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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026
So Trump's new AI chatbot? Creepy. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social saw this on Bluesky and gave the prompt "play minecraft" a test. This is what happened:
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 15/08/2026
ICYMI, over the past two weeks, English-language Wikipedia editors have engaged in a successful effort to change the first paragraph of the Republican Party entry to reflect its current status as a "neo-nationalist" political party. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...
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Republican Party (United States) - Wikipedia
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quokkafella.bsky.social @quokkafella.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
All the Americans today saying, “ #FIFA and #Trump are corrupt, but that shouldn’t affect the players, I’m glad Balogun can play!” So typically American; only object to corruption when it doesn’t benefit them. 🙄
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
As a DC reporter, I don't endorse mindless war, militarized cities, illegal abductions, defunded medical research, government insider trading, and mass pardons of violent criminals. But in the name of our norms, tonight I will break bread and share laughs with the president who did all of this.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
BREAKING: Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to ban the use of surveillance data and dynamic pricing at grocery stores. The Maryland House has just passed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act. Governor Wes Moore plans to sign the bill.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Science is good. We should fund it.
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
No. words.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Morally, legally, economically the war on Iran is disastrous and the disaster goes on for years no matter what happens now. But what cannot be overstated is that in pure national security terms it is also an unmitigated catastrophe.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 23/03/2026
FT Exclusive: Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump’s post touting 'productive' talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling ft.trib.al/SVLeLoM
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
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Washingtonian @washingtonian.com · 13/03/2026
Many Washington Post readers have been notified via email that their subscription rates are set to increase. Nestled at the bottom of these emails, you’ll find an asterisk and the following: “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.”
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The Washington Post Is Using Reader Data to Set Subscription Prices. How Does That Work? - Washingtonian
If recent events have not compelled you to cancel your Washington Post subscription, then you might have been in for sticker shock at the dawn of your latest billing cycle. Many readers have been…
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Put the Strait of Hormuz on the blockchain. by Andrew Yang
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/02/2026
Invalidating driver's licenses and enacting a bounty-style bathroom ban are the latest escalation in politicians' radical anti-trans crusade. Kansas, we'll see you in court.
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kristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Scary af, by @deanwb.bsky.social
Dean W. Ball Y @deanwball
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Think about the power Hegseth is asserting here. He is claiming that the DoD can force all contractors to stop doing business of any kind with arbitrary other companies.
In other words, every operating system vendor, every manufacturer of hardware, every hyperscaler, every type of firm the DoD contracts with—all their services and products can be denied to any economic actor at will by the Secretary of War.
This is obviously a psychotic power grab. It is almost surely illegal, but the message it sends is that the United States Government is a completely unreliable partner for any kind of business. The damage done to our business environment is profound. No amount of deregulatory vibes sent by this administration matters compared to this arson.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
This is Trump's former AI adviser
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/02/2026
BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 25/02/2026
The clips I'm seeing from @atrupar.com are taking me back to archival work during my PhD when I read/listened to/watched speeches of dictators
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 02/10/2025
IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY. CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
New York Times: "Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference."

The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Brett, thank you so much for being such a mensch, first-class human being, and extraordinary steward of NEH's Digital Humanities portfolio. You will be profoundly missed. @brettbobley.bsky.social #ThanksBrett
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
I honestly don’t know how journalists should respond in an accelerated turn toward authoritarianism when their own institution is being attacked by the government and when the government aches and salivates to use the machinery of the state against its own people +
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kim coles (she / her)💙 @kimcoles.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The UMD Senate just voted overwhelmingly to adopt the Big 10 Mutual Defense Compact. Ohio State was 15 minutes before us. The makes half of the Big 10 that have signed on.
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
NATO. But for US universities. @univofmaryland.bsky.social statenews.com/article/2025...
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MSU faculty join call for Big Ten 'mutual defense compact' against Trump administration - The State News
Under the compact, participating institutions would “commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund” that would “provide immediate and strategic support to any member institution un...
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social What do you make of this?
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
@marcelias.bsky.social Can you directly address this new Trump memorandum or EO or whatever it is? Right now the courts are our only way to fight back. This will have a chilling effect.
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social @gtconway.bsky.social @harrylitman.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social Can we fight back? Can we (paradoxically) use the courts to reverse this?
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Just as so many of us now rely on Bluesky lawyers & legal experts to do explainers on the lawsuits against the Trump admin, we are going to need health professionals, doctors, scientists, & disease experts to fact check & debunk RFK Jr. +
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
@mcuban.bsky.social Still going to argue in favor of Trump admin extortion? New details suggest Musk is involved too. They’ve threatened to cut off Ukraine’s internet service.
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Mark Cuban called it yesterday!
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
@joshtpm.bsky.social TPM subscriber here--I appreciate all the work you do. I don't know if TPM could have a role in this or not, but my understanding--and I'm not a lawyer--is that one of the few avenues available to us in terms of stopping Musk is civil litigation by individuals +
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
New — @indivisible.org is holding a protest at the Treasury Building 5pm this Tuesday to take action against Elon Musk's hostile takeover
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
This is a constitutional crisis: the President doesn't have the power to cancel funds appropriated by Congress. Also, the math is insane; there is NO way to cut $4B/day by getting rid of "fraud". Cuts of that magnitude will dangerously undermine the core functions of government.
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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say. w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Elon Musk's Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency
Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources ...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
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Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
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Mike Scarcella @mikescarcella.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
New - Elon Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Begging Bluesky lawyers & journalists to cover this story: Trump admin appears to be in violation of judge’s orders: @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @ericlipton.nytimes.com @peterbakernyt.bsky.social @harrylitman.bsky.social @chrisgeidner.bsky.social @markzaidesq.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social I thought a judge was issuing a new block of the federal freeze that took into account the press sec’s tweet claiming WH was rescinding the memo, not the freeze. But see below—NSF post docs have had their paychecks suspended; is Trump admin in violation of judge’s orders?
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kmkraus.bsky.social @kmkraus.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
@ericlipton.nytimes.com @nytimes.com @peterbakernyt.bsky.social No hyperbole in saying that Smith's report is one of the most important documents in US history. Trump's DOJ will destroy it if Garland doesn't release it. +
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