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Trump Reprograms Government AI Chatbot to Stop Fact-Checking His Lies
Trump officials seem to have realized their AI chatbot was correcting the president’s biggest lies.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social reopened the Epstein case; Heidi Blake seems to have restarted the UK prosecuting Andrew Tate; Ronan Farrow, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor made the system finally go after Weinstein for real. Journalism has again and again made the justice system do its job.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Will CNN still be banned from some or all WH access come Monday morning? If so, will the broadcast pool shutdown coverage or not? Status has a good update on where things stand tonight. Here’s hoping the networks stand firm together tomorrow & beyond. www.status.news/p/trump-cnn-...
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The Press Pool Whiplash
Just as major networks thought their standoff with the White House was cooling, CNN was blocked from pool duty again, forcing the group into a day-by-day battle over coverage.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 28/09/2026
Almost all of Meta's PR about Muse was about how careful they had been to set it up not to do things like this, how they delayed the launch by months to carefully design it so it could be trusted. And then...
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The idea that people want AI oversight to happen "all of a sudden" ignores years of research, warnings, and policy efforts. The delay hasn’t been a lack of awareness; it’s been because of years of industry lobbying against regulation, political resistance, and inaction.
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 23/09/2026
His church says homosexuality is a “serious crime.” He preaches that rights for LGBTQ people will lead to the legalization of bestiality and pedophilia. And he spent $4.7 million to create the Daily Wire. Meet Farris Wilks.
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 22/09/2026
Are people forgetting Josh Dawsey and Manuel Roig-Franzia’s work on puff pieces about Ronna McDaniel (after she lied about elections), Dana Loesch, and Dan Bongino during Marty Baron’s tenure? www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ro...
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RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is trying to hold together a party that Donald Trump might want to tear up
Caught between the GOP’s warring factions, McDaniel is saddled with no “easy task.”
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 22/09/2026
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Why the Paramount Merger Fight Collapsed
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Peter Thiel has the wheel: “US Deputy Secty of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memo directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase up to $243.9 M in services from…[Thiel’s] Palantir…without a competitive bidding process…The memo’s subject line is called ‘Funding Palantir’.” 8/11/26…1/
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Give Palantir up to $244M through 2028, says internal Defense Department memo
Draft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency
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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Oakland! If you believe that it is wrong for a handful of billionaires to own the media then come out to this rally tomorrow (Sunday 9/20). We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-WB merger. 5pm at 1515 Clay St, Oakland, CA 94612. www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...
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Block the Merger: Don't Settle with Paramount! · Not Above the Law
Join us to rally outside of the California Attorney General's Oakland office! We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger. A core principle behind a...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We say no no no 1000x no to the Ellisons' pressure tactics. We support the AG's and unions pushing for real structural remedies not ephemeral behavioral ones 
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Block the Merger Coalition Statement on Reports of Ellison’s Settlement Squeeze
News reports indicate state Attorneys General are in negotiation talks in their lawsuit to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The merger is a threat to workers, journalists, consumers,...
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 17/09/2026
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 10/09/2026
Every Hispanic looking citizen in line to vote this November has to be worrying just a little about whether or not they will have to show proof of citizenship to an armed federal agent who might not believe them, or worse.
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ICE Voter Suppression Is Well Underway | #ice #midterms #votersuppression
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.
Not only is this system astonishingly untested, USPS has simultaneously implemented an
impracticable zero percent failure rate.
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batches, if any one ballot in the batch cannot be verified against the Portal, all ballots in that
batch will be rejected. For example, if a state election official brings a batch of 10,000 ballots to
USPS and USPS is unable to match just one of those ballots against the Portal – because, for
example, someone has recently changed their name after marriage or they’ve moved – then
USPS would refuse to mail the remaining 9,999 ballots as well. As the whistleblower notes,
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 25/11/2025
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
World map showing students from 26 countries and in 9 languages.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/09/2026
The vice president gave a bizarre interview with an evangelist podcaster. trib.al/q7ZNNGN
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JD Vance Says He’s OK With Bringing About the End Times
The vice president gave a bizarre interview with an evangelist podcaster.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yale’s Office of Public Affairs banned reporters from Yale’s campus today. It’s corroborated by Francie Diep in her story for the @chronicle.com. This was an attempt to squelch press coverage today of the rally protesting Yale’s attacks on freedom of expression, their pending deal with Trump. 1/
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
corporate America has no guts. that much is clear. but the kowtowing by media companies, whether apple or google or anyone else, is especially galling because of their responsibility to accuracy and truth. it makes you wonder about all the non-public ways they are caving.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 02/09/2026
Is it good if the president increases the cost of products from one of America's biggest trading partners two months before the midterms? www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 02/09/2026
DHS boss sends shockwaves over 'specific threats' that could trigger election response
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DHS boss sends shockwaves over 'specific threats' that could trigger election response
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed Tuesday that immigration agents could deploy to polling locations during November's midterms under certain circumstances, offering the administration's most specific comments yet on a scenario Democrats have warned could intimidate voters.Speaki...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/09/2026
The chaos surrounding USPS and mail ballots is not an accident — it’s the whole point. Your right to vote is under threat. “That is what Donald Trump wants,” Marc Elias says. Don’t miss any updates on this fast-moving legal battle: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026
If you are still asking why regular people hate ai, you aren’t paying attention.
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Federal judge rules that AI-generated child sex abuse material is protected under the First Amendment
A Wisconsin judge dismissed charges against a man accused of creating and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material, citing First Amendment precedent.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Reminiscent of Woodrow Wilson and the civil service at this point
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/09/2026
In his crusade to undermine American democracy, Donald Trump doesn’t have to win to win. He only needs to create a mess.
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How Trump can use chaos to cheat in the midterms
Even if his attempts at restricting mail-in voting fail, the uncertainty may scare off voters.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/09/2026
Two ex-DHS officials described the practice of repeatedly rebooking immigrants into two Florida jails as an attempt to evade detention standards. “What it shows is that they were very aware that they were breaking a rule,” a former DHS staffer said.
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These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.
Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusu...
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 26/08/2026
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Racists don’t want you to read local news
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 25/08/2026
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Our white supremacist government. PublicEnlightenment.com
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 20/08/2026
publicenlightenment.com For Americans.
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Do you only use news to affirm your identity?
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Nothing to see here, folks. Just the president of the United States standing outside the White House and advertising for a private company after it gave him a campaign contribution.
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Britt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Compelling evidence that the US military is now encouraging mercenary attacks on fishermen under the US flag. Absolutely despicable. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/w...
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Ecuadorean Fishing Boats Hit by Mystery Attackers (Gift Article)
Ecuadorean crews plying the waters of the Pacific have been targeted by a mysterious outfit equipped with drones. Some sailors appear to have lost their lives.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My explanation of how climate change is amplifying these wildfires ended up entirely on the @npr.org cutting room floor. Instead they included an extremely misleading of the supposed role of fire suppression and human alteration (expertly debunked here: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-bo... )
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 15/07/2026
I wrote about Naomi Klein joining Substack and why writers of conscience shouldn't launch new media ventures on platforms that court white supremacy for clicks.
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Why is Naomi Klein Funding Substack’s Hate Machine?
Writers of good conscience should not be building new media companies on the back of a platform that opportunistically coddles white supremacy.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Well, well, well. In 2025, Brendan Carr’s wife “joined billionaire Peter Thiel’s data analytics firm, Palantir Technologies, as its head of global policy.” 4/28/25 … 1/ www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Image of Brendan CarrCarr graduated from Georgetown University, then earned his law degree at Catholic University, where he met his wife, Machalagh, who went on to serve as chief of staff for Kevin McCarthy when the California Republican was House speaker.They are among D.C.'s power couples. Earlier this year, she joined billionaire Peter Thiel's data analytics firm, Palantir Technologies, as its head of global policy.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
It’s been several days since democratic socialists won primaries in multiple states. We haven’t had diner profiles of their voters the way we got profiles of tea party and maga supporters shoved down our throats for the last 15+ years. The mainstream media is in the tank.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The easiest thing in the world should be a for a US official to denounce Nazis. And yet….
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
this guy is the co-founder of Airbnb
Joe Gebbia
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John Birch Society
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Your taxes are paying for an Illegal Alien with an Anchor
Baby to live in the starter home your American kids can't
afford.
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
He could strangle a teenager on camera and they would say he “defied a long-held tradition of presidents not doing that”
NYT: Trump’s Moneymaking Run: Unrivaled in Presidential History
The president’s move to open new business ventures, rather than eliminate potential conflicts, defies a long-held tradition.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
When the Republican National Committee (RNC) called for an army of 100,000 poll watchers in 2024 – in alignment with the Trump campaign’s prejudicial declarations of voter fraud – Norton was tapped to serve as its election integrity director. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Pulte picks RNC’s former election integrity director for his national intelligence agency's chief of staff
Acting national intelligence director Bill Pulte picked Christina Norton, known for running the GOP’s 2024 poll watcher program, as his chief of staff.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 22/06/2026
In case you didn't think Polymarket was sketchy enough. It paid influencers to use a fake site (poiymarket) to make fake bets that would then look like they won, and then to post viral videos to social media pretending they had won money. www.wsj.com/business/med...
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They Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was Real
The prediction market has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators. ‘Is this just free money?’
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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
1/ I have to correct some misinformation here. The stakes are too high. We aren’t going bankrupt. It's a totally unfounded and incendiary suggestion, especially for a news outlet to make. Also, they’re fundraising for themselves off of our bruises? Oof. Mercenary in the guise of being supportive.
Screenshot of Courier newsroom email falsely suggesting that Media Matters was going bankrupt and then using that to solicit donations for themselves.
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 05/06/2026
Subscribe for the news you need, not the noise. Here's just some of what you missed last week: —-> Trump’s gutted the agency tasked with keeping illegal guns off the street —-> ICE raids shrank local economies, destroyed businesses Americans own and run, and cost American-born workers their jobs.
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NEWS: Director of National Intelligence accepted award saying he "only f*cks the young", Trump cronies sold warehouses to ICE for 10x list price
As our government violates our rights, sharing and supporting public interest journalism is literally an action you can take to expose corruption and fight for democracy.
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Public Enlightenment @publicenlightenment.com · 27/05/2026
Did you miss these stories last week? They’re all in my latest newsletter. Subscribe for the news you need, not the noise. —-> Trump’s immigration crackdown could cost $479 billion in lost taxes —-> Don Jr.’s unqualified hunting buddy now leads FDA —-> 90% of ICE detention challenges succeed
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NEWS: FDA Now Run By Don Jr.'s Hunting Buddy, ICE’s Nazi Recruitment Alarmed Cops
Sharing and supporting public interest journalism is literally an action you can take to expose corruption and fight for democracy.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The machinery of bullshit has indeed become part of the political infrastructure of this country. Great article explaining how this works and what this means for the Department of "Justice" in the second Trump administration: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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A Department of Justice for an Age of Conspiracy Theories
DOJ is now very much an active participant in the online discourse that promotes and perpetuates ideas that are barely connected to reality.
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Austin McCoy @austinmccoy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
My latest for Truthout. Black job loss due to structural racism in Trump 2.0 truthout.org/articles/bla...
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Black Workers Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine During Trump 2.0
In 2016, Trump asked Black voters what they had to lose if he was president. In 2026, the answer is clear.
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Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
People died for the Voting Rights Act.
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Their Loved Ones Died for the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court’s Ruling Is a New Injustice.
Dennis Dahmer was 12 years old in January 1966 when Klansmen stormed...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Democrats Flirt with Radical Reforms Needed to Dethrone Supreme Court talkingpointsmemo.com/news/democra...
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Democrats Flirt with Radical Reforms Needed to Dethrone Supreme Court
Choking on the blistering injustice of the Callais decision, even normie Democrats...
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Anaximander's Elbows Up Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/05/2026
The IRS has agreed to not audit Trump's taxes. In 2024, we found the IRS concluded in a long-running audit that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on a failed Chicago tower. That audit could have cost him more than $100 million. (From May 2024 w/ @nytimes.com)
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IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million
The tax agency concluded in its long-running investigation that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on his failed Chicago tower.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Thurgood Marshall in the early 90s warned about the dangers of bad-faith legalism on the Supreme Court and Republican appointees' willingness to use originalism as a cudgel against 20th century progress. I wrote about it for @liberalcurrents.com. www.liberalcurrents.com/thurgood-mar...
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Thurgood Marshall Saw It Coming
The supercharged bad faith of
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
guess what, if you join a protest, you’re criminally responsible for everything anyone does.* *you’re not, this is a bizarre conflation of civil vicarious liability with criminal law
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