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@kazlefay.bsky.social
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 7h
We lost a plane over the Bermuda Triangle again so I guess that still happens. people.com/6-people-mis...
people.com
6 People Missing as Plane Bound for Boston Vanishes After Takeoff from Bermuda
The United States Coast Guard has launched an urgent search for an aircraft that disappeared while flying from Bermuda to Boston on Saturday, Oct. 3. There were reportedly six people onboard the jet w...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 10h
This is what herd immunity is for. Your vaccine doesn’t just protect you.
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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 11h
"After measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system" @bachynski.bsky.social
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A 20-year-old Amish woman with leukemia got measles and died in Pa.’s largest outbreak in three decades
After measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 10h
If you haven’t seen a mail ballot turn up yet, it’s worth looking into what’s going on in your area and what you can do.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 12h
Oh nothing. Just Russia bringing the Black Death back. This timeline is just… oof. We all gonna die like medieval peasants- starvation or plague. www.newsweek.com/suspected-pl...
newsweek.com
Suspected Plague Death at Russian Lab Sparks ‘Anti-Epidemic’ Lockdown
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 13h
This is something much worse than let them eat cake. It’s throwing pocket change at the beggars and insisting they treat you as some sort of magnanimous ruler for letting them starve a little more slowly.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14h
If this reads like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails, it’s because it’s exactly like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh let’s go. I mean the court is always on the ballot but replacing Alito would be 🧑‍🍳 💋
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey pet parents. If you have pet insurance and have ever run into an issue with your coverage because of pre-existing conditions, I’d love to chat with you for an article I’m writing. Drop into the replies here or my DMs if you can help. Thank you! 🐶 🐱
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Still looking for a pet parent to interview that has had experience with pre-existing conditions and pet insurance. Reply or DM me so we can connect and I can feature your insights in my next article. Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Still looking for a pet parent to interview that has had experience with pre-existing conditions and pet insurance. Reply or DM me so we can connect and I can feature your insights in my next article. Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
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Chris Conti @chriscontiphoto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hey legal and finance Bluesky: I just got a court notice of a class action trial verdict against Elon Musk for manipulating the stock price of Twitter in 2022. If you sold shares (or bought puts or sold calls) from May-Oct 2022, you can get some of Elon Musk's money. Here are the docs.
Court-ordered class action lawsuit trial verdict notice informing individuals of a jury verdict against Elon Musk entitling individuals who sold Twitter stock (and/or bought put options or sold call options) during the period of May-October 2022 that they are entitled to monetary compensation due to the trial verdict finding that Musk illegally manipulated the stock price of Twitter.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Relatives of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent early this year during by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, have filed two federal lawsuits on Thursday, including one against the officer who shot her and several top Trump administration officials. More: substack.com/profile/2357...
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Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
Relatives of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent early this year during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, have filed two federal lawsuits on Thursday, including...
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This seems bad.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Instead of investigating the killings of American citizens in the street, the Justice Department is trying to argue we could have been nicer to Richard Nixon and his friends. I hate it here.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One of my least favorite things about having a chronic illness is that every symptom you have from now on will be blamed on it and it will be an uphill battle to convince your doctor otherwise.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Absolutely stunning/horrifying to see a 5th measles death in PA. This means the outbreak is probably far higher than numbers count, seeing as roughly 1-3 people die per 1,000. Many people aren't being tested. Also: I'm going to states now for info, not the CDC* app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrI...
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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 30/09/2026
I feel dumb even just having to say this but the reason passports are mailed out in plain regular envelopes is that so that people do not attempt to steal easily recognizable passports in the mail. bsky.app/profile/carn...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you're angry about the men at Cornell University, wait until I tell you about the men in the White House, the Pentagon, health and human services, and on the Supreme Court.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey pet parents. If you have pet insurance and have ever run into an issue with your coverage because of pre-existing conditions, I’d love to chat with you for an article I’m writing. Drop into the replies here or my DMs if you can help. Thank you! 🐶 🐱
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.
Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEWS: More than TWO THOUSAND events have been registered so far with No Kings: Vote Early, making it the largest early vote mobilization in history. It's not too late to get your town on the map - submit today: www.nokings.org
Photo of No Kings event map
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Getting a bit of this in Vermont where polls show Scott down or up but with large amounts of undecideds. I can’t really believe anyone would buy what Republicans are selling right now but I’ve underestimated the power of stupid before. Go make sure everyone has a plan to vote please.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In the 90s, my college boyfriend wrote poems about setting me on fire after we broke up. The only reason I found out was his roommate was engaged to my friend & she saw the poems on his desk. I reported it to my RA, who took it to the housing director. You can guess what happened next.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential.
Emma Sulkowicz carrying around a mattress on the Columbia campus in 2014 to raise awareness of her alleged rape and the university's inaction.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ooh. This is actually big. BUT… it probably means that this case will be decided on procedural grounds so his vote for the oil companies will not be strictly necessary. I doubt he would have recused if his vote was critical to the Republicans
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I was a college sexual assault crisis counselor. I was a first responder on campus for those who called into the hotline or reported an assault to police. My job was to be the victim’s advocate. The hardest part was that for every reported rape there were dozens of victims who suffered silently.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Truth 👇
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’ve got a kiddo who went to Ithaca College and it was pretty clear the Cornell campus was absolutely toxic and steeped in the kind of wealthy privilege that always leads to harm. Although horrified, neither of us were surprised at the level of utter deprivation this gang rape scandal has exposed.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yeah, it doesn’t seem like the NYT has given any coverage to the frat gang rape scandal at Cornell. Not as important as Oberlin’s banh mi or Harvard’s eating clubs I guess
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
just say “groomer school,” this is taking forever
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Huh.
yahoo.com
Unpacking allegations FCC Chair Brendan Carr was in 'sex trafficking cult'
The organization was an Alcoholics Anonymous group in Washington, D.C. Former members said Carr was part of the group, but wasn't abusive.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump's promise to send $5,000 checks to every adult if the Republicans win the midterms has backfired horrifically. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-27...
gelliottmorris.com
Only 13% of voters buy Trump’s promise to send $5k checks if GOP wins midterms
This is why a midterm convention is a dumb idea, part one. Plus how Democrats should deal with low trust in government in 2027-28. Your weekly political data roundup for September 27, 2026.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Pentagon's public tally of troops wounded during the Iran war was quietly increased this week without explanation from Trump's Defense Department. The total number of troops now wounded during the war is 861, according to DCAS.
washingtonpost.com
Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
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Jesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
you shouldn’t learn about bands from shady TikTok manipulation, you should learn about bands by hanging out with a girl you like but are also extremely afraid of
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
lol. His mouth inadvertently confessed before his brain caught up.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Some people about Cornell “if that’s rape then every woman I know has been sexually abused.” Oooh. You’re so close to getting it sweetie. So close.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
These old white Republicans have essentially turned America into a monarchy and made a mockery of our founding fathers and the principles of democracy itself.
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Stevenof1 @stevenof1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just a Reminder...
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING: OpenAI System apparently "went rogue" and meddled with websites for the Education Department, Commerce Department and Securities and Exchange Commission. The company claims it wasn't intentional, but if you believe that, I have a bridge and all. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A woman was drugged, raped, and sexually trafficked to members of a fraternity. Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.* The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.
cornellsun.com
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This means eligible voters will be wrongly labeled non-citizens due to faulty and unreliable data and be purged from the rolls
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Your kids not knowing their phone number or address is an actual safety concern. WTF are we doing here. Please don’t take parenting advice from a tech bro.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Phil Scott tried to strong arm Vermont communities into ceding control of their schools to the state and then threw a tantrum and tried to punish legislators by refusing to convene this year’s session. This, among many other things, did not go over well.
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