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remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading.

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Vasabjit Banerjee @vasabjit.bsky.social · 5h

State tax holidays on gas aren't free. They are important sources of state revenue. They will affect service delivery and the shortfall will have to be made up later, perhaps with interest or more investments,...by taxpayers.

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h

The NYT used much harsher language to describe the Clinton’s’ actually good charity than they have to describe Trump’s overt voluminous crime spree.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 03/10/2026

You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Former Wash Post reporter: Also, I'd add that the Washington Sun has had a mighty impressive debut. Lots of meaningful reporting.

With no disrespect to my many many friends who continue to do excellent journalism at The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos has made abundantly clear that he cannot be trusted to own the flagship paper of the nation’s capital. Follow @washingtonsun
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The Washington Sun now coming to a DC metro stop near you 🌞🌞🌞

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 22h

What everyone has to prepare for is the constitutional crisis to accelerate if the Democrats take the House and the Senate. Vought has been allowed by the Republicans to act with impunity, so have he will continue to ignore Congress. This is why you have to impeach him immediately.

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Jen Sorensen @jensorensen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This week's comic on the pleasures of grocery shopping in 2026

Mr. Mrs. Perkins go grocery shopping 2026

Wasn’t that lettuce recalled for gut-exploding bacteria?

They said it might be OK in this state…

And look, it’s on sale!

Bags of lettuce from Grody farms 25% off

My, things have gotten expensive. Mr. P looks at Tariff Cheese priced $79 per pound

Looks like we can only afford the industrial poultry. Mrs. P looks at the Sad chicken section where

Thighs of Despair are offered at $3.99 per pound

This breakfast cereal used to be $4.50 for a large box. Now it’s $9 for this. Mr. P is holding a tiny box of Honey Chomps

This one is now priced by the flake. Mrs. P is holding a bag of cereal that costs 10¢ per wheat unit

Both look at hot dogs of dubious origin

Cheap

You’d never know the stock markets at an all-time high.

Yeah, it seems the supermarket has hit an all-time low.

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Built in 1795, this 4-bed, 4-bath home in historic Old Town Marblehead sits on just a 2,000sf lot. Today, you’d need a lot over 4x the size to build the same home here. Imagine proposing Marblehead to Marblehead today…

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 03/10/2026

Country singer Zach Bryan wore a “Free Palestine” shirt at his Gillette Stadium show in Massachusetts.

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Looks like the Trump gang is planning another coup in Brazil. The Trumpers just hate democracy paydayreport.com/brazils-fede...

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Brazil’s Federal Police and ABIN warn of possible US Coup

The closure of US embassies in Brasil may be first step towards a coup

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Beyond the horrifying reality that a hospital is trying to "clear the pentobarbital from [Christa Pike's] system" currently, the litigation over Tennessee's actions this week will shine a very clear light on the many, many reasons why governments should not be trusted with killing their citizens.

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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's weird to live in a time where the Pope keeps making better statements on current affairs than any secular world leader seems able or willing to.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

These victories were achieved through the efforts of Civil Rights activists, along with support from Neiman Marcus president Stanley Marcus, who was an early advocate for desegregation. The Neiman Marcus Dallas store manager purportedly warned Marcus that he would destroy his business this way.

A Black man protesting in front of a department store in San Diego, California. He's wearing a suit and holding a sign that says "We March Protesting the Indignity and Humility of Jim Crow." There are some people behind him.

Stanley Marcus smoking a pipe. He's wearing a striped suit.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The downtown Neiman Marcus flagship was one of the first major Dallas businesses that broke with these practices. In 1961, the company desegregated its Zodiac Room, a swanky lunch spot frequented by Dallas elites. Later, they welcomed Black shoppers to come and buy clothes without restrictions.

The Zodiac Room restaurant on the sixth floor of Neiman Marcus in Dallas. The photo shows a bunch of tables covered in white tablecloth and leather covered seats.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For instance, they had to try on clothes over their clothes, put on protective covers when trying on hats, or weren't allowed to make returns once they brought the clothes home. These policies stemmed from racist fears that white customers would refuse merchandise previously worn by Black shoppers.

Department Store, Mobile, Alabama, 1956

By Gordon Parks

Promised gift of The Gordon Parks FoundationJoanne Wilson, one of the Thorntons’ daughters, is shown standing with her niece in front of a department store in downtown Mobile. The pair is impeccably dressed in light, summery frocks. The jarring neon of the “Colored Entrance” sign looming above them clashes with the two young women’s elegant appearance, transforming a casual afternoon outing into an example of overt discrimination. Notice the fallen strap of Wilson’s slip. Though this detail might appear discordant with the rest of the picture, its inclusion may have been strategic: it allowed Parks to emphasize the humanity of his subjects.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵

A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One simple way that you know the United States is not a full democracy & has experienced significant democratic backsliding is that, in actual democracies, it does not matter "which party runs elections" heading into the next one. "Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections"

Przeworski, Democracy and the Market cover

Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections

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Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every question from every reporter over the next day or two should be "What did you mean when you said only a Hispanic could survive that fall"?

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 02/10/2026

Big Tech companies like Flock Safety have built a mass surveillance system to harvest Americans’ private and personal data without their consent. I’m proud to introduce the Ban Flock Act with @sanders.senate.gov to enforce our constitutional right to privacy.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The literal argument here is that you're not assimilated if white people are racist against you because of who you are or how you look. bsky.app/profile/jame...

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

these are our pianos, not theirs! I know this stuff can feel secondary with all of the immediate pain this admin causes, but in the face of such personalism, it also feels important to assert the democratic principle that these cultural inheritances don't belong to the president, they belong to us

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

24. As Jack Smith said Tuesday, "grand juries in two separate districts reached this conclusion based on his actions ... Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power."

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

3. Schmitt's story is part of a broader attempt by the GOP to punish Smith for prosecuting Donald Trump's treason. If we say goodbye now, we miss a chance to say that.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2. Schmitt's story is part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of a coup against an investigation that, as Jack Smith said, "developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation."

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

1. Let's not say goodbye to Eric Schmitt just yet. His story is about more than a power-mad senator falling on his face. It's part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of an insurrection against the United States.

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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 01/10/2026

People need to understand the people leading the AI industry, transhumanist/longtermist/EA movements, and tech broadly, as died-in-the-wool pseudoscientists, denialists (climate change, the holocaust), and crank purveyors of conspiritualist woo of the highest order. The height of Rationalism.

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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 01/10/2026

A joint study by Yale University and George Mason University found that those who are disengaged, doubtful, or dismissive of climate change tend to highly trust healthcare providers on the subject — even more than public officials from agencies like NASA and news organizations. (Published 2025)

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The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients

Leveraging trust built over time, doctors hope to depolarize the issue and break through misinformation.

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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago

I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Telling a Black woman who is a descendant of enslaved people to leave America, JD Vance. I do not know what to say. Even I didn't believe you would go this low.

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Railroaded by Richard White is an oddly soothing book now because we are living through almost exactly the same thing right now

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As with most of the issues our country faces, the solution is ending the era of elite impunity

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 01/10/2026

Opinion: Accruing income at home from land and power abroad has an old name: empire. ft.trib.al/oaqobOj

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Chuck Grassley also did not share the texts with Democratic senators before the hearing, breaking protocol.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hahahaha they were so sure they were holding aces. You’ll never find a dumber or more incompetent bunch of fuckups.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Trump will not be held accountable for his illegal commercials. But it is still important that we recognize the commercials as illegal. There. Are. FOUR. Lights. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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PSA: Trump Continues To Commit Crimes

While the president is unlikely to face any consequences for his patently illegal, taxpayer-funded ads, it’s essential to remember he should.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026

I’ve been asked to weigh in on the debate over whether to bring an iced coffee to an interview. It doesn't matter. Iced coffee is NOT why it's hard to land a job right now, and it's NOT why Gen Z can't get ahead. Our economy is rigged. We need to change that.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It is actually completely clear from context clues.

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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 30/09/2026

Will the WNBA finally address the racism of parts of the Fever fandom now that they’ve come for the M’VP? Probably not, but they will assess her for a tech for responding to whatever harassment was leveled at her. And you know it had to be bad because A’ja doesn’t go off like that.

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This drunk, coked out idiot throwing other countries into chaos:

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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

After being raped by a man on my hall sophomore year, I couldn’t leave my dorm room for weeks and failed several classes. I had to take out student loans so I could retake those credits. We almost never talk about the financial toll of campus sexual assault on survivors.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026

Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Another data point in the case for a new Administration to shut down DHS and start over on actually effective (and humane) homeland security.

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 29/09/2026

between the metaverse, the pervert glasses, and now this fuzzy avatar mess, Meta is on a generational run of real-world Black Mirror episodes

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 29/09/2026

where other AI companies have to keep insisting that they're sorta trying to destroy humanity, Meta Platforms knows that actions speak louder than words

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is so important. They’ve broken the economic models that fund journalism is because they recognize the *purpose* of journalism threatens their bullshit-based valuations, ie, the sources of their wealth and power. Yet actual-existing journalists were instead crucial for creating their myths.

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