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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 11h
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 11h
The federal government is lying to you. And we have the receipts. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 01/10/2026
Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case newjerseymonitor.com/2026/10/01/r...
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Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case • New Jersey Monitor
A judge ruled that prosecutors cannot again charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
5 million people, including an estimated 1 million children, have lost access to food because of Trump. Instead of a ballroom, an arch, or a war, we could be making sure people don’t go hungry. 

This President’s priorities are shameful.
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Changes to SNAP benefits begin Oct. 1 for millions of Americans: What to know
Major changes are coming on Oct. 1 for the tens of millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for food assistance.
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404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026
BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 29/09/2026
Civil liberties group clashes with GOP election chief over voter challenge newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Civil liberties group clashes with GOP election chief over voter challenge • New Jersey Monitor
The ACLU-NJ says Ocean County GOP officials are trying illegally to purge Democratic and unaffiliated voters from voter rolls.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the humans who moderate chatbots say they're inundated with people trying to generate nonconsensual nudes: www.404media.co/humans-readi...
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Humans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're Horrified
Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, according to internal documents obtained by 404 Media. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI...
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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 28/09/2026
New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett clash over war in Iran, tariffs
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New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett clash over war in Iran, tariffs
Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican congressman whose four-month absence from the House this year went unexplained until he disclosed that he was being treated for depression, clashed with Democra...
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One NJ7 ❌️👑 @onenj7.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rebecca Bennett is absolutely correct that under the Constitution, it is Congress that has the power to levy tariffs. But Trump goes around Congress, and Tom Kean Junior thinks that's just fine. #NJ07 #VoteKeanOut
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 25/09/2026
Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after report cites ethics violations newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/25/d...
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Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after report cites ethics violations • New Jersey Monitor
Lt. Gov. Caldwell stepped down after a report found he made crass remarks to subordinates and tried to get a girlfriend a new state job.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
It should be a crime for public officials to accept bribes or tips.   I introduced two bills to fix what should be obvious: accepting payments for influence and access, in all forms, is wrong.   Let’s reset the standard and hold ourselves accountable to the people we serve.
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Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Politico: Trump is airing a pro-Trump midterms ad on TV that -includes “paid for by the U.S. government” disclaimer text -features a song by an artist who says they didn’t approve it’s use and are now looking for a lawyer
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Trump administration launches pro-Trump TV ad ahead of midterms
The 30-second ad, apparently paid for by U.S. tax dollars, features photos and videos of Trump, the American flag and military aircraft.
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/09/2026
Cops followed EJ Carrion home and arrested him in his drive way one week after he said 'bullshit' at a county meeting in Texas. Here is that body cam footage. @mjgault.bsky.social reports: www.404media.co/watch-body-c...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
you don't get this kind of writing in the new york times www.404media.co/woman-arrest...
Police detained Powell, a freelance photographer in Springfield, as people filed out of the room. “I don’t have a lot of experience getting tickets or being detained,” Powell told 404 Media. “So this is kind of new for me.”

Footage obtained by 404 Media showed several people leaving the city council meeting and yelling at city leaders. Powell said he was the only person put in handcuffs, detained, and ticketed at that moment. The Springfield Police Department did not return 404 Media’s request for comment.

“Well, I said: ‘Jeff Schrag is a cuck.’ I said: ‘Fuck you Jeff.’ I said: ‘Worthless’ and then, also, the final thing I said was: ‘Jeff Schrag has a tiny, stinky, cock,’” Powell explained. “I just let myself get handcuffed and let them do whatever power trip they wanted to do. Got my ticket and left.”

Powell said he was only in handcuffs for five minutes. “They just wanted to put on a show,” he explained. Powell added that he planned to fight the charge in court. “I’ve already sought legal representation, so we’re going to see where it gets […] I don’t think I should have been put in cuffs. I read the law, the city ordinance, and it said that I should have just been asked to leave.”
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Stunner of a thread, stunner of a story, dive in here:
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404 Media @404media.co · 22/09/2026
SCOOP: Meta execs announced that its much-hyped AI agent, Muse, had a new feature: It could call businesses for you to do things like make a restaurant reservation or a haircut appointment. In reality, Meta is testing having these calls being made by human beings in call centers, 404 Media learned.
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Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
"This has potential for so much negative PR. It could portray us as ‘their AI is not good enough so they still need humans’ kind of coverage for this launch."
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404 Media @404media.co · 22/09/2026
NEW: A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data “on all FBI employees and applicants.” A representative of the hacking group told 404 Media the data includes FBI agents’ names, home addresses, phone number, and information on their spouse.
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‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/09/2026
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding. Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵
A group photo shows about 35 people, including Donald Trump Jr.; his wife, Bettina Anderson; Ivanka Trump; Jared Kushner; Tiffany Trump; and Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev.

Little Pipe Cay/Lux Hospitality Bahamas; Laura Gordon Photography via Instagram; Laura Gordon Photography
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Flock is very serious surveillance technology that cops take very seriously: 404media.co/cops-search-...
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Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’
The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” "blah," "leave me alone," and button mashing in Flock's 'reason' box.
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Alex Ambrose @alexfromnj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Who could’ve predicted this would happen (me, exactly one year ago today)
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404 Media @404media.co · 28/08/2026
ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people. www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...
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‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit
ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people.
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 20/08/2026
Gov. Sherrill signs shield law aimed at protecting reproductive, transgender healthcare newjerseymonitor.com/2026/08/20/s...
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Gov. Sherrill signs shield law aimed at protecting reproductive, transgender healthcare • New Jersey Monitor
The law aims to protect doctors performing reproductive and transgender health care, and their patients, from criminal and civil penalties.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
You can’t talk about debt without talking about how we got into a bad predicament, and there’s only one correct answer: tax cuts enacted this century
U.S. debt is on track to reach historic levels
Debt held by the public as a percentage of the gross domestic product, 1792-2055
- Historical - • Projected → Without Bush and Trump tax cuts
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Source: Authors' calculations using data from the Congressional Budget Office, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Federal Reserve, the Yale Budget Lab, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. A full list of sources is available here.
Chart: Center for American Progress
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porkroll @helloporkroll.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Department of Agriculture also has stopped collecting food security data.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
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‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."
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404 Media @404media.co · 03/08/2026
SCOOP: 404 Media has obtained a coaching guide that Flock surveillance gives to police about “how to speak to city councils about public safety technology.” It encourages police to “own the narrative before someone else does” by championing the technology before citizens can oppose it.
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‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech
"This document shows a coordinated effort from Flock Safety to compel law enforcement agencies to convince our elected leaders to represent their interests as a company rather than the interests of co...
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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Damn... 300% higher yields for peppers 200% for tomatoes. 65% lower water use for jalapenos. #agsky #agrivoltaics ,🌱🌞🔌..
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404 Media @404media.co · 28/07/2026
After laying out his “plan” for the officials before him, he revealed that it was all satire in protest of Flock. “I would never do this to you,” he said to the council. “Could I? Probably. But I wouldn't because it's wrong.“ Read @samleecole.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/casa-grande-...
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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
really wild footage from a city meeting last week where the council had a person arrested for clapping
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Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting
Police refused to release the arrest report, saying it could "could interfere with ongoing investigative efforts."
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Tons of peoples' Claude chats are exposed on Google. Cryptocurrency keys, API keys, login credentials, legal discussions, more. This happened with ChatGPT last year. And Claude too. There's clearly an ongoing issue with search engines indexing peoples' AI chats www.404media.co/tons-of-peop...
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Tons of Peoples’ Claude Chats and Creations are Exposed on Google
Claude users are creating public share links, but probably don't realize that means their chats are now ending up in Google searches where anyone can dig through them.
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New Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 20/07/2026
Gov. Sherrill signs bill restricting landlords’ use of rent-setting software newjerseymonitor.com/2026/07/20/s...
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Gov. Sherrill signs bill restricting landlords' use of rent-setting software • New Jersey Monitor
The new law aims to curb landlords’ use of rent-setting practices that critics say amount to unlawful collusion.
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404 Media @404media.co · 20/07/2026
Cops and drone companies seem increasingly eager to put weapons on their drones.
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New Orleans Cops Published Policy Document Allowing Weaponized Drones
Cops and drone companies seem increasingly eager to put weapons on their drones.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/07/2026
A new procurement record says ICE wants access to personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and ethnicity, to investigate in part what the agency calls “voters fraud.” It also plans to use the data to investigate immigration fraud.
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ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’
A new procurement record says ICE wants access to personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and ethnicity, to investigate in part what the agency calls “voters fraud.” It also plans...
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New Jersey Policy Perspective @njpolicy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🚨 NEW 🚨 Gov. Sherrill made real progress on the deficit in the fiscal year 2027 budget, but the toughest choices are waiting for FY 2028 to eliminate the deficit entirely and make the state more affordable for its residents. Read the analysis from NJPP's research team: www.njpp.org/publications...
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A Solid First Budget, but New Jersey Still Needs Revenue That Lasts - New Jersey Policy Perspective
Gov. Sherrill made real progress on the deficit, but the toughest choices are waiting for next year.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The ACLU has just detailed hundreds of cases of misconduct by immig agents: -kneeling on necks 52x -Agents choking people 10x -smashing car windows 47x -ramming cars 14x -Hit people w/ car 6x Report repeatedly cites ProPublica's reporting B/c transparency takes a village--when the govt blocks it
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
New: the highly controversial AI music generator Suno was hacked. The hacker sent us Suno source code; it shows the company scraped YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius. In all, Suno scraped *decades* worth of music from the internet. Obviously didn't pay artists www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
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404 Media @404media.co · 14/07/2026
The Los Angeles Police Department let its Flock contract expire over the weekend in part because it was regularly "investigating" and surveilling innocent people. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. Read now: www.404media.co/lapd-regular...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/07/2026
By the numbers, Clarence Thomas has been treated to: • At least 38 destination vacations; • 26 private jet flights; • 12 VIP passes to pro & college sporting events; • 2 stays at luxury resorts; • 1 standing invite to an uber-exclusive golf club (Published 2023)
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Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel
The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.
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Ron Enfield @ronenfield.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Wikipedia, the crowd-sourced encyclopedia of the Internet, is under attack from MAGAs and other virulent bigots who HATE ACCURATE FACTS. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/b...
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Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In the well-over 100,000 documents written by founders included in the Founders Online database from the National Archives, no one uses the phrase "God's noble experiment." No one.
Chuck Schumer: "The founding fathers called America God's noble experiment. I believe in all three words to this day: we are one nation under God, we have clung to noble ideals for longer than any other nation, and we are an experiment always changing, trying to make ourselves better.
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porkroll @helloporkroll.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
You should have pushed for court reform 20 years ago. You need to do it still. Shut up and actually fix the issues Chuck!
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Jaws Slayer 🎃 @jesawyer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Literally every other constitutional democracy in the world places term or age limits on their justices. We are a phenomenally stupid exception. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Life Tenure for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Is a Global Oddity with Clear Costs
Compared to other democracies, the United States is an outlier in granting life tenure to justices, producing diminishing returns and mounting costs.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 29/06/2026
"Big Three" chip makers set up "coordinated scheme" to fix memory pricing, according to new lawsuit: aftermath.site/samsung-micron...
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
"Broom the soup." A lot of centrists are freaking out right now, and people are both reading too much and too little into the DSA victories, but a metaphor from my career may be helpful here. 1/?
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🎃Meli👻 @mismatched.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Article link: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison
Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility
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Maddie Stone @themadstone.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I’ve spent more than a year reporting on how the fossil fuel industry has infiltrated academia over the last 30 years, shaping fundamental paradigms on how to address climate change. My first story in the new @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social series, “Carbon Captured”, is out today.
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New Jersey Policy Perspective @njpolicy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
AI data centers use large amounts of energy, do not deliver meaningful long-term benefits, and cause the state to lose money from subsidies and credits. Reining in AI tax credits is a smart move to help save the state money and slow data center development. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Why Trenton is taking aim at tax credits for AI data centers
New Jersey lawmakers are targeting tax breaks for data centers as part of new efforts to manage their use of electricity.
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