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Douglas Beach

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Against tyranny, for dry Manhattans.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15h
Annie Andrews in 2022: "This does nothing to protect or support women or children in SC. I will always support trans youth" Annie Andrews in 2025: It's wrong to "throw this population under the bus to score political points." Annie Andrews today:
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Liam Dillon @liamjdillon.com · 02/10/2026
Years ago I interviewed Houston Mayor Annise Parker who told me one of the main reasons the city was able to cut homelessness by so much is she forced all the governments and nonprofits into a room and made them use the same data system. Meanwhile in LA www.latimes.com/california/s...
The agencies use different data systems, and even different Google spreadsheets, to produce their reports and often have different bureaus within them managing different housing programs.For example, a senior director for Bass told the interviewers that the Inside Safe program uses an internal Google spreadsheet to manage its occupancy records and does not have access to the Homeless Management Information System, the countywide database that tracks street contacts with homeless people and housing placements
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Dan Gillmor @dangillmor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The tech oligarchs are rallying around Elon Musk to block a filmmaker from advertising a deeply reported documentary that lays bare what a slimy -- and dangerous -- person Musk is. www.hollywoodreporte... (Meanwhile, Corporate Journalism continues to support him. Of course.)
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 27/09/2026
Kirk Ferentz
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Douglas Beach @taliesinnola.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is going to be one hell of an Ethics Committee report.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off.
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Shambling Corpse of Randy Herman @randyhermanlaw.com · 21/09/2026
So they beat up a citizen for refusing to provide ID Papers, please
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump is historically unpopular, launching an illegal war no one wants, doing everything he can to increase prices, and breaking records for corruption. Any Democrat running for office who embraces transphobic talking points is acting like a loser in a defensive crouch. Nobody likes losers.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is the "moderate" president of Israel, overriding the wishes of the IDF (!) to pardon a cold blooded, cowardly murderer who shot a helpless man in the head as he lay incapacitated on the ground. The problem in Israel is wider than the Netanyahu-led far right. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
haaretz.com
Herzog pardons IDF soldier convicted of killing wounded Palestinian assailant
The IDF has previously objected to pardoning Azaria, citing his lack of remorse over his actions. Defense Minister Katz, who requested the pardon, said it sent a message that 'we do not leave our sold...
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Dan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A truck driver; an Amazon/rental car employee. No apparent criminal records; and no evidence provided by ICE that these guys are violent criminals. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One side of this war has an elected legislature but it doesn't really have any power compared to the supreme leader and the council of guardian jurists, and the other is Iran.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/09/2026
We are not going to get out of the fascism problem by accepting just enough fascism to turn the heads of the fascism-curious.
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🎃 scarecrowcialism 👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Elon pays people to post csam on Twitter, this is not a joke its literally true and nobody with power seems to give a shit
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Micah @rincewind.run · 10/09/2026
Discworld QOTD, from The Light Fantastic “Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Chinook salmon have recolonised 88% of their historic range on the Klamath River, with more than 13,000 fish passing the old Iron Gate Dam site in 2025, up from 7,700 the year before. Two years after the dams’ removal, it’s going better than anyone predicted. buff.ly/pToC9gB #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Rewilding the upper Klamath River Basin: rapid recolonization of Chinook salmon following the world’s largest dam removal - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Rewilding the upper Klamath River Basin: rapid recolonization of Chinook salmon following the world’s largest dam removal
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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Douglas Beach @taliesinnola.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Support the troops!
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/09/2026
This is demonstrably, measurably improving the health of the people who live there. Most notably, it increases the respiratory *& cognitive* health of children. They literally do better in school. If this country really gave a shit about children, this would be at the top of the public-policy list.
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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
British editorial cartoonist David Parkins illustrates the bottom line.
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Azure @spicycurry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Evergreen
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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Not even safe on a sidewalk. If an ebike rider killed someone on a sidewalk, how fast would this town ban ebikes? Why are there no regulations on these pedestrian killing pickup trucks with blunt force front ends designed to do as much damage as possible? Surrounded by huge blindspots on all sides
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
𝟔𝟎+ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐂 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟐. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"For the next two minutes, Cloud detailed three issues impacting women that she believes deserve more attention than Freedom: domestic violence, sexual assault and food insecurity." www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
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Natasha Cloud calls Enes Kanter Freedom ‘irrelevant,’ urges WNBA to ban him league-wide (Gift Article)
“I will talk about real issues that face women, and it’s not our trans human beings,” Cloud said.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You know, ordinarily I’d say centrally planned economies are a bad idea. But what if — and hear me out, here — what if we switched to a centrally planned system, except there was only only one planner, and he was a corrupt, senile, 80-year-old man who had driven multiple businesses into the ground?
theatlantic.com
Trump’s Bad Bet on Beef
A new plan to lower prices is causing a rift in his own party.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 26/08/2026
The future of Parton’s Imagination Library has become uncertain due to the quiet machinations of Republicans in the Midwest that have sought to unravel public funding for the cause. trib.al/Z9f1GpD
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I remember watching an interview with her and they asked her why her imagination library sent books to all children, even those whose families could afford books. She explained that all children should get the same opportunities and means testing was expensive and inefficient.
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The Defence Blog @defence-blog.com · 25/08/2026
A U.S. Air Force cargo plane flew straight into Moscow this morning and nobody's said why. Flight trackers caught it landing at Vnukovo Airport around 10 a.m. local time. Full story: defence-blog.com/u-s-air-forc...
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U.S. Air Force C-17 lands in Moscow, no reason given
A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III flew from Riga, Latvia, to Vnukovo International Airport near Moscow on the morning of August 25, according to flight tracking data reported by Flightradar24. Th...
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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 21/08/2026
"If trans people want a boycott of The New York Times, where's the call to do so?" Here is a declaration laying out how the NYT is a key driver of trans genocide, why boycotts work and why anyone who gives a damn about trans lives and rights must boycott The New York Times.
transnews.network
Boycott The New York Times
For years The New York Times has relentlessly pushed anti-trans propaganda, playing a significant role in the escalating genocide against us. It's far past time for a call to action: anyone who cares ...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/08/2026
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence. to.pbs.org/4wD4qzj
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Stars and Stripes editor, reporter fired for insubordination after doing CBS interview
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the militar...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 21/08/2026
Yes of course the Senate should be abolished.
hamiltonnolan.com
Yes Obviously the Senate Should Be Abolished
Political pundits acting shocked by this are snide pricks.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
i think that whatever is going on between the two of them is far more strange and disturbing than a simple affair
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
All ICE funding should be transferred to MRNA research and development . www.wsj.com/health/pharm...
wsj.com
Novel Cancer Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning in First for mRNA
Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.
data4democracy.substack.com
Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Vermont is home to Bernie Sanders, and states like Vermont (California and others) recognize something fundamental: when a child is fed and has the supplies they need to learn, that’s two fewer worries for parents. Children learn better on a full stomach.
Shannon Luce
Threads.com/@shesheluce
We moved to Vermont this summer, from Florida. I called my kids' new school to get access to their parent portal so I could find out who their teacher was and figure out what I needed to buy for the school year.
When I asked if the school supply list was on the parent portal, the admin said, "Oh, we don't do that.
Your children will have all the supplies they need at school."
UM WHAT?! And they're going to have free breakfast and lunch?!
YES, THIS IS WHERE I WANT MY TAXES TO GO.
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Jesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
You and I — all of us taxpayers — funded this $533 million artillery plant outside of Dallas. It hasn’t produced a single usable shell. Yet the defense contractor, General Dynamics, has never been held publicly accountable. Nor has it had to pay a penny back… 1/
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 13/08/2026
The White House normally gets $2.5 million a year for maintenance. Trump’s team has allocated $875 million.   That’s 350 years’ worth of the usual budget spent by a single administration.
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 12/08/2026
Off the dome so I don’t have all the teams but anyone is free to help, but under Adam Silver: The Mavericks became owned by the largest private funder of the Palestinian genocide in USA Grizzlies owned by a guy whose tech enables Russian drone strikes against Ukrainians Lakers owned by TurboNazis
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Worth reiterating every time that this is not some cancel-culture purity test: JK Rowling has pledged more than a billion dollars of her Harry Potter money towards bankrolling anti-trans lawsuits. This finances that.
deadline.com
Nicholas Hoult In 'Harry Potter' Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart - Excl.
Nicholas Hoult has joined Season 2 of HBO Max's 'Harry Potter. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, portrayed in the second movie by Kenneth Branagh.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A statement from AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s executive order on U.S. childhood vaccines: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
“Here’s what we found: Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”
theconversation.com
Big US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves it
Pedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Drivers struck and killed 7,080 people walking in the United States in 2024, 72% more than in 2009, when pedestrian deaths were at their lowest."
maxmautner.com
If there’s a war on cars in the USA then the cars have won
American vehicles have grown heavier, faster, and wider every decade since 1982 — and federal fuel economy rules reward the growth. Evidence from 50 years of EPA data.
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Bucks in St Paul @stpaulite.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Robin Lopez from the top rope
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Tales of everyday corruption. Pete Hegseth cancelled the $400,000 contract for making uniforms for the Blue Angels on the grounds that the contract with "The Sewing Box" was DEI since the firm is Black-owned. Instead, he awarded it to a Trump donor for $1,690,000, a 325% price increase!
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Highly usable post from last year
@weedle.bsky.social: Pete Hegseth is not going to remember his soldiers need food.
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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Compared to the simplicity and clarity of earlier zoning codes, zoning ordinances now seem indecipherable. In order to satisfy an increasingly paranoiac need to control, sort, and exclude, rules became more and more complex over the course of the twentieth century." City Rules, by E. Talen (2012)
Today, communities seem to pay little attention to the random and disorganized patterns their rules are creating. Compared to the simplicity and clarity of earlier zoning codes, zoning ordinances now seem indecipherable. In order to satisfy an increasingly paranoiac need to control, sort, and exclude, rules became more and more complex over the course of the twentieth century. This has only further strained the link between code and on-the-ground effect.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I am once again begging Democratic lawmakers to wield their power as ruthlessly as Republicans always imagine they will.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump
For our Great Republican Senators, friends of mine "all," please be advised that the Communist Dumocrat Senate Candidate from Michigan, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, is touting, as perhaps his single most important point, the Termination of the Filibuster. I watched yesterday, and he's gone Termination CRAZY. If he succeeds, the Dumocrats will gain 4 Senators, 8
Congressmen, many Electoral and Popular Votes, a stacked Supreme Court with 23 Justices, and I will be, sadly, despite the great job we are doing, the last Republican President! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Douglas Beach @taliesinnola.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If there's a Dem in the WH in 2029, I really hope Bezos is prosecuted for this.
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 05/08/2026
For the past five months the only refugees the USA has accepted are white South Africans fleeing equality & safety meanwhile they are disappearing or strapping ankle monitors on any Haitian they can get ahold of. It needs to be understood how thoroughly connected these two things are.
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