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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 2h
We need to rephrase the whole discussion in terms of hazardous products, instead of "minds". And then we need to make sure that there's liability. A model hacks someone? Put a C-suite guy in jail. A model produces sexual harassment material? Put a C-suite guy in jail. Watch how fast things get safe
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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 1h
Harvesting machines and H-2A visas are concentrating power with growers and away from self-organized farmworker crews barnraisingmedia.com/a-new-system...
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A New System of Labor Threatens Farmworker Power
A new system of labor is concentrating power with corporate agriculture and away from self-organized farmworker crews.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1h
Bill Pulte, Trump's director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved this week to slash the inspector general's office that scrutinizes his actions — prompting calls from Dems for his resignation. It's the second time Trump officials have moved to limit scrutiny of the agency run by Pulte.
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Housing Official, Who Targeted Trump Foes, Cuts Watchdog Office
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved to slash his agency’s inspector general’s office. Democrats called for his resignation.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 13h
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 13h
This 1979 CIA population density map of Africa provides a continent-wide view of where people were concentrated at the end of the 1970s and where large areas remained sparsely populated or nearly empty. More Declassified 1970s CIA Maps: brilliantmaps.com/cia-maps-...
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 19h
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 14h
Part of authoritarianism is making you believe that you are powerless. You are not.  Full episode with Ami Fields-Meyer here PoliticsGirl YouTube ---> youtu.be/89sDmShmAOA @AmiFieldsMeyer
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They're Not Going To Get Away With This
Part of authoritarianism is making you believe that you are powerle...
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AZ Advocacy Hub @azadvocacyhub.bsky.social · 14h
Getting to the polls in AZ: • Ride to the Polls, Show Low, October 7 to 11 • Ride To The Polls, Cottonwood, from October 7 • Party At The Polls, Phoenix, October 7 • Bowl to the Polls, Tucson, October 9 RSVP here: azadvocacyhub.org/ev... Voter guides: azadvocacyhub.org/re... #EarlyVoting
Flyer headed Getting to the polls, listing four events. Ride to the Polls in Show Low, starting October 7 at 8 am. Ride To The Polls Is Back in Cottonwood, starting October 7 at 9 am. Party At The Polls 2026 in Phoenix, October 7 at 11 am. Bowl to the Polls in Tucson, October 9 at 6 pm. The footer reads azadvocacyhub.org.
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Piyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 14h
Ken Paxton received $250K mystery donation from man whose father was pardoned by Trump after he pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return politi.co/4hzniuR
politi.co
Who was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton?
The Texas Senate hopeful has ties to the donor’s family going back decades.
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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 17h
A federal district court just held that police use of Flock cameras without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
constitutionally collect this information about one car-and its driver-by
following that vehicle on public roadways over a month. But this leaves the
question of why is it the government's business where everyone goes all the
time? The government cannot go snooping through our personal lives and
business without an adequate basis to do so. That is what the Supreme Court
has said since its decision in Katz through its decision in Chatrie this year,
nearly sixty years later. It is not too much to draw the line at indiscriminate
mass surveillance.
No doubt, ALPR technology comes with remarkable benefits that the
Court cannot ignore. But the Fourth Amendment requires courts to draw a line when the cost is too great. Alaniz's search in just the ALPR system
provided him with more than 50 individual records of Kyle's whereabouts
across the country for an entire month. The Court finds that because the
ALPR systems Alaniz used to search Kyle's historical location information
intruded on her reasonable expectation of privacy in the whole of her physical
movements, it was a search under the Fourth Amendment. Based on the
information in the record, the only reason Alaniz conducted that search was
because he saw her license plate was from California. That search was not
supported by probable cause, and it was done without a warrant in violation
of Kyle's Fourth Amendment rights. That search also has a nexus to the
remainder of the traffic stop because Alaniz began following Kyle's car while
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14h
Judge Sara Hill, N.D. Oklahoma, issued this decision on Thursday —>
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14h
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Trump diverts Ukraine aid to authoritarian countries in Latin America
Trump has repeatedly acted to boost like-minded and authoritarian leaders across Latin America using funds allocated for the European defense against Putin
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 14h
Patient-zero drill put health facilities to the test—40% of them failed arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com
Patient-zero drill put health facilities to the test—40% of them failed
Actors with makeup and fake symptoms staggered into 73 healthcare facilities.
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alicesparklykat.bsky.social @alicesparklykat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
OCTOBER 2026 HOROSCOPES — In the sign of the scales? As a morning star? Venus wants to right the imbalance, to remove what you are over performing, overdoing, or hoarding. It wants to support the thin—what you have neglected to maintain and forgotten to feed. www.alicesparklykat.com/articles/750...
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October 2026 Horoscopes
In the sign of the scales? As a morning star? Venus wants to right the imbalance, to remove what you are over performing, overdoing, or hoarding. It wants to support the thin—what you have neglected t...
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 02/10/2026
Good times
Daniel Fried& @AmbDanFried
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Ah, KGB tactics I recall from my youth. The Finns, I suspect, will be apt to handle this well.
Petri Mäkelä @ @pmakela1 •14h
Several Finnish members of the Parliament have had recent break-ins where their houses "have been rearranged" a bit.
This is a very classic KGB/FSB/SVR move
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LAist @laist.com · 02/10/2026
A proposed 1040 change would make every filer certify citizenship or work status. Critics fear deportations. 🔗 Read: vist.ly/5kpug ✍️ Ken Sweet | The Associated Press 📸 Jon Elswick / AP Photo
Tax form with text about a Trump proposal on citizenship disclosure to IRS.
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Jon Carling @joncarling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
poison apple #joncarling #inktober #art #apple
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Frank Strada (@TDOCCommish) oversaw 3 botched executions in Arizona — you hired him anyway. Now he’s had 2 in Tennessee. Do you bear some responsibility for hiring him?” @GovBillLee: “They followed protocol…”🤔 Huh? as usual Bill taking no accountability.
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Piyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You know those three brothers who buy struggling news sites and turn them into AI-powered content farms? It turns out one of them has extensive connections to Ghislaine Maxwell. futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com
You Know Those Three Brothers Who Buy Struggling News Sites and Turn Them Into AI-Powered Content Farms? It Turns Out One of Them Has Extensive Connections to Ghislaine Maxwell
Ideapod, a cornerstone brand of Brown Brothers Media's AI empire, has deep ties to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
for the late night crowd!
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J. Hamilton Hatch @jhamiltonhatch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just 12 miles from where I live. ACAB
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UofA Map/GIS Librarian @wyman10.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Municipal Supplies Ltd. was all in on the Title/Legend areas of these county/municipal districts maps. - County of Lac Ste Anne No. 28, 1969 - County of Athabasca No. 12, 1970 - Municipal District of Provost No. 52, 1967 - Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61, 1956 archive.org/details/wcw?...
County of Lac Ste Anne No. 28. Publication date March 1969.
https://archive.org/details/CM-28-69County of Athabasca No. 12. Publication date October 1970.
https://archive.org/details/CM-12-70Municipal District of Provost No. 52. Publication Date 1967.
https://archive.org/details/MD-052-67Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61. Published date 1956. 
https://archive.org/details/MD-061-56
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 01/10/2026
OPINION: "The White House called the change an expansion of access for “new media,” and a broader press corps can be healthy. But a room that admits only the voices political aides select is not open," Van Abbott writes. buff.ly/BnPVvMn
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Opinion | Trump Continues to Weaken Independent Journalism
Van Abbott writes about President Donald Trump’s assault on independent journalism through banning several news outlets from the White House.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
* GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ: WE ARE PREPARING FOR MAJOR HYBRID ATTACKS BY RUSSIA, WE WOULD RESPOND QUICKLY AND VERY CLEARLY @reuters.com
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Jon Carling @joncarling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
October Rabbit #joncarling #art #fall
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fantastic piece by Jim Stewartson that explains just how stupid super intelligence is. If you don't like data centers now, you'll REALLY not like them after understanding how useless they really are. www.mind-war.com/p/super-inte...
mind-war.com
“Super Intelligence”: Last Gasp of the Punchcard
How the Trump regime and the AI industry are driving us into a $10 trillion ditch.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
The RNC is piloting a program that trains Wisconsin election observers to identify discrepancies with voting machines. Trump has attempted to cast doubt on the accuracy of voting machines. And the new RNC program appears to mark an escalation from typical poll watching activities. Here's how:
democracydocket.com
GOP trained Wisconsin election observers to target voting machines in pivotal swing state
The new RNC program appears to mark an escalation from typical poll watching activities.
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Size of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Over The United States What do you think should be done about it? More stats here: brilliantmaps.com/pacific-g...
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Huh. @cnn.com is reporting early voting numbers consistent with my tally as of last night. They do not provide their data source. Using my work without reasonable attribution is a violation of my creative commons license www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/p...
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Early voting data shows emerging signs of a Democratic advantage in the midterms | CNN Politics
Election Day is still a month away, but more than 550,000 Americans have already voted across 29 states. There are signs emerging of the advantage Democrats have in motivating their voters – a trend t...
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We fight for democracy by showing up, not just where winning is easy, but where someone has been told not to even bother. I ran in one of those places, and I lost, but the next Democrat won’t have to start from scratch. Now imagine doing that in every district. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
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The Only Race We Can’t Win...
Is the one we don’t run
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America.
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Jonathan Nez @formerpreznez.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yesterday I spoke with a roundtable of union workers to hear their concerns and ambitions. I am always proud to stand with labor unions and workers who fight for their rights.
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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Off the southwestern coast of Mexico, Hurricane Rachel travels slowly northwestward as a Category 1 storm.
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Jon Carling @joncarling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If discord is your cup of tea. I have one of those where art and music are shared: discord.gg/UsStAcGYpc
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Will it actually make any difference if Democrats take control of Congress after the midterms? Historian and expert on authoritarianism Timothy Snyder shares his thoughts.
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Maryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Iranian media said it had intelligence indicating Israel was preparing an airstrike designed to be blamed on Tehran, to create international pressure against Iran.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There’s literally footage of Special Counsel Jack Smith at the Maryland game where Caitlin Clark was playing and not where GOP dirtbag Eric Schmitt said, and KKK Josh Hawley wants people to forget Mr. Smith was appointed 3 months after the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago. Their lie exploded in their faces.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. My take .. is not that we are on the eve of disaster but that important countries are losing room for manoeuvre .. As the late economist Herbert Stein famously said, ‘If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.’” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/a120...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.
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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.
As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.
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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” -Orwell, Animal Farm
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
-Orwell, Animal Farm
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Justice Kavanaugh, please explain to me — and Christa Pike— how this is an “interim” decision? Justice Barrett, please explain to us how this is merely a “preliminary” ruling?
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KJZZ Phoenix @kjzz.org · 01/10/2026
The Arizona Supreme Court says a recent cyberattack revealed sensitive information belonging to people who owe unpaid court fees, fines and restitution.
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Arizona Supreme Court breach exposed 1.3 million Social Security numbers
The Arizona Supreme Court says a recent cyberattack revealed sensitive information belonging to people who owe unpaid court fees, fines and restitution.
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 01/10/2026
A split court rejected a Koch-backed group's claim that requiring donors to be named violates the First Amendment story via @jimsmall.bsky.social
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Arizona's voter-approved dark money law defeats First Amendment challenge in appellate ruling
Arizona dark money law: The 9th Circuit upheld the voter-approved disclosure measure, rejecting a First Amendment challenge
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wading into the "relative versus absolute" El Niño intensity debate: I genuinely think both are important--and I think we lose important information if we focus solely on one vs another. And both, as of late Sep, have now reached or exceeded record levels! [Thread]
Plot by Daniel Swain showing temporal evolution of ONI vs RONI index during 2026, representing two different ways to visualize El Nino intensity. The ONI has been at record levels since May, and the RONI has been at near-record levels since June. Data directly from NOAA.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 01/10/2026
A hospital in Japan has carried out the world's first surgery using sheets of commercially available heart muscle stem cells after the ground-breaking therapy was approved this year, one of the surgeons said. 👉 ebx.sh/Z4oiYr
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Muggsy Pogues @circusmaximus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 30/09/2026
The core appeal of reactionary politics is hatred of competent and smart people who follow evidence rather than use it to support conclusions. A million incidents like this happen daily in academia and legal settings, and they're behind almost all right-wing "liberal bias" accusations.
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