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@katynicoud.bsky.social
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justice, abolition, reparations Working for the kids at @hilltopartists.bsky.social Sylvie Fleury, ''Moisturizing Is the Answer'', 1996, neon installation wearttacoma.com

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Fred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social · 6h
Their problem is (1) whoops, people don't like cartels and (2) if they get a statutory antitrust exemption, the current occupant of the white house loses his leverage and they won't want to bribe him any more.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22h
Time for this classic again.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On October 7, come to the secret debrief on the Southern Reach at White Oak Books-- and get a free copy of my new collab with Theo Ellsworth, the Owls comic. For charity. Tickets here: whiteoakbooks.net/event/2026-1...
NYT Bestseller
JEFF VANDERMEER

Special “Behind the Scenes” Event:
--Debuts Owls comics collab w/ Theo Ellsworth (for charity)
--Annihilation movie secrets
--Area X art book preview
--Exclusive reading from Abdication, forthcoming Southern Reach novel

Tickets in-store or online.
https://whiteoakbooks.net/event/2026-10-07/author-event-jeff-vandermeer-offsite

WHERE / WHEN:
WHITE OAK BOOKS
Vancouver, Washington
6:30pm, Wed, October 7
Clark College Foster Auditorium (within Foster Hall)

“The King of the Weird Fiction” (the New Yorker) offers an exclusive visual and spoken word tour of new projects.

Photo copyright by Alicia J. Rose
Area X coffee table book

Alicia J. Rose White Oak Books
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 22h
Musk, Zuckerberg, Pichai, Amodei, Brockman and Huang signed Trump’s "AI accord" requiring outside oversight. Three helped write the "self-regulation" rules and are building the body that would set standards for and certify the auditors policing them.
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The Real AI Threat Isn’t the Machines. It’s Money, Power and Impunity.
Six tech oligarchs signed Trump’s voluntary AI safety accord. Their companies hold billions in federal contracts. The conflict of interest is explicit: three helped design the rules meant to police th...
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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 10h
they COULD design their app to make it actually serve the customer, with an easy “reorder” button that would duplicate the order exactly without error it would be: 1. utterly reliable 2. faster 3. cheaper so much “ai” is a sloppy patch for learned helplessness at the corporate level
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Chrononaut @chrononaut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Tim Robinson: Oh My God, He Admit It!
ALT: Tim Robinson: Oh My God, He Admit It!
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ahem
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here’s the full investigation — part 4, the latest in a series that we’ve been publishing since April. This was picked up as a very big story in Canada late last week… but it’s been oddly quiet in other media here in the US www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
motherjones.com
ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'm afraid the Doomer discourse has persisted for another week (UN "AI" briefing, etc) so in case you missed this when we first put it out earlier in this bananas news cycle, I'm reposting it: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch... w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social and @deccamuldowney.bsky.social
buttondown.com
What To Read To Stay Grounded Amidst AI Doomerism
Our recommendations for the anxious and perplexed By: Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna and Decca Muldowney There’s a subculture within the “AI” industry that...
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 26/09/2026
"What if the connection between reactionary MAGA politics and the sexual abuse of children is deeper than we want to admit?" (from July 2025) www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
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We Need to Talk About Pedocon Theory
The connection between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is no accident, but reveals a deep logic at the heart of reactionary politics.
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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This guy!!!!!!!!!!!
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Everyone is polyamorous, everyone attends the same events, everyone lives in group homes together, everyone venerates the same few ppl, everyone is very worried about AI doom, and a lot of ppl are on psychedelic drugs. They’re all contrarian together. Lots and lots of them work at AI companies”
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AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California
We might some day have “AI Safety”, as a science or policy area, that is not primarily a sex cult in Berkeley, California, but it does not currently exist.
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Sean O’Kane @okane.fyi · 24/09/2026
Adding to this thread from last month, since this new story was a direct result from this reporting: bsky.app/profile/okan...
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Katy @katynicoud.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“My objective is not democratic majorities. It’s trans liberation." Hell yes, @leighfinke.bsky.social, same. When you capitulate to anyone who wants to destroy and disappear trans folks, there goes your humanity.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
Happy 100th, John Coltrane 🎷

Did you know his masterpiece “A Love Supreme” was recorded in a single session at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ? Trane's thank-you to God, made right here in Jersey.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 24/09/2026
If you have concerns about AI, read this The AI Con. @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social know what's going on behind the sparkles and magic wands. #BookSky app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1520...
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Review by resing - The AI Con
If you have concerns about AI, read this book. Emily Bender and Alex Hana know what's going on...
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the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.org · 23/09/2026
There were enough that I decided to create a new list just for them and apparently if you create a list with "transphobia" in the title it's automatically hidden because it "is intended to shame or abuse users" Guess we're not allowed to even implicitly shame users for hate speech now huh?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We will never forget your names. Austin, Texas ✊🏾
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 23/09/2026
Elon is now above $16,000,000 spent on the mid-terms. Top races so far: -$5,174,007.32 in TX against @jamestalarico.bsky.social -$3,193,553.94 in OH against @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social -$3,092,319.94 in MI against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Texas is a voter suppression state, not a red state
votebeat.org
Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state error
Democrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties.
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Katy @katynicoud.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Do something for trans kids with as much conviction as you came for Ed Sheeran for doing nothing." #CommunityCentricFundraising #Chrissplains
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Chrissplains Nonbinary Advocacy to Cisgender People, Topic: Do something for trans kids with as much conviction as you came for Ed Sheeran for doing nothing.
Are you aligning yourself with Focus on the Family, Scott Yenor, and Project 2025? Or are you going to recognize that trans liberation is inextricably tied to all other fights for liberation you support?
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 23/09/2026
Why is so much untraceable dark money flooding elections? Because the Supreme Court demolished campaign finance laws. bit.ly/4d1GYVr
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$1 billion in Secret Cash Is Reshaping the Midterms
We may never know where most of the money came from.
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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Really something that the U.S. not only permitted LeRoy Walker to go free after ordering the attack on Fort Sumter that started the Civil War, but allowed him to rewrite the Alabama State Constitution in 1875 to limit the influence of Black & working-class white voters. That something is racism.
Black and white photo of Leroy Pope Walker in a suit and vest with a gold watch chain, slicked back hair, and a chin beard. Looks like something out of a literal horror movie.
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 23/09/2026
Local Transphobe Not Sure How Much Longer He Can Pretend to Care About Women’s Sports: tinyurl.com/mry79s75
Man looking panicked, stressed, and burned out with a hand on his forehead at a girls high school basketball game
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 20/09/2026
Exactly. I’ve been saying this since I started the tracker last year, and it’s why I don’t call them deportations. gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all...
I am using the term "third-country removals" instead of "third-country deportations" here, because the latter is a legal process in which a migrant is resettled in a safe third country. What is actually happening, in nearly all cases, more closely resembles chain refoulement, rendition, or kidnapping - and may violate U.S. and
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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This shallow glass drinking cup is Roman and made in the millefiori style, still used today most notably in Venice and Murano. It is absolutely stunning. With its vibrant colours, it’s like a meadow in spring. 🕰️1st century AD 🏛️Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich 📷Vassil
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
the last ten years or so have taught us that one of our major problems as a society is that we’re being run by perverts (derogatory) rather than perverts (complimentary)
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Magnum, T.I.(M.) @hydrationchimp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
it’s time to give Ms Rachel a gundam
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
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Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
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emily blight 🐦‍⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 18/09/2026
i had never heard a lick of hayley williams until ego death—which landed surprisingly high on my best of list for last year; the power snatch eps this year have been great; i am in my midforties and seriously considering just fully regressing and getting into paramore.
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No Hate in WA State @nohateinwastate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
John Lovick, former Snohomish Sheriff and retired WA State Patrol officer, told The Gee and Ursula Show why he's adamant about voting no on I-001 this November. He points out that I-001 is so badly written that it actually weakens parents' rights. Vote NO on I-001 this November. #NoHateWAState
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No Hate in WA State @nohateinwastate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The fact is, Washington sports physical forms and sports eligibility forms do not require children to be genitally inspected or sex certified. I-638 will change that by instituting a new, strict requirement that all girls be sex inspected. Vote NO on I-638 this November. #NoHateWAState
Mountlake Terrace Councilmember Sam Doyle is pictured in her professional headshot. She has short curly hair with that is longer on the top with a close fade. She’s smiling at the camera, wearing a navy blue blazer and a white shirt. At the bottom of her picture, her quote is in white text on a dark purple background: “I-638 goes against my profession’s ethical obligation to ‘do no harm’ and will do the opposite.” - Councilmember Sam Doyle, ARNP, Mountlake Terrace, WA
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No Hate in WA State @nohateinwastate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Dr. Kevin Glover in Spokane is one of over a hundred doctors and medical professionals who oppose the harmful I-638. Vote NO on I-638 this November #NoHateWAState
White text boxes are on top of a purple-filtered photo of teen girl kicking a soccer ball. The first text box says: Spokesman Review Letter to the Editor: Pelvic Exams in Girls Sports. The Author is listed as Kevin Glover, MD, Spokane, WA. The second text box quotes the letter to the editor: “The pelvic exam proposal is especially perverse. All major organizations (ACOG, AAFP, USPSTF, AMSSM) advise against routine pelvic exams for asymptomatic adolescent females. Heywood’s dangerous idea risks direct harm to Washington’s girls; let them play without expensive tests or invasive exams.” A dark purple footer with white text says Vote NO on I-638.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.
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Tamiko Nimura @tamikonimura.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you for reading and posting! @uwapress.uw.edu
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Katy @katynicoud.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I need a lot more people to pay attention to and add to @staceyabrams.com's take on what happened with AI's performative "slow down" this week. open.spotify.com/episode/3n85...
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The AI Apocalypse, Supreme Court Takeover, and JD Vance’s Next Move (w/ Alex Wagner)
Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams · Episode
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a Sunday reminder for Washingtonians out there Washington is the only state where a MAJORITY of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot, all at once a very rare situation no party label on the ballot but candidates are still aligned with parties! important to learn: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...
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Jake Gold @jacob.gold · 12/09/2026
Okay I blagged it. Imagine if this actually fucking happened‽
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An open letter to Dario: if you mean it, open the weights
Dear Dario, You published We Must Pace the Frontier today, which committed Anthropic to embedded third-party evaluators and asked governments to require every other frontier company to match. Sam Altm...
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026
The international chess Federation banned trans women from playing women's chess. CHESS. It's not about fairness. The fairness argument is intended to radicalize people into more violent forms of transphobia.
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Rob Anderson @robwanderson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Lining up my reading for the next week or two. The focus is on the dangers Silicon Valley/tech billionaires and their creations pose to democracy, freedom and our way of life … Important stuff from @gilduran.com @doctorow.pluralistic.net & Jill Lepore.
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This “noticing” talking point comes out of white nationalist/neo-Nazi circles. Typically part of antisemitic conspiracy theories.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10/09/2026
The fact that this guy who quit anthropic “for ethical reasons” had an exclusive about it in the Wall Street journal should have been the big warning. Instead it was the sign to take it seriously! Good stuff everyone
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
30 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"
actionnews5.com
Prison inmates help to pay down school lunch debt
A school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates.
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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 10/09/2026
The fact we have an executive class that doesn't know what to do with the Looney Tunes or The Muppets really sums up what a joyless, barren world they inhabit.
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Sarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 10/09/2026
As a parent of a trans kiddo - medical care for trans care is clear, has medical recommendations, and does not need you sticking your nose into the business. The only debate is an existential one. Either you support trans people, or you think they don't deserve to exist. Everything else is noise.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026
Team Blue No Matter Who is going to have their work cut out for them because I for one refuse to entertain voting for or even saying nice things about someone who wants to compromise on trans rights. Like get the fuck away from me.
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Liz @stayathomecommie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
something i really resent is that they made a machine that uses every public thought we've ever had, and now it's our job to carefully edit every public thought so it doesn't sound like the machine, which is continuing to steal our every public thought by the minute
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Protect trans kids.
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