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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 11h

I went the NHS emergency room in London over the weekend, it was free. Free to anyone. I'd have been charged only if I was admitted to the hospital. A cart in the waiting room went by me with some nice sandwiches, and I chose one. Before I could try to pay, the cart moved on. Sandwich also free.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 06/10/2026

Might I point you at kickbezosintheballs.org

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A link to a database of U.S. citizens who have been detained.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Counterpoint: Bring me your fatties, your weirdos, your radicals yearning to breathe free.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

just can not get enough of the reaction of his staff when the realization hits lol (around 9:30)

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m confused by the concept of being hella rich and hella ugly. Like?????? Money can’t buy happiness, sanity or ethics but it can definitely buy you something akin to a human face.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 29/09/2026

You will be able to set your watch by the frequency with which Musk sets his minions on people during this case, using their usual tactics of death threats and doxxing. And media will cover none of it.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...

John Anzalone &
@JohnAnzo
X.com
Underestimate @RahmEmanuel at your own risk.
He knows how to win. He knows how to fight.
And he knows how to message.
And no one will out work him. Regardless of whether he wins the Democratic nomination in 2028 he will make an impact on the race. You can be sure of that. Don't take your eyes off of him. At the minimum, learn from him.
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
From nytimes.com
6:47 AM • 9/26/26 • 274K Views

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I love that we can run a whole economy on this

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roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is not true. Only a handful of Nazis were hanged for their crimes and the Nuremberg Trials wrapped up because the governments lost interest. This is why postwar Nazis quickly reestablished far right parties across Europe in the 1940s and 1950s. Including in Germany and Austria.

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Mary @maryruthie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Calm before the storm. Brooklyn, NY

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“She nearly lost her home to foreclosure and her teenage daughter was entrusted with running her household. Her college-age son left a football scholarship to return home and help with costs around the home. Mason has three children and also raised four of her brother’s children.”

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Zohran Mamdani is our mayor. Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026

Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza. May peace be our future.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

every day it seems a brand new sentence is written to describe the state of the world

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026

Idea: no corporate welfare, subsidies, or government contracts for corporations whose employees need to rely on government assistance because of low wages.

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If she’s your senator, let her know.

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Nolan Wells’ life mattered. It still matters. Black Lives Matter.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That’s America’s mayor.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/09/2026

The challenges facing our cities may span borders, but so do the ideas that can solve them.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026

DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.

DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

LOGOS:
The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection

Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.

Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 21/09/2026

The best way to fight back against the Paramount/Warner Brothers merger is to support independent artists, journalists, writers, filmmakers, musicians and everyone else who has been walking a very hard path to putting things out into the world.

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Mary @maryruthie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"This entire debacle is a stark reminder that opting out of taking political stands is, in and of itself, a political stand: a politics of self-interest." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...

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Opinion | Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Why Politics Is So Hard for Celebrities (Gift Article)

Celebrities use the facade of neutrality as shelter, as a place to take refuge.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 20/09/2026

Amtrak didn’t tell us about this exposure, so heads up: if you took an Amtrak train last week through Chicago or anywhere on the Southwest Chief, Coast Starlight, or California Zephyr routes like we did, you may have been exposed to measles! Please let the train people in your life know about this

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026

On September 17th, we filled our 200,000th pothole. See something that needs fixing in NYC? Call 311, tag @nyc311.bsky.social or go to portal.311.nyc.gov.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BREAKING: Human rights and anti-war organizations are launching a campaign to demand the top Biden officials who promoted or lied about the Gaza genocide be boxed out from future Democratic administrations and other liberal spaces. Rashida Tlaib & Chris Rabb signed on. More expected to join.

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EXCLUSIVE: Biden’s Genocide Accomplices Targeted by New Accountability Campaign

#DroptheGenocide20 demands Biden admin aides who enabled the Gaza genocide not be given roles in liberal spaces – like the role it turns out JD Vance pursued in 2016, when he ‘hated’ Trump.

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Mary @maryruthie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We started a Little Library cubby in our admin office at Brooklyn Bridge Park. My first share is a copy of @alexanderchee.bsky.social book I got in a Books For Gaza fundraiser. (Hopefully I’ll get back but so tickled to share this wonderful book) Free Palestine!

Photo credit f Alexander Chee’s How to Write An Autobiographical Novel

Photo of Brooklyn Bridge Park offices’s Little Libraryy

Inscriptions in book “for Mary Taylor thanks for supporting books for Gaza 🇵🇸

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16/09/2026

17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs. Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“But as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide…” — Aaron Rowe

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All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore

Four openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

it seems to me most likely that the whole tour will be canceled now as a result of Kraft’s intervention injecting his own politics into the event and Sheeran’s concession to it

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, and Finneas have said that they would withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour. apnews.com/article/ed-s...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NEW YORK (AP) — At least three supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore is dropped over pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

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jenn schiffer 😎 @jennschiffer.com · 15/09/2026

ed sheeran wanted the activism halo without doing the work by having macklemore, who has been loud and clear about his support for palestinians for years, on his tour. he probably thought this would buy him more “apolitical” time without being challenged. time’s up, loser!

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Needless to say, Ed Sheeran is a little piss boy

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I, personally, would never want Ms. Rachel to be disappointed in me.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …

What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

McCarthyism by and for strip mall handjob recipients.

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