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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.

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J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'

J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 14h

Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House, was tried, convicted and sentenced to prison for raping young boys he coached in the 60s 70s 80s The Hastert Rule is still a guiding principle of GOP governance (look it up)

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 20h

Useful things are happening recently on the right, with prominent figures drawing a line under the racism: Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nadhim Zahawi, now James Cleverly. Tentative sense of a social and moral norm being re-established.

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I wanted to speak on an amendment to motion EO2 Zionism is racism at Green Party conference today, but was not called on. I’ve copied over what I would have said in the next posts. I was heartbroken this amendment fell and that the vote went against providing this protection for Jewish members.

Text of amendment 3 to motion EO2 Zionism is racism

Safeguarding Jewish party membership

This amendment is to mitigate the possiblity that this motion could be used to achive indirect discrimination against practising Jews

Add after actions 2. ADD

This motion shall not be used to pressure, proscribe or discipline members based on affiliation with Jewish community institutions, such as synagogues, community centres or denominational groups, that describe themselves as Zionist or used to discipline or sanction Jewish members for expressing views that would be non sanctionable if expressed by non Jewish members such as (such as support for a binational state, or two state solution).

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Yeah, in Germany today, you can't even support far-right efforts to ban Holocaust memorials without someone calling you a Nazi! What is this country coming to?" (www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

"But Silke Schutz, 63, a baker who called herself a “staunch AfD voter”, described the Stolpersteine as “a waste of money, regardless of who pays for them”.

“There are so many victims no one cares about,” she said, citing people killed in traffic accidents. “We had nothing to do with the war and at some point it [remembrance] has got to come to an end. But when I express my opinion, I’m insulted as a Nazi.”"

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/10/2026

David Robinson, who worked on OpenAI’s safety team, resigned from the company this week. “I believe we need to look deeper than specific rules or new laws. We need to talk about culture,” he writes:

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I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken

The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 04/10/2026

What an image. Apparently 🇺🇸President Trump didn't even bother to turn on his camera while making his threats to ban diesel exports to Europe in Friday's G7 call? The facial expressions of the others as they listen to him says it all. More here: davekeating.substack.com/p/yet-again-...

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Raise your hand if you just KNEW this heifer would be in the side of the rapists.

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Marco Rubio's former BFF just got 10 years in jail for trying to broke a deal between Trump and the regime in Venezuela. Which is, of course, now the official policy of the United States. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/d...

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Former Florida congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying case

Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera was convicted on federal charges stemming from a secret lobbying campaign tied to the Venezuelan government.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026

Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Christa Pike has intensified bipartisan concerns about the state’s ability to effectively carry out lethal injections. Public support for capital punishment has faltered across the U.S., and the drugs needed for lethal injections have become harder to obtain.

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Tennessee’s Botched Attempt to Execute Christa Pike Intensifies Concerns Over Lethal Injections

The failed attempt with Christa Pike has intensified bipartisan concerns about Tennessee’s ability to effectively carry out lethal injections.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Picking on Byline Times sends a message to other political journalists: Be careful. Don't be too critical. We can do the same to you." @adambienkov.bsky.social speaks to LBC's @mrjamesob.bsky.social about Byline Times' ban from Conservative Party Conference.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The author(s) seem relieved that Biden did not, ultimately, force Israel to end the war in Gaza in spring 2024. If he had, it would have saved something like 40,000 Palestinian lives and 50,000 Gazan buildings. An eternal stain on Biden’s legacy.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Brexit was a huge loss both for the British people and for the European project as a whole. If the United Kingdom were to make such a decision, Spain would welcome it with open arms and once again embrace our friends in Britain.” - President Sánchez

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@carlkinsella.bsky.social Is our frontline correspondent reporting live from the decade-long war on Christmas. How fares the trenches, Carl? And our troops' morale? www.thejournal.ie/readme/surre...

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Dublin City Council not at war with Christmas, but with basic organisation and communication

Which is worse, by the way.

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Shona Murray @shonamurray.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Again the country marvelled at the incompetence of the FAI..” Ireland beat Israel in a bleak farce that leaves everyone feeling betrayed www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

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Ireland beat Israel in a bleak farce that leaves everyone feeling betrayed

In a mess seven months in the making, there is no one villain in the Irish set-up at whom people can point the finger

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Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A new report revealed Brendan Carr was once part of Midtown Group, the infamous “cult” that a former member called the “Epstein of AA” www.jezebel.com/trumps-mr-st...

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Shona Murray @shonamurray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Significant majority” of team voted to play Ireland v Israel game after it was put to a vote. Just one player said he won’t play. So the option was there but team overwhelmingly voted to go ahead #FAI

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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ireland shouldn't play Israel. It'll be a stain on our island and our history. Don't normalise genocide. #StopTheGame

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

So eloquently put. Israel accusing Ireland of “crossing every red line” is perverse.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ireland is facing pressure for not cancelling their match with Israel. They shouldn't have to face this pressure, Israel should be banned, Russia have been banned for 4.5 years. Why aren't Israel banned?

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I don’t want to be too alarmist here but you’re all aware that the Nazis were hyperbolic idiots right? Like you have picked up on the fact that this is actually a core part of fascism?

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

McEntee, Irish Foreign Minister, says EU 'credibility is gone' on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine. This is strange for a member of the EU EPP Party, given her party controls the European Commission & that ‘credibility’. In Ireland we call this talking out of both sides of your mouth!

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McEntee says EU 'credibility is gone' on illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine

The Minister for Foreign Affairs said she is hopeful there will be further EU sanctions imposed against Israel.

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Kris Straub (كريس)📍PAXAus @krisstraub.com · 19/09/2026

this poem has haunted me for years and i must now burden you with it

The Drowned Children
Louise Gluck

You see, they have no judgment.
So it is natural that they should drown, first the ice taking them in and then, all winter, their wool scarves floating behind them as they sink until at last they are quiet.
And the pond lifts them in its manifold dark
arms.

But death must come to them differently, so close to the beginning.
As though they had always been blind and weightless. Therefore the rest is dreamed, the lamp,
the good white cloth that covered the table, their bodies.

And yet they hear the names they used like lures slipping over the pond:
What are you waiting for
come home, come home, lost in the waters, blue and permanent.

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Euronews Deutsch @euronewsde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Damon Albarn bei Gorillaz-US-Tour: „Seid niemals neutral“ ➡️ l.euronews.com/9gxl

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Anya @kitten.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

As ever. Cruelty is the point

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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The first projections are in from Germany's state elections: Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania: The AfD leads narrowly on 37%, ahead of the SPD on 35.5%. Merz’s CDU is on just 5.5%, perilously close to the threshold for entering parliament.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The fair elections in #Russia Coming soon to America! #cdnpoli

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