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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 15h
I'm sure that's fine
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you're willing to sell out trans kids for theoretical votes I have to assume you'd sell out anyone for theoretical votes, so, yes, I do think supporting sports bans means you get not a fucking thing from me.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 15h
"As if Christ needed their help" youtube.com/shorts/1Avlf...
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Christian nationalism has been working for decades to take over Media.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This should end well... oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/hegseth-a-...
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Hegseth, a potential 2028 candidate, installs Musk as key Pentagon advisor
By choosing Elon Musk to co-lead the Pentagon’s “Future of Warfare” project, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a potential 2028 Republican presidential candidate, has secured a close working relationshi...
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 07/10/2026
Having trouble deciding which books to buy from Amazon during Prime Days? Try this: None, then go support an independent bookstore instead. 😌
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hopefully, being Vivek Ramaswamy.will be enough to crush his chances but the lies and misdirection aren't a good look for him, either. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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The falsehoods billionaires are mailing to Ohio voters
A pro-Ramaswamy super PAC was caught pushing misinformation.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nothing to see here...just the President of the United States inviting the country he illegally declared war on to "take out" 2 major American cities. If that's not treason, what is? 🤬 Law enforcement won't hold him accountable, but we WILL! The beginning of the end is on November 3rd. #VOTE-BLUE 🌊
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Finally! www.npr.org/2026/10/07/n...
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'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills
Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.
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KERA Arts & Culture @arts.keranews.org · 07/10/2026
Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, turns 100 today, and her team has two marquee events scheduled for her centennial celebration.
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Civil rights icon Opal Lee celebrates 100th birthday by ‘Clearing the Way’ for new museum  | KERA
Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, turns 100 today, and her team has two marquee events scheduled for her centennial celebration.  
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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AI whistleblower warns of human extinction
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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Susan Collins's antisemitism did not get enough attention. "I don't think it's a coincidence that ProPublica has as some of its funders George Soros, Donald Sussman, and other [pause] left-wing billionaires."
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Today, that changes. Popular Information is releasing PaidForBy.info, a web app that gives you unprecedented insight into who is really sending you mail — and who is paying for it." open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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This tool makes everyone a campaign finance expert
Introducing PaidForBy.info, a new app created by Popular Information
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Let us pray...(If that's what you're into. Otherwise, let us hope)!
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's not just Ohio. If we don't invest in our people, from infants and seniors, we are a failure as a nation. States right gets shouldn't include disenfranchisement and starving people. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘A persistent crisis’: the 16 children removed from an Ohio family are part of a statewide issue
The case of the Siders family illustrates major shortcomings among Ohio’s political and administrative authorities
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm glad I just itch and get hives! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Experience: I’m allergic to the cold
My condition is severe, so I have to a keep close watch on my body temperature and can’t eat chilled foods
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Husbands on a random Tuesday #shorts
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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jesus fucking motorboating Christ, NO. Fuck off, right to the edge of fucking off, fuck off over that edge, hit the very fucking bottom of fucking off, and then fucking crawl away to die in a fucking corner.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I wrote a thread earlier today (before even reading this story, actually) about how commonly the “inconsistencies” in a victim’s story are actually procedural distortions made by people in positions of power who are invested in disbelieving her:
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: A new USPS policy will eliminate evening mail pickups from select post offices across the country — a change that will eventually slow pick-up and delivery times for around 70% of zip codes in the U.S. We mapped those zip codes to help you figure out whether your mail ballot could be affected👇
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Why don't people come forward if the assault really happened?" This. This is why. Because they have to relive the trauma endlessly. Professionals pick holes in their story. They have to be perfect in every way to be credible. For a lot of survivors, the burden of proof is too heavy to carry.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's pretty great when a dickhead realizes the importance of consent in the milliseconds that a bullet enters his skull.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How about the IRS uses their stock prospectus and potential investors get to see the IRS filing? "It claims that its A.I. data centers are a giant experiment that could fail...so it can tap into a tax credit intended for research and experimentation." oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/the-gang-g...
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The gang goes to the White House
President Trump hosted a White House luncheon on Tuesday for many of his favorite tech oligarchs, or, as he described them, “the biggest people in the world.” The group marked the occasion by summaril...
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Get on the phones, "states' rights" folks! The gubmint is trying to overrule states that have voted to keep abortion safe and legal. Comstock vans mail order: Abortifacients Sex toys Adult magazines And CONTRACEPTION. Time to put up or shut up, states' rights bros! youtube.com/shorts/sRJcI...
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This is a power play.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me: "It is high time for us to regulate usage of systems sold as “AI”, not because they are magical machines, but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high stakes scenarios." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Meanwhile, earlier today Pete Hegseth bragged about how he fired 20% of the country’s generals, weeding out the ones he and Trump find disloyal to their agenda And while I hope to G-d these things aren’t related, I’m terrified that they are
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good grief. I forget guys like this and the Cornell 7 really exist sometimes. Those are good days. youtube.com/shorts/VS8ln...
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Cornell 7 vs Lindsay Clancy case #shorts
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"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 · 30/09/2026
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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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They're not "rubber stamping" the merger. They're lovingly shepherding it through the process. They're packing it a little lunch and sending it on its way with forehead kisses: "Go, little merger! Enrich my cronies so they'll give me more money at the cost of the American people!"
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
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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rillabean.bsky.social @rillabean.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is...is that not the perfect time for that?
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Harry Potter: Diffusing Tension
ALT: Harry Potter: Diffusing Tension
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
"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 · 30/09/2026
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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
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
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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!
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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! 👋
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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.
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