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Hugo Lowell @hugolowell.bsky.social · 8h
NEW and BREAKING @wired.com: Trump White House aides see almost no paths to Republicans keeping control of the House, according to three sources familiar with the situation — and are more focused on trying to save the Senate majority www.wired.com/story/trump-...
wired.com
Trump Aides Admit the House Is a Lost Cause
With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, the White House knows it has to go all in on Senate races—while virtually forfeiting the House.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 7h
The Trump administration has rejected a government watchdog's recommendation that US immigration officials should use technology that would automatically activate body-worn cameras when an officer pulls their weapon or sets off a car siren.
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US rejects recommendation for ICE body cams to be automatically activated
The Trump administration ​has rejected a government watchdog's recommendation that US immigration officials should use technology that would ‌automatically activate body-worn cameras when an officer pulls their weapon or sets off a car siren.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 14h
Are we sure there are no viruses in the suspiciously produced thumb drive
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 7h
They better make sure they get pardons before January 2029.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h
the people responding to this defensively are nuts. i’m talking about a critical mass of democrats to make it clear that they’ll put themselves on the line to protect congresswoman omar. im glad there have been some strongly worded statements but there needs to be action.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 7h
A federal appeals court allowed Florida to enforce ​a state law barring children under 14 from accessing social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat, rejecting ‌tech industry groups' claims that the law violates the US Constitution’s free speech protections reut.rs/4zxHLGj
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Florida can enforce state law barring young kids from social media, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed Florida to enforce ​a state law barring children under 14 from accessing social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat, rejecting ‌tech industr...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 11h
#BREAKING: #SCOTUS grants the Trump administration’s stay request in the FCC political ads case—effectively absolving the FCC of any requirement to complete the administrative process regarding its relaxing of the “lowest unit charge” rule before the midterms. Justices Sotomayor & Jackson dissent.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 7h
The Trump admin is threatening to sue California unless the state agrees to: 🔺 Comb through its voter rolls for people the admin “believes are likely noncitizens 🔺 Withhold ballots from those voters until their citizenship is confirmed The evidence? Still unclear: demdock.com/4s4GMLf
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9h
Trump has backed out of a scheduled deposition for his defamation case against the BBC, which is trying to compel Trump to sit for a court-ordered interview. www.washingtonsun.com/legal/trump-...
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The BBC Says Trump Backed Out of a Deposition for His Defamation Case
The president sued the British broadcaster in December over its documentary about the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h
Four days after Musk wrote, “Zelensky has gone too far.” @financialtimes.com #ukraine www.ft.com/content/3708...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h
#tariffs 🇺🇸 www.foxnews.com/politics/ame...
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 19h
Things look so bad, House Republicans are already moving into the ‘acceptance’ stage of grief. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
politico.com
House control all but gone, top Republicans privately concede
Republican groups are trying to limit their losses. But few in the party believe they have a good shot at keeping control of Congress.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.
"I can confirm that tonight SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on Starlink terminals while in motion.

The limit currently applies to the StarShield “military package” and is set at 100 mph.

Our defense forces were not given notice of this limit, and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.

It is clear that this action cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation."
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19h
“As your European customers, we are watching you.” Yeah, that’s the problem. You pay Musk money and use his website. You see him help your enemy Russia against your partner Ukraine, and you keep paying him money and using his website. That communicates approval or indifference. It’s encouragement.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 19h
Scoop: "More than half of the top holders listed as competing for seats at President Trump's next meme coin dinner have used cryptocurrency exchanges that prohibit U.S. customers" @gabekaminsky.bsky.social, Madeline May,Steve Reilly for @cbsnews.com
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Top bidders to attend Trump meme coin dinner appear to be based in foreign countries
At least 52 $TRUMP holders moved funds through crypto exchanges that bar U.S. customers.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19h
Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars No individual should be able to disrupt military ops like Musk did with Ukraine’s. I wrote that when he did it in 2023. Was told the problem was contract rules. Nope. Happened again. The problem is too much power, esp for an enemy of democracy.
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The U.S. Government Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars
The billionaire’s interference in Ukrainian military operations shows he’s a national security risk. No private citizen should have that much power.
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 14/10/2026
NEW: Ukrainian troops were caught off guard by restrictions on Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, as Kyiv received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running, Ukrainian officials tell me.
ft.com
Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attack
Moscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"Employers are navigating a flood of errors and low-quality work that are sapping employee time, raising privacy and security risks and pushing up costs. 90% of executives say AI efforts have yet to translate to productivity gains." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back
Rapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work
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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The Original Sin of politics was the invention of the passive voice, when Adam and Eve ate of the Tree of Vague Unaccountability. Wild how all those violent ICE agents just … got hired … and deployed … somehow. Who can possibly say how? It’s all a mystery.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump has cut off intelligence to Ukraine so that Putin can more easily bomb civilians including children.
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 19h
Reporters should explicitly take the position that everything Zacharia says should be treated with extreme skepticism because she lied about something she knew not to be true on Day 1.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19h
Trump fired the Election Assistance Commission’s bipartisan commissioners in July. But the agency has managed to keep much of its core elections work going ahead of the midterms. That won’t last forever — and there are key things the EAC can’t do without commissioners: demdock.com/3W8XAEZ
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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Whoa! Ossoff pulling no punches: "And you're campaign is in collapse bc the whole state knows that you're currently under federal investigation for illegal misuse of tax dollars."
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Gosh, anyone know anyone who voted to approve all of this?!?
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump’s ex-chief of staff John Kelly said this to me, six years ago: “I don't know how he’s not in an institution somewhere, whether it’s jail or a nuthouse. He’s a seriously sick guy. I never heard him saying anything that wasn’t a lie.” Trump has only gotten worse since.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/10/2026
NEW: Pro-voting groups urged the Supreme Court to uphold a federal protection that bars states from conducting purges right before elections. They warn last-minute purges can wrongly remove eligible citizens when it may be too late to fix the error.
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Supreme Court must preserve protections against last-minute purges, advocates warn
The RNC and Trump DOJ contend that citizenship-based removals fall outside the NVRA’s protection. The voting rights groups responded that the argument misconstrues both the text and purpose of the law...
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404 Media @404media.co · 13/10/2026
Character.ai’s bankruptcy is the one of the first dominos to fall in the long-foreseen AI bubble. Read the story here: www.404media.co/character-ais-bankr…
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/10/2026
🎥 NEW: Even after a judge blocked Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads, they kept airing anyway. The Trump administration will keep ignoring court orders if the judiciary continues to turn a blind eye, Marc Elias explains. And it will come at the expense of the rule of law👇
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ALERT: Trump’s DOJ is Playing Dangerous Games
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
JUST IN: Mag. judge in EDVA clears former FEMA CFO Mary Comans of claims she directed tens of millions in payments for housing undocumented immigrants in NYC. Judge: Statements by Musk & others were 'little more than state-sanctioned intimidation.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Judge’s order: Musk engaged in intimidation of ex-FEMA CFO Mary Comans, clears her name www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/j... Musk accused her of “criminal action” and of funneling millions to house undocumented immigrants in Manhattan hotels…
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Judge says Musk engaged in intimidation of ex-FEMA CFO Mary Comans, clears her name
Ex-FEMA CFO Mary Comans' name was cleared by a federal judge after Elon Musk and other government officials falsely accused her of criminal actions in 2025.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/10/2026
BREAKING: North Carolina's election board will be sending letters to over 1,000 state voters who have been flagged as potential noncitizens through a faulty federal database. It remains unclear whether recipients who do not verify their citizenship status will be able to cast a ballot this fall.
democracydocket.com
North Carolina sends vague letter to voters flagged by citizenship database
The letter provides flagged voters “with instructions on how to voluntarily request removal from the voter rolls if they were registered in error or provide information verifying their U.S. citizenshi...
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 13/10/2026
Updated @publiccitizen.bsky.social's "Tracker: Trump Appointees’ Corporate Conflicts of Interest." Removed HHS acting general counsel Robert Foster. Politico reported in Sept. he was expected to return to private sector. Photo came off HHS website this past week. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Tracker: Trump Appointees' Corporate Conflicts of Interest - Public Citizen
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Finally, Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski sent a statement to Laura Loomer, telling her Ms. Comans was "fired for illegally funding" migrant shelters "in violation of President Trump's Executive Order." Both Lewandowski and Noem, the government now admits, knew this was false.
vii. February 11, 2025, Statement by DHS Secretary Noem and Corey Lewandowski to Blogger Laura Loomer. On or about February 11, 2025, Laura Loomer, a blogger with a large following, posted on X that “FEMA’s Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans was just fired for illegally funding over $59 MILLION for illegal Aliens to stay in luxury hotels in NYC last week in violation of President Trump’s Executive Order.” Ms. Loomer was given this information by then DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and DHS Special Government Employee Corey Lewandowski. Ms. Noem and Mr. Lewandowski provided this information to Ms. Loomer with the expectation that she would further disseminate it to her on-line followers. The Government concedes and the Court finds that other than the fact that Ms. Comans had been fired, the information provided to Ms. Loomer was entirely false. The Government further concedes and the Court further finds that Ms. Noem, Mr. Lewandowski, and officials at FEMA and DHS knew this information was false at the time it was provided to Ms. Loomer
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 10/10/2026
Once again: The ICE Air Operations Handbook allows children as young as 13 to be shackled on ICE flights. All adults are shackled except pregnant and postpartum women (up to two weeks) and, on removal flights only, single parents with young children. That’s according to their own policy.
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 13/10/2026
$9.37 for heating fuel in Kotzebue, a hub in the Northwest Arctic. We heat our homes with diesel in most of Alaska, and families here are bracing for a winter where they’ll have to decide between heat and food. It’s apocalyptic – and Dan Sullivan's votes are to blame.
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
If you're wondering why Flock leaves cameras up after a contract end, part of their business model and marketing strategy is being able to advertise that their customers can access data from cameras all over the country. You may have canceled your contract, but the cameras still fuel the system.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
BREAKING: We just filed a Hatch Act complaint over the outrageous raid on Ilhan Omar's home Officials can't use criminal power to affect an election. This is the textbook case @democracydefendersfund.org & @rwpusa.bsky.social👇
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David Kurtz @davidkurtz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
JUST IN: DOJ has NOT been sharing evidence with Minnesota in the ICE shootings of Good, Pretti, and Sosa-Celis since the July 13 presser where local prosecutor Mary Moriarty announced an evidence-sharing agreement with the USAO, a state official now says: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Declaration of Drew Evans – #25, Att. #1 in STATE OF MINNESOTA v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01007) – CourtListener.com
Memorandum in opposition to re 23 MOTION to Dismiss filed by DREW EVANS, MARY F. MORIARTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Drew Evans, # 2 Exhibit Index and Exhibits 1-4 to Evans ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: More than 1,000 North Carolina voters will begin receiving letters this week from the state election board requesting they verify their citizenship status — although the board claims compliance is voluntary. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina sends vague letter to voters flagged by citizenship database
The letter provides flagged voters “with instructions on how to voluntarily request removal from the voter rolls if they were registered in error or provide information verifying their U.S. citizenshi...
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Truthout @truthout.org · 13/10/2026
ICE is offering children as young as 5 years old $3,000 “incentives” to voluntarily depart the country, legal advocates have reported, as the Trump administration works to separate immigrant families under the hammer of their mass deportation machine.
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Trump Admin Is Reportedly Offering Children as Young as 5 $3,000 to Self-Deport
The offers are meant to “coerce” the children into giving up on their immigration cases, an immigrant advocate said.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 13/10/2026
Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed's Republican opponent for U.S. Senate, was caught on a leaked audio mocking voters' concerns about rising costs. “Oh my gosh, coffee went up,” Rogers says on tape, “You know, horror!”
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Leaked Audio Features Michigan GOP Candidate Mike Rogers Mocking Voters’ Affordability Concerns
Rogers minimized worries about rising costs due to Trump administration policies as “derangement.”…
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NEW: November will decide the super important officials in charge of running elections. These are the people who'll oversee the next presidential race. This is true in *35* states, so we at Bolts broke down each state one by one. Notably: election deniers running to take over swing states, again.
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These 35 States Are Deciding Who’ll Run Their Elections - Bolts
Upon retaking the White House, Donald Trump demanded that states share sensitive voter data with federal agencies—a key step in his broader project of controlling and manipulating election administrat...
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Grindr is training its AI on your photos, your age, and your taps by default, without asking. This video shows where the app buried the off switch. The stakes are high on an app like Grindr. Numerous countries criminalize same-sex relations, so being outed through your data can be dangerous.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
BREAKING: Judge Reyes grants a TRO in the East Potomac Golf Course case, barring any tree felling through 10/26 & requiring three-business-day notice of any modification. She earlier moved today's 9:30a hearing to next Monday & set a PI briefing schedule, so we knew something like this was coming.
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MINUTE ORDER granting 76 • Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. On this limited record, Plaintiffs have demonstrated a likelihood of success on jurisdiction and on their NEPA claim. Plaintiffs have also shown that they will likely suffer irreparable harm absent injunctive relief. The Court further finds that the balance of equities tips in Plaintiffs' favor.
The Court ORDERS that Defendants may not fell any further trees on the East Potomac Golf Course through Monday, October 26, 2026. The Court further ORDERS that through Monday, October 26, 2026, the Government must provide the Court and Plaintiffs three business days' written advance notice prior to making any irreparable modification to any permanent form or feature of the East Potomac Golf Course. Memorandum Opinion to follow.
Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 10/13/2026. (Icacr3) (Entered: 10/13/2026)
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Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Motion for preliminary injunction due by 10/14/2026. Response due by 10/16/2026 Reply due by 10/17/2026. Evidentiary Hearing continued to 10/19/2026 at
10:00 AM in Courtroom 12 before Judge Ana C. Reyes. (zcdw) (Entered: 10/13/2026)
10/12/2026

MINUTE ORDER. The Court ORDERS that tomorrow's (10/12/2026) continuation of the evidentiary hearing is RESCHEDULED for Monday, October 19, at 10:00 a.m. The Court ORDERS that Gregory Wischer and Jessica Bowron attend Mondays TRO/PI evidentiary hearing and be prepared to present sworn testimony. Either party may bring additional witnesses if they choose. The Court further ORDERS that any Motion for Preliminary Injunction must be filed by Wednesday, October 14, at 12:00 p.m. Any brief in opposition must be filed by Friday, October 16, at 12:00 p.m. Any reply is due by Saturday, October 17, at 9:00
p.m. Signed by Judge Ana C. Reyes on 10/12/2026. (Icacr3) (Entered: 10/12/2026)
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“.. utilities are trying to filter out legitimate projects from wannabes by imposing higher electricity rates, longer-term contracts, collateral requirements and steep fees for engineering studies.” @wsj.com $XLU www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
At any given moment there are dozens of companies hoping to get off the ground by looking at what data is out there in large quantities and saying "How can we weaponize this and market it to police." Zillow photos, smart thermostat or fridge data, public blueprints, literally anything.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“.. Since the start of the Iran war ..” - Bilello
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Alex Knapp @thealexknapp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"Speaking at an event in Singapore on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan compared some AI investors to gamblers who don’t understand the technology and set unrealistic expectations." www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
forbes.com
Why Are AI Chip Stocks Falling? China’s CXMT Advances And Broadcom CEO’s Warning
The selloff in Asia wiped an estimated $5.5 billion off SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son’s fortune, while Nvidia, Micron and other major U.S. chip stocks fell in premarket trading.
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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I’ve got a piece in the @nytimes.com this morning about why Supreme Court reform has to be at the top of any agenda for democratic repair www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/o...
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Opinion | Democrats Need a Plan for Supreme Court Reform. Here’s a Start. (Gift Article)
Why Democrats must prioritize court reform.
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I wrote about the one-man disinformation vector that we need to worry about between now and November: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Elon Musk is the midterms' biggest disinformation risk
The world’s wealthiest man pours money into GOP candidates while backing a floridly fake story about a Democrat on the platform he owns.
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