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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026
Advocating against Talarico's new rightward tack on trans kids in sports and gender affirming care is not advocating for Paxton. It's advocating against Talarico's new rightward tack on trans kids in sports and gender affirming care.
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
orlandosentinel.com
Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Universal free school breakfast and lunch is a great proposal. www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
thebulwark.com
EXCLUSIVE: The Next Big Dem Proposal: Let Kids Eat Free
School lunches were free to all kids during the pandemic; a prominent think-tank wants to bring back the idea and make it permanent.
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump is protected by a cult of personality. The same does not apply to his son-in-law. If Democrats regain power, haul Kushner before Congress. And if a Democrat becomes president in 2029, let's hope a rebuilt DOJ does something about this naked corruption.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/09/2026
Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up. Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 14/09/2026
The fact that "Alligator Alcatraz" ever existed is a travesty. We challenged it in court and celebrated its closure. But systemic patterns of abuse are rampant at ICE facilities nationwide, and too often deadly. We'll keep fighting against this inhumane and illegal treatment of people.
nytimes.com
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages to Confine Migrants, DHS Watchdog Report Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 14/09/2026
I am so fucking tired of the daily ‘should trans people be allowed to exist’ argument. The vast majority of society dgaf about us until democrats and republicans alike decided to turn us into their niche culture war issue after people like Jesse Singal and JKR decided we needed to be eradicated.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
300,000 Floridians lost ACA coverage when Ashley Moody voted against extending subsidies. Over 100,000 Americans die each year without access to quality care. Angie's answer: Medicare for All.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/08/2026
From pushing for newly gerrymandered maps and national anti-voter bills to attacking mail-in voting, President Trump has shown he will do whatever it takes to make it harder to cast a ballot. The fight to protect our democracy is as important as ever.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy
The president is prioritizing his own interests over the national interest.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Our people-powered movement took the political establishment head on and won, y'all! Because when working people organize, we win! Join me, @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov on a mass call Thurs, Aug 20 at 7pm to strategize for the Florida we're building together. Angie4US.com/win
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 20/08/2026
Essential read on how farmworkers are being affected by the cyclospora outbreak, with implications for agricultural workers in general.
grist.org
Who’s most at risk in the cyclospora outbreak? The farmworkers on the front lines.
An expert on migrant farmworker health describes how this population has been blamed and put at risk, but seldom understood.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
One of the first things Brooke Rollins did after being confirmed was cancel $1 billion in funding for food banks and school meals. When the Republicans take away SNAP from children, those same kids need to get their food from other areas where she's stripped funding.
cbsnews.com
USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Brooke Rollins has kicked millions off food stamps and lies to insist it was about fraud. 19 Democrats voted to confirm her (including Schiff, Klobuchar, Booker, and Ossoff) and I'm never going to stop being mad about that.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 14/08/2026
Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/14/h...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
Haitians in Springfield are required to report to Ohio's ICE offices and wear ankle monitors • Ohio Capital Journal
Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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More like I-ACK @mumbly-joe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
If I'm being perfectly honest, it seems insane as a pundit to think that ceding ground to these freaks and psychopaths intent on mass-murdering queers is a political winner rather than fighting them outright.
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 09/04/2026
I don't think white people understand how fucking dorky they sound talking about "woke." Man, shut up.
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Werewolf By Nat 🇵🇷🏳‍⚧ @peanutbutterwhisky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ally Pankiw (I Used to Be Funny) revealed in an Instagram post that she passed on directing the HBO Harry Potter series. Kate Herron (Loki) revealed in the comments that she passed on directing episodes TWICE. It really is that fucking easy. It's really just that easy.
Text messages:

"I have an instinct on the answer but I feel compelled to ask."

"Harry Potter? Hard no?"

"Absolutely fucking not!" Lol"

"But thank you got asking."

"Of course :)"

"I assumed as much"

"And agree)
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Mog The Confessor @mogtheconfessor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
metro.co.uk/2025/04/21/c... A couple.
metro.co.uk
All the celebrities who 'refuse to touch' blockbuster Harry Potter TV reboot
It's not for everyone.
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Every actor justifying their role in harry potter
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A new study shows that among people hospitalized with COVID19, other viruses such as EBV, HSV1, and CMV may be reactivated. This effect isn’t limited to those who are immunocompromised, either. So if you’re wondering why I’m still masking indoors in public, have a read.
nature.com
COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you
Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 06/08/2026
Fantastic news! The FDA has approved the first mRNA flu vaccine. Using mRNA technology will make it easier to update each season’s flu vaccine to keep up with new variants.
nytimes.com
F.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine (Gift Article)
The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
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Mx Maddison Stoff @thedescenters.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This woman was beaten by a mob for *standing outside of a woman's bathroom* in Louisiana, not even going in, and they've literally just fabricated several charges against her and her partner anyway to justify abusing them further. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/a-mo... On the up side...
lgbtqnation.com
A mob viciously beat a trans couple. Now the couple is facing prison time. - LGBTQ Nation
Police criminally charged Shae Sanders and Aurora Rush, who were both injured in the cruel attack.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/08/2026
BREAKING: in July 2026, *every single one* of the 2,528 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 10,255 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
rpc.state.gov
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 04/08/2026
getting tired of people on the left still launching substack newsletters after all the reporting on that company in recent years
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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Here's the proper framing on this. "Following the intentional dismantling of most of the US government food safety surveillance program, a company that prioritized profits over providing toilet facilities for its farm workers has murdered 2 Americans with a preventable parasitic infection." 
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
i think the party of sick freaks who want to inspect kid's private parts should be branded as such
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Jonathon M. Floyd @jfloyd314.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It's genuinely a massive problem that the median voter both 1) believes "criminal illegal immigrants" to be an astronomically more serious threat than they actually are, and 2) believes that the legal immigration process is substantially easier than it actually is.
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
NEW: In 2025 ICE obtained DNA from nearly one million people and funneled it into an FBI criminal database. The collection likely included DNA from young children and was backed by the threat of criminal prosecution. The raw genetic material is stored indefinitely. Free to read:
wired.com
ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I'm just going to keep screaming this until I'm hoarse, but until Trump the norm -- for 50 years -- was that sitting presidents had their taxes audited by the IRS and released to the public to show they were clean. But Trump refused repeatedly, and sued when his return was leaked, and now ... this
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 03/08/2026
Right as RFK Jr and Republicans spread COVID disinformation on national TV and public hearings, Meta decides to roll back its COVID-19 misinformation rules.
mashable.com
Meta to roll back Covid-19 misinformation measures
Meta is revising its policies to take a regional approach towards countries that still have public health emergency declarations.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
There’s an even more sinister angle to Johnny Depp’s ongoing “comeback” tour as the new Scrooge—it’s a Paramount production and part of a slate of Ellison-backed conservative cultural takeover attempts. It’s angled around MeToo rejection and the manosphere. spitfirenews.com/p/johnny-dep...
spitfirenews.com
Johnny Depp's 'comeback' is billionaire manosphere marketing
Plus, why smart glasses can't escape the 'pervert' label.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...
newrepublic.com
The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids
In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.
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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“Given Mr. Trump’s proclivity for envelope-pushing arguments and given the current Supreme Court’s focus on sometimes narrow textual readings of our supreme law, ignoring the constitutional arguments about Trump 2028 is an act of civic irresponsibility and political naivete." My story today:
huffpost.com
Trump’s Comments About A Third Term Aren’t Just Jokes. They're Scarily Strategic, Legal Experts Say.
President Donald Trump keeps razzing about 2028. Legal scholars aren’t laughing.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days. There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.
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jamie loftus @jamieloftus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
today is we the unhoused’s last episode at iheart, but the show’s vital work is moving to patreon and could really use your support— here’s theo’s statement ❤️
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."
gizmodo.com
There's a National Blood Supply Crisis Happening Right Now
Red Cross officials are pleading with Americans to donate blood, especially if they have O-positive blood.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Also among those detained was a Ugandan woman in a wheelchair who has sickle cell anemia and an active asylum application, according to her lawyer." “It’s not people with criminal records” being targeted, Mr. Shamieh said. “You are talking about people with legitimate pending applications.”
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 23/07/2026
last call for this! would love to speak to as many folks as possible!
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/07/2026
"What the federal government has been doing to people assumed to be immigrants is different from normal police brutality. It is a targeted campaign. We are witnessing, for the first time since Jim Crow, American death squads."
lnk.thebulwark.com
America’s Death Squads Are Real
Sometimes you can’t see the world clearly from the inside.
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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development
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Damon Kiesow @kiesow.net · 16/07/2026
I don’t even know which ICE shooting this is referring to - which is the actual problem.
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Tom Humberstone @tomhumberstone.com · 16/07/2026
The Luddites loved technology. They owned looms at home and would ‘mod’ them to count threads. Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages. They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production. Sound familiar?
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
He died at Irwin, the detention center made notorious by allegations of unwanted gynecological procedures, and that Biden had shut down. Trump reopened it. Now it’s the site of yet another death in ICE detention following claims of medical neglect.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
What can you do to lessen some suffering where you are?
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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Per a write up I'll share below, unfortunately summer salads in the US aren't the best idea until this is figured out, as the people who usually tell us which foods are safe have mostly been fired. Rinsing veggies won't get it off. Cooking veggies *should* kill the Cyclospora.
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Video appears to show no damage to the vehicle of the man ICE killed in Houston, who had lived in America peacefully for 35 years, despite ICE's claim that he "rammed" an ICE vehicle and "tried to run over" an agent. These people are not credible.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
if someone took me aside and said hey rax that dumb flash tattoo you got for $50 when you were 19 is actually a nazi symbol. i would be at the shop getting it covered before they got the sentence all the way out. i would blow red lights the whole way there
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Thomas Paine is my favorite founding father. He was famously abolitionist and one of the earliest voices to point out the hypocrisy of fighting for independence while keeping slaves. He also firmly believed that keeping any friendship which required compromising your morals made you a bad person.
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