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antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов @antibot4navalny.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
By popular demand: A follow-up thread on Russian bots, Yandex, Cloudflare, MAGA, AfD and "breathing easier" on social media. 1️⃣ We see no "dramatic drop" in traffic of Kremlin-aligned human trolls-for-hire targeting Russian domestic users (which we have been tracking for years).
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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My mother suffers from asthma, my disabled brother & I are pleading with you from Gaza. Our lives are destroyed. We are living on dirty sand without a tent, craving food & starving. Diseases have spread among us. ‼️We plead with you to help us buy a tent & food. Save us chuffed.org/project/1844...
Selfie of Hammam in a tent next to his mother hugging his disabled brotherA woman washing clothes in three plastic basins or buckets, crouching on a dusty ground.A woman cleaning leaves, probably spinach, in a blue plastic basin and letting them dry in a silver bowl.Selfie of Hammam sitting on a chair in the sand
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
If you're a fraternity alum (from any school/state) who experienced sexual violence as a member, I'm here to listen. I understand this is extremely sensitive and I will treat your story with the utmost discretion and care. Reach out— Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This story makes it sound like the major problem is that the Trump Admin did this w/in 60 days of an election. Yes, that's a real abuse. But the major problem is they're basically threatening to denaturalize an opposition legislator, based on racist insinuations. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
nytimes.com
Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (Gift Article)
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
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David L. Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
YOUR NEW MAIL CARRIER Nearly 1,000 armed guards from Prosegur, with a history of alleged human rights violations, have descended on the United States Postal Service, deploying to at least 55 facilities across the country ahead of Election Day. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
rawstory.com
'What the hell?' Shock as USPS gets armed guards from firm accused of human rights abuses
The United States Postal Service is hiring armed security guards through a multinational private contractor with a history of alleged human rights abuses and price fixing, according to a Raw Story inv...
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swirlOsquirrel @swirlosquirrel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump officials at USPS have hired the “security” firm Prosegur to station 1,000 armed guards at Post Offices primarily in blue states. Prosegur has a history of human rights violations in Brazil. Mail your ballot at state-approved ballot boxes if at all possible, & avoid these pricks altogether.
newrepublic.com
USPS Hires Security Service With History of Human Rights Abuse
Almost 1,000 armed security officers have been sent to at least 55 post office facilities.
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Tim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 10/10/2026
*Anthropic* created and used a product which interfered with a murder investigation. It is Anthropic, a company full of people, which can be held accountable for its actions. "Agents" cannot. Don't write like they can.
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Sara Georgini @sarageorgini.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Love this, from my hometown library. Please share! 🗃️ 📚 🗽 #BannedBooksWeek www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
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Books Unbanned | Brooklyn Public Library
FREE Digital Access to Books and Resources for Teens Nationwide Books Unbanned is a national initiative founded by Brooklyn Public Library in 2022, inspired by the American Library Association’s Freed...
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 08/10/2026
I hate living in a time where empathy is seen as a vice. Empathy is literally the most important virtue there is. Nothing else comes close.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
incredible this will get little to no coverage
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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"No longer do I have family there for me when I get out. They've either passed away or stopped talking to me because I am trans. I'm afraid of so many things ... My fear is compounded by my being trans because I know how judgmental society can be."
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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"All of these people were granted legal protection in the U.S. for fleeing persecution for their LGBTQ status in their countries of origin ... [M]ore than half of them were ineligible for asylum because of a restrictive Biden-era transit ban on asylum seekers."
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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"[T]he legislation would not place an outright ban on the use of Flock and similar cameras attached to license plate analytics software, nor would it ban the use of AI-powered surveillance systems ... DeFlock [(@deflock.org)] has mapped more than 143,000 APLR cameras across the lower 48 states."
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Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape @breakify.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you're upset about David Ellison's Skydance monopoly, you should be furious at Bill Clinton and Joe Biden. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is what made this possible. Clinton signed it and Biden voted for it in the Senate.
currentaffairs.org
How Deregulation Created a Corporate Media Nightmare
In this excerpt from ‘The New Power Elite,’ sociologist Heather Gautney explains how the consolidation of media into a few powerful corporations is a key part of the neoliberal project to co-opt this ...
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.
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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here's a handy guide. If the media are saying a politician is doing socialism, they're not doing socialism. If a politician is doing socialism, the media is telling you they're doing islamic terrorism, destroying western civilization, turning your kids gay and in league with china.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Shut every fraternity down.
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 29/09/2026
My dear friend and her family in Gaza have lost everything; their home, livelihood, and security. This is the case for thousands of Gazans. 

They rely on us. Please give if you can. No amount of donation is too small. And help others. There are many Gazans in need. 🙏 chuffed.org/project/1981...
My friend in the ruins of her city of Rafah.My friend's youngest daughter.
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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"This is what a broken, corrupt political system looks like: [people] follow the rules, register to vote before the deadline, and still risk losing their ... right to the ballot box because their government failed to do its job."
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Medium Dave Lillywhite @cursed.monster · 29/09/2026
Poll by teabree-shark: “Do you think Microsoft understands consent?”

- Yes (0.8%)
- Remind me in 3 days (99.2%)

Final results from 10,522 votes
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Tim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 29/09/2026
If you design an app and include an intrusive notification that asks me whether I want to do something and only offers me a choice between "yes" and "later", and then just keeps prompting me, please know that everyone hates you
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ChloEEK! 🧟‍♀️ @friendofdax.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ah we are in the "make up terms to try and shame people for taking annual vacation time" portion of things I see.
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026
NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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t0ussaint ☭黑人问号脸 @t0ussaint.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"...to the extent that there is such a thing as a mandate..." thats their out. dems dont run on any coordinated concrete set of promised actions so you cant hold them accountable. they run on 'stopping the madness' & other general phrases that cant be measured. its just a job to 90% of these corpos
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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The [US] policy of what UN experts have called ​'energy starvation' is wreaking devastation ... Like the Israeli siege that suffocated Gaza before and since the beginning of the genocide, the [US] blockade of Cuba reveals the racist and genocidal logic at work in colonial and imperial sieges."
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Truthout @truthout.org · 23/09/2026
Israel’s bombardment has damaged 82% of Gaza’s buildings, leaving many structures at risk of collapse. Residents of a six-story building that recently fell knew it was unsafe but stayed because they had no other shelter.
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Israel Damaged 82 Percent of Gaza’s Buildings. Collapses Are Burying Us Alive.
Residents of the recently collapsed six-story high rise knew they were in danger but could find nowhere else to sleep.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 22/09/2026
ICE is removing the names of its detainees who are facing final deportation orders from its public online database. The move will disrupt detainees’ legal challenges to deportation and leave their whereabouts unknown to their lawyers and loved ones.
buff.ly
ICE Digitally “Disappearing” Thousands of People It’s Seeking to Deport in Its Detainee Database
This could make it “nearly impossible” for some people to challenge their deportation orders, an attorney said.
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Bea Eli 🏳️‍⚧️ @msbeaeli.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rebeka should be RESTING?!? They need painkillers ASAP. They need their goal fulfilled to pay part of CT scan upfront ASAP. They need food ASAP. They need medical supplies for post-surgery care ASAP. None of this is being circulated. Their links are below! Please stop ignoring Black mutual aids?
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The entire presidential television press pool — Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN — has agreed to suspend coverage in the wake of Trump’s decision to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House
newrepublic.com
Major TV Networks Band Together in Boycott After Trump’s Ban on CNN
The five major TV networks are joining forces after Trump’s press ban.
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🏳️‍⚧️ ⛧ Nɯvꝡɩɛl ⛧ 🏳️‍⚧️ @nuvy-iel.northsky.social · 20/09/2026
🦇 That they aren't offering anything even resembling this for any demographic is how I know that the Dems are almost certainly controlled opposition or a competing brand of fascism. They don't even talk about abortion anymore and never talk about giving justice to American women for current harms.
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Sarah Clarke - Not your doll @damselindystopia.northsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's some real "when you expose a problem you pose a problem" stuff tbh. Trans people stating that they won't vote for transphobic candidates become identified with the problem of that candidate losing.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/09/2026
ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies has nearly doubled. The spike alarmed many experts. One said it should “be a never event.”
propublica.org
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Liberals’ move to privatize airport operations is a mistake. Experience shows that adding a profit element can’t help but increase costs and drive cuts to service. And any foreign ownership of critical infrastructure touching our national security is clearly unwise in these times.
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Saeed Khan @saeedwkhan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
All those Carney stans who keep saying he's playing some sort of "3d chess" with Smith and well never build the pipeline. You need to come back to Earth and admit reality. Carney is a Con and is pulled a con, by pretending to be a Liberal.
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Goldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 18/09/2026
Neolibs gonna neolib.
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Goldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 18/09/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
StarKist’s tuna supply chain partly relies on forced labor, report finds
Workers allege involuntary labor and other abuses on Taiwan-flagged fishing boats that supply the U.S. brand, according to a report by Global Labor Justice.
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the pickwicker man @pickwick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We gotta do something about the state of our political class
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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/...
democracydocket.com
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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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Children with disabilities face some of the highest rates of arrest in schools ... Youth of color with disabilities are arrested at even higher rates in schools, with Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander boys and Black boys with disabilities facing rates four to six times the average arrest rate."
prisonpolicy.org
New study finds confined neurodivergent youth of color are particularly vulnerable to physical assault by staff
A new study analyzing a national survey of youth in custody reveals stark disparities in rates of staff physical assault among Black and neurodivergent youth.
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micchiato 🎋 @micchiato.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Alberta’s premier Danielle Smith used medical legislation to essentially ban gender-affirming care for youth under 16 in that province. Saddle Lake leaders argue it violates the rights of its transgender and two-spirit young people”
struggle-la-lucha.org
In Canada, First Nation leaders announce they won’t comply with Alberta trans care ban
“This is about more than one health service,” officials wrote. “It is about Indigenous sovereignty. It is about our responsibility to care for one another.” Sep
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SN Désirée Cha @sndesireecha.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
please consider taking a break from discourse and actually shifting the material reality of people most harmed by collapse and institutional abandonment. mutual aid saves lives. please just help someone today. all we have is each other. all we are is what we do.
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Dr Earhart Sampson PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦 @earhart.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Federal court tells lead-poisoned Jackson, Mississippi residents they have no constitutional right to clean water share.google/jd5RXbVIlBai...
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Federal court tells lead-poisoned Jackson, Mississippi residents they have no constitutional right to clean water
The U.S. constitution offers the right to bodily integrity, but that doesn’t include clean water.
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samsbeard.bsky.social @samsbeard.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
here i was thinking the decisions establishment dems/liberals made in 2024 were made to say "fuck you" to us *already*...
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