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Steve Townsend ❌👑

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Brit in NYC, computer programming lifer. #SlavaUkraini #StandWithIsrael Zionist & Bonds Dogs ally, Bluesky fella not for-profit @pef-moderation.org - subjective labeling of disinfo and hate speech

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The Insider @theins.press · 42m
“They hung me up in an abandoned building and started beating me”: Palestinian sexual minorities speak out about repression LGBTQ people in the West Bank face persecution that can continue even after they flee to Israel.
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“They hung me up in an abandoned building and started beating me”: Palestinian sexual minorities speak out about repression
Hundreds of Arabs from the Palestinian Authority apply for asylum in Israel each year on the basis of the fact that they are members of the LGBTQ community.…
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx says he'll respond today to domestic violence allegations - video/audio where he describes slamming his wife into a door and throwing his toddler across a room. Voters/reporters new to Marx may not realize he has a long history of justifying violence.
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Lorelei, your donation dominatrix @lorelei0502.bsky.social · 3h
Happy Friday, #Fellas 🍷 Thank you so much for such a fantastic start! ❤️ Let’s keep this momentum going. These items are genuinely important to our guys, and every single contribution helps us get closer to the goal. 💰 PayPal: shulikatamara@gmail.com 🆘€8,588.54
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Michael Tomasky @mjtoma.bsky.social · 3h
New Column: Eric Schmitt is not only a joke. He's...let's say fascist adjacent. And Todd Blache is probably going to indict Jack Smith. It's all quite insane. newrepublic.com/post/216176/... via @newrepublic.com
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Eric Schmitt’s a Joke. The Assaults on Jack Smith Are Anything But.
The Missouri senator and other Republicans made fools of themselves Tuesday. But that won’t stop them lying about—and trying to destroy—Donald Trump’s prosecutor.
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NewsGuard @newsguard.bsky.social · 4h
Social media users are baselessly claiming that two Indian intelligence officials talked with Mossad to stage the hijacking of the FlyDubai flight, a supposed “false flag” to blame Iran and Arab countries for terrorism and garner sympathy for Israel. www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/flydubai-f...
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FlyDubai ‘False Flag’ Claim on Faked BBC Video
South Asian-based social media users claim that Israel and India orchestrated the FlyDubai pilot-stabbing incident to garner sympathy for Israel: NewsGuard’s False Claim of the Week
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 4h
When Western left-wing parties such as the UK's Green Party call for Palestine Action to be de-proscribed,they fail to understand that the Palestinian Arab movement in the West functions as a Trojan horse for the russians and their allies, who are seeking to fracture and weaken European democracies.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 8h
The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 4h
Ukraine is testing 5 interceptor drone models, designed to counter russia’s jet-powered UAVs. In an interview with @financialtimes.com, President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will be able to produce ~400 units by the end of October. At the same time, a shortage of engines remains a key challenge.
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The Insider @theins.press · 4h
U.S. Treasury designates fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor’s Russia-linked A7 payment network as a transnational criminal organization A7 said in January that it was processing over 2,000 transactions a day worth a combined 7.5 trillion rubles ($89.5 billion).
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U.S. Treasury designates fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor’s Russia-linked A7 payment network as a transnational criminal organization
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on the Russia-linked A7 cryptocurrency platform, which Washington describes as a “shadow banking network…
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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 4h
hmm, seems legit bsky.app/profile/did:... plus /post/3mwnn2inf5c2x
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Data projects by Texty.org.ua @texty.org · 5h
❗️TikTok videos calling for a new "Maidan" on October 3 have gained over 2.72 million views, as Russian propaganda narratives spread across social media. We look at the tactics "talking heads" use to promote a protest narrative favored by Russia.👇 dizinfomonitor.substack.com/p/the-govern...
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"The government. Destroy. Soon. Everyone"
Russian propaganda is calling for people to take to the "Maidan" on October 3
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 5h
Rather than facing trial and imprisonment for his criminal collaboration with the russians,which helped them finance the largest genocidal war of conquest since 1945,former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has joined the supervisory board of a russian retailer. www.esmmagazine.com/retail/forme...
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Former German Chancellor Schroeder Joins Supervisory Board Of Russian Retailer | ESM Magazine
Gerhard Schroeder has joined the supervisory board of the company that runs the Russian supermarket chain formerly belonging to Globus.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h
Rare you get live visuals of state capture.
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Tochnyi @tochnyi.info · 8h
⚠️| Kherson Weekly : 21-27 September During last week, Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast resulted in 4 fatalities and 33 wounded residents. (Credit @kelley7622.tochnyi.info)
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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 8h
Someone smarter than me might be able to taxonomize this disinfo effort instead of just label and blacklist them when I see them. List of cross-post accounts - not all but many are posting pro-russian disinformation. Are these 'portrait' avatars AI? bsky.app/search?q=hun...
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bsky.app/profile/did:... Kremlin nonsense, but in Spanish
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: It's that time of year: time to launch my annual guide to November's elections! I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter. Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress. Explore & bookmark!
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts
Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 9h
The same can be said of the German left-wing party. Only Germans seem to have no problem with the die Linke party leaders,Reichinnek and Schwedtner, who are stuck in the 20th century and constantly make anti-Ukrainian statements, while denying Ukrainians the same rights they grant Palestinian Arabs.
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon will win young French voters – until they realise the size of his Russia blind spot | Alexander Hurst
La France Insoumise gives voice to the left-behind, and progressives approve. But many recoil from a leftwing leader whose foreign policy is stuck in 1985, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hur...
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 11h
1/ Ukraine's A1 Artificial Intelligence Centre has developed, with UK support, a new AI platform called SPECTR AI to greatly reduce the time taken to detect and engage Russian targets. A Russian analysis highlights its capabilities and the threat it poses to Russian forces. ⬇️
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 11h
1/ Humiliating scenes of Russian surrendering en masse to Ukrainian forces in the Lyman salient are continuing to produce recriminations among Russian warbloggers. One lays the blame on a "rigged" military hierarchy dominated by incompetent "sycophants and lackeys". ⬇️
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 9h
Rufo often gets treated as a "respectable" conservative. His latest podcast episode — framing Indian-Americans as a problem in need of solving — is more evidence that he shouldn't be.
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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 15h
This is the dodgiest and most-desperate thing I’ve seen in the bubble so far. Amazon selling their chips to a group of investors and leasing them back - an off balance sheet arrangement done in plain sight. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel here. And they’ll probably buy more!
Amazon is seeking to offload about $8bn of advanced Nvidia chips to external investors through a new vehicle aimed at strengthening its balance sheet, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Seattle-based cloud giant has held talks with investors in recent weeks to gauge interest in the deal, which would allow the company to spin off thousands of Grace Blackwell chips it is deploying in data centres across the US into a special-purpose vehicle.
Amazon will then lease the advanced AI chips back from the SPV, which would tap outside investors through debt issuance. By unloading the expensive semiconductors to investors, the company could adopt a more asset-light approach to its balance sheet.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 15h
For my latest, I wrote about some of the modern addictions shaping American life, from social media to celebrity to sports betting. Read at @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/portraits-of...
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Portraits of an American Dopamine Eater
Our attention economy incentivizes the profane degradations of fame-seeking and celebrity culture.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 10h
It was hard, especially as a survivor, but I dug through the court documents and the right-wing reaction to the Cornell case. What I've learned is the backlash to #MeToo did its job, reinscribing hatred of survivors. We need more #MeToo, not less. www.salon.com/2026/10/02/c...
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Cornell assault case shows #MeToo didn’t go far enough
The backlash against the woman suing Chi Phi fraternity members is turning into a witch hunt
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antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов @antibot4navalny.bsky.social · 9h
🧵 Days 13 and 14 of Matryoshka's campaign targeting the 2026 US midterms were focused on 18 specific Democratic Senate candidates. Many of these races have almost zero national media attention. So why them? What do they have in common?
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11h
“Just as Carney has won global respect by being frank about the need for Canada to reduce its reliance on America, so Burnham’s remarks are sure to make other countries sit up and take notice that he means business.” ✍️ Alexandra Hall Hall
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'Andy Burnham's Plans to Make Britain Great Again Are the Polar Opposite of Trump's'
If Burnham succeeds where Trump has failed, the whole MAGA agenda will be exposed, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11h
Trump's USA is now pouring millions into reshaping European politics – including a reported $12 million for groups founded by Toby Young and Jacob Rees-Mogg. Who else is being funded – and what do they want in return? Help us #LightUpTheDark 👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/lightuptheda...
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Thos Swans @thosswans.bsky.social · 11h
1. Remove The Hyphen 2. Antizionism ≠ Political Criticism 3. Don’t Debate: Name the Libels and Their Function 4. Stop Calling Antizionists “Pro-Palestinian” 5. Describe Jews as a People, Not a Belief 6. Focus on What Antizionism Does maazaus.substack.com/p/six-simple...
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Six Simple Steps to Shut Down Antizionists
The new tools taking Jews and allies by storm
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23h
Don't enroll yourself or your parents in Medicare Advantage and this is why
At least one million US seniors will be forced to switch health plans next year as the largest Medicare Advantage providers cut benefits and discontinue some offerings in the wake of rising medical costs and heightened government scrutiny. About 390,000 people are part of UnitedHealth plans that are shutting down, a company spokesperson said. Humana has said that it will cut plans covering about 600,000 people. CVS Health’s Aetna and Centene are also shrinking their Medicare Advantage options.
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L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social · 23h
Support Scott Colom! @scolom.bsky.social We can WIN this seat.
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L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social · 23h
PLEASE elevate and amplify @roycoopernc.bsky.social! The path for Democrats runs through North Carolina.
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DroneBomber @dronebomber.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
23:20 | 01/10 Approximate flight routes of our UAVs: 🔴 Red arrows — directions of strike UAV movement; According to Russian sources, around 420 drones were reported, though these estimates and the displayed routes remain highly approximate.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
impressive chain of thinking
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antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов @antibot4navalny.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Kremlin-backed Matryoshka bot network is weaponizing the FlyDubai incident to smear the US Democratic Party in increasingly bizarre ways. The goal remains the same: seeking to influence the upcoming US midterm elections.
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Alex Bond 🇺🇦 @alexbondodua.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Attention! A reconnaissance unit has reached out to us for urgent help with a pickup truck needed for combat missions on the Zaporizhzhia front. Please donate, comment and share to help us get the vehicle to them asap. Slava Ukraini ✊🏼 🎯: $10 400 🅿🅿: umc4429917@gmail.com
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 01/10/2026
September came to an end. In Ukraine, it will be forever known as another month of russian terror. Deadly, cruel and completely senseless. And there’s no waking up to something better when September ends. Only help to make it more manageable: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
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Steve Townsend ❌👑 @stevetownsend0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is important because state-wide office is needed to roll back the GOP's industrialized voter suppression in FL and TX. Those are not the only ones, but big for obvious reasons.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🟣 SUBSTACK ‘Liberation’ – The Core Russian Lie, As Seen From Oleshky By Paul Niland Read below. ↓
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‘Liberation’ – The Core Russian Lie, As Seen From Oleshky
Paul Niland reports on another Russian war crime happening before our eyes in Ukraine
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The russian supremacist hockey player Ovechkin, who earns money playing in the US National Hockey League, has appeared in an advertisement in support of the largest genocidal war of conquest since 1945. Former NHL star Dominik Hašek criticises the US organisation for not banning the russian player.
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Opinion | Alexander Ovechkin advertises Putin’s evil on American ice
The Capitals star’s campaign ad makes the NHL a partner in Russian propaganda.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The rise of hate on social media against South Asians is unacceptable. We must stand together to protect all New Yorkers. Hate has no home in our state.
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South Asians Face Surging Racism in America
Social media posts, including from the Department of Homeland Security and a Texas Republican candidate, have helped stir fear among people of South Asian heritage.
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Lorelei, your donation dominatrix @lorelei0502.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
❤️‍🔥NEW MONTH -NEW MISSION & A RAFFLE #95th Air Assault Brigade, #Zaporizhzhia front is asking for our support to get the following: 5 × 2.8 kW charging stations A set of tyres DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo with RC 2 Pellets & containers 🎯 TOTAL GOAL: €8,875 💰 PayPal: shulikatamara@gmail.com
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1/ Hundreds of Russian soldiers near Lyman surrendered because they were starving and drinking their own urine, according to first-hand accounts from frontline soldiers. The officers are said to have taken the radios and ran away, while ordering the men not to retreat. ⬇️
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/10/2026
i think cox should spend less time weeping about polarization and more time working to convince his co-partisans not to abandon pluralism and liberal democracy
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
NEW on “Paper Trail”: Under Trump 2.0, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda. Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively. Behind it all is one man: Russell Vought. 🎧 Listen to our latest episode:
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Who’s the Shadow President?
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5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fuck Elbridge Colby Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting
Some of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance.
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This thread is a stark reminder that the free world should avoid the russian opposition in exile. The so-called 'opposition' constantly proposes ideas that will always harm the West more than benefit it, such as lifting sanctions or exchanging political prisoners. unrollnow.com/status/21052...
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Thread By @DenShtilierman - The Russian pseudo-opposition...
The Russian pseudo-opposition crowd is celebrating. Journalist Dmitry Muratov pitched an idea to U.S. President's Special Envoy John Cole: the release of...
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SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Poland is establishing a unified national Center for Countering Disinformation. The relevant order was signed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The Center is intended to become a single national hub that will effectively counter information campaigns and develop strategic approaches in this area.
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1/4 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk reminded the UN Special Rapporteur that her recent statements disregarded Ukrainians' right to resist occupation, which is unacceptable. Meanwhile, Albanese has dismissed this criticism of her position as "colossal idiocy" in a Trumpian manner.
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Command & Couture @burnafterbriefing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WAR & COUTURE No. 2 A Fever Dream’s Staffing Problem: cables from the military-industrial glamour offensive. Cheap autonomous pew-pews. Fast adaptation. Sexy C2. Rock hard bases. US supply chains. Very war. Very lethal. Awkwardly dependent on everyone you fired who knows Python.
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