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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 38m

Imagine owning 29 different versions of The Life of a Showgirl

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 32m

Swift exploits her fans. There is a subset of her audience who would covet having every edition of her albums and a smaller subset that would spend what money they have on them (and fandom can impoverish people, it’s not only wealthy people who would buy these things)

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 31m

Anyway, not my circus, not my monkeys

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24m

The Voting Rights Act — the crown jewel of the civil rights movement — is under attack. The Brennan Center’s Kareem Crayton explains why this law is essential for protecting equal access to the ballot. Watch the latest podcast episode of The Briefing with Michael Waldman: bit.ly/4gWs4QQ

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 24m

"Bondi is a patent lightweight & essentially a programmed attack dog for Trump. She is destined to be remembered as a consummate traitor to the DOJ mission,her portrait gathering dust in the basement. But her service to Trump captures the admin's great contempt..."

open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...

A Ridiculous Attorney General

Bondi’s smug evasions revealed volumes about the Administration

open.substack.com

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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 23m

MAGA pastor Hank Kunneman brags that he's been using prayer to "restrain the power of evil" that Omaha, Nebraska's Democratic mayor John Ewing, Jr. would otherwise do: "The reason he's going to behave himself is not because I have to write a letter, but I'm praying, I'm praying in my secret time."

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 23m

Something not fully appreciated in the Riyadh comedy festival discourse is that in many ways Saudi Arabia is getting *more* repressive

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions?

Activists believe that authorities are abusing the justice system to silence dissent and chill speech.

www.thenation.com

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Sh@tha 🌸 @vdvdvd111.bsky.social · 33m

My son Waleed is losing the progress he made in therapy after our displacement in Gaza. With no medical care and rising prices of food and medicine, his health is worsening. He urgently needs treatment and proper nutrition to recover. 💔🙏
gofund.me/4d0dce47

#Gaza #HelpWaleed #Humanity

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 1h

Who’s on the hot seat in Trump’s cabinet? I took an informal poll of the president’s advisors in Inner Loop for this week, and the results might surprise you.

“Worst, Bondi,” they begin. “2.) Bondi. 3.) Bondi. 4.) Bondi. 5.) HegsethRFKTulsiNoem.”
www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trumpworld's Least Favorite Cabinet Secretaries

“Worst, Bondi,” they begin. “2.) Bondi. 3.) Bondi. 4.) Bondi. 5.) HegsethRFKTulsiNoem.”

www.wired.com

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Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social · 22m

Global renewable power generation has surpassed coal for the first time, according to new data from the energy think tank Ember.
ground.news/article/rene...

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22m

I'm about to vote on the SAME Republican budget proposal for the 6th time.

Why?

Instead of working with Democrats to lower health care costs, Republicans are forcing us to vote over and over again on a budget that would let 15 million Americans lose their coverage.

youtube.com/shorts/FoV3B...

I'm about to vote on the SAME Republican budget proposal for the 6th time.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Prism @prismreports.org · 21m

“The market that emerges under siege is not a sign of resilience—it is a system of predation born of deliberate policy.”

As Israel’s blockade drives Palestinians into daily negotiations with their dignity, women have become the front-line managers of scarcity, Mariam Mohammed Al-Khateeb writes.

Israel drives Palestinian women into daily negotiations with dignity

Women have become the front-line managers of scarcity. Yet their suffering is often erased by Western policy and humanitarian discourse

prismreports.org

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 21m

JB Pritzker's forceful, defiant response to Trump's threat to jail him confirms the points I tried to make in the piece and thread below about the role of conflict and attention in the public battle over Trump's authoritarian takeover:

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 21m

On ICE raids and attacks in Chicago, local reporters have consistently shown up the national outlets attempting to report remotely.

Locals continue to break story after story even as the nationals are summarizing govt press releases. They've shown physical bravery in very dangerous circumstances.

COURIER @couriernewsroom.bsky.social · 18h

"With local news in a severe tailspin for decades, there was a real question about whether Chicago’s media would meet the moment. But they have indeed," writes @markjacob.bsky.social in Stop The Presses.

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago

Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

www.stopthepresses.news

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 23h

The Most Banned Book of the 2024–25 School Year: A Clockwork Orange

If you happen to be a high school student in Florida who's eager to read A Clockwork Orange, that urge may turn out to be harder to satisfy than you imagine.

www.openculture.com

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WIRED @wired.com · 19m

The recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday October 10. US president Donald Trump has repeatedly touted his suitability to become a Nobel laureate, including claiming that he has “stopped seven wars.”

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 19m

there is a government shutdown with no end in sight and it’s not even really the lead story rn because the president can’t stop invading American cities for no reason other than spite

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 19m

HellWorld hours.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 26m

“Milei basked in the adulation, throwing his leather-clad arms into the air, and took a sip of water before proceeding with his nine-track set of mostly 1980s rock anthems. “I’m human,” he told the packed stadium. “It might not seem like it, but I am.””

They’re all ridiculously whiny.

Burning down the house: Milei plays rock star as Argentina economy crashes

Facing protests and scandal, Argentina’s ‘rock star president’ performs in Buenos Aires, saying: ‘I’m human’

www.theguardian.com

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 18m

If someone told you a year ago this would be a headline in 2025, you wouldn't have believed them.

Authoritarianism has taken over our country.

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AHMAD_🇵🇸 @gogogo91.bsky.social · 1d

My friends 💔,
We live in a tent after losing everything... home, safety, and even warmth.
Every day we struggle for food, medicine, and shelter.

Your donation and participation could save our lives and restore hope to my family. 🕊️🙏
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gofund.me/69f962fc

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8h

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

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.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 17h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Haneen🍉 @habjjfjiu588.bsky.social · 8h

I'm Hanin, a mother of two. I lost my home and couldn't take anything. I live in a tent. My children suffer every day. We suffer from the bitter cold at night. We need to buy blankets so my children don't freeze. Please help us with anything that will save my children.

chuffed.org/project/help...

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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz.bsky.social · 7h

Happy to share a gift link to one of the top articles I've read all year.

🎁 What Happens When an Israeli Meets Two Gazans on a French Buddhist Retreat @haaretzcom.bsky.social

What happens when an Israeli meets two Gazans on a French Buddhist retreat

They Spoke Slowly, Almost Whispering, as if the Pain Could Drown Us Even Here. Reflections After a Week of Meditation

www.haaretz.com

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