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Baudrillard Warned Us @baudrillardwarned.us · 10h

"This may be an ill omen."
- The Ecstasy of Communication

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Jireh Deng @bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social · 18h

My friend and Jewish American reporter Emily Wilder was detained by the Israeli military last night while sailing with the Gaza flotilla reporting for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social. Please help our friend get home safely and call her US reps. bit.ly/ReleaseEm

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redrum scare(d) corncob (no one said it made sense) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 11h

The Case for Letting The Simulacrum Burn

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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 11h

I used to be able to keep these DAILY MEMOs to under 3 minutes, the last couple videos have been impossible to. ICE is escalating in Los Angeles, just look at the article version with every incident highlighted. This is only what we could confirm, only what we know of. @lataco.bsky.social

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redrum scare(d) corncob (no one said it made sense) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 11h

good for that guy!

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North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 19h

News coverage: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 11h

DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids The Streets of San Pedro, Long Beach, and More, Kidnapping at Least 30 People
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If you appreciate this reporting, please consider becoming a member of L.A. TACO, buying some merch, or dropping a dime in our fundraiser so we can continue to bring you this information.

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Daisy Gardner @daisygardner.bsky.social · 12h

It seems like the US just effectively cancelled everyone’s passports who has an X gender marker on them (unless I’m reading this wrong).

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...

CBP Enforces Binary Sex Codes and Enhanced US Passport Validation in APIS

CBP enforces binary sex codes and stricter US passport validation in APIS effective October 2025. Key compliance updates for business travelers and airlines.

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 21h

I think the Dems have done a good job on hammering the GOP into a corner on health care. But in the grand scheme that’s a safe space/easy pull for them. They need to replicate that consistency with the other issues.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m just trying to find any clues, ideas, see where they took him, why they took him. And what’s the whole purpose for this?”

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13h

Have you seen 3D animations from the IDF showing secret Hamas hideouts?

According to Israel's +972 magazine, many have "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda

An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.

www.972mag.com

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cop city is everywhere, fight back ☂️ @cop-watcher.bsky.social · 13h

dada today
dada tomorrow
dada forever

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21h

Let’s check in on the warzone in Portland.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21h

Let’s check in on the warzone in Portland.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 17h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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redrum scare(d) corncob (no one said it made sense) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 13h

It's DARVO all the way down

Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 1d

'By applying protections meant for vulnerable groups to shield government actors, Apple has created — within its own ecosystem — a new kind of protected class: state power itself."

migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-appl...

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 13h

stellar investigation by 972Mag on IDF's manufactured videos that are reproduced uncritically in media. Truly a propaganda war."These videos are produced in-house by a small animation cell in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, working mainly in After Effects + Blender"
www.972mag.com/israeli-army...

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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redrum scare(d) corncob (no one said it made sense) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 15h

Hey some nerd (me) is quoted here in this @columjournreview.bsky.social story about how low-power FM radio stations weathered federal funding cuts by being too small to be eligible for federal funding... in contrast to NPR. The invulnerability of the truly grassroots? 📻💚
www.cjr.org/feature/publ...

Against the precipitous backdrop of funding cuts to public media, low-power radio emerges as a lesser-known source of inspiration.

www.cjr.org

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 18h

This is really scary. If large companies start others will folllow.

Google tells employees: If you want health benefits, sign up with a third-party AI tool

Employees must provide access to a third-party AI tool to receive health benefits, sparking concerns about data privacy and consent among Googlers.

www.businessinsider.com

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redrum scare(d) corncob (no one said it made sense) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 1d

Faculty show support for USC to reject the federal government’s "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education"... the USC @aaup.org chapter sent a petition rallying for USC to reject the compact

www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/06/r...

‘Reject the Compact’ petition urges USC not to sign Trump’s contract

Faculty show support for USC to reject the federal government’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.

www.uscannenbergmedia.com

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Pablo Manríquez @pabloreports.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.
migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-appl...

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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redrum scare(d) corncob (no one said it made sense) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 1d

ohmygod this is credulous horseshit. beyond credulous horseshit

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redrum scare(d) corncob (no one said it made sense) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 1d

good share, snagging for class!

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 1d

This is the first time I’ve noticed this particular Executive Order getting cited as a reason for grant termination.

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 2d

A bit anti-climactic, but we finally got the termination notice for our Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technology Office grant.

"This project does not effectuate the Department of Energy's priorities of ensuring affordable, reliable, and abundant energy to meet growing demand and/or addresses the national emergency declared pursuant to Executive Order 14156.
The Department has reviewed your financial assistance agreement in accordance with this policy and determined that this project is not consistent with this Administration's goals, policies and priorities."

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redrum scare(d) corncob (no one said it made sense) @inquiline.myatproto.social · 1d

look what they did to our boys

three sort of cursed-looking canaries in a cage, a plate from a ca. 1900 book of birds

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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