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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026
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Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction
The Claude maker warns its own models could resist shutdowns and cause catastrophic harm.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
$100 to any reporter who asks him, "so you're saying Capitol Police should've shot dead everyone who breached the Capitol on January 6?"
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice wants to intervene in a lawsuit to force a massive voter roll purge in California. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ wants to help anti-voting group purge California rolls
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said the DOJ seeks to “clean nearly 1 million dirty voter names from California’s voter rolls."
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Matt Davies @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Newsday.com/matt
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The supposed free speech absolutist censors checkable facts from being shared.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Trump just admitted why he canceled the bipartisan housing bill. He has more in common with the hedge funds buying up single-family homes than he does with the families who can't afford them. He doesn’t care what working Americans are going through and he never will.
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Governor Jay Inslee @govjayinslee.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The largest clean energy project in American history is officially online. A 3.65 GW wind farm + a 550-mile transmission line, delivering more power than the Hoover Dam–in fact, enough to power a million homes. Big wind. Big wires. Big win. www.usnews.com/news/us/arti...
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Matt Wuerker @mwuerker.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Jeanine Pirro vows to track down the vandals who are wrecking the reflecting pool. This really should be easy....
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process
Federal Tort Claims Act, over which DoJ has total discretion, provides workaround to Trump’s $1.8bn slush fund
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Matt Wuerker @mwuerker.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Cicus Magamus www.politico.com/cartoons/202...
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June 2026
Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 12/06/2026
Democratic Rep. Gabe Amo tore into Wright: “You’re willing to huff and puff … when your audience of one is paying attention. But the fact of the matter is, my constituents—and the constituents of people across this Congress—are struggling because of your decisions.” trib.al/XvDbMvp
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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Iranian navy, which has been destroyed eight times, has apparently closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because the United States, for the seventh time, won the war that wasn't a war, so now the United States has to open the Strait of Hormuz that was already open before the not-war began.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/06/2026
Donald Trump's policies are accelerating Social Security’s insolvency. Here’s a common-sense solution: My bill would fund Social Security for the next 75 YEARS by making the wealthy pay their fair share — and EXPAND benefits at the same time. It’s time to act.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Things your legal department has to do when you are a propaganda outlet peddling lies for a corrupt regime nonstop… Fox is poison…
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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Can we please return to precedented times? I wish to be bored again by the news.
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Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 02/06/2026
Train carrying fresh water derails, contaminating Alberta’s oil sands
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Train carrying fresh water derails, contaminating Alberta’s oil sands
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - A freight train carrying over 50,000 litres of fresh water has derailed, devastating several open pit mines and tailing ponds in the Fort McMurray area.
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Happy Tuesday! Who's ready to hear about 1. Flesh-eating maggots (mostly go after cattle) 2. They're native to the US 3. The USDA has kept them out of the US since the 1960s 4. But the flesh-eating maggots are making a 21st century comeback. And believe it or not it may be thanks to MAGA.
Screenshot of a CDC presentation slide on screwworm, titled "History of New World screwworm." There's a map showing its gradual eradication from the US, then southward through central America from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 03/06/2026
Ireland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN says
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Ireland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN says
Data processing accounts for 21% of Irish electricity use – compared to just 4% in the US and 1% in China
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/05/2026
After defense officials got a request to push through a deal with a firm tied to Donald Trump Jr., Pentagon staff moved at an unusually rapid pace. “The call came from the White House: We have to get this done,” said one person involved.
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The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
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praying mantis @gentlem.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... Scientists, providers, educators, researchers, academics, advocates, anyone with critical knowledge & feedback: public comments are open until 7/13/26. We are counting on you. Thank you. #OMB #grant-funding #research-funding This is #Project2025
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Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, co...
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 30/05/2026
There is no world in which this is okay.     Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from cases involving Trump’s Treasury Department while his own son was secretly working there as a political appointee and attorney. 🧵
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Samuel Alito’s Son Has Been Quietly Working for Trump’s Treasury Department
Philip Alito has been working as an attorney with the Treasury’s office of the general counsel for months even as the Supreme Court takes up cases involving the department.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.
 ALTMAN: "WE SEE A FUTURE WHERE INTELLIGENCE IS A UTILITY, LIKE ELECTRICITY OR WATER, AND PEOPLE BUY IT FROM US ON A METER.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 26/05/2026
China’s space industry is just beginning to launch megaconstellations to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink, which suggests that if the country does not curb this practice, it will further degrade an already congested space environment.
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Analyst on China's spent rocket stages: "Things only continue to get worse"
Spent upper stages are the most dangerous kind of space debris.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"I'm being very generous allowing domestic terrorists to steal only $2 billion dollars from you because otherwise I was going to steal even MORE from you. You're welcome, taxpayers. Suckers!"
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Kari Lake benefited from several streams of media-related income around or during the time she served — illegally, a federal court ruled — as de facto leader of VOA's parent agency. www.notus.org/money/kari-lake...
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Kari Lake Earned Tens of Thousands of Dollars From Media Side Hustles
The former U.S. Agency for Global Media leader made money from a book, a song and social media.
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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Negotiations Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com For @rawstory.com
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
“.. $41.5bn as of Sunday night — or $316 per US household.” ⛽️ @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/32ff...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 16/05/2026
CO secretary of state unloads on Dem governor for freeing felon MAGA election denier
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CO secretary of state unloads on Dem governor for freeing felon MAGA election denier
Appearing on MS NOW early Saturday morning, the frustrated secretary of state of Colorado bashed her fellow Democrat, Gov. Jared Polis for deciding to commute the sentence of former election official Tina Peters, one of the nation’s most notorious MAGA-aligned election deniers.Speaking with the host...
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Folks, you gotta read this @billhanage.bsky.social is a world expert on the transmission of infectious diseases and he is a bloody brilliant science communicator
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 13/05/2026
A highway more than 1,700 miles long, stretching from Texas all the way to Montana, may soon be named after Donald Trump if this bill is passed.
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Senator introduces bill to rename major highway 'Trump Interstate'
A highway more than 1,700 miles long, stretching from Texas all the way to Montana, may soon be named after Donald Trump if this bill is passed.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Hey, mainstream media: Isn't it about time you start talking to mental-health professionals and reporting to the public about the multiple and manifest mental illnesses that have long been exhibited by the president of the United States?
Mehdi Hasan: How do you cover this? A previous president would have received wall to wall coverage for even one of these tweets. And yet Trump floods the zone and the media cannot and often will not cover the sheer extent of his insanity and indecency.
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Matt Davies @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Newsday.com/matt
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
LeAnn Rimes has cancelled several shows after Covid led to severe laryngitis. So many still refer to the pandemic in past tense but it's still disrupting lives, careers & health www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/...
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Emotional LeAnn Rimes shares difficult health update amid cancelled shows: 'It breaks my heart'
LeAnn Rimes has revealed the real reason why she was forced to cancel her Spokane and Seattle shows, revealing she has Covid and "severe laryngitis"
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The Economist @economist.com · 04/05/2026
Fifty days into the Iran war the world has lost 550m barrels of Gulf crude—nearly 2% of last year’s global output. Three factors are pushing the world towards the cliff edge
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Global energy markets are on the verge of a disaster
Scenarios now range from bad to awful
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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
And 9 seconds later … www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue
PocketOS founder blames ‘Cursor running Anthropic's flagship Claude Opus 4.6’ plus Railway’s infrastructure for data disaster.
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Dennis Goris | Cartoons @dennisgoris.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Billionaire diplomacy #ceasefire
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 23/04/2026
As tech companies race to secure massive power deals to build out hundreds of data centers across the country, these projects represent just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the potential climate cost of the AI boom.
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Greenhouse gases from data center boom could outpace entire nations
Plants from OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Microsoft could emit more than 129M tons annually.
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The Hill @thehill.com · 23/04/2026
The Trump administration is reorganizing the National Weather Service (NWS) and making changes to forecasting, while a key union representative warns the reorganization could involve potential staff cuts.
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Changes loom for National Weather Service as union official warns of potential staff cuts
The Trump administration is reorganizing the National Weather Service (NWS) and making changes to forecasting, while a key union representative warns the reorganization could involve potential staf…
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 22/04/2026
The Trump admin and Sen. Mike Lee are conspiring to destroy public lands for short term profit. Teddy Roosevelt is rolling in his grave. www.hcn.org/articles/interior-depar…
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Interior Department crafted talking points for public lands sell-off agenda - High Country News
The agency’s leadership distanced itself from the controversial proposal even though staff helped research public-land sales.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 17/04/2026
Our team received a report of intermittent app outages at about 11:40pm PDT on April 15, 2026. They worked through the night to mitigate a sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack, which intensified throughout the day.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/04/2026
Ossoff: "Iran's ballistic missiles and drones are not destroyed. The regime is intact, along with its ability to throttle the global energy supply. Along with its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which it only assembled after Donald Trump shredded President Obama's Iran deal."
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James Woolrich @jmwoolrich.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
From his book, "The Art of Being An Idiot"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Not once in this story does @politico.com mention that US factories employ ~89,000 fewer employees than a year ago. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Cognitive dissonance helps explain why Trump supporters remain loyal, new research suggests
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Cognitive dissonance helps explain why Trump supporters remain loyal, new research suggests
A new study explores how supporters of Donald Trump maintain their loyalty despite serious allegations. The findings suggest psychological discomfort drives voters to deny accusations, prioritize political policies, or claim other politicians act similarly.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/04/2026
President Donald Trump's administration has admitted to a major error in data used to justify a federal fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program.
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AP Exclusive: Trump administration admits a glaring error in its New York health fraud accusations
President Donald Trump's administration has admitted to a major error in data used to justify a federal fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
UPDATE: Letters from Leo can now independently confirm that the meeting took place — and that the Vatican was so alarmed by the Pentagon’s tactics that Leo shelved plans to visit America. Some officials saw their reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.
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The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV’s Ambassador With the Avignon Papacy
The Free Press has documented a closed-door Pentagon meeting in which a senior Trump official lectured Pope Leo XIV’s ambassador on American military supremacy.
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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.
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