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@markhughesfilms.bsky.social
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Screenwriter & author. Film reviewer & box office analyst. My book LISTENING TO NOTHING offering a new answer to the Fermi Paradox is now on sale: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2XWG5R My research papers: zenodo.org/communities/cadh/

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19h
ICE just spent $16.7 million arming agents with shock gloves—wearable devices that deliver a painful electric shock. Human rights organizations like Amnesty International say the gloves “could be readily misused for torture.” Mother Jones' @hurwitz.bsky.social investigates: bit.ly/472ZbhV
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Orange Dotard Slayer - 트럼프 엿먹어 @dotard-slayer.bsky.social · 3h
No, we're not surprised. Ku Klux Klan leader celebrates 'growing' support ahead of midterms in pro-Trump interview . www.rawstory.com/kkk-26779980...
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Ku Klux Klan leader celebrates 'growing' support ahead of midterms in pro-Trump interview
Thomas Robb, a 79-year-old Arkansan and national director of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), celebrated his organization’s “growing” support ahead of the midterms in a new interview published S...
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
100%!!! In 2016, the Times focused >> on Clinton's email scandal than on her policy. Over one six-day period, the Times “ran as many cover stories about Hillary Clinton’s emails [10] as they did about all policy issues combined in the 69 days leading up to the election” www.salon.com/2017/12/24/i...
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Is fake news to blame for Trump? Sorry, folks — that's fake news! - Salon.com
Fake news is a bad thing for democracy — but the "failing New York Times" did more damage to Hillary's campaign
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Dan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is @perrybaconjr.bsky.social's second absolute banger this week. Goes to a long discussion we've had with our less political friends about media diets: too many prioritize "balance" over "not being lied to" or "avoiding participation in systems with objectively evil outcomes." That's NYT brain.
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too
The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 5h
PA measles outbreak expected to worsen; ppl on the ground mobilize to save themselves & neighbors 🤡 & RFK? They ignore, lie & hinder what can help (vax) Same for saving ourselves from 🤡& his enablers; it's up to us Check your reg VOTE early Pick ppl who'll fight for you, top to bottom iwillvote.com
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Pennsylvania health officials brace themselves as measles outbreak expected to spread
Most counties don’t have their own health agencies, and some specific population groups have low vaccination rates
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Muddy Waters @muddywater1.bsky.social · 3h
Of course! Republicans are pedophiles.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 4h
Incredible how the editors at @nytimes.com still don't understand how embarrassing it is to do this, and how it undermines the credibility of the paper and its journalists. It's like a toddler covering their face to play hide and seek. We see you but it's not cute, you look like an asshole.
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Hughes @markhughesfilms.bsky.social · 4h
It sounds like some landlords need to be made bad examples of.
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 4h
Landlords are trying to nuke the rent freeze by looking through Mayor Mamdani's texts.
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The Rent Freeze Starts Thursday. Landlords Think a Search of Mamdani's Texts Could Overturn It
The landlords allege the rent freeze was predetermined by the mayor and his allies, and are asking the judge to nullify it.
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Judy Jaguar Jetta @judyjaguarjetta.bsky.social · 4h
Carl Sagan A brilliant human who lived during our lifetimes "This planet is run by crazy people. Remember what they have to do to get where they are. Their perspective is so narrow, so... brief. A few years. In the best of them a few decades. They care only about the time they are in power."
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18h
Trump operative Cerimedo jailed in Bolivia, accused of ordering a hit on pregnant ex, and facing money-laundering and drug-related investigations. US then targeted the prosecutor investigating him; Bolivia's pro Trump gov arrested prosecutor days later.
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Bolivia arrests prosecutor on Trump ally Cerimedo, accused of beating, ordering hit on pregnant ex
Fernando Cerimedo ran right-wing campaigns on Brad Parscale's software, posed with Trump Jr. and says he arranged Trump's Honduras endorsement. He is jailed in Bolivia, accused of ordering a hit on hi...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 4h
The trolls interfering in your countries’ democracies have names and faces. Here are some of the public-facing ones. It’s not an endless network; there are few enough that investigative and judicial authorities could start an inquiry into each one and their networks.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 5h
Jewish leaders in Michigan are actively campaigning for Mike Rogers, a member of the party that gave us 'Jews will not replace us.' Even Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat, won't back Abdul El-Sayed due to his views on Israel. This has happened before. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 5h
1930s Germany. Max Naumann, a decorated Jewish war veteran, led Jews into backing Hitler. He figured shared nationalism and anti-communism outweighed the antisemitism in the room. Just like present day Michigan Jewish leaders appear willing to dismiss the actual antisemitism prevalent in the GOP
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 5h
El-Sayed’s principled opposition to Israel's actions in Gaza is not antisemitism. But excusing or allying with actual antisemites because you dislike a critic of Israel - that's a choice history has seen before & it did not turn out well. Read it yourself. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Jews Who Voted for Hitler
What happened when members of a minority community cast its lot with a political leader who despised them
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Folks have insulted:  My Southern drawl.  My loc’d hair.  My clothes.  My shoes.  My intelligence.  I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h. Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build. This is a lot y’all. It is. #AngieForFlorida
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5h
The news media are way too accepting of racism in our politics. They should be peppering the Republicans' Senate candidates in TX, OH, MI, IA and ME with questions about why they welcome campaign help from white supremacist Elon Musk.
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Ohwoisme @kmohwoisme.bsky.social · 4h
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h
This morning ICE goons were confronted by the community members
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Joe "I'm a Zeppo Marxist" Bacon @josephebacon.bsky.social · 4h
Parasite…
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 6h
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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Boehlert Media Busters @mediabusters6.bsky.social · 4h
Memo to @usatoday.com FUCK YOU! What a heinous Op-Ed A young woman is RAPED by SEVEN young men Not 1 of them said, WAIT? They assaulted & raped her, then Cornell University utterly FAILED her but your Editorial Board (made up of who?) are BLAMING HER? #CancelUSAToday #BoycottUSAToday
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 23h
😂👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯😂💯😂💯😂💯🫡...
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 15h
What if Skynet but stupid.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 20h
Russia needs to be defeated
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A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 18h
📢 )))
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 17h
I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
46,230 Russian troop losses in September, bringing the 2026 total to 326,900. Moscow prepares 120,000 new conscripts. www.kyivpost.com/post/85841 #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #NAFO #Fellas #MeatGrinder #Blues
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Russia Lost Record 46,230 Troops in September as Moscow Prepares 120,000 Conscripts for Fall
Ukraine says Russian losses surged 45.8% from January to September as Moscow prepares to send 120,000 conscripts to duty stations this fall.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If this reads like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails, it’s because it’s exactly like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails
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Phalope @moochomaas.bsky.social · 22h
He may have soured on MAGA, but he's still a racist.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 21h
mistakes were made
california post headline: california squirrel's flying attack is finalist in national wildlife photo competition

photo depicts a squirrel in mid-flight from a tree branch, apparently about to attack an owl who has the most "are you fucking KIDDING me" look in history
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Carmela 🌍🌹😎🍷🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦 @carmelacruz.bsky.social · 20h
Now this bsky.app/profile/igor...
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Carmela 🌍🌹😎🍷🌊🇺🇸🇺🇦 @carmelacruz.bsky.social · 21h
Reminds me of the Steele dossier claims that the CEO of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, offered candidate Donald Trump, through Trump’s campaign advisor Carter Page, a 19% stake in the company in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions on Russia. www.businessinsider.com/carter-page-...
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Memos: CEO of Russia's state oil company offered Trump adviser, allies a cut of huge deal if sanctions were lifted
Igor Sechin allegedly offered former Donald Trump ally Carter Page the brokerage of a 19% stake in Rosneft in exchange for the lifting of US sanctions.
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Keeper of the Flame @rosieogrady53.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And as early as 1987??? www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
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SeasideGramma@TheBeach 🇺🇦🩴🌊 🌻 @seasidechic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Here's the free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“There are always people who profit from war or government policies. The difference is that the people profiting should not be the people making the decisions to make that policy. And that is what is happening here...” www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As I note here, everything that happened in 2016 has come to pass. www.youtube.com/shorts/8piSZ...
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How Putin grabbed Trump by his balls
YouTube video by emptywheel
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 03/10/2026
Wall Street Journal apparently missed how Seattle police has access possibly illegally to vastly more cameras than known. Reported by the Seattle Times days ago. Also seems to put council failings at mayor's feet.
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Seattle’s Mayor Ran as a Socialist. Then She Ran Into Reality. — The Wall Street Journal
Katie Wilson’s progressive agenda has been hobbled by a string of violence, a budget deficit and turmoil inside City Hall; ‘Welcome to government.’
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 03/10/2026
In a shocking connection to a high-profile criminal case, Donald Trump Jr. has been spotted alongside Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant now facing serious allegations, including the murder of his pregnant mistress and drug trafficking....
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Trump Jr. Spotted with Alleged Drug Lord Linked to Hit on Mistress
In a shocking connection to a high-profile criminal case, Donald Trump Jr. has been spotted alongside Fernando Cerimedo, an Argentine political consultant now facing serious allegations, including the murder of his pregnant mistress and drug trafficking. Cerimedo, often referred to as "MAGA's Man" in Latin America, was recently arrested in Bolivia after a shooting incident involving Nadia Beller, a lawyer and activist.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s true that sexual violence is a problem at all schools. But that just means they’re looking at how we treat Cornell to decide if they can keep getting away with it too.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The reality is that if you care about campus sexual violence, you shouldn’t apply to Cornell—and parents should discourage their kids from applying too. And obviously, don’t donate. Send your donations to a rape crisis center instead.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
People really, really want to be able to trust schools—especially schools they already have a pre-existing relationship with. But we have to resist that impulse. Nothing Cornell has offered is nearly enough to actually end rape on that campus.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Studies find that universities see an increase in applications and an increase in the number of donations after a public scandal about mishandling sexual violence. These tactics are a part of why. The school declares themselves “changed” and a “leader” in PR campaigns.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Russia&the U.S. are discussing a multibillion-dollar oil deal -The New York Times The deal concerns the sale of Lukoil’s assets that were frozen abroad after U.S. sanctions were imposed Potential buyers include a group involving Todd Boehly,an American investor close to President Trump who donated
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Ben Says Abolish ICE @justanotherben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Corporate death penalty stuff. Meta should cease to exist.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026
A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions.
Aten installed Muse on both his iPhone and a Mac mini that he uses to test out various Al agents and tech. It took Meta a single day to begin "helpfully" pitching article ideas based on texts he'd sent to a podcast co-host.
When he asked Muse how it got the information, it said that it read banners from incoming texts. But that's not true, either.
After doing a little digging, Aten says Muse synced 187,000 lines from his Messages database, despite Full Disk Access being Off.Unless Aten is the most popular person on the face of the planet, I sincerely doubt he'd gotten 187,000 lines of text in roughly 24 hours. What happened is that, without permission, Muse went into the app and downloaded the information.
He had not given Muse permission to access Messages, and full disk access was not enabled. It just went ahead and uploaded those texts anyway.
Muse can take "unexpected actions" indeed.
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables
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