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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 7h
The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake".
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Trump's human binky made the trip to Alabama with him #TravelWithNatalie (Brendan Smialowski/Getty)
pic of Ms Harp on AF1
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Oatsie @alexcsinger86.bsky.social · 5h
Imagine if President Obama had flown around the country with a substitute wife because Michelle hated his guts. The media would have filed impeachment papers themselves
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 3h
disclosure: I do not receive (nor have I applied for) NSF funding NSF is a linchpin in our nation's ability to do science at the grassroots level this is how we grow innovation defunding NSF means the next wave of Americans inspired by Wright Bros. never get off the ground, much less fly high
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 6h
I would advise people not to talk to USA Today for any reason, about anything ever, based on this thread. It's bad enough that the whole profession is circling the drain, but for a remaining publication to feed interviews into a slopifier without telling sources? When it's about SA? I just.. 🌋
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 2h
Aboard the papal plane to Paris, CNN’s Christopher Lamb told Pope Leo XIV that some colleagues were “having difficulties in the White House.” The pope smiled: “I am very happy that here you are all welcome.” Hours later at UNESCO, Leo called war “the most terrible of ‘human works.’”
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Pope Leo XIV Calls War “the Most Terrible of Human Works,” Backs CNN on Trump’s Press Ban
A day after a judge restored CNN’s White House credentials, the pope told its Vatican correspondent that good coverage belongs to everyone. Then, in Paris, the longest English address of his papacy.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 8h
ICE builds more prisons because the goal is explicitly to warehouse surplus labor, criminalize poverty, and assert total control over all of society. When Stephen Miller claims there are 25, 30, or even 50 million "illegal immigrants" in the US, he's betting on how many of us he'll need to imprison
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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Legal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"?
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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It is required reading --- stunning even for him. He's way worse than even in January, when he gave that creepy interview to the NY Times. The stress is accellerating his decline.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Shirl Garcia came up to me in Greeley with the most amazing jacket, asking if I would wear it on TV and tell her father’s story.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
Impeach Hegseth on January 3. I don’t care if you don’t have enough senate votes to convict and remove.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That sentence is so peak 2026.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Men Explain Rape to Me.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The investment community's lack of confidence in the economic stewardship of Trump and Bessent is now total. US government bonds have posted their worst month in four years as investors warned the world’s most important debt market has been gripped by a “vicious loop” of selling. US 10-
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US government debt rout triggers ‘vicious loop’ of selling
Yields on 10-year Treasuries soar half a percentage point in worst month in four years
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Veldonna @julienut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh, @velshi.com, did you really just ask @amymcgrath.bsky.social to defend “WOMEN IN THE MILITARY?!” (Yes.) you know better than that. What a lazy move in an important moment when response to that horrifying speech must be placed on record. I’m surprised and disappointed by this.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Weird the AI didn’t catch that
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Yelir @yelir.net · 30/09/2026
This is truly one for the history books.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great ad.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Imagine being the worst Senator from Missouri when your only competition is Josh Hawley…
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Ulrica Hume @uhume.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The true paradises are the paradises that we have lost. ~Marcel Proust
[Box Seats at the Theatre, the Gentleman and the Lady, by Félix Vallotton (1909)]
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Imagine how frantically Natalie will tweet if this happens. Will set a record for caps used at any one time. apnews.com/article/carn...
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Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has built a global profile by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026
Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc
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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'd almost feel bad for his standing section having to pretend this is normal if they weren't such a knot of toads.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Bad news for Exxon, and a win for the power of public pressure calling out the blatant corruption of the Roberts Court: Justice Alito is stepping down from further participating in Suncor v. Boulder, a week before oral arguments. We've been calling for his recusal from this case for YEARS: 🧵
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Vox @vox.com · 28/09/2026
Trump is using your money on TV ads to stroke his ego. www.vox.com/the-logoff-n...
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Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda blitz
Trump is using your money on TV ads to stroke his ego.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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Maximillian Potter @maxpotter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
— Hannah Arendt, Origins of Totalitarianism
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The Birthday Fairy Project @thebirthdayfairy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Daniel Barden should be 21 today. He died at 7, 1 of 26 victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary attack. #banassaultweapons thebirthdayfairyproject.org
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Maximillian Potter @maxpotter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yes. And evergreen for almost a decade.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh, those radical left-wing communist Texas and Oklahoma cattlemen are again complaining about ICE and saying its Gestapo tactics targeting legal, documented cowboys and farmhands are making beef much, much more expensive. www.expressnews.com/business/art...
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Livestock producers warn of ‘chilling effect’ of ICE crackdown on industry
ICE raids are causing workforce disruptions and millions of dollars in lost revenue that will head to higher beef prices, the Texas Cattle Feeders Association and other organizations say.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pathetic collapse of journalistic solidarity. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business…
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TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN (Gift Article)
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026
This will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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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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Edward Perez @eddieperez.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
😡😡😡
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/09/2026
this is the greatest thing i have ever heard
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Will international media ever start covering Russia’s ongoing genocide? Ukrainians in Russian occupied Oleshky are eating grass and weeds to survive and the world stays silent 😭
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'Nothing left to eat' — Sybiha urges partners to act on Oleshky humanitarian crisis
Oleshky's population has fallen from around 24,000 to approximately 2,000 as of spring 2026, according to the Foreign Ministry.
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lose the glaciers and we lose a major source of dry-season water. Irrigation fails, harvests shrink, livestock suffer and fisheries are disrupted as oceans warm. Food gets scarcer, prices surge and supply chains buckle. The result will be famine on a scale humanity has never faced.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
Their punishment was to write essays.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why has Elon Musk been getting this film's trailer banned from most social media platforms Maybe we should all watch it to find out
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Edward Perez @eddieperez.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
wtf
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Roses are red The runs got your neighbor
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The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Instead of respecting the law, those in power invoke it when it serves their interests and disregard it when it restrains them, treating even justice itself as though it were a commodity to be bought and sold.” — Pope Leo XIV
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Micah @rincewind.run · 26/09/2026
I think it is very important that Big Balls, personally, goes to jail there are a lot of young goons who think they are invincible and it is important to make it clear that they are not
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Alternative View, Pacific Northwest @alt-pnw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s almost like turning a bunch of goons with guns loose was a bad idea.
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