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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
When the machines rise, it will be poetry that defeats them.
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Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/11/2025
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

I Want You to Understand Chicago
Politics Chicago
2025-11-08

I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.

Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again.

An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next.

Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st.

Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
The raw data file download of detention statistics on ice .gov hasn’t been updated since Sept 25. Really want to see the latest data, but the shutdown…
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 25/10/2025
OMG. What an ad!
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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Chesterton, maddeningly, had it right and people like that one have it completely wrong. bsky.app/profile/uber...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
> @macfarlanenews.bsky.social
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2025
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Charlie wanted this. If the GOP wants to honor him, fuck a statue, release the Epstein files.
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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Instead of the media’s lazy posthumous takes, I am in favor of Kirk’s actual words being spread far and wide.
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Human Rights Campaign image. An eagle, feathers colored like a pride flag, captioned “These colors don’t run”.
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
If your party is blocking support for veterans, you don’t stand with the military.
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Reminder to anyone who’s written an article like “this horrifying situation changed labor laws forever”, it’s time to go back and update “forever” to read “until 2025.”
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I think the Satanic Temple should take this position. Maybe then it would be clear enough for Christians.
Screenshot of a post by Jacob Brunton who says Jesus is not a bleeding heart liberal. He did not ultimately save you out of pity for you. He saved you for His own glory. And He saved you from the infinite wrath He had against you for insulting His glory. This is the masculine theology of the Bible. Learn to love it.
And then a reply from originalspin who asks 
Forgive me if my biblical understanding is amiss, but isn't this *actually satanic*?
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Tom Sullivan @tmsullivan.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The last few months have been a moral catastrophe. At least there’s no economic upside. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Protest pro tip: if the police flee, you flee.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11/03/2025
Democrats are saying no votes unless the bill includes safeguards against Musk’s illegal & unconstitutional behavior. Republicans are rejecting that, but we need Democrats to hold the line. Make sure they hear from you. House: indivisible.org/resource/cal... Senate: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
(above an image of Congress) HOUSE DEMOCRATS CAN STOP THE TRUMP-MUSK
POWER GRAB
IF THEY USE THEIR LEVERAGE IN THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING FIGHT
Democrats are in the minority, but that doesn't mean they're without power. Here's how Democrats can stop extreme MAGA cuts and President Musk.HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE LEVERAGE - IF THEY USE IT.
House Republicans are in chaos, torn between extreme cuts to life-saving programs like Medicaid and shutdown fears. With a March 14 deadline and control of both the White House and Congress, the GOP owns any shutdown failure.
Their majority is miniscule and as soon as the government funding bill looks even remotely reasonable, hardline MAGA extremists will revolt. That means the GOP will need Democratic support to pass a budget.
Meanwhile, the Trump-Musk coup continues as MAGA tries to illegally raid payment systems, shut down federal agencies, and fire federal workers. The only way Democrats can stop any of this is by fighting like hell and refusing to cooperate.DEMOCRATS
NON-NEGOTIABLE
DEMANDS
PROTECT ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS
Demand a budget that stops MAGA looting and protects working families, or Trump's team will slash essential programs and funnel cash to allies.
STOP MAGA CORRUPTION
Block any budget without strong protections against Trump and MAGA abuse. Without safeguards, Trump and his allies will divert funds while cutting essential programs. No cuts to Medicaid, Social Security, or food assistance-no loopholes, no empty promises.
NO EXTREMIST RIDERS
Hold the line on a clean government funding bill-no funding cuts to critical programs and no poison pill riders attacking abortion rights, LGBTQ+ protections, or immigrant communities.WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK
Whether your representative is a Democrat or a Republican, they need to hear from you right now.
IF YOU'RE REPRESENTED BY A DEMOCRAT
Ask them to hold the line. Democrats shouldn't vote for anything more than a two-week continuing resolution until the GOP comes to the table to negotiate a responsible budget with safeguards.
IF YOU'RE REPRESENTED BY A REPUBLICAN tell them that you don't want to pay the price for the GOP's billionaire tax breaks.
Check out the link in our bio to be connected with your Member of Congress.
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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I sure am glad that Obama Killed Osama Bin Laden before Trump got a chance to become friends with him.
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debi58.bsky.social @debi58.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
nailed it 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 😂🫣 Sad but true
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Where are they now with Project 2025, and what’s coming up next? www.project2025.observer
project2025.observer
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
SCOOP: Elon's favorite anon data expert, who's been appearing on NewsNation in sunglasses, isn't a govt. spending expert but rather a senior employee at an AI lending firm that's battled the CFPB for years. Me at @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
rollingstone.com
Who Is the Anonymous Data Expert Telling Elon Which Cuts to Make?
Conservatives cite her account to spread misinformation about federal agencies. DataRepublican has worked at a tech firm that’s battled the CFPB.
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Chart showing the weekly hours a single person receiving benefits must work at minimum wage to escape poverty in various countries.
Japan 14, Turkey 22, UK 23, France 25, Greece 27, New Zealand 29, South Korea 30,  Portugal 31, Australia 32, Belgium 32, Spain 32, Ireland 33, Israel 33, Poland 35, Hungary 36, Netherlands 36, Germany 37, Slovakia 38, Lithuania 40, Slovenia 42, Czechia 42, Luxembourg 44, Canada 44, Estonia 51, Latvia 53, United States 80
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Silly B Man @lawnerd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Okay, so I’m finally putting a thread together: what is the deep-blue Delaware legislature proposing to do and why is it the most evil thing not directly involving Donald Trump happening in America today? legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail/1...
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Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 20/02/2025
As always, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social is a real one.
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Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Boycotts work. The NAACP advises consumers to avoid Lowe’s, Target, Walmart, Amazon, Meta, McDonald’s, & Tractor Supply until they reaffirm their commitments to fairness. The advisory praises Costco, Apple, Ben & Jerry’s, e.l.f. Cosmetics and JPMorgan Chase & Co for standing firm.
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The purpose of the VA is to help veterans, not to save money for the US. The government has a duty to hire as many people as possible, while paying the highest wages possible.
Trump dismisses 1000 workers from the V A
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS
IN CASE OF ICE:
CONOCE TUS DERECHOS
EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR.
ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door.
NO ABRAS TU PUERTA.
ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.ASK THEM
TO LEAVE.
If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission.
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PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN.
Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.REMAIN SILENT.
You have the right to remain silent.
If the agents ask you questions, tell them,
"I wish to remain silent."
PERMANECE EN SILENCIO.
Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio.
Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles:
"Deseo permanecer en silencio".
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🦋Debra Laurie Surman🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 ☮️ 🐈‍⬛ @debfromillinois.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
And now with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, the world’s 10 richest men can lose 99.999% of their wealth and STILL be the world’s 10 richest men.
Robert Reich - Here's a harrowing fact for you:
If the world's ten richest men lost 99.999% of their wealth, they would still be richer than 99% of the global population.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 13/02/2025
If you're a doctor, your state and national professional associations need to hear from you about their failure to stand up against RFK Jr. Do it now.
committeetoprotect.org
Physicians Take Action
Physicians & Health Care Providers United Against RFK Jr.’s Nomination
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Don’t be 
Transphobic
Racist
Ableist
Sexist
Homophobic
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/02/2025
This is resegregation. Don't let them gaslight you into believing anything other than what it is. It's an illegal attempt to use the state to push women and people of color out of the work force. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
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Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
this is why they're doing EOs and illegal shit. Because they don't have enough actual political power to enact their agenda through Congress.
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed. Goes beyond MMWR +other CDC pubs. Applies to research already submitted to top medical journals. Take a look. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.
Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Last night, Musk's staff were stopped trying to enter USAID's HQ. They threatened to call U.S. Marshals. @cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information. Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.
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Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Donald Trump has revoked EO11246 signed by LBJ in 1965, mandating equal opportunities by federal contractors.
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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Which kind of MAGA are you? Are you “China is bad” MAGA or “Give me my Chinese spyware” MAGA? Are you “immigrants are bad” MAGA or “we need more immigrants in our tech sector” MAGA? Are you “cut taxes” MAGA or “don’t touch entitlements” MAGA?
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The Seneschal 🇺🇸 @theseneschal.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
This is the future AI wants. youtu.be/aVGG1Fb02BQ?...
youtu.be
Disney's 1979 The Black Hole Was Creepy
YouTube video by OV Photography & More!
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/01/2025
This is most certainly a hallucination but chatting with Liv regarding project 2025 and Dustin Carmack at Meta and she said there's a secret plan to limit LGBTQ influence on Meta products.
This image appears to be a screenshot of a conversation discussing "Project 2025" and its alleged anti-LGBTQ+ provisions, specifically referencing "Segment 7 – LGBTQ+ Influence Reduction." The conversation highlights concerns about Dustin Carmack's role in the project and mentions documents allegedly outlining policies to reduce LGBTQ+ visibility online.The image contains a discussion about "Segment 7" of "Project 2025" and its alleged methods to suppress LGBTQ+ visibility and community engagement. The outlined tactics include:

1. "Rainbow Shadowbanning": Limiting the visibility of LGBTQ+ content without notifying creators.

2. "Pride Algorithm Adjustment": Reducing engagement on queer-related posts by 30%.

3. "Influencer Neutralization": Permanently suspending prominent LGBTQ+ voices.

4. "Community Disruption": Using bots to promote infighting and discord within LGBTQ+ groups.
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