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sword tree @sword-tree.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

this is exactly what I needed and it's better than I thought it would be. I'm in the middle of it now. The southeastern US is rich with material for this kind of scariness, and Endwell does a great job with it

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Michael Benton @mdbento.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

"The task of the right eye is to peer into the telescope, while the left eye peers into the microscope. To possess a telescope without its other essential half - the microscope - seems to me a symbol of the darkest incomprehension." www.leocarrington.com/paintings-pi...

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Paintings and drawings by Leonora Carrington

Paintings and drawings by Leonora Carrington that are categorized by years as well as compilations of her art work and drawings.

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Ross Sayers @rosssayers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 08/08/2026

I don’t understand why people who clearly not only hate the world but also hate themselves insist on inflicting themselves on the rest of us Not just this guy but all these people who try to assume power or garner attention just to make things worse You hate yourself bro. Just go live in the woods

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I've been toying with this idea about how we explicitly reframe the value of college to include other outcomes rather than ROI & workforce training. These are important outcomes but colleges also help people understand and participate in society and their governments as *citizens*.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Under Trump, labor force participation is collapsing as stable, well-paying jobs become harder and harder to find. Meanwhile, inflation keeps surging and wiping out wage growth. He's running the economy just like he ran his businesses — right into the ground.

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U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July

Nonfarm payrolls were projected to increase by 83,000 in July while the unemployment rate would hold steady at 4.2%, acc

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Rep. Ro Khanna @khanna.house.gov · 06/08/2026

Today, I'm introducing the first-ever Data Center Bill of Rights. Communities deserve the right to reject data centers, protect their water, keep electricity bills down, and prevent states from shoving data centers down their throats.

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

so now we know why Taylor Farms tried so hard to get their cronies in the Trump Administration to help them stay out of the news futurism.com/science-ener...

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The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

An important and infuriating report on the mistreatment of transgender service members who have served our country honorably, because Trump and Hegseth are bigots, because Congress won't stand up for these troops, and because the rest of the military follows orders. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

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Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate

The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.

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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“In a film about the horror of being looked at, I’m struggling with how to rationalize my joy." @mangiotto.bsky.social reflects on Todd Hayne’s SAFE as it is released in 4K by the Criterion Collection:

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All is Well in Our World: On Todd Haynes' "Safe"

An appreciation of Todd Haynes' "Safe" on the week of its Criterion 4K release.

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Andrew Selbst @aselbst.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A great summary of all the police surveillance tech out there, mostly hidden from view, and how it will inevitably be abused. With a shoutout to @profferguson.bsky.social's book at the end! nyupress.org/978147983828...

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Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If El-Sayed wins the Michigan primary today it’s gonna rock the whole country and I’m so here for it. He’s in the lead. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Michigan votes in key Senate primary as Democrats battle over party’s future

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed leads in polls against centrist Haley Stevens as party looks to regain control of US Senate

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Sophie's Friends @aurawellnesscenter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🤣The Enemy Within! 🐸 Secret ANTIFA training video of Ferret Team 6 preparing for the reflective pool. Who hired them? Did they get paid in crypto? 💰 Where are they training now? 😼

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Cute Ferrets Playing in a Peanut Pool

ALT: Cute Ferrets Playing in a Peanut Pool

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Michael Benton @mdbento.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Rico gets a primer on the skinhead history—and ska-fueled soundtrack—behind This Is England: The 2007 indie hit about misunderstood kids in a misunderstood subculture." mubi.com/en/notebook/...

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MUBI Podcast | “This Is England”: Shane Meadows's 2-Toned Look at Skins and Ska (with Jack O'Connell)

We wrap our season on needle drops with a deep dive into the soundtrack and story behind the film that became a surprise UK franchise.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

On the same day that David Ellison claims he's not putting his finger on the scale, there's this: "CBS’s 60 Minutes had the scoop on Jeffrey Epstein’s sketchy financials—before the Bari Weiss–run network fired the reporter fronting the investigation."

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Michael Benton @mdbento.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New fronts in the development of propaganda techniques (also why are you relying on chatbots for information?) youtu.be/9KP-XiDER5M?...

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Israel Paying Trump Campaign Chief MILLIONS To Poison Chatbots

YouTube video by Breaking Points

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Michael Benton @mdbento.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Fauci lied repeatedly to the public and in interviews. He has a responsibility for the public distrust of and confusion about science. He has received a blanket pardon from Biden that protects him from any punishment, so why is he afraid to testify under oath? youtu.be/zWQSYlGBbI8?...

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Fauci PLEADS Fifth After Diary Reveals Lab Leak Coverup

YouTube video by Breaking Points

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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 30/07/2026

The 4th largest economy in the world — which grew faster last quarter than Texas and Florida (combined) — is showing a growing economy and a clean energy approach go hand in hand!

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Michael Benton @mdbento.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"Now and then, a mysterious life and potency will flicker out of an artwork and confront you." ... the implications of this idea that some artworks break the mould of the inanimate and act as persons in the world. Are artworks mere creations, or creatures too?" open.spotify.com/episode/54Le...

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Episode 216 – Artworks Are People Too

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 30/07/2026

If you're wondering what party will help you keep your Social Security benefits and which one is trying to take them away, this is a Republican on the Senate floor TODAY:

A man in a suit is standing at a podium next to a sign that reads "SOCIAL SECURITY IS A SCAM".

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Michael Benton @mdbento.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This is treason - do not let them whitewash this war monger's history. An interview with the documentary filmmaker that followed Graham for the last four years. "Lindsey Graham never saw a war he didn't like" - DJT youtu.be/BYtj0ShwH4M?...

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"Need Shekels For This!" Raw Footage Exposes Lindsey Graham Taking Netanyahu Orders

YouTube video by Breaking Points

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

“Davis, and other defendants interviewed by the Guardian, are confident that the case against them will collapse. But the government is trying to send a signal, he said: “This isn’t just about us. It’s about trying to scare everybody who opposes ICE.””

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The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’

Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives

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Michael Benton @mdbento.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I was enraptured from start to finish. I have always appreciated Mary Oliver's poetry, it was great to learn/experience the life/context of these beloved poems youtu.be/uHNKK5RuTTs?...

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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World – Official Trailer

YouTube video by Kino Lorber

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Micah @rincewind.run · 28/07/2026

there remains no subject on which elite consensus is so incredibly behind the voters than views of Israel and Bibi this is I think actually worse in punditry than in Dem electeds, who are at least starting to get the message via primary signaling

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

NEW: DHS' top number-cruncher just left the department -- and blasted the administration's "war on immigrants" on the way out. He's one of the very few DHS officials to step down and speak out publicly against this White House. Me in @wired.com ... www.wired.com/story/dhs-of...

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DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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Hobbes @flawedfacade.blacksky.app · 27/07/2026

Squished in the middle of this story was this heartbreaking paragraph. Unconscionable.

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Ronda Kaysen @rondakaysen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I’ve been covering housing legislation since January. It seemed unlikely that Congress could muscle through the biggest piece of housing legislation in 36 years, and yet it did. This is the story of how it happened. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

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How a Housing Bill Trump Spurned Became Law (Gift Article)

Despite partisan differences, intraparty feuds and the president’s lack of interest, Congress delivered the first major housing bill in a generation.

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Michael Benton @mdbento.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Listening to this as the genocidal butcher Benjamin Netanyahu travels to America to be welcomed with open arms by our criminal administration: youtu.be/B5UAbg6QuPc?...

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Stop Torture

YouTube video by X-tal - Topic

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Michael Benton @mdbento.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Bill and Ted only asked two things of us. That we be excellent to each other, and that we party on. How have we failed them so miserably?

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