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The NY Times uses words like “fierce,” “steely,” “nimble” and “homegrown star of the Trump White House” to describe Karoline Leavitt, who just got a Fox News gig. Not a single mention of her relentless lying to the American public. Reporter Michael M. Grynbaum and his editors suck.

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Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News (Gift Article)

A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 2h

In 2010, I sat in on a patrol brief for a BCT in eastern Afghanistan that claimed “pashtunwali revenge” was responsible for why they faced so much violence. When I asked him to remind me why we were in Afghanistan in the first place, the colonel got frustrated and asked me to wait for them outside.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 2h

Oh I shd add: Deisseroth’s work was (say it w me!) supported with public funding through federal science agencies incl NIH, NSF, and DARPA. And I daresay few political deciders in 2004 would have been excited to put algal proteins in HEK cells or neurons. Scientists knew, though.

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 2h

There was a foundational assumption that any claims about the behavior of the Assad regime were falsehoods intended to justify military action. This despite widely corroborated claims of chemical weapon use and the fact that neither Obama nor Trump had any interest in deeper intervention in Syria.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

The guy sneering at "your precious liberal arts degree" majored in Philosophy at Harvard

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

what an asshole

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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 5h

BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 15h

I do think this should put some of the hand-wringing over the uniquely sinful American electorate, uniquely feckless institutions, etc in perspective. The truth is that there is a large trans-national constituency of people who actively want this. They aren’t deceived. They want this.

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 15h

At the moment, Canada and Mexico are the only two major countries in the Western Hemisphere holding the line against fascism.

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川上信 (Shin Kawakami)🇯🇵🇨🇳🇺🇸 @nkfinity.bsky.social · 17h

Between Lula being behind and Lee in S. Korea becoming unpopular, I really would like to emphasize that there’s no one easy trick to resolving facism for good.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 15h

Catastrophe In Brazil with the far right surging State races, senate and congress races all going for the far right Presidential race going to a second round thankfully with bolsonaro’s son under 50 percent www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

yeah, the reason republicans are just not going to budge from texas is the reason why armies try not to abandon their capitals. it isn’t necessarily a strategic defeat to lose the seat of power, but it is a profound blow to morale.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 17h

man I would like one fucking electorate - one! - to remember that fascism is bad for more than five minutes at a time

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 17h

I don't have any predictions here but if Bolsonaro were to win a lot of takes confidently declaring that Brazil learned more from its first dabbling in fascism (Flavio's father's term, which ended in a Jan 6-style attack on Brazilian democracy) are going to end up aging VERY poorly.

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zenlike @zenlike.bsky.social · 20h

So, this very sympathetic piece where the subject is “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024”. 5 minutes of checking his facebook shows pro Trump posts as far back as 2019, and a post saying that he “stands with Trump” posted just a couple of days after Trumps coup.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

Angie Nixon wants to know which eyeliner Vice President J.D. Vance uses: “His eyes look so beautiful. They pop.”

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 20h

Goddammit. The contempt these people have for everything wondrous and good and *human* is so grotesque.

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 21h

Related: her predecessor quit suddenly and many journalists likely know why and aren’t telling

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026

the idea that rufo has, at any point in his public career, been a sincere advocate for “colorblind meritocracy” is brain dead

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Notable that this could be especially problematic for children with disabilities. Assets can disqualify you for critical social welfare benefits-including SSI and Medicaid.

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Eugene Freedman @eugenefreedman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It decimated the federal workforce - not overhauled it. The elimination of expertise. The destruction of capacity. It also did NOT slash government spending. Spending is UP. It has been reallocated to the secret police and military. Stop publishing falsehoods.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026

First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oh: I really can’t emphasize enough how useful it is to check — literally right now, do it. Likely, it’s peace of mind in a couple of minutes. At worst, you still have time (barely) to remedy it.

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Schnörrfried&Oi! @gutzpe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I added vatican's models into yesterday's graph and it might confuse people

Satirical Graph comparing grok fable and GPT Release Dates to model Numbers. I added the Last popes Benedict 16 Franciscus 1 Leo 14.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

please do not post photos of barbour jackets in early october if you're not also voting for policies to address global warming

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s interesting how the standard bearer for the party whose message used to be “Democrats suck because they just buy votes by giving people free stuff” has decided the closing message for the midterms will just be “how many more checks do we have to send you in order to earn your vote?”

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Jeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Never let anyone tell you that American voters are uniquely bad.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I really wish the world’s most dangerous, extreme anti-vaccine activist & conspiracy theorist, RFK Jr, who is a eugenicist & a MAHA dude who repeatedly peddles vile lies, had not been put in charge of the US health system Here he is telling truly horrific, dangerous lies about HPV & COVID vaccines

RFK Jr saying that the HPV vaccine increases the risk of cervical cancer & the Covid vaccine increases the risk of Covid—these are 2 dangerous lies

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“President Xi loves me and I love him and I want to sell him weapons and also he’s trying to poison you against me and what do you mean my brain is pudding?”

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held steady @heldsteady.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Not very libertarian to be this bad at picking up an 8 year old.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"I don't want the government giving things to me, see"

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ArgellaStone @argellastone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The SEIU is probably the most firmly progressive major union out there, but it's also absolutely loathed by a significant chunk of class first socialists because it doesn't tickle their fetish for an imaginary 1950s all white union of men punching in nine to five at the sprocket factory.

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politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is also why class first politics will never get you fucking anywhere, you are trying to appeal to a group of largely white men who will always value race and gender identity over their class status, no matter what they tell you to the contrary to make themselves feel less stupid.

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Matthew Buckley @physicsmatt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I dunno man, I think "they're just economically insecure" is a lie told by racist and misogynistic white men who want to ally with their fascist class comrades. They're like this because these are their class interests.

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Matthew Buckley @physicsmatt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I have a fun memory of being lectured by a union leader that it is of course the fault of the Democrats for failing to meet the economic needs of white-bro-unions so of course they have no choice but to prioritize the needs of their members to support a fascist ethnostate

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 03/10/2026

a lot of people want to put this on o’brien but i think he represents his members faithfully and this is who the teamsters are and have been for decades

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 03/10/2026

i once saw [eminent labor historian] say "look you idiots, labor unions exist to advocate for their own members." but like. if that's true. do you actually think the implication is *good* for solidarity?

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

what the fuck is wrong with the teamsters man Roger Marshall is a ghoul who sued his own patients and threw them in prison!

Kansas Teamsters Back Pro-Labor Candidate for U.S. Senate
Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 (Topeka, Kan.) - Today, Teamsters Local 696 endorsed Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) for re-election to the U.S. Senate.
"Sen. Marshall has proven time and time again that he is a friend of labor," said Teamsters General President Sean M.
O'Brien. "As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Sen. Marshall has been eager to partner with us on legislation that protects workers, even when it requires breaking rank with his own party. We look forward to continuing to work together with Sen. Marshall to fight for the rights of hardworking Americans."

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...

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New ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking Risks

A new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The fact that a few friends and family members of the president just kinda wander the world soliciting billion-dollar bribes ostensibly to "end wars" is a real "it would all be very unpopular if you could convince people it was happening" sorts of deals

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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This what my dear friend @magdi.bsky.social was alluding to here. Funniest part is how Bernieland lashed out in response....before Bernie suddenly agreed to dip into his $23 million war chest and announce a new rally for Troy Jackson in Maine.

Twitter user Magdi Jacobs notes the weird pattern of Bernie Sanders endorsing and bankrolling candidates in Democratic primaries and then somehow neglecting to fund them once they won to reach the general election.

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026

Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Because they are eugenicists. Back in the day when we still had to go to the library to make copies of scientific papers from peer-reviewed journals, I always made a point to grab an issue of an old Eugenics journal and copy a random article as a reminder of the dangers of malicious intent.

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Matthew Buckley @physicsmatt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Stellaris' theory of politics is that no matter what your political system is, you need to spend 50 years stockpiling a near-infinite fleet of glass cannon afterburner corvettes to defeat the Robot Mommy-God at the end of time.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/10/2026

You can't get anyone in political media to say it plainly, but GOP strategy for several decades now has been built around the fact that its core goals/policies are *wildly unpopular*. Everything depends on a) polluting the information environment, b) cementing unfair structural advantages, & c) $$$.

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