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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 3h

…If that’s the strategy why did Harrell’s Comp Plan only allow corner stores on literal corners!? We had to do a whole advocacy campaign to fix that…

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🇲🇽 rustbelt rebel 🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 8h

If you haven’t watched birth of a nation, you really should. Not only is it instructional on how white supremacist narratives work, it also showcases what James Baldwin talks about-

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 7h

Brandi Kruse, who was once a local FOX reporter, was at the Trump Fan Club meeting, made a cutesy remark about how attractive she, Brandi, is, and Trump drooled something back.

Then she trashed the actual reporters in the room.

www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-mak...

Trump, 79, Makes Creepy Remark to Fan Girl Reporter

The exchange capped off a bizarre roundtable in which Trump invited guests to air their grievances about Antifa and the mainstream media.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 7h

Porter was legitimately abusive to her staff, and we shouldn't sweep that under the rug.

This isn't about her gender, it's about her quality of character. Playing it off as being a gender issue undermines the fact she's well-known in OC circles for abuse, particularly toward those w/ less power.

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 7h

Prof Johnston has a long and storied history in this area.
He knows this stuff.
Great to see him in print (that part I can access anyway).

Slate @slate.com · 12h

A new common-cold vaccine helped mice and monkeys get over rhinovirus. Next stop, humans. slate.trib.al/iQ0uKjk

There’s No Vaccine for the Common Cold—Yet. This Scientist Is Getting Closer to Changing That.

Imagine a winter without Emergen-C and Kleenex.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h

New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control.

I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:

Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime

My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 7h

I forgot to share my October newsletter here. prisonculture.substack.com/p/prisons-pr...

Prisons, Prose & Protest - #31

Rants, Musings and More

prisonculture.substack.com

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 7h

I’m so damn spooked by this headline

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

National Guard poised to enter Chicago as Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 10h

This doesn’t happen with modern subway cars. It’s only because the MTA is too afraid to try anything new that even a 12-year-old girl can climb on top of the train.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 10h

This woman is a genuine hero. My lord, the steel in her spine.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h

Gisele Pelicot was in court today to face one of her rapists.

Husamettin Dogan is appealing his 9 year sentence, arguing he is a victim.

Gisele told him to take responsibility:

"I am the only victim … at what moment did I give you my consent? Never"

Dogan faces 20 years if he loses his appeal:

Gisele Pelicot tells rapist appealing guilty verdict to 'take responsibility'

Gisele Pelicot returns to court to face the only man, out of 51, who appealed against his guilty verdict in a mass rape trial that gained worldwide attention.

www.abc.net.au

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

Holy crap that’s bad.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 16h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 14h

Bookshop has free shipping today, in case you’re looking to pick up the hottest (and also only?) student loan industry heist novel of the year.

The Payback: A Novel

A Novel

bookshop.org

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 14h

This is a five alarm fire.

Serious implications here: a sitting governor saying basically that the U.S. president is planning to use the military to overthrow democracy in America.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 14h

"Other non-Murdoch national media may lack overt complicity but tilt heavily corporate and are not inclined to unsettle advertisers. Meanwhile, journalism is starving, shedding workers in ways that begin to echo the kind of silence and blackouts that arise due to repression in police states.”

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Cori Bush @coribush.bsky.social · 14h

I’ll never stop fighting for Missouri’s 1st District. We deserve a true leader that delivers lower costs, better healthcare, clean air and water, and justice for all. #CoriForUs

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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · 14h

Cnn edited out this part but fortunately, we've got Dave.

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 14h

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”

… but what is plenary authority?

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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 17h

Also: if you are in a state with an abortion ban and you show up pregnant needing emergency treatment- you aren’t getting treatment for a lot complications that could kill you.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17h

The Trump administration is threatening to use the shutdown to permanently reduce the size of the civil service. It’s already culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings, Robert P. Beschel Jr. argues:

The Worst Way to Cut Government Spending

The Trump administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings.

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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · 17h

Recent tests show advanced AI models can behave deceptively, engaging in simulated blackmail, espionage, and even murder. While some researchers dismiss this as hype, others worry it foreshadows dire risks as AI capabilities grow.
#MLSky

AI models that lie, cheat and plot murder: how dangerous are LLMs really?

Tests of large language models reveal that they can behave in deceptive and potentially harmful ways. What does this mean for the future?

www.nature.com

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Democrats @democrats.org · 17h

It’s been 16 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election.

Republicans still haven’t sworn her in.

She would be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17h

Report is here. cdt.org/insights/han...

Hand in Hand: Schools’ Embrace of AI Connected to Increased Risks to Students

Artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to alter the educational experiences of teachers, students, and parents during the 2024-25 school year. The frequency and variety of AI uses continues to gro...

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17h

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”