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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/10/2026
I’m sure there’s no connection
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Le Gorafi @legorafi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Révélation - Le président d'un parti fondé par des antisémites serait antisémite www.legorafi.fr/2026/09/29/revelati…
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Révélation - Le président d'un parti fondé par des antisémites serait antisémite 
Toute l'information selon des sources contradictoires.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For a fuller picture of the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Oleshky, see articles. The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... BBC: www.bbc.com/news/article... UP: www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Oleshky has received no food supplies since late May and residents have resorted to eating dogs
Oleshky’s military administration says no food has reached the occupied city since 26 May and some families have begun eating dogs, with about 2,000 residents still there.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A rare glimpse inside a Ukrainian FPV farm. Operators feed their flock a balanced diet of grain and lithium batteries. A few more weeks and they’ll be ready to leave the coop and hunt Russian equipment.
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Tony Zhou @tyzhou.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bluesky gives users the power to choose their algorithms, but how does this actually work in practice? In our new preprint, we explore the ecosystem of Bluesky custom feeds and the feed creators behind them! 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2609.12958
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Middleware for Feed Recommendation in Practice: How Feed Creators Build, Maintain, and Sustain Custom Feeds on Bluesky
Scholars have long proposed third-party middleware as an alternative to centralized algorithmic feeds: feeds built and distributed by independent feed creators. This vision saw no large-scale instanti...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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Association Pour l'Ukraine, pour leur liberté et la nôtre ! @pourlukraine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ajoutant qu'il est impératif que des enquêtes soient menées à leur encontre, sans quoi « ces actes de torture et ces mauvais traitements ne cesseront jamais ». @lemonde.fr @nicolastenzer.bsky.social @cyrilleamoursky.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Russian medics reported to be complicit in torture
Witness testimony by Ukrainian prisoners of war describes how medical staff participated in or enabled mistreatment. Ed Holt reports.
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ToughSF @toughsf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A doped carbon nanotube sail with sub-micron spaced wires would be able to approach to within 0.019 AU of the Sun and achieve 10g acceleration by reflecting sunlight alone. Final velocity: 13% C! www.niac.usra.edu/files/studie...
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Edwy Plenel @edwyplenel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Alors que le magazine d’extrême droite « Frontières » fait sa rentrée pour une nouvelle saison de son émission sur CNews, une enquête révèle des dizaines de publications racistes et antisémites sur un groupe Facebook que « Frontières » est censé modérer. www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
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« 100 % Frontières » : sur CNews, on prend les mêmes obsessions et on recommence
Le magazine d’extrême droite a fait sa rentrée pour une nouvelle saison de son émission, critiquée y compris à CNews, sur la chaîne de Vincent Bolloré. La veille, une enquête a révélé des dizaines de…
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/08/2026
They have absolutely no idea what they’re doing. “We didn’t start this war. But under President Trump, we are finishing it. This is not Iraq. This is not endless. I was there for both.” —Pete Hegseth Famous last words from people who have no plan. #OperationEpicFailure
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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/08/2026
Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law theonion.com/todd-blanche-vows-to-r…
Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law
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Nils Wilcke @nilswilcke.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Le piratage des données du fisc suscite l'émoi en haut lieu, avec une crainte: que des données de profils "VIP" se retrouvent dans la nature. "Elles sont mieux protégées mais quand même, cette brèche, ça fait tâche", se lamente-t-on à Bercy. Le manque de réactivité des services est critiqué... #Off
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This by CNN is genuinely reprehensible. Everyone involved should be embarrassed. -The 'new pain' case vs Mamdani is *solely* his religion. -He was in NYC on 9/11, at grade school -Soon after attack GWB himself gave famous speech warning against blaming all Muslims for terrorism -25 yrs later, this.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11/08/2026
The visual of it all. Someone snoozes. Another shakes. A TWA-flight-attendant- looking girl is holding her tummy. Leavitt double admires RFK Jr. 😵‍💫
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Eight months ago, This American Life sent reporters from Chicago to cover the protests and counter-protests outside the ICE facility in Portland. They chose Karlyn Borsynko to be their local guide to the world of Antifa. What they failed to mention is that KB self-identifies as a fascist.
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The Making Of
How one block in Portland, Oregon became a movie-set war zone that lots of people think is a real war zone.Karlyn Borysenko, anti-comm... • X.com @DrKarlynB
I'm not actually fucking around when I say I'm a fascist.
Most people are not willing to do what is required to defeat the left.
Karlyn Borysenko, anti-communist cu... • .2h Fascist. By which I mean I would put communists in a concentration camp until I can deport them to a third world country, and ban the publication of their ideas.
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Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Separating the MMR into separate vaccines was Wakefield’s grift when he authored his fraudulent paper that the MMR caused autism. #DrainTheSwamp www.theguardian.com/society/2010...
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Andrew Wakefield found 'irresponsible' by GMC over MMR vaccine scare
Doctor's research triggered a furore and was direct cause of slump in take-up of MMR, which has led to outbreaks of measles in some parts of the country
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Elon Musk: SpaceX Will Launch People to Mars in 2024Elon Musk: Giant Rocket Could Take Us to Marks in Just 7 Years - and London in 29 MinutesCan Elon Musk Really Get Us to Mars Within 10 Years?Elon Musk Is Not a Lunatic
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Keir Giles @keirgiles.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The UK's "Army Rumour Service" (ARRSE) has published a review of my next book, 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸, on Russia's long-term programme of political subversion of the United States Links to pre-order in thread. The review says: [1/5] www.arrse.co.uk/community/th...
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Book Review - American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington
Review here from @Condottiere - All plaudits to him not this C/S.I have just finished reading a pre-publication proof copy of Keir Giles' new book, due to be published by Hurst on 03 September 2026, American Overthrow - Subtitled: Moscow’s endgame in its long war with Washington;. ISBN...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Oof. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Don't miss this vile story: MAGA is raging at DHS chief Markwayne Mullin for admitting migrant farmworkers can beneft our economy. This means his devotion to ethnic cleansing is in doubt. He must be excommunicated! I wrote about the collapse of MAGA mythology here: newrepublic.com/article/2138...
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 03/08/2026
I'm sure you've seen this but just in case: stop-as-yield and red-as-stop for bikes are proven to reduce crashes www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa....
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Kevin Beaumont @doublepulsar.com · 30/07/2026
Brutal truth - US cybersecurity of essential services fucking sucks. There's water treatment centers etc all over Shodan, just search celluar phone network ranges. SCADA systems with WinVNC, you name it. Most of these providers have 2 IT people and no budget.
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ESET Research @esetresearch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
In H1 2026, #ESETresearch analyzed 900,000 agentic AI skills – add-ons providing instructions that teach agents how to perform specific tasks – and found 25,000 suspicious ones and more than 3,000 outright malicious. 1/6
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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Elon seems a bit salty after the Economist interview.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
They all know he's insane. But they feel they have to pretend he's not.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/07/2026
GREER: I don't concede that the tariffs went through to consumers WHITEHOUSE: If it fact it's not paid by the American side, it would make no sense to be making refunds. So your behavior with tariff refunds provides the point that tariffs aren't just paid by foreigners
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/07/2026
LIEU: How many US troops have been wounded in the Iran war? WALTZ: My understanding is over 100 LIEU: That number is wrong. It's actually 482. It's not surprising to me you didn't know the answer. The reason you are here today is bc you were fired by the president from your former position as NSA.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/07/2026
Rep. Jacobs: "Are Americans better off when the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed?" Mike Waltz: "The American economy is largely unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz." Rep. Jacobs: "My constituents who are paying thousands of dollars more in costs because of this war would beg to differ."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/07/2026
OSSOFF: You stated on the 14th day of this conflict that Iran's military was 'destroyed.' Was that an accurate statement -- yes or no? HEGSETH: Iran's ability to challenge the US-- OSSOFF: That's not what I asked. Yes or no? HEGSETH: What the milit--- OSSOFF: Will you answer the question?
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Ossoff: "So, just to review, you will not answer whether your statement made on the 14th day of the war that Iran's military had been 'destroyed' and made combat ineffective was truthful statement...as you sit here and ask for tens of billions more for the conflict?" Hegseth is scared to DEATH.
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp.org · 21/07/2026
Passwork, a Spain-based password manager used by EU government agencies, shares ties with a Russian counterpart — an arrangement that experts say poses a state-level security risk. The Russian company advertises clients including sanctioned Russian missile manufacturers: buff.ly/QjLnptp
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European Password Manager Shares Origins and Updates with State-Certified Russian Firm
Passwork, a Spain-based password manager used by European government agencies and universities, shares technological ties with a Russian counterpart — an arrangement that experts say poses a…
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Elon Musk has been referred for possible criminal prosecution after Wisconsin election officials found probable cause that his $1 million voter giveaways violated the state’s election bribery law.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026
new metaphor just dropped
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
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Audrey Garric @audreygarric.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Déni de responsabilité d'E. Macron, qui dit "on ne s’adapte pas à un pic qui n’a pas d’équivalent aujourd'hui en Europe et qui n’a jamais eu d’équivalent dans notre histoire". On aurait pu si on avait anticipé et non rogné sur les moyens. Et il va bien falloir www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
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Canicule : accusés de n’avoir pas préparé la France au réchauffement, Emmanuel Macron et Sébastien Lecornu sur la défensive
Le chef de l’Etat et le premier ministre assurent avoir fait le nécessaire, face aux critiques qui se multiplient sur le manque d’anticipation des gouvernements successifs.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/06/2026
For more, here's our investigation with @drilledmedia.bsky.social:
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False Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t Work
As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
One year ago.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/03/trump-georgia-raffensperger-call-biden-washington-post
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Step 1: Brag that Trump was fixing something Obama screwed up Step 2: Pursue most corrupt solution possible Step 3: As a result, badly fuck up Step 4: Loudly squeal that someone else sabotaged you, so as to dodge blame Whether it's the reflecting pool or Iran, Trump's con is the same.
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Mike Fainzilber @mfainzilber.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🧪 Floating rocks enable ‘walking on water’ in Papua New Guinea theconversation.com/floating-vol...
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Floating volcanic rock is disrupting life in Papua New Guinea – and the problem will last a long time
An underwater eruption has spread vast ‘rafts’ of pumice through the Bismarck Sea, hampering marine travel and wreaking uncertain long-term consequences.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/06/2026
Ana Navarro: “He just said he loves the inflation.” Vance: “What he said is he loves the fact that the inflation is going to come down when this war is over. That's what he said.” Joy Behar: “That's not what he said. Are you his interpreter or his vice president? Come on.”
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The Verge @theverge.com · 12/06/2026
While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
Verge headline: The world's first trillionaire is a killer
by TC Sottek

Image of Elon Musk doing a "fascist salute" in the form of an oil painting on a wall
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Elon Musk spent $290 million getting Trump elected. During this midterm cycle, he's spent $85 million. In total, that’s 0.0375% of his $1 trillion net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
One year ago.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
It’s no big surprise that Trump’s DOJ is deleting all of the January 6th press releases from its website. Here’s the thing: I downloaded all of them in Feb. 2025 (that’s right, more than a year ago) suspecting that they’d do just that. And we’re working to post them all online, as are others.
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Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops
The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/05/2026
Sen. Andy Kim: "It's a choice. Delaney Hall is run by GEO Group. GEO Group is getting a nearly $1 billion contract to run Delaney Hall. They tell me there is one full-time doctor for 800 detainees. They could have more doctors if they wanted to, but that's cutting into their profits."
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The U.S. Has Murdered More Than 190 Civilian in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All. SOUTHCOM is now counting the survivor of the last strike, on May 8, as another death. We have the running tally of strikes and deaths on our tracker @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...
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The U.S. Has Killed More Than 190 People in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All.
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.
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