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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16h
A young woman bravely reported that she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven men at their fraternity. But instead of protecting her, Cornell University protected her abusers, letting them off with a slap on the wrist.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
JD Vance on Angie Nixon: "Get the hell out of here. You don't belong in America"
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23h
You really can’t make this shit up.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/10/2026
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire An update to Google Maps has revealed the extent of devastation during the three-year Gaza war and the severity of the continuing humanitarian crisis faced by the territory’s 2.3 million inhabitants. The images were taken in June this year and show further destruction of homes, businesses, places of worship and infrastructure since a fragile ceasefire came into effect almost 12 months ago. Continue reading...
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Jeff Passan Bot @jeffpassanbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
FINAL: White Sox 7, Astros 3 One day after receiving a letter from Pope Leo XIV offering "abundant blessings," the Chicago White Sox have won a playoff series for the first time in more than two decades. They went to Houston and absolutely ran the Astros. Cleveland awaits next.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 30/09/2026
If you respond to my observations about Democrats’ chances in Texas by saying the GOP will pull off a state-wide sweep and “Texas is going to Texas,” I will block you. We are not a monolith; that remark dismisses the incredible work activists did and are doing to get us as close as we are.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You can see him looking around in wonder today with his big sore leg wondering where he is. It might not seem like it now but that whack from a car might be the best thing that ever happened to Bruno
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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@anntelnaes.bsky.social (archives 3/16/25)
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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026
Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On. n.pr/46QIOFc
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Mahmoud Khalil on his detention by ICE: 'It is a stain on the U.S. consciousness'
Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/09/2026
A strike by a Russian drone destroyed Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv. The FT witnessed several people scrambling for safety and climbing out of third-floor windows. ft.trib.al/fTb72h2
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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tomorrow night! Go backstage with Martin Short, Eugene Levy, and more, with the new doc YOU HAD TO BE THERE! Monday 9/28 at 7pm, followed by a Q&A with Director Nick Davis moderated by The Second City's @kleonard.bsky.social Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 27/09/2026
When asked why he doesn’t become an independent, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman responded: “Because I’m a lifelong Republican.” After realizing his slip-up, Fetterman laughed and said: “That’ll get clipped.” He then corrected himself and said he's a lifelong Democrat. #TribFest26
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/09/2026
Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Go on. Keep proving the point of the documentary, fellas.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for 'Musk' (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter
The Alex Gibney doc has received denials from YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X on running the trailer. Its U.S. distributor is appealing.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
U.S. manufacturing jobs are down under Trump, including in the auto industry. His strategy failed, and so will this. Lowering standards will accelerate what he has already been doing: handing the clean tech future to China and forcing Americans to pay more at the pump.
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the 8th major profile of Emanuel since December 2024 that failed to mention Laquan McDonald. Here’s what he told the Senate, about the teen’s murder, during his Senate confirmation hearing in 2021. “That tragedy sits with me, as it has, every day and every week for the last seven years.”
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ctrl-F “Laquan McDonald” <Not found>
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Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028.
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 24/09/2026
hanging out the passenger side of his best friend’s ride
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 24/09/2026
Macklemore has announced a series of live performances called “Free Palestine,” with all proceeds going to Palestinian aid organizations.
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Macklemore announces concerts benefiting Palestinian aid organizations
Macklemore has announced a series of live performances called “Free Palestine,” with all proceeds going to Palestinian aid organizations.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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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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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Gentlemen, our 29% approval rating is too high. Let's start take away people's health care."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/09/2026
Buttigieg in Texas: Many Texas Democrats, and a lot of independents, and quite a few of what I'm fond of calling the future former Republicans, are fed up with the carnival of chaos and corruption going on in Washington and in Austin, and are ready to make change in just a few weeks.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fox News explaining to viewers how Trump’s ban on certain networks violates the 1st amendment
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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A couple went on a Fox News podcast and claimed the state of #Massachusetts took away their teen because they won't help the teen transition. But it's actually because the father was charged with beating and threatening to kill the teen and the mother was charged with witness intimidation.
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Mass. parents' story about child's gender transition complicated by court records
Joseph Kutzko was charged with assaulting the child in January 2025, not long before the child was removed from the family’s home. Mother Arlene Kutzko was charged with witness intimidation in connect...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is the way. I know it’s a delicate balance between covering legitimate public interest stories and First Amendment concerns, but it’s about time the press showed some balls.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/09/2026
Charlize Theron wants her children to be aware of what's going on in the world. She held her annual Africa Outreach Project Block Party Saturday in Los Angeles. #CharlizeTheron #CTAOP
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 21/09/2026
The Iran war has cost taxpayers more than $38 billion, and will continue to cost over $3 billion per month.
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FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social)
The Iran war has cost taxpayers more than $38 billion, and will continue to cost over $3 billion per month.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off
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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/09/2026
Quality journalism “is not going to be suppressed,” Joe Kahn tells Amna Nawaz and Jeffrey Goldberg at #TAF26. “This is a country that wants free speech, that’s going to protect free speech, and Donald Trump or any other president isn’t going to shut that down.” theatln.tc/t9IwiQTz
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Vermont to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. DOJ is now 0-24. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/vermon...
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🚨 United States of America v. Hanzas
Learn more here.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/09/2026
Marc Elias is so undefeated that the ready to rumble guy should announce his television appearances.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 18/09/2026
A sickening reminder that hateful rhetoric will never be just rhetoric. Words that attack or belittle people over the color of their skin can also incite the most brutal attacks, especially when they are given official sanction. What an absolute, unmitigated travesty.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What she’s not telling voters in this ad is the she _repeatedly_ voted to fund those immigration enforcement efforts that are now threatening her political career.
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Joshua Kolb @joshuakolb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Tate Brothers evaded justice for years while building relationships w/ Trump's family & closest advisers I explain @slate.com how they reportedly took advantage of those connections It's an Epstein-style scandal that must be exposed slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Trumpworld Has Found Its New Jeffrey Epstein
The ties with the Tate brothers are deep.
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Daniel Boris @danboriscreates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An Inconvenient Truth.
A lone polar bear is seen standing on a small piece of ice, looking out at the viewer. “Al Gore was right.”
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Trump is using blackmail to get his name on the Kennedy Center
“Officials at the John F.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
HOLY SHIT - Tapper plays Johnson footage of GOP candidate Brandon Herrera describing moms as "cum trophies," mentions he called Nazi machine guns "the original ghetto blasters," & asks Johnson how he can support him. Mike says "he has run a very effective campaign ... that was his persona online"
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you to the nearly a thousand New Mexicans who showed up yesterday in Las Cruces! Electing independent-minded, honest, courageous, compassionate leaders like Gabe Vasquez and Deb Haaland is a big part of how we will make our politics - and our country - better for the future.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Ossoff: "Last week the broken old man threw a two day party in Texas while it costs more than ever to fill up your truck, stock your fridge, and power your home ... they spent most of the last year covering up for the world's most famous pedophile"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime. Ballots have already started to be sent out. The threats to free and fair elections are real and growing more serious by the day. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/here...
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Here is Trump's blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms
We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime.
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