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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22h

some deranged lunatic is going to storm an elementary school with an ar15 looking for the schools surgical center and the media is going to pretend we have no idea where they got that idea from

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 6h

The indicator of all indicators of late stage capitalism

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17h

Employers worldwide are pulling back on AI as they navigate a flood of errors and low-quality work that sap employee time, raise privacy and security risks, and drive up costs

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Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back

Rapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work

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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 14/10/2026

Despite Seattle's reputation as a trans haven, the University of Washington has reacted to escalating attacks on trans rights with silence — even after a trans student was murdered. But trans academic workers, unionized with UAW, are fighting back. Our latest, from @thefreeradical.org.

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How a Union Is Fighting for Trans Rights for Trans Rights at University of Washington

At the University of Washington, an academic workers’ union is fighting a silent administration that refuses to protect trans rights, even after a trans student was murdered

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

As an American living abroad, this enrages me. Everything Trump is doing is completely unraveling countries globally in massive ways, and Americans are constantly talking about the price of eggs and gas. USAID is gone. NATO, Ukraine, the Middle East, Brazil..... everything is on fire.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Netflix is laying off 1,000 workers — its largest layoff ever. In 2025, Netflix had a net income of $11 billion (up 26%). Its CEO was paid $53M (255x more than the median employee). And it just raised prices for the second time in just over a year. Corporate greed in a nutshell.

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

he's really in fine form today

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.

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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I wish that I didn't birth children into this trash fire of AI, surveillance, climate crisis, rampant misogyny and white supremacy. I feel so scared for my biracial, neurodivergent, female children and all the other marginalized kids. May we continue to build at least pockets of safety for them 🙏

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time

“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is probably the thing giving me the most anxiety currently.

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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brent 🌹🗽 @therealbrent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

remarkable thing to admit

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

McDonald's is now reportedly pressuring franchisees to use AI to price food. Its CEO raked in $20.6M last year, over 1,000x the median McDonald's worker pay of $19,020. And they remain one of the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients. I'm not lovin' it.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Saving all these for when my non-online friends ask me why I don't like him in the next primaries.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA faculty

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

this reveals SO MUCH about legacy media

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Feeling the squeeze after paying your rent today? There’s a way for you and millions of other tenants to fight back against skyrocketing rental housing costs: tenant unions. @taraghuveer.bsky.social explains what they are, how they work, and how you can start your own.

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What Your Landlord Doesn’t Want You to Know (ft. Tara Raghuveer)

Are you sick and tired of dealing with soaring rent and crumbling buildings? Do you want to level the playing field betw

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers

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Brian Schefke @brianschefke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

So this Rolling Stone article is making The Rounds on Bluesky, and I might as well throw in my 2 cents, which is probably worth not even that, but whatever: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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What Some Folks Really Mean When They Claim to Have Never Heard 'Choosin' Texas'

Claiming to have never heard Ella Langley's record-setting country song 'Choosin' Texas' is similar to saying, 'I listen to anything but country.'

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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Kat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Considering opportunities for women (also for POC, of course!) have gone backwards in recent years, it’s absolutely not unnecessary to dive into this.

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Candice Bernd @candicequestions.com · 21/09/2026

NOW: Just arrived at the intersection of Research Blvd and Anderson Lane—near where ICE shot & wounded 29-yr-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez earlier today. Between 300-500 people still holding intersection here. ICE is reportedly not letting Garces Perez’s family access him at the hospital.

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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 20/09/2026

Olivia Miles broke Caitlin Clark's rookie scoring record. She did it in 40 games, the same amount Clark played in establishing the record. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

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Olivia Miles breaks Caitlin Clark's WNBA rookie points record

Olivia Miles broke Caitlin Clark's WNBA record for points by a rookie in a season during the Lynx's game against the Sun.

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Olivia Miles @oliviamilesfc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Most points scored by a rookie in WNBA history now belongs to Olivia Miles! #minnesotalynx #lynx #wnba #oliviamiles #womeninsports

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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles just broke Caitlin Clark’s record for points scored in a WNBA rookie season. They entered today tied with 769 points — which Miles scored in 39 games, Clark in 40 games. www.wsj.com/sports/baske...

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If You Haven’t Seen ‘The Spectacle,’ You’re Missing the WNBA’s Top Rookie

Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles is in the mix to join Candace Parker as the league’s second dual Rookie of the Year-MVP.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Regarding Symone Sanders and that interview. This is where I am as a 51 year old Black woman registered Dem since age 18. Preach, Mr. Coates

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Gas prices will never go down to what they were. I repeat: Gas prices will not go down. No matter what. Neither will tariff items like televisions or cars or a hell of a lot of other things. Never. Not happening. Vote accordingly.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations

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A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown

Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026

Half of all Americans die in hospice care. Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation. (From the ProPublica archives)

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The Hospice Hustle

Half of all Americans now die in hospice care. Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/09/2026

This morning, more than 1,000 New Yorkers came together for the first City-sponsored Remembrance Ruck, walking from Brooklyn to Manhattan to honor our veterans. It was an experience I will carry with me forever.

New Yorkers participate in the Remembrance Ruck across the Brooklyn Bridge, carrying American flags.

A veteran walks in military camouflage with a heavy rucksack across the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 12/09/2026

A mysterious disease was killing cats, with no treatment available…at least not in the US. So a group of cat lovers turned to the black market to get lifesaving treatments into the hands of pet parents. And it was working, until the feds showed up.

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The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.

A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.

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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I know constant optimism is a requirement on this app, but things feel very very dark right now. I don't know how to shake that like everyone else is doing. Like of course, we keep going. But I need a second to like....grieve.

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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

UN Special Rapporteur Albanese: "Palestinian detainees are forced to eat off the floor, attacked by police dogs and subjected to brutal sexual violence by Israeli forces. This is absolute barbarism." ⚡ "Women with a backbone." 🔥

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

as a jew who cares a lot about these issues, the fact that the worlds richest and perhaps most powerful man routinely spouts nazi propaganda is very bad and the main story here. But I'd note there's a bit of a gender story in this "poll" as well.

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