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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Jeff Bezos is the 2nd richest person in the world yet he's still a sad suck-up to Trump in order to protect his ability to exploit his workforce and make even more money. Greed and humiliation before pride and decency. That's the Bezos way.

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Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Universities must stop falling in love with every new piece of software … that the tech industry pitches as essential. Administrators spend on software as if it is a durable investment, when all of the evidence shows that it … makes bloat worse.” globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-...

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College campuses need to be liberated from their administrators

Higher ed is being strangled by absurd and costly rules. What message is that sending to students?

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Kansas has 4 former, living GOP governors. Two have now endorsed Adam Hamilton, the Dem, for Senate. Mike Hayden just penned this oped in the Kansas City Star this morning; Adam Graves had done the same last month.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Go For It Ladies.......

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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here are the facts.

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Daniel - Desert Apostate @hcexvangelical.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm going to run 100 miles in October anyway, so I might as well do it for a good cause. Almost everyone I know has either battled cancer or knows someone who has battled cancer. I'm asking all y'all to donate a few bucks. Maybe $5, maybe more. You help, I'll run! Please Repost! gofund.me/ae356b6aa

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Donate to I’m Running for the American Cancer Society, organized by Daniel Griffin

I’m running 100 miles to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. This is a … Daniel Griffin needs your support for I’m Running for the American Cancer Society

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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This campaign is all about the people. Thank you for the warm welcome, Wichita! 🛩️ (p.s. watch to the end)

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wow, good luck with this, Roger. I didn't have her arrested for owning me $50. I had her arrested for not showing up to court when I sued her for $50. kansasreflector.com/2026/09/28/r...

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and I’m asking our community to help spread the word: the earlier prostate cancer is found, the better your chances are of beating it. Visit cancer.org/getscreened to learn more from the americancancersoc.bsky.social and find a screening location.

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Siempre Simón @siempresimon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good food is in effect the basis for true happiness. -- Auguste Escoffier, c. 1912 🍜🍽️

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Amanda Finley Digs All the Spooky Things @rubyslippahs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm from Johnson City, Kansas, about 100 miles southwest of Dodge City. This is horrific. The only light in this situation is seeing so many people not okay with it.

Aaron Estabrook.

Dodge City is my hometown. What's happening there today is hard to watch.

ICE is conducting what residents describe as a multiday operation across Southwest Kansas, including Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal. The Liberal, KS Vice Mayor reportedly watched as many as 60 of her neighbors were detained and taken away on buses today. Educators in Dodge City are worried about students returning home from school to find their parents gone.

Think about what that means for a child they ask.

Residents report large white buses staged in these communities and ICE agents stationed at meatpacking plants during shift changes, spreading panic through an industry already under stress. Unmarked vehicles recklessly cutting across the cities, pinning cars on main routes and back alleys.

Peaceful protesters have gathered along Wyatt Earp Boulevard near El Capitan, with people also gathering at the fairgrounds in Garden City this evening.

There are deeply troubling reports and images of agents breaking car windows

There are deeply troubling reports and images of agents breaking car windows while babies were inside in car seats. Families are also sharing videos they say show ICE detaining someone born and raised in Garden City. Those accounts need independent verification and answers. We still don't have a confirmed regional count, and I cannot verify suggestions that hundreds were detained today.

But the accounts coming from these communities describe parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends and employees being taken away. Calling an operation a crackdown on "the most dangerous criminals” does not establish that everyone swept up in it fits that description.

Of course, some people are pleased to see this day come. I am not. Federal agents tearing families apart in our state inspires nothing in me but grief for those involved, especially the kids.

And who benefits from the damage left behind?

Removing workers and frightening entire communities risks making agricultural labor harder to find, disrupting meat production and putting more pressure on food prices. Small businesses lose customers. Families lose income. Schools are left helping children cope with fear and

are left helping children cope with fear and uncertainty. Local governments lose too. Immigrants pay taxes; sales, property, income.

For my entire life, immigration has been part of Southwest Kansas. Immigrant families have worked in our packing plants, helped sustain our farms, opened businesses, raised children and made these communities their home. They are part of the place I grew up. I loved being neighbors with them and growing up with their children.

I want to know how many people were taken, why they were detained and what is happening to their children. These communities deserve answers, and every person detained deserves due process and humane treatment.

I grew up understanding that people came to Southwest Kansas to work hard and build a life. Watching families who did exactly that being torn apart feels foreign to everything I have known about home. This is beyond politics. It's human decency. I pray that no tragic event occurs and human dignity is honored by all involved.

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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Roger Marshall could have voted to end the Iran war today. He didn't, so Kansans will keep paying.

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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I can't say I expected Dems to be outregistering GOPs among Gen Z in Kansas too, but here we are.

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A Meatwad on Elm Street @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ok, Dan Pfieffer did have a good idea for what to do with the ballroom if by some miracle it’s built before 2029: Officially name it the “Barack Hussein Obama Presidential Ballroom” and host weekly citizenship ceremonies there

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Nils Gore @nilsgore.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A *full* homebrew kettle this morning. Viking Red Ale. (I admit I picked the recipe mostly for the name but it looks like a promising fall beer.) 🍺 #beersky

brewzilla 30L brew kettle full—all the way to the top

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“Stop Making Sense” turns 42 today. Of his performance, David Byrne said: “You see this person in the beginning [of the film] who's kind of angsty, stumbling around .. And then, by the end, he's surrendered to the music and is fairly joyful .. He’s found a kind of community." 🙏🏼 “Slippery People”

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Mike @mikelovesbeer.com · 10/09/2026

Holy shit @adobe.com @lightroom.adobe.com can I turn this monstrosity off on the bottom? What a waste of space!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Honestly, I'd say the most disastrous decisions of Obama and Biden were not really holding anyone accountable for crimes committed under the previous administration. Obama wanted to "turn the page" on Iraq and the financial meltdown while Biden never put any urgency behind the January 6th cases

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Republican New Hampshire Senate candidate John Sununu says he supports a work requirement for seniors on Medicare: "I certainly support a work requirement for able-bodied Medicare recipients."

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Nils Gore @nilsgore.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Made @smittenkitchen.bsky.social's Mathilde's Tomato Tart. It was really nice; the dijon mustard and pesto-ish flavors blended well. Will definitely do it again soon before tomatoes run out. 🍽️

A finished tomato tart, on a metal platter, on a wooden table

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/09/2026

There's a lot to say about all this, but I just keep coming back to how *embarrassing* it is that we've let this crass, tasteless moron reach this position & do all of this stuff. It's a damning indictment of the whole culture & the whole political system. So goddamn embarrassing.

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Inside Trump’s Ballroom Obsession

The president’s bid for architectural immortality is barreling toward completion.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Trump, empowered by SCOTUS, entered office convinced he could do insider trading, sell pardons and favors, take bribes, steal and openly flout the law. Now, with the prospect of investigations looming, he is growing ever more fearful that he miscalculated.

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Making university faculty sit in their offices from 8 am to 5 pm every day, 5 days a week, is insane and serves no conceivable academic purpose. The fact that admins and even *staff* are exempt from this absurd requirement shows the real goal is to make tenured faculty quit.

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Joshua Sharp @joshuasharp.bsky.social · 14/08/2024

"Students aren't reading the syllabus!" "Simple: reproduce 2/3 of the student handbook in each syllabus. That thing is a hit with all the students."

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Nils Gore @nilsgore.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My Simple Syllabus is 36 pages long! WTF. I can't get students to read a 5-page article for the course.

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

So far the only vegetable that hasn't been recalled is Mitch

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 21/08/2026

Today we begin publishing the chapters of The Reconstruction Papers on our site as individual articles. (The entire book is already available in print and as a PDF.) Here is Chapter 1. "There is no going back. Nor should we seek to." www.liberalcurrents.com/introduction...

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Introduction: Beyond Resistance, Beyond Reform

Chapter 1 (pp. 4–7) from The Reconstruction Papers.

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matt🌻✌️ @28tauri.net · 19/08/2026

Alex Vindman spent $9 million in this race. Angie Nixon spent $709,000 and won. Guess which one is the DSA candidate? She was arrested for protesting redistricting. Action gets votes, money matters but not NEARLY as much as "conventional" wisdom says www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...

PROJECTED WINNER [checkmark]
ANIGIE NIXON wins the Florida Democratic primary for Senate

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from: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/live-blog/elections-florida-governor-house-senate-alaska-primaries-live-updates-rcna593016#rcrd118975

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Nils Gore @nilsgore.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I resist using my home oven in the summer so I make @wordloaf.org's No-Knead Focaccia recipe on my outdoor gas grill. It took some R&D to dial it in but the secret is to use 2 kiln shelves with spacers in between so the bottom doesn't burn. (I use steel nuts as spacers).🍽️ 🍞#breadsky

A gas grill with 2 kiln shelves. The shelves are spaced apart with steel nuts to dampen the heat from below.

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Kate Tuttle @katekilla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This is true every day, but today I keep being reminded that being a basically kind and decent person can you get pretty far at work, as it does in social and family life. Just do the stuff your grandmother taught you: say please and thank you, say you're sorry when you make a mistake.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A important, difficult reported Op-Ed by M Gessen. Olivia Perdue: if you do make it to Chicago, hit me up for tickets to a radio show. It’d be great to have you. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/o...

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Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All (Gift Article)

Is Kansas just the beginning?

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Nils Gore @nilsgore.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Spent a week in Boston/Cambridge. Had a few good beers! #beersky

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Here’s the thing: It’s not going with him after the presidency. We’re taking it from him.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/08/2026

Tips For Starting Your Own Business theonion.com/tips-for-starting-your…

Figure out what people want, and taint it with AI.

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Dolphin Pilot @theamitie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

There’s a guy on TikTok who posts just him taking a pizza out of the oven every day with tongs and all of the comments are about how their day is ruined from having watched this

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Nils Gore @nilsgore.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

WTF are we supposed to do with this?

screenshot showing a huge list of democrat spam texts asking for money

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Why the Backlash Against Data Centers Is So Potent talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/why-t...

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Man About Town KC @manabouttownkc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

From the Kansas City Defender: 📧 Email the City Plan Commission before July 29. There's a ready-to-use template: bit.ly/emailCPC 📢 Show up and give comment August 5, 9 a.m., at City Hall, when the CPC decides whether to advance it to City Council ✊🏾 More ways in: linktr.ee/KCDataCenterFight

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Tell Kansas City CPC to Stop the Downtown Data Center

Out-of-town developers, led by private equity firm Revitalization Unlimited of Miami, want to build a 20-story data center in downtown Kansas City. Located at 934 Central St., this data center will ...

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Man About Town KC @manabouttownkc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Surely the Chiefs wouldn't deceive us?

Post showing existing domed stadiums in Minnesota and Indianapolis with much narrower opening openings for sunshine than the Chiefs new stadium renderings suggest.

Rendering of Chiefs proposed stadium in Wyandotte County that appears to be Arrowhead Stadium with a nearly unobstructed, clear dome reaching the last seats in the upper deck and providing the feeling of not having a dome.

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matt🌻✌️ @28tauri.net · 25/07/2026

Really good post on the Royals being short-sighted wrt fans biking and walking to the stadium. I know, boggles the mind that the Royals would fail to adequately plan for something. Cynical me thinks they don't want people biking, bike lanes, and bike valet because they can't charge $30 for parking

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Beshear needs to do what Mitch would do in his shoes. The law they made to stop Beshear from appointing a replacement violates the state constitution. Make the friggin' appointment!!! Make them prove he's alive or take you to court (which will prove he's not alive).

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Gov. Beshear suggests he received information suggesting McConnell ‘passed’ in new interview

The governor said he received the information from diffrent agencies but did not say which during the July 15 interview.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

If Trump, the Trump family, and Trump cronies are not prosecuted for their self-enrichment from government coffers, insider information, and self-dealing, widespread corruption will become the defining mode of governance. We absolutely must deter future administrations.

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Daniel - Desert Apostate @hcexvangelical.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The asshole administration is planning to remove the mining buffer around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. This is being done without tribal or expert input and the public comment time is incredibly, and cowardly short. Please comment to help try and save Chaco. www.koat.com/article/chac...

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Chaco Canyon public comment period opens, as BLM proposes reopening 336,000 acres to mineral leasing

A new federal assessment could reshape the future of development near Chaco Canyon. Here’s what’s in the plan and how long the public has to weigh in.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

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Nils Gore @nilsgore.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Gozney Tread update: cooked my first non-pizza. Duck fat roast potatoes. Parboiled, roughed them up, then coated in duck fat, rosemary and salt. Cooked them at the lowest setting. Turned out well, but reinforces the need to keep a super close eye on things. I love this oven! 🍽️

Summer meal: grilled corn on the cob, fresh tomatoes, focaccia, roasted potatoes.

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