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Full-time student of the news & long-time follower of the Grateful Dead. This is the season of what.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Penny Schwinn Drops Out of the Running for Ed Department’s Deputy Role. Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn was reportedly working to block her confirmation. www.the74million.org/article/penn...
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Penny Schwinn Drops Out of the Running for Ed Department’s Deputy Role
Some viewed the former Tennessee education commissioner as a bipartisan pick for the post, but past controversies followed her.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Donald Trump feels the Epstein vise. 👇👇 Trump Escalates Attacks on Obama and Clinton as Questions Swirl About Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/u...
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Trump Escalates Attacks on Obama and Clinton as Questions Swirl About Epstein
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Kari Lake torched by conservative WSJ editors for silencing Iranian lifeline www.rawstory.com/kari-lake-26...
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Kari Lake torched by conservative WSJ editors for silencing Iranian lifeline
The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board tore into Kari Lake, President Donald Trump's senior adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, for shutting down a key information lifeline Amer...
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Pre-K Teachers Are Stressed and Say They Want to Quit www.the74million.org/zero2eight/p...
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Pre-K Teachers Are Stressed and Say They Want to Quit
A recent survey shows that pre-K teachers are overworked, underpaid and contemplating leaving their jobs.
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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
What could possibly go wrong from our intelligence chief feeding reams of conspiracy fodder to hallucinating artificial intelligence?
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Lisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
‘Trump’s priorities — I, me, mine — are the same as they’ve ever been. But there’s something stomach-turning about squandering tens of millions of dollars on a vanity parade while slashing funds that could help feed those in need.’ Via @markzbarabak.bsky.social www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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Commentary: Trump could help feed hungry people. Instead he's throwing a vanity parade
The Bay Area's White Pony Express salvages tons of food that would otherwise go to waste and uses it to feed the needy. But Trump is making its mission tougher.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Democratic Debate Over Private School Choice Reveals Post-Election Tensions. *The CEO of Democrats for Education Reform is pushing the party to embrace Education Savings Accounts and other forms of private school choice. www.the74million.org/article/demo...
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Democratic Debate Over Private School Choice Reveals Post-Election Tensions
Democrats for Education Reform’s Jorge Elorza prompted defections with push to embrace education savings accounts. But are they the party’s future?
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
With Old Milk and No Soap, Trump Golf Club Gets a 32 on Health Inspection. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/n...
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With Old Milk and No Soap, Trump Golf Club Gets a 32 on Inspection
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Donald Trump Is Getting the Military Parade He Wanted in His First Term *28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 soldiers, 50 helicopters, 34 horses, two mules and a dog. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
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Trump Is Getting the Military Parade He Wanted in His First Term
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
A military veteran writes: "My experience at Harvard has been amazing and completely at odds with the panic that Trump and his MAGA supporters are trying to sell Americans." thehill.com/opinion/educ...
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Why is Trump obsessed with Harvard?
Harvard has been under attack from President Trump, who has forced the cancellation of affinity celebrations and has raised concerns about DEI and antisemitism, while also threatening international…
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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 27/05/2025
"The Executive Order is a clear violation of the Constitution and the First Amendment's protections for freedom of speech and association, and freedom of the press....Today, we challenge its constitutionality in the nation's independent courts."
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NPR and Katherine Maher, CEO of NPR Statement
NPR, Aspen Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, and KSUT Public Radio file suit against President Donald Trump's unlawful Executive Order targeting federal funds for NPR and PBS
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NPR @npr.org · 27/05/2025
BREAKING: NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.
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NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Since W. Va. Gov. Patrick Morrisey loosened policy for school vaccine exemptions in January, 331 exemptions have been granted for religious and philosophical reasons. *No one who has applied on those grounds has been rejected. *Public health experts are worried. www.the74million.org/article/some...
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Some 300 W. Virginia School Vaccine Exemptions Granted Under New, Laxer Policy
In just five months, religious and philosophical exemptions outpace medical exemptions with a 100% approval rate, records obtained by The 74 show.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
"...a monument of arrogance based on a foundation of hypocrisy." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...
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Opinion | Vance’s Munich Disgrace (Gift Article)
The vice president’s speech was a monument of arrogance based on a foundation of hypocrisy.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The funniest statement you will read today: "If Europe wants to promote peace in Ukraine, it needs to stop supplying weapons to Kyiv" - Aleksandr Grushko, deputy foreign minister of Russia. Do these bastards seriously think anyone will believe them?
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
How Other Prosecutors Could Pick Up the Case Against Eric Adams www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/15/e...
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How Other Prosecutors Could Pick Up the Case Against Eric Adams
Both Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and NY Attorney General Tish James could pursue charges, and Gov. Hochul could also remove the mayor.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Mayor Eric Adams Claims Vindication in Trump DOJ Move to Dismiss Corruption Case. Yeah, sure. Now, can we get the trash picked up? www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/11/e...
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Adams Claims Vindication in Trump DOJ Move to Dismiss Corruption Case
The mayor says his "unnecessary ordeal” is over now — but the language in memo from top Justice Dept. officials allows charges to be brought again at a later date.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Never could imagine a movement led by Donald Trump would sell-out to corporate and financial interests, right? A complete shocker....Did you read Project 2025: "the next conservative president should order the immediate dissolution of the agency."
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/02/2025
Jeffries on GOP "bait & switch": "Part 1, talk about lowering the high cost of living but do nothing about it. Part 2, enact massive tax cuts for billionaires that will do nothing to improve the quality of life of everyday Americans. Part 3, stick working Americans with the bill for those tax cuts"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
WSJ, last 48 hours:
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/02/2025
During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Education Department held DEI training. Now, in the opening days of Trump’s second term, dozens of employees who attended that diversity program have been placed on leave because of it.
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They trained on diversity under Trump. Now he’s punishing them for it.
During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Education Department held diversity trainings. Many who participated were put on administrative leave under new rules.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts (a.k.a. screw the poor people) to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...
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House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Let’s pray
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Rough Trade is tripling the size of its Rockefeller Center store as music fans seek "experiences," owner says. *The site will include a built-in stage, and enough room to accommodate 300 people. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Rough Trade to expand New York store as music fans seek ‘experiences’, owner says
British record store chain to triple size of Rockefeller Center location with 300-capacity room featuring built-in stage
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
Photo of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Dear Washpost Op-ed Department, This will be “debatable” when, say, Sara Biden (Joe Biden’s 65-year-old sister-in-law) storms the Capitol and assaults police officers to reverse a legitimate election. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Donald Trump Takes Office as a Newly Minted Crypto Billionaire. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/b...
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Trump Will Take Office as a Crypto Billionaire (Gift Article)
The Trump family’s new crypto tokens, which went on sale over the weekend, have soared in value — along with crypto markets in general.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
"One lesson climate change teaches us again and again is that bad things can happen ahead of schedule." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
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Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles (Gift Article)
After the Bobcat Fire, L.A. no longer felt safe.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Tesla's Model Y is getting a facelift. www.drivingelectric.com/tesla/model-...
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New Tesla Model Y facelift for 2025: Cybertruck face and more range for electric SUV | DrivingElectric
There’s a facelift on the way for the Tesla Model Y mid-size SUV, with a look inspired loosely by the angular Cybertruck and improvements to the car’s interior and specification.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
TODAY: -Donald Trump is sentenced in NY -Rudy Giuliani contempt hearing in DC -DOJ making emergency bid to overturn Cannon’s order blocking release of Jack Smith report
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Festivus update: Trump is back and so are chaos and nonsense. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/u...
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Greenland, Panama and Faucets: Trump Conference Shows Hints of Chaos to Come
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s news conference at Mar-a-Lago was a reminder of what the next four years may have in store.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Marco Rubio’s New Spokesperson Really Doesn’t Like Him. Tammy Bruce, incoming State Department spokesperson, spent years making fun of her likely new boss before changing her tune. newrepublic.com/post/189910/...
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Marco Rubio’s New Spokesperson Really Doesn’t Like Him
Tammy Bruce, incoming State Department spokesperson, spent years making fun of her likely new boss before changing her tune.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Donald Trump continues to find new ways to show how clueless he truly is. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...
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Trump Says He’ll Replace the National Archives Leader
The president-elect’s suggestion that he plans to replace the head of the agency comes after her predecessor raised alarms about his handling of presidential records.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Boo-hoo. Jenna Ryan says that serving time for her role in the Jan. 6 riot “shows how it feels to be caught in the middle of a polarized political climate, canceled by society, surveilled by the F.B.I. and thrown in prison for a tweet.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...
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The Jan. 6 Rioters, 4 Years Later
Hundreds of rioters accused of nonviolent crimes during the attack on the Capitol have wrapped up their cases. Here’s what some of their lives look like now.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Jimmy Carter "probably improved the lives of more people over a longer period than any recent president." Agreed. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o...
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Opinion | Jimmy Carter Deserved Our Thanks and Respect, Not Our Sneers
We in the media and chattering class jeered at a man who probably improved more lives over a longer period than any other recent president.
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Greg Mitchell @gregmitch.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
My latest as Dylan bio-pic nears: His alternate versions from 1965 of every cut on greatest album "Highway 61 Re-visited." Including piano demos of "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Desolation Row" and live "Ballad of a Thin Man." Plus: his biggest flop. gregmitchell.substack.com/p/dylans-gre...
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Dylan's Greatest Record--and His Biggest Flop
"Highway 61" is still the greatest album by anyone ever. But a few months later his new single went nowhere. Too much cowbell?
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
More than a month remains before Donald Trump takes the oath off office, but already the wheels are falling off of the GOP jalopy that he'll be driving. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
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Trump Denounces Spending Deal as Shutdown Looms: Live Updates
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Wall Street takes a nosedive after latest Fed decision on interest rates. www.cnbc.com/2024/12/17/s...
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Facing Four More Years of Donald Trump, Democrats Wonder: How Did They Lose Parents? www.the74million.org/article/faci...
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Facing Four More Years of Trump, Democrats Wonder: How Did They Lose Parents?
A significant swing to the GOP among parents of school-aged children helped deliver Trump the White House. Democrats are unsure how to reverse it.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Girls Face Stereotypes about STEM Abilities as Early as 6, Study Finds www.the74million.org/article/girl...
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Girls Face Stereotypes about STEM Abilities as Early as 6, Study Finds
Beliefs that boys are better at computer science and engineering could have ‘downstream effects’ on girls entering tech fields, one researcher says.
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
NEW: In comments we uncovered, Pete Hegseth justified the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack and slammed condemnations of the riot. He also spread a baseless conspiracy the break-in was a false flag operation carried out by leftist groups disguised as Trump supporters www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/p...
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KFile: Pete Hegseth spread baseless conspiracy theories that January 6 attack was carried out by leftist groups | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming the initial break-in was a...
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Reminder: He’s still a comvicted felon. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
A judge has refused to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity.
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Jim Roberts @nycjim.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Big: Kyiv claims responsibility for killing of Russian general in Moscow. *Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed outside an apartment after a device inside a scooter detonated. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv claims responsibility for killing of Russian general in Moscow
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed outside an apartment after a device inside a scooter detonated
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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
This appointment will be deeply damaging to the cause of democracy efforts to hold corrupt regimes accountable around the globe. In the far corners of the world, the frontlines of democracy, VOA is the one of the only sources of independent journalism.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Big record labels are trying to destroy @archive.org and claiming they’re doing it to help musicians. Musicians are telling the big record labels to fuck right off www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... Great letter organized by @fightforthefuture.org @liaholland.bsky.social
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Incredible. @cnn.com #Syria www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...
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‘My God there is light’: CNN witnesses moment Syrian prisoner is freed from Assad’s forced detention | CNN
While searching a secretive prison in the belly of the Assad regime’s legacy of torture for American journalist Austin Tice, CNN’s Clarissa Ward made a startling discovery when a rebel fighter uncover...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
“According to the digital market intelligence company Similarweb, the number of daily active US users on X has dropped by 8.4% since early October, from 32.3 million to 29.6 million. The number of Bluesky users has risen by 1,064%”
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From X to Bluesky: why are people fleeing Elon Musk’s ‘digital town square’?
Musk’s platform has lost 2.7 million active US users in two months, while its rival has gained 2.5 million
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