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Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

As I've been winding down tour, I've turned down most requests. But when @novaramedia.com asked me to return, I immediately said yes. My first conversation with @aaronjbastani.bsky.social was a favorite. Grateful we had a reunion to reflect on everything a year on. 💗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFwK...

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AI Billionaires Want to Control EVERY Aspect of Your Life | Aaron Bastani Meets Karen Hao

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Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍 airesistlist.org

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

💥 BREAKING: Russia’s “invincible” Moscow-Simferopol railway in occupied Crimea just got absolutely bodied by a Ukrainian drone. Service suspended, all passengers evacuated. 10+ trains between Russia and Crimea canceled. Ukrainian drones throw the best fireworks show! 🔥 #SlavaUkraini #CrimeanWind

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

LOVE TO SEE IT: Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery suffering a catastrophic fire this morning after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack. 🔥

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We're All Standing With Ted Lieu....

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Oh, look what I saw on the beach!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Yes, it does.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

NO 👇 BULLSHIT DETECTED HERE, MR. PRESIDENT.......

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This is a war based on lies

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The Trump administration violated the First Amendment by pressuring technology companies to remove apps and groups critical of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal court ruled.

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Trump admin violated First Amendment by forcing Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-trackers

"They reached out to Facebook and Apple and demanded, rather than requested, that Facebook and Apple censor Plaintiff’s speech."

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Michael Pollan @michaelpollan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Understanding Consciousness Is More Important Than Ever | Michael Pollan - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QM5...

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Understanding Consciousness Is More Important Than Ever | Michael Pollan

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Major update: USA votes against resolution to condemn slavery. Michael Flynn gets $1.2 million DOJ settlement. Hegseth mocked by his own staff. Iran war is expanding as Trump yells. On a personal note: thank you for all the well wishes, messages, subscriptions, coffee, everything. Thank you.

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Major Update: United States Votes Against Resolution Condemning Slavery, Hegseth Mocked by Staff, Trump Suffers Loss in Utah, Iran War Expands

Good morning or afternoon, everyone (honestly, I’ve completely lost track of time since the birth of my baby girl).

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 26/03/2026

Michael Flynn pleaded guilty, got the case dropped, got pardoned, and has now picked up $1.2 million from the government. At this rate, all that’s left is a loyalty punch card. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

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Trump pardoned Michael Flynn—and now you’re paying him $1.2 million

Now this is a blast from the past, but not in a good way. Michael Flynn, who served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser for a hot minute during Trump’s first term before he ...

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Lu's True Blue💙🗳️💯 @luannasheridan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Is it just me or are things getting crazier & crazier every day? Michael Flynn has settled his lawsuit against the DOJ for $1.2 million dollars‼️ And he pleaded guilty. He committed a crime & got paid for it with our tax dollars‼️ Trump & his ilk are raping us‼️😡 #OneV1 apnews.com/article/trum...

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Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million, AP source says

The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty during the Republican’s firs...

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DEFIANCE.org @defiance.org · 15/04/2026

This week, DEFIANCE members aren't waiting for May 1st...They are getting MAY DAY READY NOW! Members, share your badge and celebrate your work. Thank you!

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DEFIANCE.org @defiance.org · 18/04/2026

Mary Moriarty has one thing to say to ICE agents: FAFO. 👏

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

“Every American should be worried about the state of play right now for journalists worldwide if democracy matters to them. Ahmed is an American citizen, but importantly, he is a journalist who should not be detained for the act of being a journalist.” www.ms.now/opinion/kuwa...

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Opinion | My friend is locked up in Kuwait for committing journalism

Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani: Award-winning independent journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been detained in Kuwait for the past six weeks.

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E.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Trump shattered our moral standing with his threats to wipe out Iran’s civilization & weakened our already shaky alliances. This war was ill thought through at the beginning, in the middle, & at the end. Appreciated chatting with Carlos Lozada & Robert Siegel: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/o...

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Opinion | Trump’s War of Choice Will Become a War of Regret

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/04/2026

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

House Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, making serious allegations about his handling of the war in Iran and his leadership more broadly.

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House Democrats file articles of impeachment against Hegseth

House Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, claiming he has "demonstrated a willful disregard for the Constitution."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/04/2026

Buttigieg: "For the leader of this country to make a nakedly genocidal threat against another civilization as if the US was a death star that was going around blowing up civilizations, of course that is a new low ... the whole country is being judged just for tolerating that kind of thing at the WH"

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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Trump's Iran war has created 'worst energy crisis' in American history, fmr. Biden energy aide says youtu.be/RgwRPcBQ6lA?...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 08/04/2026

“We are living through the worst energy crisis the world has ever seen,” Amos Hochstein argues—but sooner or later, the war will end, and a rare window for bold collective action will open:

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The Hormuz War Will End

And when it does, a rare window for bold collective action will open.

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The Beat with Ari Melber @beatwithari.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Ari and Emily Bazelon examine the delayed scrutiny of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, then Gary Shteyngart discusses parallels between Putin and Trump. "The B-Side": Real talk & Ari's conversations off air. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Correct

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"It is highly unusual for the wife of a soldier to be detained because of her immigration status, and the case highlights how the administration’s mass deportation campaign has extended beyond targeting those with criminal histories." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

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Newlywed Wife of U.S. Soldier Released From Immigration Detention

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to make a large investment in major defense companies in the lead-up to the Iran war, according to the Financial Times. The Pentagon has dismissed the report.

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Pete Hegseth's broker attempted to make defense investments before Iran war: Financial Times

Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell dismissed the report in a post on X, calling it "entirely false and fabricated."

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 31/03/2026

Don’t miss this one! Cindy is amazing, you’ll want to tune in and hear how she really breaks things down about the fight for privacy.

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Justice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Iran has the reach and history to retaliate inside the U.S. warns former FBI and DOJ national security officials Mike Feinberg and Troy Edwards. After the admin gutted our counterterrorism apparatus, the question is whether we’ll detect threats before it’s too late.

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Lawfare Daily: Iran Will Retaliate in the U.S., and We May Not See It in Time

How may Iran respond to Operation Epic Fury?

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 21/03/2026

Historically, the U.S. has managed to thwart Iranian operations on its soil. Troy Edwards, Bruria Haya Friedman-Feldman, Vishnu Kannan explore how actions from this administration may have us unprepared for Iranian retaliation to U.S.-Israeli strikes.

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Iran Will Retaliate in the U.S. We May Not See It in Time.

Historically, the U.S. has managed to thwart Iranian operations on its soil. Now, this administration may have us unprepared.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/03/2026

Will AI become smarter than humans? If so, is humanity in danger? I went to Silicon Valley to ask some of the leading AI experts that question. Here’s what they had to say:

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AI Expert Tells Bernie: “The Humans will be Discarded”

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MIRI @intelligence.org · 04/03/2026

Senator Sanders met with Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares, Daniel Kokotajlo, and Jeffrey Ladish to discuss the extinction threat posed by the race to build superhuman AI systems.

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America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#TrumpTrainWreck Most of the Australian TV stations are currently running news reports about Insider trading after suspicious market moves minutes before Trump's statement about pausing the bombing of Iran. This bears investigation here in the US.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Thanks for helping support enterprise reporting on my Youtube page Def want your feedback on what to cover … and what answers you’re seeking from Washington youtube.com/@scottmacfar...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The real story… under any other president this would be jail time…

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Azul = Blue @azulequalsblue.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Taking care of business. We need to do this and move on.

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