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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 18m
The fascists don’t love data centers but it’s another opportunity for disruption. Disruptive acts are critical to building a fascist society where in the beginning people lose common sense and accept anything told them by the governing class. Look 2 #Detroit for this abnormal behavior.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 21m
The country is being pushed into apartheid by elites to maintain control when they are the demographic minority. Defining the group by White privilege and those with granted proximity. To defeat this, White Privilege must end. #EndRacism The US Constitution can’t survive this turmoil.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1h
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)
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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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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1h
How did the Democrats lose the messaging war to Trump on the Trump-Russia scandal? I tell that story in a new article for The New Republic that's drawn from my new book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Check out the book at HowRussiaWon.com.
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How Trump Won the Russia Messaging War—and How the Democrats Lost It
When Robert Mueller found no smoking gun on collusion, Democrats largely turned to other matters. But Trump and his backers never stopped pushing their lies.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h
RFK Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety. This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them. (Published March)
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 6h
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 7h
The civilian police oversight board, #Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, are losing their access to the police officer Body Worn Camera footage. This hinders their ability to fulfill their duty of investigating complaints against the police department. Support restoring their access.
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Restore Access to Detroit Civilian Oversight
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h
NEW: 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 that’s not what happened.
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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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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The civilian police oversight board, #Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, are losing their access to the police officer Body Worn Camera footage. This hinders their ability to fulfill their duty of investigating complaints against the police department. Support restoring their access.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The reason voting turnout is low in the Black community is because there are Black leaders who are telling Black voters to not vote. The GOP got in trouble for paying Black preachers to discourage voting in the 1990’s. Now it’s common place. apple.news/AtNJEwxHSTae...
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Pro-Trump pastor says don't vote absentee because of 'cheating' — The Detroit News
"If you vote absentee, they’re going to switch your vote," Detroit minister Lorenzo Sewell alleged in a recent sermon.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
TODAY: Andy McCabe and I discuss the Judge Aileen Cannon dilemma that could result in either her violating her own court order or releasing Volume II of Jack Smith's final report. All ahead of Smith's testimony on the Hill Tuesday. Always free. Occasional swearing. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So America is not the greatest country as Obama stated when he was president? If its less corrupt now, WOW!!! 😱
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Obama: Government is ‘so much less corrupt than probably it’s ever been’
Former President Obama says in his just-launched literary-focused podcast that the federal government is “so much less corrupt” than it was in the past. “People are always surpris…
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is a pattern by the #Michigan AG. Overcharge or discharge and then hide behind a dismissal. This happened with #Flint The Fake Electors Enbridge Line 5 (not dismissed but headed to failure)
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Nessel's climate lawsuit against oil companies gets dismissed — The Detroit News
The complaint said the companies sought to "restrain the emergence of electric vehicles and renewable primary energy technologies" in America.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The leader in #DC is making deals regarding funding the war on #Gaza. On the other side of the country; The would be president in #Californication is pressuring the AG to funnel funds to the Ellisons and keep his base happy.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Remember, "Defund the Police" was an opposition to local police departments using surplus military equipment.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The war on Gaza is exposing false alliances from Hollywood to Politics. People who used to swear to being allies are being exposed and pro-genocide. Perhaps this is good in that truth wins out?
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There is no such thing as a defensive weapon.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Chelsea Handler DROPPED Comedian Over Palestine — Now Handler's Threatening To SUE
YouTube video by COURIER
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There are articles about how #Ford and #GM will lose market share because consumers will move to fuel efficient vehicles. No mention how they 🙏🏾 to MAGA and the mad king. So how far are they behind VW, HMG, Honda, Toyota, China?
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Meg Dowell @megdowell.com · 25/09/2026
My Star Wars books newsletter is out! 📚 Getting a little emotional on main, but it’s been quite a year. For Star Wars. For other things. Also, hell yeah LOST. starwarslitpod.substack.com/p/book-blurb...
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Book Blurbs, Getting Lost, and the Uncertainty of Tomorrow
Chris Kempshall’s The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire is out now in paperback!
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The civilian police oversight board, #Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, are losing their access to the police officer Body Worn Camera footage. This hinders their ability to fulfill their duty of investigating complaints against the police department. Support restoring their access.
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Restore Access to Detroit Civilian Oversight
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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Adam Cook @motorcityadam.com · 24/09/2026
In today's Crain's Detroit. Minimum requirements to turn it around: - FAR more paid summer technical internship capacity in Downtown #Detroit. Existing industries in Michigan won't cut it; - A BIG boost in housing stock in Detroit's core; - A commuter rail line from Downtown Detroit to Ann Arbor.
A news article screenshot under the category "POLITICS & POLICY" with the headline "Gilbert: Top goal for Detroit, Michigan must be holding on to our college graduates." Below the headline, a photograph shows four panel participants seated on chairs on a stage in front of a dark blue backdrop: from left to right, Dan Gilbert, Hilary Doe, Grant Gilbert, and Dennis Archer Jr. The photo caption reads: "From left: Dan Gilbert, Hilary Doe and Grant Gilbert talk with Dennis Archer Jr. at Detroit Homecoming at Cosm in Detroit on Thursday. (Nick Manes)."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face “legal consequences” after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that his seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots violated state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots
The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs?
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
the #Democrats just approved a MAGA deal for the Ellison's. How can u hold the oligarchs accountable if you are pumping money into their bank accounts? At our expense.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Surge Pricing? What's the difference? A label?
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Five Below must pay Michigan over alleged pricing violations
State inspectors found 30 instances of price problems at 20 Michigan locations.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There is no such thing as a software that scans for abuse. The chief needs to go for allowing a culture of abuse and fraud. Why did the officers think they could do this? Why did this not get caught until the news informed them of the violations? There are citizen complaints that went overlooked.
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Five Indianapolis officers charged following The Post’s reporting on Flock misuse
The officers are among at least 100 police department employees accused of abusing their access to license-plate readers, prompting calls for greater oversight.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That #CNN has to sue the government for the ability gain access to the president is a sign of how far this country is backwards. A judge doesn’t have this jurisdiction but we (the country) dream up laws to justify inane behavior. These fantasy laws are just to give us the illusion of civility.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: The CNN/MSNOW/Politico hearing has concluded. It seems clear to me that Judge Kelly will issue a TRO or a preliminary injunction to restore the press passes. The only question is whether he does it on due process alone, or First Amendment as well. I bet we get a ruling before close of business.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
These are convenient times to paint a single party as being racist and discriminatory. These issue predate MAGA. The failed George Floyd vote in Congress was an example of problems irrespective of party. Jim Crow was limping away but was not defeated. Look at Hiring Policing Education Voting
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts Court. Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Seattle just became the first city in America to ban grocery stores from engaging in surveillance pricing. This is a huge win for consumers against companies that abuse their personal data to rip them off. Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain.
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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Amicus brief from Reporters Ctte makes the point that the Administration can't get around, even if its factual claims were accepted: Even though a person may have no right to a valuable governmental benefit, the govt may not deny the benefit on a basis that amounts to viewpoint discrimination.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When we see posts calling out the president or MAGA for being traitors or worse, we are asking ourselves why leaders like Hakeem Jeffries is secretly meeting with them. If the opposition doesn’t recognize them as traitors are we supporting the right leaders?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
Someone tell him that tens of thousands of active duty service members are on food stamps.
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Adam Cook @motorcityadam.com · 23/09/2026
Article in Crain's about an effort called MoveDetroit - a privately-funded, nonprofit (largely by Dan Gilbert) that seeks to get people to move to Detroit. I love Detroit, but the habitual inaction of #Michigan and #Detroit is palpable. It is crunch time and we need to be honest about the numbers.
A news article screenshot titled "After 3 years of population gains, business-backed effort aims to reinforce Detroit’s growth," featuring an elevated cityscape view of downtown Detroit with modern skyscrapers and historic buildings under a clear blue sky.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If the FBI spent less time worrying about it’s prostitution and beastiality policies, maybe all of their applicants and employees’ private data wouldn’t have been stolen. Just saying.
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The civilian police oversight board, #Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, are losing their access to the police officer Body Worn Camera footage. This hinders their ability to fulfill their duty of investigating complaints against the police department. Support restoring their access.
c.org
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Restore Access to Detroit Civilian Oversight
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In #Michigan retailers are trying to cancel the bottle return policy because they don’t make any money and it’s just a cost. It’s a regulation. It was intended to protect the environment. It’s at retailers because that’s convenient for consumers. This is austerity. Beware the conservatives.
cbsnews.com
Michigan independent grocers want to change state bottle deposit law
The Midwest Independent Retailers Association is calling for Michigan's current bottle return law to be phased out.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Coal companies are fighting miners’ federal black lung benefits claims, while the black lung rate surges to a 50-year high. Remember: Trump indefinitely stalled a rule that would limit miners’ exposure to dangerous silica dust, which causes black lung. The “pro-worker” president.
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‘Do you have to be dead?’: US coalminers plead for benefits as black-lung disease cases surge
Trump says he digs coal – but pneumoconiosis cases are at a 50-year high, and sick miners are mired in benefit delays
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Financially, it’s best for there to be beneficiaries who don’t file claims.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
I told ya she did it.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DOOR DASH: “WE MESSED UP” 🤔 ZOHRAN: “If they keep trying to rip off New Yorkers, we’ll be happy to make history again.” The problem anti-DSA fearmongerers have is @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social exists — as they attack NYC’s Mayor for being a “SoCiALiSt”, he delivers for NYC workers.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 22/09/2026
The senator’s office has “vigorously” denied any wrongdoing, while Collins’ opponent Troy Jackson called the report “corruption of the highest order.”
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Susan Collins Bribery Report Throws Wrench Into Razor-Thin Senate Battle
The senator’s office has “vigorously” denied any wrongdoing, while Collins’ opponent Troy Jackson called the report “corruption of the highest order.”
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Captain Fantastic @grubert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If MAGA continues its unpopular polling it’s possible for Democrats to gain a 60 vote margin. The last time that happened the ACA was passed. It’s also then possible to remove impeached office holders. So yeah, these Republicans are in panic mode.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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