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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This is not part of the agreement. He is making this up. Iran agrees to give up NOTHING on their nuclear program in this deal.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
He's lying. You know why we know? WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT HE SIGNED!!!! Here's the operative language: "The U.S. undertakes, together with regional partners, a comprehensive plan...for the rehabilitation and economic development of Iran...of at least $300 billion."
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Mar-a-Lago dinner: ✅ Beijing trip to meet with Xi: ✅ Testifying before Congress about Nvidia's China business: ❌ The American people deserve transparency.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declines Senate testimony on AI, China and exports
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Nvidia’s CEO should answer questions publicly as lawmakers scrutinize AI chip sales to China and export controls.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Now that I’m not under federal indictment, I can finally say whatever I want!
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Stage Write @stagewrite.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
One *can* hold two ideas in one's head at one time: * The ingredients of Cheetos not only are unappetizing when not combined into a tasty snack, but a steady diet of Cheetos likely isn't healthy. * Moral panic about food panic is bad. Most processed food (even Cheetos) is not a 5 alarm fire.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 16/06/2026
Dude I am shook. I just saw a video and it turns out Cheetos are made from ingredients
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 15/06/2026
Plate Flip xkcd.com/3258/
4-panel comic. (1) PERSON 1 with ponytail: These tectonic plates look pretty eroded. When did you last flip them? PERSON 2: Flip them? (2) PERSON 1: Yeah, to use the underside of the continent. PERSON 2: ...Never? PERSON 1: Wow. Explains the eons of weathering, debris basins, and... is this isostatic depression? PERSON 2: It’s rebounding! (3) PERSON 1: You really should flip it. You’ll get a whole new landscape! PERSON 2: But I like *this* landscape! (4) PERSON 1: Just think how warm and fresh the other side will feel. PERSON 2: A sea of molten rock? PERSON 1: Good for the feet. Helps exfoliate.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/06/2026
Black text on white page that reads as follows:

Last week, our Law Department filed an amicus brief in support of transgender New Yorkers, affirming a simple principle: your medical decisions and personal health information belong to you, not the government.

Proud to stand with trans and queer young people across New York in defending privacy and dignity for all.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 12/06/2026
Democracy Defenders is doing vital work.  This is a transparently absurd fishing expedition.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 12/06/2026
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Mass. House overwhelmingly passes bill to guard against book bans in school libraries - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts House lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill that would standardize how books are added and removed from Massachusetts school libraries.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 12/06/2026
Every reader should have access to books that reflect diverse lived experiences. Grateful the Mass. State House has taken action to fight back discriminatory book bans in our libraries & honor the brilliance of our authors & illustrators. TY Rep. John Moran for your leadership on this.
An article by the Boston Globe titled: Mass. House overwhelmingly passes bill to guard against book bans in school libraries.
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Rep. Shontel Brown @repshontelbrown.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Leaving this here, in case anyone is wondering why we have screwworm in the US for the first time since the 1960s. The DOGE stupidity from Trump and Rollins will end up COSTING taxpayers money. www.agri-pulse.com/articles/226...
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Bird flu, screwworm monitoring among foreign aid programs killed by Trump
Among the more than 5,300 grants and programs killed as a result of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts are a slate of U.S.-funded programs at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, including eff...
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NPR @npr.org · 11/06/2026
The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease. n.pr/4gl1hzk
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Ebola testing has improved in DRC, but still isn't nearly enough
The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease.
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Patrick McCann @pjmccann3.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
@medpagetoday.com has a better video of security ejecting the #NewOrleansFive out of the @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social meeting. Outrageous! Censorship has no place in science and medicine. #MedSky 🧪 www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"If being in good graces of the current administration means you can't express your scientific opinion, then your organization as been corrupted'. -Justin Ryder, one of "New Orleans Five" expelled from #ADA 2026 meeting. Dozens of scientists walked out. 🧪 www.the-scientist.com/police-remov...
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Police Removed Prominent Scientists from the ADA Meeting. Researchers Respond | The Scientist
The organizers of the American Diabetes Association meeting had a group of researchers removed from the event for sharing an editorial about negative impacts of policy changes to research funding.
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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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ACLU @aclu.org · 05/06/2026
Last year, the National Endowment for the Arts imposed new restrictions on its grant applicants, penalizing artists who don’t agree with the president's political agenda. We sued, and won. The federal government is appealing, but we aren't backing down.
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NEA Funding Provision Threatens Queer Art and Free Expression
From the “decency” fights of the 1990s to today’s “gender ideology” rule, the NEA’s funding shifts are sidelining queer voices. The ACLU is pushing back to protect artists.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Republicans are ripping away food assistance from working people, citing phony allegations of “widespread fraud.” But when it comes to Trump pardoning criminals who were ACTUALLY CONVICTED of healthcare fraud, they’re silent. Why? Because those criminals are rich & powerful.
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FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We are devastated to learn of the passing of Anthony Head, endeared to fans around the world for his role as Rupert Giles on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER the series. We send out deepest condolences to his friends, fans, and family.
We are devastated to learn of the passing of Anthony Head, endeared to fans around the world for his role as Rupert Giles on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER the series. He also starred in REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, LET THE WRONG ONE IN, and his own five-part supernatural docuseries titled TRUE HORROR WITH ANTHONY HEAD, as well as many other plays and productions. We send out deepest condolences to his friends, fans, and family.
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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 05/06/2026
Whenever someone as universally loved as Tony Head dies, as well as being a sad thing it's also always a kick up the arse to try to be a slightly better human being so you get a response like his rather than a response like eg Charlie Kirk's.
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nsqe @nsqe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
NOOOOOO www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Anthony Head: Buffy and Ted Lasso actor dies at 72
The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.
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NPR @npr.org · 05/06/2026
Frontman Ben Gibbard talks about the band's latest album, I Built You a Tower. n.pr/4fsw0dF
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Death Cab for Cutie plays through the pain
Frontman Ben Gibbard talks about the band's latest album, I Built You a Tower.
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CBCC🔜NYCC @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"Listen. I don't like to preach, but here's some advice. You'll meet a lot of jerks in life. If they hurt you, remember it's because they're stupid. Don't react to their cruelty. There's nothing worse than bitterness and revenge. Keep your dignity and be true to yourself." - Marjane Satrapi
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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NPR @npr.org · 04/06/2026
The Obama Presidential Center opens later this month in Chicago. We take a look inside. n.pr/4en3VmT
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In photos: a preview of the Obama Presidential Center
The Obama Presidential Center opens later this month in Chicago. We take a look inside.
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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Are you referring to the book ‘Careless People,? The one Meta don’t want to see publicised? #CarelessPeople
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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
In other news, a large number of security experts were among the thousands laid off by #Meta last month.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 01/06/2026
I've met Nick Bilton a couple times and he's a friend of friends, so I'm going to be diplomatic here: he's a vichy collaborator who took on the job of destroying a load-bearing beacon of journalistic truth on behalf of a right-wing billionaire bc Pres DJT got his wittle feewings hert. Shame!
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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 01/06/2026
Last Saturday night, Boston firefighter Bobby Kilduff, Jr. gave his life making sure his neighbors got another day. For nearly a quarter century, Bobby worked on Rescue 2, the company sent in to save firefighters in distress.
Mayor Wu crosses her arm over her heart beside other officials and officers.Boston Firefighters line the street and salute.Firefighters place their hands over the Fire Engine Caisson.Engine 42 drives through the street. Firefighters place hands on it.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Trump’s own government gave him, his kids & his companies lifetime immunity from IRS audits and tax prosecution. They line their own pockets with taxpayer money and get out of jail free. This is the kind of large-scale fraud & corruption you’d expect in Russia or North Korea. Trump brought it here.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/06/2026
Discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in New York City. Trans New Yorkers are protected by law. Our City will protect your rights, defend your humanity and stand beside you without hesitation.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Kicks Off Pride With “Trans Rights Are Human Rights” Campaign
The campaign will highlight existing protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming New Yorkers.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Divided appeals court panel rules Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Paulina Mangubat stands by the "ugly f--k" tweet: “All we did was say what everyone else is thinking, which is, ‘Shut up—that’s not what people care about right now," she tells me: newrepublic.com/article/2111...
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Minnesota keeps doing things that Illinoisans are repeatedly told are impossible
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
In yet ANOTHER decision by a judge trying to unstick Alex Jones' abuse of the legal process to prevent us from paying the Sandy Hook families, Texas judge Maya Gamble said Alex Jones has conducted "outrageous discovery abuse, tampering with evidence, and continuous, callous disrespect" for the law.
Even if the Court were to consider the expert affidavit and testimony offered
by FSS as prima facie evidence of FSS's net worth, the Court finds that it cannot treat such
evidence offered by FSS as credible in light of its past behavior documented in numerous
orders of this Court, including outrageous discovery abuse, tampering with evidence, and
continuous and callous disrespect for the integrity of these proceedings. This behavior has
included discovery abuse with respect to evidence of net worth, and as such, the Court has
no faith in the veracity of evidence offered by FSS as to its own net worth.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 29/05/2026
Exactly. Not only is Trump’s slush fund unlawful, it’s a downright denial of reparative justice for those who deserve it. Trump would sooner reward white supremacists who attacked our democracy than Black folks plagued by the inequities perpetuated by slavery & discrimination.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The transition of sports fandom from loyalty and joy and community to monetization and commodification is a little heartbreaking to me. A signal of the broader commercialization of everything not nailed down in America.
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Michele Harrison @shellydogg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/05/2026
The activists of the Civil Rights Movement secured the passage of the Voting Rights Act through unrelenting advocacy, despite violent opposition from those in power. Now the Supreme Court has upended the protections people put their lives on the line for generations ago, but we're not backing down.
Photo of a handmade protest sign that says "The power of the people is stronger than the people in power." Background is city buildings, other protestors, and trees.
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Cambridge, Ma Police Department @cambridgepolice.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Clinical Support Unit Warns of Regional Uptick in Serious Overdoses. Read more: bit.ly/4tUPs6e
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
McGovern: Can you explain what is happening with the Iran war powers resolution that was scheduled to be voted on this evening? Are we not voting on it because the American people are sick and tired of this illegal war that is costing tens of billions of dollars?
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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Earlier this week, Republicans jammed a bill through the House that requires public schools to forcibly out trans students, even if it puts them in danger. They think they can just legislate transgender people out of existence—but they are dead wrong.
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Evan Washington @eewash.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
killed by google, a short timeline: google reader google plus google stadia google domains google podcasts chromecast <- (YOU ARE HERE) google search google mail google docs
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Asteyni 🖤🤍💜 @asteyni.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Twitter actively destroyed the tweet. Google seems determined to break googling. I'm curious what genericization will fall next. Kleenex putting sandpaper in their tissues, maybe?
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Springsteen to Colbert: “You are the first guy in America who lost his show because we got a president who can't take a joke…. and because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass to get what they want. They got no idea what the freedoms of this country are supposed to be about.”
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The way you break the Trump mythos is by relentlessly, fearlessly bulldogging Republicans. Constant confrontation. Force choices. Enforce consequences.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 20/05/2026
The Trump administration may be going after the Southern Poverty Law Center now, but make no mistake, this attack affects everyone. The point of prosecuting SPLC or others that make the president angry is to send a message: Fall in line or pay the price.
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Trump Administration Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk
Targeting Southern Poverty Law Center, a major racial justice group, is Trump’s latest effort to punish groups for their views.
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 19/05/2026
As electricity prices soar, Eversource is raking in record profits, and its executives are raking in seven-figure salaries and bonuses—driven directly by those excess profits. Families should not struggle to pay their bills while the CEOs take home millions.
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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 15/05/2026
We all need to be talking about Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion war budget! At a time when families are paying more to put food on the table, gas in the car, and get the healthcare they deserve, this budget proposal is a giveaway to defense contractors at the expense of the American people.
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