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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Main Takeaways From Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I. "So-called artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean."
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Main Takeaways From Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I.
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Judge blocks Trump's executive order to end federal funding for PBS and NPR | PBS News
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Judge blocks Trump's executive order to end federal funding for PBS and NPR
A federal judge agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for NPR and PBS.
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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In Supreme Court Justices’ Histories, a Story of Immigration in America
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
A very interesting conversation...
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JB Pritzker on How the Trump Era Ends | The Interview
YouTube video by The Interview
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Enjoy...
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The Artful Codger | Andy Huggins | Stand Up Comedy Special
YouTube video by Don't Tell Comedy
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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An Ethicist ‘in the Scalia Mold’: The Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
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Four Takeaways From the New York Times Profile of Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
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How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Excellent Article!
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Cory Doctorow: why Facebook and Google are incentivised to make their products worse
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
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TCM Remembers 2025 | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Republicans Block Effort to Extend Affordable Care Act Subsidies
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Signs Bill on Release of Epstein Files
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown, Backing Bill to Reopen
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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Opinion | Hey, Lefties! Trump Has Stolen Your Game.
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
A necessary read!
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Beware the Oligarch's AI Bubble
They’re likely to burst.
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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Live Updates: Illinois and Oregon Intensify Efforts to Block Trump’s Guard Deployments
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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Ohio Democratic Party sets sights on rural rebrand for party's future • Ohio Capital Journal
Christopher Gibbs wants to start rebranding the Ohio Democratic Party by the time fall rolls around.
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
This is a very good read!
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This Is Not a Drill: Infiltrate Your Local Dems Before It’s Too Late
This is the overlooked role that launched a revolution — and it’s still wide open for progressives...
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
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Senate, Rejecting Whistle-Blower Alarms, Confirms Bove to Appeals Court
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
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In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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A Kennedy Toils in Mississippi, Tracing His Grandfather’s Path
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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The Hidden Provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump King.
Don't let this happen
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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Keep demonstrating against Trump — but also for a better future.
The importance of progressive populism
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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Pritzker Thunders Against ‘Do Nothing’ Democrats as He Stokes 2028 Talk
In a fiery speech in New Hampshire, the Illinois governor railed against both President Trump and what he called the “simpering timidity” among some Democrats.
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Skynet is here....
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AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says world is not prepared for what's coming
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 25/04/2025
This happens in North Korea, Russia, and now it's happening here. MAGA is not American.
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Yes, they arrested a judge.
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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In conversation: Anti-Zionist Rabbi discusses standing with Palestine
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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Federal judge blocks Trump order that could disenfranchise millions of voters
President sought to unilaterally add proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration form
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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Sadie- 1y/o nycacc.app/browse/223973. To be killed- she’s so sweet! ME, CT, NJ. NY please step up for her!! Foster her- adopt her! Love her!
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
They literally stole taxpayer money and put into their personal empire. These two are such crooks.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
One of the most shocking things I have read for a while: t.co/lg46ijHLDF
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Before you comment, listen.....
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James Carville: No More Identity Politics
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He's now planning to end the free IRS Direct File program. Apple donated $1M. Trump exempted most of Apple’s imports from tariffs. Coinbase donated $1M. Trump’s SEC dropped a major lawsuit against them. See how this works?
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
The Pope dies less than a day later....
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Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
A good read on this Easter, a day of resurrection to many!
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Finally, the Trump regime has met its match | Robert Reich
The administration dared China, Harvard and the supreme court to blink. They haven’t
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Pat @jackhackett.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
An Age of Extinction Is Coming. Here’s How to Survive. A very interesting read....
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Opinion | An Age of Extinction Is Coming. Here’s How to Survive. (Gift Article)
Everything is under threat. What you care about can make it to the other side.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
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