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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 10/10/2026
Sorry, MAHA moms. These grifters only cared about commodifying your anxieties. They never cared about protecting you and your kids.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Zelensky isn’t pulling his punches
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Not for free right? So, let's do the math. 500,000 metric tons of diesel is about $500 million. A million worth $1 billion dollars. This looks an aid program for Russia and an effective disabling of US sanctions. This strengthens the Kremlin and is a threat to US, allied interests.
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Senator Mothma @harryfabian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Spy Who Loved Roger & Me
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
EIA’s latest short-term energy outlook predicts gas prices next year will be 21 cents higher than forecasts from a month ago, and oil $10 per barrel higher than a month ago. www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/
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Phoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com · 07/10/2026
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congre…
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Bari Weiss-ification of CBS News continues. Dennis Hastert was convicted of the sexual abuse of high school students under his supervision as a high school wrestling coach. Banking rules violations were his transfers of hush money payments which he misdescribed and which allowed
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?!
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If Trump thinks cost overruns on a renovation project are criminal, I have a reflecting pool to sell him
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The MAGA/MAHA Administration really loves to censor science www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
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Trump Administration Suppressed USPSTF Recommendations
Group's recommendations on cervical cancer screening, cardiovascular prevention were blocked
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Senator Mothma @harryfabian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm getting really tired of the Supreme Court "temporarily" letting Trump do all sorts of sketchy/evil/awful things.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The word "insouciance" is what got me. If you want to feed the bad wolf, this is the piece for you. www.thebulwark.com/p/portrait-o...
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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One of the things I learned in writing this piece is that in 1873, a former confederate official asked SCOTUS to weaponize the 14th Amendment against biracial government. The court refused at the time. But in 2026, that's exactly what the Supreme Court did.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 23/09/2026
Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees ahead of annual harvest reut.rs/4hnTnnM
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Israeli bulldozers smash Palestinian olive trees ahead of annual harvest
Palestinian villagers wailed over the mangled remains of their olive trees on Wednesday after Israel's military uprooted them with bulldozers, days ahead ​of the annual olive harvest, normally a source of joy for Palestinians ‌in the occupied West Bank.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One way to honor Dolly’s legacy: get your covid vaccine this year! www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/...
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Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna’s vaccine. It began with a car crash and an unlikely friendship.
“Without a doubt in my mind, her funding made the research toward the vaccine go 10 times faster than it would be without it,” physician Naji Abumrad said of his friend.
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“The American president is no longer leader of the free world. But the free world still exists and it has leaders who have answered the call to protect liberalism. This would be cause for hope—if only they weren’t protecting it from us.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Trump vs. The Leaders of the Free World
We’re the baddies.
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Kimmer @kvonyborg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"If you're in a normal political setting, compromise. If you're dealing with the fucking devil - if you're dealing with Satan - every compromise is a victory for Satan. Every compromise is a step in the direction of evil." @djrothkopf.bsky.social #SUPD @petedominick.bsky.social
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/08/2026
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
KELLOGG: One thing I find with Ukrainians, being a former soldier, is that they've got great heart. Sometimes people think it really counts for equipment and weapons. Yes, it does. But you can never discount the heart of people, and the heart of Ukrainians, I'm impressed by it.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The depressing thing about the US isn't Trump really. He's just a grotesque. It's the complete failure of all the things liberals believe in: Congress, the judiciary, the press, voters themselves, all persistently unwilling or unable to stop him. It's the failure of an entire society.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 01/07/2026
The Reflecting Pool is lined with a toxic epoxy that will have "long-lasting effects," according to a new report.
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Trump Reflecting Pool contractor used toxic liner with 'long lasting effects': report
The Reflecting Pool is lined with a toxic epoxy that will have "long-lasting effects," according to a new report.The MeidasTouch News found safety data sheets that revealed the Reflecting Pool is lined with a material that is "toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects." The lining was put in a...
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 28/06/2026
The bicentennial made such a tremendous impact on American *pop* culture--I remember the Barney Miller episode about it!--there were tricorner hats everywhere, hit songs, a movie, and the logo and local parades all year long. This year it feels as empty as the mall.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Russia is bombing Ukraine right now‼️ Explosions reported in Kyiv. As always, Ukraine targets russian military and oil infrastructure to disrupt russia's ability to finance its invasion, while russia strikes civilian homes, churches, hospitals, schools...
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Who wants to talk about some good things that are happening? From me. If you like this, would you share?
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Oliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down! "You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock." www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
"Bari loves this institution," Bilton told staffers at one point during the highly contentious meeting. "She loves '60 Minutes.'"

"She's murdering '60 Minutes,'" Pelley countered. "She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it—and she's doing exactly that."

This story is based on audio of the meeting obtained by Status. A CBS News spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment, but Pelley's stunning series of remarks left staffers on the newsmagazine wondering if he will resign.

In the meeting, Pelley pointed out that Weiss has "no qualifications for her job" and told Bilton "you have slender qualifications for this job." Pelley, the former anchor of "CBS Evening News," noted that the changes Weiss has made to that program "have been catastrophic."

"So why should we expect any of this is going to be any better?" Pelley asked Bilton.

Bilton tried to move the meeting along, but Pelley pressed on, challenging the new executive producer’s references in interviews to “60 Minutes” creator Don Hewitt’s vision for the program as he outlined his plans.

"I have another question," the veteran journalist said. "Did you at any point work with Don Hewitt, telling everybody about what Don Hewitt thought, and what his inspiration was? I worked for Don Hewitt from 1999 to 2004 and Lesley Stahl probably worked with him for 30 years. Just wondering how you have such deep insight?"

Bilton replied that he was simply quoting Hewitt’s own words from past interviews and asked Pelley whether he had any other questions. Pelley said that he did.

"I have many questions," Pelley responded. "What was wrong with Sharyn Alfonsi?"As Bilton started to say he would "defer," Pelley interrupted: "This is not the crowd to dodge."

Bilton insisted he was not dodging.

"Nobody talked to you about that?" Pelley continued, pressing him on the firing. "They're taking one of your correspondents away and nobody mentioned to you what was wrong with Sharyn?"

Bilton acknowledged that he "had conversations with people."

"And what came out of those conversations?" Pelley asked. "They are private conversations?"

Bilton reiterated that he "did not fire" Alfonsi or Vega. Pelley pointed out that Bilton had nonetheless discussed the matter with others. Charles Forelle, a top Weiss deputy and managing editor of CBS News, interjected, telling Pelley that he was being "rude."

"This is not actually productive," Forelle said. "This is not an interview."

"It's working for me," Pelley replied.

"Anybody came into our house—this is '60 Minutes,'" Pelley added. "I guess you wandered in expecting to read a statement off?"

Pelley then asked Bilton "what was wrong with" Draggan Mihailovich, the executive editor of "60 Minutes" who was fired on Thursday.

Bilton again said that he did not fire Mihailovich. Forelle one more told Pelley that he was being "rude."

Pelley did not let up, however. The veteran newsman told Bilton and Forelle that the way management handled the firings was "cruel." Forelle—yet again—responded by calling Pelley "rude."

"I'm not being rude," Pelley shot back. "I have some pretty—you know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock. Sending Draggan Mihailovich to HR to get fired, because nobody could look him in the eye. Not talking about Tanya's contract. Not talking about Sharyn Alfonsi's contract. Not talking about Cecilia Vega's contract. Just calling them up and telling they were fired. That's rude. This is a conversation. That is rude, and you were part of that."
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Reuters @reuters.com · 26/05/2026
Dexcom warns patients as stolen glucose sensors hit the market reut.rs/4dRoZ3v
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Dexcom warns patients as stolen glucose sensors hit the market
Medical device maker Dexcom said on Tuesday some of its glucose sensors ​slated for destruction were instead stolen and ‌sold, prompting the company to warn users not to use products from two affected lots.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
NEW: John Roberts likes being political. He just doesn't like the accountability that comes with it. Roberts complained Wednesday that people view the justices as "political actors." They are, though, issuing political decisions that have real-world consequences. Today, at Law Dork:
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John Roberts likes being political. He just doesn't like the accountability that comes with it.
Roberts complained Wednesday that people view the justices as "political actors." They are, though, issuing political decisions that have real-world consequences.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
WaPo reports Louisiana’s governor will announce on Friday that he is suspending the House primaries where people have already started voting and redraw the map; I’d expect them to go for an all-Republican map and eliminate both majority-Black districts, not just one.
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Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling
Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.
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Senator Mothma @harryfabian.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...
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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
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Every Black Republican Is Leaving the House, Erasing Diversity Gains
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Recalling the unity during World Wars, in Afghanistan, and pivotal invocation of Article 5 after 9/11, King Charles III issued a call to action before the U.S. Congress, stating: “That same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine and her most courageous people.”
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Trump's FCC is planning to file paperwork as early as this afternoon to challenge Disney's eight licenses for its eight ABC stations in response to the joke Jimmy Kimmel made about Melania Trump. Stay tuned and in the meantime, here is the joke, again:
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This doesn't even address the BILLIONS of dollars this con artist has taken in bribes while in office.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 24/04/2026
The Netherlands' famed tulips are in full bloom at Keukenhof floral park outside Amsterdam 🌷
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🇮🇹 PM Meloni: Regarding Putin at G20, this is the moment when we must ask Putin to take some steps forward, and not us towards him. Europeans and Americans have already taken several steps forward towards Russia, and I believe it's time to demand those steps from Putin instead.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Internal emails obtained by @wired.com reveal that one conservative legal group got direct access to FCC leadership to escalate complaints -- namely about Jimmy Kimmel -- sidestepping the standard FCC process:
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The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics
Internal emails obtained by WIRED reveal how a conservative legal group with a direct line into FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s office built the case against Jimmy Kimmel and his employees.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I and Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 30/03/2026
UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) approves the listing of 40 new species for international protection, including the snowy owl featured in the Harry Potter saga u.afp.com/SbNn
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Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
This 50 yr old woman spent 5 months in jail accused of a crime in a state she's never even been to, because Clearview AI misidentified her as the suspect. A judge signed off on it, cops went along with it, no process in place to even question the AI. www.cnn.com/2026/03/29/u...
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Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited | CNN
A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota – a state she says she’d never been to befor...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 30/03/2026
The Lebanese National Theatre in Tyre has turned into a shelter for displaced families who fled the ongoing threat in southern Lebanon. Lebanese actor and director Kassem Istanbouli, who is also the theater's founder, spoke to Reuters about the initiative.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 28/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Russia took satellite images of a U.S. air base days before Iran attacked the site and wounded Americans, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.
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Russia took satellite images of U.S. airbase in days before Iranian attack, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says
Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NBC News it would be a "mistake" if American-made missile interceptors bound for Ukraine were diverted to Gulf countries being attacked by Iran.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Part of the allure of Trumpism for his followers is that they perceive him as extending this power to them. I've seen it with family members, who just seem so relieved that they can just believe whatever they wish were true, and ignore troubling facts.
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Senator Mothma @harryfabian.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Auto bill pay sounds great for elderly parents who are having memory issues - until they forget they are on it and start double paying their bills.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
1/ This story by @julialurie.bsky.social is just a catalog of horrors that kids and families sent to Dilley detention center are subjected to. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Wormy food, intimidating guards, sick kids: Inside ICE’s only family detention center
First-person accounts paint a bleak picture of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas.
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Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
New: Iran has been laying traps and moving additional military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in recent weeks in preparation for a possible US ground operation there, sources say Gulf allies are warning of significant US casualties if US moves forward www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/p...
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Iran building up defenses of Kharg Island to protect against potential US ground attack, sources say | CNN Politics
Iran has been laying traps and moving additional military personnel and air defenses to Kharg Island in recent weeks in preparation for a possible US operation to take control of the island, according...
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 23/03/2026
The US government collected over $1 billion in immigration fees then refused to process the applications. No denials. No refunds. Just silence. This is the largest fee fraud in the history of the American immigration system. Here's what's happening. 🧵
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
New, from me: The federal government is required to track job satisfaction among its employees. The Trump admin stopped collecting the data, so a nonprofit stepped in. The results show that a collapse in morale and zero trust in Trump agency leaders. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/federal-em...
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Federal employees are not ok
A new survey shows collapsing federal employee morale
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