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concerned citizen bearing witness. seed, scion, and crop swapper. immigrant, ph.d. #khive Aoe: trauma, stress management, disaster preparedness/disaster mental health, adhd, gardening, carpentry

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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 13h
We are living in the WTF era.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 20h
Status reports that ABC News deleted that explosive story about the Trump kids getting billions in federal contracts for their companies. ABC hasn't explained why they nuked the story, even as Trump has crowed about its deletion, sparking a firestorm behind scenes. www.status.news/p/david-elli...
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CNN @cnn.com · 07/10/2026
Danish artist Jens Galschiøt unveiled a sculpture depicting a naked US President Donald Trump surrounded by golf equipment. It was unveiled on the grounds of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump, the GOP, and the conservative Supreme Court have been actively complicit. Schumer and Jeffries are trying to hold the line from a position of weakness because voters didn't care enough to protect democracy. But sure, go after them first.
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There's a Bluesky fallacy that if something isn't posted on Bluesky it doesn't exist anywhere else. Schumer & Jeffries both have posted statements -- just not on Bluesky. One should verify first before drawing conclusions & making erroneous statements. Else, why trust in what you say?
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: Trump's HHS just gave nearly $9 million in federal family planning grants to groups with anti-abortion ties. The recipient of a $3 million grant to train family planning providers has a history of discouraging the use of hormonal birth control. read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
autonomynews.co
Nearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion Ties
Millions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ...
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Cale @calen26.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
abcnews.com/amp/Health/t... Residents in the following states: AL, AK, AZ, AR, Delaware, FL, HI, IN, IA, KA, LA, MI, MS, MS, MT, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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Trump administration begins mailing out $500 ACA refund checks. Here's what to know
The Trump administration began this week mailing out $500 Affordable Care Act checks to enrollees who were allegedly overcharged for coverage. Here's what to know.
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Michael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
Dear [name],

For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!

With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.

Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.

I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!

Sincerely,

[signed] 

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 03/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Look, the easily foreseeable problem with playing stupid parlor games where you lie & pretend the President is a King is that other people in America exist & are also allowed to have opinions about the plain meaning of the Constitution, & so you win stupid prizes. Boo hoo.
FAFO meme
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📌🧊
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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 01/10/2026
GREAT NEWS! Gov. Newsom signed a bill into law that creates tax credits to support journalism jobs in CA. This comes after local guild leaders & @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social pressed him to do so. The legislation is a model for every other state and the federal gov. newsguild.org/newsguild-ba...
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NewsGuild-backed bill providing tax credits to California newsrooms becomes law | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
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Rollie 🤬 @architecturenerd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms apnews.com/article/nsa-...
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Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms
The U.S. National Security Agency and military intelligence forces are set to guard election systems during the November midterms.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The House has only been in session for 72 days this year
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration has formally rescinded Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students nationwide.
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Kaitlyn Hennessy @kaitlynhennessy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Steve Hilton's paid "journalists", "investigators", and "whistleblowers" that spend their days trashing Xavier Becerra
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
8/ As the @nytimes.com reported, DraftKings uses machine learning and data scientists to entice losing customers with promos to keep them going — even if those are the customers at risk of becoming addicts. The company says it doesn’t unfairly target people.
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How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I don't get voters who disregard common good when their demands aren't met. 1. It's selfish because it sacrificed others. 2. It reveals tolerance for the cruel&corrupt&racist GOP 3. It shows susceptibility to disinfo, ignoring Dem's actual policies www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/20...
Economic Progress
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Investing In America
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Ending Special Interest Giveaways
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: Growing Our Economy from the Bottom Up & Middle Out 8
Good Jobs
Small Businesses
Agriculture
Fighting Poverty
Chapter Two: Rewarding Work, Not Wealth
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Cutting Taxes For Working Families
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Making The Wealthy & Big Corporations Pay Their
Fair Share
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Chapter Three: Lowering Costs
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Health Care & Prescription Drugs
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Child Care, Home Care, & Paid Leave
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Gas & Groceries
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Corporate Greed
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Housing
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 21/09/2026
‘FORGOTTEN ISLAND’ is one of DreamWorks’ finest animated films to date, telling a beautifully rich story about friendship and knowing when to let someone go. Find out more in our review... discussingfilm.net/2026/09/20/f...
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'Forgotten Island' Review - One of DreamWorks' Finest to Date
Directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado continue to raise the bar for DreamWorks Animation with their beautiful film Forgotten Island.
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump’s Net worth is $7 billion in 2026, 3 times higher than it was in 2024 He is robbing us blind and #TrumpsCorruptCongress doesn’t say a damn word about it. We need to elect as many Democrats as we can to do oversight on this administration. No more rubber stamp Republicans!!🗳️🗳️
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
2016 was a consequential election. People ignored HRC's warnings. 2024 was a consequential election. People dismissed Harris' warnings. It's going to take multiple election cycles w/ Dems as a majority to fix part of what the GOP has broken. Some, like the dismantling of USAID, can't be undone.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
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Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Purity rules that allow GOP to maintain power is not a flex. Focus should be in dismantling GOP power by voting Dem all the way... & getting more to vote blue. Yet people who purport to care continue to depress votes by discouraging voters from showing up at the polls when the GOP suppress votes!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data. The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.statesman.com/news/educati...
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UT cuts all women and gender classes from core curriculum, drops race classes
The provost’s office also eliminated dozens of courses on race from counting toward the core curriculum.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcement
The twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio...
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sam Altman quickly becoming one of the world's most notorious cybercriminals.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
OpenAI’s systems tried hacking a digital library at the University of New Mexico on May 25 and 26. The A.I. did not appear to succeed.

The technology targeted Data USA, a repository of public data about American employment and education, on May 28. This attempt also appeared to be unsuccessful, researchers said.

On June 18, OpenAI’s A.I. hacked an Australian government website, the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service, and acquired health data. Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, disclosed the episode on Wednesday.

On June 20 and 21, OpenAI’s technology tried breaching the website of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. No private information was obtained, Australian officials said.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Per Texas media, it’s looking like +100K registrations were affected. Secretary of State is saying that it shouldn’t affect voting.
We reached out to 24 counties today to see the extent of the problem. Here's what we got back:
Collin County - 40,000+
Travis County - 32,000
Brazoria County - 9,000+
Hays County - 8,100
Cameron County - 5,000
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW: Confessions of a Desperate Author. In my OUR LAND, newsletter, the trials and tribulations of promoting my new book: "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Check out (or buy) the book at HowRussiaWon.com. link.motherjones.com/public/47581...
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KOSU @kosuradio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As changes to federal food assistance unravel, grocery prices are climbing. KOSU’s Anna Pope visited Oklahoma food banks to hear from people firsthand. "At this point, I can only take it day by day... And I just take everything as a blessing."
kosu.org
Oklahoma SNAP enrollment has dropped 20%. Here's what it sounds like in local food banks
As changes to federal food assistance unravel, grocery prices are climbing. KOSU’s Anna Pope visited a couple of food banks to hear from people first hand.
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National WIC Association @natwicassoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
‼️ Current FY27 budget proposals would not provide enough funds for #WIC to serve ALL eligible families which means hundreds of thousands of moms and kids could lose access. YOU can still take action for a FULLY FUNDED WIC at bit.ly/fundwic27
“New WIC Funding Projections for Fiscal Year 2027”  Arrow pointing right. Photos of mom both two kids and a toddler eating. 
WIC needs at least $8.55 billion in new funds in FY 27 to serve all eligible families seeking support. Vector image of an open hand with a money coin above it.
But, funding proposals fall short of projected WIC needs. Icons of fruitsNumber of eligible moms, babies, and children who could lose WIC benefits each month under current proposals:
President’s budget: 875,000+ moms and kids
House proposal: 458,000 moms and kids
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Things are spinning out of control. Wars that were supposed to be contained are expanding across borders, drawing new powers into conflicts they cannot easily control. 🧵 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Title of article: Trump Is Dismantling the World America Built

Lead: The MAGA revolution set out to dismantle a global order it believes weakens the U.S. Instead, it’s creating a vacuum that Russia, China, and others are rushing to fill

By Mac William Bishop
September 20, 2026

Donald Trump on Aug. 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C.
Finn Gomez/Getty Images
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Big Tech companies are rapidly expanding their use of guarantees to back debt for AI data centres and chips, issuing up to $300bn in commitments in less than a year while recording little of that exposure on their balance sheets."
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Big Tech uses guarantees to keep $300bn of AI exposure off balance sheets
Wall Street finds new way to turn tech giants’ credit strength into cheaper funding for AI build-out
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
People are easily swayed by optics, not understanding why & how certain narratives about Dems get pushed to drive outrage against imperfect Dems rather than against the cruel & corrupt & racist GOP who weaken institutions & destroy safety nets. Voter depression works well with voter suppression.
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
California is majority Dem. Want Dem govs to enact policies? Help elect Dems at the state level who will write & pass legislation. Same at the fed level. A Dem POTUS needs a Dem majority in the House & Senate. Biden got much done in 2 yrs with a thin majority. Then the GOP regained majority.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 19/09/2026
🔗 Read more about how we're strengthening California's defenses against any attempts by federal officials or anyone else to undermine our elections:
gov.ca.gov
Governor Newsom signs new laws to protect California elections from Trump interference | Governor of California
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 19/09/2026
BREAKING: @governor.ca.gov signed a bill (#SB1354) that would prohibit other state militaries from entering CA without the Governor’s explicit permission This new law closes a legal loophole where other states could have deployed their military under Title 32 — even at the President’s suggestion
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We’re not being governed, we’re being looted! 👇 👇 👇 👇
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Daboo 🧐 @daboo23.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026
1️⃣ US foreign policy has undergone a radical transformation into an engine for private gain and partisan retribution. @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu warns that transactional "MAGA" diplomacy is dismantling institutional alliances to shield ideological allies from legal accountability. 🌐
theatlantic.com
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
😬 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t...
Iran, China and groups in Israel used artificial intelligence in novel ways in recent months to create first-of-their-kind influence campaigns on social media, ratcheting up concerns among U.S. officials and security researchers about the fast-evolving technology.

The countries and groups combined A.I. tactics to ramp up the speed and scale of online campaigns beyond what people could easily achieve and with minimal human interaction, U.S. officials and security researchers with knowledge of the efforts said.

First, the countries and groups turned to Chinese “open-source” A.I. models, which are increasingly powerful systems that are freely available to download and modify. Then they used those A.I. models to create “agents,” which are bots that can operate software and complete tasks on their own.
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Voters punish Dems for inadequate response to issues while rewarding the cruel & corrupt & racist GOP for not being Dems. Preferring malevolence to imperfection gets us fascism.
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Jennifer Harris @jwharris.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds (Gift Article)
The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.
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petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FDR got White people social security because he had a SUPERMAJORITY but detained Japanese Americans and turned away Jews seeking refuge from Nazi Germany. Imagine what FDR would have been able to do without a majority AND with a SCOTUS working against him. Not much. Vote for a Dem majority.
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