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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

This guy is a hero 👏 That ending was peak unnecessary police overreach.

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 1h

MD Gov. @iamwesmoore.bsky.social (a possible 2028 Dem presidential candidate?) campaigning for Elaine Luria in VA02 yesterday. Thank you! bluevirginia.us/2026/10/satu...

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 23h

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

"I'm supposed to be tough. What happens if I faint?"- here's fun footage of Curtis Sliwa & Mayor Mamdani getting their flu shots together, including Mamdani offering to hold Sliwa's hand 😆 (Sliwa takes him up on it!) (Flu season is approaching and NYers can find free flu shots at nyc.gov/healthmap)

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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 16h

Nothing like hearing a SCOTUS justice saying “it takes courage” to kill women, leave children motherless and force little girls to have rapists’ babies.

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Rock Music Association @rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 23h

Bummerversary 10/2/2017: Tom Petty joins the big band in the sky. He was an amazingly rare performer. He was southern rock, classic rock before classic rock existed, the face of American New Wave, he fought his labels for his fans and rocked the house for 50 years. #TomPetty #Bummerversary

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 14h

Alito thinks it took courage for Justice Taney to write the Dred Scott decision.

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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 14h

People like Griffin should be forced to pay adequate taxes to support basic goods and services for their fellow citizens before they are allowed to stick their names on things

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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 15h

Your tell-tale sign that things are shifting blue in the US Senate: Republicans yanking Senate race funding from NC and shifting it to… Kansas! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Republicans pull funding of Trump-backed Senate candidate in critical North Carolina race

Senate Leadership Fund is redirecting ad spending from Michael Whatley’s campaign to support other candidates

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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 23h

Trump plays that 🎶 Choctaw Bingo… You know he 🎶 likes that money, he don’t mind the smell 🎶 YouTube share.google/0R3nz0P3CauP...

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James McMurtry "Choctaw Bingo"

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 23h

“I’m not shy at all when I say we need to build that solid gold aircraft carrier with the huge neon USS TRUMP sign. It’s a matter of national security…”

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Signs you might really have crossed a line: The torture guy is suggesting a firing squad as a more humane alternative

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is just state barbarism. Nothing less.

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Honest☘️Larry @honestlarry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don’t mind the losing as much as I mind not trying. And nothing ownership has done since 2018, shows me that they give a f*k. It’s disheartening to say the least.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Let’s remind Hegseth of Casimir Pulaski’s example, in the spirit of 1776 that the Secretary touts. General Pulaski— the father of the American Calvary and hero of Savannah— was an intersex or trans Polish horseman who came to this country, saved George Washington’s life, and died for our Revolution.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common. .... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.

The former Marine David J. Morris, author of a book on post-
traumatic stress disorder, notes that the disorder is far more com-
mon and far more rarely addressed among rape survivors than
combat veterans. He wrote me, “The science on the subject is pretty
clear: according to the New England Journal of Medicine, rape is about
four times more likely to result in diagnosable PTSD than combat.
Think about that for a moment— being raped is four times more psy-
chologically disturbing than going off to a war and being shot at and
blown up. And because there are currently no enduring cultural nar-
ratives that allow women to look upon their survival as somehow he-
roic or honorable, the potential for enduring damage is even greater.”

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not to be a party pooper but a Democratic Congress is absolutely not going to lower costs; it just won't be in their power no matter how much they'd like to. Hard to tell what the political consequences of being unable to follow through on their central campaign promise will be.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You know that scene in The Godfather where Michael goes to the trattoria bathroom, retrieves a pistol, and shoots those 2 guys in the head? This is 100X better. Maybe more.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

BREAKING: Fox News agrees to host a debate between me and Ken Paxton — because the people of Texas deserve it. They're just waiting on Paxton to agree. Ball's in your court, Ken.

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

He had all afternoon and this is the best he could come up with. Great ratio!

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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i’m sorry, but i have to post this political ad

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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

the Hawks/Hawkeyes thing is really funny, but the fact that the brains of a sitting U.S. Senator *and his entire staff* are so thoroughly cooked that they thought this nonsense meant anything at all is going to make me go doomer if I think about it too much

Katie Britt enduring the stupidest fucking piece of posterboard ever displayed in the US Senate

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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today before Senate.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I heard through the grapevine that Sen. Eric Schmitt has 18 staffers on his legislative team: 17 men and one woman. The woman on his staff deals exclusively with foreign policy, which means today's disaster during the hearing was all by conservative men who don't know sports.

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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yeah but notice that it’s still “confusion” that’s being attributed to Schmitt and not “false accusation”

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Funniest part to me is Jack Smith using 110% of his lawyer brain. He avoids making the connection himself; he doesn't even say "Hawkeyes," he just says "Iowa." He knows it's better to let everyone figure it out on their own. He also knows from Klobuchar's grin that she'll dunk it for him.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it.

Rep. Jamie Raskin

@RepRaskin
This may be felony criminal theft and conversion of government property for political campaign purposes. 18 U.S.C. § 1641. It is a Hatch Act violation for any government employees who worked on it or used government resources to make it. It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns.
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The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News.

It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.

The soundtrack: as images of Trump flash across the screen,

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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"When regime figures go on TV news shows and lie repeatedly, the hosts thank them for their time and invite them back." Mark's right. The news media -and especially corporate owners- have played a big role in getting us to this point.

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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The government doesn't "take in profits" it generates revenue which it uses to provide services, and the fact that he's stuck on that phrasing betrays, yet again for the umpteenth billion time, that Trump fundamentally doesn't understand what a government is, what it does, or why it's important.

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Dr Chris "Difficult" Jordan-Clark @chrisjordanclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I wish men could care about women without having to picture them as “daughters, wives, mothers”. It just positions us as their possessions. “Wouldn’t you be upset if your possession was violated” is NOT the world I want young women to live in.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Paying expensive healthcare premiums but never using the insurance is a odd way to commit fraud.

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KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Some folks have been using NYT sanewashing software for so long that they can only call out the illegal use of government funds in a campaign as “odd”

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It’s tragic for the country and its democracy to watch the demise of a once great paper

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Hallie Speight @halliespeight.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Every marching band in the late 70s…

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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I think its important to understand the campus sexual assault crisis is way worse than you think. universities suspend just 1/12,400 students each year for sexual misconduct & expel 1/22,900. once you read title ix administrators in their own words, you get a sense why that is:

jezebel.com

Not Only Do Campus Sexual Assailants Go Unpunished, They Often Get Special Treatment

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 28/09/2026

"I installed the Give Away Your Personally Identifying Info app made by the We Love Stealing Your Personally Identifying Info Corp headed by Mr. Steal Your Personally Identifying Info and it gave away all my personally identifying info"

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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 28/09/2026

Fuck yeah, that’s right

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One thing is clear — Cornell’s handling of these serious allegations was pathetic and cowardly. Every university needs to take this issue a lot more seriously than they currently do.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cornell University takes rape so seriously that seven #ChiPhi fraternity rapists (Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar) were punished by having to write an essay. And you wonder why women don't feel safe . . .

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