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James Benson

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.
Worries about vaccination rates in dogs
As rabies seems to be spreading more in wildlife, veterinarians are especially worried about vaccine hesitancy spreading among pet owners, a dangerous trend that could lead to more dogs - and their owners
- becoming infected. A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in nationally representative
sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism.
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 23h
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16h
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h
Trump could nominate the worst person with a law degree in America and this Republican senate will confirm that person. That includes Susan Collins, who always confirms Trump’s justices. The only chance you have to keep that person off the court is to elect Democratic senators.
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Matt Szafranski @mszafranski.bsky.social · 20h
Awkward.
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WIRED @wired.com · 17h
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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God @thegodshow.com · 14h
Thou shalt not rape. Thou shalt not put rapists on the Supreme Court. Thou shalt not make rapists the president.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 13h
Dark money in our political system has never been more out of control.  According to the New York Times, more than a BILLION DOLLARS from anonymous sources has been spent to influence the outcome of the 2026 midterms.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 01/10/2026
Solid chance Openai goes belly up and takes softbank and oracle with it. Couldn't happen to more deserving companies.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tennessee has had two failed executions this year. The death penalty should be abolished. Christa Pike wasn’t afraid to die. She was afraid they would screw it up and make her suffer. Which is exactly what happened. We shouldn’t allow the government to kill people.
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.
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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's weird how the federal government is constantly being hacked after DOGE gutted the government's cybersecurity agencies.
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Rich Burroughs @somewhattolerable.com · 30/09/2026
Maybe firing and driving off all of the smart cybersecurity people was a bad idea? Apparently SI was not super enough to prevent this.
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PizzaCake @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#MedicareForAllNOW
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s a cult. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like saying 35% of people never put in a claim on their car insurance, and this is a statistical impossibility so they must be committing fraud Mind numbingly stupid
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
Learn how to get measles from a rapist
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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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why is the Republican answer always to accept less?
Social media post:
@trond_solberg71
Hi, Norwegian here
In the USA, medical school tuition is
typically over $200,000.
In Norway: Nothing.
Students get government loans for living
costs. Each semester you pass, up to 40%
converts to a grant.
This is why a cashier's child can become a
doctor in Norway. Your academic abilities
matter, not who your parents are.
Follow for more from a social democracy,
where dignity is not a privilege.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/09/2026
The storm’s expected path has shifted closer to our city, bringing heavier rain and stronger winds.

If you’re traveling this weekend, give yourself extra time. Check your train, ferry, or flight before you leave, and avoid low-lying coastal roads around high tide.

If you live in a basement apartment, know your way out and be prepared to move to a higher floor if conditions become dangerous.

Look out for your neighbors. And make sure you’re getting the latest updates by texting NOTIFYNYC to 692-692.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
We call this a concentration camp, your honor.
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🐾Obscura, Cheetah🐾 @cheetahobscura.chee.spot · 24/09/2026
Welcome aboard, senator! :3
Photo of two fursuiters sitting in the cockpit of a airplane
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
“Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial. Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.” This is why we should fund science. 🧪
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Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial
Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cost of extending ACA subsidies: $30 billion/year Cost of Trump's Iran War: $43 billion in roughly seven months (and that's a low estimate) It's not a question of what we can afford. It's a question of priorities.
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 24/09/2026
We're doing infrastructure all wrong. Just a few well placed high speed rail lines, with of course wildlife overpasses in key places, and we'd alleviate some of that highway congestion. But nooooo We gotta prioritize fossil fuels.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
With Centrist Democrats, Who Needs the Oligarchy and MAGA? California Democrats bent the knee to the Ellisons, Democratic leadership continues to take money from AI and Crypto, and corporate Democrats punch left and move to the right. What can go wrong? thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-centr...
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Roadrunner33 @roadrunner33.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Maine Senate race should be first and forefront on every News Outlet Senator Susan Collins was under criminal investigation for bribery Trump stopped the investigation Full 🛑 Stop She should be resigning not campaigning
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Two months ago, we revived the long-delayed Tremont Avenue busway. This week, it’s up and running. That means 39,000 daily riders on the Bx36 are getting faster, safer, more reliable commutes. www.amny.com/news/bronx-f...
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Bronx gets first busway as Mamdani admin completes Tremont Avenue project | amNewYork
Nearly 40,000 bus riders will now have the chance to move around the Bronx faster with the city's completion of the borough's first busway.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like.
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Mr. Moo Sky @bricebowl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Workers are losing their right to strike and Canada is being sold for parts so naturally Canada’s columnist class is focused on what really matters: Why the only prominent progressive voice in politics right now is Evil for criticizing a literal genocide
Robyn Urback, sharing her Globe op-ed, writes: “Avi Lewis' foolish statement should be disqualifying for the leader of a major political party.
However, because he is leader of the NDP, and because his target was Jews, it very well could boost his internal support by five points.”Gary Mason, another prominent Globe and Mail columnist, shares Robyn’s post and writes: “This is the best and most important piece I have read today. My colleague nails it. I hope Avi Lewis reads it and responds appropriately.”Stephen Maher, sharing Robyn’s op-Ed (which is titled ‘Opinion: Avi Lewis's foolish statement on 'Jewish people' should be disqualifying’) writes: “I think Lewis is in many ways impressive, and Carney is creating conditions for an NDP revival, but I must agree with this.”
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
Fire stations are paying more and waiting longer for new trucks. Why? A few big corporations bought up the fire truck industry and jacked up costs. That's not right. Corporate greed can't come before public safety.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump is an atheist whose regime has seized control of a) powers assigned to other branches of government, b) significant private corporate assets. He curbs civil liberties and his foreign pals are Communists or ex-KGB. Only one person in DC can be accused of being a Communist.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s not a real estate deal that needs to be negotiated. Don’t expect Trump, Vance, Witkoff or Kushner to even acknowledge this, much less condemn it.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026
"My opponent wants to hire creeps to inspect your daughter's genitals if she wants to play soccer. I wouldn't trust him or any hired weirdo from his pedophile-protecting party alone in a room with any kid." Go on the offensive, you cowards! It's not that hard!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In case anyone was wondering why Trump is pushing AI so hard and doesn’t want any government regulation.
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's strange how Democratic Socialists - who are being denounced by both parties - turned major deficits into balanced budgets in both New York and Seattle.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is the Republican Party. Corrupt as hell, constantly starting wars, blowing up the deficit, giving tax cuts for billionaires, bailing out corporations, cutting health care, making everything more expensive, while serving up culture war drivel to distract you from all that.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
STOP LISTENING TO THE DEMOCRATIC CONSULTANT CLASS
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 18/09/2026
Post from Amy @lolennui.bsky.social

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, "did you eat the Lindbergh baby" he's like, "no but I'd be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later"
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If anyone should know what happens when companies are left to do the right thing on their own, it's Rick Scott, whose healthcare company paid nearly $2 billion in lawsuits related to fraud that occurred while he was CEO
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