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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 3h
Vote yes on CA prop 40! Here is a great explainer from 48Hills: How Porter, Newsom, and so many others are wrong about Proposition 40 48hills.org/2026/10/who-...
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How Porter, Newsom, and so many others are wrong about Proposition 40 - 48 hills
Billionaires won't flee. The state won't lose money. But taxing the rich in CA could spread nationwide.
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 3h
Vote yes on CA prop 40! Here is a great explainer from 48Hills: How Porter, Newsom, and so many others are wrong about Proposition 40 48hills.org/2026/10/who-...
48hills.org
How Porter, Newsom, and so many others are wrong about Proposition 40 - 48 hills
Billionaires won't flee. The state won't lose money. But taxing the rich in CA could spread nationwide.
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Vote for prop 40 to tax CA billionaires 5%, to spend on healthcare: it is a no-brainer. Here is an interesting take from the FT that this idea could spread to other states and even federal tax increases. I hope! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... California’s oligarch tax would change America
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California’s oligarch tax would change America
The goal of its framers is political rather than budgetary
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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller January 22,1974
P1- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE IN THE CLASSROOM WITH SEVERAL OTHER KIDS, THE TEACHER ASKS SLUGGO A MATH QUESTION 

TEACHER: SLUGGO, IF YOU HAD FIVE CANDY BARS AND I ASKED YOU FOR TWO, HOW MANY WOULD YOU HAVE LEFT?

SLUGGO ANSWERES WITH A GRIN : FIVE
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
1. She's president's human binky & controls his social media 2. Foreign govts use her a conduit for Trump 3. She's lied about much of her background 4. She wouldn't or couldn't get security clearance (see 3) 5. She has an obsession w/ Trump giving their relationship a vaguely inappropriate dynamic
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thank you for your service @katmabu.bsky.social !
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Love this
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Mamdani: "It's always surreal to see a depiction of yourself on Saturday Night Live. I had no idea it was coming. But to be featured on the same episode as the king of New York, as well as OG getting to relive the glory of the tip in, was incredible"
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two women-led companies with focus on building bespoke AMD hardware to support world model AI? This is the way! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s AI start-up for $8bn
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AMD to buy Fei-Fei Li’s AI start-up for $8bn
World Labs was founded by Stanford University researcher to work on AI models that understand 3D environments
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026
yeah i am reasonably sure that i have a better chance of winning the democratic primary for president than rahm emmanuel
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WATCH — @marshablackburn gives new meaning to running for office 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🐔 No debates with in the GOP primary. No debates with @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social No town halls since 2017. Why reward her with your vote?
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY…
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A data error in TX delays the processing of 10,000s of registrations. Election officials assure folks they’ll be able to vote as long as they submitted a registration on time (<Oct 5). But this admin error is likely to seed rumors & conspiracy theories on both sides. www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
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Error means unknown number of Texas voter registrations haven’t been processed yet
It’s unknown how many prospective voters have been affected.
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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes, because it helps you avoid being a mark and to place accountability in people making these tools. Hope that helps.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tommy Tuberville: Many airline pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers are part of the furry community. It's terrifying.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rumors about “rigged elections" are now a fixture of U.S. elections, leading to diminished trust in election results & democracy (broadly). These rumors can sometimes be hard to debunk, esp. in their early stages. Our UW team has identified the 6 common ways that election integrity rumors mislead:
Infographic titled "Six Ways 'Rigged Election' Rumors Mislead." A two-column table pairs six labeled categories with descriptions. The first three categories are:

No Evidence: The rumor is entirely unsubstantiated. There's no evidence to support the rumor.

Fake/False Evidence: The rumor is based on fake or synthetic evidence (e.g. AI-generated content), manipulated evidence, or false witness testimony.

Misinterpreted Evidence: This rumor is based upon real evidence that has been misinterpreted or intentionally mischaracterized to create a false impression.

A black banner then introduces the final three categories: "Real Evidence, Real Voting Issue, False Narrative."

Exaggerated Impact: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but falsely insinuates or exaggerates impact on election results.

Ignored Remedies: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but ignores and/or obscures the remedies that would address this problem

False Blame: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but either falsely attributes intent for an accidental issue or places blame on an innocent party.

Source: UW Center for an Informed Public, September 2026.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype: www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
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Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
At my favorite bookstore in Amsterdam today, they have 3 of my favorite authors all lined up. Love! @gilduran.com @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @doctorow.pluralistic.net atheneum boekhandel
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Was there yesterday! It is amazing
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The court filing dug up by @kint.bsky.social is the most They Admit It i have ever seen in my life www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
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Nathalie Maréchal, PhD @nathaliemarechal.net · 18/09/2026
May I interest you in an explainer written just for this circumstance? www.techpolicy.press/what-policym...
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What Policymakers and the Public Need to Know About the Cult of AI
Nathalie Maréchal asks, why are we betting the economy and the future of democracy on cult-like beliefs?
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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: A Russian disinformation operation has turned its attention to the US midterm elections, unleashing a series of deepfake videos that depict celebrities attacking Democrats, researchers said. www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Russian disinformation campaign sets sights on US midterms
A Russian disinformation operation has turned its attention to the US midterm elections, unleashing a series of deepfake videos that depict celebrities attacking Democrats, researchers said, with more...
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Just name 5 of them every time Raskin, don’t be vague! Of course there are 100s but pick 5 and dement them in the brains of voters and non-political people.
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Spotted just now at Leac a Re bookshop in Dingle, Ireland @gilduran.com
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
El-Sayed: I thought you were for the everyday man. If you're for billionaires, you and I disagree. Watters: I just think I have the right to the fruits of my own labor El-Sayed: Billionaires don't make their money off of their labor. They make their money off their money
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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 24/08/2026
Bouie is 100% correct here. The goal for Democrats should be to grind the Trump administration to a halt and prompt Trump officials to abandon their posts in humiliation and despair.
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
downloaded Nerd Reich from Libro.fm and listening now. Thanks for all of the hard work @gilduran.com - we are behind you! libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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Matt @nosoupforgeorge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Sophie Cunningham scored 0 points in 15 minutes for the Fever tonight. Thought I'd share these stats, since she wants us to talk about basketball now.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Just posting this because, as of yesterday, the US national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time. The GOP: the party of fiscal responsibility. 🥴
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Please tell everyone you know - new friend, old enemy - tell them all not to vote for any politician who supports this current government. Stop enabling and allowing this abuse to continue.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Your regular reminder Republicans in Congress fully support this.
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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Mad props to the homeless guy in front of the supermarket who made a list of things he needs on his cardboard sign (I picked him up some water and breakfast bars) ✨
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Thanks!
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Musk is a huckster and an idiot
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is how you know we need a wealth tax
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Support candidates who want to pass laws to regulate betting markets. We can make this illegal.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
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Rio Tazewell @riotazewell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Did you see how Apple, Amazon Walmart and other big companies are refunding the billions of dollars they got back from the federal tariff settlement to their customers, who ultimately bore the cost of higher prices? Yea, me neither.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Facts suck, if you're delusional and in a cult.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
“Teens sue Musk's xAI over Grok's pornographic images of them *** Two of the teenagers behind the lawsuit are under the age of 18…” 3/16/26 … 1/ www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Teens sue Elon Musk's xAI over Grok's pornographic images of them
Musk's AI chatbot has created millions of fake sexualised images, experts say.
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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is the best explication of recent Palestinian politics I’ve read. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Muhammad Shehada · ‘I would never release him’: Marwan Barghouti and Palestine’s future
Marwan Barghouti enjoys unparallelled popularity and is often described as Palestine’s Nelson Mandela. Like Mandela,...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
While NYT does not treat Whiskey Pete's order for gender affirming care with the same hostility with which they treat trans rights, they do point out that this could blow up his effort to oust trans service members. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
Mr. Hegseth’s order could have implications for the order that he and President Trump issued last year banning transgender troops from serving in the military. The ban, which is being challenged in federal courts, is partially rooted in the Pentagon’s insistence that transgender troops might not be able to access hormone therapy in a war zone.

“The Armed Forces must adhere to high mental and physical health standards to ensure our military can deploy, fight, and win, including in austere conditions and without the benefit of routine medical treatment or special provisions,” the Trump administration’s January 2025 ban states.

The Pentagon has not said why providing hormone therapy would be a problem for transgender troops, but not the rest of the force, though the executive order instituting the ban said that “radical gender ideology” was harmful to troop cohesion.

“Mr. Hegseth’s recommendation that male service members take testosterone makes crystal clear that the policy banning transgender troops for taking the same medication is pure bias,” said Shannon Minter, the legal director for the National Center for LGBTQ Rights. “This is a blatant double standard and underscores the irrationality of the ban.”
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Reminder that DHS should be abolished, as should many of the agencies within it. HSI describes their mission as "investigations into the illegal movement of people, goods, money, contraband, weapons and sensitive technology." But they're guarding a pool so people can't see that Trump ruined it.
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