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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: The signs are everywhere that FBI and DOJ are gearing up investigate distributors of abortion pills. While Anti-abortion zealot Andrew Bailey may be leaving, Todd Blanche is Comstock-curious and FBI Director Kash Patel recently told Josh Hawley he's open to criminal probes. @autonomynews.co
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What Was This Anti-Abortion Zealot Doing at the FBI?
Andrew Bailey has always been hellbent on eradicating abortion access. As the FBI’s No. 2, he may have set the stage for investigations into abortion pill providers.
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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's literally the least one can do.
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MonsterKing @cerromerussell.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
Wow what bullshit. But this was the plan
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 27/09/2026
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
 Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Tuesday: The US govt offers its “deepest condolences to the victims and their families” after armed gangs storm a mountainside town in Haiti, killing dozens and kidnapping more than 50, including infants. Thursday: The govt deports 57 people, including a 3-year-old born in the U.S., to Haiti. 1/
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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 29/08/2026
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
Southern view from a lakeshore highrise in Edgewater over Osterman Beach and Chicago loop in distance. // Image captured at: 2026-08-29 22:06:02 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: wgntv.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 80 F | 27 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: S at 4 mph | 6 kph // Humidity: 57%
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 19/08/2026
60 yrs ago, sex workers, drag queens and street youth held a landmark riot against police in SF's Tenderloin—the world's 1st Trans District now that space is held by Geo Group. trans people are still arrested at SF Pride—over tagging Flock cams. the trans fight against police in '66 and today:
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The fight to protect a trans landmark in California from ICE’s biggest contractor
Compton’s Cafe is one of the earliest examples of LGBTQ+ resistance. Today, a prison company occupies the site
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
After Ben-Gvir called to kill 40 Palestinians daily, pro-Israel groups & officials insist he doesn’t represent Israel. But he’s the head of Israeli national security. And he’s had the job since 2022 (minus two months). And, in fact, between October 2023 - 2025, Israel killed 92 Palestinians daily.
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Pro-Israel Groups Want You to Believe That Israel’s National Security Minister… Doesn’t Represent Israel
Parts of the pro-Israel lobby are calling for the far-right Itamar Ben-Gvir to be ousted from government, after he called for the mass murder of Palestinians. So what will they do when he isn’t?
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professor tools for commensality (red scare edition) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 28/07/2026
"There is so much collaboration happening between ICE and local law enforcement in those places that the scale of enforcement is much greater, without the same level of spectacle." very important read!
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Kali Holloway @kaliholloway.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
As Beshear waits for "proof of life," McConnell would've invoked Kentucky's Constitution, threatened hearings and subpoenas, and made this such a raging daily political headache for Kentucky's GOP that somebody would've blinked. My latest for @thenation: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Andy Beshear Is What’s Wrong With the Democratic Party in the Trump Era
The Kentucky governor isn’t doing what Mitch McConnell would do—and that’s the problem.
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Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom @underthetreepod.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
If you’re coming to our FREE screening tonight at the Siskel Center, please be aware of CTA train service alerts! 🚨 Trains are rerouted and stations along Lake & Wabash are closed.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/07/2026
Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was found dead after taking a boat to a barrier island with friends on July 4. Nearly three weeks later, there have been no conclusive answers as to what happened. Here's the latest.
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What to Know About the Death of Nolan Wells in Mississippi
Nearly three weeks after the 18-year-old was found dead off an island near the Mississippi coast, there have been no conclusive answers as to what happened.
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Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom @underthetreepod.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Join us for a FREE screening of the doc, Everybody to Kenmure Street. This powerful film recounts what happens when a community comes together in an act of resistance. A needed reminder that even in the darkest of times, anything is possible. bit.ly/3RQk77J Sat, July 25 4:45 - 7PM Siskel Center
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Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The scope and intricacies of Trump's campaign to make America stupid truly is astonishing.
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Over 1,600 energy department webpages on utility bill savings removed as US temperatures soar
Guardian analysis found the removals coincided with the Trump administration’s push to weaken efficiency rules
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 15/07/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul LawrenceTimes University of Kansas, reacting to the state's harsh new anti-trans bathroom law, begins enforcing it against their own staff. lawrencekstimes.com/2026/07/13/t...
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Transgender employee at KU reported for using the bathroom
A transgender woman who works at KU was notified Friday that she had been reported for using the women’s restroom.
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 14/07/2026
google's "why don't you want to use our documentation chatbot" survey offers a pretty good list of reasons not to use their documentation chatbot
popup asking Would you like to use an AI chatbot to help you while browsing this site? Yes / No, with No highlightedpopup survey with all checkboxes checked 

What's the main reason you prefer to read the documentation yourself instead of using an Al chatbot?

I want to read the full context of an article to ensure I don't miss any important details.

I find standard documentation design (tables, diagrams) easier to scan than a chat interface.

I enjoy the learning process of researching and discovering solutions manually.

I have strong concerns about the accuracy or reliability of Al-generated answers.

Last input is for "Other" and the text inputs reads "I hate ai"
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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I've been writing about Flock and ALPRs for a few years now, and the news that the LAPD let their Flock contract expire over “privacy issues” makes people think that the department will not use Flock in the future. They’re renegotiating their contract with the company.
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
#tdih 1917: Bisbee Deportation: illegal kidnapping & deportation of 1,000+ striking mine workers (IWW-led), their supporters, & citizen bystanders by 2,000 deputized vigilantes. Loaded on cattle cars. Sound familiar? More info & lessons (grades 7+) ⬇️ to teach labor & Mexican American history.
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July 12, 1917: The Bisbee Deportation
The Bisbee Deportation was the illegal deportation of more than 1,000 striking mine workers (IWW-led strike), their supporters, and citizen bystanders by 2,000 vigilantes.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/07/2026
Lindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @theatlantic.com cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
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John Breen @breen.tech · 11/07/2026
I’ll spell it out for anyone who’s not already aware. Trans people’s life expectancy is low because of suicide and murder
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
deskilling in professional school, you can ban it www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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At The University Of Chicago Law School, Socrates Is In, Laptops Are Out
As part of a new policy about AI in legal education, the U. of Chicago Law School will ban electronic devices like laptops and phones in its core first-year courses.
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Dr. Jennifer Krauel @freetailed.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Early Sunday morning in Memphis, the National Guard killed 20-year-old father Tyrin Johnson. This is the 3rd death connected to Trump’s “Memphis Safe Task Force,” patrolling the streets of Memphis at Trump’s orders since Oct of last year, despite the protests (and legal action) of local officials.
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Tennessee national guard troops shoot man dead in Memphis
Authorities claim Tyrin Johnson, 20, pulled gun on officers controversially deployed at instigation of Trump
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J. I. Swiderski, MURP @swiderski.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
it's been _really_ clear on the last couple on the Telemundo broadcast — surely they can even hear that in Switzerland...
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Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom @underthetreepod.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We can never stop fighting for the freedom of all Palestinian political prisoners.
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Sean Keeley @seankeeley.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I haven’t seen England and Mexico this heated since 1861 when Mexican Benito Juárez suspended payments on its foreign debt to the U.K.
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¡matt! ✶✶✶✶ @mattfromchicago.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I'm sorry they need to move the final to the Azteca
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/07/2026
These all sound like excellent ideas.
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Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom @underthetreepod.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A fantastic discussion.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
If this is true -- a very big if -- it is surely how McConnell would have wanted to go: exploiting the timing of the death of major figures (Scalia, RBG) for cynical partisan gain.
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
this guy is the co-founder of Airbnb
Joe Gebbia
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John Birch Society
@The_JBS • Jun 30
Your taxes are paying for an Illegal Alien with an Anchor
Baby to live in the starter home your American kids can't
afford.
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Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom @underthetreepod.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Imagine that!
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Dan Berger @dnbrgr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
We’ve been doing such exciting work with the Washington Prison History Project, including a documentary in the making with Huy about the fight for indigenous religious freedom in WA prisons. Check out the trailer here: waprisonhistory.org/blog/were-ma...
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We’re Making a Movie!: “Resilience Inside” - Washington Prison History Project
We have partnered with Huy to produce a feature-length documentary on the fight for incarcerated Indigenous people’s religious freedoms. The working title of the movie is, “Resilience Inside: The Figh...
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Queens Public Library @qplnyc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
NYC’s Libraries Need Your Help! Our city representatives are currently negotiating the city budget, and we need to remind them to #InvestInLibraries! Please Take a Moment to Send a Note to NYC’s Leaders. Thank You for Your Support! #LibrariesAreForEveryone queenslibrary.org/support/take...
A clock and the words "Time is Running Out! Take a Moment to tell NYC’s Leaders to Invest in Libraries," all in a handwritten script, on a beige background.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/06/2026
Liz Soto and Savanna Batten are 2 of those sentenced to 50 years in prison for Prairieland. I visited them in a north Texas jail—11 months into their incarceration over a July 4 noise demo—to meet the Trump admin’s “Antifa terrorists”. from behind glass, Soto said, “They didn’t like my book club.”
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‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison
Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility
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Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom @underthetreepod.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom @underthetreepod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
If you watched the viral video of Bosnian soccer fans shouting for Palestine ahead of game in toronto today, read this piece about Bosnian team grappling with legacy of genocide & displacement with 17 of its players born elsehwere. "Playing for the national team becomes a symbolic act of return."
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The country they never left
Bosnia’s World Cup squad is built on the descendants of war and displacement, players raised across Europe and North America who are finding their way back through football.
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Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom @underthetreepod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Not one penny for a billionaire team. Enough is enough.
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Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom @underthetreepod.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Normalize using “Comrade” as your gender neutral honorific of choice.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The big one is Tuesday, though: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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Hrag Vartanian @hrag.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I had to comment on this story coming out of SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where a prof was put on leave for using a Palestine reference. Wild part is the provost who did it has made a career publishing about civil rights & whiteness. Like … wut?! hyperallergic.com/saic-puts-pr...
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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Nervously watching what's unfolding in Belfast as racist bigots use a stabbing as an excuse to wreck havoc and mayhem, burning cars & buses, homes, and businesses of ethnic minority residents Meanwhile, Elon Musk is doing his best to escalate the violence. This is a good 🧵 of his efforts on Twitter
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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
That's a pogrom. She's describing a pogrom
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/06/2026
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil died after being trapped in a building hit by Israeli airstrikes. A Post reconstruction of Khalil’s final hours found that Israel denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive. wapo.st/43omgty
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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 04/06/2026
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
View looking east from the Skydeck atop the Sears Tower towering over the Loop, Millennium Park and Chicago Harbor with Lake Michigan beyond. // Image captured at: 2026-06-04 10:36:10 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@earthcam // Current Temp in Chicago: 61 F | 16 C // Precip: broken clouds // Wind: SSW at 6 mph | 9 kph // Humidity: 76%
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