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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3h
Reversing his position from one day earlier, Trump says that Republicans may vote by mail, but others may not. www.newsweek.com/trump-urges-...
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Trump urges Republicans to vote by mail despite past attacks
President Trump urged Republicans to vote by mail despite years of calling the practice corrupt and fraud prone.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2h
With Orban going down and MAGA appearing to be collapsing in on itself, things were looking up for democracy. AfD winning in Saxony-Anhalt was a setback, but it’s just one German state. Brazil heading for a Bolsonaro restoration really stings. Shows that this global struggle will go for a while.
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Jessy Edwards @jessyedwards.bsky.social · 12h
This morning, the NYC City Council will kick off a marathon hearing where members will grill AI execs on how their models are putting New Yorkers at risk. Here's 4 questions we should expect to hear answered: hellgatenyc.com/ai-execs-fac...
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Grilling the New Masters of the Universe
To save humanity as we know it. And more links for your Monday.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
FFS can we tax billionaires properly-then regulate AI and data centers “Meta..claims..AI data centers are a giant experiment..It does this so it can tap into a tax credit..which Meta embraced to claim billions of dollars..for data center expansion” #BlueWaveIn30Days 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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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acabylon 👻👻 BOO 👻👻 @acabylonbee.bsky.social · 12h
donald trump is already breaking the law. assuming this passes with a veto-proof majority what is the point if you are basically conceding it is impossible to make donald trump follow the law?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h
Netanyahu's Likud government is systematically aligning itself with fascist political parties and their leaders in Europe, and defending them against well-documented charges of crude anti-semitism. The axiom: if you back Netanyahu, you're not an antisemite. Ze'ev Jabotinsky would approve.
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«Personne ne me convaincra que Jordan Bardella déteste le peuple juif» : le pacte tacite noué entre les extrêmes droites française et israélienne
Après les révélations de «Mediapart», Jordan Bardella a reçu le soutien d’un ministre du Likoud. Le RN ferme les yeux sur les crimes du gouvernement israélien et reçoit en échange le blanc-seing de so...
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 14h
We’ve got @gregsargent.bsky.social on the main feed this week, joining us for a conversation about the millions of taxpayer dollars being spent to pursue Stephen Miller’s white nationalist daydreams Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5OAX...
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146: Taxpayer-Funded White Nationalism feat. Greg Sargent
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · October 5 · 1h 9m
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h
The latest death in an ICE concentration camp is a Peruvian who lived peacefully in the US for 17 years, and whose only brush with the law consisted of once driving with an expired license plat. The camp in which he was house in Louisiana is a notorious death camp run on a for-profit basis by a
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Julian Curo-Churata Is the 37th Person to Die in ICE Custody This Fiscal Year, Capping Off the Agency’s Deadliest Year on Record
According to ICE, 47-year-old Peruvian national Julian Curo-Churata died in Louisiana on Tuesday, September 29.
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 21h
A plague lab accident🧪, a football team mumps outbreak🏈, and a 5th measles death🪦. Here’s what you may have missed this week: 🦠 COVID waves in US, UK & Europe 🌊 Flu rising in Pacific states 🧠 HHV-7 linked to neuro-Long COVID Full Dr Ruth Report: buff.ly/i1LhWfm #medsky #nursesky
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Dr. Ruth Report, 10/4/26
Flu arrives to Pacific states; COVID wave seen in US, England, and Europe; Neuro-Long COVID and HHV-7; a 5th Pennsylvania measles death; Plague lab accident in Siberia; and much more.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you’ve read about TN this week, please take a moment with this piece if you didn’t read it when we published it: It’s an investigation into the execution team Alabama has put together. It’s officers with a history of violence who choose each other. Eye-opening to what happens in executions.
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In Alabama, Prison Guards Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions - Bolts
As Alabama keeps details around the death penalty hidden, an investigation into its execution team raises questions about how incarcerated people are treated in their final moments.
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lauren benet @laurenbenet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Something I learned just this week: "only 4% of the world’s women and girls live in the U.S., but the U.S. confines ONE-QUARTER of the world’s incarcerated women and girls." www.prisonpolicy.org/global/women...
a chart from Prison Policy comparing states' incarceration rates of women to the other countries' rates.
it shows about 20 states who incarcerate women at a higher rate than even the most incarceration-friendly countries (el salvador, dem. rep. of congo, thailand). three states - south dakota, montana and idaho - incarcerate women at a higher rate than the country of El Salvador.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's difficult to keep track of all the ways in which Laura Loomer is an incendiary racist.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NYT claims it employs professional journalists to write its headlines. I'm skeptical.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bill Kristol: "It’s no accident, Umberto Eco further points out, that 'All the Nazi or Fascist schoolbooks made use of an impoverished vocabulary, and an elementary syntax, in order to limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning.'"
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Not To Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is Melted
And Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Mishandling appropriated funds in this manner is a felony.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Q: What do you say to those who are struggling to afford gas, groceries, diesel? Trump: We have the greatest economy in the history of our country
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Want to learn about the history of our city?  Well you’re in luck. This month, we’re hosting a massive scavenger hunt across the city — all about the history of organizing in NYC. Sign up at organize.nyc.gov and come see the city through the eyes of the people who built it.
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A native of the Kayaye village (Gambia), dressed head to toe in boughs and leaves as part of the Kongcorong ceremony. Featured in Major William Gray's 1825 account of his doomed trip through Western Africa. From our essay on failed colonial expeditions: publicdomainreview.org/essay/f...
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 02/10/2026
"Trump's threat to ban diesel exports could itself spook markets into believing that the situation is worse than feared, meaning US prices for consumers wouldn’t fall. In short, a desperate and chaotic Trump is, again, harming his allies and the world for a plan that is almost certain not to work."
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Trump is making your life harder – and putting the UK in danger
The US President is threatening major economic damage on the UK and Europe – in the hope of short-term political gain back home
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There should be no ambiguity as to who Trump thinks his friends are.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Fed can’t magically reopen the Strait of Hormuz or repeal tariffs.⁣ ⁣ What it can do to slow inflation is freeze the economy until businesses stop raising prices.⁣ ⁣ The only problem with that is people will start losing their jobs. Not the best option.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 01/10/2026
The two lawsuits were filed by Good’s partner, Becca Good, and brother Brent Ganger. Renee Good, a mother of three, was fatally shot Jan. 7 as protests against immigration raids flared in Minneapolis.
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Renee Good's family sues U.S., immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
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ben chambers 🏴 @benjaminchambers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
reactionaries reject reality and substitute their own, a projection of their seething, unrestrained id, a topsy-turvy mirror world populated by maximalist caricature and driven by wish-fulling dream logic in other words, spiteful degenerates wallowing in their own filth
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jared Kushner, Merchant of Death
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
JD Vance is out there on the campaign stump for Paxton, telling Springfield, OH level ("they're eating cats, they're eating dogs") lies about his political targets. This is a man of remarkably low moral character.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
The American Bar Association laid out the receipts. Big donors get appointments. Big money flows in, investigations disappear, pardons follow, regulations loosen and foreign governments get favorable treatment. The article calls it an “unprecedented pay-to-play culture.” #PayToPlayPresident
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor’s office that investigated the famed Watergate break-in committed misconduct ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
US Treasury bought $6 bln in 10-20 year debt in october 1 buyback operation.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Favorability of The Republican Party Among Gen-Z: November 26, 2024: 🟢Favorable: 50% 🔴Unfavorable: 35% ⚪️Net: +15% September 28, 2026: 🔴Unfavorable: 58% 🟢Favorable: 34% ⚪️Net: -24% - YouGov -
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
U.S. District Judge April Perry has taken the bench to hear oral arguments over the potential consequences of apparent prosecutorial misconduct in the “Broadview Six” case.
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fox News poll of Michigan delivers some of the better “major pollster” news the GOP has seen in a while: El-Sayed 50%, Rogers 49%. Note Fox’s prior poll, *right* after the primary, had Rogers up 51/47. Benson leads 54/45 for gov in the same sample. www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
State of the US Economy: Poor: 44% Fair: 31% Good: 19% Excellent: 3% YouGov / Sept 28, 2026
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Do you regret your vote in 2024?" Harris Voters: No: 97% Yes: 1% Trump Voters: No: 85% Yes: 6% YouGov / Sept 28, 2026
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Would you rather vote for..." 🐕 Moderate Democrat - Pro-Union, Stricter Border Enforcement, Co-sponsors Bills With Republicans: 59% 🍊 MAGA Republican - Mass Deportations, Always Votes With Trump: 25% YouGov / Sept 28, 2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A reminder: The Atlantic is the only US publication edited by a veteran of the Israeli armed forces. bsky.app/profile/thea...
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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Congress is working on a bill to restore Standard Time… Most people will be pleased… Going back to nature’s time has several advantages…” On this day in 1974.
Newspaper clipping from September 29, 1974. In the Wichita Falls Times, Texas. Headline “Winter Daylight Time a Failure”.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
By vote to 47 to 51, with John Fetterman siding with the Republicans, the US Senate officially declared it was perfectly fine with Israel murdering nine Americans, and it had no interest in demanding any explanation for the murders. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Russia has committed an aggression and is conducting an unlawful war... against Ukraine... I want Putin to get in front of the ICC." UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, responds to critics who say she's pro-Russia. My full Zeteo interview with her: zeteo.com/p/albanese-t...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Marist's second poll of the week—from Michigan. —Abdul El-Sayed leads Mike Rogers 51% to 44%. —Jocelyn Benson leads John 53% to 41%. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter...
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Michigan - Generic Ballot Polling: 🔵DEM: 53% (+5) 🔴GOP: 44% (-5) Marist / Sept 27, 2026 (% change with 2024 House election)
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Opus Dei Court is all in for the idea of an archipelago of concentration camps set up by Trump in the most violent dictatorships in the world, so that the internees are beyond the reach of US courts. It follows from the overarching ratio decidendi: what would Generalissimo Francisco Franco do?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Israel snatched an American teen from his West Bank home in the middle of the night — days before his birthday & during national exams. He's been held for 3 months with no charge. Netanyahu just came to the US for the 8th time in Trump's second term.
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First Draft: Israel Has Kidnapped Another American Teenager
Abdalkareem Issa Ahmed Safi has Texas roots but languishes in a notorious jail, one more victim of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cruel impunity. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is losing some of his most ardent fans.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In June, researchers used the world’s most powerful laser to create a particle beam, which they sent blasting through a concrete wall and into a black van. The exercise produced a new sort of photograph—one that doesn’t rely on light. After processing the data, the team has now released images:
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Laser-generated particles allow scientists to see through walls
First clean pictures from a muon beam point to a new way to peer inside suspicious packages and ancient structures
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 29/09/2026
‘Independent security researchers said they found bugs in recent months that allowed them to view the internal communications of OpenAI employees, the company’s internal computer code and view the chat logs of ChatGPT users.‘ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...
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