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SusanneMc

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SF Bay Area. Just here trying to stay responsibly and reasonably informed 😎

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1h
Trump officials seem to have realized their AI chatbot was fact-checking the president’s biggest lies. trib.al/G5rU7c2
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Trump Reprograms Government AI Chatbot to Stop Fact-Checking His Lies
Trump officials seem to have realized their AI chatbot was correcting the president’s biggest lies.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h
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Billy Idol Performing: More, More, More!
ALT: Billy Idol Performing: More, More, More!
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h
1. DOGE dividend. 2. Tariff dividend. 3. Midterms dividend. 4. Data center dividend.
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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 2h
Nevada rejected DHS Secretary Mullin’s claim that 15,903 noncitizens were registered to vote. After DHS sent a smaller, verified list of alleged noncitizens, Nevada election officials confirmed that every single person on that list was actually a U.S. citizen.
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Watchdog Sues DHS For Evidence Behind Sec. Mullin’s Claim of 250,000 Noncitizen Voters
American Oversight Seeks Records Showing Basis of DHS’ Claims and How Agency Used Them to Pressure Four States
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h
This is a Trump +22 district in the suburban/rural stretch between Houston and Austin and, uh
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 1h
Still waiting for Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito to be investigated for allegedly taking bribes from billionaires in the form of lavish vacations while addressing cases in which the wealthy men were involved
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 1h
We cannot become numb to this. Reporting via CNN
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1h
Homebuyers are “like sharks in the water looking for blood” as 7% mortgage rates force sellers to cut prices.
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Home Sellers Feel the Sting of 7% Mortgage Rates
Also: Another snag for NYC’s pied-a-terre tax, and help for first-time buyers in the UK and China
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1h
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, responds just now to this leaked audio from Paxton: “I just have a one-word reaction: Whoops.”
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1h
JD Vance, a professed Christian, continues to demonize undocumented immigrants in a pathetic attempt to distract voters from the ways he and Donald Trump have decimated our economy, dragged us into an illegal war, and abandoned the needs of the people... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-hell-wi...
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To Hell With The Hateful, Heretical Christianity of JD Vance
I don’t imagine Jesus was the litigious type, but if he were on the planet right now, I’m pretty sure he’d sue JD Vance for false association or identity theft.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1h
don't amplify lies in the headline
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OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns
OpenAI is seeking another $30 billion privately as its IPO plans slip.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1h
I'm being silly here but the point still stands that every single person using AI is apparently oblivious to the fact that somewhere, someone has their thumb on the scale to feed you shit.
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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 1h
Christian nationalist movements are working to criminalize dissent, impose religious rule, & rewrite federal policy. Faith as a Weapon exposes how these ideologies are no longer fringe but embedded in Trump’s inner circle, backed by billionaires, & aligned under a shared goal: a theocratic America.
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Faith as a Weapon: Inside America’s Theocratic Vanguard
Christian nationalism and theocratic extremists didn’t just inspired Jan 6 — they’ve taken over key parts of government, weaponizing faith to dismantle democracy and impose an authoritarian theocratic regime that silences dissent. This poses a direct threat to America’s future.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Rep. Rich McCormick blames OBAMA for high gas prices in the year of our lord 2026
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Smörhuvud (he/surprise me) @guncelawits.bsky.social · 3h
Sorry to be tedious, but: Is there any large language model anywhere, for which customers are willing to pay at least as much as the model costs to run? And if not, isn’t this entire extraordinary popular delusion a self-limiting phenomenon?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h
I hope everyone reads this, thinks about it and then shares it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
A few hundred noncitizen votes are a national scandal. But when states reject hundreds of thousands of ballots from eligible voters, it’s business as usual
One state rejected ballots because some voters failed to include their mother’s maiden name on the back of the return envelope.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
"Vote for James Talarico. He has *one* house."
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1h
DOJ is continuing its equally embarrassing and alarming practice in the second Trump administration of going after federal judges who push back against lawlessness and support the rule of law. Today, they filed a judicial complaint against Minnesota federal judges who spoke to The New York Times.
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DIS frequently has cases pending in the District of Minnesota, including immigration cases before Judge Schiltz and Judge Tunheim. These judges should be ordered to recuse from any matters involving DHS because the public reasonably questions their impartiality in cases involving immigration. Morcover, the Eighth Circuit should initiate an investigation by the Judicial Counsel into the improper conduct by judges in the District of Minnesota who "covet publicity" rather than adhering to the rule of law by adjudicating cases or controversies. NFL, 585 F.3d at
1140. Finally, pursuant to Rules 11(a)(4) and 11(f) of the Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Procedings, a special committee should be appointe inve mate this misconduct.

Trent McCotter
Acting Deputy Attorney General

Stanley Woodward Jr.
Associate Attorney General
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1h
If you actually read some of the madness in here you can sense a theme. AI firms want you to believe their product thinks for themselves because they don't want you to realize you're being fed horseshit. It's like hiring someone from Daily Wire to be your "research assistant"
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 4h
This is the thing about AI that I love so much. Think of all the morons you know (many on this site!) using and swearing by this tech that can change the output depending on who is controlling the AI. And those dumbasses still believe it should be used for anything regarding data!
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 18h
😂😂😂
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 23h
Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him
karlbode.com
Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess
Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 1h
Great news: The Senate just blocked the Stop Insider Trading Act, a loophole-filled bill that wouldn’t actually ban members of Congress from owning stock. Americans deserve a real stock trading ban, not a weak bill that still lets congresspeople profit off their offices.
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The Mighty Jungle💙💛 @ocanannain.bsky.social · 15h
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 1h
There is a case to be made that the Democrats do not do anything to help Trump voters who are feeling the pain of Trump's corruption while exposing Trump's corruption to a maximal degree. Here, Raskin explains that his focus as chair of the House Judiciary will be on bribery and insider trading.
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Sergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 1h
This graph turns my stomach - why is the current government at war with some of our most vulnerable neighbors? I don't want hungry children in my city. I want my tax dollars to help them, and to fund efforts to go after corporations & others who created that hunger.
A line graph titled: SNAP ENROLLMENT IS FALLING FAST

Below title: More than 5 Million people have lost SNAP since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in in July 2025.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1h
Update on this: ICE took down these reviews, which they initially posted. The site where they were now just says "not found." But @prospect.org downloaded the files when they were first available, and you can read them at our story.
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S.J.💙🩵💙🦋🦓 @glimmers2.bsky.social · 19h
A study in valor. Imagine testifying against the most powerful criminal on the planet?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2h
A couple recently received a $575,000 settlement from the city of Milwaukee after 55 swatting calls over the course of three years summoned police to their home. Officials knew the calls were made by pranksters. nyti.ms/3TtgRQH
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 6h
She also adjusted her pace to ensure the injured cub could keep up. By 2008, he was observed hunting on his own & at the age of 20 is King of the Fat Bears, holding his own at the crowded Brook Falls. A story of a mother's love, sacrifice & a little cub who became a champion fat bear. 🥹
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How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack
Discover how Bear 89 became Backpack, why his nickname predates his leg injury, and how his mother Holly adjusted to her cub’s needs.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 2h
New reports reveal Meta has been classifying gigantic data centers as "pilot models" in order to secure a tax credit from the 1980s. The loophole has allowed Meta to avoid paying nearly $4,000,000,000 in taxes last year alone.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h
“.. The watchdog found no wrongdoing by Mr. Powell or his colleagues and it affirmed that no referrals were made to the U.S. Attorney General.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/b...
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Rachel Maria😎🗽🇺🇸 @rachelmaria55.bsky.social · 2h
Is this their vp in ‘28?🤪 ICYMI 📸 @rollingstone.com
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h
36 minutes before the hearing started.
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 2h
USA Today: Trump is sending $500 checks to nearly 1 million Americans he says were overcharged through the Affordable Care Act's federal exchange for buying health insurance. You have to be a special kind of stupid to believe this. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Sarah Thurmond @sarahthurmond.bsky.social · 2h
Maybe, just maybe, Kennedy is in cahoots with industry leaders? 🤷‍♀️
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 2h
From 2023 to 2026, Google Earth's updated satellite imagery shows what's left of Gaza. The images reflect what Human Rights Watch has already found: Israel has caused deliberate, widespread destruction throughout Gaza ⤵️
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Kyle Paoletta @kpaoletta.bsky.social · 3h
Today in @motherjones.com, my year-long investigation into how the Trump administration pulled over $200 million from the non-profits that provide legal aid to migrants. The ensuing scramble sent several organizations reeling, while others remained steadfast: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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First Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.
How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely.
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 5h
Meta is using a radical interpretation of a tax credit for “research and experimentation” to get billions of dollars off GPUs for its A.I. data centers. My latest with Jesse Drucker, @elitan.bsky.social and @mikeisaac.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2h
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 3h
Susan Collins has had five years to give back Leon Black's money. She's had ten months to give back his wife's. Here's what her office did when we called. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-billiona...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2h
Tuesday presented a split-screen picture of a Trump admin seeking ever more extreme uses of executive power w/ barely any pushback from SCOTUS contrasted w/ a Trump admin losing power and facing accountability from increasingly aggressive appeals courts supporting the district courts. Law Dork:
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SCOTUS allows quick third-country removals to resume, as lower courts close in on Trump’s lawlessness
A split-screen of the Supreme Court allowing Trump to expand his authoritarian efforts as appeals courts are increasingly supporting district courts’ accountability efforts.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2h
I explained the Trump-vs.-Fox thing in a recent Stop the Presses newsletter, which people should subscribe to.
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Fox News likes Trumpism a lot more than it likes Trump
Bartiromo’s ouster shows the Murdochs protecting themselves from the reckless president
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2h
““She goes, ‘I can handle myself’. I said, ‘You can?’ And I remember grabbing her, slamming her into our front door,” he laughed during an interview on a podcast called Protector Nation.” Guy physically abused his wife because she said she could take care of herself.
thedailybeast.com
‘Christian Warrior’ Candidate’s Dark Past Revealed
Fresh videos and posts unearthed by the Daily Beast have placed the Republican under growing scrutiny as the midterms loom.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 2h
"The transcript, which CBS News New York exclusively obtained from a source, shows the victim told campus police more than three weeks after the alleged assault, "I can say with 100% confidence I was raped."" I mean JESUS CHRIST. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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DA in Cornell University case says he never saw transcript of campus police interview with alleged rape victim
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten says he never saw a transcript of a conversation between an alleged rape victim and investigators showing what she told Cornell University campus p...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 7h
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h
“Most Americans are pro-immigrant,” Talarico says. “Throughout US history, immigrants have always made us richer and stronger.” Trump's barbarities have opened the way to a new consensus. Talarico is giving voice to it in moral language that Dems can learn from. 5/5 newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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Command & Couture @burnafterbriefing.bsky.social · 2h
With my former service academy asst prof hat on, the more interesting question here isn’t academic tenure. It’s force generation. The service academies aren’t merely universities. They’re statutory officer-accession pipelines that produce commissioned officers with multi-year service obligations.
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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 17h
Insane rain potential in France as drought parched land may receive nearly a year’s worth of rain in two days.
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