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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 2h
53 years ago, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Now, the Bronx School of Hip Hop is preparing a new generation of artists to shape what comes next. I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.
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Mayor and Nas sit down to discuss the past, present and future of hip hop in NYC
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Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 1h
We’ve all been there, bro www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
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Florida man shoots up home after brother threw bowl at him, deputies say
Lake County deputies jumped into action after a heated argument led a gunman to shoot up a local home, according to the sheriff’s office on Tuesday.
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 7h
Morning Kittens
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A good reminder from Ed that not everyone will be able to afford a personal agent — even as the Internet is re-wired around them. @edmundlee.bsky.social #Muse
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 9h
France faces historic purchasing power crisis: Since 2024, families have lost €1,200/year on average
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France faces historic purchasing power crisis: Since 2024, families have lost €1,200/year on average
Real wages have been falling since 2019 – a rare phenomenon – but, for a long time, social transfers and income from assets made up for it. In 2025 and 2026, that is no longer the case. As a result, average purchasing power fell over two consecutive years, something that only happened twice since 1960.
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Ann M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 8h
a gish gallop of dismantling the federal securities laws
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h
NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 15h
loser coming through
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Ann M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 9h
oh ho, look who's on the other side of a forced arbitration now www.law360.com/corporate/ar...
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X Corp. Says Crypto Gambling Company Bribed X Employees - Law360
X Corp. told a Texas federal court that a company behind two controversial crypto gambling websites, which allegedly bribed X employees, cannot arbitrate claims that X unfairly removed their access to...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power. The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever. But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One week out, and this is where “I’ll do it later” starts costing people. If somebody in your family keeps saying they’ll get around to it, call them. If your coworker just moved and has been meaning to update everything, remind them.
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Essence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 9h
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A useful political rule: don't design the rules assuming your team will always be in charge.⁣ ⁣ Eventually, the big red button changes hands. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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My Libertarian Friends Were Right
Do economists have a political bias? What should we do about that?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h
It’s difficult to overstate how dangerous such a declaration would be for American democracy. It would mean a president is attempting to sidestep the Constitution, which empowers states to run elections, in order to prevent his party from losing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Could Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?
Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless.
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Toe Beans @v-ron.bsky.social · 9h
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Ann M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 21h
"tell us what you'd like us to do"
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Minnesota DFL Party @dfl.org · 29/09/2026
GOP Senator Eric Schmitt didn't know the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes — and tried to use his wrong information in questioning a witness. @amyklobuchar.com sets the record straight: "You have your teams wrong."
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Sam King @samcking.bsky.social · 18h
I hope everyone has a Hussein
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22h
NEW: Seems as though the full DC Circuit Court is poised to green-light Judge Boasberg's contempt investigation into the government for failing to turn the planes bound for CECOT around. Trump will then likely seek an emergency stay from SCOTUS. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Appeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flights
An appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El ...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10h
Fossil fuel interests have long weaponized philanthropy to exert control over academic programs, a new paper argues.
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How corporate influencers facilitated Trump’s assault on climate research
Fossil fuel interests have long weaponized philanthropy to exert control over academic programs, a new paper argues.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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Ben Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 18h
They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true.
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 10h
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21h
The VERY conservative 11th Circuit unanimously refused to block the lower court's sanctions order against the DOJ in the Trump v IRS (that resulted in the slush fund) case.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 18h
The punishment for the disgusting Cornell rapists was to simply write an essay about their heinous crime whilst women can be thrown in jail for using abortion healthcare services. That’s the fucked up timeline we’re living in.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 17h
Canada Dry • 1960
Canada Dry • 1960
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Tam-Rah @blue-fire1.bsky.social · 21h
It can't happen soon enough! Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads www.commondreams.org/news/donald-...
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Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads | Common Dreams
Democrats in Congress demand answers and accountability for Trump's misuse of taxpayer dollars for "illegal" ads.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h
“Morally binding” “Police yourselves” lol ok
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21h
Ken Paxton desperately tried to defend his handling of a child predator case by claiming the defendant “served 60 days.” Then came the Community Note...
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Ken Paxton Defends Handling of Child Predator Case
Community Note: “Paxton's office initially recommended 1 day in jail.”
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WyoFile @wyofile.com · 29/09/2026
OPINION: Rebecca Bextel, the activist who ignited Wyoming’s “Checkgate,” is now running for governor. While columnist Kerry Drake believes she will lose big, he’s forever thankful she contributed to the Freedom Caucus’ implosion. #wyomingnews #checkgate #elections
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Let’s thank the politician who helped drive the Freedom Caucus out of power - WyoFile
After Checkgate, far-right Rebecca Bextel is stirring things up as the Constitution Party’s candidate for governor, columnist Kerry Drake writes.
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 18h
#ResistanceEarth In the darkness of the deep sea, 80% of organisms use bioluminescence to find food, deter predators and attract mates. Now more plastic debris is sinking into the abyss. When deep-sea organisms ingest it, it can hamper their ability to emit light. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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More plastic, less glow? Pollution threatens deep sea’s bioluminescent life, experts warn
Scientists are raising concerns that deep sea plastic may be affecting the ability of bioluminescent organisms to find mates and food.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
This is the book corporate America does not want you to read — which is exactly why you should pick up a copy.
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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 22h
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is plowing ahead with officially designating a leading Muslim civil rights nonprofit and more than 100 other groups as “domestic terrorist organizations,” in a move critics say is unprecedented and unconstitutional. floridatrib.org/2026/09/29/d...
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DeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’
Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the proposal in just over 30 seconds and with no discussion.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17h
WED THE LEFT HOOK SCHEDULE - ET 12pm: Pablo Torre 12:45 pm: Mehdi Hasan 1:25 pm: David Sirota 2:00 pm: Casey Michel 3:00 pm: Danielle Moodie NO PAYWALLS. thelefthook.substack.com
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The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali | Substack
A political, cultural, and intellectual playground for the rest of us with writer Wajahat Ali. Click to read The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscr...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 16h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 15h
Know their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME.
Cornell 7Disgusting chat
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 22h
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 16h
A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/09/2026
Friend of the show @brentterhune.bsky.social is with us right now! JOIN US:
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LIVE NOW: MAGA Farmers CRY Over Record High Diesel Prices
God on Substack
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help. (Published May)
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Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.
The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act li...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Mamdani in response to Kimmel asking him to send Trump a selfie of the two of them: "I love you, but I love housing more"
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h
Senator Eric Schmitt is a fucking clown. He didn’t just ask Jack Smith if he was in Atlanta; he did a whole ass posterboard presentation trying to play gotcha, and it backfired because he doesn’t know how to fact-check. Missouri, do better!
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Micah @rincewind.run · 29/09/2026
the left has gotten sports, in its entirety, in the national divorce this is why bluesky is the official app of sports
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17h
The DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases. Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction. Then Donald Trump won a second term. (Published January)
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How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”
Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 29/09/2026
Only organized people can beat organized money. I was in Jim Hogg county talking with folks about data centers, Al, water, diesel, and more. Organized money is pushing for Al data centers. If we're not careful, outwater, tarms, and communities may pay the price.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I bet two of them vote anyway. Dear Leader told them to "cheat like hell." The pardons are in the mail.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h
😂 🤣 😂
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