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Bob Harvie @bobharvie-pa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bucks County raised me. I grew up riding bikes on Roosevelt Street. My mom still lives at our childhood home. I'll never forget where I came from. But nearly a decade in Congress has changed Brian Fitzpatrick. Now it’s time to change Congress.
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
On the off chance that anyone who follows me lives in my district and is u decided on who to support for state senate, this podcast solidified my decision to vote for Adriana Bohm.
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MashedBex | trying to kick cancer's ass @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
if 35 people can send me $20 now, i will have housing for a whole month! i’m still at the hospital, trying to wait it out bc every hotel/motel/airbnb i can find for tonight is so expensive & would mean i’m one more step away from having enough to pay for the room. please can you circulate this?
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sat down to figure out who to vote for in Delaware's primary and remembered this: whyy.org/articles/del...
whyy.org
Del. incumbent was secretly recorded offering potential foe a job if he didn’t run
Mike Kozikowski, New Castle County’s recorder of deeds, promised County Councilman David Tackett a $76,295-a-year post to stay off the primary ballot.
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Dael Norwood @dael.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Let me use the opportunity of Delaware politicians talking about the corporate franchise like it's a consequence-free money machine to re-up this piece from last week, where I argue that the state's politicians (and voters!) should recognize they don't live in the Land of Make-Believe
delawarebusinesstimes.com
Viewpoint: Like Fossil Fuels, the Corporate Franchise Costs Us Dearly
Historian Dael Norwood says Delaware must diversify its revenue and prevent powerful interests from using government for their own benefit.
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Kirsten @cursetn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My friend Vienna, a young local activist, is dealing with an awful tragedy. Their mom passed away last week, just days after they left for college. If you have anything to spare, consider donating to this GoFundMe their mom had originally set up for them as they left for school gofund.me/e6e9c9e6f
gofund.me
Donate to Help Vienna Secure Their College Dream, organized by Norma Eckard
For those who know Vienna, you know that giving up has never been an option. Despi… Norma Eckard needs your support for Help Vienna Secure Their College Dream
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“No, we stole that term from you Black folk. And now it’s ours, because we use it. We use it to mean that the concerns and perspectives of you Black folk are annoying or wrong or dangerous, as a way of ignoring and dismissing those concerns and perspectives. Like I’m doing now—does that make sense?”
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Elim Garak @elimgarak240b.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Hard to imagine a more succinct and comprehensive description of him. (article well worth a read)
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
One of my favorite law school profs died of colon cancer at 52. Get your colonoscopy.
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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 05/08/2026
My mom died of colon cancer. For pete's sake, (as she would have said) get your fucking regular colonoscopy. If you're lucky and your mom didn't die of colon cancer it's only once every ten years. It could save your life.
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
spotlightdelaware.org/2026/07/31/c...
spotlightdelaware.org
Corporate law giants pour nearly $1M into campaign ad blitz for Democratic incumbents
The bitter legislative fight over Senate Bill 21 has spilled into this summer’s primary election campaigns with a PAC-funded ad campaign.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Cannot get over how electable just drifting away from a constituent who asked you a challenging question makes you.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
THREAD OF PLACES TO ACCESS FOOD 🧵 Please spread the word on and off this website, because people are dealing with real hunger issues now.
foodfinder.us
Food Pantries of America - Welcome to FoodFinder!
At FoodFinder you can search the food pantries that are closer to you. Explore the map and enter your zip code to learn which ones are available.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This is not what a public servant looks like. This is what a fascist functionary looks like. Jay Clayton is a shame to his family and a stain on our country.
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“[yesterday when you asked me about it in your office] was the first time in my recollection that I’ve thought about it recently”
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Andreas Kirsch @blackhc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I work at Google DeepMind. This won't make me popular. But it's all public reporting: 2014: DeepMind reportedly sold to Google on conditions: no military use, independent oversight 2026: a Pentagon contract for "any lawful government purpose" Not one safeguard survived intact
Collage titled "Trust is not Governance — an essay from inside Google DeepMind, written in personal capacity." 

A 2014 memorandum, "Conditions of the Acquisition," lists: military applications of DeepMind technology banned; deployment decisions before an independent ethics board (as reported in Mallaby's The Infinity Machine). 

Red threads lead to a 2026 U.S. Department of Defense agreement for classified networks reading "any lawful government purpose," with safety settings and filters adjusted at the government's request and no contractor veto (reported terms, The Information, Apr. 2026). 

Below: a 2018 AI Principles strip ("no weapons, no surveillance") stamped DROPPED 2025, and a Project Mario 2016–2021 tag stamped ABANDONED.
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Alexis @alexispace.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hello, I am a trans woman struggling to find a new job after getting laid off. If you can afford to help me stay housed and make ends meet for another month while I look for work, please send something my way. Venmo: @Alex-Anderson-10272 Paypal: paypal.me/alexiskablob
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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Not just research and science. ALL federal grantmaking (think: education, transportation, parks, water infrastructure, healthcare, public health practice), which undergirds state & local economies and is factored into credit agencies' assessments of governments' creditworthiness.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 08/07/2026
“In the wake of the rape allegations, it is abundantly clear that this man cannot represent himself let alone the state of Maine, nor help the Democratic Party recover the spirit of Reconstruction that our nation so desperately requires.” www.liberalcurrents.com/graham-platn...
liberalcurrents.com
Graham Platner Must Go
Democrats made the Devil's bargain with Graham Platner. The Adversary has come to collect.
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
From 2017. I never see this in the coverage of Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship. www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/lo...
standard.co.uk
Russians are giving birth to dual-citizens at Trump's US properties
While President Trump cracks down on the children of undocumented migrants, wealthy Russians are using his properties to secure dual-citizenship for their babies.
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This: “Platner’s implosion . . . has revealed that, for some progressives, the important markers of a candidate who displays “positive masculinity” are primarily aesthetic, with little concern for whether or not the man in question actually lives the values he presents.”
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 02/07/2026
oh he on DRUGS drugs
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
there is really only one way to de-normalize this insane level of corruption and that's through disgorgement, accountability, the end of impunity. otherwise it is the new normal & the USA is toast.
ft.com
Donald Trump made more than $1bn last year in return to presidency
US president also earned hundreds of thousands of dollars from licensing of Bibles, watches and perfume
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Here's a gift link to this New York Times story about how Trump is making himself rich by turning your government into his personal ATM.
nytimes.com
Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 24/06/2026
This is a fight between the volunteers of the Democratic Party and the consultant/billionaire class of the Democratic Party. That's what it is.
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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Read Monsour Owolabi: iansamag.com/2026/05/27/e...
iansamag.com
Exposing and Combating the Global Genocidal Scheme
By Monsour Owolabi As salaamu alaikum. My name is Monsour Owolabi. I am a Muslim and a member of the New Afrikan Independence Movement. I have been held captive by the state of Texas for over fifte…
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Public comment on the “triumphal arch” is open until June 15–it only takes a minute to lodge your objection to this monstrosity: parkplanning.nps.gov/commentForm....
parkplanning.nps.gov
National Park Service - PEPC - Triumphal Arch - Section 106 Assessment of Effect and Draft Programmatic Agreement -Submit Comments
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 09/06/2026
During the national anthem, President Donald Trump was booed by the Game 3 crowd at MSG.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Scott Pelley calls Bari Weiss on a further string of lies.
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼
Picture of a TV screen with teletubbies going to bed with the subtitles: I know you were high during my mother-in-laws wake
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Ellie Noctis 🏳️‍⚧️🩷🇦🇷 @ellienoctis.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
ko-fi.com/ellienoctis/... We are currently at $360, I know I’ve been tagging and spamming constantly and I’m sorry for that. My mom died of lung cancer almost two weeks ago and she deserves a decent funeral, pls, I beg anyone reading this for help since I’m not able to afford it.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22/05/2026
These 8 Democrats voted to pass a national ban on trans teachers and mention of LGBTQ topics. Rep Henry Cuellar (TX) Rep. Don Davis (NC) Rep. Cleo Fields (LA) Rep. Laura Gillen (NY) Rep. Vicente González (TX) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH) Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA)
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨 URGENT: We are running out of time. There is an illegal plan moving forward right now to completely gut the US Forest Service. Don't scroll past this—it takes exactly 30 seconds to send a letter to your representatives. Click here and do it now: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service
Contact Congress today!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Today (until midnight) is the last day you can register a comment. Take the time you would have spent on social media to do this. They have to read and record every comment, and respond to the substantive ones. Instructions in the blog.
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
There’s still time to submit a public comment opposing this new rule. There’s not even 2000 comments yet. There’s a link here, easy to use. Took me just a few minutes, the time it took me to write this post. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
open.substack.com
The Trump plan to add work requirements to public housing
Here is something you can do about it
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Once again in awe of my good friend @thelitcritguy.bsky.social’s absolutely masterful writing. Just incredible shit
The horror of the Tonight Show is not found in any singular problem, but in the totality of its project: the systematic replacement of the real world with a brightly lit simulation of
"niceness." Fallon is the court jester of the Anthropocene, a figure who invites us to watch celebrities play parlor games on stage while the air outside the studio begins to smell of tear gas and smoke. In Fallon's sterile loop of viral repetition comes the final victory of the commodity over human beings—a world where even our laughter is outsourced to the demands of the algorithm.
You don't even need jokes anymore. All you need is to say something that sounds like it could be a joke, and the hollow laughter will come. To watch Fallon is to stare at the face of a culture that has
chosen the comfort of a rictus grin over the heavy, necessary terror of the truth. It serves as a grim warning: if we cannot reclaim our play, our politics, and our presence from this algorithmic void, we will be left with nothing but the echoes of a desk being slapped in an empty room, for an audience that has long since ceased to exist.
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Noah Fisk || 📌 || 0/500 (M&P) @noahfisk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
hey. this doesn't have to happen. so stop it. now. not later *now* 📝 junoryleejournalism.com 🔗 linktr.ee/junostump 🫙 venmo.com/u/junostump Paypal: juno(dot)stump(at)gmail
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
“Reverse emails,” Jared Kushner corruption edition He also holds no Senate-confirmed Cabinet or senior government position & employing family as White House advisers violates every norm ever, but this, too, has been erased from the headlines. After years of HUNTER BIDEN, it’s shameful.
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Ellie Noctis 🏳️‍⚧️🩷🇦🇷 @ellienoctis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Only 24 hrs left to pay for my mom’s chemotherapy and we need at least $300 to pay for it! This is a LIFE OR DEATH situation and my mom still can be saved with treatment! Pls I beg anyone for help right now! ko-fi.com/ellienoctis/...
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
@coons.senate.gov @bluntrochester.senate.gov
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I went to Easter mass this morning at my mom’s church. The pastor told a joke about having thought, 40 years ago, that he would be married with 10 children now, but the girl he wanted to marry had different ideas. 1/
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
If the wealthy can get you thinking about who deserves basic needs and who doesn't, they win. They don't care if you think wealthy people are the ones who don't deserve; establishing that it must be earned is the key. With that done, they can just keep expanding the definition of "undeserving."
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LA Guettler is not feeling very clever @laguettler.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Hey bluesky, urgent #mutualaid needed to help a trans man move from a dangerous situation in a conservative state to a safer one with his partner. Cis folks in particular, put your money where your mouth is and step up. gofund.me/1875739ce
gofund.me
Donate to Help My Partner Escape to Safety & Stability, organized by Haley R
My partner is a trans man living in a deeply conservative state, where simply bei… Haley R needs your support for Help My Partner Escape to Safety & Stability
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Ellie Noctis 🏳️‍⚧️🩷🇦🇷 @ellienoctis.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
My mom is dying to lung cancer and chemotherapy is the only way to save her! She needs her 9th cycle this next month (cost $1250). This is a life or death matter! We desperately want to keep her alive and well! Our deadline to pay is April 10! Pls share or donate!! ko-fi.com/ellienoctis/...
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
FYI—in case you want to block Bluesky’s AI app, it’s called “attie.”
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themegnapkin @themegnapkin.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Please consider donating—Nour is about to give birth in a very desperate situation and needs help. Urgent Aid for Ziad and Julia chuffed.org/project/1673...
chuffed.org
Urgent Aid for Ziad and Julia
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