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Such warmth, such light, such love, and so much fear. #StillWithHer and her too. 🟦 💛 🐝 ⚖️ 💛 🟦

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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 1h
Huge story here from @dmehro.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social, and @awinston.bsky.social. A must-read.
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Democrats @democrats.org · 1h
New powerful message from @barackobama.bsky.social ahead of the midterms: “Get involved and help Democrats win one of the most consequential elections in our country’s history. Because the most powerful office in this country has always been ‘citizen.’”
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lowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 1h
what you are actually doing by going “well these 5 psychos say psycho shit to claude and we must Have Policies and Do Discourse About This” is feeding this stupid marketing campaign of valley psychos trying to convince everyone they made God
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Qondi Ntini @qondintini.bsky.social · 12h
Senator My Boo didn’t let that man breathe for a single solitary second Laid hands on him the entire debate 🔥 Basically called ole boy a n*zi nepob*tch who wouldn’t be a damn thing without his daddy’s money and connections
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15h
This thing has made me go do a lot of reading tonight, and the Wikipedia page about the last public execution in the United States is well-written. It was Rainey Bethea, a Black man hanged in front of a crowd of 20,000 in 1936, a spectacle which embarrassed Kentucky enough that they ended hangings.
Hanna placed the noose around Bethea's neck, adjusted it, and then signaled to Hash to pull the trigger. Instead, Hash, who was drunk, did nothing. Hanna shouted at Hash, "Do it!" A deputy then leaned onto the trigger, which sprang the trap door. citation needed! Bethea fell 8 feet (2.4 m), and his neck was instantly broken.
Afterward, two doctors confirmed he was dead.
His body was taken to Andrew & Wheatley
Funeral Home. Icitation needed! He wanted his body to be sent to his sister in South Carolina so that she could arrange for him to be interred next to his father, but against these wishes, he was buried in a pauper's grave at Owensboro Cemetery (also known as City Cemetery and
"Potter's Field") in Owensboro. 14]It was estimated that a crowd of about 20,000 people gathered to watch the execution.!9! One man, 36-year-old Leonard A. Peters, was killed in a car accident while driving to Owensboro to witness the hanging. Three others, including his wife, were injured. 15. Afterwards, Hanna complained that Hash should not have been allowed to perform the execution in his drunken
condition. Hanna further said it was the worst display he experienced in the 70 hangings he had supervised. citation needed]
The spot where the scaffold stood
(approximately 37.775248° -87.116462°) is now part of a drop-off/pick-up lane in front of the Owensboro Convention Center. citation needed]へ
End of public executions in
Kentucky
As the Kentucky General Assembly had been meeting in its biennial sessions at the time, the media circus surrounding the Bethea execution embarrassed members of the Kentucky
legislature. In spite of the humiliation, they could not amend laws regarding executions until the next session in 1938. However, the trial judges in two separate Kentucky rape cases ordered that the hangings of John "Pete" Montjoy and Harold Van Venison be conducted privately. Montjoy, age 23, was privately hanged in Covington on December 17, 1937.On January 17, 1938, William R. Attkisson of the Kentucky State Senate's 38th District (representing Louisville), introduced Senate Bill 69, repealing the requirement in Section 1137 that executions for convicted rapists be conducted by hanging in the county seat where they raped their victims. The bill was promoted in the Kentucky House of Representatives by Representative Charles W. Anderson Jr., one of the attorneys who assisted Bethea in his post-conviction relief motions.
After both houses approved the bill, Governor Chandler signed it into law on March 12, 1938; it became effective on May 30 of that year.
Chandler later expressed regret at having approved the repeal, claiming, "Our streets are no longer safe." The last person ever legally hanged in Kentucky was Harold Van Venison, a
33-year-old African-American singer, who was privately executed in Covington on June 3, 1938.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12h
Here’s 12 statewide candidates I’m pushing folks to focus on: secure.actblue.com/donate/state...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The First Amendment wasn’t actually “first.” The original First Amendment was meant to ensure that the House of Representatives grew in loose proportion to the country. Instead, the House’s size hasn’t changed since 1911. Today’s “One First” on that history—and the problems a capped House creates:
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Bonus 256: The Original “First” Amendment
The only provision from the original Bill of Rights that was never adopted would've grown the House in proportion to the country. We should revisit it.
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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 23h
🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/
John Picacio’s response to Must Read Magazine’s request for his waiver of all Moral Rights and Copyright of his commissioned art for an ASIMOV’S assignment. Short version — Picacio says a resounding NOPE.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/10/2026
Vote early and in person, folks. If you're in a "vote by mail" state and can deliver your mail-in vote directly rather than relying on USPS this year, do it. Otherwise get it into the mail at the earliest possible date. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/10/2026
One day I shall succeed. Hopefully long in the future, and then, quickly and somewhat by surprise.
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
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One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h
“This is what crowd out looks like.” - Jason Furman
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 22h
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ICE arrested more than twice as many *children* in the first 7 months of 2026 as they did in the same period last year. Important work from my colleagues @shannonheffernan.bsky.social @annaflagg.bsky.social www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/i...
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ICE Has Arrested Twice As Many Children This Year
In total, more than 8,500 kids have been arrested by ICE in Trump’s second term.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22h
In a political system where companies can be gouged for unlimited cash, inconsistent application of the law is a powerful financial opportunity. At some point some of these companies might realize they are better off under a predictable and impartial legal system rather than a personalist one.
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Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 08/10/2026
Mike Rogers says he helped plan the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. He's also said he was “there” & saw the terrorist leader's body. But what really happened? Metro Times found that Rogers has repeatedly exaggerated his role in the historic operation. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...
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Mike Rogers has spent years exaggerating his counterterrorism experience and role in the bin Laden raid - Detroit Metro Times
A Metro Times review found that Mike Rogers repeatedly exaggerated his involvement in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, claiming he helped plan the raid and suggesting he witnessed events fir...
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Important piece on anti-vax activism: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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On the Front Line of the Vaccine Wars
West Virginia has had a “halo” of protection, thanks to a compulsory-vaccine law. But lawyer Aaron Siri has brought a lawsuit that could change things
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 08/10/2026
Why on earth can inference machines that can be tricked by social engineering attacks at a scale that would be unimaginable for a human receptionist to answer phone calls, be shoved into handling your healthcare records without your say so? Badly- and un-engineered systems are a threat to the public
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 08/10/2026
Human beings have no choice but to live with technology and it's time that we enforced an ethic that those who build it must make technology transparent, safe and rationalisable to the point where it isn't so fucking mystifying and dangerous to use for ordinary people.
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 08/10/2026
This!! Also and I say this because I come from a broadly "security" rather than "safety" space - systems that do not function within specifications are not rationalisable to the democratic public.
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Paul Bort @paulbort.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Engineering (to me) is "design within constraints". Human safety, budget, time, hardware limitations are all constraints. Dudebros don't like being constrained, it's too much like consideration for others. They write code instead of engineering software.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
Fossil fuel industry dominant products are lies, hydrocarbons and pollution.
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New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil - Inside Climate News
Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant.
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Mincepies @mincepies8888.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Natsuka @octopodeeznuts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
an entire goddamn chicken is $5 at Costco, and i genuinely don't think i could eat two dollars of rice unless we're talking about some *absurdly* expensive rice $2 of plain old white rice would have to be... i don't know how many batches in my rice cooker
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Victor Narro @victornarro1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Must-read by @gustavoarellano.bsky.social “‘We don’t call those people expats or returnees — ‘immigrant’ is the only intelligible label we understand,” the profe concluded. “Until we come up with a better label, Becerra’s dad is an immigrant.” www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Commentary: What Steve Hilton doesn't get about Xavier Becerra's parents
What more proof do California voters need that Hilton is laughably out of touch with how we live? Many Mexican Americans consider family members raised in Mexico to be immigrants, even if they were bo...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
It’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/10/2026
Update: I lived
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An Austin American Statesman reporter was eventually let in, but under some truly bizarre parameters in which she was told she was not to behave like a “reporter.”
A tweet from journalist Faith Bugenhagen: got in but late and I’ve been told I’m not allowed to operate as a “reporter” in general admission and that the event was “private” but “open to the public” — I’m in the crowd now but was told to “respect my non press capacity” + not document anything inside
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Look at this otter. He's sleeping!
A close-up color photograph of Steve the baby otter peacefully sleeping on a soft towel in a warm, softly lit setting.  
There is no text embedded in the image.
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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Mike Lawler opposes a data center moratorium, has voted for $80 billion in tax breaks for data centers AND voted to make it easier to build them, and has allowed five data centers to open in Rockland County on his watch (with three more on the way).
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Coraline !!!!!! @tech5l.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On the scepticism side this take down of AI and lean is really important arxiv.org/abs/2610.08144
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Navier-Stokes lost in translation: Why Lean verification of AI autoformalisation does not guarantee correct natural language proofs
Autoformalisation is increasingly used to verify mathematical texts, including those generated by AI, as in OpenAI's announced proof of blow-up of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations. In this pro...
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Antonio E. Porreca 🐳 @aeporreca.org · 07/10/2026
The Association for Human Mathematics (AHM) statement on OpenAI’s October 6 release of mathematical documents just dropped! www.ahmath.org/statements
AHM Statement on OpenAI’s October 6 Release of Mathematical Documents

Yesterday, on October 6th, 2026, OpenAI – which is currently defending lawsuits against accusations of illegal plagiarism, copyright infringement, and trademark dilution – released a repository of manuscripts purporting to contain solutions to a number of high-profile problems in mathematics.

Mathematicians did not ask for this work to be done. The Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, from whom OpenAI has claimed to derive its legitimacy, opened their initial advisory statement by saying that frontier AI corporations should not test advanced mathematical problems on internal models. In ignoring the central premise of the Advisory Group’s position, OpenAI has indicated total disregard for the norms of scientific research — norms that guarantee that mathematics remains trustworthy, ethically researched, and in the public interest.

Mathematicians have a particular vision of progress that is informed by history and field-specific considerations. We reject OpenAI's assertion that this release advances our subject, and we urge mathematicians and the public to view the value of this publication model with due skepticism. 

Releasing over 700 files at once is not a demonstration of scholarship, but a demonstration of power. We urge mathematicians to discontinue their work with OpenAI and to return to a vision of science that centers human understanding.

Association for Human Mathematics
Communications Working Group
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Micah @rincewind.run · 07/10/2026
since apparently the original article failed to upload:
news.mit.edu
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Three years ago today, Hamas carried out the deadliest attack in Israel’s history, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 more hostage. This heinous attack inflicted profound pain on Jewish communities in Israel and around the world.
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 07/10/2026
Canada is refusing to issue ISBNs to books primarily generated with AI. This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying
Use of artificial intelligence
By registering with ISBN Canada, you declare that your book was created by a human author. You may use AI tools only for limited support tasks, such as brainstorming ideas, checking grammar, or formatting your book. You must not use AI to generate the text, create the artwork, or translate the book. ISBN Canada does not issue ISBNs for works whose content is primarily generated by AI. LAC is currently reviewing its policy regarding the use of AI content creation and our guidance is subject to change.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Minnesota, you have an opportunity to select an extraordinary person and public servant as your next U.S. senator. Please take it!
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 07/10/2026
Ohio. North Carolina. Michigan. All three states have open supreme court seats on the ballot this November—and whoever wins will rule on abortion access and trans rights for years. These races matter. Rewire News Group partnered with @us.theconversation.com on this explainer. Here's what's at stake.
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These State Supreme Court Races Could Decide Abortion Access and Trans Rights
Ohio, North Carolina, and Michigan have open seats on their state supreme courts. These hotly contested races will influence how those courts rule in several high-stakes cases.
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khmattson @khmattson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Amazing movie! Will add a rewatch to my spooktober watch list!
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Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ok so basically what half these proofs show is that every beautiful and perfect result in mathematics is just another fucking Borwein integral under the hood and we never bothered calculating hard enough for the scales to fall from our eyes.
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ren faire @lathrys.at · 07/10/2026
final theories of everything being so absolutely disgusting aesthetically that they would never have been found but for AIs with no taste would be such a vibe
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R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
They are marching to the Murdering, Kidnapping, burning, and raping of Oct 7. That tells you everything you need to know about Free Palestine movement
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I have said in the past that there are uses I think are acceptable - and that's still true. Advanced validated academic research seems fine. I'm not sure there's a single other use that I currently believe is safe or morally okay.
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Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 07/10/2026
Mills would have clobbered Collins and Platner would have been a rolling dumpster fire.
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
AI has talked kids into suicide, fueled paranoid delusional that led to murder, degraded education quality in both k-12 and higher ed, run roughshod over copyright law, increased spam, fueled spam, fueled fraud, degraded the environment, put people out of work, the list goes on and on.
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.
, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Breaking: Man Posing As ICE Agent Arrested Outside Polling Site. Deploying ICE to a polling place is illegal. However, trusting convicted felon Donald Trump to obey the law is a fool’s errand.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you see anyone dressed or claiming to be a federal agent, ICE or otherwise, call the nationwide nonpartisan Election Protection voter hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE, and notify a local election official. We Keep Us Safe!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/10/2026
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers has an idea for deciding who qualifies for Social Security: Let AI decide. meidasnews.com/news/mike-ro...
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Mike Rogers Said A.I. Should Be Used to Determine Social Security Eligibility
The GOP Senate candidate from Michigan has a long history of trying "decimate" benefits for millions of Americans
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