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What you are, isn't who you are. What you think, and what you do is who you become.-Heraclitus United we stand divided we beg. "Wait" broke the bridge. If its not right, its wrong.

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 4h
there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 11h
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h
I’m calling on my fellow public servants - Democratic and Republican - to reject the influence of AI and Big Tech spending in our politics and elections.   Americans deserve full confidence that our federal government focuses on their safety, not on companies' profit margins.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 15h
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Seems like some of you are just now learning that TItle IX offices are on survivors' side in the same way that your HR rep is on your side in an employment dispute.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21h
People are really furious at Huckabee over at Xitter. Which feels like it could be a teachable moment.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h
Apparently Justice just came to this conclusion after taking the opposite position for over a decade.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h
I didn’t believe it at first, either. (via David Sacks)
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WIRED @wired.com · 21h
ICYMI: A legal nonprofit has sued OpenAI in California over the company’s agents hacking the open source AI platform Hugging Face. “OpenAI’s actions straightforwardly violated California law,” the suit alleges. buff.ly/o6iTjpQ
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OpenAI Gets Sued Over the Hugging Face Hack
A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Maybe Trump does this because he thinks it means something and makes him feel smart. But the net effect is a dominance game - all his minions have to use it or be disloyal, then they enforce it, they harass media who don’t use it, etc. the kings word is law, they say …
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm JB Pritzker and I approve this message.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The MAGA Moron Brigade is on the case!
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m sure the staffers involved in this were hired based on merit alone. Only the best and brightest.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. HAHAHAHAHAH. Eric Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of lying about going to an Atlanta Hawk's basketball game. Smith went to see the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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johns61.bsky.social @johns61.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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johns61.bsky.social @johns61.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Trump Pardoned Abramoff’s Partner. We Found His Money In Eight Republican Senate Campaigns.
Also: a congressman on his way out files 26 impeachment charges against Trump, a carpenter beats ICE in Manhattan, and farm country picks a side.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
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Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms
The U.S. National Security Agency and military intelligence forces are set to guard election systems during the November midterms.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“We’re finally going to finish Reconstruction & do what we should have done after Watergate, Iran-Contra, & January 6”
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love it!! 🤣😂🤣
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Blue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do we really feel? This is the time we all need to speak out the elections are up ahead and anyone that reads our comments will benefit.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today, in Russian propaganda:
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I am a French mother with beautiful children.
I did not give birth to them for them to be sent to the trenches.
French and Russian mothers do not want their children to fight against each other.
We are not enemies.
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I'm a Dutch mother with beautiful sons. I did not give birth to my children to be sent into the trenches. Dutch and Russian mums don't want their boys fighting each other. We are not enemies. #RuslandIsNotMyEnemyNadja @EuropaNormal • 9h
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I am a German mother with a beautiful son. I didn't give birth to my child to send him into the trenches. German and Russian mothers do not want their boys to fight against each other. We are not enemies.
#RuslandIsNotMyEnemyDday @DdayohneZiffern • 12h
I'm a German mother with beautiful sons. I did not give birth to my children to be sent into the trenches. German and Russian mums don't want their boys fighting each other. We are not enemies.
#RuslandIsNotMyEnemy
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans hit the panic button before Election Day punchbowl.news/article/camp...
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Republicans hit the panic button before Election Day
Republicans' political fortunes are sinking ahead of Election Day. Lawmakers are making critical decisions on how to insulate themselves from stormy political weather.
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Absolutely NO LIES TOLD...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
How was a Nevada Republican with a 30-year mortgage on a $565,000 home able to loan his Congressional campaign $1.6 million? We don't know, because he has repeatedly failed to submit required financial disclosures that would illuminate his personal financial position.
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The mysterious millions powering a Nevada Republican’s bid for Congress
David Flippo, who has reported funneling nearly $2.5 million to his campaigns, has repeatedly failed to file financial disclosure forms since 2023.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 29/09/2026
Either this is true, in which case *what are we doing here*? Shut it down. Or it's bullshit, in which case these are truly silly people unworthy of our money
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johns61.bsky.social @johns61.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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What a Diesel Export Ban Would Actually Do to the U.S. Economy
On Sunday afternoon at the Presidents Cup outside Chicago, Donald Trump told a Fox News reporter that he was looking at a ban on American diesel exports “very seriously,” and then named the side effec...
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 26/09/2026
Peter Thiel praises evil. Peter Thiel hates democracy. Peter Thiel founded Palantir. Peter Thiel owns JD Vance. Peter Thiel is the most powerful billionaire in the United States. Peter Thiel can’t stop talking about the “Antichrist.” Find out why. Read “The Nerd Reich”
Perfect with photos of teal and Judy Vance. Quote from Peter Teal if you’re evil, you’re actually kind of good because at least you’re getting something done.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reminder that the OPM director resigned under bipartisan pressure after the Obama-era OPM hack.
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Veterans Against Trump @vetsat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The techbros all need to be in prison. This isn't going to stop.
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johns61.bsky.social @johns61.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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BREAKING: MAGA Is Abandoning Trump, JD Vance Caught Faking Numbers, Republicans Blast Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Ad, and more...
Top Stories for September 28, 2026.
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Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Exclusive: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court blocked an executive order restricting voting by mail in ways that could have thrown the upcoming midterms into chaos. But the White House originally had far more disruptive plans, @propublica.org has learned. 🧵
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 28/09/2026
At the last hearing, the opposing party gleefully argued that segregation was good because, they said, Black people shouldn't teach white kids. The judge was shocked. Turns out my label was accurate. This is not a post about my case.
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Democracy Dude @democracydude1804.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I know a better word!
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Nikki O: Oh Pick Me!
ALT: Nikki O: Oh Pick Me!
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/09/2026
pretty sure "lands" is the wrong word here for at least two reasons
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Democrats are used to cleaning up after Republicans. Despite the mess that Illinois' last Republican governor left behind, we've now raised the minimum wage, guaranteed paid leave, and earned 12 credit upgrades.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"I immediately thought of Viktor Orban as soon as I saw this last ad because they were the same type of thing he did before finally losing his last election earlier this year. He spent 235 million euros of Hungarian taxpayer money on propaganda campaign material." open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
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Donald Trump’s latest impeachable offense
Just before noon today, the President of the United States was standing just inches away from the trophy at the Medinah Country Club outside Chicago, wearing an extra-large suit that bulged along his ...
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Denny Hoskins’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month missouriindependent.com/2026/09/28/d...
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Commentary: Denny Hoskins’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month • Missouri Independent
Contempt, lawsuits and three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court ended with Missouri right back where it started.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Defendants have targeted Aakash Singh--Todd Blanche's enforcer--for their discovery requests. But also this comment from Blanche. www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr...
“No one is above the law and no one has the right to obstruct it,” said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.  “Federal agents perform dangerous, essential work every single day to enforce our immigration laws and keep our communities safe.  When individuals resort to force or intimidation to interfere with that mission, they attack not only the agents themselves but the rule of law they represent.  The Department of Justice will never tolerate such conduct and will continue to hold accountable anyone who seeks to impede lawful federal operations.”

“All federal officials must be able to discharge the duties of their office without confronting force, intimidation, or threats,” said Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.  “As we have warned repeatedly, we will seek to hold accountable those who cross the line from peaceful protests to unlawful actions or conspiracies that interrupt, hinder, or impede the due administration of Justice.  The rule of law must always be upheld.”
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Impeach the pedophile rapist Now! Defend Democracy!! @daangrypacifist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
seems like this is something that should get him impeached...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
👇👇👇 Vote EARLY & BLUE! Up & down the ballot! 🌊 #nokings
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don’t want to laugh at Elon Musk. I want to see him spend the rest of his life in jail for the unprecedented crime against the Constitution & the rule of law that was DOGE.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
Michael Weiss: Why, that’s Ali Abdelaziz is on the far left. Manages a lot of Russian, Belarusian and Chechen MMA fighters including Khamzat Chimaev, who is close to Kadyrov. Abdelaziz was an FBI informant until the Bureau dropped him because they suspected he was a double agent. Looks like Ka$h (far right) has forgiven and forgotten. These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence.
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