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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 1d

I say this with all the fury I have in my upper midwestern soul: I hope the ghost of Bozo the Clown seeks vengeance for his comrade

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 1d

Voices of Resistance - Truthdig

Sondos Sabra chronicles a day in the life as a Palestinian living in Gaza in this excerpt from "Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide."

www.truthdig.com

Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 1d

One thing that keeps me going every day is that I get to work with smart, thoughtful, hardworking writers who turn in stories and talk through edits even when we both feel exhausted by horrors everywhere. It's such a privilege.

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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 1d

This was the premise of the Diebold conspiracy theory in 2004

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

fucking WOOF

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 3d

Stop worrying, those are great, and now I want some

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 3d

Even if we ignored all the other crimes that Trump, Rubio and Musk have committed, Hell would not be hot enough for them.

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 3d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 3d

Suddenly overwhelmed by the need to find a version of Bianca's prom outfit from 10 Things for Rosie. Thank you, Maris, for this inspiration.

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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 4d

So, next week I'm presenting this concept on expanding Bluesky's limited form of certificate authority verification into a multi-root, multi-platform system. Still revising a final draft.

I'd love it if everyone took a look and gave me comments.

(PDF) From root to Sky: Bluesky's certification authority verification as basis for sustainable multiplatform verification system

PDF | Bluesky's recent announcement of a certi icate authority/chain of trust veri ication system for high-impact accounts is, potentially, a cheap and... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

www.researchgate.net

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 4d

I am a huge evangelist for this movie, and for this song specifically. I am also currently considering the question “How much Jim Steinman can I play at my wedding without triggering an immediate divorce?”

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 5d

This was a fun one! I feel like my definition may be a little strict on both the size and the flavor of weird.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

"We're gonna crash some planes if you don't fund ICE."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5d

Well, yeah, we're suing ICE.

This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never.

May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 5d

Breaking out my emergency lorazepam before noon on a Monday is maybe a sign that everything isn't totally groovy.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5d

Kind of feels like feds occupying our city for a month, killing one person and shooting another while attacking neighborhoods with chemical weapons and kidnapping hundreds of people already counts as a civil war whether the Guard arrives or not, but what do we know?

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 6d

It was clear from the beginning that ICE staffing up was going to be a full employment program for racists, barroom bullies and wife beaters

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve never seen Mean Girls, and since I got to see Clueless and Heathers as a kid, no one will ever be able to convince me I actually need to.

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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 7d

ICE raids in Madison, Manitowoc mark a dangerous escalation writes @rconniff.bsky.social in a commentary on immigration enforcement, community pushback and a dark new era for Wisconsin wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/04/e...

Escalating ICE activity makes Wisconsin less safe • Wisconsin Examiner

ICE raids in Madison and Manitowoc mark and escalation in Wisconsin immigrant rights advocates are struggling to combat

wisconsinexaminer.com

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 8d

I feel like it’ll all be of use in the coming weeks and months, so stay strong. Lots of movies for spooky season, and heavy on the football snacks.

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 8d

Virtually all of my friends who did college journalism and made a go of it as a career have left the field, but not @danhinkel.bsky.social, and we are all lucky he is still reporting on cops and criminal justice in Chicago and Cook County.

Cook County’s new prosecutor has weakened an already broken system for freeing the innocent

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s Conviction Integrity Unit hasn’t exonerated anyone in her 10 months on the job, and she has done little to confront more than a dozen coercion allegations again...

www.injusticewatch.org

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 8d

I didn't realize a person could dress as the concept of Close-Up Magic

Hatin’ Ass Brian @hatinassbrian.bsky.social · 9d

just enjoying being a Normal Shaped Person

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 9d

“If we keep our young from staring into the void, they may fall behind in the race for STEM dominance”

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 9d

Every single one of the people quoted about letting their kids use ChatGPT as a creative tool is a deeply irresponsible parent. Give them a real book, some legos, and some fucking crayons, Christ

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 9d

Silicon Valley has a new solution to screen-time for kids: ChatGPT time!

‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?

Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity

www.theguardian.com

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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 9d

@susanrinkunas.com and I contacted every Planned Parenthood affiliate potentially affected by the Medicaid “defund.”

Here’s what we learned about whether people with Medicaid can still visit their local PP:

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 9d

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organization stands:

Here’s Which Planned Parenthood Clinics Are Still Seeing Medicaid Patients

In the wake of federal “defunding,” one Planned Parenthood affiliate has halted abortions, another has suspended all Medicaid services, and others are self-pay only. Find out where your local organiza...

www.autonomynews.co

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 10d

“Kids don’t have an ironic zaddy attachment to Ray Wise like you do”

My fiancé really cut me to the core with that one

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Meredith Clark @meredithlclark.bsky.social · 10d

Really disappointed in my hometown, Madison, WI, HOME OF THE ONION, for not being on this list

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10d

Tomorrow!

www.theonion.com/badpedophile

A list of screenings of The Onion's Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile and Sex House

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