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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

Trump’s Republican allies in the Senate BLOCKED my bill with Senator Murkowski to stop the Kennedy Center—or any presidential national memorial—from being demolished without an act of Congress. Just shameful.

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here is where you can find the decree if you need the source. publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202609280007?index=1

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Don Van Atta @oldsovetlog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Kynev has done a lot of work on election falsification in Russia. A trumped-up charge and torture. The timing is also suspicious.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)

YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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Pope Elwood IX @ekingsbury.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My "Roman Empire" is thinking about what the Great Plains states looked like before we tilled it all up and it was just vast open Sahara-like landscape, inhabited by humans and animals like bison etc I think about that a lot. How beautiful and potentially horrifying it would be. You'd be exposed.

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Don Van Atta @oldsovetlog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Broadview six. DoJ not looking good.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026

tell me the summit accomplished jack shit without telling me the summit accomplished jack shit

Very productive meeting with President Xi for both the U.S.A. and China. Tremendous things will be happening. Like almost everyone else, he seemed to like calling the poorly and inaccurately named Artificial Intelligence to a far more accurate and important name, SUPER INTELLIGENCE. That would be “SUPER!” Everyone last night agreed, also. President DJT

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's funny, I've been reading a lot of IR stuff from the 1990s/early 2000s. And while it's now cliché to dunk on the new approaches and possibilities evoked at that time as naive & utopian, the truth is that the next few decades really did see major changes in world politics and its practitioners.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Day 1675 of Ukraine's incredible defence against its giant neighbour. The attacks on Kyiv continue, the deaths continue. Russia continues to get away with its war crimes. Leaders talk about a deal, but the word justice is never on their list. Why? Every single day - still 100% record - the daily🧵

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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026

Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Imagine the AfD or Fidesz or the Polish PiS had gone full Nazi like this. One can be certain the NYT would not be writing euphemisms about sort of/maybe hinting they supported far right authoritarianism & extremism.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The United States government killed another innocent person.👇

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

UFW President Teresa Romero speaks before today's hearing in Vasquez Perdomo v. Mullin, which challenges discriminatory immigration enforcement practices-including racial profiling and suspicionless stops. An attack on any worker is an attack on every worker.

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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tonight I took the car and drove across all of Kyiv, just to see how my beloved city feels at this time. It’s a strange feeling.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Both WaPo and @oliverdarcy.bsky.social are reporting that one of the stories the WH claims they banned Politico for was based off a background briefing (that is, they're complaining Politico reported what WH told them to). Darcy makes it clear JD was the background briefer in this case.

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Mathilde Larrère @mathildelarrere.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

aujourd'hui, des lycéen-des du lycée Jacques Brel de La Courneuve se sont mobilisé-es pour dénoncer despa conditions d'études dégradées, la sélection sociale renforcée par Parcoursup, et la stigmatisation contre nos élèves de confession musulmane

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Occupez vous du viol, pas du voile

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c'est par parce qu'on peut pas voter qu'on peut pas s'exprimer

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 23/09/2026

Begging pollsters to just stop for a single hour releasing new surveys with the president hitting new lows so I can finalize these graphs for an article

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 22/09/2026

Activists across four Russian cities have filed notices for rallies against alleged fraud in the country’s parliamentary elections. The demonstrations are planned for Oct. 3–4. meduza.io/en/news/2026...

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Activists file notices for protests against election fraud in four Russian cities: St. Petersburg, Perm, Izhevsk, and Kazan — Meduza

Activists in St. Petersburg, Perm, Izhevsk, and Kazan notified authorities of plans to hold rallies against fraud in the recent State Duma elections.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Lukashenko said that Belarus has no available volumes of potash fertilizer that could be shipped to the USA The comment came after President Trump announced that he was working on a "massive deal" to purchase Belarusian potash fertilizer at a significant discount amid the trade war with Canada

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Don Van Atta @oldsovetlog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Radio Liberty has been broadcasting Trump’s speech at the UN live. Easier to listen to him in Russian because the ranting tone is filtered out. He doesn’t seem to know he’s not speaking to NATO. Pretty clearly he’s getting 100% false reports about events.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Day 1672 is upon us. How many people thought this war would still be going on after so many days? Hands up, I didn't. I knew Ukraine's people wouldn't give in. But I rather hoped the insipid Russian people would follow Ukrainian defiance & revolt. Instead they remain revolting

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It’s Day 1671 of Russia’s 3 Day War 👉 World War 1 lasted 1568 days 👉 The “Great Patriotic War” lasted 1418 days 👉 World War 2 lasted 2194 days 1671/2194=0.762 😑 Just f*cking go home Russia. Just pack up your sh*t and go back to Russia. AND THAT INCLUDES LEAVING CRIMEA!

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Edward Walker @gnuggat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“… both sides are going to increasingly have the ability to attack each other and both are struggling to defend. Well, here we are on the last day of summer, and that is the reality we face. The kinds of raids both are launching have the possibility to get larger and more destructive.” Yup.

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Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Earlier today Lukashenko said that all of Belarus' surplus of potash for export has already been contracted for export. There's no available volumes to export for Western countries. I think it's important to post this today.

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Don Van Atta @oldsovetlog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So much for US sanctions on enemies of Ukraine. Not sure how they’d ship it. Through Poland or Lithuania? Trans-Siberian to Vladivostok? I’d *guess* any way would take some infrastructure upgrades, but I haven’t looked at any specifics.

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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

When I planned to end my little excursion at lost lake this eve did I know the moon would be right over the top of Hood? Sure, uh, of course, totally planned.

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Don Van Atta @oldsovetlog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We used to be one of the few countries that didn’t have military garrisons in our cities to “maintain order” against the citizens. Now, with Fort Arch, there will be a garrison in place to check papers at the city entrance. Just like the Brandenburg Gate or the Moskovskie vorota in St. Pete.

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Don Van Atta @oldsovetlog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I hadn’t heard of this unit of time but it fits. US moving to time measurement in Scaramuccis, Trumps (in two weeks) and Friedmans?

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20/09/2026

⚡️Le Pen condemns Russia over seizure of European companies’ assets. The statement followed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to place the Russian operations of Nestle and Auchan under temporary administration.

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Le Pen condemns Russia over seizure of European companies’ assets

The statement followed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to place the Russian operations of Nestle and Auchan under temporary administration.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Edgar" is harvesting honeycrisp apples in WA State. "We earn $32 a 900 lb crate. Many days we don't pick more than 3 crates as many apples don't pass the required quality control. This type of apple is very delicate. We must be careful not to bruise the fruit." #WeFeedYou

A worker emptying his bag of freshly picked honeycrisp apples into the 900 lb crate he is filling

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Rep. Jamie Raskin read my new book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and The Fight for America," and had this to say. Learn more or order the book at www.HowRussiaWon.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So this is a sticky question with scholars who work primarily on it - my sense is there isn't a strong consensus except that we should not carelessly retroject modern ideas of race into antiquity. They have concepts kind of like race, but not identical, and think about them differently.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tonight! Hands around the Kennedy Center is Friday 6:30-8:00pm.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If you want a sense of how integral the Kennedy Center is to the DC skyline, watch this landing video. It’s the first thing people see when crossing the Potomac from Virginia. This is what Trump wants to demolish because he can’t put his name on it.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This Is Incredible

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Don Van Atta @oldsovetlog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Back to tsarist times. The village had a funeral when a man selected for the 25-year term of army service left for duty.

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Don Van Atta @oldsovetlog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Western North Carolina is not the only place where bears learn people have food…

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A political adviser to the IRGC commander, Mohammad Bakr Zo-Alkadar, said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as long as Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu hold power.

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