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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 20m

You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 16m

Local NJ media not impressed by Booker's nonsensical non answers and whataboutism on Israel-Palestine

elenore @dropthatphone.bsky.social · 20m

It won the subject line in today’s newsletter from down-the-middle New Jersey monitor. Doubt he’ll comment further. His answer to any question of consequence is always “I’m too busy doing THE WORK to answer that” and meanwhile “the work“ seems to be just going on IG live saying he’s doing the work.

Cory Booker's urgency
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Cory Booker: The hosts of podcast I've Had It grilled Sen. Cory Booker over his support of Israel during the war in Gaza and found something that personally irks myself and many other members of the press:
Some politicians refuse to answer a yes-or-no question, and with Booker there's a particular way he refuses to answer a straight question that frustrates. Here's the first part of that exchange:
Jennifer Welch (host): "Do you think he's a war criminal, Benjamin Netanyahu? Do you think he's a war criminal?"
Booker: "I, again, these are questions that a lot of people think are the important litmus tests that are loaded and hot. My urgency is to be an effective leader in bringing an end to this crisis. And I get these questions all the time that, to me, undermine my urgency."

It undermines his urgency, ladies!!! Welch then expressed frustration that the Democratic Party's leaders don't answer yes-or-no questions, even on that particularly loaded topic. Booker interrupted her to say this: "Here's the yes-or-no that you want. Do I think Netanyahu's worse than Trump? Yes." You should listen to the whole segment. I look forward to the next time Booker gives a reporter from New Jersey 40 minutes of his time (lol).

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 15m

America's largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to grant federal contractors blanket immunity from human trafficking laws.

What stage of capitalism is this?

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 50m

Just watched this clip where Gavin Newsom was asked about AIPAC by podcaster Van Lathan Jrand he says it's an interesting question no less than 10 times in 60 seconds

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Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 42m

Imagine if the Democratic Party Establishment actually cared about this more than pleasing the same oligarchs

Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 21h

"Do you think Trump is directing the Justice Department to go after his political enemies?"

Yes: 54%
No: 23%

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"Do you think this is justified?"

No: 56%
Yes: 24%

YouGov / Oct 13, 2025

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Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 42m

I fucking hate the police

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 43m

JD Vance: There are things worse than saying you love Hitler and want to bring back chattel slavery

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 15h

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Jesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social · 10h

Aside from all the obvious stuff, the NY Young Republicans are also all in their 30s

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 15h

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 44m

I know the whole “every accusation is a confession” thing but it’s pretty clear this is the most elitist government that’s existed in decades. It’s just 12 billionaires in a group chat sharing banned Reddit memes

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Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 44m

MLS (Major League Soccer) is accepting feedback on their recent decision to have AI write match recaps on their official website instead of soccer writers or human beings in general. Let them know what you think about their major escalation in the war on journalism

www.mlssoccer.com/feedback/rec...

MLSsoccer.com - The Official Site of Major League Soccer

All the latest MLS news, scores, stats, standings and highlights. Plus special coverage of US Soccer and Canada Soccer.

www.mlssoccer.com

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Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 51m

Been listening to Rumours more than usual lately but not realizing the energy that was manifesting around us

What’s the Hold Up Pod Dan @jacketdan.bsky.social · 1d

He did it again for the 5 year anniversary

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 11h

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Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 52m

This is what happens when you don't punish the party that did January 6. You get this bullshit

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 1h

"The president is illegitimate and should be removed from office" is the minimum pitch for anyone nominally opposing him

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 54m

My god man Liberals are so casually and destructively dumb

David Pugliese @davidpugliese.bsky.social · 2h

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Canada flying in lockstep with the United States

Promises of Canadian independence from US influence are unravelling as the Carney government moves forward with the costly F-35 fighter jet purchase. Amid rising global tensions and domestic crises, O...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h

“Please someone listen to me, I don’t want to die”

These are the words of a woman named Harmonie who had an ectopic pregnancy

Her obgyn refused to help, citing a
1% chance the fetus could survive

She lives in a blue state & still couldn’t access the life saving care she needed

Illinois Woman Denied Treatment for Ectopic Pregnancy

10.14.25

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 19h

I've updated my document that tackles four of the common arguments used to encourage teachers to use AI.

I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.

Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet

Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under increasing pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (The term “AI” is used loosely here, just as it is by man...

docs.google.com

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Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 56m

You're conflating being Jewish in Israel again in a way the OP did not by the way

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Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 58m

This is willfully disingenuous. The tweet is about right wing Israelis (the majority) and right wing Israeli leaders (the entire controlling government there right now). Not Jewish people as a whole (many of whom, again, oppose the genocide that remains very popular in Israel)

Hollywood Hogwash @milpool.bsky.social · 1h

There is a mountain of evidence backing up that very good tweet

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29 U.S.C. § 157 @organizingpower.bsky.social · 9h

I’m never gonna let this Charlie Kirk thing go, as long as i live. I want Democrats to pass a resolution condemning him. I want investigations into how his death was used to stamp out dissent. I want CEOs hailed before committees to explain why they fired workers who condemned him.