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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12h
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Once the clowns take over the circus, it'll probably be time to fold the tent on my knife-throwing act and get into selling Ginsu cutlery on QVC.
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The Optimist Daily @optimistdaily.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Even after her passing, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has doubled its presence in London. www.optimistdaily.com/2026/09/doll...
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library doubles its London reach even after her death | The Optimist Daily
London is doubling Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to 10 boroughs, making 157,000 more children eligible for a free book every month.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Americans deserve lower costs and lower interest rates, but Donald Trump is standing in the way. Let’s talk about it:
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 01/10/2026
California's supreme court ruled that a county sheriff broke the law when he seized more than 650,000 ballots, KSL News reports:
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California sheriff unlawfully seized over 650,000 ballots and must return them, state Supreme Court rules
The California Supreme Court ruled Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state election law by ordering his deputies to seize more than 650,000 ballots tied to the Proposition 50 special election.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 01/10/2026
"A board loaded with defense contractors and one draft-dodging war hawk will decide the future of the US military," said one observer. "What could possibly go wrong?"
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'Best Minds'? Hegseth Taps Elon Musk, Palmer Lucky, and Newt Gingrich to Lead 'Future of Warfare' Project
"A board loaded with defense contractors and one draft-dodging war hawk will decide the future of the US military," said one observer. "What could possibly go wrong?"
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greenchiledeb @greenchiledeb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Meanwhile, earlier today Pete Hegseth bragged about how he fired 20% of the country’s generals, weeding out the ones he and Trump find disloyal to their agenda And while I hope to G-d these things aren’t related, I’m terrified that they are
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
This is the first @NYCHA property to receive investment through the Public Housing Preservation Trust — but it won't be the last. Public excellence must extend to public housing. Under our administration, it will.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
We’re addressing these critical capital needs and more with a $607 million renovation — every dollar guided by residents.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
The 2,000 residents at NYCHA’s Nostrand Houses have lived with outdated appliances, faulty heating and cooling systems, unreliable elevators, untreated lead and mold, and weak security systems that have decayed over time.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026
Patel, month after month, has been mostly failing at his original mission to weaponize the FBI against Trump’s political enemies, but he is certainly succeeding at turning the FBI into a laughingstock, which in some ways will likely prove even more damaging to our country over the long term.
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The disgrace and danger of Kash Patel
Here's the latest on the FBI director's raft of scandals—including, of course, the bestiality.
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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Professional Left Podcast Episode 1026: They Won't Say The "R" Word?
" Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. "    --   William Butler Yeats. ...
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greenchiledeb @greenchiledeb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good one! #Colorado #GreenNews Colorado’s largest wildlife overpass cut I-25 collisions by 91 percent | The Optimist Daily" www.optimistdaily.com/2026/09/colo...
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Colorado’s largest wildlife overpass cut I-25 collisions by 91 percent | The Optimist Daily
Colorado's Greenland wildlife overpass cut I-25 wildlife collisions by 91 percent in nine months, coming in under budget at $15 million.
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LiL'Silver @officiallilsilver.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now, I’m running to unseat his MAGA allies right here in Colorado’s 8th District. Imagine that: a kid raised by a single immigrant mom growing up to be the downfall of Trump’s MAGA majority in Congress. It’s a poetic story, but I can’t make it happen alone.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s your periodic reminder that Howard Lutnick is still Commerce secretary despite blatantly lying to the public about his personal and business ties with child molester Jeffrey Epstein.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New whistleblower account: Former employees of the Kennedy Center say that center officials canceled a plan to start overhauling its leaking infrastructure months ago, despite those officials now asserting the leaks posed an urgent safety risk requiring the building to close.
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Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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The Epstein Files @pattytrelles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vote. Vote. Vote. 🗳️ Vote 🗳️ BLUE 🗳️ No matter who
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For the Texans out there - vote Talarico if you want to change the 30 years of decline in your state
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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Since Elon Musk seems to hate this documentary about him from one of my favorite non-fiction filmmakers, Alex Gibney, figured it was my duty to spread a link to the trailer so you can see it for yourself. ENJOY: loom.ly/oA2_-p8
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
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People Power United @peoplepowerunited.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🌲 Ancestral Homelands Are at the Center of This Debate Tribal governments have warned that changing Roadless Rule protections could affect sacred sites, gathering areas, water quality, and subsistence resources. newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/honor-tre... #ProtectPublicLands #TribalSovereignty
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Solarman @solarman55.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bravo !! BRAVO !!!
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Solarman @solarman55.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yes, it's illegal. Now who is going to stop them?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another BIG update in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche: he has now responded to each allegation in the Complaint & it’s obvious I've gotten under his skin! Blanche’s Answer is petty, attacking me for just doing my job. Why this filing moves the case closer to conclusion: youtu.be/dDsuoxktxT4?...
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AG Blanche PANICS In NEW Filing As MY Lawsuit CLOSES IN On EPSTEIN FILES!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“The Swedish people have voted for a new direction for our country, voted for cohesion and against division.” —Magdalena Andersson
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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you’re investing in AI tools that appear to be taking lives and jobs, invading cultures and neighborhoods, then why not invest in a conspiracy theory that immigrants, Black people, and Muslims are doing that taking and invading?  My latest @TheEmancipator.org. theemancipator.org/2026/09/21/i...
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greenchiledeb @greenchiledeb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I got off the deportation plane. Eighty-nine others did not. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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I got off the deportation plane. Eighty-nine others did not.
While I have been waiting in a detention center, something happened I didn’t expect.
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greenchiledeb @greenchiledeb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fascinating ! “She pointed out in her study that we’ve exhaustively studied male erections for a century but never bothered to look into mother’s milk, showing how male- and money-skewed our priorities are. “ thank you Thom Hartman. @thomhartmann.skystack.xyz open.substack.com/pub/wisdomsc...
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Scientists Finally Asked What Mother’s Milk Was Really Doing. The Answer Changes Everything.
What seemed like simple nourishment turns out to be a living communication system that listens to a baby, detects threats, and changes its chemistry in response.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The billions of dollars we send to a foreign military to drop bombs on somebody else should have been spent to build schools, housing, and to provide healthcare HERE.
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greenchiledeb @greenchiledeb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A pleasure to read without having to listen to DT. “Mamdani plays Trump like a fiddle—again www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Mamdani plays Trump like a fiddle—again
Trump couldn’t help but gush about his ideological nemesis.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Here at the United Nations earlier today wrapping up a meeting with the UN Secretary-General and our Congressional Delegation on the continued need for U.S. leadership on climate action and our commitment to our communities. Proud to be here representing New Mexico and fighting for our future! ❤️
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 21/09/2026
NEW – Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record ✍️ Written by @zekehausfather.com Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK
Daily Niño 3.4 sea surface temperature anomalies, 1982-2026, each relative to a centred 30-year climatology (ONI convention). Chart by Carbon Brief.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/09/2026
NYC's @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will open this year's Climate Desk Live with @garrisonhayes.bsky.social for a fireside chat focused on affordability, environmental justice, and extreme weather. This event is currently at capacity, but it will be livestreamed! Tune in Sept. 24 at 9 AM EST.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 21/09/2026
"ICE has been terrorizing our country for far too long," said Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair@repcasar.bsky.social, who represents the district where the shooting occurred. ​
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'This Violence Cannot Continue': ICE Shooting of Man in Austin Sparks Outrage
"ICE has been terrorizing our country for far too long," said Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar, who represents the district where the shooting occurred.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Updated 5:18 PM EDT, September 20, 2026 @apnews.com: "The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times, said Mike Siegel, who represents Austin’s District 7."
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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
A local official says a federal immigration agent has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas. City Councilmember Mike Siegel says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car ...
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 21/09/2026
The fall season is glorious in the park.
Fall colors and some bison down by the confluence.
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greenchiledeb @greenchiledeb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The “Mile High” is missing. Please fix the typo.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
WARREN: You and Kennedy are keeping these pharma deals secret. The companies say they are immaterial. You still want the American people to believe they are a great deal? KLOMP: Billions of dollars have been saved in out-of-pocket transactions— WARREN: Then show me the receipts.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026
Tallinn, who led Anthropic's series A, funds METR, the "auditing institute" people took seriously 🙄 After criticism that METR was laughably NOT independent, Anthropic announces they'll pay Accenture to "audit" Accenture had acquired Tallinn firm which will be doing the "auditing" Full circle 🙄
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/09/2026
It looks like the EU is seriously preparing for an attack by Russia. A lot of senior defense officials came out of briefings spooked. Since then, various governments including the Swiss! have issued defiant statements.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Stop. Covering. This. Fucker. Steal. His. Fucking. Oxygen.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 18/09/2026
NEW: Reporting shows that the Trump administration is covering up the truth about the number of U.S. troops killed in Trump’s war. It’s a betrayal of American service members and their families.
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dad4future.bsky.social @dad4future.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Common Sense makes me listen to @greennewsreport.bsky.social as often as possible @thebradblog.bsky.social . Always awesome reporting even if the news isn't good.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Following Trump’s latest threats at the Kennedy Center, ousted board members of the US Institute of Peace (USIP) filed an emergency motion in federal court on Thursday to block the imminent carving of Donald Trump’s name on the exterior of the headquarters. More: substack.com/profile/2357...
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Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
Following Trump’s latest threats at the Kennedy Center, ousted board members of the US Institute of Peace (USIP) filed an emergency motion in federal court on Thursday to block the imminent carving of...
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greenchiledeb @greenchiledeb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Costco starts rationing motor oil www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Costco starts rationing motor oil
War rationing Costco has announced it will ration sales of its private-label motor oil. This restriction follows a significant increase in the product’s price. For years, the average cost of a case of...
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greenchiledeb @greenchiledeb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#Colorado
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greenchiledeb @greenchiledeb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Great job on AlJazera today, Alex. “Social Security works!”
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why are the dissents from Thomas & Alito so unsurprising? Note: Judge Nichols has just entered an even broader injunction, so this isn’t over yet www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting
The ruling blocks the Trump administration from dramatically changing how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 14/09/2026
Congress has six years to determine the future of Social Security for millions of Americans. This November, elect members who you trust to protect your hard-earned benefits and not hand your money over to billionaires and Wall Street CEOs.
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