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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 7h
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 11h
Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB.
LET BOOKS BE. Various line drawings related to libraries and books, including a hand holding a sign made of an open book that reads "Freed for ALL to Read," a tote bag that reads "Totes Resist" carrying a book, a full book cart with the head and tale of a horse with text that reads "A Wild Ride," and a closeup of two feet standing on a stack of books that say "A Soap Box" on their spines. Text at bottom reads "Protect the freedom to read. Banned Books Week, October 4-10, 2026." American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 15h
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Keep up the fight! Demanding justice for the Minnesota 15 and all anti ICE protesters - drop the charges ICE OUT NOW Minneapolis, Minnesota
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 8h
“Men who underestimate their peers’ discomfort with sexually aggressive behavior often fear the consequences of calling out problematic views or intervening in the face of inappropriate behavior,” Catherine A. Sanderson wrote for @us.theconversation.com. to.pbs.org/4zf9LhS
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The misperception that keeps bystanders from intervening and how to short‑circuit it
People may accept bad behavior — even sexual assault — when they overestimate how acceptable their peers think it is. But there are ways to undermine this thinking and make intervention more likely.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h
Slander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg"
Speaking on behalf of Lutnick, the White House said: "The BBC's pathetic and desperate attempt to slander Secretary Lutnick will do nothing to change the fact that he has been the most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history."
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 11h
4 men in plain clothes kidnap a woman—they claim to be ICE. Woman's name is Angel Zhao. She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China.
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 14h
Medical science has long treated Parkinson's purely as a brain disorder. Nagoya University researchers discovered gut microbiome damage from lack of bacterial genes that create vitamins B2 and B7; this damages intestinal barriers, & toxins cause neuroinflammation. en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/news/article...
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 11h
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h
🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE #BlueWaveIn30Days If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline: • Arizona • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Indiana • Kentucky • Louisiana • Mississippi • Montana • Ohio • Tennessee • Texas Check your registration. IWillVote.com
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 16h
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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 15h
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11h
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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LIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
Election Day is 30 days away, and the fight for free and fair elections is here. In some states, early voting has already begun, and nearly every state has sent out mail-in ballots. newsletters.democracydocket.com/youve-stood-...
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You've stood with me. Here's what's next.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We're one month out from Election Day. Listen to Willie. Vote for change this year.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 13h
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
Justice Alito is confusing a desire to reform the court with an effort to intimidate it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito says
Despite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 13h
That's what I'm talking about. Dave Grohl recognized Jack Smith as a hero. 🔥
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 9h
It's finally here! Are you ready to join us in kicking off #BannedBooksWeek?! This year's event is too big for just one piece of art, so we have THREE! #LetBooksBe bannedbooksweek.org
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 9h
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again
The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#ResistanceEarth In Florida, you supposedly get lots of "freedom," except the freedom to learn real science. Florida has proposed new K-12 science standards that omit evolution and climate change. Yeah, that's going to prepare the state's kids for the future. www.wusf.org/education/20...
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Evolution and climate change are missing from Florida's proposed K-12 science standards
The Florida Department of Education held its first listening session at Armwood High School. Some teachers brought up their concerns about missing topics, such as evolution.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
PSA: The Trump administration changed the form used to register and request absentee ballots, removing the checkbox for US citizens who have never lived in the US(even though some are eligible to vote under state law). The change could block eligible voters and was made without proper public notice.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Removing a checkbox does not erase your voting rights. Check your state’s requirements, contact your election office, and share this with Americans living abroad. Don’t let confusion keep you from voting.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And so it continues... Our economic debates seem utterly disconnected from the reality. That reality: This is an economy mostly creating healthcare jobs, and it does so month after month, and everything else is just noise.
Line chart titled "Effectively all of the net job creation has been in healthcare and social assistance, and jobs are shrinking in the rest of the economy" showing change in non-farm payrolls since January 2025 through September 2026. Healthcare and social assistance added 998,000 jobs with consistent growth throughout the period, while the rest of the economy lost 222,000 jobs, meaning all net job creation came from healthcare. The rest of the economy showed particular weakness from May through August 2025 when losses reached 218,000 jobs. This striking divergence reveals an unusual concentration where one sector's growth of roughly 48,000 jobs per month has offset persistent contraction across all other industries combined.
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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"'In what world would the police learn from the victim that she had literally been gang-raped' and not elevate those allegations to the district attorney, Ms. Hochul said." A world in which the police report to a university president who was appointed by a wholly unaccountable group of rich people
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Hochul Rebukes Prosecutor’s Handling of Cornell Case
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Reuters @reuters.com · 02/10/2026
A US government effort spanning intelligence agencies, the FBI and the Justice Department sought proof that voting machines were used to rig the 2020 election. It ultimately found no evidence votes were altered reut.rs/4hHBkcA
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One of the most apparent truths about universities in this era is that student journalists have tended to exhibit the greatest courage and tenacity when it comes to applying their institutional mottos and academic lessons to the world.
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The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault Case Go (Gift Article)
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity house since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
She deserves justice 👇
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What could go wrong? Everything. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Musk-led war commission triggers alarms in Pentagon
Two of the Defense Department’s biggest contractors will help lead a project that could directly benefit them.
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John McKay @sealawman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
With the Ninth Circuit holding Trump cannot bypass Senate confirmation of United States Attorneys, pretenders in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle and Spokane should resign immediately. Every District Court in the U.S. with these phonies should replace them according to law as is underway in Seattle.
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John McKay @sealawman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He will order the U.S. Postal Service to outright stop mailed ballots claiming they are rife with fraud. Anything to cast doubt on the outcome so he can nullify the result free and fair elections are bring home to roost. Stand Up, Speak Up!
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John McKay @sealawman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Go Seattle! Trump and Blanche think running the country is The Apprentice. A crap show with a crap lead. "You're fired" doesn't cut it against the U.S. Constitution. Where is Blanche with his snarky tweets now?
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Judge Reinstates Seattle’s Top Federal Prosecutor, Ousted by Trump
The Justice Department had fired Roger Rogoff as part of a larger maneuver to install its preferred judicial appointees and circumvent Senate confirmation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million to defeat Prop 40. Their combined wealth in January 2025 was $439 BILLION. By September 2026, it had grown to $722 BILLION. They're accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could.
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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“We have incredibly wealthy, powerful companies coming into these rural communities in South Carolina, dangling a few carrots, and then the communities are getting steamrolled,” said South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews, backing a two-year ban, WRDW/WAGT reported. #DataCenters
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S.C. Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews calls for moratorium on data centers
South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews is calling for a two-year moratorium on new data center projects in the state.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Pope Leo says AI lacks the "spark of humanity" — and wants artists and the church to fight back
The church and artists must ally, he said, "to safeguard our humanity."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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Jon Wiener @jonwiener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Supremes and Trump’s voter list purge: @rickhasen.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu on what Trump's use of SAVE system could mean for US elections – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/46Rwa8Q – transcript bit.ly/4hockYZ
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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 02/10/2026
Tribal leaders are urging voters to use an official drop box for their ballots as postal delays and late postmarks put votes at risk, especially in rural and tribal communities. When your ballot arrives, fill out the entire ballot and get it to an official drop box early!
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Tribal leaders message for mail-in voting: vote early, hand deliver to ballot drop box  - ICT
Voting concerns central theme at Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians annual convention
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This 👇
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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A plea to all you wonderful folks who are thinking to adopt (not buy) a dog or cat… The shelters are FILLED with animals who’ve been surrendered. Yesterday they had a bed and a family and now they are confused and terrified through no fault of their own. Consider giving them a next chapter.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Employers added 29,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, slower than expected growth...Growth in average hourly earnings fell to 3% on an annual basis in September, well below the current rate of inflation." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Jobs Report Live Updates: Growth Cools and Unemployment Rises to 4.2%
U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent, as inflation has maintained pressure on markets and raised costs.
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Sophie Scholl @moller2025.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lest we forget....
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ in central London. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services." via Global Justice Now
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 02/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend. This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures. The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
Graphic from the Center for Biological Diversity over a scenic view of Big Bend. Large text reads, “MASSIVE WIN FOR BIG BEND.” Below, it says a federal judge has frozen all destruction throughout the Big Bend region until the project’s legality can be determined in court. The graphic adds that the Center will continue fighting to save Big Bend and asks supporters to join them.
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