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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 9h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10h

What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 20h

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 16h

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 9h

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 9h

Study of 1.4M online images finds women appeared younger than men in 3,495 occupations & categories, most stark for high-status jobs. When generating & evaluating 40K resumes, ChatGPT assumed women were younger, less experienced; older men more qualified. newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/news-release...

Women portrayed as younger than men online, and AI amplifies the bias - Haas News | Berkeley Haas

In a sweeping study published today in Nature, researchers at UC Berkeley Haas, Stanford, and Oxford/Autonomy University documented extensive age and gender distortion across online media—and found th...

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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 9h

Reports of child sexual abuse material surge to almost 28,000, new data reveals

Almost 28,000 reports of child sexual abuse material linked to Ireland last year as experts warn of AI-driven exploitation

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Chron.com @chron.com · 9h

🛰️ Earth had two asteroid near-misses in one day, one completely undetected until afterward: bit.ly/46ZJt6E

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11h

I'm honored to earn the endorsement of Liz Holtzman, who served our city with distinction as a Congresswoman, District Attorney and Comptroller.

"Mr. Mamdani will bring tremendous energy and intelligence to the second toughest job in America along with a vision of making New York more affordable."

An endorsement graphic with a photo of Former Representative Liz Holtzman.

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Shannon (she/her) @ravenlenore.bsky.social · 14h

This is NOT NORMAL! Why are our elected officials not doing their jobs and stopping this?!?!? I’m out in the streets but I shouldn’t have to be 🤬🤬🤬
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as national guard arrives in city

President accused Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker of failing to protect Ice officers as troops deploy to Chicago

www.theguardian.com

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Maggie Black @witchofscots.bsky.social · 9h

Apple is the worst of us.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 14h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

Maggie Black @witchofscots.bsky.social · 9h

Big Tech in concert with White House Fascism.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 14h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 13h

From the article:
"Hunter Biden is asking a federal judge to order the arrest of former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne for ignoring court orders in a libel suit Biden filed against the conspiracy theorist and conservative political activist."

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 15h

JUST IN: Overstock founder Patrick Byrne formally defaulted by court in libel suit Hunter Biden brought against him. Biden lawyers to propose size of default judgment in coming weeks. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Hunter Biden seeks arrest of former Overstock.com CEO in defamation case

Attorneys for the ex-president’s son ask a federal judge to issue a bench warrant against defendant Patrick Byrne for failing to respond to court orders.

www.politico.com

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NOTUS @notus.com · 9h

Senate Democrats are taking their health-care-subsidy message straight to Republican states.

The goal: Winning hearts and minds as a federal government shutdown slogs into its second week.
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A Democratic Senator Is Taking Shutdown Health Care Messaging to Deep-Red Idaho

It’s one example of liberal lawmakers wooing conservative voters — and pressuring Republicans

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 11h

Great but chilling column.

“We should be exceedingly clear:
There is no crisis in Chicago that requires the Nat’l Guard. To the extent that there is civil instability in Chicago it has been caused by Trump’s surge of federal agents into the city & their lawless assault on the citizens of Chicago”

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h

NEW: A copy of the arrangement with Eswatini that Mother Jones reviewed shows that the US has agreed to pay the only absolute monarchy in Africa $5.1 million to take in up to 160 ICE detainees.

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

www.motherjones.com

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Maggie Black @witchofscots.bsky.social · 9h

I’m more concerned with his mental health.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9h

Donald Trump will undergo a routine physical exam on Friday, the White House announced, following questions about the president’s health after he developed noticeable bruising and swelling in recent months

Trump to Undergo Regular Physical Exam at Walter Reed on Friday

President Donald Trump will undergo a physical exam on Friday following mounting questions about his health prompted by noticeable bruising and swelling in recent months.

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 9h

Letter: Donald Trump’s plan is to divide us so he and his billionaire friends can rob us blind while we argue.

Letter: Our leaders’ rhetoric of violence is creating a more violent America

www.sltrib.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

“.. On Sept. 20, Trump meant to send a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to prosecute” Comey.

“.. Trump believed he had sent Bondi the message directly .. and was surprised to learn it was public, the officials said.” 🤡

@wsj.com
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Maggie Black @witchofscots.bsky.social · 11h

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

www.theguardian.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

TRUMP: federal workers not guaranteed back pay

IRS: actually yes they are

www.axios.com/2025/10/08/t...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14h

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 14h

Grand jury rejection of Trump’s ‘law and order’ spreads to Chicago ICE enforcement

Americans across the country from Washington to Los Angeles have made it clear that they reject the Trump administration’s notion of “law and order,” with grand jurors refusing to return indictments in a series of cases alleging assaults on law enforcement during protests.

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