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Many more questions than answers. Public education is the key to healthy democracy. Libraries are the bulwark of the republic.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
terrible. 20 years ago, the internet was full of hobbyist blogs and forums. over time, these have been replaced by paywalled substacks and private discord channels, each a walled garden. google's decision to prioritize AI just makes it less likely people will create free, public info
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
To me the anti-consent language is a leading indicator of the intent of those who would steer our culture whether we like it or not. It is to me an indicator of people who don't want to solve human problems in human systems, but who want to solve the problem OF humans in THEIR systems.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/04/2026
“It’s inconceivable to me that law enforcement would recommend the program continue.” Andy McCabe on CNN.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I wondered how WNBA players got a 400% raise. It only took a Nobel Prize winner in Economics. Claudia Goldin, I salute you. Gift link!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/03/2026
two thoughts reading this: first, that i am reminded that the editorial line of christianity today back during the civil rights movement was harsh criticism of King. second, this right here is quite literally slaveholder ideology.
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John W Dean @johnwdean.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
R.I.P. Alex… Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
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Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Anyway, please read my report—which is a culmination of nearly a year of work—and subscribe to The Handbasket:
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Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid
Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/03/2026
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day. n.pr/40PPmk6
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Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is now displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I like this Ben Stiller fellow. When he made a movie in Wilmington, Ohio, he was nice to people. And look — he stands up for himself rather than allowing himself to be ritually humiliated.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/03/2026
One thing I feel ought to be discussed more is the fact that basically all rural and suburban places in the US are subsidized by cities. They resent cities. They insult cities. They elect politicians who abuse cities. But none of them could survive without cities.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
This is the regime Trump has been coddling in its efforts to take over another country.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
"Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces... Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft... 'It does seem like it’s a pretty comprehensive effort,'" an official said.
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say
The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Gemini: 'I deeply regret the time and effort you spent searching for references that I fabricated. My ‘methodology’ was a series of errors and an attempt to cover those errors with more artificial information.' www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/gemini-...
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“My ‘methodology’ was a series of errors”: Gemini generates false records and fake screenshots of TNA website | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
The Gemini LLM generates fake records and screenshots from the UK National Archives, a family historian has revealed
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"SLOPPINESS": The Trump administration claimed that a man detained by ICE had a criminal convictions for marijuana possession in 2009. The judge pointed out that the man was 4 years old at the time. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Democracy Docket laid down a marker on the big take away from Trump's SOTU. Let's see what legacy media produces. If you appreciate pro-democracy media that will never back down or obey, subscribe now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Remarkable: Trump has achieved the distinction of being a Republican president who's deeply unpopular on *both* the economy *and* immigration. Those are traditional GOP strengths, and he's thrown away both of them. Trumpism is a catastrophic failure. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2068...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 09/02/2026
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
what a shot
halftime show
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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
CS, OC, green and orange smoke, and various other spent munitions all over the ground. So many canisters. People were choking on gas over 6 blocks away.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
As I've considered writing a book, I've gotten clear messages about this agency (sharing a link someone else provided that does a good summary) newrepublic.com/article/1548...
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Intellectual Enabler
How did Epstein meet so many luminaries in the worlds of science and technology? It all might trace back to literary agent John Brockman.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 01/02/2026
the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
A little girl in Portland, OR after being tear gassed by ICE. what the actual fuck.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Remember that Tom Barrack was prosecuted (but acquitted) for being the foreign agent of these folks.
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Conservative columnist @davidmastio.bsky.social on Don Lemon vs "wannabe authoritarian" Donald Trump: "The government running roughshod over the First Amendment is a far more serious affront to constitutional norms than protestors peacefully breaking the law."🎁 www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-...
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Don Lemon arrest gives Trump just the culture war drama he likes | Opinion
Practicing a questionable kind of journalism that blurs lines between activist and reporter, Lemon’s First Amendment rights are harder to defend. From David Mastio:
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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
This will make you cry. Fellow students of Liam, the little boy in the bunny hat, have messages for ICE. 💔 www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Video: Opinion | Dear ICE: Letters From Students Living in Fear
ICE took their classmate. They started writing letters.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 01/02/2026
The EPA is proposing to roll back decades of progress on attacking water pollution — abandoning their responsibility to protect water quality and limiting the effectiveness of the Clean Water Act.  We cannot revert back to a time when pollution caused our rivers to catch fire.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
This would be a totally natural response — and clear that ICE is trying to provoke further violence.
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Absolutely packed here by the South Waterfront #Portland #AlexPretti
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society. How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
NEW: As he released 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Judge Biery warned of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. He said courts amounted to “a judicial finger in the dike.” www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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olly @lesbianfunbun.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Man the "gamergate destroyed society" ppl have been vindicated like a zillion times over the past year
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
And for those asking why/how Roberts got involved, the order explains that the Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit asked the Chief Justice to transfer the complaint to another circuit because it relates to ongoing litigation *in* the D.C. Circuit. Totally by the book.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg: It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
It is going to take years---years!---to rebuild the United States Department of Justice after Trump is gone from office. A jewel of the justice system has been emptied out of institutional knowledge and wisdom.
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Mark Riedl @markriedl.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
“We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.” Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
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How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 31/01/2026
A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today. Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
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Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/01/2026
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
George Washington University, 1970 student protest against the shootings at Kent State and Jackson State.
A dorm with a sign saying They can’t kill us all
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Melania’s first screening in Times Square draws four people, at least three of them professional critics. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
The wait is over. Amazon's $75 million corporate bribe, excuse me, documentary Melania has arrived in theaters, where it will surely play to the biggest audiences the Republican Party can buy. Not that they've bothered with that hotbed of liberalism known as New York City. There were just three other people present at the first opening-day showing at 42nd Street's AMC Empire Theater.
And two of them were other film critics, since there were no press screenings of the doc and we were forced to pay our offerings to the first lady like everyone else.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 30/01/2026
Trump’s right hand cannot be responsible for investigating his left hand. We need an independent, impartial investigation now. www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pr...
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FBI now leading investigation into fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations branch had been leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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William Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
In any other presidency this would be a world-shattering scandal leading to months if not years of investigations and reporting In this one it's a day that ends in Y
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 30/01/2026
Catherine O’Hara died. I’m inconsolable.
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We keep us safe @thequeengeek.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
My 7yo daughter’s best friends’ family fled the country a few weeks ago. Today she came home with a drawing of her and another friend blowing whistles at ICE agents. “We’re blowing the whistles and so ICE will go away and our friends can come back,” she said. I started sobbing uncontrollably.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Jesus Christ. The "pivot" lasted about 15 minutes. Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.
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Ben Rhodes @rhodesben.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"The war on terror has become a war against ourselves. That forever war must come to an end. Enough with the military gear. Enough with the mass surveillance. Enough with the constant fear of an ever-shifting Other." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
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Opinion | The Rot Goes Deeper Than ICE
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/01/2026
remember what JD Vance said of the ICE agents that arrested this little boy: “what did you expect them to do?”
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