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Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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maura johnston @maura.bsky.social · 1d

What a genius. The world is worse without him. variety.com/2025/music/n...

D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Pioneer and ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel)’ Singer, Dies at 51

Legendary R&B singer D'Angelo, who released three albums throughout his career, has died. He was 51.

variety.com

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 3d

I was trying to put my finger on what bothered me about this portrayal and I think it’s that it just takes the guy’s words at face value, like he was a nice guy and reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death just pushed him over the edge www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...

She Despised Charlie Kirk. He Resolved to Make People Like Her Pay.

www.nytimes.com

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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 3d

Another article that does not interview a single Palestinian.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...

A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?

www.nytimes.com

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Noel Ransome @noelransome.bsky.social · 3d

Reminds me of Edward Said’s playbook from decades ago. Sometimes I gotta open his Representations of the Intellectual to remind myself how the moves of a certain kind of intellectual is an old, and easy template

Quote from representations of an intellectual

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Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social · 3d

tired of blather from public intellectuals that haven't understood the political moment at any point in the last ten years

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Noel Ransome @noelransome.bsky.social · 5d

I still think about this sometimes. A moment that birthed the Black Panther’s, Get Out’s, Insecure’s, and Atlanta’s etc. Feels like decades ago now. Like we had a whole thing going and then folks hit unsubscribe

a man in a blue and white striped shirt is sitting on a couch in a dark room .

ALT: a man in a blue and white striped shirt is sitting on a couch in a dark room .

media.tenor.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15d

Barbara Gomes Marques is documentary filmmaker who risks imminent deportation to Brazil. Loud voices in the film community could be especially helpful right now.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15d

Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.

Los Angeles man demands answers after wife was detained at scheduled green card meeting

A man is speaking out and asking for help after his wife was detained by federal agents at the end of a scheduled green card hearing in downtown Los Angeles in early September.

www.cbsnews.com

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 15d

Ezra Klein: There's a Rick & Morty quote I really like.

Ezra Klein: It goes like this, "Why would a pop-tart want to live inside a toaster? That would be like the scariest place for them to live."

Ezra Klein: Because in the episode they go to a neighborhood where everyone is a pop-tart and they live in toaster-houses.

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Nicole DeWitt @catastro-v.bsky.social · 17d

i love ta-nehisi coates so much

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 20d

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

www.theguardian.com

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 19d

Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, HBCUs received terroristic threats. Black students have been expelled or forced to withdraw. Black professors and teachers have been fired and placed on leave. A Black firefighter was placed on leave. A Black journalist was fired

thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...

The Free Speech Crisis for Black Americans Is Worse Than You Think

Don’t let Jimmy Kimmel’s return fool you: Black academics are more frightened of talking to the press than I’ve ever seen.

thebarbedwire.com

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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 22d

popping back in from mat leave to say i profiled @katmabu.bsky.social for @wired.com and you should read it! she's running a fascinating campaign: www.wired.com/story/kat-ab...

She Fought the Far Right Online for Years. Now She Wants to Do It in Congress

Kat Abughazaleh, 26, made her name swatting down right-wing talking points on social media. Now she’s hoping internet fame can propel her to Congress.

www.wired.com

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 23d

New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract

404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.

www.404media.co

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Richie Assaly @rdassaly.bsky.social · 24d

Good piece by Alaa Salama, on the futility and dangers of symbolic statehood

www.972mag.com/palestinian-...

Forget symbolic statehood — the world must recognize Israeli apartheid

The push to recognize a Palestinian state creates the illusion of action, but delays the real remedies: sanctioning and isolating Israel's apartheid regime.

www.972mag.com

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Nicole Clark @nicoleclark.bsky.social · 26d

it feels so good to write again, to play games again, after the worst year of my life. i picked a ridiculous game (that i love!) to relearn controller skills with, but taking my time makes it possible
aftermath.site/silksong-hol...

A Condition Took Away The Use Of My Hands. Silksong Helped Me Rehab Them - Aftermath

Last year I woke up with the hands of an alien. Every item I grasped fell to the floor like so many grains of sand; every doorknob became a lock I couldn’t open. It didn’t hurt, but hundreds of dollar...

aftermath.site

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Cross-laminated & Skinned her 👻 🦇 🎃 @nickhasthoughts.com · 27d

a whole generation of corporate leadership telling on themselves

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 27d

www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

In the hours leading up to the decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel, two sources familiar with the matter say, senior executives at ABC, its owner Disney, and affiliates convened emergency meetings to figure out how to minimize the damage. Multiple execs felt that Kimmel had not actually said anything over the line, the two sources say, but the threat of Trump administration retaliation loomed.

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Noel Ransome @noelransome.bsky.social · 27d

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27d

I don’t know when it’s going to pop for a lot of normies that they are living under an authoritarian regime, but the cancellation of popular TV shows that make fun of the administration might do it www.vulture.com/article/abc-...

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’

The decision follows conservative backlash to a comment the late-night host made about Charlie Kirk.

www.vulture.com

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 29d

Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.

The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

www.vanityfair.com

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · Sep 15

"Never have I felt so personally disrespected by TIFF, as both a Jew and a human being."

for the newsletter, i wrapped up #TIFF25 with some words on the great Rose of Nevada, and a long rant about Cameron Bailey's shameful display in support of The Road Between Us

TIFF '25 Wrap-Up

A few words about permanent stains

www.justatad.xyz

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 15

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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Noel Ransome @noelransome.bsky.social · Sep 15

ICYMI on a lazy Sunday, I had some words over at WIRED. Orwell: 2+2=5, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk are must watches for the times we're living in

Noel Ransome @noelransome.bsky.social · Sep 14

My first for WIRED: I spoke with TIFF directors about their films on power, survival, and the state of our world today. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, in particular, moved me to tears. www.wired.com/story/from-o...

From 'Orwell 2+2=5’ to 'Frankenstein’: TIFF’s Films on Power, Creation, and Survival Are a Warning

These are WIRED’s picks for some of the most urgent and unsettling films from the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival.

www.wired.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 15

“Severance" actor Tramell Tillman has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. He is the first Black man ever to win the award #Emmys

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Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · Sep 14

Noel’s analysis is so thoughtful and made me want to watch all of these!

Noel Ransome @noelransome.bsky.social · Sep 14

My first for WIRED: I spoke with TIFF directors about their films on power, survival, and the state of our world today. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, in particular, moved me to tears. www.wired.com/story/from-o...

From 'Orwell 2+2=5’ to 'Frankenstein’: TIFF’s Films on Power, Creation, and Survival Are a Warning

These are WIRED’s picks for some of the most urgent and unsettling films from the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival.

www.wired.com

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