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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
While you were distracted by other atrocities, the DHS has switched strategy: more small low-key operations, deputies, quicker processing with less representation in courts and White House-directed targeting of children. It's quieter but just as ruthless. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
US Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) said sternly. “Lord help us.... When you walk onto a commercial flight, it’s possible that the pilot flying your plane could have a deranged fetish of dressing up like an animal,” and continued on an anti-queer rant. www.huffpost.com/entry/tommy-...
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MAGA Sen. Goes On A Tear Over Furries In The Airline Industry
The Alabama MAGA ally was brutally mocked over his bizarre anti-trans rant on the Senate floor Wednesday.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blanche vs. US 20 : Katie Phang is a journalist and lawyer who has filed suit against Todd Blanche for violating the Epstein Files act. They are presently in a chess game in the courts, where Blanche is using lawyerly tricks, but his position is not looking good. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More than just kleptocracy 21 : Trump himself had once blacklisted Venezuelan gold, declaring that it destroyed the environment, poisoned people and financed gangsters and corrupt military officials. But after toppling Venezuelan president Maduro, his view changed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blanche vs. US 19 : While seeming to misunderstand the 1st Amendment, the US Attorney General offered no evidence for his claim that the outlets’ reporting was inaccurate, rather than simply unflattering to the president. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It is a privilege, not a right’
US attorney general argues that president was ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Don't quit your day job !" 😅 As you can see, we just got paid a fortune for plays of Human Toys songs on streaming services (Spotify, Apple, etc.) PS All Human Toys music is free to play and download (enter 0€ for the price) on Bandcamp.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What could go wrong ? : The U.S. and Russia worked together to weaken a United Nations plan to regulate AI weapons, eliminating human review of targets and rules that AI acts in a “predictable” and “reliable” manner and deals with “ethical considerations”. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Canadians see Americans as either brain washed, idiots, dedicated fascists, people too cowardly to say no or stand up to a wannabe dictator, or some combination thereof..." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-cana...
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The view from Canada: Make America Think Again
Rebuilding trust will take generations.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Chilling effect 12 : The federal prosecutor at the center of Chicago’s Broadview Six scandal, where the prosecution engaged in the forbidden practice of “vouching" the jurors, has resigned. She insisted that she followed the instructions of US Attorney Boutros. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor ‘owns’ mistakes in tainted case, says she was following orders
Lawyers for former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenburg say she retired Thursday from the Justice Department — a week before a federal judge is expected to hold a crucial hearing over the mishandling ...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Flávio Bolsonaro is Trump’s candidate and what Trump wants is to colonise Brazil, take our riches, steal our future and leave us in the dust.” Let's keep count : Venezuela Iran Cuba Mexico Colombia Greenland now Brazil www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election
A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponents
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Your taxes at work : A TV ad shows Trump promising to “defeat communism, Marxism in America once and for all,” as a choir sings “Love Me.” At the end of the ad, the screen reads: “Paid for by the U.S. government.” The use of “Love Me” was unauthorized. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s Public Service Announcement: ‘Love Me’
Taxpayers are funding a campaign-style ad for the president.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Un podcast assez intéressant, conseillé. Mais je l'ai trouvé un peu triste parce que, sans le vouloir, on met en évidence la pauvreté voire absence de la scène punk première-vague in France par rapport aux USA et Angleterre. www.radiofrance.fr/fip/podcasts...
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L'histoire secrète du Punk : écouter le podcast et replay | FIP
De ses racines à son explosion sur la scène musicale internationale en 1976, Fip propose une traversée dans l’histoire du punk, portée par Matthieu Culleron, réalisée par Thomas Dutter, et racontée pa...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Having learned at the elbow of his crooked surrogate father Roy Cohn, Trump believes in a scam-or-be-scammed world in which only suckers refuse to lie, cheat, and steal. Throughout his life he has tried, and often succeeded, to cheat at almost everything." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-chea...
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“Cheat like hell”
Trump is proof that cheaters often win.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The clear vision of Senator Tim Scott R-SC. Bravo South Carolina voters for electing this genius !
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A BBC show aimed at the teens in 1966. Very pop. Pretty Things, fashion, panel discussion of how a band can get ahead, Sandie Shaw interview and "clip"... youtu.be/RhfWjbnV4Ow
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Whole Scene Going The Pretty Things and Sandie Shaw BBC 1966
YouTube video by derek jensen
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I voted by fax in the November election. This bypasses the post office. (Obviously your options vary by state.) If you are in SF or you are an expat where your last US address is SF (which means you can still legally vote there), contact me by PM if you need help with voting. Good luck to us all !
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sometimes JD tells the truth when he doesn't mean to.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lauren Boebert R-CO, subject of a House ethics complaint that she had sex with three staff members, and paid hush money, denies it. Read her WIkipedia page if you want to be amazed by more details of her beliefs and her life story. Bravo Colorado for electing her. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Lauren Boebert says claims of sexual relationships with staffers ‘utterly false’
Republican congresswoman rejects ethics complaint and says allegations part of ‘politically motivated’ hit campaign
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A sweeping pay-to-play investigation concerning Susan Collins R-ME and a top donor was shut down by Trump. The donor, an ex-defense contractor, told agents his company won millions in federal contracts by bankrolling campaigns. Collins is up for re-election. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Poupée and I just watched the cult "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains" (1982), a cult rarity that seems to anticipate the Riot Grrrl movement. (Wikipedia says, "among its early fans were members of Bikini Kill and Bratmobile.") youtu.be/MABzHD6ip4o
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Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains (1982) Official Trailer
YouTube video by Fun City Editions
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Trump has selected Brendan Carr, “a Republican on the FCC who wrote a chapter on the regulatory agency in the conservative Project 2025 playbook, to be the FCC's chairman.” But Trump swore that he knew nothing about Project 2025, huh? www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission
Carr, the top Republican on the commission, wrote Project 2025's chapter on the FCC.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
After Trump received gifts or made business deals with these countries, foreign investors, including the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, are slated to indirectly own nearly 50% of the equity in a merged Paramount-Warner Bros, FCC approved www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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FCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Royal families of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will own nearly 50% of the equity of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Discogs says : "Hall High School, Little Rock Arkansas, class of 1968/69. Three of them attended First Christian Church near Cantrell Blvd on Mississippi St. The bandleader (Danny Kenner) was -- the minister's son." Maybe that's why they don't say "maybe we'll score". 😉 youtu.be/9-6ZOxp2tOQ
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The Culls - Midnight To Six Man
YouTube video by Fuzz Vag
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
HAHAHA ! The day Trump recognizes an error AND gives back money, you know it's serious ! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Trump Says His Son Will Pay Back Russian Businessman for Wedding Party
The president said his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., had decided to return the money, but defended the gift worth hundreds of thousands of dollars as “totally allowed.”
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Artist : Siegfried Woldhek
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"There is nothing pro-LIFE about this administration. They are solely pro-CONTROL. If you suffer a miscarriage in ICE detention, possibly because of systemic medical neglect, the US government will apparently shrug and look the other way." journalist Arwa Mahdawi. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention |
Officials lack data on miscarriages after October 2025. Detained women aren’t getting the prenatal healthcare they need
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Vance : “Give us another chance... And... even if you don’t agree with us on every issue, the other party is consumed by craziness... They’re consumed by people who want to steal everything, who want to give the country over to illegal aliens and criminals.” youtu.be/PUcooQRy0PU?...
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JD Vance on AI, Entitlement Fraud, Iran War, Israel, H-1B Abuse & the Midterms
YouTube video by All-In Podcast
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Slide into autocracy 132 : “Someone needs to explain to President Trump how the First Amendment works.” - Tim Richardson, the journalism and disinformation director at PEN America. Looking forward to Todd Blanche's execution of Trump's order. (click to read free) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House (Gift Article)
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
An AI hallucination that a Chinese boat was carrying nuclear material “almost started a war,” the source said, armed members of the US military were preparing to board the ship, and military planes were in the air. A chatbot had inaccurately identified the material. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Inspired by the true story of 17th-century priest Urbain Grandier, accused of bewitching a convent of nuns, the film lays bare the collusion of church and state through a searing vision of religious persecution, collective hysteria and institutional corruption." www.bfi.org.uk/news/ken-rus...
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Ken Russell’s The Devils definitive 4K restoration to launch ahead of major BFI retrospective
BFI Distribution and Warner Bros. Clockwork unveil a 30 October 2026 cinema release and a major BFI Southbank retrospective celebrating Ken Russell’s work in summer 2027.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
You know him as the director of "Shaft". But Gordon Parks was much more, and an amazing human. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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‘He was making history, not copying it’: the greatest Gordon Parks photographs
As a new exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Gordon Parks Foundation, those who knew him discuss his most powerful images
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"This is fascism with a difference. Its proponents are actively willing an apocalypse, or a wave of interconnected ones brought forth by climate change and financial chaos, to hasten us towards a post-democratic world in which only a rich few survive to prosper." www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’
She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed into ground beef. Presumably his logic is to bring down the price of hamburger before the midterms, while throwing American ranchers under the bus. www.democracynow.org/2026/9/17/my...
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“Fast Food Nation,” Mystery Meat & Trump’s Dismantling of U.S. Food Safety System: Eric Schlosser
Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Donald Trump last month authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed in...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Blanche vs. US 18 : Blanche is dismantling another post-Watergate principle: that Justice Department leaders stay away from partisan politicking. The principle that the Justice Department should strive to appear apolitical took root after Watergate. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
McConnell was wheeled into the Senate Agriculture Committee meeting to break a deadlock on the Farm Bill. We see on video that at first he didn't answer to his name during the vote roll call, the committee chairman whispered in his ear, and then Mitch said "aye". www.publicnotice.co/p/retire-in-...
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Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 17/09/2026
Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Donald Trump last month authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed in with other cuts to make ground beef.
democracynow.org
“Fast Food Nation,” Mystery Meat & Trump’s Dismantling of U.S. Food Safety System: Eric Schlosser
Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Donald Trump last month authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed in...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
More than just kleptocracy 20 : Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refused to say how much money from Venezuelan assets—including gold, as well as oil—had flowed through Treasury accounts or accounts managed by Treasury since January. www.rawstory.com/amp/scott-be...
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'Actually insane': Outrage after Scott Bessent's stunning Venezuela money admission
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
More than just kleptocracy 19 : “If I had done during the Biden administration what Trump’s friends have done now, I’d have been put in jail,” said a person with several decades of experience in Cuba policy who requested anonymity. What country is next ? 🤔 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump and Rubio allies are vying for control of Cuba’s assets if regime falls
Washington and Florida insiders are exploring lucrative deals for a post-communist Cuba crushed by ever-increasing US sanctions
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Slide into autocracy 131 : To protect Republican lawmakers from having to take a stand on the Hegseth impeachment and the Iran war, Speaker Johnson canceled votes set for Thursday and sent the House home until November 9, 2026, after the midterm elections. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders canceled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Slide into autocracy 130 : Elon Musk is spending millions of dollars pushing Americans to the VoteSafe scam site, which advertises itself as a voter registration site but is actually a digital surveillance machine to gather valuable data on voters. newrepublic.com/post/215181/...
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Elon Musk Spends Millions Tricking People Into Giving Up Personal Data
Musk’s midterm spending has a sinister ulterior motive.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Siegmund said people wouldn’t be “patronised” any longer, tapping into something almost visceral. Most of his voters don’t care what’s in the AfD’s programme. What won people over was simpler: I hear you. I see you. Yes, you have every right to be unhappy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I know why many east Germans vote AfD. And no, it’s not an inherited longing for dictatorship | Carolin Würfel
Grievance politics has grown in the east of the country where I was born. But west Germans have hard questions to answer too, says writer Carolin Würfel
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"$30,000 — That is how much money per year this family of five in the Bronx is living on right now. Their annual rent is almost $22,000. They try to keep their monthly grocery bill to between $400 and $500. Mobile phone $275. “We get by, by the grace of God" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How a Family of 5 Lives on $30,000 a Year in the Bronx (Gift Article)
To help his family, Germel Younger has become a professional caregiver, but the pay barely covers their expenses.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Slide into autocracy 129 : "Allowing wrongdoers to keep power encourages more misconduct, which further erodes voter trust and widens polarization...making it even more difficult to impose consequences for new scandals. It’s a devastating feedback cycle." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/w...
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Why Scandals Don’t Bring Down Politicians Anymore (Gift Article)
It’s about more than just shamelessness.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Slide into autocracy 128 : Ron DeSantis' spokesman had DISMISSED the claims NOW CONFIRMED by the DHS report as “fabrications” – and the Amnesty report as “a politically motivated attack” when originally challenged. Today: “We’d make it even smaller if we could.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says
Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Slide into autocracy 127 : Key indicators of democracy in the US have fallen to their lowest levels in 50 years, with the global rule of law significantly undermined by the Trump administration’s “threats and actions”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Democracy indicators in US at lowest levels for 50 years, data shows
Trump administration undermining rule of law at home and worldwide, according to intergovernmental report
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump resisted calls to regulate A.I., posting that it already has the only guardrail it needs: “a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic’s CEO
The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Israel’s culture minister has suggested revoking the directors’ citizenship. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/w...
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‘NAZA,’ Israeli Film About Killings in Gaza, Faces Backlash
The film “NAZA” investigates the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces in Gaza. Israel’s culture minister has suggested revoking the directors’ citizenship.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"JD Vance lied on Fox News that the $5000 check would be funded from tariff revenue." I will also point out that tariffs are a (regressive) tax on consumers, so you are paying your own $5000 check. (If these ever arrive.) www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-5...
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Why you shouldn't bank on Trump's $5,000 dividends happening
President Trump pledged $5,000 to all American adults if Republicans retain control of Congress. You may not be able to take that to the bank.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A San Jose police officer was fired for using his department’s Flock license plate tracking system to share the location of a woman with the suspect accused of abusing her. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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San Jose officer fired for misusing Flock camera database in domestic abuse case
Police officer shared location of a woman with his relative who is accused of abusing woman
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