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@nancyfriel.bsky.social
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Retired public service therapist. Like to keep informed and participate in the public square. Concerns: fascism, racism, climate change, the police state, civil/human rights. No DMs thank you.

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nancyfriel.bsky.social @nancyfriel.bsky.social · 10h
Funny because the MAGA republicans who comprise the local county Republican party where I live want to do away with mail-in voting. Now what do they do?
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nancyfriel.bsky.social @nancyfriel.bsky.social · 10h
Invaders from Mars, movie I saw on TV at age 5. The martians had this device that injected people in the back of the neck to control them. I slept with my pillow wrapped around my neck for several years afterwards.
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WIRED @wired.com · 02/10/2026
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.
wired.com
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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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026
Everyone needs to read this. Reality is, in fact, stranger than fiction. Reality is worse than anything we can say about these people in a few words, media appearances, op-eds, or other conversations. Read the whole thing. ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/urbits3/sitf...
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I Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In
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These people shouldn’t make policy.
There has been a great effort over many years to distance AI Safety
discussion from its origin and intellectual center, because its center is
predatory sex cult started by a fan fiction author. Since those involved
to be taken seriously, they have to hide that. Everyone else working in
Safety is, effectively, a smokescreen for this core group and their ideas
We might some day have “AI Safety”, as a science or policy area, that
primarily a sex cult in Berkeley, California, but it does not currently exi
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s wild how every (putatively independent) federal agency has focused their social media messaging around the GOP’s midterm strategy of “stopping communism.” Also, how many American voters do you think could identify this “loser” who died 102 years ago and never set foot in the US?
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With Communism, everything turns to og and under @POTUS, America will NEVER be a Communist country.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.
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Net negative migration for the first time in HALF a CENTURY.
Americans are amassing victories NEVER seen before thanks to President Trump.
We will continue to grow our efforts to fulfill the mandate given to this administration.
REMIGRATION REPORT
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ASYLUM DENIAL AT 94%
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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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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
for the late night crowd!
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Tina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FACT CHECK: When Oregon had the chance to draw a clear line against deploying the National Guard on Oregonians, Christine Drazan voted no.
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 02/10/2026
If Grok had picked a different god, would you have immediately converted? Of course not. You only care because a chatbot confirmed what you already believe. That isn’t divine revelation. It’s confirmation bias.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high school.
motherjones.com
In a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller was silent on staircase assault allegation
"If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?" asked his ex-wife's lawyer.
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nancyfriel.bsky.social @nancyfriel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How often does his hand appear like this? There is a once-monthly medication given by infusion for Alzheimer's (Kisunla).
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nancyfriel.bsky.social @nancyfriel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A book very much worth reading right now.
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DC Cassandra @dccassandra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ICYMI - this has to be the next step. No more pretending every rape/sex abuse “scandal” are un-related one-offs. Organizing survivors as a mass constituency makes sense for so many reasons. cc: @convergencemag.com www.convergencemag.com/articles/what-if-we-organized-survivors-of-sexual-violence/
convergencemag.com
What If We Organized Survivors of Sexual Violence?
Survivors have the potential to be a political bloc that transforms the conditions that enable the scale of sexual violence in the United States.
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Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 01/10/2026
Gas-fired power stations to run new US data centers will generate as much emissions of the entire United Kingdom. This week @ketanjoshi.co joins @parismarx.com to discuss how the data center buildout is driving a surge in fossil fuel investment. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/348_...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Justice Kavanaugh, please explain to me — and Christa Pike— how this is an “interim” decision? Justice Barrett, please explain to us how this is merely a “preliminary” ruling?
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 01/10/2026
A judge just stopped an unlawful attack on federal funding for domestic and sexual violence survivor programs. We’re proud to represent the coalition that fought for critical grants for shelters, crisis response services, and legal assistance.
nytimes.com
Justice Dept. Unlawfully Withheld Grants to Combat Domestic Violence, Judge Rules
Judge Melissa R. DuBose said the department had placed arbitrary conditions on grants created by the Violence Against Women Act.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient
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Yaël Eisenstat @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
2/ Meta found guilty of lying about Cambridge Analytica & hate speech, violence + misinformation policies. Now they face up to $219 billion in penalties. It took years (and a lot of begging to be believed, while leaning on those who came before me for strength), but the public has finally spoken.
techpolicy.press
Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe
A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.
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Sergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I spoke to @psfrench.bsky.social for this great piece, flagging the tension inherent in the City Attorney’s charge to defend the City when it harms people while also seeking justice for residents. At the end of the day, you have to pick a side: LA deserves someone who will stand with its people.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 29/09/2026
I obtained a recording of Peter Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lecture. He was asked to respond to something I wrote in @newrepublic.com epublic (below). He evaded the question, but responded: "I don't think I'm the Antichrist, [maybe I'm] lacking in self-awareness...You shouldn't trust me."
quote from Gil Duran story on Thiel and the Antichrist: Thiel co-founded Palantir, a software company literally named after an all-seeing orb controlled by an evil wizard in The Lord of the Rings. Palantir is partnering with the Trump administration to supercharge government surveillance at a moment when the president openly embraces authoritarianism. The irony is so striking it almost seems like a confession.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 29/09/2026
Education Secretary Linda McMahon promoted the use of AI in schools, citing a controversial online charter school that has been criticized for utilizing inaccurate and confusing AI-generated lessons. “I have visited the Alpha School, where they use AI for the first two hours every single morning.”
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AI School Praised by Education Secretary McMahon Reportedly Does “More Harm Than Good” for Students
“Accuracy of the content provided by the [AI] is a concern,” read an internal assessment of Alpha School’s lessons.
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jesus Christ dude
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Klobuchar: “For a US senator to have false information and imply, based on a confusion about the name of a team … and imply that you were in another city, that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia, and then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology.”
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith explains that the phone records for some members of Congress "corroborated evidence that we had that the president, President Donald Trump and his co-conspirators were seeking to exploit the violence on January 6th in furtherance of their criminal scheme." www.youtube.com/live/zNc5VMP...
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LIVE: Jack Smith appears before Senate Judiciary Committee
YouTube video by Associated Press
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RespectWomen25 @respectwomen25.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
See photo in article: "And in case there was any confusion about what this is really all about, the Air Force’s press release included a helpful image of a uniform with a Christian cross on it."
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I think its important to understand the campus sexual assault crisis is way worse than you think. universities suspend just 1/12,400 students each year for sexual misconduct & expel 1/22,900. once you read title ix administrators in their own words, you get a sense why that is:
jezebel.com
Not Only Do Campus Sexual Assailants Go Unpunished, They Often Get Special Treatment
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
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nancyfriel.bsky.social @nancyfriel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's an actual cartoon drawn by a student survivor of campus sexual violence in 2012 - despite the activism from that era, not a damn thing has changed. That Cornell is using a "task force" to address the problems of sexual violence on campus is completely irresponsible and craven.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Finally, an article about Pax Silica: “Tech Bros and the Trump Administration Are Building an AI Empire—In the Philippines *** Pax Silica aims to lock up rare earths, and hand Silicon Valley the keys.” By @kierabutler.bsky.social 9/25/26 … 1/ www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Tech Bros and the Trump administration are building an AI empire—in the Philippines
Pax Silica aims to lock up rare earths, and hand Silicon Valley the keys.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 25/09/2026
To understand what foreign operations against U.S. elections may look like in 2026, we reviewed public threat analysis reports from technology and nongovernmental organizations. bit.ly/4AzddFy
brennancenter.org
AI Is Changing Foreign Election Influence
Threat reports from tech firms and independent monitors offer a glimpse of how foreign adversaries are changing tactics.
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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
guys cutting edge zuck AI is just humans doing tasks for you in call centers
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/09/2026
Politico’s owner gave Peter Thiel an award today. Hardly surprising, since Peter Thiel gave the guy’s son $50 million. Have you heard of “The German JD Vance”? www.thenerdreich.com/politico-pet...
thenerdreich.com
Politico's $50M Peter Thiel Problem
Is Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
Two months after the CEO of defense contractor Navatek used a shell company to send $150,000 to the Susan Collins super PAC, the senator committed to getting Navatek $32 million in naval contracts, according to company emails.
propublica.org
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There seems to be a coordinated talking point among the EA folks that the "standard" approach to "AI" on "the Left" is "AI is just stochastic parrots so no need to worry about it". (Sorry for all the scare quotes, but y'know) >>
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 25/09/2026
Respiratory virus season has entered the chat 🦠 😷 Don’t let it ruin your plans! Get your flu and COVID vaccines (& RSV if you’re eligible) Vaccines help to prevent infection and significantly reduce the risk of severe illness & hospitalization, plus help protect those who can’t be vaccinated. 💉💪💚
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nancyfriel.bsky.social @nancyfriel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is where childhood skills gained by doing spot the difference picture puzzles come in handy.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Microsoft has laid off over 5,000 workers since July. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ANOTHER death in ICE detention which appears likely to be the result of medical neglect. A diabetic who told his family members he wasn't receiving regular insulin shots OR getting diabetic-appropriate meals just died in custody. The U.S. prison-ICE detention-industrial complex kills.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Awful: Trump's Office of "Remigration" has just been exposed making sordid payments to authoritarian governments to take third-country deportees, leading to serious abuses. Dems tell me they will try to defund the agency if they win power. They should. 1/ New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2157...
newrepublic.com
Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks
Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.
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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 23/09/2026
Funny how this came out immediately *after* California caved on the merger
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Abolish ICE
electrek.co
Volkswagen's new EVs are so popular that the company is now cutting ICE shifts
Volkswagen’s new family of entry-level electric cars is proving to be more popular than its internal combustion engine vehicles. Volkswagen’s...
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Matthew D. Taylor @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm still utterly baffled by people who claim that "Christian nationalism" is too offensive or too harsh of a phrase to describe how far-right American Christians & churches behave. This is Exhibit 1,393,284 of what "Christian nationalism" looks like. 1/ www.instagram.com/reels/DdjU3t...
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For Liberty And Justice on Instagram: "God planted Mercy Culture in Tarrant County for a reason. Out of every city in America. Out of every county in this nation. He put us right here, in the largest...
426 likes, 86 comments - forlibertyandjustice on September 21, 2026: "God planted Mercy Culture in Tarrant County for a reason. Out of every city in America. Out of every county in this nation. He pu...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Peter Thiel has the wheel: “US Deputy Secty of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memo directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase up to $243.9 M in services from…[Thiel’s] Palantir…without a competitive bidding process…The memo’s subject line is called ‘Funding Palantir’.” 8/11/26…1/
share.google
Give Palantir up to $244M through 2028, says internal Defense Department memo
Draft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.
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nancyfriel.bsky.social @nancyfriel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
They also all look like they are wearing fake tits. Bunch of boobies there.
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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Met with 36 journalists in NYC this week to talk about climate change and economic trends and as depressing as that reality is, what takes the cake was learning that McClatchy, right after recent mass layoffs at the Miami Herald, posted positions for influencers at pay exceeding most reporters.
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