. Journalists from the U.S. should submit their applications by January 31, 2025. 🔗: nieman.harvard.edu/fellowships/...

A photo of Lippmann House, home to the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard in Cambridge, MA.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

this choice of photos by the Carter Center is shadier than a Georgia peach tree in summer

photo from President Jimmy Carter’s funeral showing many dignitaries but hiding the tangerine tyrant behind a pillar

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Noam Chomsky Quotes (Year 534) @chomskyquotes.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The point of public relations slogans like "Support our troops" is that they don’t mean anything...That’s the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody’s going to be against, and everybody’s going to be for. chomsky.info/mediacontrol...

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Sky Explore @docworldexplore.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The real problem of This

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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

In his first big flex of power on Capitol Hill, Elon Musk shitposted a bunch of misinformation to kill a bipartisan spending bill that would have averted a government shutdown, threatened reps supporting it, and demanded Congress stop working until Trump is in office. Awesome stuff

rollingstone.com

Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In

Elon Musk went on a posting spree on X to block a congressional funding bill, saying the government should shut down until Trump becomes president.

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Bob Pickard @pr.bobpickard.com · 18/12/2024

Study finds 75% of Facebook shares are made without reading the content “The inspiration for our research is in understanding the phenomenon of sharing, which…is the single most influential action on social media.” www.psypost.org/study-finds-...

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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Guess which ‘one’ hasn’t figured it out yet?! 👇 Just one guess. 🇺🇸

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Common Sense @cmmnsensedspnsr.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.

Passage from Carl Sagan’s A demon-haunted world book.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 19/12/2024

President-elect Musk is really setting down the marker of how he wants to run his administration. VP Trump better pay attention.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

In 2016, hundreds of tech workers signed a "Never Again" pledge, vowing to never let technology be used to enable autocracy. I wonder where these folks are now. neveragain.tech?fbclid=IwY2x...

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Today we stand together to say: not on our watch, and never again.

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 14/12/2024

raise your hand if you had “mitch mcconnell and dick cheney will be too far left for the republican party, and that republican party will sweep the national elections” on your list of predictions 20 years ago

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Welp, we have reached the part of the program in which Elon Musk is casually amplifying extremely dangerous international warlord Erik Prince, widely recognized as one of the worst men alive and a top advisor to Putin ally and election-interference co-conspirator MBZ

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Fiona Murphy @genxbanshee.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

If you happen to be anywhere near Sec 11 (Row I) at @tmbg.bsky.social in Brooklyn tonight, please wish a happy 21st to Kylie! She & her dad left Chicago at 5AM today to get there & celebrate her favorite band! Have a great show @martybeller.bsky.social & gang! 🥁

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I’m curious how much federal funding he thinks the ACLU receives (it’s none).

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 05/12/2024

An amorous donkey broke out of a Dublin field and attempted to mount a passing horse, allegedly injuring the rider, leading to a €60,000 personal injuries claim in the Circuit Civil Court. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

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Romantic desires of escaped donkey lead to rider’s personal injuries claim against Dublin farmer

Case by horserider against north Co Dublin farmer for shock and personal injury arising from 2017 incident settled for less than €15,000

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Fiona Murphy @genxbanshee.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

It’s like someone transcribed my soul into magnets. Well done, Meriwether. meriwether.love/collections/...

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Magnets

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 30/11/2024

"They live out of their downloads folder like it's a van by the river" is an incredible sentence.

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Fiona Murphy @genxbanshee.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

🇮🇪 I’ve been proud of my cousin Gerry for decades as I’ve watched his tireless advocacy for Mayo play out. As results wind up today from yesterday’s election in Ireland, I have another reason to be proud— Rose Conway-Walsh is set to make history as the first woman to top the poll in Mayo! 💚❤️

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I’m super excited to announce I'm part of an amazing team (<3 @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social) that just published a paper in @science.org on the role of outrage in spread of misinformation Link here: science.org/doi/10.1126/... Summary in🧵🔽 1/

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Fiona Murphy @genxbanshee.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

“The Intercept case is the only litigation by a news publisher, that is not tied to copyright infringement, to move past the motion-to-dismiss stage.” — @andrewdeck.bsky.social for @niemanlab.org www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/copy...

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Core copyright violation claim moves ahead in The Intercept’s lawsuit against OpenAI

The ruling comes after a judge dismissed similar claims filed by Raw Story and AlterNet earlier this month.

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Fiona Murphy @genxbanshee.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Julia Rietz isn’t the only @uofillinois.bsky.social affiliated decision-maker whose agenda needs greater scrutiny. Gov Pritzker, U of I Pres Tim Killeen, Board of Trustees Chair Don Edwards, Foundation Pres Jim Moore and all directors on U of I Trustees (www.bot.uillinois.edu/about/meet_t...),

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Meet the Trustees

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

let's talk about how assless chaps should fit 🧵

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Fiona Murphy @genxbanshee.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Once again, game publishers have hijacked one of our most vital resources— the power of play— and put profits over people. (Side eye to those selling esports souls to the Saudis… but I digress). Hot take: this BS needs heavyweight lobbying by the likes of AARP. www.forbes.com/sites/ollieb...

forbes.com

Publishers Have Finally Said The Quiet Part Out Loud About Retro Games

In a recent move against the archiving of video game history, publishers have finally come clean on why they dislike retro games so much.

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Fiona Murphy @genxbanshee.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Just misread “Heliskier” in @sethwickersham.bsky.social’s bio as “Hellskier” and honestly can’t think of a better word to describe how it feels to be living in these post-election times. Going to hellski my way to the midterms and then on to 2028

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

If we want better fashion culture in the US, we have to lower the cost of housing and commercial real estate, support independent craftspeople, build denser neighborhoods, improve walkability, and get rid of overly restrictive zoning laws. Let kook culture thrive.

A narrow walkway in Tokyo. The sides of the street are lined with shops and what look to be residences.

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reality check 🤔😕😢 @realitycheck.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

"'The powerful people of the school choice movement have decided to fund a franchise' ... the Koch brothers’ network, and Ed Choice" Arizona's voucher program was originally estimated at $100 million over two years but has ballooned to more than $400 million a year, half the state's budget deficit.

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No-Limit Vouchers Are Blowing Up Arizona’s Budget. This Woman Is Leading the Way.

Conservative parents seeking "educational freedom" have found a taxpayer-supported way to opt out of public schools. And other states want to imitate it.

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Bob Pickard @pr.bobpickard.com · 26/11/2024

Word of the Day: propaganda www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/l... propaganda \ ˈprɑpəˌgændə \ noun : information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

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Word of the Day: propaganda

This word has appeared in 678 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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