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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Women across Maine begged Susan Collins not to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court because they knew Roe was at stake. She did it anyway. To this day, she says "I do not regret that vote." Well, we sure do.

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nearly at the point where public health traditionally starts to realize they may need to take an outbreak seriously (that's where it threatens to escape from Africa and kill people who have influence over public health budgets). Still assuming it's not airborne - without proof. 🙄

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It what world would we tolerate a president who cavalierly talks about the destruction of two cities? The annihilation of their residents? Apparently this is the world where we tolerate that. Vote out every politician who accepts this.

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I often think about how Boomers are struggling to reckon with the no contact fallout from emotionally abusing millennials and Gen X kids & how millennials & Gen X parents will face the same reckoning with kids they harmed via repeated, preventable covid infections & careless use of tech like AI.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

that's not an American eagle, this is

coat of arms found on the seal of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and the flag of the Secretary of State. Eagle has curved wings that point up, an olive branch, and arrows.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hey, fellas, before you write that white hot take about how rape is such a tricky thing and, I mean, who can really say what happened and, you know, maybe we should not be too judgmental, I'd like to remind you that instead you can simply shut the fuck up.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026

Oh wow In May, I reported Alberta separatists were using an app developed by GOP operatives with ties to US ambassador Pete Hoekstra @theglobeandmail.com now reports the same operatives flew to Calgary on a private jet for a secret meeting with separatist leaders: pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...

The pitch began with a prayer.
On an afternoon in late January, Mitch Sylvestre, the leader of Alberta's most prominent separatist organization, gathered with three of his lieutenants in a boardroom not far from the executive hangars at the Calgary International Airport, where private jets shuttle in and out of the city away from prying eyes.
It was a few hours before thousands of Albertans would gather near the city centre at a rally to launch the separatist campaign. But this meeting, convened behind closed doors a half-hour drive away, was invite only.
The Alberta Prosperity Project chose the location to accommodate its guests, Republican political strategists from Michigan who helped Donald Trump win the state in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The American delegation travelled to Calgary to sell them on software developed for Republicans to get out the vote - and how it could be used to wrench Alberta from Confederation.
"They were young Christians. Capable, intelligent people," Mr. Sylvestre said. "We prayed before we started the meeting."

"There is no secrecy'
One of the key figures behind the Michigan software company has expressed strong views on Alberta.
On July 1, Mr. Born wrote on social media: "On this Canada Day, I hope this is the last year Alberta is part of Canada." He has also called for U.S. annexation of the province.
A hunter, outdoorsman and commercial real estate agent in Grand Rapids, Mr. Born is the stepson of J.C. Huizenga, a wealthy Republican donor and founder of National Heritage Academies, a network of conservative charter schools in the U.S.
Mr. Wierda is the nephew of Erik Prince, who founded and ran the private military contractor Blackwater before it was sold to investors in 2010, and Betsy DeVos, the education secretary during Mr. Trump's first term.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"I'm supposed to be a tough guy," Curtis confided. "I can hold your hand," the mayor offered "What happens if I faint?" Sliwa asked. "I've got you," Mamdani assured him, grabbing his hand as Sliwa received his flu shot. abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...

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Mayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shot

An apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals.

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Andrew Facini @andrewfacini.com · 02/10/2026

Yeah I still do worry about this all these months later. Nothing has changed to remove or reduce his (repeated) interest in such terms, or change the fundamental dilemma which gives him no offramps other than eating shit or escalating.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026

A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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The Baltic States Prepare for War

Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ah yes, the mind is boggled by immigrants and tourists who don’t want to get abused and thrown into a secret nightmare prison for weeks or months before eventually being whisked away to a country they didn’t come from in the first fucking place. What a mystery!

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation can be difficult. If you're struggling, please reach out to someone you trust. Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 (24/7) Hope for Wellness: 1-855-242-3310 or online.

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

FTR this is a pretty obvious reason to be concerned about AI. They’re all owned by propagandists.

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Dale Hennessey @dalehennessey.qwertyqwert.ca · 30/09/2026

We're only just starting to understand the life-long risks & impacts of viral infection.

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Sacrifice! At the Harvest Festival @theharvestmaid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I wish that women didn't have to open a vein and spill their trauma every time there's a high-profile rape case. We shouldn't have to do that to drive home what a widespread fucking problem this is.

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Confirmed case of avian influenza in Nunavut www.gov.nu.ca/en/newsroom/...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026

Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. (Published May)

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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yet another reason to run on oversight and accountability. Those are promises they can actually keep.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 30/09/2026

Local elections matter

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“A pathogen invades, sticks around, and causes trouble.” Sometimes the most important scientific questions can be summarized very simply. Excellent Smithsonian piece on #LongCovid, viral persistence, and the scientists still working to understand what SARS-CoV-2 can leave behind.

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For Many Americans, Covid Is Still a Chronic, Disabling Disease. These Scientists Are Working Tirelessly to Bring Them Relief

Long Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients, who have little recourse to fight it. A team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is looking for answers

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...

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Flooding the Zone

Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...

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Micah @rincewind.run · 28/09/2026

isn't it a little embarrassing running the caravan playbook at this point isn't even the base kinda rolling their eyes by now

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“‘Ethnic cleansing via the mass deportation or promoted voluntary return of non-white immigrants'... This is, of course, beyond alarming...” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

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How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation

Inside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.

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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For anyone not paying attention, Trumpism isn’t going away once the brain-boiled decompensating orange psychopath is gone. He’s a #WeekendAtBernie’s frontman while the ghouls really running the show have even more designs on 🇨🇦 than Trump does. This idea has been normalized across the right. #cdnpoli

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

i don’t know how to make it any plainer that the vast majority of dem voters believe holding people accountable IS part of “getting back to work”

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

They were cool with the racism, sexism, bigotry, corruption, dismantling of social services and common decency, burning every ally, shooting American citizens in the face in the street, the insurrection, Trump being besties with Epstein etc etc. But once the price of gas got too high it was over.

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Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I love that I knew exactly what quote this was going to be before even playing the video or looking at the preview. 😄

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/09/2026

Finally saw that Converse ad. My dudes, I'm the whitest of white people and even I saw what the fuck that looked like (don't post the ad in my comments, thanks)

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Ruth @sugarglider.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Mamdani really out here proving politicians could actually make our lives better if they chose to do the work.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026

Again: "Tilly Norwood" is not a person; it is a shoddy, and also pretty gross puppet. Stop referring to it as "she," and start asking whether there might be something a bit off about wanting to promote a sexualized but also childlike "actor" that can never tell its creators or users "no."

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Cool. Cool cool cool. Cool.

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Still COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Health Canada Authorizes Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron XFG-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine PR Newswire September 17, 2026 By Pfizer Canada stillcoviding.ca/en/news/heal... #COVID #vaccines #Canada #CovidIsNotOver

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Health Canada Authorizes Pfizer and BioNTech’s Omicron XFG-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine

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Micah @rincewind.run · 17/09/2026

Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery

Discworld meme. On the left is Death, a skeleton with glowing blue eye sockets wearing a black robe. Death is petting a small kitten.

On the right is the text of the quote.

“I meant,” said Ipslore bitterly, “what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?’

Death thought about it.

CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.

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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ah, I see. We are now deep into the "I was against this the whole time" phase of election politics.

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🇨🇦Ian - #RLessThanOne @simpson-ian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Viral persistence. " "It was only when we started to see it in our own program that I began to realize that the truth might be more complicated than what the textbook said," he recalled. "When you're looking at that slide in front of you, it's quite remarkable." "

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 17/09/2026

"LLMs are a product that destroys its supply chain." Nauseating evidence that the people stealing writers' work did so knowingly and with the intent to replace them

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm serious when I say I've lost track of all the recent revelations of literal Nazis working in high-level positions in Republican congressional campaigns and I would very much appreciate a journalist who took the time to detail as many of them as can fit into an article.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wouldn't they be.... Kraft singles

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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Like how Mark Zuckerberg did such a great job protecting our kids on Facebook and Instagram? Please.

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Hazie @hazie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Covid continues to covid. Infection rates are high. Asymptomatic spread is common. Every exposure could lead to extended illness. One out of every ten people who contract covid are likely to experience long term harm, including, but not limited to heart, lung & brain disease.

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jesse, head of endorsement deals at BOOingo Wireless @killgoldfish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

whenever you see "foundation," mentally substitute "money that should have been taxed but the rich person it's named after got to spend it however they wanted instead"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much.

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