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jerseyneener.bsky.social @jerseyneener.bsky.social · 9h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘When you look at the numbers, we win’: the prophetic Texas pastor poised to take Jasmine Crockett’s House seat
Rev Dr Frederick Douglass Haynes III is reclaiming a faith-based politics to counter Trump-allied white evangelicals
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If Americans view, clip, share, and permanently enshrine an American public killing in a million ways on the internet, we will move towards fascist rituals of violence. snyder.substack.com/p/four-wrong...
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Four Wrongs of a Public Execution
Psychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text)
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thomas Massie: The Epstein scandal is “deeper and darker” than anyone imagined. #EpsteinFiles “It’s bigger than Watergate.” “It’s bigger than Iran-Contra.” “It’s not about Joe Biden or Donald Trump.” “There are degrees of evil here that we’ve never seen at this scale … ”
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/10/2026
Black text on white page that states:

When New Yorkers get ripped off, they should have the power to fight back.

We’re introducing the POWER Act to give workers, tenants, consumers, small businesses and nonprofits a legal pathway to take on unfair and deceptive business practices.

A tenant shouldn’t have to watch a landlord wrongfully withhold their security deposit. A consumer shouldn’t have to accept predatory loan terms. And New Yorkers shouldn’t have to rely on government alone to hold powerful corporations accountable.

We’re putting power back where it belongs: in the hands of New Yorkers.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Here is what you can do to help me: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
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Dead men tell no Epstein-Trump tales
When witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths.
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Cameron Colony @cameroni101.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Do not miss a chance to see this brilliant film on a big screen! Duncan and his team have done it again! Rogue Trooper is so much fun and so deeply imaginative. As I've said elsewhere, it's like the comic books were fed right into the projector!
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 07/10/2026
"The difference is Mitch's brain is as strong as it ever was." You said it, bub, not me.
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Kitty WH 🚺 @kittywashere.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
as this book because of course the villain is a beautiful and intelligent woman. 🤦‍♀️ It’s the damned Adam-and-Eve, Eve-and-Lilith, Madonna-Whore trope all over again! 😤 Who is to blame? Why a woman, of course, even if she’s already dead.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is the 2nd of the 10 meditations I recorded not long ago in Kharkiv, Ukraine. They are thoughts that came to mind in a place which has been under constant attack by missiles and drones for more than four years. The topic this time is small acts of courage. snyder.substack.com/p/small-cour...
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Small Courage (Kharkiv Meditations, 2/10)
Kharkiv Meditations 2/10
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The presumptions of good faith and of regularity are made up court creations that fly in the face of commonsense and the structure of the Constitution. It should be a priority for Democrats and progressives to undo both. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Court upholds Tennessee’s GOP gerrymander, saying lawmakers deserve ‘presumption of good faith’
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit challenging a gerrymandered map adopted by Tennessee Republicans that eliminated what was the state’s one Black-majority congressional district, based in Memphis.
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Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have my great great great grandfathers diary in my possession - he drew this in 1845. There were no photos so he drew what he saw. I am sharing Henry T Whinfield’s art for the first time ever to the world. This is a world debut.
Drawing of a windmill
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🇺🇦 Zelensky: I spoke with the principal and teachers of the Kyiv school, which the Russians hit with a “Shahed” this morning. The most important thing is that everyone is alive. During the attack, more than 100 children and more than 60 teachers were in shelter.
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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
if you are anywhere near Baltimore/DC, this cat and her sister are looking for a new home where they can be together forever. they are recovering from their spay surgery and will be ready to find their new home in a week! they are the sweetest kittens, and I wish I had room for them myself.
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Linda @lindabeyond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I once accepted a small glass of water in a paper cup at an interview. Interview over, I am getting up to leave, jovial conversation. I grab the little paper cup, it has almost exactly 4 drops left in it. As I turn with the cup, those drops spray across the front of the pants of interviewer. 😓
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Aldo Ray centenary to all who celebrate!
benjamindreyer.substack.com
Happy Aldo Ray's birthday!
[a centenary tribute]
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the first of ten video meditations I recorded at night in Kharkiv, a frontline city in northeastern Ukraine. They concern matters that came to mind in the general setting of a long and terrible war. snyder.substack.com/p/cowardice
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On Cowardice (Kharkiv Meditations 1/10)
Kharkiv Meditations 1/10
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Signe Johansen @signesjohansen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mr Luce articulates what we’re all thinking: that the demented old coot is giving off real last days of dictator vibes.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 21/09/2026
And here's the direct link to the doc: National warmlines and community-based support helplines. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Peer Warmlines and Specialized Support
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 21/09/2026
In case you missed it the first time, here's that doc I made of national warmlines and community-based helplines--this time via my Patreon. www.patreon.com/anamariecox2...
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Warmlines | Ana Marie Cox
It's National Suicide Prevention Month, so you've likely heard a lot about 988 and the Crisis Text Line. I have used those services, and the
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Alex aka Muscato @cafemuscato.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is Cicero—Shakespeare, even. Maybe there is a ray of hope.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Now that the House of Representatives is out of session until after the election, more Republican members will try to distance themselves from Trump. Do not believe a word of this. They were loyal until the very end, this is last minute tactics when they cannot do anything else.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tomorrow's the big day. Celebrate democracy by helping us get your eligible friends and neighbors registered for their next trip to the ballot box! Go to www.vote.org and visit handsoffourvote.net to learn more about how to make sure the will of the people prevails in November. #handsoffourvote
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Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
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jerseyneener.bsky.social @jerseyneener.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“…online swirling vortex of hatred,” www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
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Stitching our warped reality together: a cartoonist and art critic take different approaches to the Bayeux tapestry
One Guardian contributor was tasked with creating a modern-day version of the medieval masterpiece, the other with reviewing the original. Both their visions proved terrifyingly pertinent. Here’s how ...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Tonight marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Wishing peace, hope, happiness, and health to all who celebrate in Michigan. Shana Tova!
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 11/09/2026
If any year was the year to be brave about supporting trans people, it’s this year.
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jerseyneener.bsky.social @jerseyneener.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
nancylarkinmfa.com The Youngs I hired delivered! My FIRST open studio; 9/19 & 20, 11-5, Monterey, California. See my early monumental work, and all the stuff I made and collected since then. We all funny.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 09/09/2026
"This is a distraction from the real issues" is the messaging Dems (including Talarico) have settled on in red states, and this seems within that vein--a comeback that dodges the issue rather than give a full-throated defense of trans people. We have seen this before, and it didn't work out great!
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Steen Comer @mediapathic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Book friends! I am a freelance proofreader looking for more work. I have done a bunch of work with Tor, but I will happily also do nonfiction. Are you a publisher or self-pub author who needs a proofreader, or know one? Please DM. (Please boost for visibility, if you don't mind)
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Emilia @lazerwalker.com · 05/09/2026
Thoughts were invented by Big Nervous System to sell more worry
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Gaza buries the remains of 100 Palestinians, including 62 children - www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-bur…
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Gaza buries the remains of 100 Palestinians, including 62 children
The victims recovered from the rubble include 55 members of the Malaka family
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
2026: Shackled abducted Black and brown humans crossing the Atlantic against their will, courtesy of the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Yes, they were. We were. In the Orwellian way — the courage to see the absolutely obvious. But the most important way they were right was in the insistence on speaking out, on showing up, on organizing. (1/2)
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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Crop art at the Minnesota State Fair! It is what it says it is - art made from various parts of crops, primarily seeds, lentils, and grains, occasionally leaves or flowers. For any non-Minnesotans viewing this, I'll start with mostly less political pieces. It's harder than you might think.
Untitled? by Jenny Lau
A red heart with radiating lines is in the upper half of the piece.  In the middle are two loons, rising up out of the water to either fly or dance.  The words "Forever - MN" appear in black at the bottom.  The piece is edged in a wavy border.  You can see from the seedlist that the inspiration was a Keith Haring drawing on a US "Forever stamp" where people instead of loons are dancing and holding up the heart.

Crops include white sorghum, red sorghum, french lentil, canola, wild rice, garlic skin, and millet.  Any others have been cut off by the photographer's (my) carelessness.Untitled? by Alice Hogan
In the center are two traditional portrayals of Vikings, with horned helmets.  The left is a bearded man with a photo of Governor Tim Walz's face, and the right character is a female with long blond braids and a photo of Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan's face.  She holds a scepter topped by what might be a stalk of wheatand stands next to some miniature ears of multi-colored corn. Below them are the words "WELCOME TO MINNESOTA" in blue and green.  Behind the two Vikings are a lake or river with swans, a pink house I don't recognize, and a stylized version of the Minneapolis skyline with some of its landmark buildings such as the Foshay Tower and the IDS Center.

The seed list is partially hidden and partially too blurry to read due to the photographer's (my) inability to take good photos."Pac-MN" by Meredith Keller
This is a 3 dimensional piece in that the yellow frame of it is moved forward and shaped as if it's an arcade game.  The screen has a black background.  The words "MINNESOTA STATE FAIR 2026" are written in the Pac-Man font at the top left.  the rest of the screen has a map of the fairgrounds making the path that Pac-Man can follow, complete with yellow trails.  Some of the yellow trails have the street names spelled out on the seeds.  The screen also has red and blue ghosts, but instead of the normal bonus icons we see a pickle, an ear of corn, some pronto pups, and a chocolate chip cookie - all popular foods at the MN State Fair.

The seedlist shows yellow painted mustard seed in a Pac-Man shape, and the rest of the seeds are lined up for Pac-Man to eat:  red and blue painted mustard seed, black canola, white, yellow, and green millet, white navy bean, yellow soy bean, and yellow split pea.

This entry was awarded a blue ribbon for first place in its category."Minnesota Welcomes You" by Megan Bell
Paul Bunyan, in brown laced up boots, blue jeans, and a pink and ight blue checked shirt and cap, is neeling on the ground.  He steadies an axe against the ground in his left hand, while his right hand is outstretched to the viewer.  The grass is green, there are autumn colored trees in the background, and a multicolored swirly sky  is above.  The words "MINNESOTA WELCOMES YOU" are in the foreground.

This piece was made with amaranth, hulled barley, black beans, canola, flax seed, millet, rye berries, and wheatberry.  Most of these were painted.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/08/2026
Oh, this needs to happen. No hiding or excuses. Just Darlene Graham and Annie Andrews on that debate stage. 🔥 “The television stations are ready. I’m ready. The only person we haven’t heard from is the woman who believes she deserves to be handed a six-year Senate term.” - Annie Andrews
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
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Tomás Murray @tomasjmurray.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It’s John’s 120th birthday tomorrow. Maggie Smith & Kenneth Williams reading Betjeman’s ‘Death in Leamington’:
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Kenneth Williams on Parkinson - 17/02/73 (2/2)
YouTube video by BuyKurious
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
One of the world’s leading war reporters with a very helpful analysis. See also her forthcoming book. www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/futu...
foreignaffairs.com
The Future of Ukraine’s Drone Democracy
Transforming the military has changed the war—and upended politics.
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Bess Hamilton @besshamilton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's a loss to have no one left who knew you when you were young. And, in my grandmother's case, she was very ill in her final months and wanted rest. We aren't owed anyone's longevity simply so we can avoid feeling grief.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
ICE just arrested Sisi Rose—a 33-year-old Indigenous U.S. citizen—for protesting their illegal detention of Native Americans outside their Sacramento office! Locking up First Nations people on their own stolen land is peak tyranny. End this lawless terror and free Sisi Rose now 🎥 916EyesOnICE
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive. Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 17/08/2026
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Lake Powell hit an all-time record low today. Less than 30ft from power generation loss. Population boom, over allocation, long term drought, warming climate + increased evaporation. This infrastructure was built for a different time, but can no longer sustain.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Oh yes
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