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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 47m
"By Tuesday afternoon, however, America.g ov refused to answer the question." (Broke the link because I don't want to send anyone to the sycophantic search engine by mistake.) open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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Watch Trump's new chatbot debunk his lies
Hours after its launch, America.gov's chatbot was censored.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 37m
If only... substack.com/@jonathanedw...
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Jonathan Edward Durham (@jonathanedwarddurham)
The truth in this has sat me down
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1h
NEW: NextEra and Dominion Energy, two of America's biggest utility companies, are on the verge of merging. Electricity costs are already through the roof — and this deal could jack up costs even more. The Trump Admin should not rubber stamp this merger.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1h
NEW: Republicans argued in court that U.S. citizens living abroad should not be allowed to vote in Nebraska...because the right to vote is "precious." But in its effort to disenfranchise overseas Americans, the GOP also admitted such voters are as rare as "an albino unicorn of some kind."
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GOP lawyer seeks to disenfranchise ‘albino unicorn’ overseas voters
“I call it the ‘Papa was a Rolling Stone’ standard," the lawyer said.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 52m
I can't stop thinking about this. American farmers have lost $30 billion since Trump took over. Thirty. Billion. Thirty thousand millions. Holy shit.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 47m
"By Tuesday afternoon, however, America.g ov refused to answer the question." (Broke the link because I don't want to send anyone to the sycophantic search engine by mistake.) open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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Watch Trump's new chatbot debunk his lies
Hours after its launch, America.gov's chatbot was censored.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 9h
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 21h
Black text on a white page that reads as follows: 

Too often, homeless New Yorkers cycle from our hospitals to our streets — making it harder to continue treatment and find long-term stability. 

The City's Bridge to Home program in Manhattan ends the cycle by providing a safe place for New Yorkers to live while they receive medical care, apply to jobs, and find an apartment. The program has been a massive success.

Today, we’re expanding Bridge to Home to Brooklyn and Queens, so more New Yorkers get the help they need.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21h
Trump’s mail voting restrictions would have disenfranchised thousands if the Supreme Court had allowed them. But Trump’s plan to restrict mail voting was supposed to be even more prohibitive, with the help of two election conspiracists inside the White House. More from this shocking report:
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Report: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mail
Two White House officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, tried to help Trump make his USPS rule even more restrictive by requiring all voters sign their delivered ballots at home.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 21h
Gross. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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How MAGA Inc. raised so much money
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump, who is constitutionally prohibited from running for president again, has raised over $400 million through his super PAC, MAGA Inc.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Politico opportunistically titled Martin’s interview “Rahm Emanuel on Why the Democrats Keep on Losing.” The subhead should have simply explained that the short answer is Rahm Emanuel." robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-b...
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The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gouged: why Americans are being ripped off – and what to do about it www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Gouged: why Americans are being ripped off – and what to do about it
How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Meet the Cornell 7 #shorts
YouTube video by Stanzi
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raycorrigan.bsky.social @raycorrigan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"When an industry that is eating itself alive through hyperscaling demands that the government bless a conspiracy to halt competition and ban open-source alternatives, you should be suspicious." @doctorow.pluralistic.net
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Second Chance Silicon Booth - GrrCon 2026 #chrisboden #comedy #educational #it #helping #skills
YouTube video by Chris Boden
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Human greed caused the climate crisis and, apparently, human greed is the only thing that will convince us to do something about it. youtube.com/shorts/0jM8Y...
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Now that’s excellent timing!
YouTube video by Monte Mader
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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dystopian 🎁 @muddywalrus.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Well stated #dystopianpresent youtube.com/shorts/pn9uA...
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ableism and childism are deeply connected! 👋
YouTube video by candycourn
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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
i love watching my government officials and their billionaire friends raking in the insider trading spoils using the vehicle of war crimes
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Dread @dreadful4x.blacksky.app · 13/04/2026
My goat.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Let's start proving them wrong, shall we? youtube.com/shorts/KOxbf...
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I am tired of men getting a pass for being monsters.
YouTube video by Monte Mader
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The terfs were *always* going to pull an Ole Lovaas and start targeting autistic people as well because Nazis don't change their playbook. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Iva...
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Ole Ivar Lovaas - Wikipedia
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Aysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Whenever AI CEOs say anything this is all I can think about
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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It’s not harmless...
YouTube video by Monte Mader
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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DoorDash admits it “screwed up,” will pay NYC workers over $100 million
This week, New York City announced a historic $131.5 million enforcement action against food delivery app DoorDash for underpaying or delaying payments to workers.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Communist China's state media is allowed in the White House today. Meanwhile, American media is blocked entry—in illegal defiance of a court order. This regime never misses and opportunity to undermine our democracy and values.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
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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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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is what I thought would happen "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it" -- Andrew Jackson, probably apocryphal
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Crypto’s promised public benefits are zilch while its costs and risks are increasing by the day. There’s simply no legitimate use for crypto. Its only practical uses are tax evasion, money laundering, human trafficking, fraud, speculation, and crime." robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-kno...
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How to know whether a candidate is on your side
Follow the money
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vote blue unless it's New(som)
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Americans Fear AI Will Make the World Worse, Love It Anyway
Wealthy countries with many daily AI users tended to fear more for the future in what Gallup called the 'Paradox of the Worried West.'
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My kids have measles, I can't afford gas, my country has been humiliated by Iran, and our senile rapist president is going to allow unregulated AI to destroy our civilization. But a lesbian bar in a town I've never heard of still has a mask mandate. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚨ENDORSEMENT ALERT🚨 We’re proud to endorse #UnrigWashington member @justinjpearson.bsky.social for #TN09. Justin has been an outspoken advocate for democracy in the Tennessee House and consistently put the needs of working Tennesseans first. We look forward to helping him win.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23/09/2026
Americans will pay up to 95% of Trump’s chaotic tariffs. Yet Donald Trump still has zero plan to give tariff refunds back to YOU. I'm pressing Trump's top trade official for answers. You deserve to get your money back.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Donate to Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland, organized by Tobias Buckell
Hi, I'm author Tobias S. Buckell, and these are my two cats, P… Tobias Buckell needs your support for Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland
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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Of course "transing your kids" is not a real thing. But "sex trafficking your kids" is a real thing that Matt Gaetz got caught doing.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“...all its terms are void if there is a strike, labor disruptions, or an economic recession—meaning this settlement is also a union-buster.” open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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Democrats capitulate to MAGA media mogul
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and 11 other states drop their lawsuit to block David Ellison’s Paramount from acquiring Warner Bros. — and get little in return.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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The lie dominating Musk's 2026 political ads
Musk is blanketing the internet with digital ads falsely accusing Democratic Senate candidates of supporting “taxpayer-funded sex changes for kids.”
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not just the dumbest, but the cruelest timeline: "“They told me that they had respected the judge’s order to release her. But they’d never promised not to send her to a third country.”" www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals
After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy dea...
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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The Juice Media on Instagram: "The Government™ made an ad about Ai Data Centres, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 👉 tag @albomp and tellim you want a moratorium on AI data centres until ...
104K likes, 2,739 comments - thejuicemedia on August 12, 2026: "The Government™ made an ad about Ai Data Centres, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 👉 tag @albomp and tellim you want a mor...
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Witch Cabell, PhD @cabell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Also, how can anyone not care VERY MUCH about things that asshole wants, if only to DEEPLY DESIRE that his every hope burns to ash right in front of him??
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026
it's funny but also a reminder that the fundamental premise here is that a Black man can't be objective when talking about race while a white man can because Black people do identity politics and white people do facts and this my friends is what I have named "white empiricism"
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh,look! The clankers have discovered hustle culture and email scamming. Greeeeeeat! www.404media.co/theres-a-100...
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There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet
“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I know why many east Germans vote AfD. And no, it’s not an inherited longing for dictatorship | Carolin Würfel www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I know why many east Germans vote AfD. And no, it’s not an inherited longing for dictatorship | Carolin Würfel
Grievance politics has grown in the east of the country where I was born. But west Germans have hard questions to answer too, says writer Carolin Würfel
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Only humans should be allowed to donate to politicians, there should be a limit, and the donations should be as anonymized as possible. If an individual wants to support their preferred candidate, that's up to them, but buying influence is corruption, plain and simple. popular.info/p/making-pen...
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Making pensions corrupt again
The Trump administration is quietly proposing to rescind a 16-year-old rule enacted to prevent “pay-to-play” schemes involving investment advisers and public pension funds.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ilhan Omar brings bill to make ICE ‘pay the price’ for terrorizing communities www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Ilhan Omar brings bill to make ICE ‘pay the price’ for terrorizing communities
Make ICE Pay Act would block nearly $140bn in funding and redirect money to places reeling from Trump crackdown
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Subject to Fits
My epilepsy
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Crypto legislation would greenlight Trump corruption
The sponsors of the legislation claim they have added meaningful ethics restrictions. Here are the facts.
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Jonathan Bailey @plagiarismtoday.com · 17/09/2026
Game developers have long had to battle hastily-made clones of their games. However, now the clones are coming out before the original game. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/09/17/t... #Roblox #VideoGames #FindTheNeedle #IndieGames
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The Attack of the Roblox Clones
Game developers have long had to battle hastily-made clones of their games. However, now the clones are coming out before the original game.
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