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CNN @cnn.com · 1h

The Dutch government has taken control of a Chinese-owned chip company based in the Netherlands following pressure from Washington, in a move that spotlights how countries are caught in the middle of the US-China battle for tech dominance.

How a Dutch chipmaker got caught up in the US-China tech war | CNN Business

The Dutch government has taken control of a Chinese-owned chip company based in the Netherlands following pressure from Washington, in a move that spotlights how countries are caught in the middle of ...

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1h

welcome Vichy Twitter refugees, I recommend taking some time to decompress and adjust to new norms

Sarama Burwani @ hey there's a spider on your back @saramaburwani.bsky.social · 1h

nazi doxxing ring got suspended then personally reinstated by elon, who is now apparently hanging a product lead (who happens to be jewish) out to dry

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 3h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 5h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 5h

what even happened on the other site this time

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Vought: "We're gonna keep those RIFs rolling throughout this shutdown ... think the Minority Business Development Agency that divvies up business grants on basis of race. Think Environment Justice at EPA ... "

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 8h

Justice Kavanaugh in the Callais oral argument keeps alluding to some longstanding requirement of strict scrutiny that use of race have a time limit. This is invented.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 7h

maybe reporters should take another look at some of the people the vice president of the united states follows on twitter and the things they say in public

just saying

Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 7h

The leaked chats between Young Republican leaders were obviously disgusting.

JD Vance’s efforts to downplay the scandal and complain about “pearl clutching” made an awful story worse. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

JD Vance tries to downplay leak of disgusting Young Republican chats

For the vice president to suggest it’s “pearl clutching” to condemn those who were part of a racist group chat says a great deal about his judgment.

www.msnbc.com

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 7h

Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.

One of the Biggest Cases of the Supreme Court’s Term Is John Roberts’ Decadeslong Pet Project

If there’s one thing the Roberts court has been consistent on, it’s this.

slate.com

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 7h

"you should bow down to the king who provides for you" is certainly one possible counter-message

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 8h

Interesting

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 19h

I just watched this whole clip and oh my god Kathy??? The way she also takes the opportunity to boost Zohran and drag Mike Lawler????

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 9h

It may be hard to believe, but for the better part of 40 years, Republican presidents frequently signed legislation promoting special education. Nixon signed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. George H.W. Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Educastion Act
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | Trump's mass firings strike a hammer blow against Americans with disabilities

The GOP once supported special education programs. Recent dismissals at the Education Department put an end to that support.

www.msnbc.com

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 9h

This is the thing that has been most shocking for long-time advocates. The CEO of my agency has been doing this work for 40+ years and she consistently says how support for policies supporting the disabled has long been bipartisan.

(Caveat in the next post that I can't fit in this post!)

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 9h

It may be hard to believe, but for the better part of 40 years, Republican presidents frequently signed legislation promoting special education. Nixon signed the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. George H.W. Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Educastion Act
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | Trump's mass firings strike a hammer blow against Americans with disabilities

The GOP once supported special education programs. Recent dismissals at the Education Department put an end to that support.

www.msnbc.com

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 8h

Republicans can’t be bothered to negotiate with Democrats to stop your insurance premiums from skyrocketing—but they have no problem with Trump bailing out Argentina with $20B of your money.

So much for America First!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: What is the benefit for the US in helping Argentina?

TRUMP: Just helping a great philosophy take over a great country ... we don't have to do it. It's not gonna make a big difference for our country.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 9h

We heard you. Our most highly requested feature is here: Decoder, The Vergecast, and Version History are now available completely ad-free for Verge subscribers.

Ad-free Verge podcasts have arrived

Subscribers now get ad-free access to all Verge podcasts, including Decoder, Version History, and The Vergecast.

www.theverge.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h

Trump has a very simple worldview: the Presidency is not a public office, it is his property. He can use it to satisfy his personal or partisan whims, or to enrich himself.

So here, he threatens to reorganize an international competition, cohosted by Mexico and Canada, to settle a vendetta.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 12h

These are the Office icons Microsoft rejected. Microsoft experimented with some new Office icons that closely resembled its older Office for Mac designs. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799736/...

These are the Office icons Microsoft rejected

Microsoft explored some designs that closely resembled its older Office for Mac icons.

www.theverge.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15h

A former FBI agent who raped three women inside his off-hours tattoo studios did so by following a “diabolical” plan to lure in his victims, a Maryland judge said Tuesday while sentencing Eduardo Valdivia to 60 years in prison.

Former FBI agent followed ‘diabolical’ plan in tattoo shop rapes, judge says

“It was not only heinous, it was vicious what you put in motion,” Montgomery County Circuit Judge Cheryl McCally told former FBI agent Eduardo Valdivia.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 16h

This place kinda felt like 2015 Twitter for a while but now it’s closer to 2019 Twitter, which feels more like home

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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 21h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 23h

there are lots of people who claim they could’ve called this, but that just isn’t true, *no one* thought rubio would have the highest body count in the entire admin, including RFK, jr., don’t fucking bullshit me

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 23h

rubio remains maybe the most shocking heel turn in the administration

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