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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 6h

Dick Cheney was a dangerous fool. He not only wanted to exploit the trauma of 9/11 to turn America into the kind of country that builds a network of gulags, tortures random unfortunates, and embarks on misdirected wars, he got the whole power structure of the republic to go along with him.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

A 2020 study found that Amazon—which shares owner Jeff Bezos with The Washington Post—is one of the largest employers of people on SNAP.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

As SNAP funds froze, mayors and governors have pledged to supplement the missing federal assistance, while federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration should use contingency funds to keep food aid running despite the government shutdown.

Uncertainty hits after vulnerable Americans woke up to a SNAP freeze

Amid a benefits pause, nonprofit groups plan to work extra hours to get food out to vulnerable residents, and local community members are also stepping up.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Catherine Subsisting in revolting times...Unbelievable @glasscatty.bsky.social · 5d

WTF: Pam Bondi just INDICTED progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh for protesting at an ICE facility outside Chicago. 😳 Abughazaleh called the charges a "gross attempt to silence constitutionally-protected dissent,"

AmandaAgerd (@amandaagerd) on Threads

WTF: Pam Bondi just INDICTED progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh for protesting at an ICE facility outside Chicago. 😳 Abughazaleh called the charges a "gross attempt to silence constitutionall...

www.threads.com

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 6d

This might be my favorite JWST image from the nearby Universe so far. You’re seeing the late stages of evolution of a star like the Sun, after it’s exhausted its nuclear fuel. This is a transient phase where it’s ejected its outer gas layers, which are then irradiated by the hot stellar remnant.

Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · 7d

Another STUNNING image from JWST, this time of the Red Spider Nebula—the vast, wispy, gaseous remains of a now-dead star, the white dwarf core still glowing in the centre.

A series of wispy, blue strands emanate from the centre of the image, which is glowing orangey–red with a little pink. The background is FESTOONED with stars, all set against a black backdrop.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."

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L.D. Burnett @ldburnett.bsky.social · 9d

uh, that’s not “reimagining” the novel. that’s…the novel.

NPR @npr.org · 10d

Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains. n.pr/3L5exuu

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI

Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.

n.pr

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Truckstop Vigilante @brenthor.bsky.social · 10d

The airport is a fucking madhouse. Everyone has Bluejay Fever. The baseball kind not the kind that took my uncle on that crisp november morning in 1997

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nicole froio @nicolefroio.bsky.social · 15d

we are also particularly hyped about this right here: we are partnering with Bitch Media to republish selected Bitch posts, in a bid to preserve feminist media for future generations!

The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 15d

We're also thrilled to announce that thanks to support from our readers, we are partnering with Bitch Media to republish selected classic posts from their archives that will never be behind a paywall, because we believe in preserving feminist media for future generations to enjoy.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17d

So the Dallas ICE shooter was an unemployed, online, loner, gamer dude with no friends who was politically unaligned with any particular ideology except the white male internet brain rot.

NPR @npr.org · 17d

A newly released police report states that Joshua Jahn lived with his family and didn't have a job. n.pr/3Jj982m

Shooter at Dallas ICE facility was motivated by notoriety over ideology

A newly released police report states that Joshua Jahn lived with his family and didn't have a job.

n.pr

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 27d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 29d

Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it

Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Oct 2

Remember how Musk and his DOGE crew obtained root access to federal computer systems? Yeah, well:

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Oct 2

NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:

Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the
Department's operational status.
Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · Sep 29

Agreed. This ought to be examined immediately.

Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · Sep 28

This is an absolutely extraordinary, revelatory quote. Why is the NBC affiliate in Portland the only place reporting it? www.kgw.com/article/news...

Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."

www.kgw.com

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Sep 28

From Hollywood to TV networks to Netflix to YouTube to Uber: they want to cut out humans from the entire money making process. They want to kill the whole world and rule over a graveyard fueled by a digital noise. They are all becoming anti-human. The fight is becoming human vs anti-human.

Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · Sep 27

Multiple talent agents are reportedly in talks to sign AI “actress” Tilly Norward, created by AI talent studio Xicoia.

(https://deadline.com/2025/09/talent-agent-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-studios-1236557889/)

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · Sep 18

This is why everything sucks. It's not trans people. It's not immigrants. You are being robbed blind before your eyes and those same people also own all the tech and media networks to tell you that the cause is not them

@MorePerfectUS
U.S. billionaires reached a record breaking $7.6 trillion in wealth as of September 2025, an increase of $4.7 trillion in the less than eight years.

Most of that wealth hasn’t been taxed and won’t be taxed under our current system — per
@4TaxFairness
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SedonaRocks🚫👑 @sedonarocks.bsky.social · Sep 18

🚨 Love and support to everyone at the Truth bar. 🫂🫶✊

Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · Sep 18

I was sitting at the Truth bar last week sipping a drink by myself, and now so many more have joined the gathering. Welcome @jimmykimmel.com and @karenattiah.bsky.social Now its a party!

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Jesse Sheidlower @jessesword.com · Sep 16

I can't remember the details, and can't find them now, for my favorite Robert Redford anecdote, but: When Indecent Proposal was being discussed, someone asked a film critic if she would sleep with Robert Redford for $1 million, and she replied, "Yes, but where would I get the money?"

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · Sep 15

The Washington Post now has no Black Opinion columnists - none - at a time when white nationalism is ascendant in our nation. I am grateful to Karen for the truth and fearlessness her work has always shown. Keep shining that light, my friend.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 15

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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Alfie! (Queer Artist) @lookin4serenity.bsky.social · Jun 7

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · Sep 10

Banks: We will not let you have smut about furries or fairies or whatever you sick sick sick sickos

Also banks: Oh hello Mr. International Pedophile how can we move your money today?

Jessica Silver-Greenberg @jsgatnyt.bsky.social · Sep 8

The country’s most powerful bank became a critical cog in Epstein’s massive sex trafficking operation.

JPM processed more than $1 billion in transactions for the sex offender.

Here’s our investigation. @davidenrich.bsky.social @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...

How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein

www.nytimes.com

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Bluesky mods aid genocide by banning Palestinians @pastures.myatproto.social · Sep 10

The lack of consequences for people like this is how we end up with the same people and contractors doing the same thing to our neighbors and to ourselves

Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · Sep 10

Military contractor urges Fourth Circuit to vacate damages awarded to tortured Abu Ghraib detainees

Virginia-based CACI Premier Technologies argues that the court lacks jurisdiction as the purported torture happened in Iraq. www.courthousenews.com/military-con...

Military contractor urges Fourth Circuit to vacate damages awarded to tortured Abu Ghraib detainees

Virginia-based CACI Premier Technologies argues that the court lacks jurisdiction as the purported torture happened in Iraq.

www.courthousenews.com

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · Sep 3

Schumer is out of his fucking mind. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

The Senate primary in Maine looks like the next test of old guard vs. new for Democrats. Despite being a political novice, Platner raised over $1 million in the first nine days. But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., reportedly is working behind the scenes to get 77-year-old Gov. Janet Mills to enter the race.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Sep 2

Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:

"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Sep 2

40% of Republicans think the COVID vaccine killed more people than the COVID virus. One in four believe that QAnon is real.

No matter how far they radicalize, we are told over and over again that the people being rude to them are the problem.

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Rachel Alexander @therkalexander.bsky.social · Sep 2

Oh I so wanted to go to this…. I’ll have to content myself with the exhibition catalogue and her works at DeYoung

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