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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I didnt know it gets funnier than a whole ass United States Senator accusing a man of being at a Hawks game in ATL when he was at a Hawkeyes game in MD, BUT... He let every media outlet know he had a big moment coming so they all saw him clown himself and watched Amy Klobuchar clean up the pieces.

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Blue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How do we really feel? This is the time we all need to speak out the elections are up ahead and anyone that reads our comments will benefit.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…

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Jillbles @jillbles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Me: I will never vote for Newsom. Consultants: OK. Can we propose someone even worse?

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Investigate DOGE @investigatedoge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Elon Musk and his DOGE operatives ran roughshod over our government...& created real-world disasters that impacted 100s of thousands of lives. We need lawmakers who will commit to issuing subpoenas & launching immediate investigations into Musk’s actions...” www.aol.com/articles/adv...

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Advocacy Group Demands Congressional Pledges To Investigate Elon Musk’s DOGE - AOL

An advocacy coalition known as the Investigate DOGE campaign is urging congressional lawmakers and midterm candidates to commit to formal investigations into the Department of Government Efficiency, t...

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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm with Jamelle here. People aren't primarily interested in going back to a standard level of dysfunction in Congress; people want accountability and consequences. In fact, a functional Congress moving forward essentially REQUIRES it via disincentivizing lawlessness and corruption. Do what's right.

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What should Democrats do if they win?

YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie

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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

we have control mechanisms for this. it's called The Law. these guys should be held personally liable for these harms. the suicides, the thefts, the intrusions into computer systems. they should be sued and prosecuted as appropriate. problem immediately solved

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Bill Kuchman @billkuchman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Please give me a trillion dollars to reshape the world economy. Also, I don't know where I live."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 24/09/2026

JUST IN: Senate Republicans are backing Trump’s war despite your skyrocketing gas prices. Remember that in November. #BlueWaveIn40Days

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Privatize the gains and socialize the apocalypse.

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A lot of things make me feel kind of dumb, including how to take at face value the logic of “we are a multibillion dollar transnational industry building a vengeful elder god, and we definitely won’t stop unless you regulate us the way we want, which is a secret.”

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wanting to "resolve this in the boardroom not the courtroom" is how Newsom justified the settlement. The unquestioned mindset here is that these power struggles are best negotiated among oligopolies & oligarchs, not the democratic polity. Should be disqualifying as a serious presidential candidate.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow

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sephirAmy @sephiramy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

how about some good news: new cat just dropped!!!!

a photo of a small, spotted wild cat, with orange fur and brown circular markings, staring up with big golden eyes.

Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years

A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.

This 10-year-old male tiger cat is the first of his species (named Leopardus tilcayo) known to science. He is approximately 18 inches from head to end of body and weighs only 3 pounds, making him smaller than the average domestic cat. This video was captured at the Senda Verde Animal Refuge in Bolivia’s Yungas region, where he currently resides.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A CNN insider told Variety magazine yesterday that the mood inside CNN right now is “like a funeral.” Nepo-baby David Ellison, bankrolled by his father who’s one of the richest men in the world and a major Trump suck-up and donor, is on the

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Ashley Holden 🩷 M.Ed. @mrsholden2019.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Paid sick leave doesn't exist, including for #cancer patients like me. #MitchMcConnell took 92 PAID days off (and frankly continues to), directly benefiting from a policy he denies the rest of us. Meanwhile I'm teaching 5th grade every day so I don't lose benefits & income. Please help & SHARE! ❤️

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026

This merger strikes a chilling blow against that freedom — and hands even more power to billionaires like David Ellison to decide what Americans see and hear, all while lifting scrutiny off the federal leaders who pushed it through.

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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The number of decent people in Hollywood is minuscule, but Mark is def a decent guy. Appreciate his advocacy on so many issues. @markruffalo.bsky.social

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mivven @ghostsghouls.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It cannot be overstated how much Bret does not make an argument in this column. He does not list a single worthy book he thinks was excluded. He clearly has not read the vast majority of the books. His entire critique is just “these books are written by women and minorities, which is bad”.

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 22/09/2026

Killed Hollywood, still refuses to support trans people. People still wanna vote for this guy?

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22/09/2026

this bigot is a republican

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Likelihood that the state AG suit would prevail and stop the merger was ~100%. Then Gavin Newsom stepped in. He continues to fail to offer a coherent explanation for his intervention, which serves the interests of a single man, his former campaign donor, Larry Ellison, who is now wedded to Trump.

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Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount

The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I have not responded to the email that you sent me and which you probably spent awhile writing Forgive me it was so long and my executive functioning is completely shot

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This will be a catastrophe for both filmed entertainment and news, and it's a great shame that the California AG caved. Trump and his people will celebrate this news today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...

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Paramount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition (Gift Article)

The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.

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Queen Sissy @queensissy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is a joke. A really bad one. I’m also seeing “releasing 30 movies a year” being used interchangeably with “producing 30 movies a year” and they are NOT the same. This is clown town-level negotiating

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sure, giving in to corporate blackmail is *usually* a bad idea. But maybe this time it will work!!!!!!!!!! 🤮

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Nothing good results from this disastrous Paramount-WB merger. Nothing. So many people will be hurt. Why? So billionaires can make more money, gain more control, and suppress art and speech they don't like.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tbh, good advice regardless of mergers and media consolidations. Support the weird, small art made by real people.

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michael swaim 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @michaelswaim.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

They would LOVE there to be 1 channel that just broadcasts the OBEY logo. Know this in your heart. Whether that would work on you is another matter, but it can be made to work on the human brain and that's what we have to watch out for. We are that hackable. Harder to come back from a stupor.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here's our story on Rob Bonta's disappointing settlement of the Paramount-Warner Bros merger. Just an awful decision. prospect.org/2026/09/21/b...

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Bonta Gives Up on the Paramount Case - The American Prospect

Why would California AG Rob Bonta settle the Paramount–Warner Bros. lawsuit when he’s winning?

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teddyfan.bsky.social @teddyfan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Complicit. WHEN will you hold the line? "Bonta found himself increasingly isolated with many of the state’s Democratic party establishment calling for a settlement” inc @governor.ca.gov @xavierbecerra.bsky.social @mayor.lacity.gov. "Financing includes three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds."

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

From the people who told you that straight white male privilege doesn’t exist…

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 21/09/2026

What about data centers is making folks so mad they forget to even be racist??? Like??? Are the tech CEOs just this off-putting? Are we all just this exhausted of rich fuckers? I still want to understand.

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 21/09/2026

I remain deeply fascinated by this, because I guarantee that other issues have come up that have impacted him, personally, as much (if not more) than a data center. It's like someone turned on the subtitles for policy implications--but only for data centers. Just data centers. Nothing else.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We don't have a "climate problem". We have a greed problem. The planet isn't dying, it's being killed. And those killing it have names and boardrooms. #ClimateJustice #StopEcocide

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

NYC, 500 people were hospitalized with Covid in the past week. Maybe now's a great time to re-up your vax? Don't have 2 free days to recover from side effects? Gotcha covered. Get Nuvaxovid, not mRN, almost no side effects. (Look it up!) CVS has it. May be called "Sanofi-Pasteur" (distributor).

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026

The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

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What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals

A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The fire we've been waiting for from Dems.

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is the type of AI disaster scenario that I ACTUALLY worry about. (1) AI industry oversells the capabilities of its products to score fat government contracts. (2) govt puts the AI in charge of critical shit. (3) AI fucks up, because it has a nonzero error rate. (4) shit, now we’re at war.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Nobody wants this. Polling shows that Americans want to protect public lands, and certainly don't want data centers built on them.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 16/09/2026

the entirety of 2027 tech policy news is going to be this fear-mongering xenophobic bullshit they genuinely couldn't tell you what "winning" entails, outside of our biggest companies making as much money as possible completely free of accountability and oversight

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Bessent Warns ‘Nothing Else Would Matter’ If China Wins AI Race

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned the US faces dire consequences if it loses out in the AI race with China, highlighting the angst in Washington about its rival’s tech advances.

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