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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 8h

“I announced…I’m a journalist, I’m press.” The woman to my left hissed, “We don’t give a fuck,” and the other dug her nails into my scalp and pulled me by my hair across the port.”

U.S. allies abducting and torturing American journalists isn’t a problem to this administration.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

You really have to watch the whole thing. Booker clearly had no idea he was going to be asked real questions.

The Anti-Cult Club

YouTube video by I've Had It

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 5h

So it’ll be part “who gives a shit” and part “so what”

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 7h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

"Look, I'm one of a handful of people that don't take corporate PAC money."

"What about AIPAC money? You take AIPAC money, don't you?"

"A minuscule percentage of my resources come from..."

"I read it's like $800,000...."

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 7h

Dr. Jennifer Caputo-Seidler “began noticing many doctors asking how to treat polio.
"Today, the people who are training to be pediatricians, they're not taught how to recognize a case of acute polio when it comes in… the doctors practicing today have never managed it." @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

Florida's plan to end vaccine mandates elicits concerns about diagnosing polio

Health experts worry the policy change could lower vaccination rates and lead to a rise in preventable diseases — like polio, which most U.S. doctors have little experience spotting or treating.

www.wusf.org

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

Got an update, of sorts, on my story about Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's idea to build a 10-foot interactive AI wall where "you could talk to Martin Luther King."
OpenAI and the King Center announced today that Sora will no longer allow depictions of MLK out of respect for the King family.

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 6h

the real plan all along

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

Gov. Bill Lee says Trump’s military-police occupation of Memphis “may never end.”

“We have just begun. We do know this is going to last for months… In fact, I will tell you that it will last forever.”

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 6h

“Free speech zone after curfew”

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 9h

Broadview police in conjunction with ISP has arrested a protester for not dispersing from the free speech zone after curfew.

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Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 7h

This is disturbing and creepy for so many reasons, but it’s also bizarre how much of a push there is for people to ignore listening to their own bodies and instead outsource those decisions to flawed technology.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 8h

“Like a smartwatch reminding you to stand up or drink water, Evergreen will notice if a student who normally visits the fitness center hasn’t done so or encourage a student to leave the library after studying for six hours…”

Dartmouth Builds Its Own AI Chatbot for Student Well-Being

The undergrad-assisted research project will draw on students’ data to provide chatbot support and personalized plans for health and wellness.

www.insidehighered.com

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Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · 7h

My son’s middle school friend was mentioned on the school Facebook page and under the post, the AI-generated suggestions were to explore his “training regimen” and “swimming career”.

He is 13. I clicked the suggestions and it was all made up nonsense *about a 13-year old*. #kidlitchat

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

Funding for legal assistance will be very helpful.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 11h

this is the path to profitability for OpenAI. wait until users are furiously jacking to their AI girlfriends and then start charging them per message.

The Verge @theverge.com · 15h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 8h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 8h

(Nobel made a massive fortune manufacturing weapons at the weapons factories he inherited from his parents. He only donated money towards humanitarian causes, like the prizes he funded, after his death. In life, he seems to have actually been a wealth-obsessed bigot.)

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 8h

Would it really be in keeping with Alfred Nobel’s legacy if she didn’t turn out to be terrible?

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 8h

Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado appeared on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast.

She touted the oil reserves in Venezuela (the largest in the world) and vowed to privatize the oil industry to enable American corporations to exploit and profit from the country’s resources if she gains power.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 8h

People are VERY huffy and stompy about this post but just as an inside opinion from someone in LC community, It’s hard to believe there is solidarity with the disabled and high risk people who need to avoid covid when our one primary ask is met with accusations that, hey, maybe we’re just CRAZY?

Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 1d

Dear liberals,

If you identify as a leftist who believes in intersectional justice & fighting fascism, please wear a mask in public. It’s one small act of solidarity with the millions living with long Covid - and a reminder that caring for others includes protecting their health

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 8h

Per the story, the sequence of events:

Gilbert finds grand jury probe unwarranted.

Bondi and Blanche's aides “frustrated” with the answer, blame 20+ year vet prosecutor.

They order Gilbert to sideline that prosecutor.

He refuses; they tell him he’s fired; he resigns.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 8h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Katiesaurus @katiesaurusseven.bsky.social · 8h

I've only read Chapter 6 so far but found it really informative in regards to techno-solutions, innovation and more 👍

Fintech Dystopia

fintechdystopia.com

Katiesaurus @katiesaurusseven.bsky.social · 8h

Actually really interested, thanks.

Katiesaurus @katiesaurusseven.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you 🫡

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 9h

I was just looking at cute animal videos on insta bc I had a bad day emotionally and then I get this bullshit. It means the protests are working and they’re trying to flood the zone with lies

An image from insta reading “just in case you didn’t know bc of content suppression, Chicago gangs have declared war on ICE and the cartel has placed 10k bounties on the heads of ICE agents”

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Katiesaurus @katiesaurusseven.bsky.social · 9h

He's taken so many for the team already 🥲

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 9h

Update from another kid who was shot on campus the same day that Charlie Kirk was shot on campus (this one in Evergreen, CO) coloradosun.com/2025/10/14/m...

Evergreen High School shooting victim leaves hospital, tells supporters: “I’m still alive!”

Matthew Silverstone heads home five weeks after being shot in head and chest during shooting spree at Evergreen High School

coloradosun.com

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 19h

once again asking one of these lib billionaires to shovel a few hundred million into a massive pro-democracy propaganda outlet instead of blowing it on long-shot dem candidates or whatever

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