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James B. Mowdy

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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Via NYT: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them. (Gift Article)
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
After reading Elizabeth Dias' piece on #Anthropic's attempt to pitch religious leaders on Claude being conscious/higher power-like, this came to mind. Is #AI the new mutually-agreed destruction? Read the @nytimes.com piece below. JBM #tech #siliconvalley #religion www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDQE...
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Planet of the Apes - Nuclear Bomb Worshipers
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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 28/09/2026
Former ‘South Park’ writer Toby Morton has created a website to expose information about Cornell University’s administration in response to the group sexual assault case: “Accountability should not disappear when the headlines do. And we all know this headline will disappear.”
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
OK, so the evil Heritage Foundation not only sold Donald Trump on *wildly* unpopular policies with its Project 2025, it is now gaslighting Donald into thinking he should be front and center in the midterms because Republicans are going to do so well? I'm not interfering with this nonsense.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & partners are back in court to stop Trump from stripping citizenship from babies born here 3 months after losing at SCOTUS, he's trying to rewrite the 14th Amend. from the Oval Office SCOTUS settled this in June--NO do-overs bc he didn't like the answer! -TN
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump ordered Missouri Republicans to draw him a rigged congressional seat. 300,000 Missourians picked up a pen and killed it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-own...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/09/2026
Today's Kinzinger Report is out and we cover: - MAGA is abandoning Trump right before the midterms - Trump offered to sell American weapons to China - JD Vance caught faking fraud numbers - Trump rejects Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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BREAKING: MAGA Is Abandoning Trump, JD Vance Caught Faking Numbers, Republicans Blast Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Ad, and more...
Top Stories for September 28, 2026.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My quote of the day Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s your periodic reminder that Howard Lutnick is still Commerce secretary despite blatantly lying to the public about his personal and business ties with child molester Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nope. that's it. I'm done. This timeline is too mind-bogglingly stupid.
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🏳️‍🌈David Lytle🏳️‍🌈 @davitydave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit.” Gee, @nytimes.com reporter, where would he begin to get that idea?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses.
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Never stop giving #Meta side-eye.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Portland Press Herald is reporting that Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition & Presente! Maine say the person who died in the shooting is a 26-year-old Colombian man authorized to work in the U.S. & had been issued a Social Security number. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...
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Live updates: Man killed in Biddeford ICE-involved shooting ID’ed as 26-year-old from Colombia
Witnesses described seeing one person being shot in the head.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In a scathing order issued against the Trump administration, a US District judge said Trump had sued the IRS “for an improper purpose” — to gain the appearance of “judicial legitimacy” for a controversial settlement with the DoJ, which Trump effectively controls. More: substack.com/@shero/note/...
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Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
In a scathing order issued today against the Trump administration, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said President Donald Trump had sued the Internal Revenue Service “for an improper purpose” — to ...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/07/2026
BREAKING: the Judge in the bogus Trump v IRS case that resulted in the $1.7b slush fund has SANCTIONED the attorneys, referred Blanche, Woodward, & Brito to the Bar, nullified the “settlement”, and awarded monetary sanctions! More to come… storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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MS NOW Public Relations @msnowcomms.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🎧NEW: In the latest episode of “The Best People,” @nicollewallace.bsky.social is joined by independent journalist @jimacosta.bsky.social to discuss the state of democracy, covering Trump 2.0, the midterm elections and more. Listen now ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Jim Acosta Is Still Asking the Tough Questions
Podcast Episode · The Best People with Nicolle Wallace · July 13 · 51m
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Trump is obviously too broken up about the death to speak about it in public.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
NEWS: Listen closely to what Gov. Beshear says here: the Republicans have tried to take away his ability to appoint a U.S. Senate vacancy but he seems poised to fight them on it. Keep an eye on this. Gov. Beshear knows what’s at stake and knows what he’s doing.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Every single person in Maine and everyone around the country with a sense of humanity and decency need to remember this today. mainebeacon.com/collins-vote...
"Collins votes for $70B ICE funding with no reforms 
Channa Steinmetz  April 23, 2026

U.S. Senator Susan Collins'
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"Another yelled at the little girl, who was trying to smell flowers."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/06/2026
Strait of Hormuz is closed again and here’s what he’s doing.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/06/2026
Future generations won’t ask what happened. They’ll ask who allowed this.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026
Obama shouts out "those ordinary people in the Twin Cities who braved frigid temperatures, risked their own safety, standing shoulder to shoulder to look our for their neighbors and sometimes for strangers because they knew that was the right thing to do"
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Bonnie @bonniefitz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
You guys hear that? That's how a real president speaks.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#California is testing water conservation and #renewableenergy generation. Instead of building solar farms on new land, engineers are installing #solarpanels above irrigation canals, allowing the same space to produce electricity while helping reduce water loss. #ActOnClimate #Renewables
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 17/06/2026
Budget negotiations are heating up in San Francisco. But looming tax measures could change everything.
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These big changes could upend San Francisco’s budget
Budget negotiations are heating up in San Francisco. But looming tax measures could change everything.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I guess one difference between Jim Crow then and Jim Crow now is that we have cool graphics to show how it's done.
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, is probably regretting not being a part of the Jared and Witkoff Show ie #IranWar negotiations.
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Seriously hope you mean it, @jamestalarico.bsky.social ✨✅✅✅
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/06/2026
DoD = Department of Defeat.
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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The President of the United States is a liar.
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
To everyone who helped bring the Obama Presidential Center to life, thank you. Michelle and I are so grateful for all your dedication and hard work over the years. I got a little teary-eyed tonight thinking about my mother-in-law, Marian Robinson.
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Because he’s a lying liar. TY @chrismurphyct.bsky.social. #IRAN
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
NEWS: Republicans blast Trump’s Iran deal as the worst foreign policy blunder in history. Trump suggests selling Puerto Rico to buy Greenland because the territory is “dirty” and the people are “poor.” Major Epstein documents dropping soon—court orders their release. Subscribe to support my work:
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NEWS: Republicans Blast Iran Deal, Trump Suggests Selling "Dirty" and "Poor" Puerto Rico, Court Orders Major Epstein Release, and More
Good evening.
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
#FIFA is a joke.
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I like #johnossof. The slow burn feels strategic. Lots of gravitas.
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
OMG coming back to BlueSky and realized @web.kim followed me! One of the best Twitter accounts ever. 🥰
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
#G7 #Trump
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James B. Mowdy @jamesjetsoften.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
#markrothko #reflectingpool
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Community Housing Opportunities Corporation (CHOC) @chochousing.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
A flashback to the April 22, 2022 groundbreaking for #PlacitaDoloresHuerta, featuring the labor rights and social justice icon herself. STORY: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #doloreshuerta #chochousing #affordablehousing
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#doloreshuerta #placitadoloreshuerta #affordablehousing #chochousing | Community Housing Opportunities Corporation (CHOC)
A flashback to the April 22, 2022 groundbreaking for Placita Dolores Huerta, featuring the labor rights and social justice icon herself. In her own words: “Every single human being on this planet sh...
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Palm Springs Post @palmspringspost.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
There’s a busy week ahead, with development, tourism funding, and governance each drawing attention from elected and appointed officials before the week closes. thepalmspringspost.com/palm-springs...
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Palm Springs city bodies take up tourism, development, library naming, more this week ⋆ The Palm Springs Post
There's a busy week ahead, with development, tourism funding, and governance each drawing attention from elected and appointed officials before the week closes.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
All of LGA TSA is still being operated by ICE.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
No motive. After 480 employees. After 1,000 interviews. After 500,000 files. That is not an investigation that ran out of answers. That is an investigation that stopped looking. Today's newsletter. Link in bio. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Jones: States run elections. For the president to try to infringe upon this constitutional duty is laughable. He knows they’re going to lose the House. At this moment, I would predict that we’re going to take back control of the Senate as well.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
A U.S. Army staff sergeant and his wife arrived at his base in Louisiana last week, ready to start their new life together. Instead, ICE detained her. She was brought to the U.S. as a toddler. People like her should be citizens, not treated like criminals.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/04/2026
The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Saturday April 25 www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
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Communities Not Cages · Mobilize
National Day of Action to Stop ICE Warehouse Detention
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