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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 1h

The post-war "peace dividend" owed its existence to three factors: industrial capacity, political freedom and pent-up demand.

The Earth from space; it is covered in scaffolding that is crawling with little rude mechanicals ganked from 17th century engravings of people operating machines.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 20h

Great news! Bust out your wallets in this critical moment for the fabulous and ready-to-lead @bethmacy.bsky.social.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15h

For clarity, the judge here is saying that a STATE can criminalize non-citizen voting, but the federal government can't.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15h

Whoa. A Biden-appointed judge in the southern district of Florida just ruled that the 1996 federal law criminalizing voting by non-citizens is unconstitutional. 👀

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 15h

Retired General Nitzan Alon says more captives could have returned alive and a deal was possible 'maybe a year earlier' aje.news/hlz13b

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Gotta be about the kinda of jobs, right? Health aides etc. Lower paying…

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Economist analysis of more than 3,000 US counties finds that in reliably GOP counties, annual deaths now exceed births by 0.4 per 1k residents, while in reliably Democratic counties, births exceed deaths by 2.8 per 1k. Population growth in the GOP counties is largely driven by internal migration.

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In MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being born

Our analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And so it continues... Our economic debates seem utterly disconnected from the reality. That reality: This is an economy mostly creating healthcare jobs, and it does so month after month, and everything else is just noise.

Line chart titled "Effectively all of the net job creation has been in healthcare and social assistance, and jobs are shrinking in the rest of the economy" showing change in non-farm payrolls since January 2025 through September 2026. Healthcare and social assistance added 998,000 jobs with consistent growth throughout the period, while the rest of the economy lost 222,000 jobs, meaning all net job creation came from healthcare. The rest of the economy showed particular weakness from May through August 2025 when losses reached 218,000 jobs. This striking divergence reveals an unusual concentration where one sector's growth of roughly 48,000 jobs per month has offset persistent contraction across all other industries combined.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026

CNBC on the September jobs report: "A bit of a disappointment. Expecting 90,000, comes in at 29,000. And we see two month revisions down 60,000 ... average hourly earnings -- this is a big miss. Big, big miss. We were expecting up three tenth. This comes in at one tenth."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23h

"Paxton left about 730 workdays blank on his official calendars and took over 275 out-of-state trips to places such as the California wine country, Caribbean resorts and European tourism hot spots. The travel cost TX taxpayers a minimum of $1.9 million to cover expenses ... by his security detail."

apnews.com

Inside Ken Paxton's jet-setting lifestyle: California wineries, European hot spots and ski resorts

When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched his campaign for Senate last year, he skipped the local pageantry.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“.. some investors were in the rare position of getting most or all the debt they asked for as others balked at the last minute, especially for long-dated portions. That left money managers unexpectedly overloaded — and looking to quickly reduce their exposure ..”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“.. a flurry of angry calls from money managers to Wall Street banks that underwrote the debt. .. The paper losses for the investment-grade notes alone topped $100 million, according to an analysis late Thursday ..” @bloomberg.com $PSKY www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We tested Trump's AI against his own statements. We're not sure he would appreciate the results…

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

it continues to absolutely boggle my mind how few people realize that refineries in the US Rockies, Plains, Midwest/Great Lakes rely so heavily on millions of barrels of Canadian crude oil *every day* and have since the 1950s

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026

Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

".. Three people familiar with the matter said the US administration had put pressure on European countries to release strategic stocks of diesel, warning that it could ban US diesel exports if they do not do so." @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/0234...

ft.com

EU countries in crisis talks over release of diesel stocks

Trump administration has pressured European countries to release strategic reserves, warning that it could ban US diesel exports if they do not do so

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this: “A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Gift link to Lina Khan’s op ed on regulating AI. While existing law can provide some accountability, it is absurd to think private companies can police themselves. Give Congress funds to hire real experts and legislate, just as we do with other dangerous products. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...

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Opinion | Trump Wants A.I. Companies to Police Themselves. What Can Go Wrong? (Gift Article)

Government enforcers have the laws and the experience to control A.I.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The idea that we should let kids go hungry just to give tax breaks to people like Elon Musk is ridiculous to me.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“.. Seoul had expressed its regret to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ‘that what was reported today went beyond what had been agreed,’ he said.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“.. They’ve already started building,” Trump said. “.. That’s not true, according to TV6 Investigates’ review of Lee County land records. The review found no major property purchases tied to the project this year.” @kwqc.com #Iowa www.kwqc.com/2026/09/29/t....

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

AIRBNB’s CHESKY, on AI: “.. I think the average person feels like AI is happening to them, not for them.” @cnbc.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you’re not from Missouri, you may not know that Eric Schmitt got his start in MAGA politics by suing public schools for mask mandates while their teachers died during a pandemic. The really strange thing? He never sued his own kids’ school for their mask mandate. He’s a piece of Schitt.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A judge has ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, a 71-year-old Black man who has spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing he did not commit. He spent 41 years in prison.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Based on my own reporting on OpenAI's audited financials from 2025, it appears that Anthropic was a worse business (at least in that year), spending $2.75 make $1 versus OpenAI spending $2.60 to make $1. So many people told me this company was "more profitable"! www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-op...

OpenAl Lost $38.5 Billion In 2025
2025 — OpenAl Had $13.07 Billion In Revenue, $34 Billion In Costs and Expenses, and $20.92 Billion In Losses, with a net loss attributable to the company of $38.53 Billion
• Revenue: $13.07 billion
• Cost of Revenue: $7.5 billion
• Research and Development: $19.18 billion
• Sales and Marketing: $5.73 billion
• General and Administrative: $1.57 Billion
• Total Costs and Expenses: $34 billion
• Loss from Operations: $20.92 billion

The Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year, a threefold surge from 2024, accounting for more than half of its
$12.65 billion in total operating expenses.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...

Summary
Companies
• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 28/09/2026

Last month, we refurbished 10 tennis courts in Crotona Park — the only public tennis courts in the Bronx with lights for night play. We stopped by recently to see how things were going. Thank you to NYJTL, USTA and Yonex for helping us deliver high-quality public spaces that New Yorkers deserve.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mortgage rates print 7.50% @cnbc.com

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., slams the White House’s pro-Trump ad that’s paid for with taxpayer money and says it is not a PSA: “I hate it. I tell you, it feels like Viktor Orbán talking to the Hungarian people. There’s no place for that sort of thing.”

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ken Paxton sentencing remarks today on the campaign trail: "The criticism has been that I let a child predator out after one day. Well guess what...they served 60 days." I put this on a loop for you because you simply won't believe it.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is phenomenal, especially since Tim Robinson is from Detroit (and even had a show called the Detroiters).

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

CNN is partnering with Jubilee Media -- the company behind the "Surrounded" YouTube series -- to host a James Talarico town hall next month.

Washington, DC – (September 28, 2026) – CNN and Jubilee Media are partnering to host the CNN & Jubilee Town Hall with James Talarico on Wednesday, October 14 at 8pmET live from Texas. The Town Hall will be moderated by CNN Anchor Erin Burnett.

As the consequential midterm elections near, Texas Senate Candidate Rep. James Talarico will take questions from CNN Anchor Erin Burnett as well as a live audience of Texas voters who intend to vote in November. The audience will be made up of Democrats, Republicans and Independent voters. It will air live on CNN and stream for subscribers, and will later be available on Jubilee’s YouTube channel.

A Town Hall invitation has also been extended to Republican candidate Ken Paxton.

The newly minted creative partnership between CNN and Jubilee Media encompasses the brands’ shared goals of fostering open dialogue, creating a space for direct conversations, and presenting the facts so voters can make their own informed decisions. The partnership builds upon CNN’s longstanding tradition of hosting candidates through town halls and political events, an ever-critical component of the network's robust campaign coverage. The partnership is also a first for Jubilee Media, the digital media company known for its viral, conversation-driven formats.

CNN & Jubilee Town Hall with James Talarico will air live on CNN and stream live for CNN’s All Access and pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps. Following the live event, the Town Hall will be available on demand to CNN’s streaming and pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps, and Cable Operator Platforms. The Town Hall will also be available on Jubilee's YouTube channel after it airs live.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 28/09/2026

Nvidia is launching the largest-ever U.S. stock buyback, boosting its program by $150 billion.

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Nvidia Adds Record $150 Billion to Stock Buyback

The chip maker is flush with cash from the boom in artificial intelligence.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

GOLDMAN: ".. the longer a diesel export ban lasts, the more disruptive .. because diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel are largely produced together. .. We estimate that, once diesel storage is full, each week .. would likely be associated with $0.3/gallon of upward pressure on US retail gasoline .."

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purplesky2025.bsky.social @purplesky2025.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

SNAP and Medicaid cuts from Trumps Big Beautiful Bill take effect Oct 1. “SNAP serves more than 40 million people each month, while Medicaid provides health coverage to tens of millions of low-income Americans and people with disabilities.” [And Veterans] www.newsweek.com/snap-and-med...

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SNAP and Medicaid Will Change Dramatically in October: What to Know

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Doug Jones @dougjones.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This week, we kicked off our On the Road to Change Tour across Alabama. Starting in Mobile, we made our way through Florala, Brewton, Thomasville, and Gainesville. And I’ll tell you, we are feeling the momentum.

Doug Jones with 3 people in front of campaign bus

Doug Jones takes a selfie with a supporter

Doug and Louise Jones with supporters in Brewton.

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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Super sad to see my favorite NPR newsletter, the regular chronicle of smart race and culture commentary called Code Switch, is going away. Check out its final edition here: loom.ly/dv9rJwg

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Newsletter continues after sponsor message

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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Since Elon Musk seems to hate this documentary about him from one of my favorite non-fiction filmmakers, Alex Gibney, figured it was my duty to spread a link to the trailer so you can see it for yourself. ENJOY: loom.ly/oA2_-p8

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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street

Musk

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Strange dynamic here. Susan Collins voted to confirm Russell Vought to lead OMB after he championed expansive presidential powers on spending. She has complained about the White House’s use of pocket rescissions, but WH continues to do it. She chairs the Appropriations Committee.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Russ Thurlow Vought—has once again—withheld 810 million dollars of appropriated money at the end of the year. It is called a pocket recission, www.politico.com/news/2026/09....

politico.com

Trump cancels $1B in federal spending in latest challenge to Congress

Many lawmakers, including some top Republicans, say the "pocket rescission" tactic is illegal.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

IMO one of the most important local elections in the country (boltsmag.org/prosecutor-a...)

"Long before Trump began sowing unfounded doubts about the 2020 presidential race, Republicans in Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth, were notorious for their selective enforcement of election laws and for the harsh prosecution of Crystal Mason, a woman who mistakenly thought she could vote while on probation and was sentenced years in prison.

DA Phil Sorrells, who came into office after the 2022 midterms, has continued that legacy. He helped launch a task force to police local elections, and he continued to prosecute Mason even after an appeals court overturned her conviction in 2024. This fall, he filed criminal charges against Lon Burnam, a former state lawmaker who was expelled from a public meeting and forcibly arrested for speaking out against a GOP plan to dramatically reduce polling places.

Sorrells faces Democratic challenger Tiffany Burks in a competitive rematch of their 2022 election. Burks, who has worked as a prosecutor in the office, has signaled a very different direction from Sorrells on such cases. “We are talking about a county where they are doing everything that they can to suppress the vote,” she said in an interview last month.

She is currently representing Burnam in court, and she said last month that her “first item on business” as DA would be to drop the county’s efforts to reinstate Mason’s conviction. (That won’t be necessary after all: Texas’ highest criminal court ruled in favor of Mason and against Sorrells on Sept. 24, upholding Mason’s 2024 acquittal.)"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026

RAJU: So you're not planning to help Paxton fundraise at all? CORNYN: Correct R: Why? C: This is the way majority parties become minority parties -- by nominating candidates that are less than appealing to a general electorate R: Does he deserve to be a senator? C: I'll let voters decide that

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