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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/10/2026
Spanish PM Sánchez seeks political lifeline in snap election ft.trib.al/GBU0caB
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Spanish PM Sánchez seeks political lifeline in snap election
Embattled Socialist leader aims to capitalise on housing crisis to remain in power
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Zack Stanton: Dennis Hastert died this weekend. 20 years ago this week, the Mark Foley scandal broke — revealing a congressman preying on teenage House pages while Hastert was speaker. Here's my piece on what it was like to be at the center of it all: www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
politico.com
The Page Who Took Down the GOP
Why I leaked the scandalous Mark Foley messages—and what I regret about it.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 05/10/2026
What do they want from Ukraine and what will it take to get it? The NYT’s reporting on Kushner, Witkoff and a proposed Lukoil deal raises questions about business and peace talks. I followed the minerals, investor connections, costs and war risks. www.onestnetwork.com/what-do-they...
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What Do They Want From Ukraine and What Will It Take to Get It?
The minerals, money and business connections behind the deals; and the distance between access on paper and usable resources.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 04/10/2026
The recent release of Meta’s Muse AI agent needs far-reaching access to your data to conduct tasks on your behalf. We keep seeing stories of how that has backfired on users. Read our newsletter to learn more, and subscribe!
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Meta’s Muse AI surprises users — but not in a good way
After granting permission to access a considerable amount of your personal data, agents may behave in unexpected ways. We are not a-Muse’d
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Hegseth Pentagon as proudly released another snuff flick in which it proudly announces the murder of four sailors (whom it labels, without any evidentiary support, "narcoterrorists") and the destruction of their boat. Legal experts say this is, quite simply, homicide.
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US military says it struck vessel in Caribbean, killing four
The US military said on Sunday four people were killed in a ​strike on a vessel in the Caribbean ‌Sea, the latest in a series of attacks that Washington says target "narco-terrorists" but human rights...
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/10/2026
The goal in detaining these children, a former official says, is “to make sure no one ever sends their kids to the US again.” Read @samanthamichaels.bsky.social + @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social report on the administration's new family separation policy that targets children in the nation's interior.
motherjones.com
“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
NEW: I have obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Trump's name in the Epstein files for supervisory review. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
muellershewrote.com
EXCLUSIVE: MSW Media has Obtained Descriptions of NINE Epstein Files Redaction Training Videos in FOIA Lawsuit
Sources confirm that two videos instructed agents to flag documents including Trump’s name for supervisory review.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 05/10/2026
Persistent drought puts pressure on France's drinking water networks
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Persistent drought puts pressure on France's drinking water networks
Water reserves supplying distribution systems across France remain under strain due to a significant rainfall deficit.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Russia’s “shadow war” against Europe has entered a new and more dangerous phase, Germany’s intelligence chiefs have warned, with Moscow plotting attacks on Nato territory on a scale not seen since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Germany’s three intelligence services on Monday briefed parliament
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Russia’s ‘shadow war’ with Europe enters new phase, Germany warns
Berlin spy chiefs say Moscow is plotting more deadly and provocative attacks on Nato soil than at any point since 2022
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Tim Evanson @timinthecle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Let's see how that turns out: Amazon has 112 data centers in the U.S., with another 39 under construction. Each community gets $1.32 million a year. In Ohio, a single data center adds $11.18 million a year to customer electricity bills.* Wow, Amazon, wotta deal. 1/2 apnews.com/article/amaz...
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Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash against data center rollouts
Amazon is investing more than $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers for education, job training, water preservation projects and other local priorities as...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This 👇
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026
NEW: Following our investigation with @readfrontier.bsky.social, an Oklahoma oil company has plugged a well that was potentially leaking toxic waste. We revealed that state regulators had approved the well in violation of rules meant to protect public drinking water.
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Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water
The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.
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WIRED @wired.com · 04/10/2026
With the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views.
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These Extremists Are Running for Election in November
With the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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LIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
Last year, just 21% of students from an Austin charter school using an AI learning platform passed state-mandated tests. Texas education leaders helped get the technology in front of public school leaders.
propublica.org
How Texas Helped a Private School Chain’s AI Tool Get Into Public School Classrooms
Just three months after the Texas State Board of Education raised concerns about Alpha School’s AI learning platform, Education Commissioner Mike Morath was in talks about using the tool in public sch...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
“The ultimate goal was to create chaos and doubt in the vote-by-mail process,” said the American Postal Workers Union president. “You’re creating a rule to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.”
propublica.org
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
A 17-month-old girl was hospitalized with E. coli after consuming raw milk. Soon, another child — a 6-year-old girl who’d drunk milk from the same farm — would wind up in the same San Diego hospital, with the same potentially fatal illness.
propublica.org
A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Aggressive bets like these often pan out for big companies: Even if the I.R.S. balks, companies can settle disputes and still wind up ahead." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
nytimes.com
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/10/2026
If New York’s voluntary intoxication loophole strikes you as victim-blaming, you’re not alone; advocates of sexual assault victims and a majority of New York’s State Assembly members have long condemned the law for exactly the same.
motherjones.com
The loophole that likely doomed the Cornell rape case before it even started
Accusers who voluntarily drink have little protection under an antiquated law many see as victim-blaming.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
The co-pilot who violently attacked the captain of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and then tried to crash the airliner had embraced extreme Islamist views, prompting security officials in Oman to scrutinize him earlier, according to people briefed on the matter.
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Omani Co-Pilot on FlyDubai Flight Is Said to Have Extremist Views
It was unclear what background checks had been carried out before he was allowed to fly to Israel.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 03/10/2026
People in politics, the corporate sector and Alberta’s pursuit of separatism have described persistent efforts by figures in the U.S. administration to support groups seeking American expansionism and independence for Alberta. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026
The White House’s proposal to penalize nonprofits that help disabled people vote is just part of the Trump administration’s broader attempts to restrict voting access, especially among groups that have historically faced disenfranchisement.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Lucian K. Truscott IV @lktiv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Here is how Hegseth described his ideal military: “No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals” luciantruscott.substack.com/p/testostero...
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Testostero-Pete thinks he’s Patton in his button-popping skinny legs little boy suit. He needs to be impeached NOW.
Let’s get this out of the way right now: General George S.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: NY Governor, Kathy Hochul, has named NY Attorney General, Letitia James, as the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.
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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 01/10/2026
Push to strengthen NY sexual assault laws gathers steam after Cornell rape allegations gothamist.com/news/cornell
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Push to strengthen NY sexual assault laws gathers steam after Cornell rape allegations
Efforts to close the "voluntary intoxication loophole" have stalled repeatedly in the state Assembly.
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some good news for a change: Overcoming a massive and aggressive tech lobby and a squeamish, Silicon Valley-friendly governor, the labor movement has managed to pass a raft of first-of-their-kind AI laws aimed at protecting workers in California.
bloodinthemachine.com
California just passed the strongest AI labor laws in the US
Finally, some good news
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 30/09/2026
The recent release of Meta’s Muse AI agent needs far-reaching access to your data to conduct tasks on your behalf. We keep seeing stories of how that has backfired on users. Read our newsletter to learn more, and subscribe!
freedom.press
Meta’s Muse AI surprises users — but not in a good way
After granting permission to access a considerable amount of your personal data, agents may behave in unexpected ways. We are not a-Muse’d
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
Unelected Republicans in Georgia are asking Todd Blanche to declare their voting machines illegal. DOJ has no authority to interfere with state-run elections, but I doubt that will stop them from trying. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 01/10/2026
Almost as important as Trump's press ban is where he announced it: Truth Social, which he owns and uses to post official government business. Now, he’s selling early access to those posts as a subscription service to anyone who pays $100k/month. More in this video by @adamrose.bsky.social:
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Lucian K. Truscott IV @lktiv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The shit details just keep on coming. The presidents keep starting the wars. The generals keep getting promoted. It never ends. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/soldiers-h...
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Soldiers have a way of knowing
Especially when it comes to shit details, tasks or missions that have no purpose other than polishing the brass of the senior commanders and the egos of the politicians who give the orders.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 01/10/2026
"How much does it cost to get more information about a cop who punched someone in the face? If you guessed anything lower than $2.5 million, you’d be wrong — at least according to the city of Eugene, Oregon." Read more from FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social in @theintercept.com.
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Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop
Eugene-based Double Sided Media requested police officer Justin Peckels’s records. The city slapped the publication with an exorbitant fee.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think of Schlichter as the would be L Ron Hubbard of white nationalism. But a shittier writer.
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Can't think of any reporter who speaks for me more than this guy— a Canadian. "Hundreds of hours immersed in Trump’s rhetoric has given me some insights and personal opinions about the nature of his lying, how it is received by the public and how it is covered..." www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
“This is about stepping up where the federal government has failed.” On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law banning law enforcement officers in the state from using electrical shock gloves.
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California bans ICE's favorite shock gloves
A DHS spokesperson has said that the agency "will not abide" by any state ban.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 29/09/2026
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Truck carrying supplies to isolated N.B. island blocked by U.S. customs as Trump bans goods
A truck that carries supplies through Maine to the island was turned back at the St. Stephen-Calais border crossing
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 29/09/2026
UK decides against charging foreigners for museums
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UK decides against charging foreigners for museums
The government announced in March it would explore the idea of charging foreign visitors to boost funding. But after months of consultation, the culture ministry decided against the move, saying it could risk deterring domestic visitors as well.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 29/09/2026
🔔 Can the judiciary oversee Paramount's self-appointed editorial board? Hear from journalists who saw how these boards work (or don't), with @marielgarza.bsky.social, @bgrueskin.bsky.social, @sulliview.bsky.social, and @dicktofel.bsky.social. 🗓️ Oct. 5, 1 pm ET RSVP: freedom.press/editorial-bo...
Invitation to Oct. 5 FPF Zoom webinar on "independent" editorial boards
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 29/09/2026
Hegseth to slash top US officer roles by 20% ft.trib.al/JUX4EXW
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Hegseth to slash top US officer roles by 20%
Generals’ and admirals’ positions will be cut as part of the defence secretary’s wide-ranging overhaul of the armed services
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FT has independently corroborated Kimberly Guilfoyle’s statement that the US was behind the collapse of the Romanian government of PM Bolojan over its refusal to buy US gas at above market prices: "We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here too." www.ft.com/content/7af7...
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Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in Romania
Kimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fall
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 29/09/2026
Podcast: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange returns ft.trib.al/MoYpEnD | opinion
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Podcast: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange returns
How one year of President Donald Trump has reshaped the world economy, democracy and capitalism
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WIRED @wired.com · 29/09/2026
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting. www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
wired.com
A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document
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Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document
Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation Anthropic is telling investors that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”, according to reports, as it prepares for a potential $2tn (£1.5tn) flotation. The warning inside the startup’s IPO prospectus, which has yet to be made public, was reported by Reuters and the Financial Times. It follows the company’s call for a slowdown in breakneck development of the technology – a warning echoed by rivals. Continue reading...
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The year before Election 2024, I was helping run UCLA’s DEI Office in LA—and siccing my AuDHD savant 🧠 on analyzing not just Project 2025’s substance, but its impact on my nation. I predicted (not really a prediction) all these horrors. Most accused me of trying to scare ppl into voting for Harris.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
If I had to guess, he was forced out for not subverting the elections fast enough. That’s pure speculation. OR he stood up for the agents who were demoted for not indicting the people who allegedly threatened Katie Miller. But most likely the former.
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WIRED @wired.com · 28/09/2026
With the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views.
wired.com
These Extremists Are Running for Election in November
With the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views.
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