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🚨BREAKING: The bill failed to clear the 60-vote threshold to end debate in the Senate, 53-47. Every Democratic and independent senator voted against the measure. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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GOP voter ID bill falls short in Senate

The floor stunt attempted to give Republicans facing tough reelection fights something to campaign on as voters sour on the GOP’s willingness to acquiesce to Trump on artificial intelligence, the war ...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

🚨BREAKING: Claude has a feature called Friend Mode. It helps you pretend like you're not a goddamn loser who needs AI to interact with the outside world.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 1h

People working in AI who are meeting with religious scholars in the hope of finding a way to instill morality into Claude. Fascinating and terrifying. And SO 2026. [Gift article] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...

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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models (Gift Article)

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 18h

🤣🤣🤣

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Randy Herman @randyhermanlaw.com · 19h

I've been in court. I've dealt with the constant fear of messing up. But in my entire career I don't think I've ever seen anyone mess up like Eric Schmitt did today. I can't even imagine.

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Liz Oyer @lawyeroyer.com · 21h

There were three high-profile resignations at DOJ yesterday that you need to know about. Please watch and share. youtube.com/shorts/kLRAz...

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The wheels are coming off at DOJ

YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 23h

Just a reminder that this is the same Sen. Schmitt who repeatedly claimed that Chief Judge Boasberg was receiving a disproportionate share of Trump-related cases because he confused the D.C. Superior Court (which has 62 judges) with the D.C. district court (which has 15).

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23h

I'm genuinely curious what sort of play this gets in the broader media. Could be: *nothing *Senator can't tell the difference between sports teams! c *big gotcha effort backfiring emblematic of right-wing conspiracy addiction I think the latter story would be most insightful, but less likely

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NEW: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals declined "to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald ‌Trump" after a federal judge found that the attorneys misused the court system in "settling" his IRS lawsuit. www.reuters.com/world/us-app...

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Appeals court declines to pause sanctions against Trump lawyers in IRS settlement

A US appeals court declined on Tuesday to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald ‌Trump who a judge accused of misusing the court system in settling a lawsuit the Republican president...

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We put the children in an AI trance and pump them full of our preferred ideas and it's quite splendid!

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Get up stand up

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026

But prosecutors need to communicate with the public more.” END/

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026

TILLIS: is there anything you would have done differently? JACK: yes. One thing I was taught is you only do your talking in the courtroom. But if you stick to that, people can unfairly malign you and you can’t respond. But there are things being said that are untrue… 1/

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Top...men

Eric Schmitt and staffers looking disappointed, one holding a poster that turned to shit in their hands

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026

TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes.

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James R (Randy) Fromm @randyfromm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tonight on Rendering the Kitchen to Rubble with Randy and Laurie: TEMPURA!!

Image shows a round dinner plate with white rice at 12:00, eggplant at 1:00, tofu at 2:00-4:00, shiitake mushroom at 4:00, Japanese sweet potato at 5:00-8:00, and zucchini at 9:00.

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James R (Randy) Fromm @randyfromm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Soooo, um, Marco … exactly how many Straits of Hormuz are there, really? C’mon, Marco … give it up. You know the answer.

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James R (Randy) Fromm @randyfromm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What’s he gonna do? ‘Nuke’ inflation?

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James R (Randy) Fromm @randyfromm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Why do we even care what Blanche has to say about AI?

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James R (Randy) Fromm @randyfromm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just passing this along to the #MobyDickVirgins in the event anyone has a favorite chapter they just can’t live without …

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

So…they’re paying their premiums. But not making claims. Which is how insurance works? It’s there “just in case”? Fraud? REALLY??

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Knowing right now that my country is essentially torturing an athlete who came over as an invited guest (just as I did to France, Austria, Spain so many years ago) for a paperwork error… it’s morally indefensible.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I so enjoyed my joint new book event with Gautham Rao that there is another one at the end of October. Deets for sign up soon, open to all since it's online. This one is hosted by the immigration historians and pairs my book with an intriguing one about pathogens + people at the SW border.

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Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The only way.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court GRANTS People Not Politicians stay application, ordering the 2022 map to be in effect for the midterms! A victory for Elias Law Group, our clients People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, and the people of Missouri. www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court BLOCKS Missouri's GOP Gerrymander. I will be going live at 6:30ET to discuss this breaking news! www.youtube.com/live/Tm__W1b...

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Missouri Voting Maps That Would Favor Republicans

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I study the apocalypse and this is the surest sign I've seen

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Tibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." — Albert Camus, Le Malentendu, 1944 Claude Monet, French painter, 1840-1926 The Avenue, 1878 Oil on canvas Private collection 📷 From Illusions©

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

OTD in 1789, Congress passed the Constitution's first ten amendments-the Bill of Rights-sending them to the states for ratification. Also passed Congressional Apportionment Amendment (never ratified) and Congressional Compensation Amendment (finally ratified as 27th Amendment in 1992). Image: NARA.

This sepia-toned image shows the first page of the Bill of Rights as written in 1789.

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them.” ~Frederick Douglass, 1857. Image: Public domain.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: In a win for Colorado voters, a federal court dismissed an anti-voting lawsuit challenging the state's voter roll maintenance practices, finding that the right-wing group behind the lawsuit lacked standing to sue. www.democracydocket.com/cases/colora...

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🚨 United Sovereign Americans v. Griswold

Learn more.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026

MURRAY: The Trump admin falsely labeled birth control as abortion. Do you agree that an IUD is an abortifacient? OVERTON: If confirmed, I'll be fully briefed M: That's not an answer. The prospect of an FDA commissioner who doesn't know that birth control isn't an abortion is deeply alarming O: 😊

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On this day 120 years ago-Sep. 24, 1906-President Theodore Roosevelt declared Devil's Tower in Wyoming the nation's first national monument. It was the first presidential use of the Antiquities Act to declare a national monument that did not require congressional approval. Image: Jessica Cepele.

This beautiful color photo shows Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming with green trees and grass in front of it and blue sky with white clouds and sunset colors above it.

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James R (Randy) Fromm @randyfromm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Yeah … and let’s all start sleeping in properly aligned pyramids to unrealistically prolong our lives (and sharpen all of our well used razor blades).

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James R (Randy) Fromm @randyfromm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Make sure the G20 meets where Putin can be arrested and hauled off to face the ICC.

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James R (Randy) Fromm @randyfromm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How much of that ‘growth’ is vaporware?

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And/but can we please dispense with the canard that merely saying the words 'national security' makes everything he's doing okay...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026

Someone tell him that tens of thousands of active duty service members are on food stamps.

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Catherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

By Chapter 81, Melville makes it really clear he’s on the whale’s side. #MobyDickVirgins

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Gretchen A. Adams @gadams.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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James R (Randy) Fromm @randyfromm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How do we know he didn’t mean ‘led’ … as ‘around by the nose’? Eh?

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Rumors about “rigged elections" are now a fixture of U.S. elections, leading to diminished trust in election results & democracy (broadly). These rumors can sometimes be hard to debunk, esp. in their early stages. Our UW team has identified the 6 common ways that election integrity rumors mislead:

Infographic titled "Six Ways 'Rigged Election' Rumors Mislead." A two-column table pairs six labeled categories with descriptions. The first three categories are:

No Evidence: The rumor is entirely unsubstantiated. There's no evidence to support the rumor.

Fake/False Evidence: The rumor is based on fake or synthetic evidence (e.g. AI-generated content), manipulated evidence, or false witness testimony.

Misinterpreted Evidence: This rumor is based upon real evidence that has been misinterpreted or intentionally mischaracterized to create a false impression.

A black banner then introduces the final three categories: "Real Evidence, Real Voting Issue, False Narrative."

Exaggerated Impact: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but falsely insinuates or exaggerates impact on election results.

Ignored Remedies: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but ignores and/or obscures the remedies that would address this problem

False Blame: The rumor centers on a real issue with voting but either falsely attributes intent for an accidental issue or places blame on an innocent party.

Source: UW Center for an Informed Public, September 2026.

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Describing them as “superintelligence” or “rogue models” ascribes agency to products rather than to the companies building them. This framing markets these companies’ products as “superhuman” and, at the same time, helps the companies evade accountability for their actions.”

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Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype

Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.

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