Marty
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Sister/Wife/Mother/🩷Nana💙, Retired Bean Counter, travel and volunteering locally. No time for BS !!!
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Bluesky’s great, great strength is that people click on links here — it one of the last big and wide-open gateways to the rest of the web. That makes it economically worthwhile for people who make link-accessible content (journalists, Youtubers, Substackers, musicians, etc) to congregate here.
May 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Bluesky’s great, great strength is that people click on links here — it one of the last big and wide-open gateways to the rest of the web. That makes it economically worthwhile for people who make link-accessible content (journalists, Youtubers, Substackers, musicians, etc) to congregate here.
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Another win!!! Now release him. A federal judge just ruled that the law used to detain Mr. Khalil is likely unconstitutional. Why? Because it’s too vague and was never meant to apply to someone like him a U.S. resident who never left the country.
May 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Another win!!! Now release him. A federal judge just ruled that the law used to detain Mr. Khalil is likely unconstitutional. Why? Because it’s too vague and was never meant to apply to someone like him a U.S. resident who never left the country.
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Rep McGovern on🔥🔥🔥 "This is not a governing philosophy. it is a scam. I wasn't sent here to vote for trash like this. "
#StopTheBillionaireBailout
#StopTheBillionaireBailout
May 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Rep McGovern on🔥🔥🔥 "This is not a governing philosophy. it is a scam. I wasn't sent here to vote for trash like this. "
#StopTheBillionaireBailout
#StopTheBillionaireBailout
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America is tragically deceptive right now.
You can go out in your local community, and everything looks perfectly normal.
It doesn’t look like a fascist dictatorship, it doesn’t feel like a failing democracy, which is why we’re in such trouble.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/americans-...
You can go out in your local community, and everything looks perfectly normal.
It doesn’t look like a fascist dictatorship, it doesn’t feel like a failing democracy, which is why we’re in such trouble.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/americans-...
Americans, Stop Waiting for America to Look Like What You Think Fascism Will Look Like
America is tragically deceptive right now.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
America is tragically deceptive right now.
You can go out in your local community, and everything looks perfectly normal.
It doesn’t look like a fascist dictatorship, it doesn’t feel like a failing democracy, which is why we’re in such trouble.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/americans-...
You can go out in your local community, and everything looks perfectly normal.
It doesn’t look like a fascist dictatorship, it doesn’t feel like a failing democracy, which is why we’re in such trouble.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/americans-...
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Cutting medicaid means millions of people will be taking to the streets off their meds. They really didn’t think this through.
May 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Cutting medicaid means millions of people will be taking to the streets off their meds. They really didn’t think this through.
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AOC responds to Republicans who criticized her for speaking directly to Americans at their hearing: “I will not yield to disrespectful men” 🔥🔥🔥
May 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
AOC responds to Republicans who criticized her for speaking directly to Americans at their hearing: “I will not yield to disrespectful men” 🔥🔥🔥
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WAIT …YOU MEAN TRUMP LIED? Duh 🙄
May 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
WAIT …YOU MEAN TRUMP LIED? Duh 🙄
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Aaaand there it is.
May 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Aaaand there it is.
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Like Pritzker's approach to this more and more!
RFK’s attempts to set up an autism data base hits a roadblock after Pritzker signs an executive order prohibiting state agencies from sharing private autism data outside the state without the consent of the individual or parents.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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Gov. JB Pritzker fights back against HHS autism data collection — Axios Chicago
Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week prohibiting state agencies from sharing autism-related data outside the state without consent from an individual or guardian.
apple.news
May 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Like Pritzker's approach to this more and more!
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🚨WE HAVE A FLIP TO REPORT🚨
Democrat John Ewing Jr. has FLIPPED the Mayor’s office in Omaha, NE, defeating a 3-term (12-year) Republican!
Omaha makes up a large portion of #NE02, the most flippable GOP-controlled House seat in 2026 and a seat that will determine control of the House.
Let’s go!!!
Democrat John Ewing Jr. has FLIPPED the Mayor’s office in Omaha, NE, defeating a 3-term (12-year) Republican!
Omaha makes up a large portion of #NE02, the most flippable GOP-controlled House seat in 2026 and a seat that will determine control of the House.
Let’s go!!!
pancakes are being cooked in a pan on a stove top
ALT: pancakes are being cooked in a pan on a stove top
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May 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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We did it—together. Because of your support, the MeidasTouch Podcast has officially won Podcast of the Year at the Webby Awards. This honor belongs to you—the Meidas Mighty community that powers everything we do. Thank you.
May 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We did it—together. Because of your support, the MeidasTouch Podcast has officially won Podcast of the Year at the Webby Awards. This honor belongs to you—the Meidas Mighty community that powers everything we do. Thank you.
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“Trump’s Qatari jet gift sparks rare Jewish MAGA backlash *** The rare pushback…came as Trump began his first international trip,” visiting “several Gulf states — including Qatar, reviled in the pro-Israel community for its close ties with Hamas — while notably skipping Israel.” 5/13/25
Trump’s Qatari jet gift sparks rare Jewish MAGA backlash
Qatar gifting luxury jet to Donald Trump prompted rare rebukes from his MAGA Jewish base like Laura Loomer, Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin.
forward.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Trump’s Qatari jet gift sparks rare Jewish MAGA backlash *** The rare pushback…came as Trump began his first international trip,” visiting “several Gulf states — including Qatar, reviled in the pro-Israel community for its close ties with Hamas — while notably skipping Israel.” 5/13/25
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🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
Save Medicaid
Please call your Representative right now and leave a voicemail, or first thing on Monday morning before the mark up session begins.
OcasioCortez.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
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To fight back:
🧠 Learn to spot pink slime (no bylines, vague “About” pages, identical stories)
📰 Subscribe to real local journalism
📣 Share this thread
Disinformation isn’t coming. It’s already publishing in your town, and it’s wearing a friendly, local disguise.
To fight back:
🧠 Learn to spot pink slime (no bylines, vague “About” pages, identical stories)
📰 Subscribe to real local journalism
📣 Share this thread
Disinformation isn’t coming. It’s already publishing in your town, and it’s wearing a friendly, local disguise.
May 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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To fight back:
🧠 Learn to spot pink slime (no bylines, vague “About” pages, identical stories)
📰 Subscribe to real local journalism
📣 Share this thread
Disinformation isn’t coming. It’s already publishing in your town, and it’s wearing a friendly, local disguise.
To fight back:
🧠 Learn to spot pink slime (no bylines, vague “About” pages, identical stories)
📰 Subscribe to real local journalism
📣 Share this thread
Disinformation isn’t coming. It’s already publishing in your town, and it’s wearing a friendly, local disguise.
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Real local journalism is collapsing. These pink slime sites fill the void, cheap, automated, and partisan. They don’t inform; they deceive. And they’re helping quietly tip elections while discrediting real news. It’s an attack on civic trust, not just information.
Real local journalism is collapsing. These pink slime sites fill the void, cheap, automated, and partisan. They don’t inform; they deceive. And they’re helping quietly tip elections while discrediting real news. It’s an attack on civic trust, not just information.
May 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Real local journalism is collapsing. These pink slime sites fill the void, cheap, automated, and partisan. They don’t inform; they deceive. And they’re helping quietly tip elections while discrediting real news. It’s an attack on civic trust, not just information.
Real local journalism is collapsing. These pink slime sites fill the void, cheap, automated, and partisan. They don’t inform; they deceive. And they’re helping quietly tip elections while discrediting real news. It’s an attack on civic trust, not just information.
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The architect? Brian Timpone, known for fake bylines at Journatic, now mass-produces pink slime for GOP-aligned donors. His shell companies, Franklin Archer, Locality Labs—hide the money trail. He’s not reporting news. He’s running a political influence factory.
The architect? Brian Timpone, known for fake bylines at Journatic, now mass-produces pink slime for GOP-aligned donors. His shell companies, Franklin Archer, Locality Labs—hide the money trail. He’s not reporting news. He’s running a political influence factory.
May 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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The architect? Brian Timpone, known for fake bylines at Journatic, now mass-produces pink slime for GOP-aligned donors. His shell companies, Franklin Archer, Locality Labs—hide the money trail. He’s not reporting news. He’s running a political influence factory.
The architect? Brian Timpone, known for fake bylines at Journatic, now mass-produces pink slime for GOP-aligned donors. His shell companies, Franklin Archer, Locality Labs—hide the money trail. He’s not reporting news. He’s running a political influence factory.
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The same “local” story is copy-pasted across dozens of sites to simulate consensus. One concern becomes 30 headlines. It looks like everyone’s talking about it, but they’re not. It’s message laundering designed to hack trust in community news to influence real-world decisions.
The same “local” story is copy-pasted across dozens of sites to simulate consensus. One concern becomes 30 headlines. It looks like everyone’s talking about it, but they’re not. It’s message laundering designed to hack trust in community news to influence real-world decisions.
May 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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The same “local” story is copy-pasted across dozens of sites to simulate consensus. One concern becomes 30 headlines. It looks like everyone’s talking about it, but they’re not. It’s message laundering designed to hack trust in community news to influence real-world decisions.
The same “local” story is copy-pasted across dozens of sites to simulate consensus. One concern becomes 30 headlines. It looks like everyone’s talking about it, but they’re not. It’s message laundering designed to hack trust in community news to influence real-world decisions.
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It’s all microtargeted. In Wisconsin: stories inflaming school board outrage. In Arizona: inflation panic. In Florida: environmental fearmongering. Each narrative is tailored to sway public opinion and voter turnout in key districts. This is electoral engineering.
It’s all microtargeted. In Wisconsin: stories inflaming school board outrage. In Arizona: inflation panic. In Florida: environmental fearmongering. Each narrative is tailored to sway public opinion and voter turnout in key districts. This is electoral engineering.
May 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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It’s all microtargeted. In Wisconsin: stories inflaming school board outrage. In Arizona: inflation panic. In Florida: environmental fearmongering. Each narrative is tailored to sway public opinion and voter turnout in key districts. This is electoral engineering.
It’s all microtargeted. In Wisconsin: stories inflaming school board outrage. In Arizona: inflation panic. In Florida: environmental fearmongering. Each narrative is tailored to sway public opinion and voter turnout in key districts. This is electoral engineering.
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Behind the curtain? Dark money groups like Leonard Leo’s DonorsTrust, which funneled $1.27M to Metric Media in 2020. CatholicVote launched a $9.7M anti-Biden campaign through this system. These aren’t newsrooms. They’re voter manipulation machines.
🔗 www.cjr.org/tow_center_r...
Behind the curtain? Dark money groups like Leonard Leo’s DonorsTrust, which funneled $1.27M to Metric Media in 2020. CatholicVote launched a $9.7M anti-Biden campaign through this system. These aren’t newsrooms. They’re voter manipulation machines.
🔗 www.cjr.org/tow_center_r...
The Metric Media network runs more than 1,200 local news sites. Here are some of the non-profits funding them.
<p>This is the first part of a two-part investigation. The second piece can be found here. As local news outlets across the US struggle to stay afloat, pop-up newsrooms are filling the void. Organizat...
www.cjr.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Behind the curtain? Dark money groups like Leonard Leo’s DonorsTrust, which funneled $1.27M to Metric Media in 2020. CatholicVote launched a $9.7M anti-Biden campaign through this system. These aren’t newsrooms. They’re voter manipulation machines.
🔗 www.cjr.org/tow_center_r...
Behind the curtain? Dark money groups like Leonard Leo’s DonorsTrust, which funneled $1.27M to Metric Media in 2020. CatholicVote launched a $9.7M anti-Biden campaign through this system. These aren’t newsrooms. They’re voter manipulation machines.
🔗 www.cjr.org/tow_center_r...
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There are no reporters. No editors. Just AI regurgitating scraped public records, press releases, and partisan messaging, framed to stir outrage or reinforce conservative narratives. It’s cheap, scalable, and specifically designed to look local and real. It’s not.
There are no reporters. No editors. Just AI regurgitating scraped public records, press releases, and partisan messaging, framed to stir outrage or reinforce conservative narratives. It’s cheap, scalable, and specifically designed to look local and real. It’s not.
May 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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There are no reporters. No editors. Just AI regurgitating scraped public records, press releases, and partisan messaging, framed to stir outrage or reinforce conservative narratives. It’s cheap, scalable, and specifically designed to look local and real. It’s not.
There are no reporters. No editors. Just AI regurgitating scraped public records, press releases, and partisan messaging, framed to stir outrage or reinforce conservative narratives. It’s cheap, scalable, and specifically designed to look local and real. It’s not.
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These sites are run by Metric Media, a pink slime network with 1,200+ fake “local” outlets. They publish millions of AI-written stories monthly, wrapped in community branding to earn your trust. See for yourself:
🔗 www.metricmedia.org
This isn’t journalism. It’s disinformation at scale.
These sites are run by Metric Media, a pink slime network with 1,200+ fake “local” outlets. They publish millions of AI-written stories monthly, wrapped in community branding to earn your trust. See for yourself:
🔗 www.metricmedia.org
This isn’t journalism. It’s disinformation at scale.
Metric Media
www.metricmedia.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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These sites are run by Metric Media, a pink slime network with 1,200+ fake “local” outlets. They publish millions of AI-written stories monthly, wrapped in community branding to earn your trust. See for yourself:
🔗 www.metricmedia.org
This isn’t journalism. It’s disinformation at scale.
These sites are run by Metric Media, a pink slime network with 1,200+ fake “local” outlets. They publish millions of AI-written stories monthly, wrapped in community branding to earn your trust. See for yourself:
🔗 www.metricmedia.org
This isn’t journalism. It’s disinformation at scale.
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You think you're reading local news. Illinois Valley Times. Tucson Standard. Arizona Today. But these aren't newsrooms, they're AI-run disinfo & propaganda machines funded by billionaires to manipulate your vote. Welcome to pink slime media.
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue 🧵
You think you're reading local news. Illinois Valley Times. Tucson Standard. Arizona Today. But these aren't newsrooms, they're AI-run disinfo & propaganda machines funded by billionaires to manipulate your vote. Welcome to pink slime media.
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue 🧵
May 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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You think you're reading local news. Illinois Valley Times. Tucson Standard. Arizona Today. But these aren't newsrooms, they're AI-run disinfo & propaganda machines funded by billionaires to manipulate your vote. Welcome to pink slime media.
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue 🧵
You think you're reading local news. Illinois Valley Times. Tucson Standard. Arizona Today. But these aren't newsrooms, they're AI-run disinfo & propaganda machines funded by billionaires to manipulate your vote. Welcome to pink slime media.
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue 🧵