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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

(angry goose meme) "Efficient HOW?"

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 3h

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 1h

We’re moving 10,000 low-income children off the child care voucher waitlist — at absolutely no cost to their families. Eligible families with children ages 6 weeks to 13 years, and through age 19 for children with special needs, will be invited to apply for a voucher on a rolling basis.

Mayor Mamdani and others make an announcement at a podium with signage that reads “Child Care for all”

Children hold hands in front of signage that reads “Child Care for all”

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 4h

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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The Herd House @theherdhouse.bsky.social · 6h

theherdhouse.com has officially launched The HERD House Stories! Biographies / origin stories and needs for all. You can make a donation for each individual or Subscribe monthly to our annual fund. Mostly enjoy their stories.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 6h

The clearest and most succinct expression I've read of how, beyond the clear fascist rhetoric, the Prairieland prosecutions have terrifyingly expanded federal legal power, beyond the point many feds even wanted to go.

For other activists on the left — and on the right — the Prairieland case has set a dangerous precedent. Cadeddu, the federal defense attorney, told me that the most worrying of all the “terrorist acts” was vandalism. There is no dollar amount set on what sort of damage might qualify as an act of terror. Even throwing a snowball at an ICE vehicle during a protest and scratching the paint or damaging a taillight might qualify. “In theory, if you happen to be on a Signal chat with some people planning a protest, and one of the people at that protest — you don’t even have to know them — throws that snowball, you could be implicated in material support for terrorism, simply for helping to organize,” she says. “That’s the meaning of the case.”

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19h

Last week, I was invited into the homes of Jewish New Yorkers across the city to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot.

Mayor Mamdani stands in a sukkah with Brad Landwr under warm lights and strings of pomegranates.

Mayor Mamdani and Asm Claire Valdez and Sen Jabari Brisport join New Yorkers for Sukkot.

Mayor Mamdani visits New Yorkers for Sukkot.

Mayor Mamdani sits in a sukkah with New Yorkers.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

More Democrats need to be telling the online casino owners behind Polymarket to shut the fuck up

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The Snoopervisor - Moses (Wilma🌈) @thesnoopervisor.bsky.social · 23h

Wilma’s pantry is empty. If you would like to donate to hungry teens - please read the thread. 1/4

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune

The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026

remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading.

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Penny Lane @pennylanepup.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I wanted to introduce you to some new fosters! Why so many you ask… Well, da reality is dat there’s an animal crisis. Healthy wonderful dogs are euthanized because there’s no space. So Momma keeps saying yes over and over again. Bacon Beauty, Stack, & Smoke

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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026

A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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A Reckoning in Springfield

A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The fraternity brothers in the group chat who cheer violence? That behavior is being modeled by the president of this country. I cannot stress this enough — Trump is teaching young men how to be abusive every time he opens his mouth.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

For profit healthcare should be abolished. Healthcare is a human right. Insurance companies have been allowed to determine who lives, who dies, who suffers and who goes bankrupt for far too long. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

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Patient died by suicide after insurance delayed medication: report

Kenney Blewett’s wife said her husband was hopeful the medication would work but said, ‘I wish we had the chance to find out’

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Everyone should be fighting for Universal Healthcare and disability rights. Health is fragile. You can become disabled or chronically ill in an instant. It’s not a moral failing. It can wipe out your savings and leave you destitute. Healthcare is a basic human right.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026

NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.

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Scott Banville @sbanville.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“For nearly 50 years, the federal government has said people with disabilities should live, work and learn in the most integrated setting possible rather than be segregated in institutions like nursing homes. The Trump administration just took its most concrete step yet to reverse that.”

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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities

Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026

The White House’s proposal to penalize nonprofits that help disabled people vote is just part of the Trump administration’s broader attempts to restrict voting access, especially among groups that have historically faced disenfranchisement.

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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote

A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Make them crawl. This is now our American republic. We are the shithole nation.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is how you accept a Best Actor gong (for “Chinatown”) — with a skit via satellite on the set of your next Movie (“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”) which will win you the Best Actor Oscar the following year. DAVID NIVEN & JACK NICHOLSON in 1975.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

An incredible letter (published in The Times) about the impact of TOM STOPPARD’s genius Play — ‘Arcadia’.

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Maddie @maddiec953.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Its a disgrace that we aren't already in the ICC. Of course, now we've pulled out of every other decent world organization. We suck. More Mamdanis please.

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Maddie @maddiec953.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This asshole is also a Baltimore slum lord. Where does he find the time?

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Tristan Gray @eidyngray.scot · 03/10/2026

When the Pope is a better ally to creatives than the Culture Secretary...

In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This article seems to start from the old fashioned assumption that there is a difference between a) the public interest and b) the pecuniary interests of Trump’s family and friends.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

When mask bans were first being enacted, disabled people warned they marked a return to Ugly Laws. They were a crucial step towards eliminating us from public life. They were designed to make us hide away, unable to safely exist in public. Disabled people are the canaries in the coal mine.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

RIP St. Francis of Assisi, died this day 1226, exactly 800 years ago, tomorrow is his feast day. He has always been my favorite saint. "A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows." "Make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love."

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters

The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Catching measles does not make your immune system stronger… it does the exact opposite. It can wipe out your immunity (both natural and vaccine related) to all kinds of diseases. It’s a deadly and disabling disease that we know how to prevent. Get your vaccine. It saves lives.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.

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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

ICE just kidnapped a woman at LAX airport Saturday Oct 3, 12:50AM. A community member was able to record when several ICE goons who refused to identify themselves grabbed the woman, put her into a van and then drove off.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 03/10/2026

I implore all cis people to read this.

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The US Sun @the-sun.com · 02/10/2026

College football team in chaos as mumps outbreak forces 32 onto injury report

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College football team in chaos as mumps outbreak forces 32 onto injury report

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

Letting two-bit scammers and thugs run the government is bad.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you live in the Princeton area, they're planning on building a massive data center near us. Register your complaints here: dep.nj.gov/boss/permit-...

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026

We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.

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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights

After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.

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