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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Not sure I'd want to be President Ossoff or AOC or whoever when, in 2029, they have to explain that yes, they are massively raising taxes but that no, they're not using it for new services, they have to use it to get back to a primary surplus to avoid financial collapse.

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vortex_egg @vortexegg.com · 23/09/2026

The post-information social condition is revealed by the age of AI through the way that all of the data and models in the world can’t actually convince people with power to make decisions that would actually save all of our lives, but to in fact do the opposite.

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Gail Waldby ❌👑 @gailwaldby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

AI cameras on campus cause concerns over privacy Over 300 cameras with artificial intelligence surveillance capabilities have been implemented across the University of Montana campus and are sparking outrage among some students. #MTPol www.montanakaimin.com/in_print/ai-...

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AI cameras on campus cause concerns over privacy

Over 300 cameras with artificial intelligence surveillance capabilities have been implemented across the University of Montana campus and are sparking outrage among some students.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026

NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.

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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Just for the record: he absolutely does not have a right to do this, and if he tries, there will be immediate court hearings that will stop him from doing it. And he absolutely can't do it nationwide, in 175,000 precincts governed by different county, state and local laws.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Axios writer: I melted my brain with AI. Not only can I no longer read, but I don't even understand the purpose of reading anymore. Here's how you can also do this. www.axios.com/2026/08/11/r...

Axios: AI has become my reading buddy as I've plowed through my summer book list, helping me keep track of plots and characters, unpack themes, and make sense of wordy, old prose.

Why it matters: The way many of us actually read books — a few pages before bed, a chapter at the beach, another on a plane — makes it easy to lose the thread. AI can help you pick it back up without starting over.
📖 I really got into using AI while reading James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." The text was far too dense for casual vacation reading. My first prompt asked:

"I'd like a guide as I read The Last of the Mohicans who can help me understand what I've read and where the story is, without giving spoilers or getting ahead of my progress. Can you do this, chapter by chapter?"
The robot agreed: "Cooper's sentences are long and his diction is archaic."

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Jan Adriaenssens @verbeeld.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Brutal photo caption from The Guardian: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Worthwhile thread in accessible language about how the idea that LLMs are or could ever become “conscious” is a fallacy:

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I’ve lived in D.C. for nearly 20 years, and I have never seen this kind of Lord of the Flies panic on the National Mall. (video credit: MikeCarterTV)

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

If Rs win in 2028 and replace Sotomayor, it's gone. I don't know why a bloc of left-wing voters convince themselves "the court shouldn't matter, you can't blackmail me" but that happens every decade and a half for some reason

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026

Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

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Barking Squirrel 🏳️‍🌈👩🏻‍🦰🇺🇸🇨🇦 @barkingsquirrel.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

#Montana! Help us stop this AI data center proposed for the Bonner Industrial Park. It’s very close to Kettlehouse Amphitheater and people’s homes. Sign the petition. Say NO to AI in MT! www.change.org/p/reject-per...

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Sign the Petition

Reject permits for the AI data center in Bonner, MT

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Fred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

A state that redraws its legislative maps before every election to maximize advantage for the incumbent party is not a democracy or a republic and in any case obviously violates the guarantee clause, among many others. No country does this. No country ever thought of doing this. It is a total farce.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Yep. It isn’t 2023. Telemedicine abortion remains broadly available everywhere: •Domestic providers can switch to a miso-only regime; slightly less effective but still extremely safe •International providers will still mail mifepristone uninterrupted The field has been planning for this moment.

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EBee @mtelm.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

A lesson for U.S. elections this November and in 2028. If enough people turn out, we can ensure the defeat of MAGA is undeniable.

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

There is some MAGA opposition to Trump's "whole civilization will die" plans: • Alex Jones: "🚨🚨WAR CRIME ALERT!!🚨🚨" • Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is evil and madness" • Joe Kent: "reckless rage and destruction" • Candace Owens: "The 25th amendment needs to be invoked."

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 02/04/2026

WATCH: The White House took down this video, but we still have it. Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Read this whole thread from the top

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EBee @mtelm.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Bozeman Montana protest! #mt #nokings

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Shall we have a No Kings thread? Japan⬇️

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

New from me: by the end of the week, the war in Iran will likely have cost $25 billion, with Trump poised to ask for $200 billion more Below is a writeup, but the meat of it is this table, which shows what an equal amount of funding could cover domestically www.americanprogress.org/article/by-t...

What the cost of the Iran war could cover if used differently
Select services and how many more people they could support with funding equivalent to what is being spent on Iran war

Table with 6 columns and 6 rows.
People covered by Medicaid for a year Children receiving free school lunch for a school year People housed in Section 8 for a year Children covered for year of child care Adults with free tuition at community college for a two-year associate degree
$25 billion
Estimated likely cost of war as of March 26, 2026
3,106,000 29,614,000 3,147,000 1,780,000 2,865,000
$200 billion
Reported likely request for additional war funding
24,850,000 Every child in the United States, with >$170B left over Every eligible person, with >$60B left over 14,237,000 22,917,000
One 30,000-pound bomb 625 5,925 625 350 575
One Tomahawk missile 275 2,600 275 150 250
One THAAD missile 1,575 15,050 1,600 900 1,450
One Patriot interceptor 500 4,850 525 300 475

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The battle for Iwo Jima resulted in over 26,000 US casualties, making it one of the bloodiest Marine actions in history.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

NEW: This new report, from BBC, is the best takedown of the insanity of Trump you will see anywhere. Calm, coherent and repeating only Trump’s own words. Devastating. Brilliant work once again from Roz Atkins. (🎥 BBC News)

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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran: We are against this war because it's illegal, there's no reason behind it and is causing a lot of damage.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Trump has had a lifelong fascination with nuclear weapons, which are what he appears to be talking about here:

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EBee @mtelm.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Harrowing thread 👇

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

There’s a massive fire still burning at Iran’s South Pars natural gas field in Bushehr after the Israeli strike. It provides most of Iran’s power generation. This will send prices soaring on the energy market and will hit the EU in the winter season.

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Mortaio-moto @mortaio.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

How it started: Venezuelans in the US have their temporary protected status revoked and are deported How it’s going: All Venezuelans are granted US citizenship

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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 14/03/2026

Important thread on size, scale, and effectiveness. Does not editorialize, but I will: This is yet another mistake piled on mistakes with immediate consequences for Asian security and U.S. global interests

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

america is the land of opportunity. you could become a navy seal, and then even a US senator, and before you know it you’re breaking a marine veteran’s arm with no repercussions. greatest country on earth.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Meanwhile, the “Department of War” says: “We have Only Just Begun to Fight.”

RAPID RESPONSE
DOW Rapid Respo…
@DOWResponse
We have Only Just Begun to Fight.
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NO MERCY.
1:25 PM • 3/9/26 • 292K Views

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Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

As an American who moved to Europe and benefits from a strong social safety net along with high taxes, the problem is not the taxes, it’s that in the U.S. families get nothing in return. I’m happily paying high taxes bc I get healthcare, public transit, a child benefit, etc, in return.

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Whatever happens, even miraculous Venezuela-like stability in Iran and/or Cuba, the end of US diplomacy as we knew it weakens the US. Diplomacy is a tool of power, we had the best, and we blew it up deliberately. These waters are plenty charted, and they are full of icebergs. 15/15

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

JOHNSON: We’re not at war TRUMP: When you go to war, some people will die

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/03/2026

Wow: It appears Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) will not run for reelection. This comes just days after Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) also announced he will not seek reelection.

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Nobody hates living veterans more than Republicans. Dead veterans they can exploit in videos. But living veterans with opinions and medical needs are literally offensive to conservatives.

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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone] Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The U.S. State Department issued a notice yesterday for Americans to evacuate more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries "via commercial means due to serious safety risks." The catch? Air space is closed. There are no flights leaving 10 of the 13 countries.

U.S. State Department notice for Americans to leave 13 Middle Eastern countries

Image of current flights in the air over the Middle East

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EBee @mtelm.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Montana Republican Ryan Zinke is retiring, dropping out of the midterm House race! #mtnews #mtpol www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Montana Republican Ryan Zinke announces retirement

He said he will leave Congress at the end of his current term.

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EBee @mtelm.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

If Congress doesn’t step in, we’re cooked.

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God @thegodshow.com · 02/03/2026

They always have trillions of dollars for illegal wars in the Mideast, but SCOFF in your face and clutch their pearls when you ask for universal healthcare. You are all being played.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

And Congress should be called back into session this afternoon to immediately begin debate on legislation that would approve or deny the President's illegal war against Iran.

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