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ProjeKCtion

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's good news that NY Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Leticia James special prosecutor in this case, and here remember that Hochul became governor because Governor Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign in disgrace because of his serial sexual harassment...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pretty clear Hegseth’s primary mission is to transform the military ideologically by overtly indoctrinating troops with Christian nationalism and apocalyptic holy war messaging while rooting out those who don’t want to participate and just want to serve their country admirably.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 30/09/2026
”Unauthorized attempted or actual access to computers is a federal crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. OpenAI says no one intended this but DOJ would be a laughingstock if it took this at face value: subpoena OpenAI and find out who knew what when.” garymarcus.substack.com/p/can-compan...
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Can companies like OpenAI keep getting away with what they are doing? An interview with Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout
“The most powerful tool is the power to dissolve corporations that engage in repeat lawbreaking.”
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/09/2026
The US president said he would end a so-called 'EV mandate' that steered consumers to electric vehicles.
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Trump says he is rolling back Biden-era US fuel economy rules for cars
The US president said he would end a so-called 'EV mandate' that steered consumers to electric vehicles.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026
Fake news, literally.
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How a Russian attack on the midterms deepfaked Mother Jones
Putin's trolls are again looking to help Donald Trump and the GOP.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For those of us who've been following PRECISELY this issue for decades, it's like the regularity of bird migrations. Obviously bogus claims (migrating north), fully & categorically debunked (migrating south) a month later. In the old days it was John Fund at WSJ oped page. Now it's DHS/DOJ.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026
NEW: California's attorney general said Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face "legal consequences" after the state Supreme Court determined his seizure of roughly 650k ballots violated state law. Bianco must now comply with the attorney general's directives and return the ballots.
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California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots
The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...
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ProjeKCtion @projekction.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
@mayor.nyc.gov Love your work! Would love an update from your office on the Murray Park LIC capital project and why it’s so behind schedule. Thanks! www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and...
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Murray Playground Synthetic Turf Field and Dog Run Reconstruction : NYC Parks
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cool! My review of Mieville's The Rouse made Lit Hub's weekly must-read list! lithub.com/5-book-revie...
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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
Our smorgasbord of sumptuous reviews this week includes Anahid Nersessian on Ashton Politanoff’s Dad Had a Bad Day, Peter Beinart on Akbar Shahid Ahmed’s Crossing the Red Line, Jennifer Wilson on L…
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: Despite a federal judge ordering the Trump administration to immediately restore CNN, MS NOW, and Politico’s access to the White House, a Politico reporter was barred from entering the White House this morning and had his credentials seized. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
I am grateful to Attorney General Tish James for the protections she secured for workers. This decision is a shameful monument to corruption and a betrayal that the American people won't soon forget.
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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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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
America is free only when the media is competitive, independent, and accountable to the people. apnews.com/article/warn...
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States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal
Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to settle their lawsuits against the mega merger.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Democrats are demanding to see a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “checklist” for law enforcement on “voter integrity. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS created a ‘law enforcement voter integrity’ checklist, new filing reveals. Dems want to see it
The document raises more questions about potential Trump administration plans to use armed federal agents to disrupt voting.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Think for a second about how utterly brainwashed you need to be to hear this story and not instantly clock that the parents’ version of the story was bullshit.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/09/2026
Trump held a White House event Monday without the usual television pool, leaving his remarks inaudible after major networks suspended pooled coverage in response to his ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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Trump Rants Into the Void as Press Ban Backfires Spectacularly
Trump held a White House event Monday without the usual television pool, leaving his remarks inaudible after major networks suspended pooled coverage in response to his ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico...
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"I belong to a cult. Someone did some research that undermines the core tenets of my cult and came up with a catchy phrase that makes it harder to recruit more people to my cult. This makes me sad."
Screencap of tweet on X from @jackclarkSF (Jack Clark):

"stochastic parrot" was a mimetically-fit cognitive virus that spread from 2021-2025; it temporarily blinded many gifted people to the nature of AI progress, burning up crucial years in which they could have helped think through the response to the situation.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Good for her. She remains a heroic defender of democracy. Caving now would be a disastrous Silicon Valley sellout. California voters pay attention !!
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“There were dogs and bikers; elders with gray hair and babies with no hair; people in Nationals jerseys and business casual attire (equally ubiquitous DC uniforms). Most wore one common item: a red pin that read, 'Hands Off the Arts'...” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’
The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026
On September 17th, we filled our 200,000th pothole. See something that needs fixing in NYC? Call 311, tag @nyc311.bsky.social or go to portal.311.nyc.gov.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Are you a socialist?" "I'm not. I'm a capitalist who just understands capitalism... we've got monopolies & oligopolies up and down our economy. It's anti-capitalist." 🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social drops knowledge about the need for regulation + incorruptible politicians on Stephen A. Smith
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 18/09/2026
“The world can see what OpenAI and Microsoft thought all along about the fairness of their own behavior,” Steven Lieberman, who represents the New York Daily News and seven other newspapers in the case, said in a statement. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/t...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
Latest updates on Katie Phang’s lawsuit here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Trump DOJ Ordered to Hand Judge Unredacted FBI Notes in My Epstein Lawsuit
Podcast Episode · Sidebar with Katie Phang · September 17 · 19m
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 17/09/2026
Federal auditors are calling on UnitedHealthcare to repay $47 million to the federal government after an investigation concluded the company’s Medicare Advantage health plans received significant overpayments.
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Federal audit seeks $47M refund from UnitedHealthcare
The Eden Prairie-based health care giant called the report “flawed” and defended risk calculation practices that have stoked controversy across the industry.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Never before in the history of capitalism has so much money been asked from so many people to help so few who screwed up so badly." Here's what I told Conan O'Brien about bank bailouts after the crash of Lehman Brothers — which happened 18 years ago this week.
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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fascinating look at how NYT lost a shakily sourced defamation case by @bgrueskin.bsky.social for Columbia Journalism Review www.cjr.org/news/how-the-new-york-t…
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Lt. Governor Ghazala Hashmi @ltgovhashmi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m proud to endorse Michigan’s Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social for U.S. Senate. Dr. El-Sayed and I come from a shared tradition of education and public service, and we both understand the responsibilities that come with a focus on building resilient and healthy communities.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Lt. Gov. Hashmi's leadership has always been about delivering for the people she serves—from lowering costs and expanding access to healthcare to defending reproductive freedom and voting rights. I’m proud to have her support.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16/09/2026
17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs. Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026
How fast does government run? That’s up to you. This November, there will be 5 questions on your ballot aimed at making government work more efficiently for New Yorkers. Make sure your voice is heard. Register to vote by October 24th. Learn more about the ballot props by heading to nyc.gov/fast.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The New York District Attorney announced on Monday that it has seized 12 websites hosting AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery, primarily of celebrities and public figures. We were there for the announcement in person. www.404media.co/new-york-dis...
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New York Seizes 12 Celebrity Deepfake Websites
New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a press conference on Monday that the sites included 1,200 people’s likenesses in “hyper-realistic” sexual imagery.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The PBS showing is tonight, but if you want it via YouTube, that's available as of a couple of hours ago! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQz...
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Ghost in the Machine | What is Artificial Intelligence? | Full Documentary
YouTube video by PBS Documentaries
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Folks, if you want to know what's *really* up with "AI", where the harms lie, and contextualize the nonsense du jour, this film is must watch.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 13/09/2026
1,000%. They desperately want a new narrative other than the truth, that the technofascists have been exposed and are going to lose.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"One RNC official described being "ambushed" by the amount of litigation Elias' firm filed in a past election cycle." www.axios.com/2026/09/11/r...
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Inside the RNC's legal fight over "election integrity"
Republicans are fighting roughly 200 legal battles to try to impact elections.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/09/2026
Trump Claims He Was Falling Man
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Trump Claims He Was Falling Man
WASHINGTON—Saying America could frankly be more grateful for the enduring image he provided, President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he was the previously unidentified Falling Man captured midai...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
DHS posted a racist graphic attacking "Mr. Singh," a last name that many Sikh Michiganders carry proudly. It is unacceptable to demonize and profile entire communities. No Michigander should be targeted simply because of their name. Hate and bigotry will not stand.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A new blueray edition of Annihilation is out, based on my novel. (In a nice bit of synergy, my recent short story "Constellations" is now with Natalie Portman's production company, with hopes she'll star in the movie.) www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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The Weirdest Horror Sci-Fi Of The 2010s Just Got A Huge Upgrade
With writer and director Alex Garland on a winning streak, now's the time to revisit one of his more confounding films.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Heard on the news that Dover, NH, has just opened yet another 9/11 memorial, to honor the four people with ties to Dover killed that day. No memorial that I'm aware of anywhere in US for the 1.2 million covid dead, with "ties" to everywhere.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In his brilliant podcast You Didn't See Nothin', Yohance Lacour recalls getting pushed out of college for responding to a white student who said slavery was just the unfortunate price of labor by asking if knocking him out and taking his car would be just the unfortunate price of transportation.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nailed it
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 09/09/2026
We wrote earlier this week about blatant Islamophobia directed at Mayor Mamdani. Just a day later, things have gotten even more vitriolic (and more QAnon-coded) thanks to panic over...a pen. hellgatenyc.com/anti-mamdani...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026
For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs
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September 11 Docs
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
More Democratic mayors and governors should be doing stuff like this. Actively working to build up private sector union density is good policy AND enlarges the political coalition that will lead to more electoral and legislative success in the future. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/n...
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Mamdani Creates Workers’ Rights Office in Effort to Boost Union Power
The Office of Worker Power, designed to support labor organizing and strengthen worker protections, comes as the mayor works to win over the city’s business community.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
They’re begging people to go at this point.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
this was the exact outcome that the "the economy under Biden (when unemployment was 3% and wages for lower-income workers were increasing rapidly) sucks" push was meant to engineer and it worked.
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