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Citizen Jane @rivergoat.bsky.social · 2d

Be better, media!
Ghislaine Maxwell is a convicted trafficker and child abuser, not Epstein’s former girlfriend.

If your Congressperson is a Republican, call 909 321-5643 and get transferred to leave a message for them to sign Discharge Bill to #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles.
#USDemocracy #Pinks

💙 Happysnarkygal 💙 @happysnarkygal.bsky.social · 2d

Hey it’s day 6 of the government shutdown and we still don’t have those pesky files.

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 2d

I'm glad Greta Thunberg is out of that Israeli prison. I think with pain and rage of all the Palestinians who remain in that prison because Israel wants to erase them from their own land.

Wim Carton @wimcarton.bsky.social · 2d

"The alleged abuses included sleep and medication deprivation, beatings, having automatic rifles pointed at their heads, dogs set upon them, having to sleep on the floor, being subjected to insults & made to watch footage of the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023."

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Gaza flotilla members allege beatings and insults in Israeli detention

Some of those held say guns were pointed at them, they were threatened with dogs and deprived of sleep

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Ellen Barber @ellenbarber.bsky.social · 2d

More evidence from @electiontruthalliance.org of irregularities in 2024 election results.

Call, email, tag your state attorney general + members of Congress on social media: just ONE can start an investigation.

@repstansbury.bsky.social @heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov @nmdoj.bsky.social

Minnesota Hand Count Uncovers 6–8% Shift in Election Results

Precinct 8 counted their ballots by hand, and the down-ballot anomalies disappeared. Again, math doesn’t lie. People do.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

“He takes food and health care from the neediest and tries to, in his words, traumatize people—then he calls himself a Christian,” a neighbor told Mother Jones. “Pretty despicable.”

Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent."

The people living near Trump's "grim reaper" of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.

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Rebecca Cantrell @rebeccacantrell.bsky.social · 4d

#boycottuhaul

Jeri Westerson @jeriwesterson.bsky.social · 4d

Boycott U-Haul. They rented to ICE for hauling human beings around.

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🍷HoneyLips🍷 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🦋 @winecave.bsky.social · May 27

#BoycottUhaul

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AgainstFascists @againstfacists.bsky.social · May 27

#BoycottUHaul

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · May 26

U-Haul's slogan is “Moving Made Easier” but it’s turning into “Hate on the Move.”

Hey @UHaul.com — you better figure out how to stop renting trucks to Patriot Front, or you’re going to be known as the official moving van of white supremacists.

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iahtime.bsky.social @iahtime.bsky.social · May 26

I bet if we #boycottUHaul they will figure it out real fast. Supporting fascism is bad for business.

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GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 4d

Where are the U-Haul commercials screaming that they weren't involved in Chicago???

BOYCOTT U-HAUL.

#BoycottUHaul

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Indivisible Chicago Northwest @indivisiblechicagonw.org · 4d

U-Haul and Budget vehicles are being used by ICE to carry out raids in Chicago.

Transporting both people and firearms is a direct violation of their rental terms.

Are they okay with their vehicles being used this way?

#uhaul #budgettruckrental #boycott #indivisible #indivisiblechicagonw

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 7d

The Sora thing is so bleak and shows how far we've come from AI companies pretending they did not train on copyrighted material

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OpenAI’s Sora 2 Copyright Infringement Machine Features Nazi SpongeBobs and Criminal Pikachus

The main use of Sora appears to generate brainrot of major beloved copyrighted characters, to say nothing of the millions of articles, images, and videos OpenAI has scraped.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 7d

Beloved writer Kaleb Horton passed away recently. Then suddenly, an AI-generated "biography" of Horton appeared for sale on Amazon. AI slop capitalizing on someone's death. "I cannot overstate how disgusting I find this kind of AI dog shit." www.404media.co/ai-generated...

AI-Generated Biography on Amazon Tries to Capitalize on the Death of a Beloved Writer Kaleb Horton

‘I cannot overstate how disgusting I find this kind of AIdog shit in the first place, never mind under these circumstances.’

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404 Media @404media.co · 6d

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

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ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 6d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

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ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d

New from 404 Media: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells me "we are determined to fight this."

"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 5d

New from 404 Media: Google removed an ICE-spotting app too. Called Red Dot, an immigration support group on the ground in Chicago told me it was using it. Google now removed, just like Apple did with ICEBlock after DOJ pressure. Google calls ICE vulnerable group
www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 5d

Google has determined that ICE agents are a vulnerable group and has used this designation as pretext to delete an app that helped communities determine where ICE raids were happening

www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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404 Media @404media.co · 5d

New: Google removed an ICE-spotting app after calling ICE agents a vulnerable group. A immigration support group on the ground in Chicago, the current focus of ICE, said they were using the app to source tips, called Red Dot. Apple removed that app too
www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 5d

an "Anti-social Democrat" is running for congress with a bold no posting strategy www.404media.co/can-you-win-...

Can You Win a Congressional Seat Without Social Media?

Carleigh Beriont is running for Congress as an “anti-social Democrat” and she thinks the party needs to abandon social media nationally also.

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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 6d

Red Hat told 404 Media it's aware of the breach. The list of clients potentially affected include the US Navy, Congress, Walmart, and several telecoms.

Red Hat Investigating Breach Impacting as Many as 28,000 Customers, Including the Navy and Congress

A hacking group called the Crimson Collective says it pulled data from private GitHub repositories connected to Red Hat's consulting business. Red Hat has confirmed it is investigating the compromise.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

Chris Murphy’s Dark and Unnerving New Warning about Trump

The Democratic senator has taken the lead in drawing attention to Trump’s authoritarianism. In an interview, he offers a stark new warning that should galvanize his fellow Democrats before it’s too late.

Transcript: Chris Murphy’s Dark and Unnerving New Warning about Trump

The Democratic senator has taken the lead in drawing attention to Trump’s authoritarianism. In an interview, he offers a stark new warning that should galvanize his fellow Democrats before it’s too la...

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Alt National Archives @altnatarchives.altgov.info · 3d

I learned this weekend the value of de-escalation when our weekly protest was involved in an incident. This is valuable info that could literally save your life. And everyone can use a brush-up on what their rights are, especially since no one else will protect you except YOU.

DMC ❌👑 @dcombes.bsky.social · 3d

📢 No Kings❌👑: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training

Hosted by ACLU
Monday, Oct.6, 8pm ET
#Pinks
RSVP for Zoom link⬇️

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Ellen Barber @ellenbarber.bsky.social · 3d

The correct use of the apostrophe in "Democrats' direction" (among other things) makes me think he didn't write this himself.

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 3d

Introducing: AI for Democracy Action Lab, a place to join together with tech innovators, legal and policy experts, software engineers, nonprofit leaders, and others to not only defend against AI’s dangers but seize its possibilities for strengthening self-government. Learn more and connect here:

The AI for Democracy Action Lab - Protect Democracy

The AI for Democracy Action Lab (AI-DAL) is a place to join together with tech innovators, legal and policy experts, software engineers, nonprofit leaders, and others to not only defend against the da...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

It’s the latest twist in the government’s vendetta against the man they accidentally deported.

Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia

It's the latest twist in the government's vendetta against the man they accidentally deported.

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