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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, Iran’s state media reported. How tired are you of Trump's "winning"? LINK in comments ⤵️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.
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uppaalaska.bsky.social 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇦🇺🇬🇱🇵🇦🇺🇦 @uppaalaska.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Simply caring about victims can change everything.
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max1969.bsky.social @max1959.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
To suggest that the United States in the mid-20th century was an antifascist nation is no small claim these days.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A few years ago, I said greedy egg producers like Cal-Maine were using their market power to deliberately drive up egg prices. My right-wing critics fried me for saying this — but now they all have egg on their face.
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Fox News Mocked Me For Being Right
When I said three years ago that egg companies were using the avian flu as cover to price-gouge, Fox News called me craz
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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How AI Data Centers Are Making Everything More Expensive
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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The Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the Answer
Robert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ New AI Guardrails Are Meaningless Pudding
Corporations have long enjoyed creating toothless “self-regulatory” regimes that exist primarily to pre-empt real government oversight. While the quality of these orgs can vary somewhat…
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Lawsuit Says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI And Google Made Illegal Agreement On AI Slowdown - Slashdot
Tom's Hardware reports: Four plaintiffs subscribed to ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, or Gemini filed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that the developers of these AI models violated antitrust laws w...
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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CDC Finally Gets Around To Acknowledging Half Of The Measles Fatalities We Know Exist
While the game-playing that RFK Jr.’s CDC has conducted is ongoing, they can only keep up the charade for so long. The nation is undergoing the worst outbreak of measles in over three decades…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Could Trump Revoke Ilhan Omar's Citizenship for Alleged Brother Marriage? Ex Federal Prosecutor Breaks It Down
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s recent effort to bring the law down on Rep. Ilhan Omar could go as far as seeking to strip the Minnesota congresswoman of her cit...
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today in history: On Sept. 29, 1954, Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball hit by Vic Wirtz of the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series; “The Catch” would become one of the most famous plays in baseball history.
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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From motorcycles to booze, US ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect
U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including a...
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals
Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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China Broadens Travel Curbs To Encompass Family of Top AI Talent - Slashdot
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Business Standard: China has expanded overseas travel restrictions for top AI professionals in private firms to include the families of key perso...
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Trump announces $15 billion steel plant planned for southeast Iowa
The White House said President Trump will announce a new steel plant in eastern Iowa that would be one of the largest in the United States.
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Trump's Iran Ultimatum Explodes in His Face | Armageddon Update
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Trump Orders The FCC To Punish A Reporter. Where Did All The ‘Ministry Of Truth’ Screamers Go?
Remember the Disinformation Governance Board? As we were quick to point out, this organization was named in the dumbest possible way by some incompetent people within the Biden administration, whic…
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Trump Orders The FCC To Punish A Reporter. Where Did All The ‘Ministry Of Truth’ Screamers Go?
Remember the Disinformation Governance Board? As we were quick to point out, this organization was named in the dumbest possible way by some incompetent people within the Biden administration, whic…
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Just How Big is the AI Buildout - and How Risky? - Slashdot
A new Brookings Institution study notes the "strikingly physical" economic footprint of AI's buildout, from specialized chips and electricity to purpose-built data centers. (Two-thirds of a data cent...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Seán Ferrick @seanferrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Terrorist regime ruling Israel is committing a genocide against Palestine. This is not directed against all Jewish people, because that's nonsense. All of those who oppose Genocide should oppose the current ruling body of Israel. This is not a question of opinion. #FreePalestine
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
As Maine Republican Susan Collins seeks a sixth Senate term, some voters are bringing up her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice.
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oldmikie.bsky.social @oldmikie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
As Maine Republican Susan Collins seeks a sixth Senate term, some voters are bringing up her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice.
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