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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Cancel culture is when the fans complain. Fascism is when the government threatens to bankrupt media companies with bogus regulatory action unless they fire the host.

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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

The FBI supporting Texas targeting the Dem politicians who left the state is exactly the same as the lead up to the civil war-conservatives don’t want state rights but to enforce their will over state lines with federal help

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

we recorded for three and a half hours and could have kept going

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Early in Trump's first term, the WPost wouldn't let us use the word "lie" when commenting on Trump. That did change but I found it ludicrous at the time.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

It is not realistic or sustainable for every single government program to constantly promote itself to the public. The clear villain in the DOGE immiseration campaign is the right. We don't need to play into their attacks by implying that we deserve it.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

You hear this a lot on the left but it isn't true. USAID did not "fail to tell its story to Americans," the right targeted the agency with lies and misinformation. Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...

I Worked at U.S.A.I.D. for Over 8 Years. This Is Our Biggest Failure.

I worked for U.S.A.I.D. in East Africa over the past eight and a half years, selling the story of American foreign aid to people in Rwanda, Ethiopia and Kenya. Our inability to tell this same story to Americans is our great failure. It is what put the agency into the Department of Government Efficiency’s wood chipper first. It’s what allows Secretary of State Marco Rubio to get away with insisting that lifesaving humanitarian aid would continue while the administration drastically slashed its funding. And it’s what I fear will let this presidency cast the deaths from the next preventable catastrophe as unstoppable or inevitable.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

No one is calling Ezra Klein right wing! I generally like Ezra's work. I simply think that this framing of the issue is far too common when the empirical dynamics are so clear. Why are the "bluesky won't do debate" people so allergic to actual debate? bsky.app/profile/chat...

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44 LIGHTS @44lights.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Trump isn’t the product of overt populism. He’s the product of Russian disinformation, tech bro greed, and faux Christian fascists… And oh yeah, don’t forget the internet. America has an education problem and a severe inability to focus on reality. Walk down any street. Were completely insane.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

It’s funny how the Wine Mom Analysis, that Trump is an insane con man, fascist, and possible Russian plant who has seized the US government as a kind of invader, is dramatically better and more accurate than the Very Serious Person Analysis that he’s a clear continuation of long-running trends

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PhilipDeFranco @philipdefranco.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

HARVARD HITS BACK AT TRUMP, rejecting his demands, and now Trump is threatening their tax exempt status after freezing $2.2 Billion.

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God @thegodshow.com · 15/04/2025

They don’t care. They don’t care that the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 to bring an innocent man home to his family. They don’t care. They think it’s funny.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

“Home grown criminal”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/03/2025

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

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Maya Contreras @mayatcontreras.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Everything is so horrifying. When I saw this photo, ⬇️I thought of this photo⬇️

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Hal 10000 @hal10000.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Here's the thing: it *didn't* work in 2017. Trump got a lot of what he wanted, stuffed his pockets with money and came within a hair's breadth of being re-elected. The main reason he wasn't this awful was because people in his own Admin held him back. They're gone. You're all that's left, Chuck.

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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.

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A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.

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StarshipJudy 🐝 @starshipjudy.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I really think the only way to get what we need to get across heard is to make content which is entertainment with a high informational value. The learning needs to be hidden, almost. People don’t want to do any thinking, they need info dumbed down to an extent we’d think was insulting.

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Magdi Jacobs @magdi.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I know I'm going to get a lot of "ya THINK?" responses to this, but I'll say it anyway: I think we've crossed a line or maybe a 100 little lines that have officially brought us from "pre-fascism" to "fascism." I'm not a hyperbolic person; I don't say this lightly.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

What's good for the goose...

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

So, I'm only 25k subscribers away from 4 million on YouTube(!) If you're not yet subscribed, please help support independent media and subscribe here: www.youtube.com/briantylercohen

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/03/2025

Agencies within the Trump administration have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents. These terms appeared in government memos, in official and unofficial agency guidance and in other documents. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A card reads: "These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration." A long list of words follows, including: biologically female; biologically male; BIPOC; Black; breastfeed + people; clean energy; climate crisis; climate science; commercial sex worker; community diversity; community equity; confirmation bias; cultural competence; cultural differences; cultural heritage; cultural sensitivity; culturally appropriate; culturally responsive; DEI; equity; feminism; genders.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

NOTE: If Trump/Musk really cared about identifying "waste, fraud, and abuse," they wouldn't have fired all the Inspector Generals, who actually have the expertise to do it

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ændra. @aendra.com · 08/03/2025

I'm so grateful right now I could cry; a friend reached out with a flat, that's the same rent as my current place, not substantially further away, slightly more space, and we can move in a week before our rent goes up. Crisis resolved, and I didn't have to fight with any real estate agents. 😊

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Salon.com @salon.com · 08/03/2025

“If the Internet was already a basement, it is now one flooded with influencers devoted to delegitimizing reporting on unflattering truths by transforming Trump loyalists into heroes via memes,” @mctelevision.bsky.social writes.

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As the media landscape shrinks, the right-wing bullhorn only gets louder

Broadcast news anchors are leaving and critics like Joy Reid have been fired. Can fact-based news survive?

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Gillian (Jill) @youdontknowjill.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I don't think people like this understand that the DOE doesn't dictate curriculum! States have more of a hand in that than the feds do. (I've been a public school teacher and designed my own curricula so I know this firsthand.)

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Gillian (Jill) @youdontknowjill.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

You don't have a leg to stand on regarding "narrative building" when your argument is that a single Canadian journal article proves that the Dept. of Education has been indoctrinating children. Never mind that this belies a complete ignorance of what the DOE does!

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Gillian (Jill) @youdontknowjill.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Wow, this is an impressive bit of stretching, but perhaps the most obvious way in which your claim is bullshit is that no one associated with the article works for the Dept of Ed and the primary author is Canadian (CI itself is associated with U of Toronto). Just say you hate queer people already.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I'm not sure why we are pretending this has anything to do with "DEI" anymore. There is a systematic effort to purge any acknowledgement that race or racism or gender or misogyny EXIST

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Leaving aside the absurdity of politicians instructing literal doctors on what is and isn’t an abortion, the nefarious endgame here is to divorce abortion from healthcare. They want to make abortion something distinct, devious, and shameful.

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Jessie J 🏳️‍⚧️ @jessica-j.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Also, if it is about being fair. Studies show that the %2.3 of the population have some sort of physical advantages in different sports. Means they will have natural advantages over other athletes, but no one seems to really care about that. And trans people are about less than %1 of the population.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/03/2025

It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!

Aimonetti Justin Aimonetti, Justin W. Justin.W.Aimonetti@doge.eop.gov
Altik Jacob Altik, Jacob R. Jacob.R.Altik@doge.eop.gov
Armstrong Anthony Armstrong, Anthony J. Anthony.J.Armstrong@doge.eop.gov
Balajadia Jennifer Balajadia, Jennifer Jennifer.Balajadia@doge.eop.gov
Beynon Alexandra Beynon, Alexandra T. Alexandra.T.Beynon@doge.eop.govBiasini Riccardo Biasini, Riccardo N. Riccardo.N.Biasini@doge.eop.gov
Bobba Akash Bobba, Akash N. Akash.N.Bobba@doge.eop.gov
Boizelle Ashley Boizelle, Ashley S. Ashley.S.Boizelle@doge.eop.gov
Bryant Emily Bryant, Emily L. Emily.L.Bryant@doge.eop.gov
Burnham James Burnham, James James.Burnham@doge.eop.gov
Coristine Edward Coristine, Edward H. Edward.H.Coristine@doge.eop.gov
Davis Steven Davis, Steven M. Steven.M.Davis@doge.eop.gov
Elez Marko Elez, Marko Marko.Elez@doge.eop.gov
Farritor Luke Farritor, Luke E. Luke.E.Farritor@doge.eop.gov
Fox Joshua Fox, Joshua Joshua.Fox@doge.eop.gov
Hanley Joshua Hanley, Joshua A. Joshua.A.Hanley@doge.eop.gov
Holmes Stephanie Holmes, Stephanie M. Stephanie.M.Holmes@doge.eop.gov
Killian Gautier Killian, Gautier C. Gautier.C.Killian@doge.eop.gov
Kmiec Keenan Kmiec, Keenan D. Keenan.D.Kmiec@doge.eop.gov
Lahera Nicholas Lahera, Nicholas Nicholas.Lahera@doge.eop.gov
Lindemann Kendall Lindemann, Kendall M. Kendall.M.Lindemann@doge.eop.gov
Musk Elon Musk, Elon R. erm71@who.eop.gov
Peters Noah Peters, Noah Noah.Peters@doge.eop.gov
Rajpal Nikhil Rajpal, Nikhil Nikhil.Rajpal@doge.eop.gov
Ramada Adam Ramada, Adam Adam.Ramada@doge.eop.gov
Raynor Austin Raynor, Austin L. Austin.L.Raynor@doge.eop.gov
Schutt Kyle Schutt, Kyle L. Kyle.L.Schutt@doge.eop.gov
Shaotran Ethan Shaotran, Ethan Ethan.Shaotran@doge.eop.gov
Smith Brad Smith, Brad M. Brad.M.Smith@doge.eop.gov
Stanley Christopher Stanley, Christopher A. Christopher.Stanley@doge.eop.gov
Wick Jordan Wick, Jordan K. Jordan.K.Wick@doge.eop.gov
Wiles Susan Wiles, Susan S. Susan.S.Wiles@doge.eop.gov

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I think my biggest problem with the "debate" over whether Democrats should abandon trans people is how divorced from reality it is. Republicans are banning gender-affirming care because they think kids are being rushed into surgeries. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Republicans are passing bathroom bills because they think men are pretending to be women so they can commit sexual assault. THEY AREN'T. Republicans are banning trans athletes because they think boys are pretending to be girls to win competitions. THEY AREN'T.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST. When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/03/2025

BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support. The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.

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LALadyInNC @laladyinnc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

WTAF?! Remember when these two HAGS yelled at Biden during his SOTU? Himes can go to hell!

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We are 10 years into the Trump era, we watched a speech in which Trump castigated Dems as 'radical left lunatics' & used a racist jibe against a Dem senator, & Democratic Congressman Jim Himes voted to censure Al Green because of the importance of 'decorum' & 'civility. Really? Really?? SHEESH.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Yep, it’s hard to disagree with this.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Transgenic means that genes from 1 organism have been put into another. We make transgenic mice to understand how genes influence biological processes. We make transgenic plants to make them more nutrient rich. We make transgenic bacteria so they make medicine for us. It's wide-ranging & v. useful.

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