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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 4h
Good job US gov't getting those “foreign information manipulation and interference” discussions quieted down by [checks notes] engaging in information manipulation and interference... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 44m
The media's dilemma: should we cover that a guy contemplating how to dispose of Jews is cited by the VP as an intellectual influence or write another piece about vague connections between Democrats and Hassan Piker? 🤔
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1h
Update on US-Ecuadorian maritime ops: "An Ecuadorian judge declared 32 crew members of two vessels that were intercepted and bombed by the United States in Pacific waters innocent on Wednesday." efe.com/mundo/declar...
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 14h
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 7h
I think we're talking past each other. We're both arguing rape (and other crimes) should still be illegal when the perp is drunk. I'm suggesting people should be free to consent to sex while drunk because if not, absurdities can occur.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 8h
No, these tools are garbage...
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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 8h
Flock = "indiscriminate mass surveillance" says a federal court reason.com/2026/10/07/j...
reason.com
Judge says warrantless Flock search violated driver's Fourth Amendment rights
This is the second federal court decision in a little over a week to suggest that driver surveillance systems can go too far.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 8h
If a person is culpable for raping others while drunk but is not capable of consenting to sex while drunk, seems two people that get drunk then decide to have sex would both be guilty of rape. Of course drunkenness is not an excuse to rape, but why does responsibility cut just one way?
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 11h
The Trump administration will start selecting lawyers for unaccompanied minors. Meaning the judges work for Donald Trump, the prosecutors work for Trump, and now the attorneys representing children will work for Trump. This is a rigged system that will result in more untold horrors for these kids.
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 11h
Grotesque
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 23h
I just got my ballot today. I will savor every moment of voting against these clowns.
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Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Judge dismisses constitutional challenge to San Jose license plate readers www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/06/j...
mercurynews.com
Judge dismisses constitutional challenge to San Jose license plate readers
Tech and civil-rights groups sought an order to require warrants for surveillance queries; the ruling sides with the city on privacy expectations on public streets.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 23h
That's a lot of motorboating
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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is one of my recent favorites, a Crescent-eyed Spider in this genus, Selenops. The family is called ‘Flatties,’ and you can see why, they are extremely flat spiders. Their flat shape lets them squeeze under bark or hide perfectly against a wall. #Arachtober #spider #macro #macrophotography
Flat spider eating prey.
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Gayle Dourn Plantz @plantz3610.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That Colorado governor really made a bonehead move by granting clemency to Tina Peters. She seems less than contrite. An interview with Bannon occurred immediately after her release. coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/u...
coloradonewsline.com
An unapologetic Tina Peters decries 'retribution' after release from prison | Colorado Newsline
The Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed Tina Peters’ release from prison in a brief statement Monday.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
But she had remorse. Or at least Polis said so.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Why do you guys keep taking him at his word when every word out of his mouth is a lie?
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 06/10/2026
Fun fact: Tesla went with a giant touchscreen instead of knobs for the Model 3 purely to save time and money. Knobs would have required spinning up a whole supply chain. The company spun it as a luxury feature and much of the industry followed suit. But it was always an inferior substitute.
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The Heathen Historian 🔻 @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What a fucked up situation. And holy shit, imagine getting a lethal injection and passing out, thinking you're dying, and then waking up a week later.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/10/2026
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say
The prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital last Wednesday as authorities tried to put her to death Christa Pike, a Tennessee prisoner who survived the state’s attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said on Tuesday. “Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking and continues to receive critical medical care. Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery,” attorneys for Pike said in a statement. Continue reading...
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Otherwise, an absurd situation could arise: if two drunk people willingly have sex, both could have legally raped each other.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If people are held accountable for drunk driving despite them being in an impaired state, shouldn't they be held accountable for other decisions made while drunk, like both forcing themselves on others and agreeing to sex? Note, I'm not commenting on this case specifically.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If all else fails, this is actually a reasonable use for AI...
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 06/10/2026
"The Trump administration pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau’s policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint." NBC's indefatigable @ryanjreilly.com reports buff.ly/bBe5Xnz
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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On the left: President Trump false claims of violent crime in Chicago (as prelude for laying a pretext) On the right: Most recent official stats showing Chicago success in back-to-back years of historic reductions in violent crimes
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A tough day at the Axios HR department
It's my last week @axios.

I joined soon after launch in 2017 not knowing I was boarding a rocket ship. Immensely grateful to my colleagues and proud of what our ragtag startup has become.

Next week I'll join the incredible national security team @WSJ. Can't wait to get started!

This is not protocol for giving notice. Please contact the People Team
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
By my calculations 1,764¼ times as bad 🙂
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE hurt this man in national city his mouth was bleeding. Does anybody recognize him?
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Elizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Here's my companion piece to this post, from @reason.com's print edition, on how the millennial internet is dead and (shocker, coming from a libertarian publication, I know 😏) it's largely the government's fault reason.com/2026/10/04/w...
reason.com
The millennial internet is dead, and politicians killed it.
Social media use is declining, and what's left has shifted from conversation to passive scrolling.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW: Ken Paxton's office is investigating pediatricians for vaccinating children. He alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
nytimes.com
Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/10/2026
The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I think this point is valid: subsidies targeted at a particular product increase the $ available to purchase it, causing targeted inflation. Cutting funding for public schools has also increased prices, as it made them increase tuition and be less price-advantageous over private schools. Fund state!
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
we fucking loved it, even when there was basically nothing on it, and let me tell you something else: we loved it because of human connection, human diversity, human creativity. WE DON'T NEED A SINGLE THING ANY OF THESE COMEMIERDAS HAVE MADE AND TRIED TO SELL US IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT INTERNET.
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 04/10/2026
4 men in plain clothes kidnap a woman—they claim to be ICE. Woman's name is Angel Zhao. She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China.
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Goddammit. The contempt these people have for everything wondrous and good and *human* is so grotesque.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Vermont is a beautiful state. Mountains, trees, windy roads, covered bridges, roadside farm stands where you take what you want from a fridge and leave $ in a jar, tiny towns with antiques and hand-crafted furniture. So much to like.
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andy™ @andylevy.net · 04/10/2026
the man in the drunk castle
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
cnn.com
Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 04/10/2026
In a win for digital rights, a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Utah’s draconian anti-VPN age verification law. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Court Agrees with EFF: Utah’s VPN Law Demands a Technical
In a win for digital rights, a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Utah’s SB 73, the state’s draconian anti-VPN age verification law. The decision comes as EFF submitted our
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𝕊𝕜𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕠𝕟𝕂𝕖𝕪 @skeletonkey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You guys covered this back in 2011...and then deleted the article
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I absolutely killed my dinner the other night. Thought it would come out crap but I crushed every step of the recipe. Best soup I ever made
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How about fuck no.
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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 03/10/2026
The White House stole official government funds to create and televise a campaign advertisement, right before the midterm election. If Democrats take control of the House next year, the Appropriations Committee and I are ready to undo this waste, fraud, and abuse, and hold people accountable.
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Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’
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Nafnlaus 🇮🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦 @nafnlaus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Well, sooner or later you have to eventually release. I've been working on a project studying Jev for a couple weeks now, probing it from all angles on provenance, benchmarks, biases, and more. jevresearch.github.io/Jev-Research/ Not frontier. Unlikely a preexisting model. Still interesting.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 03/10/2026
Site-blocking isn’t just theoretically dangerous. Italy’s system blocked hundreds of innocent websites. Spain’s swept up domains belonging to Greenpeace and Harvard. Now Congress wants to bring this to the U.S. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs
Congress is taking another run at site-blocking, a deeply flawed concept that would undermine basic internet infrastructure. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced the American Copyright Protection
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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I found this cut little burrowing wolf spider on one of my walks. She must have been used to foot traffic, inches from the sidewalk, so I saw her a few days and then I brought out my camera on Halloween night last year. Geolycosa riograndae #Arachtober #spider #macrophotography
Closeup face of a wolf spider in her hole.
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Looks very much like a female Carolina Wolf
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jefg.bsky.social @jefg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The state shouldn't execute people, but if it does, it shouldn't attempt to hide the brutality of killing someone. Firing squad, guillotine, do whatever works and is fast.
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