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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 21h

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 10h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 9h

You are reminding me of my friend who is allergic to rice again, and I am crying for her anew.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13h

Keep your corrupt, grubby, abusive hands off Tish James, Donald Trump.

Your cowardice is showing — weak men seek revenge on powerful women who hold them to account.

But NY’rs don’t play. Our AG has been a fierce warrior for our rights, time & again. You better believe we’ll be there for hers.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

The Attorney General of New York was just indicted by our tinpot dictator

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 13h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Terra Fied 🎃🏳️‍⚧️👻 @rainofterra.gay · 13h

He should have stolen mine, it’s way funnier.

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greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 13h

It me.

Emoji Mashup Bot @emojimashupbot.bsky.social · 13h

🥴 woozy + 😩 weary =

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Laís Martins @laismartins.com · 13h

"At stake is virtually every corner of the economy, with the hype and buildout of AI infrastructure rippling across markets, from debt and equity to real estate and energy." 🫧🫧🫧

OpenAI, Nvidia Fuel $1 Trillion AI Market With Web of Circular Deals

A wave of deals and partnerships are escalating concerns that the trillion-dollar AI boom is being propped up by interconnected business transactions.

www.bloomberg.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

idk how many people there are who will throw down for jim comey, but there's a helluva lot of people who will throw down for tish james

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greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 13h

Those look so good!

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greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 13h

@rude1.blacksky.team Not sure how to report this to blacksky, or if that’s a thing. But this is a spam bot with a blacksky handle.

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 15h

Citizens United has had catastrophic impacts on American democracy.

Unlimited spending is entrenched, but @rfunkfordham.bsky.social offers a suite of reforms that can get concentrated wealth out of our political system.

Line graph titled 'The US Is Now a Flawed, Not Full, Democracy' showing a decline in the US democracy index from 2006 to 2024, with a significant drop marked at the 2010 Citizens United ruling. Data sourced from the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index. The index value decreases from above 8.2 in 2006 to below 8.0 after 2016, entering the flawed democracy category.

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Breezy 💖🏳️‍⚧️ @bluebirdbreeze.bsky.social · 21h

Do not watch the HBO series.
Do not buy wizard game (2).

I usually don't judge too much, I get that not everyone is fully in the loop for everything. If you support JKR now, we are done.

Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 1d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Branden Smith @brandens.bsky.social · 15h

ICE has deported over 100,000 people since January, double the rate of the Biden administration in 2024.

In this video @telliotter.bsky.social reports on where exactly the arrests are happening, where people are being detained, and where they’re being deported to.

youtu.be/uD9ETC80HDA?...

Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 1d

We are changing our antifa secret handshake to slap-slap-fistbump-fistbump. Then you snap your fingers once, eat everyone's pets, and make everyone within 50' instantly become trans. Pass it along.

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greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Take Pumpkin Spice

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

I knew something was up with seasonings

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredibly alarming—after the whole ridiculous antifa roundtable at the White House, as Mark was moving with his family to Europe after threats…

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 1d

Folks getting ready to march on Michigan Ave. "Chicago isnt licking boots, no trump no ice no troops!"

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greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 1d

Colonel Sanders. I know that’s not really what you asked. But the point remains.

greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 1d

She has always hinted at being this way if you pay enough attention. She’s also been hyper aware of who her main audience is, though, and how her beliefs don’t really jive with those of her fans. This was a slip up, but not a surprise.

greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 1d

I think it depends on what about Lexington you like! I’d say Lexington is to Boston as Louisville is to New York City. Or something like that. But all cities have their own character!
I would agree that Nashville is more similar to Lexington than Louisville.

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greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 1d

I guess the way I think of it is - Louisville, Lexington, and Nashville are all very different. But they are also more similar to each other than any of them are to Cincinnati. Also, funny you mention rural PA, which is often jokingly called “Pennsyltucky”.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsyl...

Pennsyltucky - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I was actually thinking that maybe the little bit around lex could get carved out as “Bluegrass”, but I think it’s probably too granular for this map. Because that’s really what I’d call it. Or “horse country” which is really the same thing.

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greenlightening.bsky.social @greenlightening.bsky.social · 1d

Revenge, yes, but his main interest was avoiding prison.

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 1d

Coming around to the theory that they're Truman Showing him

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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