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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h
John Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest.
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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hegseth is attacking our country more effectively than he is attacking Iran.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
except from HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT on how it's a coup
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 20h
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) gave the green light to Russ Vought's latest effort to seize Congress' power of the purse, saying that all government spending should be reduced.
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Republican Senator Greenlights Russ Vought’s Latest Impoundment
A Republican Gives a Thumbs Up to White House Effort to Seize...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades
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Caroline B @vegancb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=G8Lm... Sharks, like all other animals, respond to loving hugs and rubs. Our oceans are full of garbage & fishing gear. This has to end. We must protect our sea life and land animals and their environment 🌊🤍 Please share
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Woman Has Removed Over 300 Hooks From Sharks' Mouths | The Dodo Wild Hearts
YouTube video by The Dodo
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s terrifying being disabled and completely reliant on someone else for survival. Being unable to feed or clean yourself is unsettling. There isn’t help available. If your caregiver doesn’t show? You suffer. If they’re abusive? You suffer. The system does not protect us.
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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Highly-endangered Hawksbill Turtle hatchlings emerging from the sand and marching to begin their life in the unimaginably vast ocean. One of the most amazing experiences of my life. As a volunteer, we do not divulge their whereabouts. My heart is melted. #herps #love #marinelife #nokings #turtle
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026
The Department of Homeland Security has already promised that it will flout any law attempting to ban the gloves.
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California bans ICE’s favorite shock gloves
A DHS spokesperson has said the agency “will not abide” by any state ban.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
South West Water pleaded guilty to sewage dumping, fined £8m, a decade after the events. Yet govt introduced more deregulation. England's water industry controlled by organisations with criminal convictions. None has licence revoked. No exec prosecuted. Customers fleeced.
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South West Water fined almost £8m for sewage spills
South West Water previously entered guilty pleas to pollution offences spanning six years.
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Alan Howe, Democracy promoter, anti-fascist, Cassandra @alanhowe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Donald Trump and Todd Blanche are protecting men who raped children, including Donald Trump. Release the Epstein files and prove me wrong.
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Howdy @icandie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Again, gas prices spiked in 2022-23 because Russia invaded Ukraine which caused a major disruption in global supply. Then they came down. Biden didn’t cause it. Gas prices rose in 2026 due solely to the stupidity of Trump who started a war in the Middle East.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Republicans only worked 72 DAYS in 2026 & they haven’t done a damn thing. Nothing to rein in costs. Nothing to overturn Trump’s tariffs. Nothing to stop his war of choice. What they’ve been doing already is running the laziest & least effective Congress in history.
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Ray @raymolson22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are not being governed. We are being looted.
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Leigh 🚫👑🇺🇸🌏🇺🇦🐶🐱🇨🇦🇲🇽 🦋 @caborose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And this is how propaganda is spread... they won't take it down, they won't apologize for lying.. they just won't. And MAGA will refuse to listen to the truth.
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Jeanne Fromer @jeannefromer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's Schrodinger's Copycat: The Third Circuit's decision in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence affirming Judge Bibas's decision of no fair use sits under seal for now, meaning ROSS Intelligence's activity is simultaneously infringing and non-infringing until the seal is broken ;)
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Signed, Sealed, Affirmed: Third Circuit Backs Thomson Reuters over ROSS
The first federal appeals court to weigh fair use in AI training sided with Thomson Reuters over ROSS. Why it did so, for now, is under seal.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Official monthly data is in, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 21% compared to this time last year!
a graph of US monthly solar generation
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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation. If asked whether to prosecute a former president today based on the same facts, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Republican or a Democrat.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of the largest data centers in the world is being built in Bowling Green because Jon Husted gave tax cuts to a company worth trillions of dollars.
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm not really going to post a lot about this because we already know that the squatter in the People's House is guilty as fuck. But, you can see Jack Smith's full opening statement here: youtu.be/B1esQRfJupM?...
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WATCH: Jack Smith's full opening statement in Senate Judiciary hearing on Trump investigations
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/09/2026
Lindsay Owens is the executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, who have done some of the most important work on surveillance pricing (using computers to spy on you to rip you off) and algorithmic wage discrimination (using computers to spy on you and steal your wages).
The cover for Lindsay Owens's 'Gouged.'
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Background. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump administration faces fresh scrutiny after DoJ drops bribery case against Indian billionaire
Warren and Blumenthal raise concerns about case against Gautam Adani, who promised to invest $10bn in US
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop
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Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop
Billy Van’s 1919 comedy Van-ar-chy found by student in Sendai will be shown in early November in New Hampshire
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026
They restricted these surveys in multiple states in the last few years. States moved to require opt in with parental consent to administer the surveys. Then the CDC stopped reporting data about gender identity in 2025. Given the broader anti LGBTQ hostility it's not a surprise numbers declined.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another body of a victim has been recovered from under the rubble of the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, Mayor Klitschko reported. Death tall rises to 2 people. Russis killed 2 people for no reason other then being Ukrainians on ordinary Monday...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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sean @impossiblemachine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/KZngK...
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Google Maps Unveils Israel’s Decimation of Gaza
YouTube video by AJ+
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If Democrats retake Congress this November, a top priority should be investigating the Trump family's many shady business deals. Perhaps they can start with Eric and Don Jr.'s ties to defense companies receiving lucrative government contracts?
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 27/09/2026
From flax that can be used in clothing and cars to robotic skimmers to stricter laws, determined researchers, activists and volunteers fight an industry intent on making more plastic.
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The overwhelming problem of plastic
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mags69.bsky.social @mags69.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=h1pX...
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UnitedHealthcare & UnitedHealth Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who’s in charge of the hen house? The Pentagon was hacked, beginning in October 2025, the data of approximately 4 mil Military personnel have been compromised. From social security numbers to service members’ occupational specialties.
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sean @impossiblemachine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
youtube.com/shorts/qBlGT...
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The White House responds. #comedy #animation #funny #cartoon #satire
YouTube video by Alec With Pen
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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 27/09/2026
Basic income isn't a handout. It's a fair claim on the wealth we all keep generating together. What would change for you if that claim were guaranteed?
Getting paid at the time doesn't erase the value you created. Infrastructure and institutions compound across generations, each builds on what came before and passes forward more than they were paid for. That surplus is growth. Basic income is an equal and fair claim on that ongoing surplus.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Huh.
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Unpacking allegations FCC Chair Brendan Carr was in 'sex trafficking cult'
The organization was an Alcoholics Anonymous group in Washington, D.C. Former members said Carr was part of the group, but wasn't abusive.
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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
talking about water use policy is impossible because "AI data centers use a lot of water to cool the computers" sounds way more believable than "they're draining the Great Salt Lake so the Governor of Utah can sell alfalfa to Saudi Arabia" and yet
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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
OK, Washington Post, enlighten me. What is the bright side of being a Nazi?
Washington Post headline and subhead: "She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her. Inspired by female conservative influencers, Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of Nick Fuentes’s model 'groypettes.' A vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame."
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Civil.ge @civil.ge · 25/09/2026
A U.S.-Uzbek citizen sought by American authorities for "a decade" was arrested in Georgia and extradited to the United States to face charges over allegedly providing material support to the Islamic State group and al-Nusrah Front. civil.ge/archives/752...
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Georgia Extradites to United States U.S.-Uzbek Citizen Wanted for Terrorism Support - Civil Georgia
A U.S.-Uzbek citizen sought by American authorities for "a decade" was arrested in Georgia and extra
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3 Million Gallon Spill unicornriot.ninja/2026/canadia...
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Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3 Million Gallon Spill - UNICORN RIOT
After the largest oil and gas spill in Wisconsin's history, Enbridge's defiance of legal requests raise serious questions about the state’s ability to regulate large, multinational corporations and it...
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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Securities fraud and stock manipulation are not "official acts." They are not in pursuance of the Constitution, so Supremacy Clause hand-waving does not immunize a president from state AG charges or private suits under the right statute.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 26/09/2026
Democratic lawmakers and local activists scramble to stop the closure of a National Archives and Records Administration facility in San Bruno, California, which houses more than 750,000 records.
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Lawmakers battle National Archives over plans to move historical Asian American records
Democrats and local activists are scrambling to stop the Trump administration from moving thousands of documents from the Chinese Exclusion Act and Japanese American incarceration out of California.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
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Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
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Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state error
Democrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What’s the deal with these young Creepy white men?!?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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SkyEyes @eyesnskies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
flip.it/GDhQPB
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‘Trump Is Going to Destroy It’: Trump’s Kennedy Center Closure Deepens as Former Employees Blow the Whistle on Repairs After Lutnick Shows the Ceiling Collapse
Doors to the Kennedy Center are locked, and barricades block the performance arts center’s entrance. But new allegations about what happened behind those
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