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Media literacy is the #1 21st century skill. Writer, poet, politics & soapboxes on InfodumpsterFire.com Founder of coFLOWco.com Instigator of FLOWLab5.org Designing accessible experiences & info to build awareness and shift economic power to people.

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Em @bluegirlpdx.bsky.social · Nov 17

1/ I hate to be the buzz kill but platforms that aren’t collectively owned by us will always eventually fall apart. We will forever be enticed by the next shiny thing, while staying distracted from building our own. Our labor—ALL THIS DATA—ideas, engagement, exchanges, connections—is NOT a favor.

Em @bluegirlpdx.bsky.social · Nov 16

Don’t shoot the messenger. Are we walking into a bigger fly trap?

Dave Troy notes the biggest investors in Bluesky being run by the same people who run Russian state media. My friend Joe posted about this at length. BS ties to the same type of tech bros/libertarian as E Mush.
Proceed with caution.

Mastodon post by Dave Troy posting about the founders of Bluesky and the biggest investors being run by the same people who run Russian state media.

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Jack O'Lantern Graham @timescarcass.bsky.social · 7h

AI is not sentient. It doesn't have a survival instinct. What's happened is that corporations have decided that we'll all obey capital if it can pretend to talk.

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Em @bluegirlpdx.bsky.social · 4h

Effing epic

Em @bluegirlpdx.bsky.social · 4h

A broken clock is right twice daily.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.

Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.

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Em @bluegirlpdx.bsky.social · 4h

Senator Ron Wyden gave Jamie Diamon till Halloween to produce a mountain of documents related to the same failure for JP Morgan Chase.

a woman is reading a book and says it is heating up in this piece

Alt: a woman is reading a book and says it is heating up in this piece -Donna from parks and rec

media.tenor.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Congress may as well not exist at this point under this Spineless Speaker.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 19h

They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.

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Em @bluegirlpdx.bsky.social · 4h

Ofc

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4h

You were blonde woman, thick head of hair, maybe late 40s or early 50s at RDU TSA checkpoint this morning. Traveling with your parents. Handling the luggage, their spatial awareness & strangers’. Got them to the lounge.

Just want to say, I know an eldest/only daughter GOAT when I see one 🫡

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Em @bluegirlpdx.bsky.social · 4h

Women are better diplomats, according to research and results.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 14h

“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.

If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.

Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.

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Em @bluegirlpdx.bsky.social · 4h

🤣🤣🤣

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2d

“Portland is burning to the ground.” It’s Thursday. Trump is lying.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2d

If the FBI shows up at your door, and doesn’t have a warrant, you are permitted to refuse to answer questions until you talk to your lawyer. You are not required to let them in the house without a warrant.

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently Trump is now sending the FBI to the homes of innocent protestors, in part to find out who is behind the "criminal conspiracy" arranging these protests.

The real reason is obviously the chilling effect on free speech for those attending.

www.rawstory.com/fbi-protest/

'Chilling': FBI shocks with visits to homes of innocent protesters under Trump's orders

Under orders from President Donald Trump, the FBI has started visiting the homes of innocent protesters, according to a report.In one case, special needs teacher Miles Serafini, 26, told independent j...

www.rawstory.com

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 2d

A vehicle of divine providence. So goes our democracy. We are warned.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them.

That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

www.instagram.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

During our Signal exchange, I twice asked Halligan why the Letitia James indictment refers to "thousand(s)" of dollars in rental income reported on "tax form(s)."

She did not respond.

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

Maybe you can provide some perspective on this. I took another look at the
indictment. It alleges that James claimed
"thousand(s)" of dollars in rental income on "tax form(s)." I'm still having trouble understanding how that contradicts the
account in the NYT. It's too vague. Why use "(s)"? Why not just state the actual amount of rental income reported and the relevant
year(s) in which the tax form (s) were filed?

why use the language "thousand(s)" and "tax form(s)" in the James indictment? The timing and amount of money collected are really consequential details and I can't understand why the indictment seems to hide the ball on that point. It would be much appreciated if you could help me understand what's going on
there. — It's been reported that Pam, Todd, and Erik Siebert (in addition to a bunch of other career prosecutors) all expressed concerns
about the strength of the James case. Todd and Pam were supposedly "caught off guard" by the indictment. If the case is as strong as you say it is, what's up with
that? — Do you have a sense of which AUSAs will work on the James case? l.e., Will Diaz and Lemons work on that one, too? Or will it be
people already at EDVA? Thank you and I hope to hear from you
soon.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: The top federal prosecutor in Maryland has reportedly notified Pam Bondi that she sees no basis for Indicting Adam Schiff on mortgage fraud.

Who wants to bet that the prosecutor will be fired within days, and a new prosecutor will seek to indict Schiff regardless?

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

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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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 4d

Even before the shutdown, the decision of whether or not the FDA will ban shocking devices that punish autistic and other disabled kids was overdue. There's only one institution in the US that uses these specific shocking devices, which a UN expert referred to as torture.

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