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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

So far, Bluesky has failed to create a system where users feel like they can create communities within the platform with ease. They come, they try, they fade away.

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Laurie (THE QUEEN OF CHESS) Wallmark @lauriewallmark.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

March is #WomensHistoryMonth. A great way to celebrate is to read biographies that celebrate the achievements of women #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #bookstagram #booktok #booksky #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation#edtechchat #WomenWhoCode

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Elon Musk will sit for a deposition regarding DOGE’s gutting of USAID. Multiple reports estimate that his dismantling of the foreign aid agency directly contributed to thousands of deaths around the world. And that’s just one piece of damage DOGE left behind. Watch.

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The DOGE Damage Elon is Leaving Behind

Musk has stepped out of the limelight, but DOGE is still gutting countless government programs and services that million

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/02/2026

Even as senior Trump officials cut vital foreign aid programs — in one case celebrating with cake afterward — they had been repeatedly warned that people would die. Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of USAID. 📌 RSVP and submit a question:

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ProPublica Event: Inside the Destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development

Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/02/2026

The Institute of Museum and Library Services’ grant application process has taken a political turn under Trump. “It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story,” said a Republican who led the agency from 2019 to 2024. “And that’s wrong.”

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Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump

Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American h...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 05/02/2026

Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post to be its savior. Instead, he’s the man presiding over its decline, @ruthmarcus.bsky.social writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/v-gXaw

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How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post

The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.

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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

This is the backlash effect. Repression and overt cruelty backfire when decent people refuse to accept Stephen Miller's monstrous Nazi vision for this country.

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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Two excellent clips from @jenpsaki.bsky.social re: Trump's attempted media takedown. youtu.be/OMZSGDUUBGw?... youtu.be/jIsJqVbWRMQ?...

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YouTube video by MS NOW

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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Speaking of sourcing... this from Google AI:

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/10/2025

A mere 19 months ago, Trump’s net worth was $2.6B, and he owed hundreds of millions in civil penalties. Today, Trump is worth $7.1B, and most of the civil penalties have been tossed out. Presidential politics is by far the most lucrative business venture of Trump’s career. trib.al/BZC3lZB

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

More little street libraries needed!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2025

In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million from an emergency food assistance program that delivered meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks across the country. Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.

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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

A Chuck Lorre vanity card (637-Young Sheldon), originally posted 12/12/19. Tinted for easier reading. Prescient?

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...

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Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

‘The cruelty is the point, @ as @adamserwer.bsky.social wrote

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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

More great reporting on our western North Carolina disaster by ProPublica. A teacher couple featured here. #edusky

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2025

Meet the Press put together a clip of Trump vowing in January to "bring back free speech to America," followed by him saying last Friday that negative coverage of him is "no longer free speech"

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers: “It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”

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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

FUN WITH AI: Let's play "Whose arm is it?" What's fun is that this stock image service wants $10 for this one!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13/07/2025

With MAGA Republicans continuing their ghoulish campaigns to terrorize communities, crush dissent, and tear families apart, it’s more important than ever that we stand up, speak out, and make some good trouble. Join us on Thursday: goodtroubleliveson.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

(next to an image of John Lewis) JOIN US JULY 17 Good Trouble Lives On GoodTroubleLivesOn.org

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13/07/2025

We’re training a million Americans to lead a local resistance movement. This is how we dramatically ramp up defiance and non-cooperation tactics society-wide, whether it be at corporations, education, the media or neighborhoods. One Million Rising launches in three days and we hope you will join us.

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One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings

Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

MechaHitler isn’t a flaw—it’s a feature. Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman and other techno-fascist billionaires subscribe to a neo-Nazi ideology, believing they’re meant to rule us. The endgame of Big Tech’s social media and AI is totalitarianism—surveillance, wealth, control.

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Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself 'MechaHitler'

Elon Musk's Grok chatbot unleashed a slew of antisemitic commentary and praised Hitler after apparent change allowed it to be 'politically incorrect'

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WIRED @wired.com · 07/07/2025

"AI will not replace us, it will control us. Unless we program human oversight into it's internal biasis it will replace our financial religious and judicial beliefs," a WIRED reader said in response to this article. What do you think?

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The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger

As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts grows stronger.

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Elisa Muyl @elisa-muyl.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

My first @wired.com piece: I asked over a dozen of the US's largest health insurers whether they would continue to cover currently routine shots for children if the RFK Jr. appointees on the federal vaccine panel were to stop recommending them. Only one said yes: www.wired.com/story/insure...

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With RFK Jr. in Charge, Insurers Aren’t Saying If They’ll Cover Vaccines for Kids If Government Stops Recommending Them

RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory board could stop recommending some routine childhood immunizations, leaving insurers to decide whether to still cover them. For now, most are remaining tight-lipped.

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WIRED @wired.com · 08/07/2025

Elon Musk is attempting to manifest his "America Party" into reality. Hard-launching the party, which he first posted about through a poll on X, would involve filing official paperwork, such as FEC forms, and signing up to petition in individual states. He has not done any of that.

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Meet the America Party, Elon Musk's Harebrained Third-Party Scheme

Elon Musk is attempting to manifest his “America Party” into existence. But who will join him?

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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A huge crowd and a peaceful, joyous, resolute day. Fantastic energy! Met lots of ex-Trump supporters. 😂

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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

As someone said, great job of social distancing.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

While Trump throws an authoritarian-style military parade/birthday party for himself in DC, we the people will be participating in over 1000+ counter protests nationwide. Find a “No Kings,” protest near you on June 14th by visiting 🔎 nokings.org

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John Norton @johncnorton.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Grocery store parking lot in rural western NC. 6/8/25.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

National Guard arrives in L.A. after Trump order to intervene in protests of immigration raids www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) told CNN that President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to California is a sign that the country is moving “rapidly into authoritarianism.” Sanders added that, “to a large degree, the future of this country rests with a small number of Republicans in the House and Senate who know better.” “It’s high time they stood up for our Constitution,” he said.

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Truth Tuesdays: Fox Takedown in NYC 🇺🇸🗽 @truthoverfox.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Have you heard? 💥The pressure on Fox is building nationwide! 💥 50501 friends in CO and MO are joining us in hosting FOX protests this Sat. May 24th! Check out www.Foxtakedown.com ⬆️FIND or START a protest! #FoxTakedown #50501movement #FoxLies #wearetheflood @riseandresist.bsky.social

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Rachael King @rachaelking70.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?

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Rep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

My statement on the charges filed against me:

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion. Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts. And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B. We're losing vital government services (that are efficient!) for basically nothing in return.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Demonstrations against Trump are getting larger and louder. This is absolutely essential. But Trump’s regressive populism — cruel, tyrannical, bigoted, authoritarian — must be met by a bold progressive populism that strengthens democracy and shares the wealth.

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Keep demonstrating against Trump — but also for a better future.

The importance of progressive populism

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