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Leskatspr

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Old woman finding amusement where she can.

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Simona McKenzie @signoramac.bsky.social · 17h
Lest we forget the 10,000 released under the Tories and the mess they left the prisons in. #C4news www.ft.com/content/02ff...
ft.com
Tories released 10,000 prisoners early, new figures show
Data released ahead of Labour announcement on freeing more prisoners to ease overcrowding
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Trending Stocks @trending-stocks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Meta milks AI, $4B credits. #econsky
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
[Sigh] Guess I'll let my family know
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yesterday, Trump’s America dot gov site answered factual questions like “who won the 2020 election” accurately. Today, it no longer does.
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X.com
Yesterday, asked about its chatbot's many debunkings of Trump, the White House said it "will continue to be updated to provide more features, resources, and the most accurate information from the federal government."
Today...lots of accurate answers have been simply forbidden, with the chatbot framing information like who won the 2020 election as forbidden "political commentary." x.com/ddale8/status/...

Daniel Dale * @ddale8 • 20m
Yesterday: Trump administration chatbot says it's not true that Trump inherited the worst inflation in history.
Today: Says it can't answer such questions...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 30/09/2026
It’s like we built a hydrogen bomb, then entrusted Gordon Gekko to make a profit off it and Barney Fife to monitor him. What could go wrong? trib.al/mnb0mS6
trib.al
Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An entire massive industry that has the potential to cause tremendous damage and destruction by their own admission completely unregulated because they have Trump and the Republican Party in their pocket. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
White House Official: Trump to announce 8 nuclear power plants funded by South Korea. Announcing South Korea’s $200 bln investment in US
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What terrible news. “The announcement comes after the organization said they didn’t have enough money on hand to sustain operations at their current level. In addition to suspending the season, the organization is reportedly furloughing 27 full-time employees and all 77 orchestra members.”
wkrn.com
Nashville Symphony suspending 2026-2027 season due to ‘financial emergency’
Amid a financial emergency, the Nashville Symphony is suspending the 2026-2027 season, officials announced Monday.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 29/09/2026
That'll definitely work in quieting the story.
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you happen to know if Michael Tracey ever sexually assaulted anyone, get in touch and I would be happy to publish the information. And yes -- this is 100% permitted under the First Amendment, whatever threats or emotional blackmail people might want to deploy
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
been a while since i worked in marketing and PR but pretty sure “if you enjoy death and destruction and higher prices vote for us” wouldn’t test well
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sen. Roger Marshall says he didn't have the pregnant patient arrested over a $50 late bill. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS AND DEFAMATORY!!! He had her arrested for not showing up to court when he sued her for being late for $50.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'"
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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
... or, perhaps not? bsky.app/profile/dbda...
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A CNN @kfile.bsky.social investigation unearthed since-removed posts from Texas GOP candidate Bo French that repeatedly advocated public executions for political opponents, including former President Barack Obama www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
cnn.com
KFile: Texas GOP candidate Bo French has a history of calling for public executions | CNN Politics
Bo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas’ most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
All these elected officials do is go on cable news to blab about problems we know really well because they dedicated decades of their lives to not solving them.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 24/09/2026
U.S. prosecutors say Oxygen Forensics concealed Russian ownership while selling phone-data extraction software 😮 to the Pentagon 😳 and Secret Service 🫩. Its alleged Russian owners also ran a Moscow company that supplied software to the FSB. www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-...
rferl.org
US Firm Hid Russian Ownership While Selling Phone-Hacking Software To Pentagon, Officials Say
A US company that provided digital forensics and data-extraction software to the Pentagon and other government agencies was in fact owned by a Russian company that also sold software to Russian spy ag...
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Ash McGonigal @ashmcgonigal.com · 24/09/2026
This is a familiar pattern that repeats itself every time Republicans get on this voter fraud kick. Another familiar pattern is Republicans who complain about voter fraud not living where their voter registration says they do.
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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Folks this is a big deal
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Peter Thiel: -mentioned in ~3,000 Epstein file documents -exchanged ~2,000 emails with Epstein -swapped strategies with Epstein to avoid the IRS tracking their hidden wealth This is the guy who helped our vice-president in key moments in his career."
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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I need folks who are always posting, "Why does Texas vote the way it does???" to pay attention to stuff like this.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 24/09/2026
“What is the upside,” asked one resident. “There’s no jobs coming in for this. There’s no economic benefit that I can discern ... And there’s this unbelievably large potential downside.”
sltrib.com
Here’s what we know about the fuel pipeline project proposed for Emigration Canyon
HF Sinclair is studying potential canyon routes to expand a pipeline that carries refined fuel from Wyoming to Utah. Here's why some residents are concerned.
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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Again? How utterly boring!! The Toni Morrison estate just grows and grows as puny people, with puny minds, drunk on the illusion of their power, give readers continued reason to keep buying this book, which broadens their horizons, expands their consciousness, and secures its legacy and longevity.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
texastribune.org
DPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to counties
Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
MacFarlane: The White House, on Monday, announcing the justification for this ban, put on paper that the media is too beholden to the radical left. Therefore, we need to enact a ban. They wrote it, and this is part of what the attorneys are playing with on the media side—they can show their work.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Sen. John Barrasso says Democrats "really do seem like an anti-American hate group"
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Christian nationalist pastor Brian Sauvé says women should not have access to social media unless "some competent man is curating and blocking and directing and taking a look at what's going on." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A high profile hacking group has breached FBI servers and stolen sensitive personal data on all FBI employees and applicants.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Once again, and despite court orders & the federal law, Todd Blanche is trying to delay production in the Epstein Files; specifically, he doesn’t want to have to review & produce the foreign-language documents. My latest filing exposes Blanche for his legal hackery. youtu.be/72FTfVLdUS8?...
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AG Blanche SCRAMBLES To DELAY Court ORDERS In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
3/ bsky.app/profile/jenn...
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 21/09/2026
We gotta defund all these fascist tech creeps.
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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Meanwhile in the Netherlands…
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Leskatspr @leskatspr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@nuclearanthro.bsky.social I stumbled upon an older tv show that you might enjoy. It's soul soothing. Called :"Too Cute"
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Alison Cook @alisoncook.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I know I sound flippant but it’s a defense against how deeply worrisome I find these ravings. Trump is far too invested in the idea of DC sniper nests and drone ports for me to believe he plans to leave peaceably when his term is up.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's implied in the conversation, but I want to make it explicit. From the Lincoln Memorial to Arlington Cemetery is a hard-won road of peace, both historically and symbolically. Donald Trump wants to convert it to war, as he does everything he touches.
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To promote Brexit and then to blame the country for suffering from Brexit is just shameless. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oregon has a long history as a datacenter state. But a new study details a wild imbalance that comes with the industry. Data centers consume ~23% of the state's electricity, but provide jobs for just 0.2% of the state's workforce
opb.org
Oregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new report
A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026
Version of the "Who Killed Hannibal?" meme, from The Eric Andre Show.

Panel 1:
On the left, a Black man dressed in a blue buttonup shirt, dark jeans, and sneakers and superimposed with the label "humanity"sits in the cohost chair of a late night talk show.

He is being shot.

The man shooting him stands on the right, wearing a tan brown suit, white shirt, and black tie, and is superimposed with the label "Humans Relentlessly Pursuing Profit, Marketshare, Power, And Dominance By Building And Using "AI" To Do All Kinds Of Ridiculous, Obviously Bad Shit."

Panel 2:

The shooter—"Humans Relentlessly Pursuing Profit, Marketshare, Power, And Dominance By Building And Using "AI" To Do All Kinds Of Ridiculous, Obviously Bad Shit"— turns to the camera and asks, "Why would AI do this?"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
75% of truckers and 75% of farmers and ranchers voted for Trump. For this. And a ballroom and triumphal arch.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18/09/2026
The DOGE goons who drove federal agencies into the ground last year are back, including that dude who goes by “Big Balls.” trib.al/VIIIuKj
trib.al
DOGE Staffers Are Back—and Leading AI Takeover of Government Services
The DOGE goons who drove federal agencies into the ground last year are back, including that dude who goes by “Big Balls.”
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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"The Health Department has not decided whether to provide the shots to states through the Vaccines for Children program, which serves uninsured and low-income families."
nytimes.com
Covid Vaccines Delayed for Half of U.S. Children (Gift Article)
The Health Department has not decided whether to provide the shots to states through the Vaccines for Children program, which serves uninsured and low-income families.
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Eric M. Murphy @ericmmurphy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Impeach this fucking guy. He’ll kill more without reason than anyone else.
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Jeff Abbott @jeffabbott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
yes Sweden 🇸🇪
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/09/2026
Only a few days before Lee Zeldin reassured energy execs that the government would no longer prioritize protecting public health, the EPA announced a new study that would test the country’s water supply for abortion medication, contraception, and hormones used in gender-affirming care.
motherjones.com
The EPA would rather monitor abortion pills in water than pollution
The agency is easing climate rules for power plants while testing water for mifepristone.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/09/2026
Late last year, the U.S. began paying Equatorial Guinea to accept deportees from third countries despite its documented history of human rights abuses. The conditions the deportees are being held under amount to "deliberate cruelty," writes Tutu Alicante.
justsecurity.org
America Sent Them Into a Dictatorship's Torture Chambers, Then Looked Away
The United States is deporting third-country nationals to Equatorial Guinea despite its documented pattern of human rights abuses.
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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
KAEPERNICK: The part that I hope people take away in this moment is what Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore is they are openly colluding. They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.
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CK DexterHaven 🍂🍁🍂 @ckshowalter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’d be interested in seeing the GOP whip count. I’m thinking this is less skipping accountability and more there’s enough votes to impeach and send the issue to the Senate.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.
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