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one funny thing about Alito is he is constantly fuming over his critics. just a big blubbering baby.

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Ard Collider @ardaniel.collider.mov · 12h

Jim Bakker and Dennis Hastert in the *same week?!* No one call the dead guy claw machine repair number just yet. Let's see what it does next.

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 13h

This is an important statement people, and especially elected Dems need to really understand. The current Republican project is one of destruction, by design. Yes, they have other goals, in RFK’s case he’s objectively pro-disease, but their primary metric of success is breaking government.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 13h

Abortion providers have been prepared for more than three years to switch to misoprostol-only abortions, and these new complaints are designed to block those prescriptions, too. From February 2023:

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If the Main Abortion Pill Is Banned This Week, Providers Are Prepared to Go Off-Label

Eight abortion providers told Jezebel they're planning to offer misoprostol-only abortions if a federal judge blocks mifepristone nationwide.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 13h

@deisseroth.bsky.social, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won a Nobel Prize today for their contributions to optogenetics. We asked eight neuroscientists how the technique has transformed the field. bit.ly/4y5fhCH

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Nobel Prize-winning optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience

The technique enables neuroscientists to target brain circuits with unprecedented specificity, transforming the study of memory, reward and more.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 23h

I was raped at a frat party. It’s a shockingly common experience and preventative interventions in college are way too late.

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Being Reese @beingreese.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky

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Marsha Pierce @marshapiercephd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m not exactly sure what this says about my #audible listening history, but it was an interesting observation nonetheless. #BookSky 📚

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 05/10/2026

If in the next three years we don’t substantially reform the Court and throw Alito’s entire jurisprudence in the trash (and I mean all of it)… we will have allowed this rightwing politician to have made the US substantially more fascist, against the popular will.

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

Getting your understanding of "progressive thinking" from X is as bad as getting it from Fox News.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 04/10/2026

For years, mifepristone and similar drugs have been used to treat uterine fibroids and endometriosis. Now researchers are exploring whether these drugs could have other uses in women’s health, including preventing some cancers. to.pbs.org/4xCEOTm

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Researchers explore new uses for abortion-related drugs

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Marsha Pierce @marshapiercephd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Honestly, between him, his mother and his girlfriend, he comes out as the least racist and horrible. His mom is just out there making up new conspiracy theories about Haitians and the victim to justify the situation. His girlfriend is just cold and victim blaming.

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 04/10/2026

"He reviewed what he knew about the Haitians in Springfield, which had mostly come from his mother, via a friend of hers who lived there, and had little good to say; Jack had seen a video she’d circulated purporting to show Haitians eating cats and dogs."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026

the idea that rufo has, at any point in his public career, been a sincere advocate for “colorblind meritocracy” is brain dead

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Bill Kuchman @billkuchman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“In other words, Congress has already said no to taxpayer funding for the big, beautiful ballroom, and this should have been a stop order on the project. Because, again, if Congress doesn’t fund a president’s pet project, how does he get taxpayer money for it?” www.thebulwark.com/p/why-you-mu...

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Why You Must Care About the Ballroom

Trump is defying Congress and robbing the American people to build it.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I will never forgive or forget a single Republican Senator who voted yes on RFK Jr.’s confirmation as HHS Secretary. But as you know I hold especial contempt for Bill Cassidy (R, Invertebrate) for greasing the skids for RFK Jr. and for the destruction of U.S. public health.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026

JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

nytimes.com

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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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 04/10/2026

It's worth asking yourself why every day of the week the New York Times and pretty much every major legacy media outlet runs pieces espousing increasingly incoherent arguments for investing more in AI.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026

Our reporting found that in Arkansas, one private school continued to operate even though the founder served jail time for permitting child abuse. Join us Oct. 6 at 4 pm ET for a discussion about the changing private school landscape: events.propublica.org/wild-west-sch…

Virtual Event: The Wild West of School Vouchers. Join us to discuss how a surge in public funding is changing the private school landscape and what it means for families. Tuesday, Oct. 6. 4 p.m. EST. Illustration: A giant orange pencil points up and to the right. In the background is a pattern made up of gray school chairs.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It is 2006, and Karl Rove is mocking people for calling Republicans "Nazis" It is 2026, and Karl Rove is encouraging people to call Republicans "Nazis"

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you’ve read about TN this week, please take a moment with this piece if you didn’t read it when we published it: It’s an investigation into the execution team Alabama has put together. It’s officers with a history of violence who choose each other. Eye-opening to what happens in executions.

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In Alabama, Prison Guards Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions - Bolts

As Alabama keeps details around the death penalty hidden, an investigation into its execution team raises questions about how incarcerated people are treated in their final moments.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Great, but polls don't count! Make a plan and VOTE!

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

1) Alito revealing this now is an attempt to rally Republicans in Trump states where Dems lead for Senate. 2) He’s the most partisan R on the court—highly likely he steps down in the lame duck if Dems take the Senate. 3) Doing number 2) makes court expansion even more likely if Dems win in 2028

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This *was* true pre-2016 but it hasn’t been true for a while. For example, well-educated voters are far more likely to vote in non-presidential years and that bloc has swung decidedly Democratic over the past decade.

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Marsha Pierce @marshapiercephd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m glad to hear that. I am one of those pessimistic Dems you were writing about who struggles to be positive about elections. I’ll be reading your upcoming pieces on it.

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Marsha Pierce @marshapiercephd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Republicans tend to have strong voting blocks from groups that vote in high percentages (ie white Evangelicals), whereas democratic voters seem to be younger and more easily discouraged.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 03/10/2026

Religion aside: There is a small (at least currently) subset of people who have sworn off AI use for religious reasons — and at least one has already gotten a work exemption from using it. www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-r...

businessinsider.com

She won an exemption from using AI at her tech job. The Pope's remarks could fuel similar appeals.

Legal experts say employers must take AI-related religious objections seriously, as a 2023 ruling raised the bar for denying such accommodations.

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

NEW: Susan Collins team bragging in its canvassing materials about her having "delivered" the conservative Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe. tinyurl.com/3mxnybe7 #MEpolitics

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

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Marsha Pierce @marshapiercephd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My daughter’s friend and cross country teammate is injured and out for what was a very promising season. Does anyone have suggestions for a nice gift/gift basket to help with the disappointment? #HS #XC

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Mari Gomez and Running Squad on the Trail

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.

Department of Homelan... • Follow •.• X
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Net negative migration for the first time in HALF a CENTURY.
Americans are amassing victories NEVER seen before thanks to President Trump.
We will continue to grow our efforts to fulfill the mandate given to this administration.
REMIGRATION REPORT
94%)
3.3+
MILLION REMOVALS
INCLUDING DEPORTATIONS AND VOLUNTARY REMOVALS
ASYLUM DENIAL AT 94%
250,000
VISAS REVOKED
REVOKED
TRAVEL BANNED
FROM 39 COUNTRIES
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287(G)
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NATURALIZATIONS
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled for the first time that a Flock search was unconstitutional and violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights. Oklahoma cop pulled over a woman and searched her in Flock "because he saw her license plate was from California" www.404media.co/federal-judg...

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Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.

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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Remember this is why we need Democrats to take back power in DC so that they can stop some of these cuts that take effect after the election. #LetsGetVoteReady by checking your voter registration status, vote early and vote all the way down the ballot. Your vote is your voice so use it.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve seen reports estimating that the Iran War is costing us $1 billion a day. Over ten years that’s $3.6 trillion. So how about we trade free college for a stupid war?

U.S. Department of Education • 1h • O
Everything comes at a cost... that falls on the American taxpayer.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/socialism/
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The Real Cost of
"Free College"
$3.6 TRILLION
over ten years
THE PROMISE
All student debt cancelled and free undergraduate tuition
THE COST
$3.6 trillion with tuition covered at all institutions.

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New York Amsterdam News @nyamnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

On this day in 1967, Thurgood Marshall — who'd already won 29 of 32 civil rights cases before the Supreme Court — was sworn in as a justice himself, becoming the first Black American on the nation's highest court. #ThurgoodMarshall #BlackHistory

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Marsha Pierce @marshapiercephd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Trump, Elon, Newt, etc. just show that it was and never has been about "family values" with the GOP. The white nationalist/great replacement consipiracy theory though...is what it is and has been about.

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lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

TRUMP TAKE CHIPS AND SALSA

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Miranda Dickinson @wurdsmyth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh HELL no, #Audible. So you're going to not only steal my characters, infringing my copyright and IP, but you're also going to steal the voices of my brilliant audiobook narrators for your utterly crap AI chatbot? Get - and I say this with my whole heart - IN THE SEA! #NoAI

A headline from an online news article that reads: "Audible will soon let you talk to audiobook characters with a new AI feature."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 02/10/2026

getting mad at the pope for not thinking the chatbot has a soul is easily the funniest thing I've read all week

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Marsha Pierce @marshapiercephd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm just here for the food takes and the Sophie Cunningham has gotten substantially worse at basketball coinciding with the rise her outspoken bigotry.

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What Can You Do Shrug

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John Lyon @johnlyon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Me: Hey gas tank, check out the prices on this pump. Gas tank:

A gas tank opening that resembles a shocked face.

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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 01/10/2026

Incredible reporting by @tinavasquez.bsky.social here. A story about how the people who put food on American tables are denied water or even the ability to carry it with them or meaningfully ask for it to be provided, lest they lose their jobs working in oppressive heat.

prismreports.org

Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields

Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina

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