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Antifascist professor.📚👩🏽‍🏫 #Blackademic. Views expressed are (unfortunately) not those of my employer.🗣️Scholar-activist in Charlottesville, Virginia. #BLM. Public history & local🍷+🍺stan. 🏈fan. "Wiry and intense" -- The New Yorker

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This is why we need right to repair laws
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silverbeard2026 @silverbeard2026.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
FYI
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/10/2026
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
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Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16h
Also, the Alberta independent movement basically disappeared after the Yandex site was bombed. Fancy that.
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“Jean-Luc Mélenchon of France Insoumise, the democratic socialist party, is the favorite candidate of young people. He says that his success is having convinced them that the problem is the rich and not the migrants. At his overflowing rally today: ‘We are going to found a society of mutual aid’ “
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Robert Vasquez @robertvcos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Originally posted by "Mark Sandlin" on another site.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
😏😏😏
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Again. Impeach him.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 is Navi Pillay, a brave extraordinary woman who has served at the International Criminal Court prosecuting genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Immediately after being notified she had won, she mocked the orange felon on video. Love her. 💙👊
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 10/10/2026
Washington, D.C. election officials asked the National Guard to keep troops away from ballot drop boxes after residents complained about soldiers posted beside one just before voting began.
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Alarm bells ring over 'troubling' National Guard placement as voting begins
Washington, D.C. election officials asked the National Guard to keep troops away from ballot drop boxes after residents complained about soldiers posted beside one just before voting began.The D.C. Board of Elections said Friday that it had received complaints about Guard members posted near a drop ...
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onion person @junlper.beer · 09/10/2026
elon musk has more empathy for lines of code than a majority of humanity
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is clearly not acceptable
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So a book with two gay penguins will traumatize kids but a public execution wouldn't???
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026
A still from a video posted on IG by @brynodc.bsky.social Link: www.instagram.com/reel/DeQKdoK...
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Ossoff is two decades younger (and way more handsome 😊) than his opponent, yet manages to wield more gravitas 🤔
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🇬🇧 @mrjamesob.bsky.social : “Live-streaming an execution is absolutely medieval. These people (Hegseth, Trump, etc) claim to be Christians — it’s like they’re doing a tribute act to ISIS.”
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 09/10/2026
Kind of a buried lede in the results of this Supreme Court approval rating poll from Marquette: Overall support for Supreme Court expansion, which even Democratic politicians were dismissing as "radical" just a few years ago, is now at 53 percent today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marq...
Proposal	Favor or oppose
Favor	Oppose
Enforce strict ethics code for justices	89	10
Limited terms for justices	79	21
Increase number of justices	53	47
Marquette Law School Poll, national survey: Sept. 2-9, 2026
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JS @jsplaceholder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New America PAC mailer just dropped and I regret to report that I want the tshirt version
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Daramola @izdaramola.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Nooooo don’t vote for Ossoff, he’s too sexy 😩😤”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff says that Mike Collins has "hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office"
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This administration’s FCC might lean on outlets to carry it
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Shannon Heckt @shannonheckt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Virginia’s Lt Gov is officially opposing the Dominion-NextEra merger — saying she believes it doesn’t protect ratepayers enough. #valeg #vagov virginiamercury.com/2026/10/07/a...
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After statewide tour, Virginia Lt. Gov. Hashmi officially opposes Dominion-NextEra merger • Virginia Mercury
Lt. Gov. Hashmi is the first elected official at the statewide level to formally oppose the creation of the energy titan between NextEra and Dominion.
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Virginia Mercury @virginiamercury.com · 07/10/2026
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi has come out against the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger after a statewide listening tour on energy costs. The $67 billion deal requires state and federal regulatory approval. virginiamercury.com/2026/10/07/a...
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After statewide tour, Virginia Lt. Gov. Hashmi officially opposes Dominion-NextEra merger • Virginia Mercury
Lt. Gov. Hashmi is the first elected official at the statewide level to formally oppose the creation of the energy titan between NextEra and Dominion.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 08/10/2026
BREAKING US execution by firing squad of Fort Hood shooter to be livestreamed: Pentagon official
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The promotional graphic has a lot of visual symbols— medieval castles, heraldic banners, harkening to the crusades— that are being used by Christian Nationalists these days.
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and he was a cryptobro 🙄
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Flydubai pilot was deep into manosphere content, routinely used derogatory sexual slurs about women, and wanted a tradwife Misogyny is a gateway drug www.ft.com/content/a92b...
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The online life of the Flydubai attacker
[FREE TO READ] Co-pilot of flight 1073 gravitated towards the ‘manosphere’ and expressed misogynistic views
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026
It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.
X post from AI industry insider Alvin Sng :

My wife: Can you read our baby a book?
Me: I can just play an audiobook from my phone.
My wife: But then it won't be in your voice.
Me: I can train a voice model.
Parenting hits different when you work in Al.
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇪🇸 Spain is heading to a snap general election on Nov 29, 2026. PM Pedro Sánchez called the early vote after his minority left-wing government suffered a major legislative defeat over the country's worsening housing crisis 👇
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Spanish election: Pedro Sanchez calls snap election for 29 November after housing protests
Pedro Sanchez's announcement comes after his series of measures to tackle the housing crisis was defeated in parliament on Friday.
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Peter Miller @pjmxxx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Get ready for the world’s first AirBnB elections.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
they did the thing
an october 11 2025 post from me reading: every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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Also, hasn’t he been the president for like forever?
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DEP, Maricarmen. Her example continues to strengthen direct action against real estate speculators and for affordable housing in Spain. www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/e...
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Evicted 87-year-old who became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis has died | CNN
Maria del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked a government crisis in Spain, has died, the Madrid Tenants’ Union announced on Tuesday.
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The judge shows poor judgement
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As American democracy backslides, fundamental principles of constitutional government give way. Here, we see a dictatorial administration freezing out congressional oversight *of the military*, which represents a major step in an autocratic revolution of US-style civilian-military relations.
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…and yet some people mistrust you when you write complicated history…
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They’re rich enough to have the freedom to not hang out with shitty people. And yet here they are.
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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oh, the Archdiocese of St Louis is *mad*, mad, I see. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Archdiocese sues US government over denied Catholic sacraments for ICE detainees
According to the website of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, religious figures may visit detainees at any time after giving notice to the sheriff’s office. The lawsuit contends that ICE is failing...
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This is what happens when you make bad choices
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To Marlon Humphrey it’s disgusting to smell.
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Lt. Governor Ghazala Hashmi @ltgovhashmi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today, I released the Energy Costs Listening Tour Report, documenting those discussions and the research that followed. My conclusion: the proposed takeover of Dominion Energy by NextEra is not in the best interest of Virginians. Read the Energy Costs Listening Tour Report at vaenergytour.com.
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Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi's Energy Costs Listening Tour
Join Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi in Community Conversations on the Dominion–NextEra Takeover and Your Utility Bills.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.
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Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 06/10/2026
It's official — seven of ICE's 11 warehouses are now available for sale through Cushman & Wakefield's dedicated fedwarehouses.com auction site.
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ICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the market
The properties were among 11 warehouses ICE bought for $1.07 billion to expand detention capacity. Seven are now being marketed for sale at a steep discount.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 05/10/2026
All prisoners should have the right to vote while in prison
Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Speech
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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 05/10/2026
Brazil presidential election heads to runoff with Bolsonaro ahead of Lula
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Brazil presidential election heads to runoff with Bolsonaro ahead of Lula
Brazilians voted Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro amid a regional shift to the right. Bolsonaro is the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. A runoff will take place October 25 if no candidate wins an outright majority.
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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
America's Biggest Problem By me and @valigarmander.bsky.social Read more cartoons! —> #Policartoon Support the cartoons! —>patreon.com/barry
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels. The same bespectacled, bearded man appears in all four.

PANEL 1

The man walks past several masked ICE agents. Two agents are dragging an older man toward the open back of an SUV. Nearby, a distressed woman stands with a small child who is crying. An ICE agent is pointing a gun at the child.

MAN (thought): Hmmm.

PANEL 2

Outside the Supreme Court, several Supreme Court justices in black robes are drinking and celebrating around a bonfire in which the Voting Rights Act is burning. The man walks past in the background, watching them.

MAN (thought): Hmm.

PANEL 3

At a bus stop, a woman is reading a newspaper. The man stands beside her, leaning slightly to read the front page. The newspaper’s main headline says: ANOTHER COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED UNNECESSARY WAR

MAN (thought): Mm-hmm.

PANEL 4

We see an open laptop. On its screen, the man is appearing on a TV interview show, grinning as he holds up a copy of his book, Polarization: Both Sides Did It!

MAN: America’s biggest problem is… POLARIZATION!

CHICKEN FAT WATCH
In panel 2, the burning Voting Rights Act is depicted as the “I’m Just a Bill” character from Schoolhouse Rock!

In panel 3, the newspaper is called The Daily Gab. Under the enormous war headline is a much smaller headline: "Study: No one reads smaller headlines or studies." A sub-headline says "'My life is pointless,' says sub-headline writer."

On the wall in panel 3, graffiti includes tags from all eight captains from Star Trek shows (Pike, Kirk, Janeway, Burnham, Freeman, Picard, Sisko, and Archer) plus Taggart from Galaxy Quest. Other graffiti includes “Skitter Lives!” with a spider; a huge "BG," for "background"; and “Never obey! I order U not to obey!” It only occurs to me now, writing this transcript, that I should have made it "not 2 obey." Oh well.

In panel 4, behind the laptop, a large orange cat is sleeping. Curled up asleep on the cat’s tail is a tiny mouse wearing a sleeping cap.
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Valigarmander @valigarmander.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Because I'm Depressed #649: "On College Essays, Pt. 3" #becauseimdepressed #comics bcdecomic.com/comics/649/
A nine-panel comic.

Panel one: Chel’s professor sits at her desk at the head of the classroom. She smiles warmly and waves at the class, saying, “-Great- discussion today, folks! I’ll see you again on Thursday.”

Panel two: Students begin filing out of the classroom. As Chel walks towards the door, the professor calls out, “Oh, and -Chel?- May I have a word with you before you go?” Chel stops in place, surprised.

Panel three: Chel approaches the desk nervously and says, “Y-Yeah?” The professor puts her hands together with a smile and says, “I just wanted to tell you that I -loved- your essay! It was -very- illuminating!”

Panel four: Chel rubs the back of her neck and smiles awkwardly, responding, “-Oh!- Yeah, well, I just found the topic really fascinating. Once I got started writing, it was hard to know when to stop, y’know?”Panel five: The professor smiles and looks at the computer monitor on her desk. She says, “It shows! And I’m -really- impressed with the breadth of your vocabulary.”

Panel six: She swivels the monitor around to face Chel and points at the screen, saying, “Like this word here, -‘thermidorean’.- Could you tell me what it means?”

Panel seven: Chel stares as the professor in stunned silence.

Panel eight: Chel looks aside, sweat beginning to drip down her face, as she sputters, “Uh, well. Yeah. It, uh…”Panel nine: With a weak smile, Chel says, “…It’s like a type of vegetable..?” The professor’s smile vanishes as she swivels the monitor back to its original position, and she says, “Mmmhmm. How about you come back on Thursday with something that -you- wrote.”
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