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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 9h
And still he lies. Sick sick person who should be removed from office.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 9h
An artificial intelligence model operated by Anthropic submitted false information about an unsolved Philadelphia homicide to the police department’s public tip forum this summer, law enforcement officials said Friday.
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Anthropic’s artificial intelligence gave a false homicide tip to Philly police, triggering a meeting with the company
The incident happened on July 18 but was not discovered by the Silicon Valley company until September, authorities say.
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 9h
This is clearly not acceptable
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 9h
On Thursday, the Pentagon said it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army officer convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people and injured 32 others. @jonlemire.bsky.social reacts to the news, asking: "Is this what we really want to be?"
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 8h
We are deeply disturbed and sickened by the U.S. military’s plans to broadcast a public execution. Our faith teaches us that violence harms all those who partake in it, and carrying out a public execution would inflict a terrible and shameful wound on the moral soul of our nation.
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Yahoo Finance @yahoofinance.com · 8h
Trump announces Russia will release 2.2 million barrels of diesel 'immediately,' with more to follow
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Trump announces Russia will release 2.2 million barrels of diesel 'immediately,' with more to follow
In a social media post, President Trump said he'd struck a deal with Vladimir Putin for a quick release of 300,000 tons of diesel from Russia.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 8h
Secretary Hegseth announced that the Pentagon plans to livestream the military's first execution in more than six decades, carried out by firing squad. Turning an execution into a public spectacle only exposes how cruel, barbaric, and immoral the death penalty is. We must end the death penalty.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 14h
Why do I think Pete Hegseth should be impeached? He is spectacularly incompetent and he does not understand how a democratic military should operate. Period:
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Yahoo Finance @yahoofinance.com · 14h
Consumer sentiment falls to 5-month low as frustration mounts over higher costs
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Consumer sentiment falls to 5-month low as frustration mounts over higher costs
Americans are growing more concerned about higher borrowing costs.
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GIFFORDS @giffords.org · 14h
Yesterday, a man was shot in his car by ICE officers in New York City while his five-year-old son sat terrified in the back seat. No child, family, or community should ever experience this violence. We demand a full, transparent investigation.
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Man shot and wounded by ICE agents during operation in New York City while in car with 5-year-old | CNN
A man from the Dominican Republic was shot and wounded by federal immigration agents during a targeted enforcement operation in the Bronx on Thursday, according to officials, marking the first shootin...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 17h
Students are still protesting across France for more resources and better conditions in schools after weeks of class boycotts, blockades and demonstrations.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 17h
And what the Trump Administration is trying to do is imposed the tactics of white supremacy on us all. The public spectacle of shooting a Muslim man—by the Army—is intended to implicate us all in its political violence.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 15h
Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital, and they have been sick ... but here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer. And I’m going against the grain here. I’m climbing a mountain they say you can’t climb.” ... He makes $30m a year by making people sick.
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 08/10/2026
One of the youngest individuals to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Albert Camus was recognised for his clear-sighted earnestness which illuminated the problems of the human conscience of the time. Later today, we will announce the 2026 literature prize. Stay tuned!
A dramatic black and white portrait of Albert Camus looking away from the camera. He is wearing a suit and narrow tie.
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A privileged rich kid - who made his fortune scamming workers - giving a science award to a privileged rich kid - who made a fortune taking credit for other people's scientific/engineering achievements - is possibly the most on-brand thing this admin has ever done. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Trump to award National Medal of Science to Elon Musk
President Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives Thursday, a White House official confirmed to The Hill’s broadcast partner, NewsNation.  Mu…
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026
the funny thing about this of course is that "athenian democracy" was a cautionary tale to the framers, who saw it as unstable and prone to demagogues and tyrants like the one rubio works for
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
in case it's not clear this is a commentary on the defenses I'm seeing from some surprising quarters of Trump daydreaming about cities in California getting nuked
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
time to update my default out of office message
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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 08/10/2026
A full-sized replica of the Atari 800XL home computer is coming next year. The 800XL will include 25 games built-in, and can also play other Atari 400, 800, XL, XE and 5200 games via USB. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-full-...
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A full-sized replica of the Atari 800XL home computer is coming next year | VGC
The 800XL has 25 games built-in and support for more via USB…
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 08/10/2026
Isaias is expected to strengthen and be a strong hurricane when it approaches the northern Gulf Coast on Friday. A life-threatening storm surge is expected along a portion of the northern Gulf Coast, and a Storm Surge Warning is now in effect. Residents should follow advice given by local officials.
National Hurricane Center forecast for Tropical Storm Isaias, issued October 7, 2026, at 10 PM CDT. Isaias has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and is moving east-northeast at 9 mph. The storm is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before approaching the northern Gulf Coast Friday evening, with its center potentially moving inland across Mississippi and Alabama Saturday. Hurricane warnings are in effect along portions of the northern Gulf Coast. The cone represents the probable path of the storm's center, not the extent of hazardous conditions.National Hurricane Center map showing forecast peak storm surge from Tropical Storm Isaias along the northern Gulf Coast. Storm surge of 5–7 feet above ground level is forecast from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, through Mobile Bay, Alabama, to Indian Pass, Florida. Surrounding coastal areas could experience 3–5 feet near southeastern Louisiana, 4–6 feet east of Indian Pass to the Steinhatchee River, and generally 1–3 feet along portions of coastal Louisiana and the Florida Big Bend. Forecast values represent water heights above normally dry ground.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 08/10/2026
They’re powerful, priced to move, and filled with AI ideas. Don’t you dare call them Fire tablets. www.theverge.com/tech/1007648...
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Amazon’s Alexa Tablets are coming for the iPad
Is Amazon a hardware company now?
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026
It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.
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My wife: Can you read our baby a book?
Me: I can just play an audiobook from my phone.
My wife: But then it won't be in your voice.
Me: I can train a voice model.
Parenting hits different when you work in Al.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 08/10/2026
The Alexa line is also Amazon’s first tablet to run full-fledged Android with access to the Play Store. www.theverge.com/tech/1007473...
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Hands-on with Amazon’s Alexa Tablet 12 Pro and its wild new matte display 
The Alexa line is also Amazon’s first tablet to run full-fledged Android with access to the Play Store.
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ANNE CARSON!!!! the best thing to come out of a bad “is poetry dead?” take i wrote years ago was the poetry recs in the comments. “if you’re asking, clearly you haven’t read Anne Carson!” they were right. autobiography of red! glass essay! albertine workout! red doc! life-changingly good! YES Anne!
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 08/10/2026
My colleague @kylieclifton.bsky.social has a warning for those in deer-heavy areas: 'tis the season for them to be wandering into the street, particularly at dawn and dusk. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 08/10/2026
If Pete Hegseth looks at what transpired aboard the USS Lincoln and thinks the real problem is with “a few folks in the media,” his relationship with reality is badly broken. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Even now, Hegseth tries to blame news organizations for the USS Lincoln scandal
If the secretary looks at what transpired aboard the carrier and thinks the real problem was “the media,” his relationship with reality is badly broken.
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Yahoo Finance @yahoofinance.com · 07/10/2026
The tech industry wants you to run AI models at home, but it’s not for everyone
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The tech industry wants you to run AI models at home, but it’s not for everyone
Big Tech is leaning into pushing users to run AI models.
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Vermont Public @vermontpublic.org · 07/10/2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders waded into his home state’s gubernatorial politics for the first time in six years when he endorsed Democratic candidate for governor Amanda Janoo Wednesday morning. Sen. Peter Welch and U.S. Rep. Becca Balint endorsed Janoo last month. Read more: sbrew.link/3Kfk49BK
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 07/10/2026
Some of the students furious over the handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape at Cornell University are directing their ire at the school's president.
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Students turn on Cornell's president over the school's handling of gang rape allegations
Some of the students furious over the handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape at Cornell University are directing their ire at the school’s president.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 07/10/2026
ChatGPT’s teen-focused experience ‘doesn’t send alerts to parents when it should,’ according to an assessment. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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ChatGPT for Teens is an ‘unacceptable risk,’ says Common Sense Media
OpenAI is pushing back on the assessment.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This extends to every major federal government agency. Again, the President is selecting people based on whether they will follow his illegal, criminal demands.
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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 07/10/2026
RuneScape studio Jagex has pulled a trailer for its Dragon Slayer 2 quest after players spotted AI art in it. Jagex says an external partner broke its non-AI rule without its knowledge, and that this is the second time in a week it's happened. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/runesca...
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RuneScape studio pulls trailer, says a partner broke its anti-AI rule without its knowledge, and it’s happened before | VGC
Players spotted that the Dragon Slayer 2 trailer used generative AI art…
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 07/10/2026
Team Trump is effectively saying it misappropriated $11.5 million in taxpayer money, but they're promising not to misuse any *additional* funds. That’s nice, but there’s still the matter of the money that the White House already (and illegally) took from us. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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White House rejects calls for reimbursements on publicly funded campaign ads
Democrats Team Trump’s gambit as the “theft of public resources,” which comes with the expectations that the money must be paid back.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Cook Political Report just shifted the Kansas Senate race from Lean Republican to Toss Up. Trump won Kansas by 16 points, 57-41. Hard to know what to make of this, but it sure looks as if there are now many paths to a Dem majority.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A simple, factual, and effective message.
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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨The Trump administration's campaign of murder at sea continues, with the latest strike bringing the death toll to nearly 240 people. "Where is Congress to stop the horror?”
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Pentagon Says Latest Boat Strike Killed Four Narcotraffickers, Provides No Evidence
The Pentagon said Sunday it killed four people in a strike on a speedboat in the Caribbean — once again providing no evidence to back its claims the vessel was carrying drugs. That brings the number o...
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
I am downright sick of this President attacking the millions of patriotic Americans who live in "blue" states and cities. We are ALL Americans and this type of rhetoric is divisive and sickening. What a disgrace.
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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“We’re making the right decisions to reinvest in the business, after an all-time low, we’ve started to return to growth, more than 2 to 3 times what we were" People realize this is a nothing statement that says nothing, right? Right?
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/10/2026
Cornell students took to a campus plaza to protest the university’s response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, and the school’s main administration building was splashed with graffiti and damaged overnight.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/10/2026
There were no survivors among 25 people on board a Nigerian Air Force plane that crashed Monday in southern Nigeria’s Ondo state, officials said.
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Nigerian Air Force says plane carrying 25 crashed with no survivors in southern Ondo state
Officials say there were no survivors among 25 people on board a Nigerian Air Force plane that crashed in southern Nigeria’s Ondo state.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Is it woke to be horrified by what happened at Cornell--and by the "boys will be boys" excuse-making of so many then and now? If so, perhaps we should all be a little more woke?
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Michael Steiner @bierquaffer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“… a wierdo, a beardo, and a fatty.” Not at all unkind - these are meant to be public servants. I struggle to imagine them behaving in any interest but their own.”
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Dan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Notice how the headline frames Cuba as the potential lawbreaker: a ship is “intercepted” while “smuggling” oil into the country. What the headline obscures is that the U.S. is the one violating international law by imposing an oil blockade on Cuba and hijacking oil shipments bound for the island.
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GIFFORDS @giffords.org · 05/10/2026
TERRIFYING: A three-year-old boy was found with a loaded handgun last week at a daycare in Michigan. The firearm was passed around between toddlers and discovered by a teacher. No one was harmed, but this could have been so much worse.
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Parents Are Charged After Toddler Pulls Out Loaded Gun at Day Care
No one was hurt in what the police described as a shocking episode that was captured on video inside a day care center in Canton, Mich., on Monday.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We’re more than 7 months into Trump’s war with Iran with no clear end in sight. Servicemembers have been injured and killed, while this war drives up costs at home. Americans deserve to know why we’re still fighting and what the plan is to end it.
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Yahoo Finance @yahoofinance.com · 05/10/2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is wrong — the world shouldn't 'accept some bad things' from AI: Zscaler CEO
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is wrong — the world shouldn't 'accept some bad things' from AI: Zscaler CEO
ZScaler founder and CEO Jay Chaudhry says we shouldn't be OK with the unintended negative consequences of AI.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For the folks who are still in my mentions telling me this was a hoax: The military doesn’t move strategic bombers for funsies. There was clearly specific intelligence that necessitated emptying Fairford of B-1s.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026
REPORTER: Why are you telling your supporters to vote by mail if you think it's fraud? TRUMP: I'd rather have them vote in person, but they can vote by mail if they want. But there is a lot of cheating in vote by mail. REPORTER: There's no evidence TRUMP: You are fake news
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