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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14h

It's hard to tell which is weirder: the fact that these guys seriously suggest that models like Claude have consciousness/sentience or that they actually invest time and money (weird!) trying to convince the Pope as well as theologians and legal scholars of this belief.

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Don Moore @capture907.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Seattle waterfront sunset and moonrise.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better

@Merman_Melville • Jan 24, 2019
Being a billionaire must be insane. You can buy new teeth, new skin. All your chairs cost 20,000 dollars and weigh 2,000 pounds. Your life is just a series of your own preferences. In terms of cognitive impairment it's probably like being kicked in the head by a horse every day

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King Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you’ve never met with known Communists? [JACK SMITH]: No [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain why you texted that you were going to see the REDS in Cincinnati? [SMITH]: Uhhh

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Dr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes, Schmitt is an idiot for the Haws/Hawkeyes gaffe. But in light of the fact that Axios and others fired up the Schmitt for Vance’s VP machine during the hearing, we can over look the fact that he may be the most racist person in the Senate. youtu.be/HY4quehYBmc?...

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Senator Says USA is a White Homeland

YouTube video by Axis Mundi Network | SWAJ

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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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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 28/09/2026

Masterful gambit with gas prices what they are. Perfect closing argument.

Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars
The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles.

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Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“My unfounded belief that my political opposition is funded by a rival power is not a conspiracy theory” t-shirt is answering questions

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the GOP is fully trumpified and the rising generation of staffers and wannabes are even worse. if you're between 25-35 and an aspiring right-wing politician you've spent most/all of your adult life in a political and social ecosystem the rewards this shit and weeds out people repulsed by it

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

to keep functioning, society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

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Brian White @brianwhite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

King County Assessor race in the Seattle area. For folks outside Washington, wondering why a semmingly boring-sounding office is worth attention….

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ashley (birthday month) 🌹 @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Andy Beshear forever, man

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

They can't all be this stupid. It's obviously a tactic to send the ACA into a death spiral.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

this guy doesn’t seem to know what insurance is

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think we all expected this and it's yet another reason tribunals and special investigatory bodies will be required to get justice for Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and ever other person murdered by Trump's brownshirts.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

they are going to come for your contraception, it is literally only a matter of time. I just replaced my IUD and if you think any of the long-term methods of contraception would be a good fit for you and/or your partner, now is the time to do it

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Remember when they said (lied) that USAID was corrupt? $400 million was handed out to 30 countries, with no real oversight and with workarounds to bypass human rights safeguards typically given to U.S. foreign assistance payments. Immigration is just a giant trough of corruption right now.

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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 23/09/2026

Oh for gods sake. First, while it’s true that Florida has the highest ACA enrollment in the country, no, there are not "5 x more people enrolled in Obamacare in Florida than live in the state." Around 19% of the total population is enrolled, which is high but hardly over 100%. 1/5th =/= 5x.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026

this is a genuinely crazy story

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026

"The FBI in 2025 under President Trump shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor seeking lucrative federal contracts"

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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)

The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is the dumbest thing in the world. The fraud is that people are paying for insurance and they’re… healthy?

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

FIFA Peace Prize winner

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Agree! Seems like we should do everything we can to stop media companies from being controlled by his cronies!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

He ought to be asked about this when he’s presented as a Democratic strategist.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

oh cool. new state news service launches.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, who's running for Senate, says the Iran war "needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end." A messaging pivot: Hinson voted NO six times on House resolutions directing Trump to end the Iran war — including as recently as last week.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.

apnews.com

AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICE remains very active in WA State, but there is less news coverage about it, along with a concern that their abductions are becoming normalized. ICE abductions continue to happen all the time in the Puget Sound area. Sounds like this weekend might have been particularly busy.

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McJulie @mcjulie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“The far right knows their ideas are unpopular, so they cheat” is such an important thing to keep in mind

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Seattle Indivisible @seattleindivisible.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

POWER TO THE VOTERS! SEATTLE NO KINGS “Vote Early” March And Voting Fair March joyfully through Seattle to a Voting Fair at Seattle Center! Celebrate Voting. Vote Early. Vote Every Race. Use a Ballot Box. October 17th. 12:00 - Location to be Announced. (Mobilize link coming). @indivisible.org

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If someone posted this about a Jewish Senator, it would be rightly condemned as anti-semitism. El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan, but because he is Muslim he is perpetually foreign and under suspicion.

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

It simply never ends. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik issued new guidance interpreting the Endangered Species Act’s prohibition on “taking” endangered wildlife much more narrowly. Under the new interpretation, an action generally has to be intentionally

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We really are getting into 'The Death of Stalin' and "Der Untergang' ('Downfall') territory.

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blueboomer3.bsky.social @blueboomer3.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pay Attention!!! This is what Malignant Narcissists do.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026

The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 19/09/2026

lol

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Man, I wonder why there aren't more headlines about this imaginary thing that does not happen?

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McJulie @mcjulie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Among other things, this exposes the inherent weakness of the "never think beyond the next financial quarter" thinking that is rampant in US businesses.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congressmen should get a pay raise, be provided government-sponsored housing, be banned from owning stock, and forfeit their pension and health care should they ever seek work as a lobbyist.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 16/09/2026

Big lawsuit filed by the family of Tierra Walker, who died of preeclampsia at 20 weeks pregnant after being denied abortion care. Argues Texas' abortion bans violate the state constitution's right to life and should be struck down. More soon on @autonomynews.co abortioninamerica.org/wp-content/u...

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Not one of Ms. Walker’s medical providers sought to rely on the exception to Texas’s abortion bans or offered Ms. Walker’s life-saving abortion. To the extent Ms. Walker’s medical providers believed that she was never sick enough to qualify for the exception, Texas’s abortion bans, combined with the associated definitions of “abortion,” “reasonable medical judgment,” and “medical emergency,” are unconstitutionally vague in violation of the due course of law provision of Article I, Section 19 and thus unenforceable. See Paxton v. Annunciation House, Inc., 719 S.W.3d at 589.
208. In addition, to the extent Texas’s abortion bans and associated definitions were a proximate cause of Ms. Walker’s death, they violated her right to life under the Texas Constitution and are unconstitutional. Vernon’s Tex. Civ. Stats. ch. 6-1/2; Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 170A.001-170A.007; Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 171.201-171.212; Tex. Health & Safety Code § 245.002.
209. Finally, to the extent Texas’s statutory scheme, taken as a whole, cumulatively denied Ms. Walker her right to life without due process of law, Texas violated her right to life under the Texas Constitution

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This. This right here. Let's prove them wrong.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting. But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines. So people must mail back with plenty of time.

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In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts

A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.

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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When your concentration camp violates concentration camp standards

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