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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h
"We're a Christian nation, and we remember what Christ said -- never, ever turn the other cheek"
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 9h
If Democrats do very well in the midterms, I look forward to the mainstream media talking about a "vibe shift" and traveling to local coffee shops to interview pansexual artists about their political views
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 8h
This is how you write a headline.
Telegraph headline:

Trump backstabs Zelensky for five minutes of midterm relief
Deal with Putin for Russia’s oil might soften the markets but Ukraine will pay the price
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 7h
The kind of energy and tenacity we need for the coming week / weeks 💚✊️
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Chris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social · 7h
A beautiful Sunday sunrise with Nutmeg the donkey
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 7h
You can donate to these workers’ union at ufw.org/sparechange These people are being on the front lines in a way most union organizers don’t expect to be
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Your spare change makes change
Your spare change makes change
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10h
Rich people not paying their bills is way too common a story.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4h
23 days until we vote to end this nightmare.
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Fryda Wolff @frydawolff.bsky.social · 20h
Nic Cage:
He continued: “How do you survive AI? Amazon is a very AI friendly company to the tune of 50 billion dollars invested to OpenAI. I am not an AI friendly actor. I didn’t sign the waiver to let them use AI on Spider-Noir. It’s kind of like I’m probably not going to be working with that studio again. But that’s OK. So I got to get with these young directors who are Gen Z and they’re going at it their own way, whether it’s through the YouTube culture or whatever it is. They’re doing it from scratch and by hand. I want to get with that.”
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Mike (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @mxmike.co.uk · 7h
Bethany wore a “Protect The Dolls” t-shirt during rehearsals. The BBC posted it on their socials then quietly deleted and reposted it without showing her from the front. On TV last night they actually blurred the message #Strictly
Bethany Antonia rehearsing for Strictly Come Dancing in a Protect The Dolls t-shirt Bethany Antonia rehearsing for Strictly Come Dancing in a Protect The Dolls t-shirt that’s been edited to look like a plain white t shirt
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 21h
School boards are way under the radar in a big year like this, but the same battles you've heard about (book bans, Moms for Liberty, trans kids) are happening this year too. I identified 19 school boards where there battles like this — and what's up: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 9h
No doubt this has occurred to other bystanders as well, but it would seem that a handful of billionaires dropping $150 million into a single state's election in an attempt to defeat a wealth-tax initiative just about makes the entire case for a wealth-tax initiative.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h
Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of raw dairy products.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk
Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 15h
Whistle requests: very light for a while, desultory printing, not a lot going on The last two days: 60 requests in 48 hours, tens of thousands of whistles requested Whistle goblins: have claimed 98% of the requests, and they're all moving out post haste
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Shola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · 13h
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped.” G. Orwell, “1984”
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 12h
Warrantless stops and violent roving patrols by masked federal agents across California, especially the Central Valley, have been terrorizing farm workers for the past 5 days. The chaos is escalating. full statement: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
United Farm Workers union condemns brutal
ICE surge impacting farm workers in Central Valley; highlights Rep. Valadao's comments as 'insulting' to his constituents
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 23h
The entire "we will not have ID" is insane at every law enforcement level unless the objective has fuckall to do with laws
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 23h
this is literally why you have uniforms and badges every member of the media pretending that any of this is due to anything else should be frogmarched out of public life
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NorCal Resist @norcalresist.bsky.social · 22h
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
did they at least all point at each other www.youtube.com/watch?v=34c4...
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Spider-Man Fans Fail To Break Guinness World Record At New York Comic Con | WATCH
YouTube video by SHOWSHA
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I found a collection of tiny hagstones my daughters collected 15 yrs ago & realised most of them are also faces. Focussing on small good things is one way I hack my brain on days when depression’s winning.These tiny horrified faces (they saw last night’s Traitors👀) pinged good dopamine in my brain…😮
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Chris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Saturday morning with Alan the alpaca, Duckling Wellington & Caroline the artist @carolineartist.bsky.social
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Cat and kitten door knocker, Clun, England
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY IS NO KINGS #4 (Details at: nokings.org) We must turn up in MASSIVE numbers to show the world we don't support this Administration or a criminal president who has enriched himself to an obscene level at the expense of everyday hardworking Americans! #GettingReadyToDump-tRUMP 🟠💩 👎
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Owls in Towels @owls-in-towels.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
10th of Owltober! This Great Horned Owl was admitted to West Sound Wildlife Shelter after being trapped in bird netting. His expression says it all. Want to donate to WSWS? westsoundwildlife.org/donate Source: fb.com/243452475656... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉
An ornery Great Horned Owl is seated in a white towel on the lap of a rehabilitator wearing thick gloves and a light grey-pink top emblazoned with the West Sound wordmark. The owl's expression is the highlight, with eyebrows at perfect 45 degree angles. His pupils and irises are half moons, staring up at the photographer with immense fury like he's the lead role in The Shining. Clack Nichowlson of course. The rage is somewhat softened by an unkempt bunch of feathers flared atop his crown like the tines of a mangled spork. A highly menacing spork, but a spork nonetheless.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
a grandmotherly woman just got booted from the Trump rally for protesting, and she went out like a hero talking trash and flipping the double bird
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 09/10/2026
Pete Hegseth has said the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be a public event when the sentence is carried out later this year.
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Pete Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood mass killer will be livestreamed
YouTube video by Guardian News
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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Imagine if Democrats were campaigning on "No immigrants in sports" or "No healthcare for Black children" or "I don't support biological Jews". You know it would be outright evil. Why does your calculus change when those same arguments are made about trans people?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
AOC: “ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency. It does not belong in NYC and should not exist in 🇺🇸. Abolish ICE.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Markwayne Mullin is clutching a stress ball as he takes questions about the latest ICE shooting
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate
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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The government says it can't afford human needs programs like SNAP or Medicare. But they found $11 MILLION taxpayer dollars for Trump's propaganda TV ads. Your money was wasted on a clear Hatch Act violation - and you’re never getting your money back.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Breakfast time
The tails of my kitties eggsy, benne and jimmi pickles as they eat breakfast next to each other
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Urgent update: MAGA furious as Trump loses Nobel Prize he begged for to a Judge who served on the ICC. ICE shots man in New York in front of 5 year old boy. ICE unleashed on California. Trump launches government-wide effort to protect white men. UN accuses Trump of torture for public execution.
aaronparnas.substack.com
NEWS: Trump Loses Nobel Prize He Begged For, ICE Unleashed on California, Shoots Man in New York, UN Calls Trump’s Execution Torture
Good morning, I’ll be honest with you: today’s newsletter is a heavy one.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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StealthMomo @stealthmomo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Really speedran your way into the "Please tune into our taxpayer-funded livestreamed public execution" timeline, huh?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man, it's a good thing Jared Polis pardoned this woman. She has absolutely learned her lesson.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is horrifying Tuskegee-level shit.
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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 08/10/2026
As a political science professor, I can confidently say: If I asked a student to define "socialism" on an exam and they wrote that, they would get an F
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This made me laugh this week.
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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The new kid on the block! 🐘 Last week, our Ithumba Keepers and the dependent orphans gathered to welcome Comet – a newborn, and the 95th known calf born to an orphan elephant we rescued, raised and rewilded. Read the full story: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates...
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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Finally figured out where Donald Trump got all of his ideas about the presidency...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Leaked audio reveals Ken Paxton plans to cut Social Security and Medicare: "Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending — you're gonna have to do it."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Universities bring in foreign students ... to undercut the wages of American residents? What? This is exactly backwards. Foreign students subsidize the tuition of American students. I wonder why the VP who follows Nazis online has this all wrong. Probably an innocent, non-racist mistake.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026
the funny thing about this of course is that "athenian democracy" was a cautionary tale to the framers, who saw it as unstable and prone to demagogues and tyrants like the one rubio works for
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
the democrats, especially senate democrats, are really just the dumbest republicans are trying to preside over the end of america and you're like "we can still work with them" shut the fuck up
Sens. Merkley and Daines: Our bipartisan plan to reform the U.S. Senate
For too long, both parties have been hamstrung by the Senate's tangled rules.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
Excited to see that we’re replacing new housing with chatbots that tell you to kill yourself
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Enjoyed this thread. Have always wanted a duffle coat but have never gotten around to buying one. Gloverall makes a model called the Monty that I've long admired.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?"
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