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Saul Youssef

@saulyoussef.bsky.social
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Physics, Computing and Math, Research Professor, Boston University "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." - Thomas Jefferson

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 4h
If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17h
🚨 NEWS: Ukraine says Starlink connectivity is being restored at speeds of up to 160 km/h, following restrictions that threatened Ukrainian military operations, per Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h
Join now! www.youtube.com/live/ul0mto4...
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BREAKING: Trump DOJ Drops SECRET Voter Purge List Days Into Voting
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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daniel holmgren 🫠 @dholms.at · 16h
checkout my presentation on atproto spaces from FediForum last week! I was shooting for a not-too-technical presentation that introduced our design goals for spaces and the current design of the protocol. lots of analogies to existing atproto!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration posted more political ads on the official White House YouTube Monday, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from being aired, pro-democracy groups told a federal court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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More Trump propaganda videos posted to YouTube despite court order
The Trump administration posted more political ads on YouTube, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from airing.
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 19h
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 19h
You can't post on X without servicing Musk's agenda
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 23h
I may not know which time zone I am in but looking forward to seeing former colleagues and friends in my old stomping ground UMass Amherst! There is also a livestream option if so inclined starting today at 11.30 am EDT www.umass.edu/dialogue/eve...
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The Consent of the Governed After 250 Years: Democracy in the Age of AI and Social Media : Community, Democracy, and Dialogue : UMass Amherst
This fall we welcome you to a CDD event focusing a CDD event focusing on the impact of current technologies, including artificial intelligence and social media, on democracy and the democratic process...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23h
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Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump, Witkoff, Kushner, musk, are doing everything to help terrorist Russia murder Ukrainians. Siding with terrorists, restricting Starlink on top of funding genocide. This is beyond outrageous
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
SNL knew in 2017
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
Ossoff: "I want to remind folks across Georgia that while you pay more for everything as a result of Donald Trump's incompetence, the president and his family are enriching themselves to the tune of billions of dollars ... we urgently need to restore checks and balances"
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Billionaires who want to rig the rules to screw you are trying to buy this election. Don’t let them. www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Musk has spent $276 million on midterms to help Republicans retain control of Congress
Elon Musk has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 US midterm election cycle so far, $276 million of it since July ​to help Republicans retain control of Congress, even as Democrats' chances of reta...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/10/2026
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER PAXTON SCANDAL Paxton will fly all the way to Dubai to party w/fugitives wanted on federal fraud charges, but won’t show up on a debate stage to face James Talarico in front of Texas voters. One of those fugitives donated $190K to Paxton, including $25K AFTER being indicted.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026
🚨 WOW: WSJ reports Ken Paxton partied in a luxury Dubai high-rise with 2 FUGITIVES, Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, facing fed charges over an alleged $15 MILLION hospital embezzlement scheme — alongside his gf (not his wife). Ahmed donated $190K to Paxton, including $25K AFTER his indictment.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My Latest: He hates that I won’t be intimidated. He hates that I speak out without fear. Most of all, he hates that I win. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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Trump hates me personally. Now he’s taking it to the Supreme Court
When I tell people that Donald Trump hates me, they often assume I mean it in a generic sense — that he hates Democrats and people who fight him in court. No, I correct them: he hates me personally.
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Jim Carrey as Lloyd: 'Man, you are one pathetic loser!'
ALT: Jim Carrey as Lloyd: 'Man, you are one pathetic loser!'
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Huh. Apparently Katie Miller deleted this tweet that I had the foresight to screencap. Turns out I can TOO make things go viral on Xitter, even.
My RT of a Katie Miller tweet which RTed the NYPost coverage of the Ilhan Omar raid. 

She said: Promise made, promise kept.
I said: Katie Miller is not going to do very well in a deposition.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026
"The amount of fuel Russia could export is too small, the impact on pricing too slight, the narrative too late to shape electoral outcomes: This looks, instead, like something very different: an abrupt, Hail Mary attempt to force Ukraine to surrender" www.theatlantic.com/idea/2026/10...
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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear
The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Elon Musk committing election fraud agan. edition.cnn.com/2026/10/10/p...
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Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say | CNN Politics
Election officials in Colorado and Washington state have issued public warnings about inaccurate information from the group tied to Musk.
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is a magazine for Jill Stein voters.
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I think that people don't like him because they sense that what's going on in his head is... "All you fly-over people should calm down. Everything is going to work out fine....for me." While offering wisdom not exactly based on deep insight or research.
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 11/10/2026
what do atproto spaces mean for decentralization, hosting, moderation, and the public broadcast protocol?
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Spatial Analysis
Some dense protocol theorizing about atproto spaces
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Can someone ask CBS News why Ted Koppel said that "Bannon's technically correct; they didn't have standing" in the 60+ cases Trump and his allies lost in 2020. This is verifiably false and is a GOP talking point. Many/most of the cases Trump lost were on the merits. Do they not fact check at CBS?
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Am I the only one who finds this very funny?
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"Do something." Front page of NYT, 9/10/26 — credit Jeff Roberson, AP.
Photo of person holding a sign that says "Read 'On Tyranny' by Timothy Snyder. Do Something." There is a government building in the background.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ramaswamy made his money through a scam. That's not success; it’s corruption. This election is the big chance in our lifetime to do something about the people who think politics is just there to enable ever bigger personal grifts.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Check out Democracy Docket's YouTube Channel. More than 818,000 people have already subscribed. How about you? www.youtube.com/democracydoc...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
IMPORTANT: If you are following me here, know that I do not publish on Substack. Subscribing to Democracy Docket is the only way to receive my content. Becoming a premium member helps support it and gets you access to my opinion and analysis. Link to sign up: demdock.com/4w6emld
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 11/10/2026
Ukraine has repeatedly offered cease fires and Russia has always refused
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🎯 We have grotesque violations of the 5th and 8th amendments all day long, enabled by SCOTUS in violation of their oaths of office. They violated the 14th by allowing an insurrectionist to hold office. They violated the most basic equal justice principle by making POTUS above the Law.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/10/2026
According to VPAP, twice as many Virginians have voted early at this point in the midterms than 2022. TWICE as many. www.vpap.org/elections/ea...
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Execution as entertainment is not what I would call "civilized".
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No, he is breaking the Law. The 5th and 8th Amendments to the Constitution. That thing that he swore to uphold.
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No! He is grossly violating the 5th and 8th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Those amendments are the Law. The Law that he specifically swore to uphold.
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Most people have gradually learned not to answer their phone unless it's a call from someone in your Contacts. In the future, I think it's going to be that way, but for all data. Journalists of the future will think it's crazy to look at data when you don't even know where it came from. c2pa.org
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C2PA | Providing Origins of Media Content
Enhance digital safety through the use of content authenticity tools. C2PA provides a way to ensure content transparency by analyzing the origin of media.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Meaningful donation opportunities here. www.nopeneighbors.org
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NOPE
NOPE! provides a clearinghouse of practical information for Washington D.C. residents (who do not have Congressional representation) and others on how to take action to resist Trump administration and...
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