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James Meek @jamesmeek.bsky.social · 1d

Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

people chant "we stand with you!" as Letitia James tries to speak outside a courthouse in Virginia

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h

“This is not how American democracy is supposed to operate. And that’s what Prop 50 is about."

On Wednesday, Barack Obama joined Gavin Newsom in a livestream to support the governor’s redistricting measure, saying it has "critical implications not just for California but for the entire country."

Obama: California redistricting is "critical" for democracy

The former president called Proposition 50 a "chance at least to create a level playing field."

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

Hey, Fox: Sales of Hamburger Helper on the rise is a flashing recession indicator.

A tweet from Rep. Jason Crow reads: “Billionaires get tax breaks. Kristi Noem gets luxury jets. Trump gets a golden ballroom. You get Hamburger Helper.” It quotes a FactPost tweet summarizing a Fox News segment about the rising popularity of Hamburger Helper as consumers tighten their budgets. The image shows boxes of Hamburger Helper products and a Fox News anchor reporting on the trend.

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Kagi HQ @kagi.com · 14h

As we continue building tools for both greater privacy and anonymity, we wanted to make this information easier to find. Our new dedicated privacy page puts everything in one place: our Privacy Policy, Privacy Pass, Tor access, and privacy-preserving payment methods.

Kagi Privacy Settings page showing privacy features. The main content area shows "Privacy Settings" as the heading, with sections explaining Kagi's privacy model, Privacy Pass feature for anonymous authentication, download links for browser extensions (Orion, Firefox, Chromium) and Android app, and a toggle for "Hide kagi.com Referrer" option.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 15h

ICE has been cracking down hard across the vast expanse of the greater Chicago area, and I wrote a little bit about what you need to understand about what it’s like here now. Plus, I compiled some resources for locals to get alerts and whistles. dansinker.com/posts/202…

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Bad Medical Takes @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social · 21h

Twitter user RobSchneider:
FYI…
There were NO Children’s Hospitals when I was a kid.
Because kids weren’t sick.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 24

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on CNBC: "Deaths from extreme weather are on a 100 year plunge. There's never been a safer time to be alive from extreme weather. Five times more people die from the cold than die from the heat."

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Candybaz @barryodonovan.bsky.social · 14h

They look like villains from a Roald Dahl book.

James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 16h

This image also

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Jaden Schaul @jadenschaul.com · 1d

Dozens of California Highway Patrol officers donned riot gear and faced off with demonstrators protesting against a surge of federal immigration officers in the Bay Area at the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, October 23, 2025. (Jaden Schaul / KTVU)

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

When Tish James walks into a courthouse tomorrow — the target of a political prosecution demanded by a President obsessed with revenge — she does not walk in alone.

New York has her back.

Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 1d

Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory

An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 2d

If you live in San Francisco, today is a good day to familiarize yourself with the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which has a 24-hour hotline for reporting ICE raids, actually verifies those raid reports, and does attorney activation: sfilen.org/resources/sf...

SFILEN

San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network

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skipfour.bsky.social @skipfour.bsky.social · 2d

There was at least one kid that said a gun was pointed at him and they threatened to “blow his mom’s head off”

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”

Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

Corruption goes courtside.

A screenshot of a post on X from Andrew Cuomo showing him sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden next to Mayor Eric Adams.

The tweet says: "No better way to celebrate winning tonight's debate than making it to the @nyknicks game in time for the 2nd half."

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 2d

The primary advantage of using Signal over WhatsApp is that Signal does not store metadata. Just sayin'.

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How ICE Spies On WhatsApp

ICE’s HSI division gets contacts from the WhatsApp account of a fake ID dealer and has little trouble identifying them, according to warrant.

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 3d

this is an absolutely wild use of passive voice, where you have to get through layers of narrative to figure out an ICE agent smashed a car window with his gun like an idiot, which went off and shot two people

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."

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Reuters @reuters.com · 4d

Exclusive: A group of dozens of officials from across the federal government, including US intelligence officers, has been helping to steer President Trump's drive for retribution against his perceived enemies reut.rs/3IXEVG9

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

man who tried to slash social security spending promises communism is coming if you just ignore the enormous job losses this year due to the technology he's developing for private profit

Peter Diamandis tweets: "800,000 layoffs in 2025. 10,000 in September alone tied to AI. Jobs are disappearing fast. But here’s the truth no one wants to say: It’s the start of a new gold rush... for those who learn how to build with the machines, not fight them."

Elon Musk replies: "Working will be optional in the future.

There will be universal high income."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 4d

Debbie Brockman, the WGN-TV producer violently arrested by ICE Friday morning in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago, has retained an attorney and intends to “pursue all legal avenues available” to hold federal authorities accountable.

WGN-TV producer hires attorney to ‘pursue all legal avenues’ after ICE detention

Debbie Brockman and her legal team “adamantly deny” allegations that she assaulted federal officers during an immigration enforcement action.

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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 5d

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

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Nato Green @natogreen.bsky.social · 5d

Mayor Lurie spent all year trying to "not give Trump what he wants" & "not attract attention" and not be a target. It didn't work, to the surprise of no one. Will he admit he was wrong & be accountable? When the fascist regime illegally attacks residents of SF, will the Mayor stand up for us?

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 5d

President Trump said he has “unquestioned power” under the Insurrection Act to deploy the National Guard and indicated San Francisco will be the next city to face federal intervention.

Trump claims ‘unquestioned power’ to deploy troops to San Francisco under Insurrection Act

President Trump said he has “unquestioned power” under the Insurrection Act to deploy the National Guard and indicated San Francisco will be the next city to face federal intervention.

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