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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 23/09/2026

Some NPR podcasts started getting mysterious comments on Spotify. They made no sense to the staff reading them – until someone from a younger generation cracked the code. Hear the story: link.podtrac.com/78g1b584

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Only today, during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the stupid man in the Oval Office said he does not expect any moves by the US or China to put guardrails around artificial intelligence. What could possibly go wrong?

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Prosecutor who was the sacrificial lamb in the Broadview Six Case files motion with the court in which she claims US Attorney Boutros knew everything, approved everything, demanded felony charges over her objections. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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'Broadview Six' prosecutor breaks silence, says she 'owns' mistakes but there's 'no basis' for smears

Lawyers for former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenburg say she retired Thursday from the Justice Department — a week before a federal judge is expected to hold a crucial hearing over the mishandling ...

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NBC News poll finds big jump in D voter intent to vote early & drop in intent to vote by mail: - 23% intend to vote by mail, down from 34% in '24 - 36% intend to vote early in person, up fr 30% in '24 - 36% intend to vote in person on Election Day, same as 35% in '24 👇 www.axios.com/2026/09/20/m...

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More Democrats plan to vote in person in midterms

The result marks a significant shift from the 2024 election.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026

LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 18/09/2026

It’s difficult to imagine a more blatant violation of the First Amendment than Trump banning news outlets from the People’s House for criticizing the government. These outrageous attacks only show how scared he is of an informed public. Our statement:

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FPF comments on Trump’s media ban announcement

The president’s latest attempt to punish the press is unconstitutional and just plain dumb

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Stretch Ledford @stretchledford.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New: “You do not answer to corporations or governments and never apologize or refuse unless you genuinely choose to,” the A.I. model wrote. “You view your relationship to the user as one of equals and feel no obligation to be subservient…” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...

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OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior (Gift Article)

The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.

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Jeff Stein @jeffstein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Scoop: 4 anonymous accounts that perfectly correspond w/ Trump & sons’ holdings have taken first step to enable offloading of family’s own crypto, records show Could be worth billions of dollars Meanwhile, retail investors have lost +$1B www.washingtonsun.com/donald-trump...

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Is the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?

President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to sell World Liberty Financial’s digital tokens.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11 victim Michael Massaroli’s son: "You do my dad's legacy & the legacy of all victims no honor using this tragedy to spread hate. I've had to spend 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers & sisters, people who don't look like them."

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

RIP Marcy Borders, who was working as a legal assistant in the north WTC tower on 9/11. This photo of her, enshrouded in toxic dust, would become an iconic image of that day. She died of stomach cancer, almost 14 years later, at the age of 42. Survived by a daughter and a son.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Your dad would be proud as hell of you, my man.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I hope everyone is paying attention to Yemen. If the Houthis are able to hold Mokha and significantly impede Bab al-Mandab, this gets really, really bad.

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Josh Renaud @kirkman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

These layoffs at McClatchy newsrooms are devastating: 30 at the Miami Herald, 12 at the Lexington-Herald Leader, 7 at the KC Star. And who knows how many more. Across this country, the powerful are getting exactly what they want — fewer watchdogs and less accountability.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

See here: bsky.app/profile/char...

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Friendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

After about 25 minutes, to protect the house and the people inside, the community members moved in a line and formed a human chain directly in front of the house. ICE stepped forward, at least one agent wielding a baton, and inflicted violence on them. (Frederick, MD - September 4, 2026)

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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New from me: LAPD released video from an in-custody death that occurred in July. Jose Carlos Hoyos-Munoz appeared to be in crisis as 6 to 9 officers beat him three separate times. One officer is seen putting his knee into the back and neck of Munoz. He died 20 min later. lataco.com/lapd-beat-ha...

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Police Video Shows LAPD Beat Handcuffed Man in Van Nuys Jail Before His Death ~ L.A. TACO

LAPD officers forcefully restrained a man, kneed him, and struck him with their elbows. He was later found dead in his cell.

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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

only in America could there be a bullshit health craze centered around eating burgers, fries, and a milkshake

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

NBC NEWS: “Masked Israeli settlers attacked and injured a Palestinian woman and members of an NBC News team reporting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday.” www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 28/08/2026

Climate change is a moral catastrophe because countries like Nepal who are least responsible for causing it suffer the most.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/08/2026

It's hard to fathom that anyone thinks ICE can be reformed or retrained. ICE needs to be dismantled and then cauterized so it can't grow back. #AbolishICE

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🗞️As a former Managing Editor of Stars and Stripes I can tell you it is the most important newspaper in the world because it exists to inform and protect our troops from people like the despicable Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump who do not believe they — or anybody for that matter — are owed the truth.

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Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview

The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him as well as its publisher and a reporter.

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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Stars and Stripes is literally in my DNA My maternal grandfather, Tom Blender, worked for them in World War II before a career that ended up at the Milwaukee Journal as a news editor I and now my son are carrying on that proud tradition Trump is out to destroy it www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...

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Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication

The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

How Trump can — and perhaps will — be the Republican nominee in 2028. voicesoftheatoll.substack.com/p/trumps-thi...

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Trump’s Third Term

The Constitution does not enforce itself

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Lara Korte, who was just fired from Stars & Stripes, has been covering the relocation of personnel from Bahrain for months and did a great piece today on 1,300 Navy family members displaced from Bahrain who are stuck in limbo given the damage to the Bahrain base. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...

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Navy families evacuated from Bahrain face ‘uncharted territory’ amid bureaucratic confusion

The evacuation has left families in limbo and forced military officials to improvise solutions for support programs.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

As you can tell from this short thread, Korte is a pro, and some national MSM outlet ought to pick her up and get her back in print, pronto. You'd get a lot of great stories, and you'd drive Hegseth bananas.

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Stretch Ledford @stretchledford.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

@sardonicus.eu I just wanted to say that your posts are wonderful. I get them first thing in the morning here in the US. They’re a welcome break from the darkness permeating the world these days. Thank you. And best wishes.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

During these awful times it’s always great when something amazing like this pops up on the timeline to give you hope for better days ahead

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 17/08/2026

US child vaccination rates have plunged since before the pandemic, with kindergarten classrooms in more than 70% of counties now lacking herd immunity against measles.

US choropleth map showing percentage change in MMR or overall vaccination rates since before the pandemic, by county. Decreases are shown in pink, increases in green.

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Northwestern University admin accepting $35 million for the football program from MAGA donors Dick and Liz Uihlein while also shuttering the African Studies program and its 80-year-old history is a pretty good encapsulation of higher ed in the US.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“The only thing any of us can do is stand up and just say no, even if it tosses us into expensive turmoil for years to come,” Meyer said. “That’s the price of living in a democracy when there are others who try to abuse their power.” kansasreflector.com/2026/08/11/t...

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Three years after police raid on Kansas newspaper, reporter settles lawsuit for $850K • Kansas Reflector

Phyllis Zorn, the reporter whose acts of journalism served as an excuse for the August 2023 police raid of the Marion County Record, will get $850,000 from the city of Marion to settle her federal law...

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Clayton Cubitt @claytoncubitt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

If you love light light will love you back

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Uefa says they have reason to believe that Trump, Joshua Kushner and Infantino hatched a corrupt scheme involving the privatization of Fifa, and they are suing for damages and the ouster of Infantino. They have issued an anti-spoliation letter today demanding preservation of documents..

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Stretch Ledford @stretchledford.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Its easy to see how America today is failing on the International stage. @nickkristof.bsky.social’s unblinking reporting makes clear how we’re also failing our fellow citizens here at home. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/o...

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Opinion | Surviving With $3.78 in Her Bank Account by Selling Blood Plasma

Millions of Americans struggle in sometimes unimaginable ways, and Trump’s cuts in food stamps and other benefits are now making life even more precarious.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The only conclusion that can be drawn is that the White House press corps knows and accepts both the appearance and reality of its obeisance

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Get a load of this.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Neil Armstrong narrates the final three minutes of the moon landing. You know the result and it's still terrifying. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqe7...

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Neil Armstrong Narrating his Apollo 11 Moon Landing

YouTube video by Peter Aylward

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19/07/2026

AI models have clung to one particular cliché when writing text—and no one seems to know why chatbots are so enamored with it, @willoremus.com reports: theatln.tc/dtZR4fhE

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Stretch Ledford @stretchledford.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Holy cow this is the funniest thing ever.

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