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It is so devastatingly troubling that a majority of Americans are still in favor of the death penalty. I seriously don't get that and it's one of horrors of this country that is not just tragic and unjust but also just so gruesome and utterly ghoulish to me. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

Most Americans favor the death penalty, but support has declined.

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Wait maybe its the Lancisiana Library?

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Yeah yeah yeah, interesting article but is this room that Christopher Olah is pictured in real? Is that his home? Is that how billionaires decorate?

NYTimes article screenshot. Text says, "Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.

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." and then there's a guy stepping though a bookshelf door in a crazy scholarly looking room lined with bookshelves.

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When I became a voter at age 18 I promised myself I would never vote for a candidate who would not oppose the death penalty. I break that promise to myself every four years when I vote for the Democratic presidential candidate.

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oh gosh, CA can't do it? I'm so grateful to live in a no death penalty state.

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NHIS, Census, and on and on... we're going to look back at this period and scratch our heads about how to make the data usable.

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Most Americans favor the death penalty, but support has declined.

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The robot has got some reading to do! 😂

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Lol, okay, the robot asked, so....

Whoa, no way... that exists??

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Boooooooo! I will say that one month in, 9th grade (and thus high school in our system) seems to be WAY better.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In what way? Like she's extra special or like she feels like she'll be skipped?

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A victory for the government in this case would greenlight long-term mass civil detention at a level not seen since Japanese internment during WWII. It would represent the largest change in how the US treats immigrants facing removal since 1996, and remind us again that the 96 law must be erased.

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Shame on the US Supreme Court. Shame, shame, shame.

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There is a story to be told about how this administration keeps targeting Minnesota and Minnesotans at *every* level. This is yet another example of these targeted political attacks. They are trying hard to silence us. We keep showing up and speaking up. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

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Justice Department files complaint against MN judges who gave interviews about ICE surge

In September, judges in Minnesota told the ⁠New York Times that the Trump administration had a "disregard for court orders."

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Are you talking about your child's behavior again?

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 30/09/2026

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Minnesotans have not forgotten the violence that the Trump Administration brought to our streets. We will continue to seek accountability and justice.

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's great they are adding a 4th car to the hugely popular once-a-day and often sold out Borealis service, but... OMG you guys please more trains, faster trains, more modern cars that don't break so much, more destinations, c'mon USA... media.amtrak.com/2026/09/bore...

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Borealis Trains Reach Half-Million Customer Milestone - Amtrak Media

More than 2.2 million Amtrak passengers between St. Paul & Chicago since May 2024 ST. PAUL, Minn., and CHICAGO – Amtrak and the partner states of

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

But in all seriousness it is quite a trip having to deal with someone who is so much like oneself.

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I mean the modal preschooler hates being told what to do, but I can imagine yours... 😂

Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI

Image of a child lying facedown on a froze lake. above is the portal where you ask AI questions about government services. the question matching this image is: "How can I invest in my child's future?"

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thank you for reporting on this!

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What's going on with all the houses for sale on Nicollet Island?

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Two places that just wreck my mood shortly after entering: Target and LinkedIn

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“As of May 2026, the C.D.C. had 30 percent fewer employees than it did before the layoffs…Interviews with more than 30 current & former employees reveal the agency is now tightly controlled by Mr. Kennedy and his associates, and its scientists are finding it increasingly difficult to do their jobs”

‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

SCOOP: Top researchers at Columbia, Stanford, and others thought they were elected to elite scientific societies alongside Nobel laureates. The catch? The organizations are a sham. I spent the last month diving deep into a massive academic scam spanning continents, for @nature.com

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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers

A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

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Leslie Root @lesja.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There's a lot going on here, including the fact that apparently the reported difference in healthy years in the abstract does not account for increasing healthy life expectancy. But the coinage is FOR SURE the worst part www.nber.org/papers/w35773

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Compound Delay: The Causes and Consequences of Later Grandmotherhood

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Well we seem to talk about it more than it talks about us...

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I feel like I was having this problem too where it started to be that every convo in every context of my life eventually meandered to AI, no matter what we started talking about. AI has many interesting aspects, sure, but so do other things.

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So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...

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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

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Fingers crossed for Riverbend…

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And say what you will about Ezra Klein but man doing interview clearly required Olympic patience.

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