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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8h
Close and friendly relationships with despotic regimes always work the corruption of a democracy.
—Demosthenes (Δημοσθένης), Second Philippic, sec 21 (344 BCE)
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 20h
a big part of ossoff's rhetorical success is it doesnt contain the compromise and caveats that are a baked-in part of democratic party rhetoric. theres no pretending that his opponent is just misguided or will be pulled back from the edge by "the good republicans." ossoff is saying "fuck this guy"
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 15h
Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >>
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11h
Loading straitjacketed humans onto aircraft like cargo
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 21h
the trans bathroom panic fits snugly inside this bit
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
(1) Corporate Media tends to report Trump Family corruption story by story, not putting together the incredible size & pervasiveness of their corruption (2) Corruption directly weakens our economy, security, democracy as Trump sells US policy for cash: this is not a victimless crime!
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump Family has stolen well more than $10 billion in less than a 2 years, their theft is brazen, big (planes, real estate, crypto scams worth $billions), medium (defense deals, insider trading), small (kick backs, selling tchotchkes). Two things heavily under-reported: size & impact …
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Mike.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @dumbmike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Imagine gatekeeping who gets to play sports. It's games for children. It's playing with a toy ball out of doors. Go decide which children can play marbles or jacks, you genius. Push over someone running with a stick and hoop. You are a stupid person.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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ɪᴍᴍᴀɴᴜᴇʟ ᴋᴜɴᴛ @soberthots.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
it is never too late to start over.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
WTF. Even I am just seeing this now.
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Mind you, these were the participation trophies THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE CREATING FOR MY GENERATION* *who didnt want or ask for them
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
imagine letting these people run anything more consequential than a lemonade stand www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Elon Musk admits cheating at video games, chat transcript appears to show
Video posted by top gamer shows what he says is X conversation in which billionaire admits ‘account boosting’
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
it’s never a bad time to remember how hilariously unpopular this guy is. didn’t it take him like twelve rounds of ballots for his OWN PARTY to grudgingly hold their noses and pull together enough votes?? he hates his life so much and honestly some days that’s such a balm to my soul
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If it bursts the moment a Democrat takes office, I’m becoming a communist.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
25 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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Butlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 08/06/2026
Remember, at its base, the AI boom is about companies telling you they'd rather burn trillions of dollars in a furnace than pay you decent wages in exchange for the ability pursue their sci-fi and slavery fantasies.
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Intentional assholery as the social theme of the whole of my life
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Khashoggi's assassination was in hindsight one of the highly salient norm-shattering moments of impunity that helped recalibrate contemporary expectations for outrageous crimes: if you're rich & powerful enough, in the words of the President of the United States, "they just let you do it"
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There should be no ambiguity as to who Trump thinks his friends are.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, which leads … you get the idea. H/t UKHE
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...
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Perry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million
"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic...
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
These choads are the most melodramatic chords of all time
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“This is good kinja”
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I am so lost
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Dolphin Pilot @theamitie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If I thought I was the ubermensch delivered by god and did 50 chemical peels a year just to look like this, I’d probably **** myself
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeah, this type if shit will def help
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lol @ “vote harder” going strong in 2026
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yeah, seems bad all around
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is the biggest infrastructure investment in US history actually just a Ponzi scheme?
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Because they’re complicit?
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max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Minnesota AG candidate’s stock portfolio presents 174 potential conflicts of interest minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/29/m...
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Minnesota AG candidate’s stock portfolio presents 174 potential conflicts of interest • Minnesota Reformer
If Republican Ron Schutz wins the attorney general’s race in November, he will be responsible for enforcing Minnesota’s laws against the country’s biggest and most powerful corporations. His own perso...
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 29/09/2026
You will be able to set your watch by the frequency with which Musk sets his minions on people during this case, using their usual tactics of death threats and doxxing. And media will cover none of it.
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In 2023, I reported for @teenvogue.com & @economichardship.bsky.social on how unpaid work requirements were a barrier for students pursuing teaching and social work. These fields are already understaffed, yet these jobs are crucial to society. This ban just pushes more people out of these fields.
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Unpaid Labor Is Seen As a Given in Many Fields
From student teaching to nursing to social work.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I have literally seen dudes tailspin because of a super-casual "Pretty rapey/racist/weird/etc., dude." from a friend. Fuck some girl/brown person and their dumb opinions, they don't care about us. But they are 100% not prepared to hear it coming from you.
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You have my vote
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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Folks I don’t have to tell you how bad things are. I don’t have to tell you our country lost its way. I don’t have to tell you things aren’t as good as they used to be. You already know it. And I don’t need to tell you that’s why my central political platform is bringing kudos bars back.
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Emo Philips @emophilips.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I never signed a release
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Eli Sennesh @elisennesh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Like yeah we know it's already illegal for the Wendy's manager to demand sexual favors to get scheduled for 30 hours/week and qualify for health insurance, but nobody ever actually made a rule saying Bill Lumbergh can't ruin your life because you don't love working 6 days/week.
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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ❄︎ ☃︎ @moxiest.art · 21/10/2023
When you think about it, it's pretty weird that we based our nation's healthcare system around having random guys in an office somewhere who say "nah, you don't need that medication" and then fuck your doctor's wife.
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igotnothin @igotnothin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I dunno man, that whole intestinal tract eating lettuce fungus seemed pretty bad for the veg heads (complimentary)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You can't, and shouldn't seek to, replace public schools or libraries with bookstores. You can't replace a public good with a private business, no matter how well-meaning or well-organized it may be.
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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount
The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
25 people per data center!
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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pete Hegseth went to the A&M game and they lost to Kentucky for the first time in over 70 years. THERE IS NO BATTLE HE CANT LOSE.
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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
guess the memo went out. take a look at this psyop.
Alt text: A vertical collage of three X posts criticizing complaints about high gas prices and financial hardship. The first says people who spend $60 on wine, $7 on a latte, $16 on a cocktail, and $14 on stadium beer can pay $4.50 for a gallon of gas. The second says people complain about being broke while owning multiple TVs, a $1,200 smartphone, two cars, and buying Starbucks. The third says people carry $2,000 foldable iPhones, wear $800 shoes, and buy $14 pumpkin spice lattes, then say they won’t vote for Trump because of gas prices.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Every regime has one true sociopath among the opportunists.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When grocery prices soar even higher, I hope folks point out it’s the Iran war
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