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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🧊✈️ SEATTLE: A girl in chains boards an ICE-chartered GlobalX airplane (tail: N630VA) at Boeing Field, to be transported south to Arizona 👀
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Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"I'd really like to be recognised for my journalism outside of New Zealand" *monkey's paw curls*
John Oliver quoting me on Kiwibank's sexy green-haired sheep Buck
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 12/10/2026
Probably nothing to worry about for homeowners unless there are a bunch of other devices taking images in your home and making that data available for sale. Good thing no one would do that.
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AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo
Raven, previously called GeoSpy, lets cops figure out what specific Airbnb or Zillow property a photo was taken in.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/10/2026
Cancelling a subscription shouldn't be this hard. If you can sign up with a click, you must be able to cancel with one. Head to nyc.gov/click-to-cancel to file a complaint against any business that makes it hard to cancel a subscription.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
four years ago I posted this image of paleontologist Jan Smit looking at rocks and his son-in-law replied with something even better
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Hannah BW @hbwhbwhbw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I spoke to Beth Kowitt at Bloomberg about why we are seeing so many AI company insiders going public about their safety concerns, and what some of the costs of relying on these individuals as sources of information and accountability might be.
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Does AI Need Its Own Oath to ‘Do No Harm’?
Doctors, lawyers, accountants and architects have professional obligations that live separately from whatever companies sign their paychecks.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
this is what they took from you
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nicolmac.bsky.social @nicolmac.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#abolishICE #NYC abc7ny.com/post/person-...
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Person shot during interaction with ICE agents in Marble Hill
A person was shot during an interaction with ICE agents in Manhattan on Thursday.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
this is the funniest thing i've seen in a looooong time. city passes new rule allowing prayer before city council meetings. satanist prays. city council then debates proper time to "undo the curse that was just put on our city" www.404media.co/it-is-done-h...
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nicolmac.bsky.social @nicolmac.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Put that Yankees Fan in witness protection if the Yankees lose this game #mlb #yankees
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
These are the basic contours of every major religious schism
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JFC, how did we get here: Gavin Newsom says he’s directed his state to monitor threats after Trump suggested he wouldn’t care if Iran decided to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Newsom Says State Will Monitor Threats After Trump Says Iran Can Target Democrat-Led Cities
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Institute for Policy Studies @ips-dc.org · 06/10/2026
With a slew of new techniques—including AI price fixing, dynamic pricing, and surveillance pricing—companies are rapidly developing new ways to cheat consumers. That’s why it’s critical for lawmakers to respond by updating consumer protections, writes @groundwork.bsky.social's Lindsay Owens.
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Corporations Keep Finding New Ways to Gouge Us. Our Laws Must Catch Up. - OtherWords
As companies trap us in subscriptions, bury us in fees, and use algorithms to fix prices, we need a new Shoppers’ Bill of Rights.
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nicolmac.bsky.social @nicolmac.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Rip Saquan Barkley fantasy
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled for the first time that a Flock search was unconstitutional and violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights. Oklahoma cop pulled over a woman and searched her in Flock "because he saw her license plate was from California" www.404media.co/federal-judg...
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Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.
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ceej @ceej.online · 02/10/2026
the ghost in the backseat of my car who disappears when I look right at him doesn’t bother me too much. he’s easy enough to ignore, even when I spot his split skull in the rear view briefly illuminated by the headlights of passing cars. he only tries to touch me at night. got a great deal on the car
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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The Road Jess Travelled @jesspected.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ret. NYPD. These are the people rape victims are expected to report being raped to & find empathy, support, & justice from. No surprise almost no rapists go to prison with these accomplices gatekeeping justice. If 40% of cops self-report beating their wives, what % are rapists?
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Epic lecturing of LAPD for violating a court order. Most of LA cops are moonlighting as ICE slave catchers.
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 24/09/2026
Yesterday was the busiest day on the subway since before the pandemic 🎉 Nearly 4.7 million people rode the subway yesterday, a new post-pandemic record! We've invested in improving safety and reliability across the system—and it's paying off.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
Typically, when cities are burning in the United States it’s been in response to policing not in the absence of it.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
👏😂👇
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nicolmac.bsky.social @nicolmac.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is obviously a very good step in the right direction but I didn't know it could just *happen*. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #abolition #policeabolition @abolitionistlawcenter.org @carceralabolition.bsky.social @abolition.bsky.social
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Texas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to community
Disbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply
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gamermatt4.bsky.social @gamermatt4.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’ll take 1,000 of these over any gambling company hit.
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Family! Gather round [bears form semicircle] We are fat [raucous appaws, cheering]
A family of chonky bears
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acabylon 👻👻 BOO 👻👻 @acabylonbee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
zohran has some minor successes yes but he has to answer for the mets 2026 season
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Josh Hawley printed 404 Media out on a giant poster board in the Senate today hope you will consider subscribing to 404 Media Josh
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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
it's nice that the 12 foot skeletons will return from migration soon
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 23/09/2026
A free press is a central pillar of democracy, as the Framers profoundly understood. This highlights the nature and effects of current attacks on our free press.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.
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Silence is assent @stef47.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. Harry S. Truman October 10, 1952

Socialism is a scareword
they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years.
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called farm price supports.
Socialism is what they called bank deposit insurance.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
Harry S. Truman
October 10, 1952
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Gaylan G. @gaylan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
SURPRISE! ICE Officer Who Shot Venezuelan Man In Texas Wasn't Wearing A Body Camera, Sources Say - CBS News...
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ICE officer who shot Venezuelan man in Texas wasn't wearing a body camera, sources say
The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan delivery driver was not wearing a body camera at the time of the shooting, sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Karen Bass’s LAPD is openly defying a judge’s order to hand over moonlighting records, and it's obvious why. They are desperately hiding a shadow workforce where cops moonlight for ICE contractors, creating blatant conflicts of interest. It's time to enforce the subpoena and demand accountability.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mother of Renee Good: I voted for Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the US, innocents like our family and the others here, against terrorists. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness.
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Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 23/09/2026
Academic life means having a thread constantly running through your brain telling you YOU NEED TO ADD THIS BOOK/ARTICLE TO THE TOP OF YOUR READING QUEUE AND READ EVERYTHING BY YESTERDAY AT THE LATEST
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We’re LIVE with new additions to the Antifascist Waiting Room Playlist including Carsie Blanton, Roe Kapara, and @thefirstrule.bsky.social :)
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Frozen Ocelot @frozenocelot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Once again a reminder. Don't give them a damn thing and CANCEL YOUR NITRO!
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 22/09/2026
A federal grand jury indicted a Tennessee Bluesky user for allegedly threatening ICE agents. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Institute for Justice @ij.org · 21/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Federal judge in Alabama orders ICE and CBP to stop warrantless raids of construction sites, to stop detaining people without individualized suspicion, and to stop detaining people who present valid ID.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New: we are starting to get data showing what cops are using Axon's license plate cameras for, which are replacing Flock around the country. But we need your help: is your city using Axon? We have written the request you need to get this data yourself. Get it here: www.404media.co/is-your-city...
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Is Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help
404 Media is filing public records requests around the country to find out how cops are using Axon's ALPRs. Here is how you can do that too.
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joe a wilkins @joeonhere.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
10 mins apart lol
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a DoorDash driver, was shot by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas, yesterday while making a DoorDash delivery. Last week, DoorDash posted celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. I’m reaching out to DoorDash for comments and will report.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thinking about the ludicrous, partisan arguments Alito and Clarence Thomas will make in their dissent as they undermine the First Amendment right to a free press and claim Trump has an absolute right to ban CNN and MSNBC from the White House
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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 17/09/2026
I have asked the president of the legislature to submit this as a Matter of Importance, allowing it to be considered at our next committee meetings. We cannot allow Primecare, the jail medical provider, to be renewed for another year come January. 1/
Honorable Legislators:
This resolution would amend the County’s contract authorization with PrimeCare Medical of New York, Inc., the provider of medical care at the Monroe County Jail.
It is prompted by the findings of the New York State Commission of Correction concerning the October 2023 death of Brian Harmon at the jail. The Commission found serious deficiencies in the medical assessment and treatment Mr. Harmon received and concluded that his death would have been prevented had he been properly assessed and timely transferred to a hospital.
Most importantly for this Legislature, the Commission specifically directed the Monroe County Legislature, as the appointing authority for the delivery of jail health services, to review its findings and “conduct an inquiry into the fitness” of PrimeCare as the designated provider.
The Commission sent its report to President Román in December 2025. The report was not provided to members of the Legislature. As a result, the review directed by the Commission never commenced, and PrimeCare was authorized for an additional one-year renewal in January 2026.
We cannot undo that renewal. But we can ensure that another one does not occur before the Legislature carries out the responsibility the Commission specifically assigned to us.
The existing contract authorization provides for a fifth year with PrimeCare beginning January 14, 2027. This proposed amendment would remove that final one-year renewal and instead require any continuation of the contract after January 13, 2027 to be authorized by the Legislature on a month-to-month basis.

This resolution does not terminate PrimeCare’s contract or interrupt medical services at the jail. PrimeCare would continue operating under its currently authorized contract through January 13, 2027. The month-to-month provision provides continuity of care while preserving the Legislature’s ability to determine how to proceed after examining the Commission’s findings, the corrective actions taken since Mr. Harmon’s death, and PrimeCare’s fitness to continue providing care.
The Commission’s directive was addressed to this Legislature. We should not allow another full-year renewal to occur before we have done the work the state specifically directed us to do.
This resolution would have no impact on the Monroe County budget.
Respectfully Submitted,
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