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“Totalitarianism demands, in fact, the continuous alteration of the past, and in the long run probably demands a disbelief in the very existence of objective truth.” - Orwell

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 7h
Residents of a small town in Iowa are setting aside their political differences and banding together against a new data center, George Packer reports. He traveled to Clinton to explore whether their fight to stop the data-center project could help save democracy. theatln.tc/jM1Wc42g 🎨: Ben Hickey
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 15h
23,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules. That’s the amount of heat the oceans absorbed in 2025. A number so huge it’s almost meaningless…until you realise it’s roughly 40× humanity’s annual energy use. The ocean is buying us time. We’re running out of it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 19h
Did you know that Baptists have a news outlet? (I study media and religion, so I do). Anyway, it published a piece about Cornell, and it will probably surprise you. baptistnews.com/article/dear...
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Dear men, it is time to wake the hell up
All this is horrible, but there’s one fact about this case that ought to keep you awake at night worried about the future of the world:
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 9h
And if you’re at a public university, this fantastic reporting by USA Today very well may allow you to look up just how rarely perpetrators are expelled on your campus:
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How many students did your university suspend or expel for sexual misconduct under Title IX?
Explore the results of a first-of-its-kind data analysis of Title IX case outcomes from dozens of the nation's largest public universities.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 10h
James Talarico walks out to a standing ovation from 50,000 Texans at the State Fair Classic.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h
I questioned the government chatbot about Trump’s attacks on voting. Here’s what it said. newsletters.democracydocket.com/-17907830690...
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Even Trump's AI won't back his election lies
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
Requirements for becoming a private school teacher vary by state. We recently reported on a woman who pled no contest to felony child abuse charges in Florida, but was still able to open a school. Here's how you can research private schools like an investigative reporter:
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How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter
It can be really hard to get transparent, comprehensive information about private schools. Our investigative reporters share some suggestions for parents and guardians who want to collect it themselve...
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I spoke with @nbcnews.com’s Gadi Schwartz about my new investigation uncovering how ChatGPT fueled the violent fantasies and planning of a school shooter who killed eight people and injured dozens of others www.nbcnews.com/video/lawsui...
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Lawsuits alleges ChatGPT helped mass shooter plan attack
A lawsuit against OpenAI is alleging that an AI chatbot helped a mass shooter plan an attack at a school in Canada. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz talks to Mother Jones National Affairs Editor Mark Follman a...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/09/2026
A historic milestone for New York’s youngest learners: Universal 2-K is here. Our two-year-olds are ready to learn, explore and build a strong foundation from day one. This is what it looks like when we invest in our kids.
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The Look Book Goes to the First Day of Preschool
The city’s universal-2K program launched September 10 as an inaugural class of 2-year-olds joined Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 26/09/2026
“Why did a Russian oligarch close to Putin fund Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas?” That’s an excellent question (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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Don Jr. Has Some Explaining to Do
“Why did a Russian oligarch close to Putin fund Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas?” That’s an excellent question.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 26/09/2026
There was no “retreat.” Christian nationalists have spent decades trying to take over Hollywood, media, universities and public education. They didn’t voluntarily surrender that ground. Their attempts to impose a “biblical” worldview have been rejected.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don’t know why it took me so long to see the parallel between the Tech Bros’ “network state” strategy (“parallel institutions”) & the “7 mountains mandate.” But now that I see it, I can’t unsee it. 1/
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Roses are red The Wheel of Karma turns
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These smart glasses have been recalled for overheating temples causing burns
Stop using these smart glasses immediately.
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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 25/09/2026
With just weeks to go before the midterms, pretty much every poll seems like good news for Democrats. Here’s a quick scan of the most notable ones.
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Pretty Much Every Poll Is Good for Democrats Now
With just weeks to go before the midterms, pretty much every poll seems like good news for Democrats. Here’s a quick scan of the most notable ones.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
Today is the final day of our $50,000 matching gift challenge. Mother Jones investigations, like the ones you find here, are fueled by reader support. And we want to make your gift go twice as far. Pitch in today and see your donation doubled. Make twice the impact: tinyurl.com/5ytcupvp
A red and black flyer with black decorative leaves on top of the Mother Jones logo. Text: Final Day, $50,000 Match
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 24/09/2026
Sen. BOOKER: Could Flock be used to track and ultimately prosecute women who are accessing reproductive care? Privacy expert: That is completely correct. The AI will find Planned Parenthood clinics. They will look for patterns—who went to a doctor and then to a drugstore.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jon Husted just voted to continue the Iran war for the 14th time. While Ohioans are paying record high costs at the gas pump and the grocery store, Jon Husted is voting for more war – and costing you more money – every chance he gets.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wall Street Journal👇
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
No worries 😉 #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22/09/2026
74% of the world is under dictatorship. Most elected democratically.
How Democracies Die
The Deconstruction Model
1. Narrative Warfare
Lies spread faster than facts
2. Institutional Dismantling
Hollowed out from within
GATEKEEPERS SIDETRACKED
Press
Sued, defunded, discredi
Courts:
Packed, pressured, ignored
Congress
Corrupt, coerce, co-opt
3. Kleptocracy
Power used to steal
Philippines, 2016. Now, the world.
Accountability is possible. It is not inevitable.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
America is free only when the media is competitive, independent, and accountable to the people. apnews.com/article/warn...
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States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal
Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to settle their lawsuits against the mega merger.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/09/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Susan Collins “is not delivering for Maine so much as she is delivering up Maine to the Trump agenda,” Michelle Cottle writes.
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Opinion | Susan Collins’s Luck May Be Running Out
The independence and moderation of Maine’s Republican senator hardly matters anymore.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
While waiting for Trump to enter the signing of the US-Denmark-Greenland agreement at the UN, they chose “Send in the Clowns” as the background music. Yes, it’s real.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 21/09/2026
What's happening in Alberta is even more batshit than I ever thought. Danielle Smith is a dangerous psychopath, and the AB separatist movement largely exists because COVID broke far-right brains, and is led by Christo-fascist religious white nationalists, relying on dark money. 2/n
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 21/09/2026
A Paramount-appointed editorial independence board for CNN and CBS is worthless. The fish rots from the head, and this fish is headed by a compromised oligarch with a history of throwing journalists under the bus to advance his business interests. Our statement: freedom.press/issues/fpf-s...
Screenshot of quote from Freedom of the Press Foundation Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/09/2026
Ed Sheeran wants to play it safe in a dispute over free speech and Gaza—but some topics have no middle ground.
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Which side Is Ed Sheeran on?
The music star wants to play it safe in a dispute over free speech and Gaza—but some topics have no middle ground.
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You do understand that everything he's doing to Washington DC is about fortifying the city when he decides he's not leaving office
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
AI and its chips and data centers are the only thing keeping the stock market in the black right now. He doesn't want his 20-car pileup to get even worse as gas and grocery prices soar. He’s putting his short term political interests over the huge risk AI poses.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you’re not going to get vaccinated against contagious diseases, could you at least not cross the country in enclosed spaces with 100’s of others? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤬💀
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California health department notifies of measles exposure from unvaccinated Amtrak passenger
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is urging residents to get their measles vaccination after notifying the public of an exposure from an Amtrak passenger who traveled on the rail syste...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Now they're trying to ban books that ARE ALREADY IN THE ADULT SECTION!! Don't say we didn't tell you so. buff.ly/0nIzZma
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Joan (Knatcal) Danielson @jed28.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
ELDER ABUSE 1-800-677-1116 "Mitch McConnell: frozen positions, his facial expression unchanging, no responsiveness to the environment around him. I think comprehension-wise, he is NOT COMPREHENDING what is being spoken to him. He DOES NOT UNDERSTAND what he is doing.” AlterNet 🚨🇺🇲📜⚖️ VOTE💙 #Pinks
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Psychologist reveals signs of Mitch McConnell’s 'neurocognitive' failure (AlterNet)
On Friday, a widely cited psychologist and body language expert revealed signs that Sen. Mitch McConnell(R-KY) is afflicted with some form of “neurocognitive...
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A Hispanic Republican in Florida is facing her FAFO moment www.editorialboard.com/a-hispanic-r...
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A Hispanic Republican in Florida is facing her FAFO moment
María Elvira Salazar is indicative of Hispanics who supported Donald Trump.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Activists are expected to gather Friday evening to link hands & form a human chain outside the Washington venue, demanding Trump be removed as its chairman for failing to protect & manage it. Trump installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center last year after removing its previous leadership”
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Protesters plan to form human chain around Kennedy Center amid Trump's threats to demolish it
Protesters are demanding Trump be removed as its chairman for failing to protect and manage it.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tonight! Hands around the Kennedy Center is Friday 6:30-8:00pm.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow.
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trumpy is absolutely going to destroy the Kennedy Center. Just like the East Wing, he'll start at 2-3am and have teams inside to take down support columns so it can basically collapse on it's own if it's not already started. They need to get inspectors inside. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Forklift incident sparks fears Trump could demolish Kennedy Center after closure
Congresswoman leading legal battle against Trump’s takeover demands emergency court hearing
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And scene.
quote from 1984 where the party is always right.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A 'tidal wave' of forever chemicals are being pumped out to satisfy the AI industry, according to The Guardian. Nearly all of the 10 biggest manufacturers of Pfas are planning to increase production for use in semi-conductors and data center cooling systems.
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‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I want to talk to you about an article @wired.com's @telliotter.bsky.social published yesterday that should be getting a LOT more attention than it currently is -- It's all about how the US Census Bureau is overrun with staffers from a notable MAGA think tank.
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The Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank
The US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal fu...
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**°•.FAFO.•°** @fafo-ez-one.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
James Talarico: “I wish our government would go after pedophiles like they go after brown men headed to work at 7am. I wish our government would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schools. I wish our government would fund healthcare like they fund forever wars..."
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David Daniel @daviddaniel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bleecker Street announces it's moving up the initial theatrical release of Alex Gibney's documentary MUSK one week, to October 9.
Poster for Alex Gibney's documentary MUSK, showing the title in large yellow letters behind a figure of Elon Musk wearing a black suit, cap, and sunglasses and holding a chainsaw aloft. He's shown standing on the Earth, which has been sliced diagonally in half. A review quote from The Hollywood Reporter is at the top in yellow type, and credits are at the bottom in white type, below the tag line in yellow: "An Unflinching Look at Earth's Most Unchecked Man."
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 14/09/2026
Nothing says “America First” like having Moscow sponsor the open bar.
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Colleen Jenny (she/her)🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸 @cjenny2.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Democrats to train tens of thousands to monitor polls amid election interference fears
Project will prepare volunteers across US to monitor polls, encourage early voting and respond to disinformation
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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Amazing event yesterday in Columbus! Grateful for the conversations and for the chance to hear directly from people about what matters most: making life more affordable, creating opportunity, and making sure every family has the chance to thrive.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13/09/2026
Voting under way in Sweden with far right eyeing first role in government
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Voting under way in Sweden with far right eyeing first role in government
Party with neo-Nazi roots is in line for key ministerial positions if rightwing bloc wins the election Voting is under way in Sweden in a high-stakes election that could lead to the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) entering government for the first time. It comes after an unusually heated and polarised campaign punctuated by personal attacks between leaders, accusations of misinformation and Maga-inspired ads. Polls suggest an extremely tight race, with one showing just 0.3 percentage points between the left and right blocs. Continue reading...
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