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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 19h

If your newspaper doesn't have no kings as the top us story today, throw it in the trash and don't look back

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OrangeSage @orangesage.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings Miami!

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MoonDinga @moondingo.bsky.social · 22h

#NoKings Marin, California 🐸

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 3d

I’m dealing with a lot of stress at work so not posting much but the best trend y’all are missing out on is the pizza wars over on Tik Tok. These people are talented!

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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 3d

“San Francisco does not need a federal invasion because you don’t like paying for extra security for Dreamforce.” Good on you, Ron Conway www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Venture Capitalist Resigns From Salesforce Foundation Over Benioff Comments

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social · 5d

OpenAI’s ‘flatlining’ subs in Europe: The AI boom’s poster child may be struggling to recruit new subscribers, Deutsche Bank warns fortune.com/2025/10/14/o...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7d

Portland 🔥

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falalala50.bsky.social @falalala50.bsky.social · 7d

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 10d

Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 10d

“We don’t know what’s going on anymore but this weekend might suck for some of you guys”

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 11d

Today's arrest of 29-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Rinderknecht marks an important step toward determining how the horrific #PalisadesFire started and bringing closure to the thousands of survivors whose lives were upended.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 11d

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the deadly Palisades Fire that ravaged part of Los Angeles earlier this year, now believed to have been caused by arson, officials said.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 12d

Manchildren

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 13d

something about the state fair being expensive gets at something deeper, imo - everything you like, even the dumb shit that you do with your family, costs too much money
www.chron.com/culture/arti...

Texas State Fair inflation has longtime attendees furious

Increased costs mean you might have to budget your fried food intake this year.

www.chron.com

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13d

The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in the Sudanese region of Darfur more than 20 years ago. https://to.pbs.org/46C7r9g

ICC convicts militia leader of atrocities in Darfur killings more than 20 years ago

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman was convicted of crimes for leading Janjaweed militia forces in Darfur that went on a campaign of killing and destruction in 2003-2004.

www.pbs.org

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Leigh Harrison Helberg @leighhelberg.bsky.social · 13d

Democrats are rejecting a 7-week “band-aid” that delays the fight—because waiting means 20M face higher premiums ＆ 15M could lose Medicaid.

Better to fight now than abandon families later.
#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 16d

Hear me out: a microwave that stops two seconds before the time runs out without beeping

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Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 16d

Thor 🐕‍🦺
Adult male Mixed Breed
Adoptable from Humane Society of Southeast Missouri (Cape Girardeau, MO)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/thor-78562828/mo/cape-girardeau/humane-society-of-southeast-missouri-mo149/

Thor is a Adult Mixed Breed described as: Friendly, Playful, Curious and Athletic

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 22d

you're telling me that 15K people weren't really replying to every cracker barrel twitter post with outrage

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22d

“Cracker Barrell Outrage Almost Certainly Driven By Bots.”

“…the boycott was unlikely to be an organic grassroots response but a bot-assisted amplification seeded by meme/activist accounts.”

Via @gizmodo.com

In other words, we’re being manipulated.

Aggressively, constantly manipulated.

Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say

Doesn't that make more sense than lots of people caring about Cracker Barrel?

gizmodo.com

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25d

I’m tired of being divided into teams.

Do you have an elderly grandparent who needs care? So do I.

Do you struggle to afford the high price of everything? So do I.

Do you know what it means to carry the weight of medical debt? So do I.

You’re on my team — and I’m on yours.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 25d

Colombian President Gustavo Petro hits out at President Donald Trump in his United Nations General Assembly speech, calling for "criminal proceedings" over missile attacks on suspected drug-running boats in Caribbean waters.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26d

WATCH THIS: The most amazing thing about this remarkable 2002 car commercial is that it didn’t seem to realize at the time, or perhaps didn’t care, how effectively it made the point that cars and car infrastructure are a HUGE waste of space in cities. Award-winning 2002 ad for Saturn car company.

Saturn Ion commercial

YouTube video by Eliyahu Biton

youtube.com

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Steven Levy @stevenlevy.bsky.social · 27d

When @wired asked me to look at Silicon Valley in the age of Trump, I saw the crash of the idealism that originally drew founders--and me--to the tech revolution. Selling out the dream will not serve those moguls (or us) well. www.wired.com/story/silico...

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

www.wired.com

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Maggie Reed @mermaidmamamaggie.bsky.social · 29d

Trump attacks free speech

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Sep 19

Jon Stewart on @thedailyshow.com is REALLY good tonight, especially the long conversation with @mariaressa.bsky.social, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, who is blunt, brilliant and inspiring. Everyone should watch it. youtu.be/Tsb1I7hqaJ4?...

Maria Ressa - Fighting Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Algorithm With Truth | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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NPR @npr.org · 29d

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

www.npr.org

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