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Janet Reitman @janetreitman.bsky.social · 55m

1/ I am completely blown away by this @nytimes.com review of THE INHERITANCE by the brilliant @anandwrites.bsky.social. Waking up on pub day to something this beautiful and insightful felt like a blessing. It's the most amazing review I could have wished for. 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/b...

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Book Review: ‘The Inheritance,’ by Janet Reitman

Following the lives of ordinary citizens, a new book by Janet Reitman fashions an intimate, morally complex portrait of an insecure America.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Solidarity "After deciding this weekend to block Politico from riding on Air Force One, White House staffers called numerous outlets to ask one to fill the primary print slot for the out-of-town pool rotation .... Each of those outlets declined to step in." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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White House blocks Politico from Air Force One trip, cannot secure replacement

President Donald Trump will travel without a primary print pool reporter for the first time in recent memory.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 1h

Now is the ideal time for central U.S. Gulf Coast residents to review their hurricane plans, keep a close eye on official NHC advisories, and consider what they’ll need to do if tropical storm or hurricane watches are issued. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/odds...

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Odds of a U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane landfall are rising » Yale Climate Connections

A tropical depression organizing in the record-breaking warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico is predicted to arrive as Hurricane Isaias on Friday night.

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Penn NeuroKnow 🧠 @pennneuroknow.bsky.social · 57m

Does splashing water on your face when you're upset actually help? This week's post by Stephanie Uroda dives (pun intended) into how submerging your face in cold water may actually calm your nervous system during stress! Learn more here! pennneuroknow.com/2026/10/06/w... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

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When stress takes the plunge: The brain’s drive response

Stress triggers many uncomfortable physiological and psychological responses in our bodies. It turns out that activating a simple, unrelated survival reflex called the dive response may bring some …

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”

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South Carolina Democratic Party @scdemocrats.bsky.social · 2h

After more than twenty years of one party running South Carolina, tonight we get to hear from a leader who wants to serve all of us. Dr. Jermaine Johnson debates Alan Wilson at 7 p.m. Don't miss it: wistv.com/livestream

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Cornell says ex-deputy attorney general Sally Yates will lead review of university's handling of sex assault claims.

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.me · 1h

It was good. Would watch again.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines

The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20h

The hackers weren't brilliant. They were patient. They waited until the people who close doors had been fired by Kash Patel, then they walked in. That's not a hack. That's a business model. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5h

Very worthwhile to follow @zacheverson.com if you're trying to stay up to speed on the Trumps' crypto machinations.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

🚨BREAKING: A Florida lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to illegally accessing election websites monitored the primary election in Maricopa County, Arizona for the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to records viewed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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DOJ lawyer convicted of hacking election sites monitored voting in Maricopa County, Arizona

The involvement of the two lawyers in a state where President Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results adds to concerns that the administration’s monitoring program for the fall — which it ha...

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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 3h

Byron Donalds has spent $100 million, but we're in a position to win this race - because voters are rejecting the politics of division and embracing a campaign focused on housing, healthcare, education, and no data centers. Thank you for being a part of this historic campaign.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1h

Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms. Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital. Cops kneel on her chest anyway. "They dragged her like a doll," brother said. Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas

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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 2h

My department is searching for two full-time continuing physics teaching faculty. Come work in beautiful BC. 🧪👩🏻‍🔬⚛️🎢🍎 @sfuscience.bsky.social

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Science

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@cmerfy Lifelong Democrat @cmerfy.bsky.social · 1h

📢🌊‼️ Opal's not giving up & neither should we She'll be 100 this month #OV1 www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta...

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Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee is not giving up on America

Opal Lee, the Fort Worth legend who helped make June 19 a federal holiday, shares her vision for a better country.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is literally telling us he's about to attempt to take control of elections. We should believe him.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 4h

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 17h

The military hasn't executed a service member since the 1960s. Execution by firing squad hasn't been done since 1945.

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 1h

American state media will do their very best to sanitize, white-wash and normalize the orange felon committing treason by encouraging Iran to attack US cities, but never forget how their outrage when President Obama dared to do a healthcare program or President Biden tried to end student debt.

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 2h

For the first time, the DCCC is helping @leelagray.bsky.social w/a coordinated buy, spending almost $500K to help air this new ad attacking GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna for "getting rich while investing in an oil company she was supposed to regulate." #FL13 is Trump +13, but Dems think it can flip.

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YouTube video by Leela Gray for Florida

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

"Yeah, sorry your kid died or whatever. What do you think about my chandeliers?"

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Please don't pick up canisters shot at you by police. Even if you can differentiate between tear gas and stun grenades, both of those canisters burn hot or explode and can seriously injure you Throwing it back at the cops might be rad, but the mvmt also needs you with all of your limbs intact

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5h

🔥 Sochi. Claimed as Aframax Rio tanker was carrying crude oil from Novorossiysk to India and was almost fully loaded.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 1h

Got DAMN

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 4h

Mike Rogers is watching you.

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 1h

So the DEFENSE of Trump casually endorsing the obliteration of American cities is that he’s completely incoherent? Isn’t that ALSO newsworthy??

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Quarantine means being forcibly confined and medically examined by law. U.S. quarantine can be imposed on anyone infected by a legally quarantinable disease listed below (this can change). One should assume Russia's quarantine protocols are even more severe.

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The plague outbreak in Siberia, Russia has expanded w/5 hospitals now under QUARANTINE: Irkutsk Hospitals No. 1, No.3, No.10, Ivano-Matreninskaya Children's Hospital, and an unnamed maternity hospital (Lyudi Baikala news, Moscow Times).

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

None of this is solid, other than the girl died of something and they put about 200 people under observation. They've changed the story and deleted reports now, and have started covering up. ( This is Russia of course ) 😑

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

' She reportedly told medical staff that she had accidentally broken a test tube containing live bacteria while collecting samples for testing. She first fell ill while on an expedition with other workers near Russia’s eastern border with Mongolia. '

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Bakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

She wasn't in the lab when the accident happened. ( This is much more likely )

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 2h

Eight years ago today, Susan Collins voted to confirm this man despite one million red flags. She still says she doesn't regret it

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2h

However good you think this is going to be, it’s better. Steve just has Alito dead to rights.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 5h

I called my 92 year old grandmother last night to tell her Trump's poll numbers had fallen even further because I knew she’d be delighted. She giggled and said, “Did you hear that Jim Baker fucker died today too?”

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 1h

I wasn’t prepared…

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David Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 2h

Note:

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .

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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them

Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 1h

There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.

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Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia

Administration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1h

“Once inside the ICE facility, she continued to ask why she’d been arrested. ‘You spoke too much, that’s why,’ came the reply, according to María. ICE agents then said, ‘You should have thought about it before speaking up to defend your friend.’”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

UPDATE: Trump just awarded another $3 BILLION military contract to a company backed by his son Don Jr. (and Peter Thiel) — what skilled businessmen these Trumps are! Robbing the American taxpayer in broad daylight.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 5h

Zelensky says Ukrainian intelligence has updated information on Russian preparations for a massive strike and urged people to respond to missile alerts. He said Ukraine’s Air Force is ready, but its response is limited by available defenses and depends heavily on partners. #Ukraine

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 2h

NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:

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‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 2h

Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates to lead a "comprehensive independent review" into how the school "prevents and responds to sexual harassment, sexual assault and related misconduct on campus.” abcnews.com/US/cornell-t...

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Cornell taps former deputy AG Sally Yates to lead independent review

Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how Cornell responds to sexual assault cases.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2h

"An Influential Voice in the Climate Debate Has Died at 66" | A fitting tribute for our friend and colleague Joe Romm in the @nytimes.com by Clay Risen: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/c...

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An Influential Voice in the Climate Debate Has Died at 66 (Gift Article)

Joe Romm was a prolific writer who never hesitated to take on climate change deniers and the fossil-fuel industry — or even ostensible allies.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h

NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.

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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2h

Uh, whoa. But if you're curious as to WHY the Kansas Senate race — which features Methodist megapastor Rev. Adam Hamilton as the Democratic nominee — is suddenly a toss up, I went down and spoke to and members of his church last month. What I found was striking: religionnews.com/2026/09/23/h...

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How megapastor Adam Hamilton could break the GOP's hold on Kansas

LEAWOOD, Kansas (RNS) — While Democrats have long been considered a longshot for statewide races in Kansas, the Rev. Adam Hamilton's candidacy has proven unexpectedly competitive.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 2h

Chaotic, warrantless immigration raids and roving patrols spread fear and disrupt lives and livelihoods. They do not belong here; hard working immigrants do. 3/

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