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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 18/09/2026
The median first time homebuyer is now 40 years old (a record high) and first time buyers are only 21% of all home buyers (a record low). A whole generation under 30 is figuring out that a home & a family will never be within reach for them. Society is not ready for what that does.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026
“Telling people that they need to compromise on privacy is a polite way of framing a nonconsensual takeover; calling a community opposition movement ‘terroristic,’ however, gives the game away.”
newyorker.com
Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit
The company, which has a hundred and thirty thousand cameras monitoring the streets of the U.S., frames privacy as a worthwhile trade-off for safety and security, echoing the language of the post-9/11...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops. But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents. I’m heading to Danbury.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Tonight we’re launching our new public-interest website about the National Design Studio. The goal is to put everything we know in one place and make it easier for people to see what the Studio is actually doing. The Studio isn’t just giving government websites a facelift. It’s building and
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 18/08/2026
“By enabling the feature, Comcast says it may disclose information generated from a customer’s use of Wi-Fi Motion to outside parties under a broad array of reasons — and Comcast also says it doesn’t have to tell you.” 😬
techcrunch.com
Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch | TechCrunch
A new feature added to Comcast's newest routers can detect if there is motion is inside your home without needing traditional motion sensors.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Y'all are freaking about these Flock cameras. I just wrapped my family car in unredacted Epstein Files and now the Justice Department can't even find my car.
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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Senator Mike Lee's bill would potentially allow Homeland Security to build roads, land aircraft, and install surveillance technology across America’s ENTIRE 112-million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System! Take action to defend Wilderness! wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/border-bill
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org
New border bill guts Wilderness Act
America’s entire 112 million-acre Wilderness System could be impacted!
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Delay is the name of the game for Todd Blanche in my lawsuit. But, my latest filing on the eve of a big in-person hearing tomorrow is designed to blast Blanche into compliance. I walk through the brief & explain why this Status Hearing is a huge inflection point. youtu.be/dbvQ1cW4XQ4?...
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🚨AG Blanche BLASTED In NEW FILING Ahead of MAJOR HEARING In MY Lawsuit!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I can't stop watching how good this cover of Hysteria is by Nene Royal and her guitar skills is on another level. #AGT
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It's absurd to suggest that requiring us to use biometric identifiers is in any way better than text credentials. Usernames & passwords should be stored in encrypted database (password mgr) and if compromised by incompetent website coders, changed. Try changing your fingerprint when its forged.
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Gone also are the days when companies were satisfied with selling you software you owned. Now their mediocre products are subscriptions you have temporary access to, just like online music & books and yes your own data. Support free and open software, store your own data #foss #usb #linux
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 27/07/2026
Click any node or connection in the Trump crypto empire map to open its panel and view explanatory annotations and citations. Toggle the income overlay to see financial-disclosure figures from the most recent filings. Search for entities, or filter by category. map.citationneeded.news
A screenshot of the map, with a side panel open showing Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Side panel contents: Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust Intermediary Entity When Walter Shaub, then Director of the Office of Government Ethics, called on President Trump to divest from the Trump Organization during his first term, Trump instead transferred his operating businesses to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Many had urged him to use a blind trust. Critics argued the DJT Revocable Trust fell far short of that standard: Trump remained the sole beneficiary, his son controlled the assets, and Trump could revoke the arrangement at any time. Shaub later commented that the arrangement was “meaningless from a conflict of interest perspective” and that “setting up a trust to hold his operating businesses adds nothing to the equation. This is not a blind trust—it’s not even close.” Established 2014 Sources ↗ Stenglein, Christine, "OGE Director warns Trump’s business plan insufficient", The Brookings Institution, January 11, 2017 ↗ Craig, Susanne, and Eric Lipton, "Trust Records Show Trump Is Still Closely Tied to His Empire", The New York Times, February 3, 2017 ↗ Kravitz, Derek, and Al Shaw, "Trump Lawyer Confirms President Can Pull Money From His Businesses Whenever He Wants", ProPublica, April 4, 2017 ←controlled by Donald Trump Jr. According to a 2024 regulatory filing, Donald Trump Jr. "is the sole trustee and has sole voting and
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Pressuring local politicians is the way to get rid of these, destroying property is satisfying but counter productive.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Let’s talk about the government’s software, AutoMonitor. It recorded clicks, data, navigation, and form interactions before sending that data to a destination that was not publicly visible. This software has been installed by the National Design Studio on fed websites.
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Why yes #voidlinux is excellent as daily driver. rolling release scared me away in past but I tried it and never looked back. Don't be lame and go with glibc + xorg, use musl + wayland, trust me bro. No more systemd, unpredictable package managers, void is small, really fast, & surprisingly flexible
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A woman Jeffrey Epstein abused will testify before the Senate on Thursday against the man Trump wants as Attorney General. Danielle Bensky's name was exposed in the file releases Todd Blanche oversaw. She asked to redact it. She was refused. The men Epstein served were protected. She was not.
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Dead Fish 🔻 @deadfish1965.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Free speech absolutist.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
“.. The Florida for-sale market is flashing warning signs: 45% of listings have taken a price cut (6.6 pts above the national rate) “.. 1 in 10 homes are selling for less than the original owner paid.” - Parcl Labs
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/07/2026
If you're an FBI analyst surging to Atlanta to review records, reach out to me. I'll keep you anonymous. Signal in bio. Please share this post widely.
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Jon @jontafkasi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
4 picture meme: 
1. "My genius machine will find solutions to all the world problems". 
2. /computer - "Thinking", 
3. /computer - "You already have all the solutions. You just refuse to implement them to protect the financial interests of the wealthiest 0.001%"
4. Inventor - /unplugs machine, "It just needs some tweaking"
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This is just flat-out criminal. {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/w...
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💙Beebs @blue-rosary52.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
He has no integrity… and he gets away with it 😡.
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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Center for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com · 25/06/2026
Meta is making it easier to hate during a time of rising violence. We found that violent threats against Members of Congress QUADRUPLED on Facebook after Meta rolled back key safety protections in January 2025. It's time to reinstate protections on Meta platforms and stop this abuse.
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Hey madison square garden - please add me to your list of "activists" who think your facial recognition policy sucks. #msg
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 23/06/2026
‼️ Bad Internet Bills, disguised as “kids safety” bills, are moving through Congress again ‼️ It's time to get those phones in Congress ringing off the hooks again w/ one simple message: we refuse any bill that age restricts, censors & surveils the Internet. : www.politico.com/live-updates...
politico.com
Lawmakers cement bipartisan deal for kids online safety package
The new package complicates a separate push for a kids safety bill coming from the Senate.
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 17/06/2026
NEW: Meta backing KOSA further exposes what we've been saying all along: KOSA isn't about Big Tech accountability. It's actually a gift to Silicon Valley giants, letting them continue data harvesting while leaving their predatory business model untouched. www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-06...
fightforthefuture.org
Statement: Meta Latest Big Tech Company to Back KOSA, exposing hypocrisy of "accountability" bill
Yesterday, Meta dropped its opposition to KOSA after reports that it is being packaged by the White House with AI preemption and the App Store Accountability Act, two bills that Meta has lobbied for. ...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 22/06/2026
The mass warrantless surveillance law FISA Section 702 has expired. They'll try to tell you the sky is falling. Don't believe them! Instead, tell your reps: NO spying on Americans without a warrant. Period.
freedom.press
📣 Take Action: Reform Section 702: End mass warrantless surveillance
Make an impact with guided actions from Freedom of The Press Foundation.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Elite lawyer, Kathy Ruemmler, is trying to do damage control by doing a fluff interview where she claims she was used by Jeffrey Epstein. But, the public evidence suggests otherwise. I bring the receipts on how this lack-of-apology tour isn’t helping her. youtu.be/g1qWa0Cgn-4?...
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Epstein Lawyer EXPOSED as DAMAGE CONTROL BACKFIRES!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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aRemedy @aremedy.org · 20/06/2026
There are about 1.5 MILLION redactions, and HALF of the #Epstein files have NOT been released at all. This is an obvious criminal conspiracy by the DOJ, the FBI & the White House. The criminals remain free because they are the very people who would prosecute—but won’t because THEY are guilty.
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Companies that collect far more PII and biometric data than they need to should be called out. It's not incidental it's dishonest and it undermines our fundamental right to privacy.
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
#Coinbase sucks. Monopolists never tend to benevolent behavior. Just because they have not stolen money from me in recent years does not mean I use them by choice. Who thinks the status quo is fine?
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This Is Fine Dog Meme in Burning House
ALT: This Is Fine Dog Meme in Burning House
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Monty Boa @montyboa.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the Man who can build his greatness upon his Country's ruin." ─ George Washington, 1778
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
MY LATEST: Raiding the OOC months before the midterm elections may not be as sensational as indicting a former FBI director for posting a picture of seashells, but it is every bit as great a threat to the rule of law. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
democracydocket.com
The FBI’s raid on free and fair elections
What we are witnessing now, however, is a second and more insidious track of that same weaponization — one aimed not at famous individuals who can fight back, but at the unglamorous, under-the-radar g...
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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Ohio GOP legislators are considering a proposal by a trade group that would allow land to be seized from farmers to be used for data centers This is who the GOP is today
ohiocapitaljournal.com
Ohio farmers fear new proposal would allow data centers to take property • Ohio Capital Journal
A new proposal by a business trade group is causing Ohio farmers to fear that the state and utility companies could take private property to build data centers. This idea would also allow entities to ...
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Built a nice game with #Rust and I'm quite happy with it. It took so much longer than writing a quick version in Python, but it is super performant and I was forced to be far more thoughtful & deliberate. I feel like it pushes me to be a better programmer. Tough learning curve but now getting easier
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The only reasons people use Windows: 1. workplace requirement 2. their school has them 3. It comes pre-installed on every computer you buy anywhere but an Apple store. And for some reason they just assume it's easier to use 🤣
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mike @mightbemike.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Create DNS rec, then 'cargo run' Will it compile before DNS propagates?
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 07/06/2026
MUST READ: The U.S. Is Pulling 900 Sensors Out of the Ocean. The Consequences Will Last Decades. www.onestnetwork.com/the-u-s-is-p...
onestnetwork.com
The U.S. Is Pulling 900 Sensors Out of the Ocean. The Consequences Will Last Decades.
Built to operate for 25 years, one of the world’s most advanced ocean monitoring systems is being dismantled after just a decade, ending a scientific record that researchers hoped would last generatio...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
California just made it a literal felony for federal agents or law enforcement to touch ballots or tamper with voting machines without a warrant. Gov. Newsom just drew a massive line in the sand against regime interference: 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/8-resistan...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
At 5 am, Senate GOPers voted for an additional $70 BILLION to ICE and CBP...on top of the $140 BILLION already given to those agencies last July in Trump’s Big Bullshit Bill.   Why more funding to untrained, undisciplined agents will result in more deaths and destruction: youtu.be/2zRPT7tmIWE?...
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Senate Republicans Pull SHOCK STUNT in MIDDLE OF NIGHT!!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🚨 History has been made. The impeachment papers against John Roberts are officially filed. Don't let Congress sweep this under the rug—flood their offices with this letter instantly: 👇
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Contact Congress today!
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