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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7h
the Saudi government now enjoys a 15.1% equity stake in the new, bigger Paramount Warner Brothers
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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Jonathan @jonathansocials.com · 29/09/2026
Funny how border security funds disappear to pay for Trump’s personal campaign ads, proving their "urgent crisis" was just another cash grab.
nbcnews.com
Pro-Trump TV ads paid for with Customs and Border Protection...
The ads, which the White House has described as “public service announcements,” drew bipartisan crit...
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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Claws for Alarm (1954) is so beautiful looking
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mortgage rates reach 7%, despite Trump’s misguided 2024 campaign promises www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Mortgage rates reach 7%, despite Trump’s misguided 2024 campaign promises
Until fairly recently, the president wanted the public to see him as directly responsible for mortgage rates. I think we know why he changed course.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
James Talarico: ICE shot Wilber Perez in the back while he was making food deliveries, leaving him on a prison cell floor with a bullet lodged in his back. How does paralyzing a DoorDash driver make anyone safe?
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yaoi two @yaoi2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I got abused to the point I literally had to fucking run with what I could carry and now I'm homeless, I'd really appreciate some money for food pleeeeeaasee. ko-fi.com/G2G7HJUA4
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Joe Preston @joepreston.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please contemplate the broad coalition represented here.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 14/09/2026
DHS watchdog finds immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in outdoor cages the size of phone booths
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DHS watchdog finds immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in outdoor cages the size of phone booths
The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector ...
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Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com · 12/11/2024
I Followed You but I Didn’t Realize You Post Too Much and Now I Have to Mute You: A Love Story
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Joe Preston @joepreston.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Look at this paltry sum of money, that they hold over these kids' heads. Phony debt accrued at made up rates. It's extraordinarily generous and it should shame the rest of us.
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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Mandrake the Magician Sunday strip from September 6, 1959.
In this six panel color Sunday strip, a man is walking down the street when he is suddenly held up by a talking horse holding a gun.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NBC to Sen John Kennedy (R-LA): “Do you still have confidence in Secretary Hegseth?” Kennedy: “Well… it’s not my place to have confidence in him”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026
Trump says 18 Americans dying fighting Iran is “small potatoes”
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PeteZab @petezab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Gloria Steinem: Feminist activist and journalist dies at 92
Her foundation said she "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City, "surrounded by many who loved her".
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Iran’s military warns it will no longer hold back toward Bahrain and Kuwait, saying “gifts are on the way” - Mehr News
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Zohran’s Mommy Dommey @loridiletto.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Student loan payments restarting have triggered a level of existential despair in my therapy clients I’ve never seen before. Essentially no one is doing well. Enjoy the next 6-9 months, because by this time next summer I fully expect society to be collapsing
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lizardbreath 🦎🪦🎃 @spindlypete.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
still working through this book of norse myths with the lads. loki sure takes every possible opportunity to dress up as a chick doesn't he. drop of a hat
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”
notus.org
Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com.
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WendyPeffercorn.bsky.social @wendypeffercorn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hey @verizonofficial.bsky.social my bill went up $20 and I called to ask why & was told that my loyalty discount ended. I haven’t ended my service (loyalty?) with Verizon so why would Verizon end their “loyalty” to me? The rep couldn’t explain whose loyalty ended so maybe we can settle this here?
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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · 14/08/2026
super good so good.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 12/08/2026
I’m Done Using AI. “It made me lazy. It made me stop caring. It made me a worse programmer. It made me depressed. Because I stopped doing the hard work, I stopped learning, I stopped growing, I stopped being the one making the software.” [brettcodes.com]
brettcodes.com
I'm done using AI
Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.
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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Whoa, did something happen
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This New York Times article, which ran a week before Christmas last year, didn’t get the attention it deserved. It detailed Trump and Epstein's predatory behavior toward women – “a game of ego and dominance” in which “female bodies were currency.” Here’s a gift link and a thread. 1/6🧵
nytimes.com
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women (Gift Article)
The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were cur...
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furry hater @furry-hater.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
what the hell??? youtube just removed the original rick roll youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
rick astley's never gonna give you up showing the video has been removed for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/07/2026
See you in court, creep.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
if there’s any clear indication of elite impunity it’s the fact that the mainstream press has moved Ross Douthat toward increasingly visual formats
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NFL Daily News @insidenflnews.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Plaxico Burress compared playing with the Jets to prison: "They're both kind of similar because when I walked into prison on my first day, I was like, 'damn man you a fucking loser.' And I had the same damn feeling every day I walked through the door with the Jets."
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JT Cestkowski @jtcestkowski.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
HAPPENING NOW Hundreds are in the streets right now in Madison, WI, after police earlier today shot and killed a Black man. The demonstrations have taken over the city’s downtown.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 20/07/2026
I'm a consulting producer for the upcoming documentary "MUSK," and I've already watched the five hour rough cut... the chances of him losing his mind in unprecedented new ways when it debuts this fall are 100%
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Canadians and Northern USers, you would be shocked how well these work! Please, please, if you have the time and the money, make one.
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Alexandria Stone @alexandria-stone.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
THIS IS THE
EMPLOYMENT JELLY
Drawing of a slime with a briefcase and pencil
REBLOG WHENEVER THE HELL YOU LIKE AND YOU'LL GET A JOB THAT YOU LOVE AND DESERVE.
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Joltin’ Johnny Lucas @joltinjohnnylucas.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Joe Preston @joepreston.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"called to the white house on heels" back to basics, J. Edgar style
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Every so often I get to think of something that is not awful. I interviewed Henry freaking Rollins about his quest with Ian MacKaye and a few other schemers to revive Vengeance Records, The Cramps’ record label: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
How two punk icons are giving the Cramps a second life
“If you lose culture," Henry Rollins explains, "the society dies.”
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Ken Paxton just denied our public information request for the Hoffman Files. Adam Hoffman — an admitted child molester — should be in prison, but Ken Paxton let him off the hook. Texans deserve to know why. We don’t need any more pedophile protectors in our government.
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ladyvibrato.bsky.social @ladyvibrato.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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KXAN News @kxan.com · 08/07/2026
In celebration of National Ice Cream Month, Amy’s Ice Creams is opening a new neighborhood ice cream truck. www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/amys…  Photo: Amy's Ice Creams
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
New from 404 Media: we've got leaks from Amazon, GitHub, Adobe, Citi, and more. The big takeaway is that companies in all industries are suddenly throttling their employees' AI use because AI is actually too expensive. Cutting off access to some models entirely www.404media.co/companies-ar...
404media.co
Companies Are Throttling Employees’ AI Use Because It’s Too Expensive
Sources and leaks from Amazon, Adobe, Atlassian, Citi, and more show what is really happening with AI right now: companies are trying to rein in AI use as costs spiral out of control.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A nun arrested by ICE while walking to Mass was released from custody one day after Congress members intervened on her behalf.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Hustlebros are LARPing on TikTok by buying software that fakes sell notifications and revenue dashboards from Shopify, Stripe, and OnlyFans. So I emulated them: www.404media.co/how-i-bought...
404media.co
How I Bought a Private Jet By Selling $10 Subscriptions to 404 Media
My journey inside the world of LARPing, where hustlebros pretend to be rich for TikTok.
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Joe Preston @joepreston.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Roy Cohn's protege, like, think about that for a second. Before he was much of anything, he was Roy Cohn's protege.
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Joe Preston @joepreston.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Priorities
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 25/06/2026
SoftBank’s investor presentation is one of the greatest things ever made. I’ve been thinking about it all day. These are the real slides shown in a speech where Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t retire for at least another decade. The goose stuff is truly demented. Bravo group.softbank/media/Projec...
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Joe Preston @joepreston.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Oh no! Not...riboflavin!!!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I literally became the Stages of Vince McMahon Excitement meme watching this trailer.
youtube.com
The Furious Trailer #1 (2026)
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
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shanley @shanley.com · 10/06/2026
The venture capitalists are building a new strategy and new infrastructure to IPO their companies.
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Joe Preston @joepreston.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I've always thought there should be a Watership Down Street Fighter-style fighting game.
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