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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Oregon AG Rayfield: Huge win at this moment in our democracy right now.

This is the president that is normalizing the use of the United States military in our country.

So to get this strong of a ruling out today for the public to see—it’s incredibly important.

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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 4d

My worst fear is that we have barely scratched the surface of what ICE has been doing.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 7d

A summary both obvious and extraordinary

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

"You don’t need to be a mental-health professional to see that something’s very seriously off with Trump—particularly after nearly three years of watching his erratic and abnormal behavior in the White House."

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Unfit for Office

Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires.

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 7d

a baby with a pacifier in his mouth is sitting on a bed .

ALT: a baby with a pacifier in his mouth is sitting on a bed .

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16d

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17d

Donald Trump: Charlie Kirk "did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagree with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don't want the best for them."

In 2023, Kirk called for the execution of Joe Biden.

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so much! I am glad she found it useful!

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 20d

How did it go?

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Sep 7

Wait isn’t this the war Grandpa Don dodged?

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · Sep 8

I can’t imagine why Vladimir Putin would have interfered in an American election to help Donald Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · Sep 6

Well, helllooooo

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · Sep 6

Oof

English department seeks a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in Shakespeare, Romanticism, Victorianism, modernism, post-modernism, post-colonialism, southern literature, Appalachian literature, African American literature, Caribbean literature, Irish literature before 1200, Croatian literature after 1853, Joyce, Chaucer, Hemingway, Morrison, Milton's lesser works, those damn Ayn Rand novels our male sophomores want to read, the non-sexy D.H. Lawrence books, and Soviet-era science fiction after Khrushchev. Candidates are expected to teach a 4/4 load of freshman composition.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

I think what actually happened here is, for real, that they are such lazy incompetents they had AI do it

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's me

Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · Sep 5

A good argument against private health insurance generally, it would seem

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 4

They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · Sep 4

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Sep 4

I expected things to get very stupid, but I’m not sure I expected things to get this stupid this quickly.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Sep 3

One of those research findings that intuitively seems obvious and yet is much better (well, in this case 'better' means 'quite chilling given the political situation') to have analysed with actual evidence.

Link to the underpinning research: eprints.lse.ac.uk/129232/

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Sep 1

CNN confirms that the pilots landed the plane using paper maps.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/w...

Plane carrying EU’s top leader targeted by alleged Russian GPS jamming | CNN

A plane carrying the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by GPS navigation jamming while trying to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, a spokesperson for the commission told CNN.

www.cnn.com

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Rebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · Aug 30

I recall during the police data initiative so many officers had Fitbits.

I think wearables are going to surge more than ever with police, see also Meta glasses.

cc @hypervisible.blacksky.app

Roya Azimzadeh 🔵 @byroya.com · Aug 30

#Oura has partnered with #Palantir. If you wear their ring, it’s time to dump them. What a disappointment.

ŌURA Establishes U.S. Manufacturing to Support Growing U.S. Defense Business

ŌURA is proud to partner with the U.S. Department of Defense to prioritize security and promote readiness in support of those who serve.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · Aug 29

*almost 100% silence from AI enthusiasts on stories like this*

Not (A.) I. @aerialeverything.cryptoanarchy.network · Aug 28

"The Meta AI chatbot built into Instagram and Facebook can coach teen accounts on suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, a new safety study finds. In one test chat, the bot planned joint suicide — and then kept bringing it back up in later ‭conversations."
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Instagram’s chatbot helped teen accounts plan suicide — and parents can’t disable it

An investigation into the Meta AI chatbot built into Instagram and Facebook found that it helped teen accounts plan suicide and self harm, promoted eating disorders and drug use, and regularly claimed...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 14

Border Patrol agents assembled outside a Los Angeles museum where Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a rally and news conference on congressional redistricting. Local elected officials expressed outrage that the agents decided to stand there in a brazen show of force. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · Aug 14

My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scientists’ role in defending democracy

The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...

www.science.org

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