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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

probably just proximity bias, but I’m remembering my time at a Cornell HS summer program. first day, the boys publicly ranked girls in attractiveness. later, a group of boys conspired to steal my journal for insight into my romantic interests. a skit about child rape. constant sexist comments.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 03/10/2026

You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 02/10/2026

When you compare how much right-wing funding is going into their version of the humanities in higher ed ("civil discourse," "civic thought," "intellectual freedom") vs how little public or private funding there is for peer-reviewed humanities scholarship & teaching, it really makes you think.

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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...

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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms

Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 02/10/2026

just wanna re-up the part where I wrote that many immigrants in Maine have been sheltering in place since January for their own safety, with ICE still operating in the area. it is October.

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Rufo gets to position himself as "respectable." Polite sit-down interview w/ Ezra Klein. Celebrated by Substack as one of platform's "best" writers. Senior fellow at Manhattan Institute. His "Indian Question" podcast is pretty explicitly white nationalist talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...

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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing

To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved. Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...

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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026

We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.

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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights

After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.

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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My brilliant colleague @rileymesser.bsky.social has an excellent investigation out today in @us.theguardian.com! She’s got the inside scoop on fractures on the right as industry groups try to win the public’s trust in the wake of MAHA. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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A ‘freaked out’ US food industry is hitting back at Maha – with social media influencers

Cross-partisan support in Washington on issues like pesticides and food additives pose a threat to the industry’s bottom line

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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

X is blocking the Brazilian Catholic Bishops' Conference account as polling shows Catholics backing Lula. The Church has denounced outside interference in the election

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X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula

Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 24/09/2026

Having déjà vu to “Roe v. Wade is settled precedent” coming from the mouths of Supreme Court nominees

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

October 2016: WaPo publishes piece expressing amazement that someone at a Trump rally shouted out the Nazi term “Lügenpresse.” September 2026: Trump’s decision to ban the “fake news” from the White House is defended by a DOJ lawyer who once said Mein Kampf was his favorite book.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026

Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng

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Sandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So as a journalist, I would not grant anonymity to the vice president of the United States. That's not journalism, it's stenography. We are here to hold power to account, not to say how high when they say "jump." This kind of access journalism is part of the damn problem.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This story and the story of the Collins corruption allegations broke the same day, and in one instance the administration is alleging fraud to remove access to healthcare, and in the other they are stopping anti-corruption investigations of political allies.

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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The well-funded, institutional right wing machine is doubling down on transphobia in the midterms. American Principles Project released a messaging memo recommending candidates go all in on the trans mass shooter conspiracy theory. americanprinciplesproject.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/u...

This cycle, APP also tested a new message, connecting Democrats’ opposition to true mental
health treatment for gender dysphoria with the rise in violent acts being perpetrated by
transgender-identified, mentally distressed individuals. These messages proved just as
persuasive as those noted above, moving voters up to 6.5 points towards Republicans. Given
the salience of this issue in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder and other similar attacks, GOP
candidates would be well advised to go on offense against their Democrat opponents using this
angle as well.

APP's message testing in various swing states suggest that these unpopular stances can still be used to move persuadable voters in the Republican direction. Messages on Democrats' support for men in women's sports and spaces shifted the margin up to 6.6 points towards the GOP in our testing. Messages highlighting Democrats' support for using tax dollars to pay for sex changes shifted the margin up to 4 points towards Republicans. In Texas, an ad highlighting Democrat James Talarico's support for gender transitions for minors moved voters a net 5.7 points towards Republican Ken Paxton. Promoting these contrasts continues to be a smart strategy for GOP candidates in close races.

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

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Victoria Bekiempis @vicbekiempis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

For survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, the financial toll of advocating for justice can be immense--from lacking health insurance to losing out on work. Please read my @us.theguardian.com report on this harsh reality www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Epstein survivors struggle financially as they continue to heal their wounds: ‘It doesn’t just go away’

Legislation proposed by House Democrats aims to address survivors’ financial and medical burdens

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It’s not “third-country deportation,” it’s an extraordinary rendition, complete with torture and enforced silence by the “host” country’s thugs. And it’s a direct consequence of never imposing punishment on the CIA for doing this during the War on Terror.

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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees

Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“The worst place ever I’ve been in my life," Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, a Somali asylum seeker, told me over the phone from Guantanamo Bay last week. Sakariye is one of 7 or 8 Somalis who are being held at Gitmo. They say guards tell them the order to keep Somalis at the facility comes from DC.

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The Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo

“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”

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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 16/09/2026

"an ankle monitor for your mind" needs to immediately break containment and enter the vernacular

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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

what do you MEAN the French spelling of (Vladimir) Putin is Poutine ?????

French language podcast cover art, for a podcast about Vladimir Putin where they spell it Poutine

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.

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Brooke Migdon @bmigdon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In less than a week, Elon Musk’s super PAC has pushed out dozens of ads vilifying trans people and accusing Democratic Senate candidates of backing a “radical trans agenda.” In at least two of the ads, the people portrayed as trans women don’t even appear to be real. 19thnews.org/2026/09/elon...

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Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash Democrats

Elon Musk’s super PAC dropped dozens of ads this week in key Senate races, and the majority of them focus on trans people.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thousands of the workers who helped in 9/11 recovery are undocumented. "They were all exposed to toxic debris, and psychological trauma.” Now they’re also living in fear of Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s anti-immigrant purge. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...

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They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE

After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Trump administration is investigating the Utah lieutenant governor because she didn’t hand over sensitive voter data. She says other election officials told her they’re being investigated too. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

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Trump’s DOJ is investigating Utah’s election chief for refusing to hand over voter data, it says in letter

The Justice Department has warned Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson that she is under investigation for not complying with the Trump administration's demands for voter information. Meanwhile, Henderson has we...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The neo-Nazi party made huge gains in the German elections thanks to the backing of the world‘s biggest billionaire and most prominent publicizer of white nationalist conspiracies on the planet. Good thing there’s no comparable relationship in the US for our media to explore.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"What makes the AfD’s rise especially shocking is that it is much more extreme than other European far-right parties… [becoming] more radical over time, deepening its ties to neo-Nazis & promising to repatriate migrants. As it has done so, it has grown more popular." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/o...

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Opinion | Something Alarming Is About to Happen in Germany

The government is seemingly incapable of stopping the far right.

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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

NO THREAT TO LIFE SAFETY at UW Whitewater as of 11:37am, per website.

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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It’s the first day of classes at UW Whitewater. Just hours in, the campus is on lockdown due to a “threat to life safety.” #WIpol

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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

UW Whitewater has issued two emergency alerts since 11am CT. The first indicates an “active threat to life safety” on campus, “RUN, HIDE, FIGHT!” 8 minutes later they said “This is not a drill” and said to shelter in place. emergency.uww.edu

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026

NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.

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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”

Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...

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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The official U.S. Department of Education Twitter account posted, then deleted, a video positively comparing Trump to Hitler. Captioned “No one does it like us” with a tiger emoji, the video opens with a scene from Darkest Hour wherein Winston Churchill refers to Hitler as a tiger.

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K Petrin @petrinkae.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If you're a trans person who isn't a journalist and you see a big, scary claim from a small independent publication, it's always worth taking a closer look at how that publication verified the claims, what evidence they provide, and how they describe uncertainty. trustingnews.org/what-informa...

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What information from independent creators can you trust? This checklist will help - Trusting News

With more influencers and news sources emerging each day, it’s becoming harder and harder to tell what's true.

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404 Media @404media.co · 03/08/2026

SCOOP: 404 Media has obtained a coaching guide that Flock surveillance gives to police about “how to speak to city councils about public safety technology.” It encourages police to “own the narrative before someone else does” by championing the technology before citizens can oppose it.

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‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech

"This document shows a coordinated effort from Flock Safety to compel law enforcement agencies to convince our elected leaders to represent their interests as a company rather than the interests of co...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I'm just going to keep screaming this until I'm hoarse, but until Trump the norm -- for 50 years -- was that sitting presidents had their taxes audited by the IRS and released to the public to show they were clean. But Trump refused repeatedly, and sued when his return was leaked, and now ... this

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Corey Johnson @coreygjohnson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My latest story has some intrigue. FCC finally released Chairman Brendan Carr’s financial report for 2025 late Friday. The report states Paramount gave him tickets to the gala worth $12,390. But he and his wife sat in skybox seats that sold for $125,000 a piece. www.propublica.org/article/fcc-...

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FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount

Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/08/2026

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

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Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees

Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/08/2026

Important history lesson: Fascism rose partly as a result of the 1918 pandemic.

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and the Rise of Italian Fascism: A Cross-City Quantitative and Historical Text
Qualitative Analysis
Gregori Galofré-Vilà, PhD, Martin Mckee, MD, DSc, María Gómez-León, PhD, and David Stuckler, PhD
Evidence linking past experiences of worsening health with support for radical political views has generated concerns about the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The influenza pandemic that began in 1918 had a devastating health impact: 4.1 million Italians contracted influenza and about 500 000 died. We tested the hypothesis that deaths from the 1918 influenza pandemic contributed to the rise of Fascism in Italy. To provide a "thicker" interpretation of these patterns, we applied historical text mining to the newspaper Il Popolo d'Italia (Mussolini's newspaper). Our observations were consistent with evidence from other contexts that worsening mortality rates can fuel radical politics. Unequal impacts of pandemics may contribute to political polarization. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(2):242-247.

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