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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 2h

This is what every Democratic state needs to do, tell its state university leaders that they will lose all state appropriations if they sign the compact. Take the decision out of feckless college administrators’ hands.

Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 8h

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 10h

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 11h

truth, the Toronto City Connect is among the absolute worst

Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 11h

Also, while the Yankees are THE STANDARD when it comes to uniforms, the Toronto uniforms are hands-down THE BEST in the league

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 11h

#TeamDinosaursAreReal

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 11h

@neeratanden.bsky.social calls out Republicans: It is the opposite of common sense to RAISE prices in the middle of a cost of living crisis.

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 11h

@neeratanden.bsky.social fact-checks the Republican argument that Democrats' plan gives health care subsidies to "illegal aliens."

Spoiler alert: It's a huge lie.

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Tom Moore @thmoore.bsky.social · 11h

My Reddit AMA (ask me anything) on CAP's plan to break Citizens United starts at 11:30am ET! See you in r/politics!

From the politics community on Reddit: I’m Tom Moore, senior fellow for democracy policy at the Center for American Progress. I’ve figured out a way to break Citizens United. I kid you not. It's a BFD...

Explore this post and more from the politics community

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 1d

I would like a pitcher named Bieber to knock the Yankees outta the Post Season.

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve never clicked to read the Alt Text so fast in my life

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 4d

72stations.com

STATIONS

STATIONS publishes material for science fiction tabletop roleplaying games, and recently Kickstarted An Infinity of Ships, a spaceship creating toolkit.

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 4d

www.playthroughgc.com

Home | PlaythroughGC

Playthrough is a two day gaming convention taking place in Raleigh, North Carolina. It's a weekend long extravaganza showcasing the latest games and providing an opportunity for gamers to meet others ...

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 4d

Bringing wild and wonderful space ships to the world at Playthrough Gaming Convention in Raleigh

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 5d

I have my non-socialmedia-ing colleague SG to thank for push and prodding my thinking to get from "reporting" to "triggers" -- he's a genius (but will deny it).

Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 5d

If this panel makes it through the gauntlet, I'm looking for 1 or 2 other nonprofiteers to speak on this topic, too.

Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 5d

Shoutout to benchilders.bsky.social who got me off my bottom to make this submission happen and one of his partners Eric Rubin (not on BSKY) who I'll be presenting with.

Ben Childers (@benchilders.bsky.social)

Interested in an intersectional approach to design, strategy, and innovation to transform mission-driven organizations to meet the demands of their stakeholders in the 21st century and beyond. Workin...

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 5d

OH HAI... I forgot to promote my NTEN panel for voting and I'm hoping you'll vote for it today 🤷‍♂️:
"From Dashboards to Triggers: Build AI Workflows that Act on Analytics"
(It is the "sequel" to my 🤖 Get AI To Do the Stuff That Nobody Wants to Do 🤖 talk and I promise GIANT FONTS)

NTEN

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Tom Moore @thmoore.bsky.social · 8d

Small point about the coverage of Hegseth’s stupid convening: Trump has not “renamed” the Department of Defense something else. He *calls* it that.

If I started calling the president “Adolf,” one would not say that I had “renamed him Adolf.” He has no more authority to rename DOD than I do him.

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 8d

Trump is spinning all kinds of lies to distract you from the fact that he's making billionaires richer at the expense of the American people.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14d

As President Donald Trump continues his campaign to win a Nobel Peace Prize, Americans are broadly skeptical.

A Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds 76 percent of Americans say he doesn’t deserve to win it.

76 percent of Americans say Trump does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize

Most Americans also say former president Barack Obama did not deserve to win the prize in 2009.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15d

Family separation is back under Trump.

Just CNN alone found more than 100 American children left stranded after ICE took their parents. Here’s just one story…

Meet Isaac

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 15d

Utah Department of Health and Human Services officials say people may have been exposed to measles at a Chick-fil-A in Cache County.

Measles outbreak hits new part of Utah; people may have been exposed at fast food chain

Measles cases continue to spread in Utah, with a new case reported in northern Utah.

www.sltrib.com

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 15d

Think dark money in politics is unstoppable? Think again. CAP's @thmoore.bsky.social explains how states have the power to make Citizens United irrelevant: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 18d

And also, thank you to Mayor Brandon Scott (who I can’t find on BlueSky to tag) for your positive, locally driven vision for what Baltimore needs and can be.

Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 18d

Running through West Baltimore this morning (it’s beautiful out right now btw) and seeing so many little municipal construction and improvement projects and personal-scale ones, too. Curbs, playgrounds, houses, drains. I’m gonna hold on to that.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 20d

Intimidating companies and demanding they pay millions of dollars to avoid government retaliation is not normal. We shouldn’t accept the office of the presidency being leveraged as a weapon against the media. @schiff.senate.gov explains:

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