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Sandra E Lewis @expressyrself.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A pictorial! Yes, they are worth thousands of words! 👁️ THANK YOU for destroying that "work in progress" by the Republican Party attempting to falsify the Democratic Coalition platform!
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h
Most swing state GOP Senate candidates took $$ from Jack Abramoff's now pardoned partner.
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution truthout.org/articles/ita...
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Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?
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wokeaf3-2.bsky.social @wokeaf3-2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Bommo4444 🇺🇸🌈🌈🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️BLM 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸 @bommo4444.bsky.social · 20h
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 20h
All aboard the inhumane Trump train... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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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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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A slow and sour wind blows where Trump the Twiceler went full on "pay to play." The Old Twiceler called on his friends and family to weave an alternate reality and get rich. youtu.be/cUm7GsqNMr0
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Trump The Twiceler
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 28/09/2026
California will now certify non-ultra-processed food with a new seal, providing clear info on packages. Washington can talk all they want about "Making America Healthy Again" while food recalls pile up on their watch, but California continues to actually lead the way.
Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom on the new California law creating a seal for non-ultra-processed foods.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We don't need no stinking AI nation state... www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
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Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rejecting the ads for Musk’s documentary is bringing more attention to it than if they just let the ads run. Hilarious.
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Hawkeye8 @hawkeye8.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If we have to pay property taxes on the unrealized value of our homes, we should have no problem taxing billionaires on the unrealized value of their market gains.
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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The past tells you a lot about the future: Larry Ellison and his nepo-mogul son have a long record of making promises they don't keep.
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The Ellisons Have Made This Movie Before
With Paramount, you don’t need a catalog of failed consent decrees to understand what is to come. You only need the record of the family making the promises.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026
In April 2026, the Supreme Court effectively ended the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to an all-white Congressional delegation from the South. The decision has startling parallels with Plessy v Ferguson, the decision that established “separate but equal.”
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 28/09/2026
EFF’s @nicoleozer.bsky.social and @htsuka.bsky.social will be talking about how Bay Area organizing can help us build the future we want at @mediajustice.bsky.social’s #OaklandTechWeek convening.
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Oakland Tech Week 2026 - Where Innovation Meets Community
Join Oakland Tech Week September 27 – October 3, 2026. Connect with founders, investors, and builders. AI-powered matchmaking, killer sessions, and authentic community.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 27/09/2026
Calling something “illegal” only matters if the law is actually enforced. Mike Johnson and the Supreme Court need to enforce it. No president should be free to ignore the law to punish enemies, reward allies, and enrich himself.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The do nothing leaders of the world... www.economist.com/internationa...
economist.com
America and China’s leaders indulge in pageantry as crises mount
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping squandered a chance to tackle the world’s gravest threats
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can’t believe our tax dollars are being used for political ads. The White House is now airing a taxpayer-funded ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. The 30-second spot has all the markings of a campaign ad, except the disclaimer at the bottom says: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
They’re eating the poor and sick… www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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JD Vance is coming for your Obamacare
Are you really young and healthy—or are you a "phantom patient" trying to con Dr. Oz?
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
federal immigration agents beat up a US citizen in Evanston on Sunday morning and left him lying in the street or as Kavanaugh would put it, he experienced as "brief investigative stop" ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Brett Kavanaugh’s Imaginary Immigration Stops Opinion Gets More Embarrassing Every Day
The fact that ICE officers do not allow wrongfully detained people to “promptly go free” is a surprise to only one man in America.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Want to understand the mentality behind corporate greed? Just watch The Lorax.
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ICE allegedly shot a man in the back about 20 mins ago in Austin, TX. How do you feel about that?
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What does a sniper position at Memorial Circle actually defend against? Not China. Not a submarine. Not a missile. It overlooks a bridge, a traffic circle, and the front door of the National Mall. Those are places where Americans march. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They're eating our children... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children
Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Join the club before it's too late... www.magzter.com/stories/news...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
25 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Information blackout... www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Trump says he is banning media outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is banning three major news outlets – CNN, MS NOW and Politico – from the ​White House in his latest threat to the independent press.
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
They're eating the taxes... qz.com/irs-audit-re...
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IRS audit revenue dropped 35% after steep staff cuts
An inspector general report tied a sharp drop in audit revenue to the departure of more than 25,000 IRS workers
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump is the actual communist... slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com
They’re the Greatest Political Villains in America. Trump Can’t Stop Talking About Them. I Went Into Their Shadowy Lair.
“It is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, or even 9/11,” Trump declared.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"What a sad state of affairs. What a tragedy. How small-minded, narcissistic." Maria Shriver reacts to the narcissist-in-chief shutting down the Kennedy Center (and potentially demolishing it) because he can't get his name on it like a giant toddler.
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Corporate honor code track-record = Big Tobacco, Big Oil, Big Pharma = disaster... www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/a...
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Anthropic policy chief says AI companies can't be expected to operate on 'honor code'
Sarah Heck, Anthropic's head of public policy, offered her perspectives on AI safety as the debate about how to regulate model development intensifies.
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Gregg Araki at his best... hyperallergic.com/a-portrait-o...
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A Portrait of an Artist as a Dominatrix
“I Want Your Sex” is a caricature of the art world more than an actually incisive critique, but it’s funner that way.
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
AI and the Persistence of Memory... www.natesilver.net/p/were-not-r...
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We’re not ready for superpersistent AI
Intelligence isn’t the only thing to worry about. What happens when AI just won’t quit?
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The 400 wealthiest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion, $1.4 trillion more than last year... www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar...
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Meet the wealthiest person in Michigan, according to latest Forbes report
In order to make the list, you have to be worth at least $4.4 billion.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
WARREN: You and Kennedy are keeping these pharma deals secret. The companies say they are immaterial. You still want the American people to believe they are a great deal? KLOMP: Billions of dollars have been saved in out-of-pocket transactions— WARREN: Then show me the receipts.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How not surprising that a president who acts like a petty mob boss is holding one of our nation’s treasured institutions hostage until we meet his conditions—that is, putting his stupid name on the building. I say we just put it in mothballs until he is gone.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Well now. www.metrotimes.com/news/donors-... Vote for El-sayed.
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Donors named in Epstein files gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers and groups backing him - Detroit Metro Times
A Metro Times review found that donors named in the Epstein files have given nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers’ campaigns and groups supporting him.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 14/09/2026
Macklemore defended his remarks last week, saying, “Wanting all humans to be treated equal should never be controversial.”
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Macklemore Removed From Ed Sheeran's Tour After 'Free Palestine' Remarks, Report Says
Macklemore defended his remarks last week, saying, “Wanting all humans to be treated equal should never be controversial.”
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Now who are the communists... apnews.com/article/dona...
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump's way or the legal way... www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/u...
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States sue to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards | CNN
New York and 21 other states are suing the Trump administration to block a new Department of Homeland Security rule they said would give immigration officials wider discretion to deny green cards, vis...
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PunkToad.org @punktoad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Climate, AI and the end of the world are all hoaxes... www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...
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Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Monday all but rejected calls from AI industry leaders for more government regulation on their cutting-edge models, making clear he considers outpacing China a higher priorit...
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