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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Early this morning, our city still plunged into darkness, I set off to walk the Brooklyn Bridge. As the sun came up, we were joined by canvassers, labor leaders, elected officials, and working people — a movement to bring a new day to our city. Tomorrow, we win it together.

Zohran, Tish James and Brad Lander lead a procession of hundreds walking across the Brooklyn Bridge at dawn.

Tish James, Brad Lander, Tony Simone and Rita Joseph wait for the march on the bridge.

Zohran at a packed press conference outside city hall, Tish James and others raising their hands in the air.

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system. Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/11/2025

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/10/2025

Election Day is a week from tomorrow, and millions of Americans have a chance to elect important local leaders — judges, council members, school boards, and more — crucial to defending and rebuilding democracy. If you haven’t already, make a plan to cast your vote.

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Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Damn. @wsj.com $UPS www.wsj.com/business/log...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.” I beg to differ. This is curated failure. jesspiper.substack.com/p/i-know-exa...

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I Know Exactly What They Are Doing

Rural foresight

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Forbes @forbes.com · 27/10/2025

As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.

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Monday Air Traffic Staffing Issues Cause Flight Delays In Atlanta, Los Angeles

As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/10/2025

Over the next few weeks, millions of Americans are going to receive notices that their healthcare costs are set to explode in 2026. Many more will log onto online insurance marketplaces only to find that they’ve been priced out of the coverage they rely on.

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Katie Harbath @katieharbath.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.

U.S. marshal and undocumented immigrant shot during ICE stop in Los Angeles, officials say

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/10/2025

Raskin details how he tried to get unanimous consent today to force Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the Acting Speaker Haridopolos "scurried out of the room"

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona... red America is making their own people sick. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/w...

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More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Glad to see the Tabletop Games series at @uofmpress.bsky.social take off with @jreylee.bsky.social's book on Catan. Clear, unambiguous writing on abstraction and gaming with regard to colonial themes.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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No John @nojohn.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

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Gracie Lou Freebush @vividcactus.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I hope whoever wrote the duck jokes for Netflix’s (wrongly) cancelled cartoon Inside Job is doing well.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2025

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2025

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 28/09/2025

When a president brags about gold accessories as proof of “success,” it projects not leadership but authoritarian pageantry.

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Gracie Lou Freebush @vividcactus.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The iPhone glass update is a direct attack on my astigmatism. I’m tired of updates that don’t improve user experience .

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Gracie Lou Freebush @vividcactus.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

This is a good episode! It includes first hand account of brutality from ICE from an Illinois congressional candidate.

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Some More News: Jimmy Kimmel Cancel Cultured

Podcast Episode · Some More News · 09/19/2025 · 55m

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 21/09/2025

According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, about 12% of Americans suffer from chronic insomnia. The resulting daytime fatigue, depression and low motivation can lead to accidents, lost productivity and other consequences. to.pbs.org/41GBUjl

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Why insomnia is becoming seen as a public health emergency in the U.S.

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Elisabeth J. Hobbes author @elisabethhobbes.co.uk · 16/09/2025

Sad to hear that Robert Redford died. It’s a rare death where no one has a bad word to say and everyone agrees the deceased was hot af.

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ALT: a man wearing a cowboy hat and a bow tie

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2025

Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"

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Dr. James H. Gundlach @pecanjim.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Sitting here recovering from running over my upper legs with my 1962 Ford 800 tractor watching MYTHBUSTERS. They timed people with lower arm in ice and found cussing increased the time they could stay in the ice by 30%. Anti-cussing rules are a handicap!🧪☠️ #Sociology #Population #Think #News

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 10/09/2025

People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest, at the peak of the pandemic in 2020. Data holds lessons for preventing future deaths. Read our analysis ⬇️

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Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.

People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest. New data holds lessons for preventing future deaths.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 08/09/2025

can't come up with words to describe how irresponsible and absurd this is.

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 07/09/2025

I do think you’ve gotta hand it to Ezra Klein for this one, which we need more of, much more, from his peers www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

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Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 07/09/2025

Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which Kennedy heads, shows that the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine was 33% effective against emergency department or urgent care visits for adults over 18, compared to those who didn't receive the vaccine.

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Fact Checking RFK Jr. on Vaccines, SSRIs and School Shootings

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made myriad false and misleading claims on Thursday as he fielded questions examining his seven-month tenure.

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Alt Health and Human Services @alt-hhs.altgov.info · 07/09/2025

MAHA is a dangerous pseudoscientific programme of work that supports a corrupt and unscientific wellness industry, seeks to discredit mainstream medicine, and portrays institutions and experts as enemies, not partners.

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RFK Jr and MAHA: dangerous, emboldened, and escalating

The week beginning Aug 4, 2025 was the most dangerous and tragic week of Robert F Kennedy Jr's tenure yet: a fatal CDC shooting by a gunman distrustful of COVID-19 vaccines, the cancellation of US$500...

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

bless you Dave!

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Gracie Lou Freebush @vividcactus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Watching the RFK hearing after work. Thank you #SenatorMariaCantwell! You represented us with dignity and integrity in that hearing and I appreciate your comments greatly.

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Gracie Lou Freebush @vividcactus.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Theres few things I love more than russet potatoes, the renewing promise of autumn weather and sweaters. Happy September everyone !

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Gracie Lou Freebush @vividcactus.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Bookish checkpoint 📚🌟 Currently reading: Refuse to be Done, Lucky Day, The Pirate Bride, Chef’s Kiss Last book read: Sweet Berries Last book added to TBR: Leaving isn’t the Hardest Thing Next read: Spells to Forget Us #booksky #fantasyfaction #bookish #reading

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The Book Bazaar: Coming October 29th, 2026 @the-book-bazaar.com · 27/08/2025

New site update now lists the title of books on hover, corrects some genre and age categorizations for some titles, and also has the author names on the pages! Find your next favorite read at The Book Bazaar, launching Nov 12th! 💙📚 #Booksky #Books #IndieAuthor #Writesky #Writers

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The Book Bazaar - A Group Crowdfunding Project for Authors

Indie authors, small publishers, and book enthusiasts take notice! The Book Bazaar is coming November 12th, 2025.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

“These are basic constitutional rights that are afforded to anybody that is held in government custody. And what was happening at Alligator Alcatraz is simply unprecedented and not normal,” says Cho, senior counsel at the ACLU National Prison Project.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 21/08/2025

Many, many local public heath officials were also targeted and attacked during COVID and it got little attention. The attack on CDC shows that violence against public health workers has become a mainstream activity, endorsed by the administration. Bobby must go. #FireRFKJr

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The attack on higher education in the US, which is being largely done in the name of "fighting antisemitism," is inevitably going to lead to a lot of universities deciding that Judaic Studies programs need to be cut for budgetary purposes. Killing Judaic Studies to fight antisemitism.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Grok is exposing the underlying prompts for its AI personas, including such commands as “BE FUCKING UNHINGED AND CRAZY. COME UP WITH INSANE IDEAS. GUYS JERKING OFF, OCCASIONALLY EVEN PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR ASS, WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SURPRISE THE HUMAN.” www.404media.co/grok-exposes...

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Grok Exposes Underlying Prompts for Its AI Personas: ‘EVEN PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR ASS’

The website for Elon Musk's Grok is exposing prompts for its anime girl, therapist, and conspiracy theory AI personas.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/08/2025

ICE is cutting corners and haphazardly ramping up its detention capacity to meet President Trump's demands, but we're fighting back across the country. Follow along for updates.

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Live Coverage: ACLU Challenges ICE Detention Centers

The ACLU will be working across the country to challenge unjust and inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers. Follow for live updates.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

A NYT comment: “Humans ate organic, whole foods for millennia. They got plenty of exercise, lived without plastics. Until the mid-1800s, life expectancy at birth was 39. Food may be good medicine, but it’s not a panacea. Medical advances—like vaccines—have doubled the human lifespan, not superfoods”

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There’s Money to Be Made From ‘MAHA.’ Food Companies Want In.

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