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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 3h

If I were to register a prediction, I would say the IDF never fully withdraws from Gaza but withdraws from most urban areas and only periodically assassinates Hamas members. This prediction is based on this exact thing happening with the Lebanon ceasefire

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☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 3h

this piss tape was always going to be something much darker

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 4h

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

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III Aviculae @iiiaviculae.bsky.social · 16h

www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-...

The Man Who Killed Google Search

Wanna listen to this story instead? Check out this week's Better Offline podcast, "The Man That Destroyed Google Search," available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcasts....

www.wheresyoured.at

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Pam🫘🧶💙🏳️‍🌈 #NoKings🚫👑 @pmmcdaniel.bsky.social · 16h

@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@repmcgovern.bsky.social @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov

Let's up the ante....

Every day that Republicans keep the government shut down, add another demand.

Stuff like, demand Congress take back power of the purse & tariffs & 👇

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18h

"We are facing a clear and present authoritarian danger.

Don’t Democrats need to demand that provisions curbing the administration’s authoritarian moves need to be attached to legislation funding the government?"

www.thebulwark.com/p/the-rule-o...

The Rule of Law vs. The Rule of Trump

A crisis moment in the defining debate of our time.

www.thebulwark.com

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16h

Gaza deal has a real chance to get a prisoner exchange, end to combat operations, and an increase of aid into the territory. As any sort of two state solution or resolution to the overall Israeli-Palestinian conflict, very unlikely. Israel moving ahead with more West Bank settlements, for example.

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 16h

A woodcut of a bird beside the text "WELL WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS BULLSHIT"

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 16h

Here's the full review of #ScienceUnderSiege in today's Financial Times:

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 16h

AI is a lack of consent machine ,

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 17h

“I still can’t believe how unhinged the last update was. Not only the nudity but the motions, boobs bounces more realistically, it’s incredible.”

Elon Musk's xAI seems to have relaxed filters on Grok's video generation, allowing users to create and share explicit AI pornography.

Musk's AI Is Being Used to Make Hardcore Porn: 'Grok Is Learning Genitalia Really Fast!'

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Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 16h

Air travelers rethink plans as US government shutdown causes flight delays, cancellations…
www.reuters.com/business/wor...

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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.ukr.monster · 16h

Yesterday we started really great with the matching, but today a bit stuck🥺Let’s keep going💙💛

Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.ukr.monster · 17h

Our awesome Finnish friend proposed us a huge matching up to €5000, we got already 1/5 of it , let’s keep going🥹

send.monobank.ua/jar/3Zuzxk994D
PayPal [email protected]

We need your help, fellas, but once we reach this match, we’ll be able to close both this and the next request🥹💪

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16h

Top Trump Education Officials Are Dismantling Public Schools: ‘We’re Going to Have a Lot of Empty School Buildings’ talkingpointsmemo.com/news/top-tru...

Top Trump Education Officials Are Dismantling Public Schools: ‘We’re Going to Have a Lot of Empty School Buildings’

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big...

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coyotebroad (Jayne Cravens) @coyotebroad.bsky.social · 16h

The Undeniable Value of the Human Touch in Nonprofit Work (a warning about using AI to replace human interactions, particularly to "save money" or "be more efficient".)
coyotecommunications.com/coyoteblog/2...

The Undeniable Value of the Human Touch

I love that AI can see or find patterns. The advancements that can mean for everything from space exploration to medical treatment to analysis of ancient art are glorious to think about. I also lov…

coyotecommunications.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18h

Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.

BREAKING: Trump Admin 'Seriously' Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC

President Trump is "seriously" considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of crime crackdown, NBC reported on Wednesday

www.mediaite.com

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16h

Idaho families could see premiums jump from $611 to $2,083 a month if Republicans refuse to work with Democrats to save the health care tax credits. That's an increase of $1,472 a month for the SAME plan.

Republicans won’t talk about it but Democrats refuse to let that happen.

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Kristy Parker @kristyparker.bsky.social · 16h

Thanks to Greg for having me on to talk about Trump’s weaponization of DOJ and who can thwart it.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h

Crucial from former prosecutor @kristyparker.bsky.social: Trump might have immunity, but those who commit corrupt or illegal orders for him do not. That's why DOJ insiders are leaking word that cases against Comey and Letitia James are collapsing.

All on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2015...

Trump Threats to Jail Foes Take Darker Turn with Damning New DOJ Leaks

As ugly new information emerges about Trump’s efforts to prosecute James Comey and other enemies, a former federal prosecutor explains how his corrupt schemes are running into stiff internal resistanc...

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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 16h

The plight of military families in in Republican hands. In Mike Johnson’s hands, and NO ONE ELSE.

Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 16h

“As a Republican, I am very disappointed in my party . . . You have the power to call the House back. You refuse to do that just for a show.”

If you watch one video today, hope it’ll be this one. Powerful words from a military spouse this morning to Speaker Johnson — he must reopen the House!

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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 16h

Disappointed enough to vote to release the #Epstein files?

Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 16h

“As a Republican, I am very disappointed in my party . . . You have the power to call the House back. You refuse to do that just for a show.”

If you watch one video today, hope it’ll be this one. Powerful words from a military spouse this morning to Speaker Johnson — he must reopen the House!

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 16h

Ukrainian gymnast Sasha, who lost her leg to Russian shelling in 2022, just won gold at the Black Sea Cup.

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Nina Baker @ninabake2.bsky.social · 23h

In the category of "shocking but unsurprising".
That an organisation seemingly dedicated to anihilating an inconvenient neighbour might lie about its 'reasons' for so doing is entirely in character.
Well done to the investigators for this though.

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 1d

Many of these “illustrations” aren’t based on verified intelligence at all.

Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23h

J P Morgan’s Jamie Dimon warns of a stock market fall in the near future.

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall

Dimon said he was

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Adam Levy @climateadam.bsky.social · 23h

With so much destruction - to people (over 1 in 10 killed / injured) and to infrastructure (90% of schools damaged / destroyed) - a ceasefire would be only the very beginning of recovery.

As Jewish people know well, trauma can last generations.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children

www.theguardian.com

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 23h

’The only way to make today's AI investments profitable is for the sector to bring in $2 trillion by 2030 – more than the combined revenue of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia and Meta.’

pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...

Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 20h

I won’t have genAI in my timeline either, nor in any other aspect of my life.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 22h

🇨🇳🇹🇼🇺🇦 Taipei-Kyiv: China’s Moves Toward Taiwan and Impact on Ukraine

China is watching how modern warfare evolves, and NATO officials warn that a simultaneous attack on Taiwan and Europe could be used to disperse Western defence efforts.

Read more 👀⬇️
theukrainianreview.info/taipei-kyiv-...

Taipei-Kyiv: China’s Moves Toward Taiwan and Impact on Ukraine

China is intensively preparing for a possible takeover of Taiwan by modernizing its military, increasing cooperation with Russia, and maintaining constant pressure through naval presence. Taiwan, whic...

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 22h

Parliament has refused to issue Declassified with a Westminster press pass❗

Specifically because of our truthful reporting on Gaza. 😱

Please sign our petition to reverse this 👇

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Defend Press Freedom

I stand with Declassified UK - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.

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