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Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 2h

"María" is harvesting sweet potatoes. "I work 8 hours a day and earn CA minimum wage of $16.90/hr. The hardest part for me is having to get up at 2:00am to pack my lunch, wait for my ride and drive to the site. My shift runs from 4am. to 12:30 pm." #WeFeedYou

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Engineer Like A Girl @engineerlikeagirl.bsky.social · 4h

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'll believe that fuel is too expensive when I don't routinely see people parked up in their cars with the engine running.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)

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Credentials, Dan @dancredentials.bsky.social · 14h

Everett never misses

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23h

Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵

A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3h

David Whamond

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3h

A suggestion for the Bulwark Pope: If the Chicago White Sox make the World Series, how could His Holiness not go to their first home game on Monday, Oct. 26. And the day before, on Sunday, he could celebrate Mass in Springfield, OH, to show support for the persecuted Haitians.

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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 2h

What does AI look like when it becomes part of someone's actual job? Rest of World followed six people across Asia and Africa using AI to build tools, run businesses, conduct research, and make creative work restofworld.org/2026/global-workers…

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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 16h

Federal judge reappoints fired US Attorney. "A federal judge in Seattle has reinstated Roger Rogoff as U.S. Attorney for Western Washington, and prohibited the Trump administration from removing him until it has a Senate-confirmed replacement." www.kuow.org/law/2026-10-...

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Federal judge in Seattle reinstates fired U.S. attorney in rebuke to Trump administration

A district court judge in Seattle has reinstated Roger Rogoff as U.S. Attorney for Western Washington, and prohibited the Trump administration from removing him until they have a Senate-confirmed repl...

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 3h

Lots of blue on this chart from the New York Times

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

Endless corruption.

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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 02/10/2026

Fuckface says his convention speech got 107 million views, but Nielsen has it at 3.3 million across Fox News, Newsmax and NewsNation, while the NFL game that night drew 25.1 million. Even his own ratings fantasy got beaten by a football game.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 1h

NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 22h

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! They are here! Well they been here all summer, but mostly in Seattle. Now they are branching out to the suburbs! Fuck! These fuckers are kidnapping folks in my neighborhood! Good folks, hard working folks. Folks need to get organized. Seattle, you know what to do. #ICEoutofSEATTLE

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15h

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h

Friend of Putin oligarch Konstantin Sokolov makes a nice fat donation to Trump's ballroom project, and gets relief from Treasury Department sanctions in exchange. This is known as a quid pro quo transaction. It's a felony. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?

Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.

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ChiliDishGambino @chilidishgambino.bsky.social · 15h

Uh so just a heads up this collection on Criterion whips ass

Pale, white-eyes Kid in white button down pajamas hovers in front of a window, smiling malevolently & in the middle of rapping on the glass. There’s text that says “made for tv terror”

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❤️Kai in Kanada🇨🇦 @kleinekin.bsky.social · 9h

How much more evidence do his MAGAts need? Maybe they’ll figure it out while on their death beds and in the process of dying of diphtheria. Jeezus fucking christ!

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Assaad Razzouk @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

900 battery-powered ships and counting: It isn't a test case anymore, it’s a declaration of independence from being fossil fuel hostages: With battery costs down 99% since 1991, the "too expensive" excuse is officially dead for shipping Sovereignty is renewables www.ft.com/content/0656...

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

my biggest no shit ever

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/02/2026

Jared Kushner moments after claiming that nobody is personally profiting from the Board of Peace: "We've secured over $7 billion"

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 11h

If you're on Queen Anne next Thursday, stop by the farmers market and chat about pedestrian plazas and school streets with my SDOT friends. They will be happy to see you.

Yasir and Ian smiling and standing with poster boards with maps and ideas.

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This Phone Blocks Fascists ❌👑 @jonysake6.bsky.social · 13h

Why is "checks" in quotes? Are they actually coupons for Trump "Steaks"?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: My Administration will, immediately, begin sending 'Checks' of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicare Part B premium ... This money will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, a pointless 'Slush Fund' that has only been used by Dumocrats ... "

Trump: "I am pleased to announce that my Administration will, immediately, begin sending 'Checks' of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicare Part B premiums, which we have already reduced by significant amounts. This money will come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, a pointless 'Slush Fund' that has only been used by Dumocrats in Congress to pay for the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse for their Special Interest friends, and drive up Healthcare costs. We are finally using this Fund, along with my Most Favored Nations Deals, to substantially LOWER costs for our Seniors. I pledged to protect and preserve Medicare and Social Security, which were on the verge of RUIN by Joe Biden, who foolishly and maliciously let tens of millions of Illegal Aliens into our Country, and we are doing just that for America’s Seniors. This is separate from the equally substantial Refund 'Checks' we are sending to One Million Americans who were overcharged for their Unaffordable Care Act plans by Joe Biden.

Because I delivered on this very important issue for the American People, they can also rest assured the highly popular $5,000 Trump Dividend will be distributed to every U.S. Citizen if, and when, the Republicans win the Midterm Elections! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

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Saigonbond @ogsaigonbond.bsky.social · 13h

While Americans struggle to pay for rent, gas & food, Speaker Johnson organized congressional staff luxury trip to Europe including Milan, France Champagne region, & Bologna Ferrari factory. After NBC News obtained then itinerary & asked Johnson, he canceled the trip. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

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Mike Johnson Aide Abruptly Cancels Luxury Staff Trip Ahead of Midterms

A bipartisan group of staffers were set to galavant around Italy and France just weeks before the elections.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 16h

This is the same Mike Pompeo that smeared Jamal in his book. This is who Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs believes should be teaching the next generation of global leaders. share.google/3e5Yp0xTLu8J...

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Washington Post blasts Pompeo's "shameful" remarks on Jamal Khashoggi

Pompeo made the remarks in his new book.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18h

Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA faculty

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 14h

Developers look at the wave of #Florida schools shutting down because of the expansion of school vouchers & rub their hands at the real estate coming available. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e... via @miamiherald.com

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Developers see opportunity as South FL’s largest landowners — schools — shrink

One private school administrator called the money from universal private school vouchers “a leverage opportunity for capital.”

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 14h

I'm OBSESSED with this, oh my god youtu.be/3e5LxvRZjVw?...

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The Rolling Stones - Mr Charm (Official Video)

YouTube video by TheRollingStonesVEVO

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VoteHub @votehub.com · 16h

Susan Collins continues to show crossover strength in Maine, per the latest CBS News poll. Even among voters who say Troy Jackson’s policies would leave them financially better off, Collins wins nearly one in five. And 21% of voters say Senate control isn’t a factor in their vote.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 23h

i see arguments like this sometimes and ... what's the thing. what is this "everyday annoying task" that an AI could actually do and that you could trust it to not totally fuck up? i cannot imagine the things. and tech/robots have made a lot of tasks more efficient but there's always more shit

there are so many everyday demos that could make ai, personal agents, & agents in general feel insanely powerful to normal ppl & yet ai companies keep choosing things like booking flights, planning travel, or god forbid planning a god damn wedding.

these are not everyday problems. they're relatively rare events & worse for a lot of ppl they're actually part of the joys of life. the best demo should make someone feel pain they already are familiar with disappearing. almost every company gets this wrong. they optimize for spectacle instead of relief which is fine in some cases but it doesn't last.

one of my favorite historical examples is a product called head on.

the ad showed someone with a headache, then showed them applying the product directly to their forehead while repeating:

"head on. apply directly to the forehead."

beautifully simple. you instantly understood the product, the problem, & the value. ai companies should be doing the same thing.

show me the annoying thing i deal with every single day then make it disappear. it's not sexy, i guarantee it will work. when jobs demo'ed the iphone he picked universal simple problems that the iphone did better than anything else on the fucking planet.

anyway, thanks for coming to my ted talk.

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🦋MOM🦋 @momcjl.bsky.social · 18h

“….valuable contribution” Valuable is not synonymous with destructive.

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This Phone Blocks Fascists ❌👑 @jonysake6.bsky.social · 16h

Wow! And so little drama! What a great story.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 18h

So...unless something changes Trump today hits a new approval low and disapproval high per @fiftyplusone.news 34.5%/62.5%. Slightly better numbers, but also new worsts, over at Nate Silver's place.

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