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granitefine.bsky.social @granitefine.bsky.social · 11h
Consequences are the only way forward. The only consequences they care about are financial. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Trump Officials Over Minnesota Killing
The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year in Minnesota.
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granitefine.bsky.social @granitefine.bsky.social · 11h
But Hunter Biden....
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An investigation reveals 3 other cases in which Ken Paxton covertly interfered with criminal investigations and prosecutions to protect Republican men who were facing sexual abuse or rape charges or order to get charges dropped or downgraded. It's not just Hoffman in Waco, but a consistent pattern.
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Ken Paxton's office struck plea deals in three other sex abuse cases beyond one facing scrutiny
The revelation comes as the Texas Attorney General struggles to gain ground with voters in his U.S. Senate race.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It is a factual statement that on September 10, 2026, former President Trump directed a gathering in Dallas to recite a pledge that contained the phrase "cheat like hell." And I hope he rot in hell.👿
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404 Media @404media.co · 01/10/2026
Magent Forensics, the owner of the GrayKey phone unlocking tool, says it can bypass an iPhone rebooting feature that was locking cops out.
404media.co
Cops Can Bypass iPhone’s Automatic Reboot to Get Into Locked Phones, Leaked Video Claims
Magent Forensics, the owner of the GrayKey phone unlocking tool, says it can bypass an iPhone rebooting feature that was locking cops out.
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KB @sorrykb.myatproto.social · 13h
That was the California state legislature that did that. All Newsom did was sign the bills.
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granitefine.bsky.social @granitefine.bsky.social · 12h
Wait I thought he wasn't embarrassed?
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 19h
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 15h
In Japan, some fruit and vegetable boxes show photos of the farmers who grew them. Original post
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15h
JUST IN: Governor Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 21h
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 13h
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)
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Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ tour has sold out all three European arena shows after he was removed as a support act from Ed Sheeran’s US tour over his pro-Palestine activism. The Grammy-winning rapper’s Dublin, Paris and London concerts will raise funds for 12 organisations supporting Palestinians
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WIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2026
The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups. It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans.
wired.com
The Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the Answer
Robert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 21h
Trump has spent 14 months and a grand jury hunting Brennan and Clapper for telling the truth about 2016. Two lead prosecutors have walked. Zero charges. The only thing this probe has proven is that Russia helped Trump. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen...
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 21h
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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granitefine.bsky.social @granitefine.bsky.social · 22h
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South Park: They Took Our Jerbs!
ALT: South Park: They Took Our Jerbs!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23h
You really can’t make this shit up.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 22h
JD Vance: Anna Paulina Luna. I think Anna got more applause than I did. I don't like that very much. Makes me jealous
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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Let’s open the files for all to see and allow the victims some justice
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GunnyJKJ @gunnyjkj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚜 Own the libs or own the farm can’t do both! /BlueDotFarms
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
extraordinary written and visual reporting.
wired.com
How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
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John Voelcker @johnvoelcker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ah, New York, New York. Street-parking a #Tesla Cybertruck in the deep East Village is ... a choice.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
People who believe LLMs are conscious are having one of the biggest AI meltdowns yet because someone is running a Saw-like torture chamber for LLMs on GitHub. Just before we published, GitHub took it down. GitHub hasn't said why www.404media.co/someone-tort...
404media.co
Someone ‘Torturing’ LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet
The "AI Torture Chamber" has opened an upsetting and absurd window into the effective altruist obsession with "model welfare."
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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America doesn’t have a polarization problem America has a right-wing extremism problem
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Manhattan judge denied bail to Yehonatan Ovadia, a 35-year-old father of five and member of the ultraorthodox Satmar sect, as Trump seeks his deportation because of his open criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu, which apparently is a deporting offense.
haaretz.com
Satmar member facing deportation over anti-Israel protest to stay in ICE custody
A Manhattan judge denied bail to Yehonatan Ovadia, a 35-year-old father of five and member of the anti-Zionist Satmar sect, as the Trump administration seeks his deportation over a November 2023 prote...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Witnesses who observed the event say that Tennessee authorities attempted to torture Christa Gail Pike to death, botched the process horribly, and then literally pulled the curtains on the execution when their mishandling became clear. Pike is still alive and suffering horrendously.
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Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses say
Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bigotry 'r Us. A Republican state legislator went on a homophobic tirade at a Harrisburg bar Tues night, calling a gay Democratic lawmaker an anti-gay slur and falsely claiming he lost weight because he has AIDS. Rep Aaron Bernstine, whose district covers parts of Butler and Lawrence counties north
pennlive.com
Pa. House member hurled slurs about a gay lawmaker at a crowded Harrisburg bar
"You can't talk like that to people or about people," said a witness.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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granitefine.bsky.social @granitefine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reminder to all the sycophants. They will throw you under the bus at a moments notice.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.” (Published Oct. 2025)
propublica.org
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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Yayger @yayger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jesus Fucking Christ. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) unencrypted at rest? That’s nothing short of criminally negligent.
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Meta Call for Urgent Oversight of Self-Improving Systems, saying AI could soon self-improve faster than humans can regulate #GuardrailsForAI www.wsj.com/tech/ai/top-...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Top AI Researchers Call for Urgent Oversight of Self-Improving Systems
Leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Meta said AI could soon self-improve faster than humans can keep up with.
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Project On Government Oversight @pogo.org · 30/09/2026
This sham legislation failed. Thank you for making your voices heard. But the fight isn't over. Congress can and must demonstrate that ethics and transparency are more than slogans, and that fighting corruption isn't just an empty election-year talking point.
pogo.org
Senate Strikes Down Watered-Down Stock Trading Ban
The Senate’s rejection of the House Administration Committee’s weak stock-trading bill underscores the need for real, bipartisan reforms that prevent lawmakers from making a profit using inside inform...
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granitefine.bsky.social @granitefine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Where's his religion like a cover" are odd words coming from Vance.
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So instead of Republicans passing legislation to regulate AI, Trump signed an EO that allows tech companies to police themselves. I’m with Rep Lieu (D-CA) Republicans need to get their asses back to DC to pass a law that has #GuardrailsForAI this is absurd.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ted Cruz: I'm a big believer in bribery. It works in politics
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“.. The watchdog found no wrongdoing by Mr. Powell or his colleagues and it affirmed that no referrals were made to the U.S. Attorney General.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/b...
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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shy's video folder @shyvideos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Btw, I got your new James Bond right here
actor Aaron Pierre
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404 Media @404media.co · 29/09/2026
A surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras.
404media.co
Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras
A surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This guy built a script that calls back spam callers and traps them in an endless loop, thus spamming the spammers. [📹 tehinteractive1] Original post
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
By vote to 47 to 51, with John Fetterman siding with the Republicans, the US Senate officially declared it was perfectly fine with Israel murdering nine Americans, and it had no interest in demanding any explanation for the murders. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022
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Barchart @barchart.com · 30/09/2026
Oracle's $ORCL Credit Default Swaps just jumped to highest level in history, while the company remains one downgrade away from junk status 👀
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David @davidslosttt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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