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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026
If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway
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Nick Kodama 🌳👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping at one point if he would to like to buy some American armaments, US Ambassador to China David Perdue says.
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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ok don’t let’s get carried away but I found something genuinely good on Threads.
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Stop anthropomorphising AI.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hearing from a friend in Israel that Netanyahu did this speech to boost his chances in the upcoming election but national media is full of pictures of him speaking to an empty hall after almost everyone walked out.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes, it’s propaganda, and good for WaPo putting the word in the headline, which almost nobody else did. They should remove the damn quote marks though. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump ad airing with government funding despite law against ‘propaganda’
A TV ad boosting President Trump and saying that it was paid for by the U.S. government is airing in two major markets despite a federal law against using tax funds for "propaganda."
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
“Sure, it’s true that many Black people have reclaimed the word. But the lawsuit is about non-Black Tesla employees and managers abusing Black workers — including allegedly hurling the slur at them in ways that don’t sound like anything resembling gestures of ‘respect and endearment.’”
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Tesla Argues in Court That the N-Word Is Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances
An important trial in California kicked off with Tesla's lawyers arguing that the n-word is a term of "respect and endearment."
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
an ai system doesn't have a will, intention or feelings. nor the capacity to want or care. a neural network does not go rogue, escape, or rebel. just tech bros' narratives projected onto machines. and pls, don't mansplain my post to me
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026
over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That man will sit on truth social at 2am posting AI generated photos of himself as a tough guy but in reality he's a bitch.
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Lisa 🇨🇦 @pinkmouse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As a Canadian I'm so glad we elected him. 🇨🇦 Over the past year, he has emerged as the most prominent global leader to take on Mr. Trump. Along the way, he has also begun to define a path toward reducing dependence on a superpower neighbor that he has come to regard as predatory. #Blues #SheShed
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Mark Carney Interview: Canada’s Leader Lays Out Vision for Breaking Reliance on U.S. (Gift Article)
In a wide-ranging interview, the Canadian leader laid out a detailed vision for breaking his country’s dependency on the United States.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
October 2016: WaPo publishes piece expressing amazement that someone at a Trump rally shouted out the Nazi term “Lügenpresse.” September 2026: Trump’s decision to ban the “fake news” from the White House is defended by a DOJ lawyer who once said Mein Kampf was his favorite book.
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A German crowd gives the Nazi salute to the U.S. Olympic contingent as it marches past the reviewing stand of Olympics host Adolf Hitler, pictured in semi-silhouette on the right. (International News Photos)
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
87-year-old Cecil Williams walked down the runway to "Neva Scared" during Actively Black and Spill's #NYFW show this weekend www.whatimreading.net/p/civil-righ...
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 24/09/2026
Hung Cao, acting US navy secretary, answered questions from US senator Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter
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Eight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirms
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Whoa! Did Secret Service fail to get the memo or is the White House violating the court order? Either look is bad – either incompetent or contemptuous. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
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Judy Weston @westonjk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Of course, it was the opportunistic fraud and fake “hillbilly”.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm not a lawyer, but if you intentionally attempt to sink a boat with humans on board, how is that not attempted murder? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Eight U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, according to a letter from acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao obtained by CNN. None died.
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Henry @henrythedog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
its worth saying the reason there are Jewish hospitals is secular American hospitals before like 1965 regularly wouldn't hire or offer admitting privileges to Jewish doctors, while Catholic and other Christian hospitals baptized Jewish patients against their wishes when they were too sick to resist
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KittyWampus @kitty-wampus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Chalkboard sign posted outside an ice cream shop. The word "ice cream" is written with an arrow pointing to the shop door. The words "cruel world" are posted with the arrow pointing out to the world at large.
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Victoria Fielding @drvicfielding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The people who built AI with seemingly little care for the havoc it could cause and no guardrails to protect public should be held accountable for every problem AI is now causing. They want to make billions but don’t want to accept responsibility for their technology. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Breaking: OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an Open AI agent gained unauthorised accessed to the Medicare statistics reporting service portal.
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 23/09/2026
Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
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Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
Prime minister says he expressed ‘disappointment’ to chief executive it had taken the company ‘way too long’ to inform his government about the breach * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has revealed an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare in June. The prime minister made the comments at the UN summit in New York, saying it appeared no personal information had been accessed – though investigations were ongoing. Continue reading...
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
OpenAI hacks the Australian Government this time. I don’t quite understand why these hacks don’t result in criminal charges every time. Hacking is illegal, and these systems are owned and run by companies with responsibility for their tools. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 23/09/2026
The fact that ICE officers do not allow wrongfully detained people to “promptly go free” is a surprise to only one man in America.
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Brett Kavanaugh’s Imaginary Immigration Stops Opinion Gets More Embarrassing Every Day
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It...
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Welp. According to Semafor, David Ellison has discussed bringing Elon Musk on as an investor in Paramount's merger with Warner Bros., which could mean Musk could have a stake in CBS News and CNN. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment
A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And don’t sleep on the part where we bust Cleta Mitchell (yes, that one) for helping to hatch a campaign finance cover-up:
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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In 2024 the former CEO of a defense contractor made a stunning confession to two FBI agents. He alleged that was the ringleader of a massive pay-to-play operation, bribing senators with campaign contributions in exchange for govt contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Molly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Former Navatek executives, meanwhile, looked back with awe at how far their money went. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly,” said one. “‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale.’” READ MORE: www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This seems like a pretty big deal: donors made illegal contributions to Susan Collins and then were awarded lucrative contracts after her office intervened with the Navy. An FBI investigation was dropped under Trump. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
To skirt campaign finance laws and conceal the source of the funds, Navatek planned to funnel the donation through a shell company. The CEO wanted assurance that Collins would know where
the money came from. Reed confirmed that she would, the executive said - and that Navatek would get its government contracts.
After the Corner Bakery meeting, Navatek's CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I always bring in advertisements on the first day of my Intro to Art History class to convey how powerful images are and how empowering it is to be able to articulate verbally what they’re doing. The visual violence of the Converse ad is such that I wouldn’t even dare to show it in that class.
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William Lane @williamjtlane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is Mercantalism as farce. The point of imports is that they increase the products available to the consumer, and raise their living standards as a result. You are not 'losing money' if you import bananas. You are in fact providing your population with access to cheap, quality nutrition.
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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
For those interested in how Meta is exploiting disability to sell its glasses, definitely read the work of Rua Williams. And also! Here’s what I’ll be having my students read on this topic later this semester. Snippet from the syllabus.
WEEK TEN: WHOSE VISION? DISABILITY &
AUGMENTATION
November 10
Read: https://www.clevelandart.org/visual-descriptions-entire-
collection
Read: https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/blind-visually-impaired/
Read: Andrew Leland, The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight (Random House, 2023), introduction and chapter 5 (camera obscura)
November 12
Read: Victoria Song, "The Strongest Argument for Smart Glasses Is Accessibility," The Verge (September 19, 2025)
https://www.theverge.com/column/781772/optimizer-newsletter-meta-ray-ban-display-smart-glasses-accessibility
Read: Liz Jackson and Rua Williams, "How Disabled People Get Exploited to Build the Technology of War," The New Republic (April 4, 2024)
https://newrepublic.com/article/179391/wheelchair-warfare-
pipeline-disability-technology
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 18/09/2026
We have *27* poll results in our Poll Pile, including this brand-new survey from Emerson College giving Democrat Adam Hamilton a small lead in *Kansas*-a state that last elected a Democratic senator in 1932. emersoncollegepolling.com/kansas-2026/
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The RNLI has said the abuse of volunteers in Portsmouth has forced it to close the lifeboat station there and stop operating since September 10. Nearby stations have been providing cover to the area instead. One of the UK's largest coastal cities without a lifeboat because of the far-right.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Texas Republican Party is made up of authoritarians, racists, misogynists, perverts, and criminals. It’s powered by right-wing Christians, MAHA influencers, and fascist-curious tech bros. If you want to see what the GOP after Trump looks like, it’s Texas. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-future-o...
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The Future of the Republican Party After Trump Is in Texas
The white male supremacists of the Texas GOP embody what the national party has become.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In Texas, Rs have "made races competitive that Dems usually have little hope of winning. They’ve squandered a right-leaning electorate and a cultural grip on the issues in ways that mirror how we could see the national GOP falter." Good @aselrod.bsky.social piece on Texas as harbinger of MAGA doom:
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
AFP photographer Brendan Smialowski's photo of Trump checking out a Pulte visual aid has now become a court exhibit in Joyce Beatty's heroic fight to save the Kennedy Center. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A picture taken through the rounded windows of what may be the Flying Bribery Palace. Trump is visible, wearing a red cap with a flag on it (probably made in China). Someone who could be Bill Pulte is standing next to him. 

Through the next window to the left, a placard from which part of the title can be read: "dy Center DEMOLISH."
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 17/09/2026
This photo of Trump looking at some AI slop about tearing down the Kennedy Center (you can see the word "demolish" if you zoom) might end up being historic.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Your internals gotta be bad bad if you’re doing this
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KittyWampus @kitty-wampus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Bruni and Stephens showing their own ass to each other, would anyone really want to spectate:
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Our health care system in America is disgusting. A clear indication that our government doesn't give a fuck if we live or die.
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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Full investigation by @josephcox.bsky.social and @wired.com’s @dmehro.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/hackers-stol...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations
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A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown
Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JUST IN: Attorneys for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked for an emergency hearing after a staffer was denied access to the Kennedy Center and told it was closed to the public. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Kennedy Center Closed
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