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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 5h

I am old enough to remember when Trump said he would lower grocery prices on Day One.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

A rare admission from the administration that policy choices have knock-off effects.

In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 21h

lying

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 22h

How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals on.ft.com/4q0tjCV

How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals

The company behind ChatGPT has signed agreements with many of the largest tech groups, adding to a growing web of financial dependencies across the AI world

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 12h

I wish I could post about this all day and share what we’re seeing, hearing, but for safety reasons I’ve been advised to keep what I say on socials to a minimum. The dangers are very real.

Just don’t forget about us.

It’s bad.

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 12h

I’ve lived in Hermosa in Chicago nearly my entire life. It’s an 80+% Latino community. There are no words for what we’re experiencing right now. I can’t stress this enough—

My home, my people are being psychologically terrorized
People are going missing
People are terrified

Don’t forget about us.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 14h

There is a misjudgment of "this congress is heinously dysfunctional and can't pass bills" as "we are owning congress like little babies."

They actually are relatively inept when it comes to managing congress, as they can't get anything through a friendly one.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16h

This is absolutely disgusting

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 16h

swear to god these days I feel like the only person who saw the aliens land

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 19h

Spending your time talking to someone who wants to relitigate slavery is definitely a choice you can make

Opinion | He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 16h

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Lawsuit: Minnesotan died after Eagan, Dakota County law enforcement ignored serious stroke symptoms • Minnesota Reformer

Jensen muted his equipment just as Moseng told him, “Before you got there, I was like, ‘Is this dude having a stro—’”

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 16h

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Counterpoint: Attacks on advocates of Minnesota Power sale were unfair, untrue • Minnesota Reformer

Recklessly undermining Minnesota’s regulatory institutions and advocacy community is the opposite of looking out for the public’s interest.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 16h

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Former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson and bipartisan group of former governors denounce National Guard deployment • Minnesota Reformer

GOP former Govs. Arne Carlson of Minnesota, Bill Graves of Kansas, Marc Racicot of Montana, Bill Weld of Massachusetts and Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey also signed the brief. “The present depl...

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 17h

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The West Bank's Dwindling Palestinian Christian Communities Continue to Struggle Amid Violence - Word&Way

Proudly Palestinian, Taybeh’s Christians struggle with the threats of violence from Jewish settlers and the intensifying restrictions on movement imposed by Israel. Many also say they fear Islamist ra...

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 17h

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How a bold choice can reach beyond the pulpit

Small preaching choices can spark big impact. One pastor’s sermons on Christian nationalism show how words ripple far beyond the pulpit.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 17h

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From the pulpit to the picket line: For many miners, religion and labor rights have long been connected in coal country

The retirement of United Mine Workers of America’s longtime president is a reminder that labor and religion have always been entangled in coal country.

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John Hawthorne @jwhawthorne.bsky.social · 19h

With A Little Help From My Friends
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With A Little Help From My Friends

Some great SubStacks you should read

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 18h

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 22h

Nothing short of heroic

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Federal judge hits Trump administration credibility in siding with city and state against National Guard deployment — Chicago Sun-Times

Judge's order bars 'federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois' for at least 14 days.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 22h

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In the Autumn of America’s Empire

In his novel The Autumn of the Patriarch, which is eerily evocative of our current political plight, Gabriel Garcia Marquez described how a Latin American autocrat “discovered in the course of his unc...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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Katy Glenn Bass @katygb.bsky.social · 23h

If you’ve never been to a big protest like No Kings before: It feels great to be part of a big gathering of people who want to change things. It sparks joy, and resolve for the long fight ahead. Sometimes there are dance parties. You could be the one who starts the dance party! Just show up!

Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 1d

If you can show up on October 18, you should. The country is shifting. The battleship is turning. And while, yes, usually mass street protests don't do much, there are exceptions.

And sometimes those exceptions go down in history.

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 1d

A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:

Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.

Dear Madam Secretary,
I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters.
I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education.
As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges.
We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples:
• MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions.
• MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%.

source:
https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/regarding-compact

• We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.
These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.
The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.
As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.
Sincerely,
Sally Kornbluth

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Every targeted institution (my own very much included) should cut and paste this letter onto their letterhead.

Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 1d

A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:

Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 1d

And in a larger sense, this is ruining journalism. Bc instead of qualified writers - we get rich ppl who can afford not to be paid.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 1d

Such a travesty. I’m glad at least briefly you were paid somewhat fairly.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks so much, Paul. Glad to be connected.

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Paul John Scott @pauljohnscott.bsky.social · 1d

Seems clear the @startribune is a toxic workplace given her chiding posted here - they do not respect her right to describe what happened to her — but also just so foolish with talent (again). The column they spiked is great. It reminds of the truth bomb @espiers.bsky.social wrote in the Times.

Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 1d

I’m finally sharing the (unpublished) column that led directly to my firing as a columnist at the Minnesota @startribune.com.

Read it here:

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The column that got me fired

A Special Edition of News with Nuance ...

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