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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026
Trump commends President Erdogan for "running such a successful company"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A trail of destruction. Imagine their reaction if Obama had done even one of these things.
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Chris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 29/05/2026
I cannot believe that we have gone so long without base level journalism that this feels somehow radical, and the guy being interviewed literally cannot conceive of being asked basic questions
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
At least 30 gallons of diesel fuel have spilled on the National Mall during preparations for Trump's Freedom 250 events.
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Catholic Church nails it. Beautiful and perfect
The risk of the technocratic paradigm:
Efficiency becomes the sole criterion
Profit guides decisions
Al accelerates the problem
Person reduced to performance

Artificial Intelligence
What it does:
Processes data
Recognises patterns
Is fast and powerful

What it does NOT do:
Has no consciousness
Does not love, does not suffer
Is not responsible
Simulates intelligence, but is not human

Risks of Al
Speed: less critical thinking
False objectivity: hides blas
Simulated relationships: Illusion

Criteria for a more humane Al
Human dignity
The common good
Social justice
Rellability
Transparency
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/05/2026
This is what happens when the FBI director is always nursing a hangover.
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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/05/2026
Didn't the Supreme Court say Texas couldn't use their old maps back in December because it was too close to the primary elections? But it's okay for Alabama, where voting has ALREADY BEGUN?
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My Password is Louvre @bmceuen.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The gang of 6 should really bleach those robes at this point
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/05/2026
wow -- Trump appears to call Rachel Scott a "bitch" as he finishes taking questions from reporters
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Trump makes a strange sound and wiggles his tongue at an event with elementary school students
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A new investigation reveals ICE staff used physical force, tasers, and tear gas against detainees at least 780 times across 98 different detention centers. Several reports indicate guards attacked detainees for requesting food, water, or medical assistance.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tel everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/05/2026
Louisiana's governor suspending an election goes far beyond redrawing maps. “If you think this is going to end with redistricting...you are not paying attention to what Donald Trump and the Republicans are getting us ready for come this fall,” says @marcelias.bsky.social. Here's what we can do 👇
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/05/2026
ICE reportedly spent at least $25 million on AWS during the second Trump administration. Amazon Web Services also holds contracts with Palantir, the surveillance-tech company behind much of ICE’s deportation operation. Now, the company's workers are organizing against America’s deportation machine
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Amazon powers ICE. Its workers aren't happy.
Warehouse workers, delivery drivers, and software engineers are organizing against America’s deportation machine.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I realize this is obvious to most but allow me to rant: At the core of Trump's base love for him is a simmering resentment over their mediocrity and gratitude for him making it permissible to be arrogant whilst mediocre. Everything in this cult can be traced back to that. (thread)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
If you want the most accurate up to date information about today's SCOTUS decision gutting the Voting Rights Act and what it means going forward, subscribe to Democracy Docket now. bit.ly/4a7l1TR
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/04/2026
When fascists call for unity, it means "you quit fighting back." Always. Every time.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/04/2026
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
in the 1970s Hillary Clinton made a hundred grand trading cattle futures and 15 years later the news media made a decade-long scandal out of it
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 15/04/2026
This isn't being talked about enough: President Trump is hosting a gala at Mar-a-Lago next week for the top 297 holders of his $TRUMP memecoin. Not only is this blatantly corrupt, it's a national security threat.
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Trump’s Meme Coin Rallies as Investors Chase Mar-a-Lago Invites
The price of President Trump’s meme coin surged more than 50% in 24 hours after its official website and X account said the coin’s top 297 holders would be [invited to an exclusive conference and gala...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
“I spent 10 years working in China, I don’t think I’ve seen anything as grotesque as this. You don’t need this much money to make a documentary.” #Melania
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Kirk Rudell @rudell.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Just to give a sense of the insane scale of billions of dollars…MacKenzie Scott got about $38 billion after divorcing Bezos in 2019. She has become the world’s most generous philanthropist, giving away over $19 billion…and she’s currently wealthier than she started. Just. Tax. Them.
She reportedly parted ways with Bezos with a jaw-dropping $38.3 billion in Amazon stock. Their divorce settlement included a 4 % stake in the online retail giant or 19.7 million shares. Under the agreement, Bezos kept 75% of the couple's Amazon stock, along with voting control of her shares. Jan 11, 2023MacKenzie Scott has given away over $19 billion in the last 5 years and experts say she's 'changed entire fie...
MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2
billion in donations as 2024 comes to a close.MacKenzie Scott, worth $41.1 billion, is on a philanthropic tear and has donated an estimated 46% of her net worth.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This chart is stunning.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I don’t know who did this, but 🏆 🤣😂😭🙌🏼
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Right before the markets open for the week. Like clockwork.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
In order to manipulate the market and increase his insider trading profits Trump announced his blockade ahead of the stock market opening.
Fat Trump blocks the strait of Hormuz with his fat gut
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Hungary's Viktor Orban, installed 18 years ago by the same political operatives who worked for Trump and Netanyahu, was the model for the US MAGA movement. Today he's ousted. Powerful people here will be looking at these results and wondering what they can loot before our 2026 midterms. 6/
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
They don’t know how war works and they don’t know how negotiations work—but they do know how grift works. Our oligarchs will make money, Putin will make money, and that’s the only "victory" they care about. As a war this is obviously a defeat for the US—had the US won it would be dictating terms.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/04/2026
NEWS: Two U.S. Navy destroyers were forced to turn back while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatened them and launched a drone toward the ships, per Bloomberg citing a regional intelligence official. 1/
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Hideous concentration camps. In America.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 10/04/2026
Palantir was a sponsor of Trump's military parade last summer and is a sponsor of Freedom 250, the Trump-backed group planning events for the country's 250th birthday. They donated $10 million to Trump's White House ballroom. They paid to gain Trump's favor, and they got it.
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Stacey Williams @staceywilliams.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Great framing from @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Jack Szostak "All of these things frighten me, and they should frighten you as well. I made the decision to create a life for myself here, because I viewed this as a place that rewarded determination, hard work, and integrity. It still has a chance to be that place again."
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I’m a Nobel Prize-winning immigrant. I can no longer recognize this country.
Attacks on science and immigrants are destroying America.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 10/04/2026
🚨 REPORT | Netanyahu called Trump – & US position on Lebanon changed Multiple diplomatic sources told CBS News that Pres. Trump was informed the regional ceasefire would include Lebanon & agreed to those terms. A WH official also said Israel had signed on to the Pakistan-brokered deal. Then PM...
🚨 REPORT | Netanyahu called Trump – and U.S. position on Lebanon changed

Multiple diplomatic sources told CBS News that President Trump was informed the regional ceasefire would include Lebanon and agreed to those terms. A White House official also said Israel had signed on to the Pakistan-brokered deal.

Then PM Benjamin Netanyahu called Trump—and the U.S. position shifted. Vice President JD Vance described the dispute over Lebanon’s inclusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding,” insisting the U.S. never promised the truce would cover the country. Israel continues to insist Lebanon is not included and has continued striking the country.

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said three of the ten framework points were already being violated by the U.S. before talks began.

Vance, who is leading the U.S. side in negotiations, dismissed Ghalibaf’s claims and mocked his English: “I actually wonder how good he is at understanding English,” adding that the remarks “frankly didn’t make sense in the context of the negotiations.”
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 10/04/2026
In a new short documentary, Zeteo returned to the Twin Cities to see how Operation Metro Surge is still affecting Minnesotans. Watch the full film: zeteo.com/p/donald-tru...
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madi mcvan @madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
remember nathan hansen, the right-wing twitter guy and self-employed attorney who has amplified conspiracies — pizzagate, obama birtherism, hatians eating pets, etc. — and lost a district judge election in 2024? he's the newest immigration judge in minnesota.
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One of Minnesota's most unhinged right-wing posters is the state’s newest immigration judge • Minnesota Reformer
A right-wing attorney and influential X user who has amplified racist conspiracies and fringe legal theories, will make decisions on which immigrants will be deported in his new job as an immigration judge.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
From the AP: "At one of Beirut’s busiest intersections, an Associated Press photographer saw charred cars piled on top of each other. A body was crushed inside one." "At hospitals, staff were still trying to identify dozens of bodies."
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Here’s my brief take on how and why the Trump regime is trying to manufacture an international “antifa” bogeyman - as quoted in the @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
The Trump regime is trying to invent an Antifa bogeyman
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Trump has apparently just posted a video of a woman being murdered on his social media account. I am not watching it and you shouldn’t either. You should, however, call your reps and demand impeachment.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
At 11:30a: House Democrats will attempt to pass a war powers authorization by unanimous consent It’s expected that Republicans will block the effort That could jam up Republicans with constituents who oppose the war
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
New reporting reveals Trump's $400 million ballroom will use tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel. This comes as Trump denies U.S. automakers relief from tariffs for using foreign steel.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
They literally have a task force to investigate anti-Christian beliefs in the federal government, while simultaneously threatening the most visible Christian leader in the world.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi Hosts First Task Force Meeting to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the Federal Government
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/04/2026
Acting AG Todd Blanche said Trump has a “right” and “duty” to order the DOJ to investigate his political enemies. The comments mark the clearest indication yet that the department’s leadership views its role as the president’s personal law firm — not an independent agency. bit.ly/47KZHC6
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
CNBC: “Is Trump destroying a civilization a bigger upside risk or downside risk?” incredible stuff
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
And there it is. bsky.app/profile/ronf...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Your voices are working. Our Save the Forest Service site has been updated with the five companies who have spoken out. Patagonia, REI, Columbia Sportswear, Orvis, and Black Diamond. Each one links directly to their post so you can thank them publicly.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
just incomprehensible to truly describe how stupid this all is
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Columbia Sportswear has now joined the Save the US Forest Service movement! 💚
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
the guys walking around in shoes that don’t fit are not gonna do a 25th Amendment
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