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jenna ruddock @ruddock.bsky.social · 8h

Portland Letter Carriers Union has passed a resolution saying that its members are committed to reporting any ICE sightings to local rapid response groups: “As you know, letter carriers are on every street, every day. So we’re a big set of eyes and ears.” 💌

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.

We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.

Vlad 🐸 Țepeș @porcupunk.bsky.social · 19h

Wow. Just wow.

"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

www.forbes.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 8h

It’s weird how the “young” Republicans are actually full-grown men and JD Vance treats them as children who shouldn’t face consequences for their racism, misogyny, or xenophobia.

But pregnant 12-year-old little girls are treated as adults and must literally bear the consequences of rape and incest.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 23h

This stupid f*ck. These are the emergent leaders of the Republican Party. Every fucken Republican should be condemning them and the group should be disbanded. They are all the same. Every one of them.

I give you the comment of J. D. Vance, the Vice President of the United States re: the vile chats of the Young Republicans.
"Kids do stupid things, especially young boys."
Chat:
Everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber.
wner ao we oning ut
Also ... we are officially under consideration for a Trump endorsement. ©
Great. I love Hitler
you're giving nationals to much credit and expecting the Jew to be honest
Stay in the closet f--t
I'm ready to watch people burn now
Are you g takes?
If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr
I'd go to the zoo if I wanted to watch monkey play ball
When do we start bullying dude?
It was rape
Boom - they're dead
Kick the b--h And everyone that
endorsed but then votes for us is going to the gas chamber.
He also hates the
They love the watermelon people
Y00000000

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 21h

In a stunning development, Donald Trump and JD Vance have allowed ICE to start targeting Catholic parishes during Mass.

In Anti-Catholic Crusade, Trump's ICE Targets Holy Mass in Chicago

Worshippers fled in fear as immigration agents appeared outside St. Jerome’s — part of Trump’s new campaign against Catholic parishes nationwide.

open.substack.com

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 21h

Before it was illegally destroyed by Musk and co., USAID had a budget of $35 billion (in 2024)

Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 23h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right

@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 1d

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

I pledge to sext only with adult humans, moreover my sexting will be artisanal, small batch and produced under the highest ethical production standards, that said, some images may be edited to increase contrast, correct lens distortion and heighten curb appeal

The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

The Speaker of the House thinks a naked bike ride is terrorism.

This is a sentence I never thought I’d write when I got a degree in professional writing for journalism.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Six people had their visas revoked due to their social media posts.

Six people are being deported because of what they said online.

Six people have had their freedom of speech suspended.

It won’t stop with these six people.

Either we all have freedom of speech or none of us do.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 1d

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

You may have noticed that folks who are from Chicago love this city. There's a reason for that. I walked to the lake with friends yesterday, and when I saw the waves rolling in, I felt something shift back into place inside of me. So many parts of this city are part of me. We will defend this place.

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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 1d

"Kipnuk isn’t Kipnuk anymore. I pray they evacuate safely." – Kristy Fox, resident of Kipnuk wrote on Facebook after being evacuated by the U.S. Coast Guard with her family.

Roughly 600 people are still sheltering there at the local school and 400 people still in Kwigillingok, as of Tuesday.

Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 1d

In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong, reports Corinne Smith with @alaskabeacon.com

In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong | Alaska Beacon

As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities.

alaskabeacon.com

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Dr. Clare Sammells @csammells.bsky.social · 1d

"Friendly reminders" don't feel very friendly. They feel passive-aggressive.

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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 1d

“When crops are burned for fuel, new land can be needed to grow new crops for food or fuel. This can lead to indirect land clearance and deforestation. Staggeringly, biofuels globally therefore today emit 16% more CO₂ emissions than the fossil fuels they replace.”

From: https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/crop30-why-burning-food-for-land-hungry-biofuels-is-fueling-the-climate-crisis

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 1d

Disasters in remote Alaska are not like disasters anywhere in the lower 48 states..While East Coast homeowners recovering from a nor’easter..can run to Home Depot for supplies or drive to a hotel if their home floods, none of that exists in remote Native villages" theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...

Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

theconversation.com

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 1d

Tomorrow, six more states will be able to view their 2026 health care costs.

On average, they'll find their premiums have doubled.

It's not complicated: Washington Republicans spiked health care premiums for 22 million Americans.

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ʙᴜη ₊˚⊹⋆ @bun.is.a.cutie.fyi · 2d

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

ICE is recklessly throwing tear gas into our neighborhoods and busy streets, including near children at school and CPD officers.

The Trump Administration must stop their deployment of dangerous chemical weapons into the air of peaceful American communities.

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Dr. Clare Sammells @csammells.bsky.social · 1d

So, what is the alternative for selling used books individually online?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Far too many institutions are bending the knee to Trump and preemptively giving in to his demands. It’s encouraging to see these airports refuse to entertain this administration’s lawlessness. Kudos to them — hopefully their courage inspires others to follow suit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown

Airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and elsewhere cite laws barring partisan political content at TSA checkpoints

www.theguardian.com

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