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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17h

Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...

newrepublic.com

In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault

Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 7h

Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 14h

Pathetic…..

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 12h

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 23h

I’m sorry, WHAT!?!

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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 23h

WA State should do the same. And frankly we shouldn't wait until next year. Not having a full-time legislature means we can't act as decisively as we need to in this moment.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is the book corporate America does not want you to read — which is exactly why you should pick up a copy.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026

this is legitimately very funny

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Isaac (proud small hat wearer) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

this is why i’m not interested in “Bibi told Trump to do this war so it’s Bibi’s fault.” Bibi had told every president since Clinton to bomb Iran. It’s the President’s job to know when a foreign leader is being a bloodthirsty idiot and NOT LISTEN TO THAT GUY. This war is because of Trump.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/09/2026

You can learn how to track aircraft on my @bellingcat.com Stage Talk, wherever you get podcasts!

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AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Take action now against two harmful initiatives that will be on the Washington ballot in November! You can help by sharing this video, donating to No Hate in Washington State, or telling someone the truth about these initiatives. nohateinwastate.org

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Saying things that Bill Ackman and his wife like is a very profitable industry. Many similar people are also willing to fund you. The only hard part is pretending the exact opposite is true.

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Carl Feher @carlfeher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

😂😂😂

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

it’s particularly on-brand that Scott Wiener is an active participant in SF Transit Month while Connie Chan is nowhere to be found (which is unsurprising given that she fought against the ballot measure that saved Caltrain during the pandemic)

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Leaderboard - Rides - San Francisco Bay
Area
Top elected officials, appointed officials, candidates or board members who live in the San Francisco Bay Area by ride count for September 1 - 6

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Total
Distance
Agency
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1 Alfred Twu
138 mi

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2 D7 Myrna Melgar
64.6 mi
2
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3 Scott Wiener
31.6 mi
2
17

4 Marina MIMBY
16.3 mi
1
12

5 Joaquín Torres
109 mi
3
9

6 EmilyM
46.6 mi
5
9

7 Emma Hare, DCCC
18.7 mi
2
9

8 James4mv
32.9 mi
3
8

9 SaraLovesBART
29.8 mi
2
8

10 busbaddie
10.8 mi
1
8

11 RebeccaEC
40.0 mi
3
7

12 Rockgirl
94.6 mi
1
4

13 H.B.
34.8 mi
2
4

14 Janice Li
11.0 mi
1
4

15 Danny Sauter D3
3.8 mi
1
4

16 Lydia S
12.9 mi
2
3

17 IttyBittyP
10.9 mi
2
2

18 Sam Gould
4.3 mi
1
2

19 ChristinePelosi
2.1 mi
1
2

20 Mike Chen
1.4 mi
1
2

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

But I need to smile more.

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Chris Conaton @conatonc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf. “The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer. The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”

houstonchronicle.com

Texas shattered energy demand records this summer. Here's why the grid held up.

Texas repeatedly broke electricity demand records this summer, but ERCOT avoided emergencies as booming solar and battery capacity helped keep the grid stable.

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:

theguardian.com

Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 people

Exclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’

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Doctor J @jonathan-ehrich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What is the accused fraud in the first place? Like, he isn't talking about the subsidy scams here - this is just people who are paying for a service and aren't using it. Regardless of the specifics of using / not using insurance, what are the scammers getting out of this?

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 25/09/2026

Sure would be crazy if that happened again...........

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SWOP Behind Bars @swopbehindbars.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We try to post threads because we know not everyone will click links. This is one of those threads, please read it, but please also click the link and read the entire piece. We have been watching this story unfold but haven't seen much media traction. There is a serial killer in Philadelphia.

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Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A thread about the serial killer targeting sex workers in Philadelphia - please consider RTing the OP because major media isn’t covering this

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Doctor J @jonathan-ehrich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

No way this dude has ever interviewed someone

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rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think one of the most undertold stories is how Katie Wilson has DOUBLED our civilian crisis care response virtually overnight by firing our previous Chief and bringing SPD better in line.

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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026

We were mid-handshake and he pulled me in and grabbed tighter and got upset and raised his voice and said: "What are you talking about man?! Those aren't real people. They're illegal aliens!"

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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026

Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing

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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026

Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

holy shit, dems actually have a chance to flip the PA Senate and NC leg to get trifectas in both states I have updated the optimized state donation list so we can donate to these candidates that just need a little bit of $ to take advantage of what could be the biggest blue wave in history

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NEW PA STATE LEGE POLLS €
PA SD-36 (Trump +15) |
PA SD-40 (Trump +7) ||
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Dinosaur Comics! @qwantz.com · 23/09/2026

SECRETS OF DINOSAUR COMICS: there's time between the panels. this is also a secret of all comics in general, but you heard it here first www.qwantz.com/index.php?co...

T-Rex: Am I fun?
God: ABSOLUTELY

T-Rex: Am I a cool guy to hang out with?
God: FOR SURE

T-Rex: Am I versatile?
God: ...
Dromiceiomimus: ...
T-Rex: Wait, what the hell, am I somehow - NOT versatile??

Utahraptor: Versatile guys do a lot of different things well! You've uh...
Utahraptor: ...you've kinda specialized in stomping?

T-Rex: I HAVE NOT! I mean, I just stomped, obviously. But I do other things!
Utahraptor: Sure but - dude, you stomp EVERY SINGLE WEEKDAY! And usually about three or so of those days are worthy of being recorded in some way each week.
T-Rex: Well from now on: NO MORE STOMPING.

Off panel: ...I just saw you stomp on three more people and one extremely-explosive biplane in the space between you saying "NO MORE STOMPING" and now.
T-Rex: But!
T-Rex: Nobody ELSE did, sooooo

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026

Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…

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Julia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Once again just has the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social fired all of their fact checkers and editors and if @ericacbarnett.bsky.social @ericacbarnett.bsky.social and I are gonna do the job can we get a stipend?

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arr @arr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This makes me hopeful. This number is aspirational but nowhere near out of reach: a working professional could realistically cash out their 401k and buy off a public official. Owning a senator is more attainable for most Americans than home ownership.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?

Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A great thread that gets into the cold logic of recent moves by Microsoft/Xbox

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TinyBaer @tinybaer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Feast your eyes on the latest X-D&D comic! 😄 #xmen #comics #comicstrips #emmafrost #dnd

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

All I can do is laugh about this. The Trump arch is now going to be a land aircraft carrier to keep dc in line. Just a hilariously stupid addled moron.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Isn’t it part of US military doctrine to place critical military installations in traffic circles?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.

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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 20/09/2026

Blanket response to replies from cis people telling me Dem politicians actually support trans people

Stella Sacco
@antlervel.vet
I don't want to be rude to you but we simply do not live in the same world.
5:35 PM • Sep 20, 2026

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Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yeah, I feel like I’ve had dates like that

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’ll take this a step further and say, I believe we should be able to support an average-sized family on a single income at what we determine to be the minimum wage. A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.

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Doctor J @jonathan-ehrich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Gotta say, he just might be the greatest political voice of lifetime of most of the country could look past his skin color

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Uncharismatic Megafauna @robrtdavsn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Brava, Kate for this (paraphrasing): Democrats for once in your lives stop acting like you're the class president. Just say it: Six fabulously wealthy guys want to become even more fabulously wealthy by destroying your jobs with AI and destroying your communities with data centers.

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sam ! @sam.robotsfightingdinosaurs.com · 18/09/2026

I'd say I don't want to rain on your parade but my worst quality is I'm passionate about marketing so I am actually all too happy to talk about brand guidelines and why it actually sucks that Roxas is dabbing

aftermath.site

Fortnite Is Selling Your Favorite Characters Back To You As Husks

Fortnite's latest crossover season is a weird branding exercise that's bad for both companies and fans

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Doctor J @jonathan-ehrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The end result of decades of investing in STEM and eliminating humanities and fine arts requirements

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026

“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”

orlandosentinel.com

Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’

The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...

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