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#Vote #Resist #KindnessIsAChoice ballotpedia.org/Main_Page Be silly. Be honest. Be kind. Ralph Waldo Emerson I enjoy walking, in nature when possible; board games; reading; acapella music; saving democracy

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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 17h
What If the Data Center Backlash Is Actually Working? The backlash against data centers isn't proof that Americans hate progress. It's proof that they want a say in what progress looks like. crookedmedia.substack.com/p/what-if-th...
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What If the Data Center Backlash Is Actually Working?
The backlash against data centers isn't proof that Americans hate progress. It's proof that they want a say in what progress looks like.
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 9h
Hospitals Are Curtailing Gender-Affirming Care Beyond Scope Set by Trump’s Order truthout.org/articles/hos...
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Hospitals Are Curtailing Gender-Affirming Care Beyond Scope Set by Trump’s Order
Even trans adults with private insurance are starting to face problems as hospitals indulge in anticipatory compliance.
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 10h
🚨 We knew rights of the disabled would be attacked by this eliminationist regime — & they aren't playing. They want the disabled institutionalized. A federal judge allowed stripping out mentions that mandate services provided in the "most integrated setting." 🧾 www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n...
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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities
Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 18h
Bush's Park Service said no to a private road through Yosemite. So did Obama's. Then the developer's CEO donated to Trump, and now it's in Trump's budget papers. Tell Congress the answer is still no: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 9h
www.npr.org/2026/09/17/n...
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Pediatricians raise the alarm on the effect of Trump's immigration crackdown on kids
The Trump administration has been pursuing a quiet immigration crackdown strategy: limiting access to health care and public services. The American Academy of Pediatrics is sounding the alarm about th...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h
ICE just spent $16.7 million arming agents with shock gloves—wearable devices that deliver a painful electric shock. Human rights organizations like Amnesty International say the gloves “could be readily misused for torture.” Mother Jones' @hurwitz.bsky.social investigates: bit.ly/472ZbhV
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 13h
As someone who spends a time talking to formerly detained folks I think often about what it means to be able to recover from this man made horror. Good therapy is a necessary & often unattainable. Thanks to @prisonculture.bsky.social for amplifying. www.mightycause.com/story/Rebuil...
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Support REBUILD 2025: Free Therapy on Mightycause
REBUILD provides FREE therapy for justice-involved and formerly incarcerated people of color.
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Iran war live: Fighting intensifies in Yemen, hundreds killed or injured. Fighting is intensifying across Yemen, as the army reports that 474 attacks in 24 hours killed or wounded 1,540 Houthi fighters.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
But is it fascism? Do they really yearn for apocalypse? Isn't that polarizing? Shouldn't we be nice to them? We made a short video so folks can hear the end timers in their own words and judge for themselves: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2n...
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How modern fascism works | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
YouTube video by Naomi Klein
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On CNN's Amanpour Astra answered the question that’s on lots of people’s minds this week: How should we understand all of the Silicon Valley executives and engineers warning that AI might destroy humanity? Her advice: watch what they do more than what they say. @astra.bsky.social
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VBG @256bit.bsky.social · 13h
Bosniaks and Serbs singing together on an election rally! This is what we want - unity, peace and understanding for all people who live in #Serbia! Unlike Vučić's fascist thugs who would rather start a new apartheid against them and then move to war when they build enough tensions.
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Representative Val Hoyle @repvalhoyle.bsky.social · 16h
Starbucks is a Fortune 500 company with the resources to reach fair agreements and treat employees with respect. Forming a union should never be grounds for shutting down a store.
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First Starbucks in Oregon to unionize is being shuttered
More than four years since it became the first Starbucks in Oregon to have its employees join a union, Eugene’s store on Willamette Street is being closed.
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The Union @jointheunionus.bsky.social · 10h
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid of … the New Apostolic Reformation. By Allison Luke, Contributing Writer to The Union The NAR believes that making America a Christo-fascist state is a divine appointment above the government. They must win this spiritual warfare at all costs.👇
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Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid of … the New Apostolic Reformation
By Allison Luke, Contributing Writer to The Union
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 15h
More MAGANAZISM: For nearly 50 years, the federal government has said people with disabilities should live, work and learn in the most integrated setting possible rather than be segregated in institutions like nursing homes. Trump is reversing this policy. www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n...
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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities
Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.
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BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 6h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Ah, Georgia, not good ...
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Georgia holds emergency meeting on AI exposing voters’ secret ballots
A Princeton researcher found that publicly available election records could be combined with AI to link voters to their ballots
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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 15h
ICE is reportedly using a Palantir database to compile dossiers on protestors An attorney representing protestors said this infringes on First Amendment rights. www.engadget.com/2276609/ice-is-rep…
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ICE is reportedly using a Palantir database to compile dossiers on protestors
An attorney representing protestors said this infringes on First Amendment rights.
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 16h
“Understanding our history is so important, especially in these times,” Dr. Leona Tate told a Muscatine audience this week. Douglas Burns covers an event where Dr. Tate and Carlotta Walls LaNier shared their school desegregation experiences with Iowans. www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/10/03/c...
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Civil rights icons share school desegregation journey with Iowans
Douglas Burns: Two pioneers of school desegregation from the American South spoke about their experiences during a three-day Iowa tour.
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Badger State Breakdown @badgerstatebreakdown.substack.com · 23h
#Wisconsin voters need to pay attention to their #sheriff races. Local sheriffs can choose how deeply their departments cooperate with #ICE—and 20 Wisconsin counties already participate in ICE’s 287(g) program. That is a LOT of power sitting way down the #ballot. #ICEOut #VoteBlue #FuckICE
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Two Wisconsin sheriff races test the future of local ICE cooperation
Voters in Sauk and Winnebago counties will choose between sheriff candidates with competing visions for local law enforcement’s relationship with ICE.
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isaac @sevier.io · 9h
In awe of Becca Good's ability to stand in front of so many people and hold it together for this. www.baltimoresun.com/2026/10/01/r...
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Renee Good’s family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
The two lawsuits were filed by Good’s partner, Becca Good, and Renee’s brother Brent Ganger.
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Chanting Crow 🌊🌛🌝🌜🌊 @chantingcrow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🍊 cult need to quit calling protesters domestic terrorists. It's a setup for a tragedy by some very fascist people. Terrible things have happened to protesters before in other countries where fascism has taken over. I for one do not want to see it happen here. If civil Court can help, by all means
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Pro-Trump Influencer Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by ICE protesters
The lawsuit says the prominent conservative podcaster falsely claimed the protesters were assaulting ICE officers during demonstrations at an ICE facility in Illinois last year.
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Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 6h
Pennsylvania state Rep. Scott Barger was arguing against a menopause-related bill aimed at improving workplace conditions when he floated some good ol’ workplace discrimination www.jezebel.com/gop-state-re...
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GOP State Rep. Admits He Would Rather Screw Over Menopausal Women Than Accommodate Them
Pennsylvania state Rep. Scott Barger was arguing against a menopause-related bill aimed at improving workplace conditions when he floated some good ol’ workplace discrimination
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Indivisible Colorado @indivisible-co.bsky.social · 21h
coloradoimmigrant.org/our-work/kno... Everyone in the US - regardless of their immigration status - has constitutional rights! 4th Amendment - Protection from Unlawful Searches and Seizures 5th Amendment - Right to Remain Silent 6th Amendment - Right to Legal Representation CORRN 844-864-8341 🆘
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Know Your Rights — Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
Every person, regardless of their immigration status, has rights. Understanding these rights is the first step in protecting yourself, your loved ones, and your community. Whether you’re at home, at w...
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 14h
Picture the trail you actually hike with a logging road cut through it. That’s the 45 million acres. Not a metaphor. Send the letter so your member has to answer for it.
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests
Contact Congress today!
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Paul Williams @rockthecasbah77.bsky.social · 22h
A very personal reflection on Manchester City and the damage their cheating has done to the English game: dailycannon.com/2026/10/manc... For @dailycannon.com
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Manchester City verdict reopens old wounds for Arsenal supporters as Wenger is vindicated
Arsenal’s painful title near-misses against Manchester City look different now, after a ruling that changes the context around those seasons.
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ChooseKindness @kindauthors.bsky.social · 6h
#SolidarityOverCharity www.thoughtworks.com/en-us/insigh...
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What do we mean by 'Solidarity Over Charity'?
I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from othe...
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สุพรรณิกาทร์ Supanika Ordoñez @spiraledu.bsky.social · 10h
Great time to update your voter registration and/or party affiliation voterregistration.alaska.gov
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ALASKA - Online Voter Registration
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 8h
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Children are dying at work in the US—and key evidence is missing
A new government report shows that an average of 24 children under the age of 18 died at work in the United States every year between 2013 and 2023. The report also found that for more than half of…
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump's USDA says roads through 45 million acres of national forest will stop wildfires. Its own review admits they could start more. Send your rep a letter before bulldozers roll: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests
Contact Congress today!
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 23h
Trump Campaign Paid More Than $4.3 Million to Jan. 6 Event Organizers www.newsweek.com/trump-campai... #J6 #treason #insurrection #democracy #elections #Blues
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Trump Campaign Paid More Than $4.3 Million to Jan. 6 Event Organizers
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol requested info from 15 social media companies, the FBI and more.
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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 03/10/2026
VIDEO: Chile's Atacama Desert experiences a rare winter bloom, transforming its arid dunes into a carpet of wildflowers. The historic phenomenon occurs as anomalous climate patterns bring unusual moisture to the typically barren 1,000-mile stretch of coast.
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Kimm Rogers @kimmrogers.bsky.social · 22h
Making good trouble!  www.democracynow.org/2026/9/30/he...
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Interfaith Clergy Begins 8-Day, 96-Mile Pilgrimage Demanding Shutdown of ICE Jails
Clergy leaders of different faiths in California have begun an eight-day, 96-mile pilgrimage demanding the shutdown of ICE jails. The march started Tuesday from the troubled Adelanto ICE jail in the M...
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San Antonio Current @sacurrent.bsky.social · 16h
Marchers, activists and Democratic leaders called on the city to fight the 1,500-bed facility in court.
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Hundreds march against planned ICE detention site on San Antonio's East Side
Marchers, activists and Democratic leaders called on the city to fight the 1,500-bed facility in court.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 8h
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Authoritarianism Leads Teachers to Self-Censor. Solidarity Lets Us Teach Truth.
A Zinn Education Project survey reveals how collective struggle helps educators resist political intimidation.
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PeppyPanda 🐼 - Uplifting and good news @peppypanda.com · 11h
Europe just hit a major milestone! For the first time ever, electric vehicles outsold gasoline and diesel cars, signaling a powerful shift towards a cleaner future. 🚗⚡️ #EVs #ElectricVehicles #Europe #CleanEnergy
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Electric Vehicles Outsell Gasoline, Diesel in Europe for First Time
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 9h
Glaciers in Switzerland — the home to the most in the Alps — lost 5.5% of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record due to heat waves and low winter snowfall, experts report. to.pbs.org/4hoUYLy
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Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of ice volume in 2026. Heat waves and low winter snow accelerated the thaw
Global warming is wreaking havoc on Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent.
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 20h
The Justice Department (DOJ) filed a law suit against the state of Maryland over its new law barring federal law enforcement officers including, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), from wearing masks and requiring them to identify themsel... TAT: [Suppressing dissent | Undermining democracy]
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Justice Department sues Maryland over federal agent mask ban
The Justice Department sued Maryland on Thursday over a new law barring federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks and requiring them to identify themselves while working in the Old Line S…
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Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 7h
"...because they lack the baseline of trust or care for fellow in-group members...conspiracy sharing...reflects antagonistic motives aimed at punishing enemies, policing loyalty, and sowing disorder even within their own group." Marchlewska et al. (2026) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Sharing Is Not Always Caring: National Narcissists Disseminate Conspiracy Theories to Manipulate Public Opinion
National narcissism—a defensive form of national identity characterized by exaggerated national greatness and concern about insufficient recognition by others—i
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 02/10/2026
One crew member told the inspector general office "that during high operational tempos, a fear exists of being removed from their operational duty on the boat, which would shift the workload to another detachment." bit.ly/4rHzjS6
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Elite Navy special warfare boat crews may be returning to duty with undiagnosed brain injuries, Pentagon watchdog warns
The report said that sending service members back into high-risk environments with an undiagnosed brain injury could negatively affect operations.
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 02/10/2026
Apple is tightening a Mac permission that can expose personal information, as increasingly autonomous AI agents make that sweeping access substantially riskier. bit.ly/3ThxnmP
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Apple is adding new privacy safeguards for Mac users as AI agents get more powerful
Apple plans new macOS controls requiring more explicit user action before apps can access emails, messages, browsing history, and personal files.
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 03/10/2026
The pilots union said the data sale posed privacy and safety concerns. bit.ly/4hs8gab
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American Airlines pilots want Spirit's data deal with Google grounded
The union representing American Airlines pilots is objecting to Spirit Airlines' data sale to Google, citing privacy and aviation safety concerns.
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 03/10/2026
China is the world's top shipbuilder. We went inside a US naval shipyard to see why rebuilding America's fleet is so hard — and what it will take to compete. bit.ly/4xYCTbY
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Inside America's $66 billion bet to beat China's shipbuilding empire
We went inside a US naval shipyard to explore what it will take to rebuild American shipbuilding and catch up with China's growing navy.
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input @feed.igeek.gamer-geek-news.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
🤖 **Oracle cut 21,000 jobs and paid $1.8B in severance while announcing record AI infrastructure spending. The layoffs aren't because of AI. They're funding it.** Something about the Oracle numbers has been bothering me and I think I finally put my finger on it. 21,000 cuts this year. $1.8 […]
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M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Oracle has drawn up plans for a new round of layoffs this month, sources say
The potential layoffs reduce Oracle's payroll as it racks up billions in debt to fund AI infrastructure.
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M. Blind @mdotblind.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"cloud infrastructure division" I wonder what they do. Oh well, I guess whatever it is, they don't anticipate needing the staff, they have this fancy AI in a datacenter that can do those... qz.com/oracle-cloud...
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Oracle cloud layoffs hit developers, engineers hardest
A leaked document covering 546 employees in Oracle's cloud infrastructure division shows software developers made up about 17% of the cuts
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Microsoft stock tanked -12% after revealing 45% of Azure’s backlog is OpenAI. Meanwhile, Oracle is struggling to secure loans for its $300M AI deal, risking layoffs to pay for it. The theme is clear that bankers don’t trust OpenAI’s solvency, and it’s dragging down every partner attached to it.
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Oracle may slash up to 30,000 jobs to fund AI data-center expansion as US banks retreat
Oracle is considering workforce cuts and selling Cerner to alleviate financial pressure, warns investment bank TD Cowen.
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Blaise Boo-lysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
These are not "AI Layoffs" in the way that they are describing them. These are 100% due to the fact that Oracle is the single most overexposed company to the Hyperscaler narrative that is about to die a very public death. Oracle is going to die.
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Oracle sheds 21,000 roles over the past year amid wave of AI layoffs from tech giants
"The adoption and deployment of AI technologies across our operations have resulted, and may continue to result, in reductions to our workforce," Oracle said.
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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
BREAKING: Oracle has reportedly begun layoffs, with 30,000 employees likely to be fired, per the Deccan Herald.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
“While Oracle declined to comment on the layoffs to The Tennessean and other outlets, Nashville employees are among those affected… The layoffs come just 5 days after Oracle announced it would scale up its Nashville presence amid "rapid growth." www.tennessean.com/story/money/...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h
Doctors nationwide have warned for years that energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine that can seriously harm children.
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Doctors warn about the risks energy drinks pose to kids. What families need to know
Doctors nationwide have warned for years that energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine that can seriously harm children.
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