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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 3h
Trans people have been warning y'all for years that they were perfecting tactics on us to use on everyone else. The reporter of this piece, Christina Jewett, contributed to that too. She helped fuel the moral panic over puberty blockers in trans youth. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2h
“The lawsuit comes as the Trump administration prepares what Dhillon has described as the largest DOJ election monitoring deployment in history.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 2h
every republican president destroys the economy and starts a war in the middle east
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
REPORTER: Why are you telling your supporters to vote by mail if you think it's fraud? TRUMP: I'd rather have them vote in person, but they can vote by mail if they want. But there is a lot of cheating in vote by mail. REPORTER: There's no evidence TRUMP: You are fake news
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Science Magazine @science.org · 4h
Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8
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How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t
New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
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Truthout @truthout.org · 1h
In a campaign speech in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday, President Donald Trump suggested he would withhold federal funds from the state if voters elect Democratic politicians in this year’s midterm races.
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At Ohio Campaign Rally, Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid If Democrats Get Elected
“I’m not going to help” if an Ohio Democratic candidate for governor wins, Trump said.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2h
#ELB: “How Trump Can—and Cannot—Still Mess With the Midterms” electionlawblog.org/2026/how-trump-…
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2h
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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sick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
jaw dropped when I read this www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/w...
But for many Brazilians, the most pressing issue as they prepare to vote on Sunday is a crisis much closer to home: crushing personal debt.
More than 80 percent of Brazilian families are in debt, a historic high for the country, according to the National Confederation of Commerce, a retail group.
Brazil also has the highest benchmark interest rate among 40 major economies, and families spend nearly 30 percent of their income on debt payments, according to Brazil’s central bank. In the United States, that figure is about 11 percent.
Unlike in the United States, where most household debt is driven by mortgages, in Brazil debt is fueled by credit cards, payroll loans and retail store installment plans carrying among the highest interest rates in the world.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist who is locked in a tight race against a right-wing opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, has seized on this concern in the closing days of the campaign. On Friday, Mr. Lula signed an order banning online gambling, which was legalized in 2018 and has supercharged the household debt crisis.
Brazil is the first country, experts say, to ban online gambling after introducing and regulating the industry.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23h
@saletan.bsky.social makes the case against Trump and looks at evidence Jack Smith brought up in a deposition last year: “  If you think that Trump believed the election was stolen…DOJ officials told him that they didn't believe it was stolen…He knew he was telling them to lie.”
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The Transmetropolitan Review (Unofficial) 🏴 @transmetropolitanr.bsky.social · 22h
sam altman is a disgusting predator who needs to __________ www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Sister Claims She Has PTSD From Being Abused by Him in Bombshell Court Filing
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman‘s sister, Ann Altman, has doubled down on her claims that he abused her in bombshell court documents. In a lawsuit first filed in Missouri district court in 2025, Ann claimed tha...
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 17h
This is re: Brazil. Post below is “Hard to do anything when Facebook, X, and Instagram host all political discourse.” Yes. Media ownership matters. If we are going to fix US democracy we have to take on the challenge of prying media and platforms out of the claws of billionaires.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17h
Unprecedented corruption, happening every day, right in front of us. A constitutional order that cannot end & severely punish this is not really worth saving. We need massive institutional reform.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18h
A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h
feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 16h
Neo-Nazi Jake Lang again chased out by hundreds of anti-fascist locals who mobilized against a white supremacist rally.
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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
henstomper

oh my god the slot machine company says i have to keep putting coins in their machine or Im Gonna Get Left Behind. thats so scary. and it has to be true because they know more about slot machines than i do

oh my god the slot machine company says if we dont give them money to build the world's biggest slot machine the chinese are gonna build it first and win all the prizes. and then there wont be any prizes anymore
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 17h
DeSantis, Cabinet Designate Major Muslim American Group as “Terrorist”
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DeSantis, Cabinet Designate Major Muslim American Group as “Terrorist”
The ACLU and other legal partners have pledged to file a legal challenge against the designation, preventing it from going into place.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 16h
this is my favorite example ever of an interactive clearly, creatively illustrated concept
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Campus Reckoning: ‘Cornell Is Now Known for This’ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/n...
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A Campus Reckoning: ‘Cornell Is Now Known for This’
Accusations of sexual assault at a fraternity party have tarnished the self-image of a fiercely proud Ivy League institution. Can the university ever be the same?
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 18h
I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents. So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...
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Read the “Cornell 7” Documents
I compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 22h
Whenever I see a current or former university president in the news for sexual misconduct, I think of this chart from 2015. (ABC seems to have pulled down the original Five Thirty Eight article, but here’s a Feministing blog about it.)
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Chart of the Day: College presidents think rape is only a problem at other schools
According to Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey, US college and university presidents demonstrate some very wishful thinking when it comes to sexual assault. While about a third believe that it is preva...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 20h
The way to deal with the right is simple: out vote them. deprive them of power and influence. do not operate like they have anything to contribute and constantly ridicule their stupidity
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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How Meta's new content moderation upended a Texas gay bar
At least one LGBTQ establishment in Texas says the social media giant has incorrectly disabled its social media account, potentially hurting business.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21h
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base. trib.al/R0rSJ30
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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 21h
A historic 96-mile protest march is underway, as faith leaders make the multi-day journey from the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in the Mojave Desert, to the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fUo...
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Faith leaders make HISTORIC 96-mile pilgrimage to protest ‘EXTREME CONDITIONS’ in ICE detention
YouTube video by MS NOW
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 21h
I do think this should put some of the hand-wringing over the uniquely sinful American electorate, uniquely feckless institutions, etc in perspective. The truth is that there is a large trans-national constituency of people who actively want this. They aren’t deceived. They want this.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 21h
"Asked specifically where he diverges from Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei, Altman said 'we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.'"
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Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic.
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 23h
Here's the thing: most books that are banned don't make the lists that get circulated each #BannedBooksWeek. If you're a book creator and your book gets banned, please respond to this post with your book and its buy link on bookshop.org. That way we can support indies and banned books 💛
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Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 23h
What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election? Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation. My new piece:
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What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election?
Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Convicted Felon Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, know with the Midterms around the corner, DELAY is the name of the game
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump is holding the G7 at his own golf resort so he can shovel more money from the US treasury into his private pocket, and collect from other governments, too. This time no one says a word about it, even though everyone thinks it's record-breaking corruption and sleaze.
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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unlawful whatever 🐝 @inlovewthemooon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Portland heads up. A white-nationalist gathering calling itself the “2026 Oregon Event” is happening in Portland Oct. 3–4 (today)The program lists speakers including Jared Taylor and Peter Brimelow, along with talks promoting “racial consciousness” and a whites-only community project.
2026 Oregon event October 3rd October 4th it shows a lighthouse in the backgroundSpeakers and speeches introduction
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
On the Tech Policy Press podcast, editor Justin Hendrix talks with UNC Chapel Hill researchers Daniel Kreiss and Lorcan Neill about their new paper, "Militant Platform Democracy: A Framework for Democracy-Worthy Platform Policies." "Platforms have to proceed from an analysis of power," Kreiss says.
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Why Social Media Platforms Should Adopt a 'Militant Democracy' Framework
Daniel Kreiss and Lorcan Neill on what social media platforms should do when the state itself becomes a threat to democracy.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sometimes I think about how the last ten years started as a publicity stunt for a fading reality show that went sideways.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
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J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'
J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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Holly ⏸️ Elmore @ilex-ulmus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My ex-husband is one of the rapists at Aella’s simulated rape orgies that John Wentworth, Nate Soares, and I’ve heard Eliezer Yudkowsky also attended. He was an emotionally abusive partner and, until I left EA/rationality, he used the cult to keep me trapped. Journalists please DM.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026
Again, journalists, what are you doing?👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 The most mind blowing thing about these people is that they are so out in the open with their eugenics & predatory cults. Epstein wasn't as out in the open (at least from what I see now). Everything is right there for you to expose them once & for all!
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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 04/10/2026
The scariest straight line you'll see all day, via @financialtimes.com no less
Global sea level rise has a accelerated during the past decade
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 04/10/2026
The administration has turned an unfixable fact—Chinese parts in nearly every U.S. voting machine—into a license to contest any election it loses. @juliacurlee.bsky.social explains how the litigators, researchers, and the groups that back election officials could push back.
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Laundering Federal Election Interference in the Midterms
The administration has turned an unfixable fact—Chinese parts in nearly every U.S. voting machine—into a license to contest any election it loses.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026
Happening now in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview: A few hundred people are out protesting right-wing provocateur Jake Lang and his attempted "crusader march" on the local Palestine Fest going on nearby. Police in riot gear just formed a line, with Lang's group behind them.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/10/2026
There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high.
Kristi Noem's Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She
Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump learned that if you make corruption blatant, unapologetic, and omnipresent, no single story ever stays for long. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026
A member of the National Guard shot and killed a man in Memphis and it barely made a ripple in our discourse.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026
It’s genuinely remarkable how complete the consensus around anti-Black racism as an unremarkable feature of public and political life has become.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE's shameless stupid cruelty continues unabated. Here's a truly wrenching account from our wonderful local Vermont newspaper, which I imagine could be multiplied a thousandfold every day across America. Many thanks to Liza Cochran, its author bravelittlevoices.substack.com/p/terror-in-...
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Terror in the Backyard:
ICE’s Shadow Surge in Vermont
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Impossible to understand how anyone could look at Rufo's career and conclude he was someone engaged in a "forthright defense of meritocracy." Rufo's entire career is built on the idea of purging people who don't think or look like him from positions of power.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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