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The funniest thing on here this afternoon is the people who are responding to news of a televised lynching with “omg, I feel like I live in some foreign country”

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 1h

“state-sponsored live-streamed murder” isn’t something i am trying to wrap my head around until i am back on the clock at work tbh

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 2h

ICE agents shot and wounded a man in a car on a bustling New York City street Thursday afternoon, narrowly missing a child who was seated in the vehicle and sparking a heated confrontation between the feds and outraged citizens, officials said www.nydailynews.com/2026/10/08/f...

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ICE agents nearly hit child as they open fire on man in NYC clash

The incident happened at about 4 p.m. on Marble Hill Ave. near W. 225th St., officials said.

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 2h

The worse things get for them, the more they'll lean into targeting Black people, immigrants, and trans people. These are the areas they've found the most success. But it has and will continue to expand. Back to Muslims & Palestinians is already happening. Or Jews, from the other wing of the movmt.

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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 3h

Christa Pike’s attorneys have just released an update on her condition. Full release here:

UPDATE ON CHRISTA PIKE’S CONDITION

Statement from Randy Spivey and Kelly Gleason from the TN Office of the Post Conviction Defender, and Stephen Ferrell and Luke Ihnen from Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, attorneys for Christa Pike

The turnaround in Christa Pike’s health in the last three days has been profound and a credit to the medical team caring for her. She woke up from unconsciousness Tuesday morning (Oct. 6) and began taking limited steps Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 7). Today, she is walking with some assistance, and her arms—which sustained significant injuries during the execution attempt—are healing and regaining movement and strength. Her lungs are clear, and she has started to eat a regular diet. Physicians are encouraged by her physical recovery.

While her physical recovery has been remarkable, significant questions remain about the long-term effects of what she endured. Christa is dealing with the profound psychological trauma of having survived a failed execution, including the terror, pain and uncertainty of believing she was about to die. We cannot yet know the full emotional and psychological toll of that experience or how long it will take her to begin to heal. Even as she struggles to process what has happened, she continues to express concern for others, particularly the family of her victim Colleen Slemmer.

Christa also continues to experience cognitive challenges with concentration and memory. Her physicians have cautioned that it may take months to fully understand whether she sustained lasting cognitive injuries.

Christa committed her crime at just 18 years old after a childhood marked by rape, sexual violence, physical abuse and neglect. Later into her incarceration, Christa was finally properly diagnosed and treated for bipolar disorder and PTSD caused by her upbringing.

Christa has endured more than enough. We continue to call on Gov. Lee to commute her death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. She should never be subjected to another execution attempt.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2h

On this week’s “More To The Story,” our friends at @revealnews.org challenged conservative activist J. Christian Adams on his claims of widespread voter fraud in the US. Then he abruptly ends the interview. 🫠

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Trump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” conservative activist J. Christian Adams is challenged on his claims of widespread voter fraud in the US. Then he abruptly ends the interview.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 3h

for the record re: this incredibly shitty Annie Andrews response to being called a transphobic slur. lady gaga had this all figured out 15 years ago and cis women really don’t need to ask ourselves how to deal with these situations youtube.com/shorts/IVtLH...

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Lady gaga embarrassing Anderson Cooper for a transphobic question

YouTube video by RadioandMusic

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 6h

this is so bleak, actually imagine being called a slur for a group you don't even belong to and instead of going "wow holy shit, no one should have to put up with that, we need to hold people to account," you go "no guys it's okay I hate them too!!!" and just hand the bully your lunch money

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 4h

Trump's racism is not new, but I do want to talk about something interesting. And that is the way American fascists have been using social media to try to splinter the black vote and dissuade Black Americans from coming to the defense of Haitian and Somali people.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 4h

I AM YELLING BECAUSE SEATTLE CREATED THE BLUEPRINT FOR THIS EIGHT YEARS AGO AND IT SHOULD BE WIDELY ADOPTED www.king5.com/article/news...

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 4h

if you’re a local elected official with oversight over a police agency, MAKE THEM HAVE A POLICY ON SWATTING PREVENTION DO IT NOW

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 4h

lol this is becoming a masterclass in pettiness

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 5h

The same company that doesn't pay artists seems to always find the money to pay this jackass. If you're still using Spotify... why? Pretty much every alternative is better in every way.

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Joe Rogan Renews Nine-Figure Spotify Deal

Spotify and Joe Rogan have entered into a new multiyear licensing agreement, continuing a relationship that began in 2020 for his hugely popular podcast.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Over the past two weeks, I’ve been following the attempts to smear the Jane Doe in the Cornell University gang rape case and redirect blame from the seven fraternity men onto her. As usual, this campaign is built on a mountain of lies and misogyny. spitfirenews.com/p/cornell-ja...

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Debunking the smear campaign against the Cornell Jane Doe

Authorities, media outlets, and pundits are lying about this woman. But only her credibility is getting judged.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 4h

honestly that seems like a super healthy choice! i mean i didn’t realize i was attracted to men at all until i got to age 17 or so and my peers started learning how to dress themselves, so really i think teens should leave themselves some room for discovery

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 4h

i am towards the end of an extended leave from work due to this, and especially the ways it physically messed me up. i feel like nobody warned me that if i don’t address my stress it would just start filing grievances with my nervous system and digestive system.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 4h

yeah i also didn’t list myself as queer on any surveys in 1999 or whatever 🤷‍♀️

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 6h

Really wild story: the US pressured sponsors of an European disinformation conference because one session mentioned disinformation from the US gov't. The EU immediately pulled its sponsorship. Absolute cowards. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 6h

yeppp that’s how i tend to feel about it. considering the unsustainable work habits that were highly encouraged in my uni, maybe i could’ve used even less “focus on academics” tbqh.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 6h

just wanted to say that after trying out tidal and finding the playlists and song radio options to be pretty atrocious, i am really enjoying qobuz 😊

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 7h

i literally don’t know! what i will say is it was great to live with some friends who were part of my same cohort, and some folks who were working, studying other stuff in other unis, etc. eating, sleeping and breathing my subject matter was a natural result of how my program was structured anyway.

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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: TikTok creators seeking affiliate kickbacks are promoting cheap Meta AI Glasses dupes by claiming that the knockoffs don't feature "annoying" indicator lights that signal when wearers are filming. “I’m recording you right now and you probably can’t even tell..." futurism.com/artificial-i...

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Influencers Are Promoting Cheap Dupes of Meta AI Glasses that Don't Have the "Annoying Blinking Light" When They Record

Creators are promoting cheaper dupes for Meta smart glasses. Often, the lack of any recording light is central to their pitch.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 10h

this is probably just my bias from going to college abroad where we all just lived in apartments in the city, but i also do not think it’s great to have a more or less physically isolated campus community that becomes a weird cultural bubble for college students

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soleil ho @soleilho.com · 07/10/2026

new from me: on how institutions enable rape culture. and the outrageousness of an elected official dismissing sex assault allegations against a political ally because the people involved are gay men www.coyotemedia.org/after-manny-...

coyotemedia.org

After Manny Yekutiel’s Campaign Implodes, Who Holds S.F. Leaders Accountable?

After fumbling accusations of sexual assault, S.F. politicians deserve a reckoning.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23h

BREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge has ruled DHS violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment when it removed Ahmed Soliman to Equatorial Guinea and must facilitate his return to the US. prospect.org/2026/10/07/f...

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Federal Judge Rules DHS Must Bring Back Gay Arizona Man Imprisoned in Africa - The American Prospect

A Trump-apppointed judge ordered Ahmed Soliman must be returned to the United States.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

people close to me have DEFINITELY run into this phenomenon in the workplace and it is a horrific situation to deal with

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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 08/10/2026

It’s a bleak landscape for funding government programs that address our climate catastrophe. And not just from the Trump admin, but even state and local governments in the PNW where promised climate dollars are being diverted to other things: www.climatesolutions.org/article/2026...

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Follow the disappearing climate money | Climate Solutions

Climate funds are being cut at all levels of government – even in the Pacific Northwest.

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Seth Sommerfeld @sethsommerfeld.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Had a nice little chat with Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal about how legit stoked the company is to return to Spokane with a diverse tour program. www.inlander.com/culture/paci...

inlander.com

Pacific Northwest Ballet enthusiastically returns to Spokane

As someone who covered the arts in Seattle for a decade, it was always a treat to catch a performance of the Pacific Northwest Ballet at McCaw Hall. A truly

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Mx. Moz @mleelunsford.com · 12/10/2025

I've made this scale to help people out during this holiday season

a scale of Dracula to Not Dracula going from right to left: Dracula (Dracula), Count Orlok (Legally Distinct Dracula), Drake from Blade Trinity (Might Be Dracula), Vlad the Poker (Probably Not Dracula, and Morbius (Not Dracula)

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I spoke to NBC about how media coverage of the Cornell case has impacted survivors. The big takeaway? This could be a moment that hurts a lot of people or heals a lot of people, depending on whether these stories result in systemic change.

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National Rape Hotline Calls Are Up 60% Since the Cornell Case Broke. It’s Just One Way Survivors Are Speaking Up

For sexual assault survivors, the Cornell case can feel both infuriating and empowering.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

imagine being like, yes of course i can hook you up with tucker carlson, the IRS commissioner and kid rock

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Tragic news: Curtis Flowers, who faced an extraordinarily ordeal by being prosecuted six times for the same crime by a Mississippi DA over decades before SCOTUS sided with him in 2019, just died at 56. Flowers' case was core to the 'In the Dark' podcast.

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Wrongly imprisoned Curtis Flowers dies

After Flowers was convicted in a sixth trial, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it and a state judge dismissed capital murder charges against him.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My favorite part of this story is the US ambassador to Greece taking bribes in exchange for getting some guy's lyrics to Kid Rock.

"Guilfoyle’s attorney, Binnall, said: “Ambassador Guilfoyle will never apologize for offering to help shed light on a case in which 1,000 children underwent unnecessary, invasive, and debilitating surgeries at that man’s hands.”

Beyond that, Deters and a local guitarist had written a song called “Kentucky Outlaw,” and wanted Guilfoyle to get the lyrics to country-rapper Kid Rock: “He’s a Kentucky outlaw/He fights the man and refuses to crawl.” "

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

incredible life hack: get a political donor to cover your cc bill

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026

I saw a video that’s getting a decent amount of circulation on Instagram that insinuates that a new Nobel laureate might have had some dealings with Epstein on the basis of the fact that his name appears in the files because he attended the World Science Festival. THIS IS AN UNHINGED CONCLUSION.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

BREAKING: ICE over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote. The internal documents, obtained by the Democracy Forward, showed that ICE's investigative arm also contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the organizations.

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ICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.

The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.

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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Have SNAP benefits cuts impacted you or your kids this school year? If you're an educator, have you been impacted--or are you doing things like keeping extra snacks in your classroom? I'd love to speak with you for a story I'm reporting: DMs open, rainesford.alexandra@gmail.com

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

once again, terrible day to be on the internet and care about humans.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

just a general heads up: the Phoenix New Times article on congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia experiencing rape on the campaign trail is pretty graphic. you do not have to read all that to support survivors and stand against sexual violence.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

i do think it's worth stopping for a moment to recognize how extraordinary and how fucked up it is that this sentence exists.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 07/10/2026

X and Substack aren’t doing anything to stop users from harassing women they believe are connected to the rape case — and the women who aren’t. Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social:

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The vigilante doxxing campaign against Cornell’s Jane Doe happened in plain sight

X and Substack aren’t doing anything to stop users from harassing women they believe are connected to the rape case — and the women who aren’t.

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Rep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’m so happy Martin Soto has been reunited with his family. His wife, Gabriela fought for this—when we visited Delaney and Elizabeth to check on Martin she was always there, fighting. As we celebrate Martin’s freedom, the fight to shut down Delaney and abolish ICE continues.

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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic...

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

BIG NEWS. Martin Soto, one of the orginal organizers of the Delaney Hall hunger strike, whose wife Gabi was an integral part of organizing on the outside against deplorable conditions, IS FREE. He was released just a few moments ago.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026

They’re going to keep making it impossible to ignore how half measures to address state violence simply aren’t up to the task.

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

turn your back on trans people and that is in fact what you will get!

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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

how are we getting the concept of “hard work” in the national divorce. this is ridiculous

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