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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 6h
BREAKING: A federal judge indefinitely reverses the Trump White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO and restores the "hard passes" and press credentials of the reporters from each outlet in a ruling Tuesday night. #LastWord
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 7h
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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 10h
The modern Republican party is like a specialized island species where they have no known predators. They are completely unprepared for a hostile environment. They have designed their own simulacrum and no longer how to live among us here, in the Real.
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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 8h
I am tired of biographical media about rich people.
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✨CHELLE D☯GGO✨(she/they) @chelledoggo.bsky.social · 17h
oh so they're straight-up deceiving people into acting in their propaganda films now fucks sakes
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h
this is literally the only thing ben shapiro ever wanted also, is jennifer jason leigh a hollywood conservative? damn
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geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 8h
like many professional conservative yappers shapiro got into his business after he couldn't cut it in hollywood. because his ideas and skills were bad. now actors of low character and billionaires mad about interracial couples on the tv come together to fashion him a potemkin film production career
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Mike Collins says he opposes federal background checks for private firearms sales, and proposes instead putting metal detectors at the entrances of schools
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@cmerfy Lifelong Democrat @cmerfy.bsky.social · 10h
📢🌊‼️ Not surprised but boo... #OV1 www.dallasnews.com/news/electio...
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Judge denies request to reinstate 92 Tarrant County election polling sites
The ruling dealt a setback to voting rights advocates and minority groups weeks before a high-stakes midterm election.
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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 9h
I’m sorry, did a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate just ‘Won’t somebody think of the neo-Nazis?’ during a live TV debate?
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Dr. Rachel Schine @rachelschine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
... and has included luminaries such as Michael Sells who are genuine beacons of interfaith discourse and rigorous, sincere scholarship. I'm not gonna talk around it: I personally hope that Prof. Ha never teaches again. And I also hope that work in that better spirit continues.
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Dr. Rachel Schine @rachelschine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Came back bc Prof. Ha's work was close to mine--his new project was on blackness and Indian Ocean Islam. I had a series of negative interactions with him after Oct. 7, read the room, and quietly added him to my blocklist, non-reviewers list, and refused requests to give feedback on his writing...
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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums Sports stadium, bomb site, detainment yard, refugee camp – the three-year evolution of Gaza’s football stadiums www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/1...
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Game over: Inside the ruins of Gaza’s football stadiums
Sports stadium, bomb site, detainment yard, refugee camp – the three-year evolution of Gaza’s football stadiums
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 13/10/2026
France, Greece, and Netherlands see steep fall in crisis-resilience, study finds
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France, Greece, and Netherlands see steep fall in crisis-resilience, study finds
With one in five adults worldwide hit by disasters in the past five years, millions of people in Greece and France could be dangerously exposed when the next natural or man-made crisis strikes.
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FormerGregSamsa @formergregsamsa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Breaking Bad was one of those shows that changed how I viewed television. Everything on the show was vital--even the much maligned Marie clepto storyline had a point. Mitte was integral to the show, and amazing in the role, and by all accounts a human who refused to be anything other than vital.
bryancranston I'm in deep despair as I write this tonight.
RJ Mitte, my sweet son on Breaking Bad has died.
I met him when he was only 14 years old when he was cast as Walter White Jr., a part he played with such joy and enthusiasm.
Born with Cerebral Palsy, he never - ever - allowed that challenge to be an excuse for anything. He met the demanding shooting schedule head on with great determination.
Always listening to the advice that his TV parents (Anna Gunn and myself) gave him - but being a teenager, sometimes mischievously ignoring the counsel in order to learn the hard way... He was one of the stars of a hit TV show - but still a kid.
That kid was pretty raw when we started shooting the pilot in February of 2007, but little by little we watched him grow into a really fine actor. He parlayed his experience on the show to be a vocal advocate for performers with disabilities, and was the head of a philanthropic organization with a focus on helping the disabled community.
All that promise and potential now is such a loss.
It is especially devastating to hear that he took his own life.
Why?
We were texting each other just a few weeks ago - figuring out when we could meet for lunch. I don't know if that lunch would have changed his future...
But I do know that I loved him, and thoroughly enjoyed being with him throughout the years on the series, and after the spotlight on Breaking Bad dimmed...
I'll miss you, son.
I can't stop there without imploring anyone who is contemplating suicide to please call for the support you need at 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (https:// 988lifeline.org/). There is hope.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/10/2026
Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34. n.pr/4sb7dyX
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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34
Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The island where locals say data centres are taking their water
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The island where locals say data centres are taking their water
"Not a single drop has come through our taps for the last three months," a local tells the BBC.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
Roger Marshall characterizes Adam Hamilton as "radical" and "a transgender apologist"
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Bryan Cranston posts about RJ Mitte’s death on Instagram: “It is especially devastating to hear that he took his own life.”
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Man, when BMW says "that's too fascist for us"
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Why would a physical search of Omar’s home in 2026 be relevant to or necessary for an investigation into whether her dad filled out a form incorrectly decades ago?
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Some of the escalations we're seeing, including the attack on Ilhan Omar's home (I will not pretend this act was "investigatory"), are desperate acts. But we must remember that desperate people can be very dangerous. A domestic abuse victim, for example, is in the most danger when trying to leave.
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
No president can abuse power alone: he needs a complicit Congress, and contractors to do the physical work. Riverbend's owner Logan Jones could have said "we can't start that fast", or "we need to wait for the court order". He didn't. You can call and tell him what you think. 2/ riverbendva.com
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trump brought more destruction to DC this weekend, ordering the cutting of 400 mature trees before courts could stop it. Same tactic as when he knocked down the East Wing. Riverbend Landscapes & Tree Service of VA did the cutting. They knew it was wrong. And you can let them know how you feel. 1/
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you understand that political antisemitism was not just the hatred of the Jew qua Jew, but an entire worldview in which the Jew stands in for border-crossing cosmopolitan ideologies that threaten the nation-state, then you understand why the Israeli right had to reinvent it from first principles.
"The anti-Israel documentary NAZA won a prize at Venice and made international headlines.

But behind the film is a network of newsrooms, nonprofits and activists that received millions from the Soros family's Open Society Foundations"
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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I shouldn't have to tell you that the church Colonial Williamsburg tore down & replaced with a parking lot was a Black church.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I love how for weeks major media was claiming it would "only" be $100 million. It was always going to be an exponent of that, and he is certainly not going to stop at $275 million. Continued corrupt Republican control of Washington is worth tens of billions to this monster. And maybe *hundreds*.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 12/10/2026
Ex-Fox News producer says network is afraid to cover the Kimberly Guilfoyle scandal
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Ex-Fox News producer says network is afraid to cover the Kimberly Guilfoyle scandal
‘It’s a conscious choice to ignore a major story that has been reported worldwide by every major news outlet,’ former Fox News executive said
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Wherever this first presser goes, it definitely won't come within hailing distance of "the rails" This person is a QAnonist lunatic
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Right-wing online influencers: We can't prove Talarico *didn't* go to a rehab in Ohio NYT: We can, we saw video proof WSJ: Speaking of, we saw video of Paxton partying at the Burj Khalifa with his girlfriend and two men under federal indictment for fraud, one of whom donated to Paxton's campaign
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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Dude’s got his own militia. Vote Hochul. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/n...
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Democrats Question Credentials of Armed Squad Created by Trump Ally (Gift Article)
Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, formed a band of special deputies. A lawsuit calls the unit’s members unqualified and says that some appear to have arrest records.
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Sara Manns @whatsarasaid.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
in this comparison of US cities "quality of life vs costs" missing variables include 'hotter than the devil's armpit 4+ months a year', 'you won't meet the white supremacists next door because they drive everyplace & so must you' & 'best restaurant in the area code is a Fuddruckers' but please go on
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“When the anti-trans panic started, most of the Republican hostility was focused on sports and youth. In states like Alabama, it has escalated to calling an entire people mentally ill and to advocating for policies that would severely harm all transgender people.” open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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Head Of Alabama Republican Party Calls Two Trans State Legislature Candidates “Men Who Have Mental Disorders”
Republican Party Chair Scott Stadthagen spoke at the Eastern Shore Republican Women event, and hurled slurs at the transgender Democratic candidates in the state.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Many of us may want AI to go away but it’s going to bring the economy down with it when the bubble bursts.
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Opinion | A.I. Hype Is Running Into Reality (Gift Article)
And what a hedge fund’s $35 billion loss reveals about the state of the industry.
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CavsKermit @cavskermit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The donors behind Paxton threatened and primared a lot of TX Rs and it shows.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Executing a search warrant while early voting is underway in Minnesota, on an old, moldy "crime" is all you need to know about the motivation here. Absolutely no reason not to wait until the second week of November. It's abundantly clear that this is about politics, not a legitimate prosecution.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Well, it’s a quick take, and no doubt data will come in, but it sure looks like based on today’s evidence that a lot of pro-Trump and pro-AfD bot work depends directly on Russian data centers.
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Russia is experiencing a diesel shortage. Farmers' crops in Russia are rotting in the fields because diesel costs 4x more than last year if they can even find it. Now ask yourself the question why would Vladimir Putin screw over his own farmers to send diesel to help Americans?
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 12/10/2026
Direct line from the administration’s decision to go to war, to this outcome.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Also, Jesse Plemons, in Digger, Bugonia, and Civil War has completed a trio of roles that together speak to the weird, mutating shape of 21st century fascism better than those of any other performer I know.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Again, we don't need chapters about "what DOGE might have been if the people involved had had any decency at all." We need to send these people to jail forever for unprecedented crimes. We really need to <not> spend anytime on "right idea, wrong execution" right now (bsky.app/profile/mcop...).
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The Guy Behind The Big Short and Moneyball Is Back to Take On Elon Musk and DOGE. It’s a Roller Coaster.
Michael Lewis’ Blockers tells the stories of good public servants driven away by the Trump administration.
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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Periodic reminder that guillotines are the moderate solution
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Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I do hope Americans vote in their midterms as though Vladimir Putin is on the ballot, because he is now.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
America is at war, and we have a top Trump agent aggressively, repeatedly, and premeditatedly working against U.S. interests and *for* Israeli interests in a way that covers up the murders of Americans and will lead to more murders. This is the Benghazi Scandal on crack cocaine.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A handpicked Trump agent hid the mass murder of Americans by Israelis as part of a conspiracy to provide false intel to America and ensure it stays at war—and doesn't discover that Israel premeditatedly crossed US "red lines." If a Democrat did this, impeachment would be tonight.
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Jody Rosen @jodyrosen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Brass band "Emmenez-moi" at the Bastille Emmenez-moi au bout de la Terre Emmenez-moi au pays des merveilles Il me semble que la misère Serait moins pénible au soleil Old standard transformed into meme material & a rallying cry by young ppl who refuse to accept "misère" as inevitable or acceptable
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Jody Rosen @jodyrosen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fascinated & moved by viral footage of Parisian lycéens singing Charles Aznavour's "Emmenez-moi." Classic chanson of their grandparents' era—a hit in '68, no less—about working-class drudgery/dreams of escape, whose implicit politics these kids are making them explicit, in real time, in the street
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