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@scbernard.bsky.social
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Emmy & Peabody Award-winning professor, filmmaker, author. Most recently, "Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies" (Cambridge University Press). "[A] necessary act of historical justice" - Rock & Roll Highway

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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 18h
UPDATE: ICE says it bought four robot dogs for $1.3 million in part for cross-border tunnel operations. It also says the robots will help tactical teams, listen for movement inside buildings, and look on top of closets and bunk beds.
projectsaltbox.com
ICE buys $1.3 million in robot dogs from Connecticut company
The agency bought the robots without seeking competing bids, and chose a version built to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.
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SCBernard @scbernard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“You could never create a single account on a single Meta service, of which there are many, and you still aren't safe. If you're talking to someone who has installed Muse, Meta could, presumably, access, read, analyze, and upload that information to its services.”
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026
A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions.
Aten installed Muse on both his iPhone and a Mac mini that he uses to test out various Al agents and tech. It took Meta a single day to begin "helpfully" pitching article ideas based on texts he'd sent to a podcast co-host.
When he asked Muse how it got the information, it said that it read banners from incoming texts. But that's not true, either.
After doing a little digging, Aten says Muse synced 187,000 lines from his Messages database, despite Full Disk Access being Off.Unless Aten is the most popular person on the face of the planet, I sincerely doubt he'd gotten 187,000 lines of text in roughly 24 hours. What happened is that, without permission, Muse went into the app and downloaded the information.
He had not given Muse permission to access Messages, and full disk access was not enabled. It just went ahead and uploaded those texts anyway.
Muse can take "unexpected actions" indeed.
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Colleen Redding @creddingvye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Impeach RFK Jr
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
At least 25 military and civilian leaders have been fired, forced out, or retired early under Hegseth; Army Secretary Driscoll resigned Sept 1. DHS officers who questioned the legality of the voter initiative were reportedly told to proceed and promised they wouldn't be held personally liable.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 28/09/2026
The city of Boston sued on Monday to challenge the Trump administration's rescission of a $20 million federal grant for a streets improvement project, citing plans to install electric vehicle charging stations as a reason for the cancellation.
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Boston sues Trump administration after grant nixed over EV support
The city of Boston sued on Monday to challenge the Trump administration's rescission of a $20 million federal grant for a streets improvement project, citing plans to install electric vehicle charging stations ​as a reason for the cancellation.
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Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia struck the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv. People inside the building are climbing out onto the windows to avoid being burned alive Russia has damaged 4,650 educational institutions in Ukraine. Another 423 educational institutions have been completely destroyed
euromaidanpress.com
"Reminiscent of 11 September at World Trade Center": Russia strikes Ukraine's century-old National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, people are climbing onto windows not to be buried alive - Euroma...
A Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, setting it on fire as people inside fled through the windows.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For people asking why the reversal to a more reasonable position, as the public health professional alludes to in the video, it’s because of ongoing legal challenges to the rollbacks under rfk jr. Medical groups have been suing: www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/h...
cnn.com
Medical groups sue to block new CDC vaccine recommendations | CNN
Seven prominent medical associations on Monday sued to reverse changes to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s childhood vaccine recommendations.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1/ 760,000 people lost ACA health coverage this week. Not because they broke a rule. Because an algorithm flagged them for not using their insurance enough. Cancel now, sort it out later, that is the new Republican plan for your health care. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 27/09/2026
In a private discussion today this came up: “We need the January 6th Commission hearings, for DOGE.” One could do a lot with NIH and NSF alone. There are clinical trials that ended, patients that died, young people leaving the US… and bad stuff that happened inside the agencies.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As someone who actually goes to the grocery store, I'm calling bullsh*t on this.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump announces he will sharply scale back fuel-efficiency rules for new cars and light trucks, gutting one of the government’s most significant efforts to reduce gasoline consumption and speed the country’s shift to electric vehicles.
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment. Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity. See⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/si...
zinnedproject.org
Sept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring Published
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/09/2026
Exclusive: MLB approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials said, and Grand Teton was scouted. The Tetons are about “wildlife, opportunity for solitude, not for more amusement,” said the county commissioner. wapo.st/3Vh0N50
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Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @kamlager-dove.house.gov · 26/09/2026
This sh*t is not legal. Congress has the power of the purse. Yet time and again, Donald Trump and OMB Director Russell Vought have tried to withhold or cancel funding Congress appropriated to help American families. Trump depends on henchmen to carry out his lawless agenda. Impeach Russell Vought.
politico.com
Trump cancels $1B in federal spending in latest challenge to Congress
Many lawmakers, including some top Republicans, say the "pocket rescission" tactic is illegal.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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SCBernard @scbernard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 26/09/2026
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
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SCBernard @scbernard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Most of the cuts are focused on services for immigrants, including nonprofits that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors accused of being in the country illegally…. A White House press release …notes that some of the organizations are led by people who worked in the [Obama] administration.”
abcnews.com
Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump invited his billionaire pals to the state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping last night. Since he’s been back in office, the wealthiest households have gained 8,000 times more wealth per household than the bottom 50% of households. It’s clear who he governs for.
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SCBernard @scbernard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Pres Trump withdrew the US from 66 international organizations… including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Global Forum on Migration and Development…. [and] withdrew the US and its funding from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [and] the UN Relief and Works Agency.”
whitehouse.gov
President Trump Delivers Powerful America First Message to the United Nations
In his address to the United Nations, President Donald J. Trump touted his record of historic results that have reshaped world order for
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 25/09/2026
Trump's vanity projects would waste $1.8 billion of taxpayer dollars, per new report from Dems on Senate Joint Economic Committee. www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cach...
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can deploy an expansive online system that combines citizenship information, Social Security numbers and other sensitive data about millions of (cont.) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...?
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
Trump officials and Republicans are rolling back protections against heat-related illnesses and deaths
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‘Your body fights to stay cool’: workers toil in record heat as federal rule frozen
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SCBernard @scbernard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Communist China’s state-controlled media traipsing around the White House while American media is suing for access
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care.” H/t @ameshaa.bsky.social
nbcnews.com
America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The guardrails are in danger with this decision on so many levels— *Gives federal government unprecedented access to voter rolls that are supposed to be kept by states * the Supreme Court intervened to do something that Congress refused to do. The court is acting like a legislative tribunal.
reuters.com
Supreme Court restores Trump's mass voter verification system
The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump's administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens ​but critics contend could disenfranchi...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The party never ends at the WH, as no expense will be spared at the latest lavish dinner since we are paying.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 24/09/2026
JUST IN: Senate Republicans are backing Trump’s war despite your skyrocketing gas prices. Remember that in November. #BlueWaveIn40Days
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
Trump and far-right extremists are coming after birth control. And I'm not just fighting back—I'm pushing FORWARD with legislation that would require insurance to cover ALL FDA-approved forms of contraception. No fees. No hurdles. No out-of-pocket costs.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MURRAY: The Trump admin falsely labeled birth control as abortion. Do you agree that an IUD is an abortifacient? OVERTON: If confirmed, I'll be fully briefed M: That's not an answer. The prospect of an FDA commissioner who doesn't know that birth control isn't an abortion is deeply alarming O: 😊
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'Accounts described elephants selecting particular plants when they seemed unwell, and mothers reportedly giving medicinal plant material to their calves. ...the researchers concluded that the elephants use 35 different plant species, and that 25 of those are known locally to have medicinal uses.'
bbc.co.uk
Elephants treat themselves with medicinal plants, witnesses say
African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 23/09/2026
Oh for gods sake. First, while it’s true that Florida has the highest ACA enrollment in the country, no, there are not "5 x more people enrolled in Obamacare in Florida than live in the state." Around 19% of the total population is enrolled, which is high but hardly over 100%. 1/5th =/= 5x.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The fact that there are all those National Guard in DC with nothing to do and that there’s nobody to order them to escort the press into the WH as the court ordered tells you how far along the Trump v USA coup is.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please remember this when Trump or anyone else from his regime talks about "waste, fraud, and abuse."
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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 24/09/2026
Via @jimdefede.bsky.social on X: "So I was just watching Fox News and this commercial played during Jesse Watters show. It says “Paid for by the US Government.” This is clearly a campaign ad. And the singers are just singing over and over again, “Love me” - over images of Trump."
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Court rules White House must restore access to media outlets, and Secret Service bars them anyway. I’ll discuss the legal implications on @msnownews.bsky.social at 9 am ET.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE is removing detainees with final deportation orders from its online tracking system. This makes it nearly impossible for their lawyers and families to contact them, which could prevent them from using all their constitutionally protected legal options. Trump’s cruelty is endless.
washingtonpost.com
Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator
The change will make it harder for many families and attorneys to determine where an immigrant is being held after being
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...
status.news
The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.
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