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stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
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Competitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of Democracy
The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 29/09/2026
Whoa, for the 50th anniversary of Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder has released four additional songs from that recording session. “We didn’t add these songs to the album, but they were part of what I was feeling and discovering as we made it.” [pitchfork.com]
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Stevie Wonder Unvaults Four Songs in the Key of Life Tracks
“We didn’t add these songs to the album, but they were part of what I was feeling and discovering as we made it,” says Wonder
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/09/2026
I love this paper so much. If I had my way every single journalist, pundit, analyst, and politician in the US would read it & then read it again. I want to quote all of it. www.frontiersin.org/journals/soc...
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Frontiers | The problem with polarization research in an age of extremism
"I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block i...
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A new existential threat, created by a small group of people in an industry that knew the risks, all while we are still busy dealing with another existential threat, created by the fossil fuel industry, which knew the risks. Check out my latest Substack here: open.substack.com/pub/electric...
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/09/2026
this is the greatest thing i have ever heard
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Tom May @tomwangpo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@leahstokes.bsky.social I just started reading the Carbon Wave and unlike many parents who hope to produce doctors and lawyers...I just want my kids to study Energy Policy at UCSB with Dr. Stokes.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17/09/2026
There's really no complicated explanation for this, or any kind of grand theory. It's just Econ 101 and he flat out does not understand it because he's an idiot.
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Tom May @tomwangpo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@timmiller.bsky.social You have the best musical taste of any podcaster. I am bummed out at the latest GOP atrocity and then there is MJ Lenderman, Beyonce, or Galactic!
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 03/09/2026
Thiel is sweating (more than usual). Turn up the heat! Buy "The Nerd Reich:Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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The Nerd Reich
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billi...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Even if we are able to capture all CO₂ emitted at point sources with CCS and scale atmospheric CO₂ removal (CDR) to billions of tonnes per year (we can't and never will), continuing to burn fossil fuels means that millions of people will continue to die from air pollution each year.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
New, at Can We Still Govern?: I talked to Annie Lowrey about her new book, "The Time Tax" on the administrative burdens that people encounter when they interact with the safety net. On HR1: "People are going to die. Health clinics are going to shut down." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/annie-lowr...
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Annie Lowrey on the Time Tax
A new book details the scale of the administrative burdens we face
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Tom May @tomwangpo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I am generally a stoic person and never understood when people got upset at a celebrity's death, even those I revered like Prince or Tom Petty, but I have cried MANY times about Dolly. RIP
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J.A. Adande @jadande.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I’m just going to use the name it was called by the Iroquois: Lake Epstein Files
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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Wrote about Dolly, the Queen of Country, the best of us.
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Dolly Parton Will Always Love You
Parton, who died on Tuesday, was a staggering musical talent and a beacon of generosity and warmth
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 27/08/2026
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, on Wednesday agreed to pay Pennsylvania, 46 other states, the District of Columbia, and a handful of U.S. territories, up to $17.1 billion in penalties over claims that its social media platforms are addictive and a danger to children. From @stateline.org
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Meta to pay Pennsylvania and 46 other states up to $17.1B in landmark child safety settlement • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, on Wednesday agreed to pay Pennsylvania and 46 other states, the District of Columbia, and a handful of U.S. territories, up to $17.1 billion in penalties.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Today, we’re releasing a new ad. I am a doctor who helped deliver for families left behind by corrupt politicians by getting kids glasses and eliminating medical debt. Now, I’m taking on those same corporate interests to rebuild the American dream in Michigan. Watch “Canon”⬇️
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/08/2026
This is the beginning. Let's keep the momentum going! My goal was never to sell a book—that's a by-product. My mission: to force political and media establishments to confront reality and tell people what is happening. Make tech fascists pay, buy The Nerd Reich today! bookshop.org/a/109206/978...
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The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration...It’s an ominous look at an insular el...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/08/2026
RIP to an icon. We'll never see her like again.
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This Dolly song about a childhood dog is one of the most reliable tearjerkers for me personally. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-Ja...
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Dolly Parton - Cracker Jack (Audio)
YouTube video by Dolly Parton
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/08/2026
Good job, California!
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California Becomes Latest State to Approve Plug-in Solar
States across the country are letting residents install small solar systems without utility permission.
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Hilarie Ashton @hilarieashton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Anna Paquin is a real one
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I think certain kinds of machine learning AI tools have utility and benefits but I don't post about that on Bluesky because so many other large language model AI tools are clearly bad for society. I also think anyone who tries to justify being an active Twitter user in 2026 has made a choice.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/08/2026
And for the references about how individuals can trigger societal tipping points, see:
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One of the most frequent questions I'm asked as a climate scientist is, "what can we do about climate change?" I don't base my answer on the physical science of the climate system,...
One of the most frequent questions I'm asked as a climate scientist is, "what can we do about climate change?" I don't base my answer on the physical science of the climate system, but rather social...
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Medical Advice
How to survive the global heatwave 
Stay hydrated 
Treat yourself to an ice cream 
Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class
Loose fitting clothing
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 19/08/2026
Woah.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It’s going to be amazing in the last scene of this movie when she talks to her handler in fluent Russian, just like in No Way Out www.ms.now/news/trump-a...
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Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without security clearance for a year
The close aide to the president, known to filter much of the information reaching the commander-in-chief, ultimately relented in recent months after pressure from White House staff.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Trump posts a graphic showing the Strait of Hormuz as a "New US Territory"
cap of Trump TS post
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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John Kearney @jk1440.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
You are free to cut anyone out of your life who makes you feel bad for just being yourself. There are plenty of people who will love you for who you are.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: The attorney general says it’s a “possibility” that he will go to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary, for the Trump administration’s crusade to take control of state voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Attorney General Blanche says taking state voter rolls case to Supreme Court is a ‘possibility’
The attorney general said the Justice Department is "not going to stop" going after state voter rolls despite losing 22 times in court to get them.
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Le Cagle @lecagle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Trying to enjoy the last week before the semester starts
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Woman Hit by Huge Ocean Wave
Alt: Woman sitting on a rock in a dress then unexpectedly hit by an ocean wave
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/08/2026
One of my favorite rhetorical and analytical moves is joining things (showing that different, seemingly unrelated ideas are part of the same phenomenon) and taking them apart (resolving paradoxes by demonstrating that what appears like a contradictory thing is different things, lumped together). 1/
A collage made of architectural features from 'Variae Architecturae Formae' (1636), a collection of engravings. The architectural arches, buildings, fountains, etc, are layered atop each other and placed around each other to create an infinite, recombinant built environment.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/08/2026
People come to New York City from all over the world to experience Broadway. The kids who grow up here should be able to do the same. We’re partnering with TDF to give away over 2,000 free Broadway tickets to NYC High School students at on.nyc.gov/broadway. Break a leg, high schoolers!
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My only comment about Woke 1 vs Woke 2 is that neither of these things is real &, for the thousandth time, we don’t have to frame <every topic in American politics> on the terms of the far right authoritarian party & right-wing pundits. Other, more serious choices are readily available:
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/08/2026
I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...
Cover of the book "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)" by Katie Mack. The top right corner says "Author of The End of Everything" and the bottom left says "Brilliant and thrilling! - John Green". The cover motif is a space image made of puzzle pieces.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
😕 💰
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
He will never understand that being "the fat guy from Superbad" is infinitely better than being "the martial arts chud nobody likes"
Jonah Hill says jiu jitsu has him ready to
"annihilate" anyone who still sees him as the fat guy from Superbad
"I love Brazilian jiu jitsu, except my body is begging me not to love it. My wife is often like,
'You're not going to become a professional fighter. You know that, right? You're a comedian"
"If we got into it, I would f*ck you up. I would f*ck all three of you up"
"My favorite thing is people are like, 'Oh, Jonah Hill, f*cking fat guy from Superbad.' And I'm like, 'I would f*cking annihilate you, dude. I'm not kidding you. Try it. If you see me, try it, dude. Bring it. Who's got it?'"
SMARTLESS
Sirius?
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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Wrote about Dundon, who sucks.
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How to Cut Costs, Ruin Things, and Antagonize People
Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon’s seven rules for running a killer business
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
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Dr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Read "How to Hide an Empire" for why the USA stopped recognizing territories as states after Hawaii and Alaska. Whites were scared that nonwhites would govern them as whites govern nonwhites.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
And just like that, Republicans have no problem with a sitting president making billions in office on crypto scams, from foreign governments and oligarchs, and industries directly impacted by his orders, policies and regulations.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 30/06/2026
It was a 5-4 vote. You are not suitably concerned. That it made it to the Supreme Court is a sign that the Court is corrupt.
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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’ve got a piece in the @nytimes.com this morning about yesterday’s decision in Slaughter - and also about how any post-Trump response *must* include Supreme Court reform www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/o...
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Opinion | Congress Can Just Shrivel. Or It Can Do What It Did After Nixon.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This, by @kateshaw.bsky.social in @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/o...
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Opinion | Congress Can Just Shrivel. Or It Can Do What It Did After Nixon.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/o...
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Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Unshackling the Presidency
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/06/2026
Climate.us is officially live! After NOAA ended Climate.gov’s day-to-day operations in 2025, former team members built Climate.us to carry that work forward. Their explanations and graphics have always stood out to me as clear, accessible, and transparent. I’m really looking forward to this reboot.
climate.us
Climate.us Home
independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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