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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 7h

This is enough carbon-free energy to power maybe two thirds of Vegas btw

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 7h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 7h

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 7h

One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 7h

A memetic image known as “the Ro Khanna cycle.” Beside a portrait of him staring rightward with seriousness of purpose, two thought bubbles are drawn — both of them filled with four question marks. Two arrows form an infinitely looping order of operations — from one ???? to the next, over and over.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 10h

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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Gabriel San Román @gsanroman2.bsky.social · 14h

My union—the LA Times Guild—has authorized a strike with the support of 85% of our membership.

This comes after years of brutal layoffs and no cost-of-living raises since 2021.

Next up: we bargain. But if we have to strike, we will 🪧
laist.com/news/la-time...

LA Times union votes to authorize strike for first time ever

The L.A. Times Guild has been negotiating over their contract with management for three years.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 8h

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Eric D. Snider @ericdsnider.bsky.social · 19h

When local news KATU posted this on Instagram, they had to clarify that the music was coming from the protesters and hadn't been added as editorial comment. 😂

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 8h

It was dumb when the Nobel Committee gave it to Obama weeks into his presidency.

It would be exponentially dumber to give it to the guy who bombed Iran, turned the military on his own citizens, and endorsed a plot to ethnically cleanse Gaza for colonial redevelopment from which he would benefit.

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Wrecked @wrecked9n76e.bsky.social · 8h

Don’t worry, she’ll be singing about keying his car soon enough

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 8h

After Pritzker and Newsom threatened to leave the NGA, the Republican Chair breaks with Trump. Pressure works. Keep it up!

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 17h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 8h

10/10 no notes

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 12h

Autism is stored in the dick.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 17d

My professional assessment is that Ezra Klein is a moron @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social

Only an Idiot Would Think We Need Anti-Abortion Democrats

It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.

www.jezebel.com

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 19h

nypd reportedly seized alexa’s cameras and equipment, and they’ve launched a gofundme to replace it

www.gofundme.com/f/help-nyc-p...

Fotophile.com 📷 @fotophile.bsky.social · 19h

The arrest of photographer Alexa Wilkinson on felony hate crime charges, stemming from their documentation of an anti-war protest at the New York Times building, has ignited a fierce debate over press freedom and the definition of journalism.

#photojournalism

Arrest of Photographer Alexa Wilkinson on Hate Crime Charges Sparks Press Freedom Debate

The arrest of photographer Alexa Wilkinson on felony hate crime charges, stemming from their documentation of an anti-war protest at the New York Times building, has ignited a fierce debate over pr…

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Tim Mak @timkmak.bsky.social · 21h

DOG OF WAR

Zorіana's friend saw this dog in her hometown. She tried to take a photo of him for three days, but he kept hiding from her. One day, she finally managed to take a picture, and in response, the dog started barking, probably wanting to see the photo immediately.

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 19h

I *really* want more reporting on this because the book was pretty heavily vetted by lawyers in advance of publication….

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 21h

This is so damn scary. The book claimed that Jeffrey Epstein was the one who introduced Donald and Melania. Now the CEO of Harper UK is out.

Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 1d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 8h

Chicago restaurants are struggling as ICE fears mount.

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has restaurant owners, chefs and workers on high alert as they cope with staffing shortages and safety concerns. blockclubchi.co/46JEoRe

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 12h

Tish James response to indictment:

These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost.
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My office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights. And I will continue to do my job.”

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Snowden St. @snowden.st · 11h

Dave Roberts out here wearing a fresh pair of sunglasses straight from Walgreens

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Monica Carmean @monicacarmean.com · 12h

I have a gas mask but I’m optimistic that between who is showing up tomorrow and the new court orders I won’t need it. Like - a bunch of church ladies will be there.

They’re serving communion at Broadview tomorrow AM

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Wrecked @wrecked9n76e.bsky.social · 11h

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 12h

Indonesia is denying Israeli athletes entrance visas, which will prevent them from keeping in the world gymnastics championships.

This is what real solidarity against genocide looks like.

apnews.com/article/indo...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia will block Israeli athletes from competing at the upcoming gymnastics world championships in Jakarta, a government official said Thursday.

The decision to deny visas to the Israeli athletes comes after their planned participation had sparked intense opposition in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, which has long been a staunch supporter of Palestinians.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11h

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile starts... now.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

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