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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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ALT: Cricket Chirping
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 11/10/2026
Trump's head is so far up Putin's ass he can see Sarah Palin's front porch.
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NPR @npr.org · 12/10/2026
A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, officials said. n.pr/4B24OdS
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Saudi airport passenger terminal is struck again, a day after 12 were killed
A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, officials said.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12/10/2026
Advances in technology detect far more genetic mutations, which can be lifesaving information for a generation of women first screened years ago.
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Why doctors are urging women to redo early genetic tests for cancer risks
Advances in technology detect far more genetic mutations, which can be lifesaving information for a generation of women first screened years ago.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Turns out the self imagined supreme man is also a coward.
A picture of Bo French's Xitter account. He has blocked me.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Turns out that Bo French is not just a gutter racist but he's too stupid to understand that US citizens can live overseas. He's also pushing the Talarico conspiracy theory. So, yeah, white, but in no way supreme.
EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
MTP post:

Turns out Zelenskyy is good at standing up against dictators.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I think Greg is right but I also think Talarico’s program is much bigger. The Rs justify their goals thru the lens of a strain of Christianity that allows you to choose evil as long as you have a “personal relationship with Jesus.” Talarico calls that an abomination. That threatens everything.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Worth noting that the co-chair of Ted Cruz’s 2016 campaign was Steve King, a white nationalist who shared this woman’s understanding of the linkage between biology and culture.
Thaïs d'Escufon & @ThaisEs... 7/8/26 • ...
White people build societies where life is good; that's why the Third World risks its life to come here.
Take us away from Europe, and this continent becomes a shithole, and you'll be BEGGING us to come back.
Everything is better with us.
That's why, in the end, we will win.
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What are Western societies doing
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Just Ted Cruz recirculating racist far right propaganda from a French white nationalist and disseminator of the great replacement bullshit theory.
Ted Cruz * @tedcruz• 1h
Wow. Everyone should WATCH this
Thaïs d'Escufon • @ThaisE... • 10/3/26
American an European friends,
I'm so ashamed, but you need to see what France has become....
eco-friendly, au lycee nelson
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Joe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The economy is just me in 2005 spending all my freshman year student loan refund on a computer with a fancy nvidia GPU.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
When -- not if, when -- Republicans respond to their losses this fall by crying about "voter fraud" and demanding Congress or the courts review the results, we have good lawyers and elected officials ready to push back. But the rest of us need to take a page from 2000 and mock them as sore losers.
"Sore Loserman" buttonProtesters with "Sore Loserman" crying towels
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If Americans view, clip, share, and permanently enshrine an American public killing in a million ways on the internet, we will move towards fascist rituals of violence. snyder.substack.com/p/four-wrong...
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Four Wrongs of a Public Execution
Psychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text)
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“ABC pulling the story only made it a bigger story. Certainly not what Don Jr. or the WH were going for. And ABC doesn’t look great, either. All of which underscores the need for news that is neither owned nor leveraged by this White House— a commodity vanishingly rare in today’s media environment.”
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ABC News Hands Massive Gift to Trump Family
ABC pulled a critical story on Don Jr. without explanation. I think it’s clear why.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
They're brining their lettuces...
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The primaries are over, the Democratic Party is broke, and the Third Way is spending $15 million to fight other Democrats.
nytimes.com
Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left
One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
These added costs are showing up “at every kitchen table in the country, including the tables of families who’ve never thought twice about immigration.” Mass deportation costs everyone👇🏽 #EndtheICETax
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Washington, D.C. to provide the DOJ with access to its complete voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-21 in these cases. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
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🚨 United States of America v. Evans
Learn more.
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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚨🚨🚨 ALERT: Vanderbilt's board just launched a horrifying assault on academic freedom that threatens the legitimacy of their university. 1/x #AAUP #academicsky #edusky
insidehighered.com
Vanderbilt’s Board Declares War Against Academic Freedom
A new policy punishes faculty for speech the trustees deem strays from the core purpose of the university.
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Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
That dude is so far gone his ego is already on Mars.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/Rb-XzJfeqsk
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EXCLUSIVE: NEW Details EMERGE After DEADLY ICE SHOOTING In Houston!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
CNN montage of Trump claiming for months that Iran wants to make a deal
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This! The infamous Dem self-destruction is getting old, you guys.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Trump has wiped out $1.5 billion in penalties and restitution for taxpayers and victims, thanks to his sweeping pardons of convicted fraudsters. His family and his political groups, on the other hand, are raking it in. Watch.
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Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.Thousand
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Trump administration announced that it is proposing to roll back pollution controls for heavy-duty trucks. One of the biggest changes would shorten the amount of time engine manufacturers are required
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Anneli Jefferson @annelijefferson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
In honour of Bonnie Tyler, I am posting this absolute banger - the literal version of total eclipse of the heart. Enjoy. youtube.com/watch?v=fsgW...
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Total Eclipse of the Heart Literal Video Version
YouTube video by artistwithouttalent
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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
How much extra money are we paying because the demented president couldn't just use the normal Airforce 1, instead of his stolen jet.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Exactly.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 09/07/2026
If the proposed OMB rules pass, the Trump admin could strip funding for scientific researchers at any time if they decide a project no longer fits the "national interest.” Have you filed a comment yet? The deadline is Monday, July 13. #AcademicSky
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Stand up for Science
Stand up for Science
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 24/06/2026
And yet they haven’t been fired. 🤔 Almost like stalking and harassment are accepted parts of the job.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"Where the f*ck is all this heading? Why is this sh*t happening? There’s no gasoline in Moscow! How is that even possible?" The fuel crisis continues to spread across Russia. Restrictions on gasoline and diesel sales have now been officially introduced in 22 regions,
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 24/06/2026
anyway godspeed too to the few people trying convince you Prairieland is the fault of people hating Joe Biden (?) or because of Uncommitted (…….. yikes)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/06/2026
Tommy Tuberville on why he was one of five senators to oppose the bipartisan bill: "Most of it is probably going to illegals"
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 24/06/2026
Today marks four years since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. Now, reproductive freedoms are under sustained attack across the country, regularly endangering the lives of those in need of care. We must protect reproductive health care at all costs.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's easier for media to portray the election as an attack on American Jews than to delve into what NY-10 really was: The second most Jewish Congressional district in the US having a referendum between two Jewish candidates on what it means to do Jewish politics in the age of Trump and Netanyahu.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I see people characterize the student protests against Israel as failures, and I really don’t think that’s true. They may not have toppled the U.S.-Israel alliance or ended the genocide, but they have helped usher in a generational turning point in attitudes toward Israel and Palestine
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I don't think the NY/MD results suggest a permanent left voter shift. I do think they suggest that the left has a real advantage in this moment when voters want fighters and people who can credibly oppose trump.
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Dr William Allchorn @willallchorn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Eight sentenced to 450 years in prison over anti-ICE riot where officer was shot
An officer was shot in the neck during the Texas disorder by "Antifa Cell operatives", prosecutors said.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Bethany Mandel everyone: normie Jewish people I disagree with are the servant of Nazis but not like our cool Nazi friends
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/06/2026
Of the top 20 self-funded congressional campaigns since 2000 by spending, only four were successful, according to a Post analysis. Together, the candidates spent more than $600 million on their campaigns. Here’s what to know about the top 10 spenders:
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They poured fortunes into trying to join Congress — and usually lost
Of the most expensive self-funded congressional campaigns since 2000, only four out of 20 were successful.
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Politico @politico.com · 24/06/2026
The powerbroker: Mamdani-endorsed candidates obliterate old guard Dems in NYC
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The powerbroker: Mamdani-endorsed candidates obliterate old guard Dems in NYC
The wins from the mayor’s slate signal a seismic shift in the political landscape.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
if you place them cross hatched, you can fit around 80-100 Mamdanis into a room, easily. If you roll them tightly, you can fit 150 Mamdanis into a room.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/06/2026
While the president would like to believe there is no limit to his power, those who signed the Declaration of Independence would disagree. John Pitney talks about the celebration of "America 250" and how the president is celebrating the signing of a document that goes against his beliefs.
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Trump’s Affront to the Founding
The president besmirches the highest principles of the Declaration of Independence while embodying the tyrannical rule it sought to overthrow.
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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 24/06/2026
and with the advent of AI, every 18 months we'll see the doubling of the number of Mamdanis that will fit in a given area (or, rather, the size of a Mamdani will have (or is that quarter?)) and we'll be in a Pacific Rim situation
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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Is Mini Mamdani in the room with us now
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There are MINI MAMDANIs popping up all around the
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It is a dangerous thing - this is NOT a joke.
We are in a fight RIGHT NOW to save the Republic and EVERY
AMERICAN needs to take this seriously.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 24/06/2026
"After the last month, Democratic leadership should be seriously taking stock of their position," writes Ben Davis. "The energy is on their left. The people are on their left."
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The Democratic party is being hit by a leftist tidal wave | Ben Davis
The party’s leadership is deeply out of touch with its base. A leftist politics of collective struggle is cresting across the US
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 24/06/2026
"Constitutional lawyer" Johnson ignores the fact that birthright citizenship is not simply a "tradition", but rather was incorporated into the Constitution via the 14th Amendment.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Always love it when centrists chime in to argue whether leftist campaigns can win in swing states when...they've lost every swing state election and every swing state in a national election over and over and fucking over again.
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I really am perplexed by the extent to which humanity's dominant religious faiths are increasingly defined by people who expunge them of all awareness, perspective and compassion
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