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Joyce Park @troutgirl.bsky.social · 20h

If Garbage can't really afford to tour any more, and are warning that smaller bands REALLY can't... Where is the music industry gonna go?

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 1d

Garbage's Shirley Manson speaks out against music industry economics: "This is an alarm call"

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”

Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 1d

"The central premise of the VRA was that federal officials in both exec and judicial branches could be trusted to pursue the goal of racial equality in elections — without regard to which political party would benefit. It is tough to argue that this still holds today." www.vox.com/politics/464...

The uncomfortable problem with America’s greatest civil rights law

Maybe we don’t want to centralize power over elections in this particular federal government?

www.vox.com

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 5h

I’ll admit that I am weird enough to want my taxes to pay for education help for disabled kids in America,

rather than bailing out Argentina.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Keep it up, folks!

Together - hope is here!

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...

Exclusive: Greens Plan To 'Overtake Tories And Replace Labour' As Support Surges

The party has also seen its membership break through 100,000 for the first time.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 5h

Hatch Act, Posse Comitatus ... what other federal laws are just kind of not a thing anymore?

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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 6h

✊🏾🔥✊🏾 RESIST ✊🏾🔥✊🏾

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SD788285 @scbluedot24.bsky.social · 7h

Well that didn't last long.

'You Cease, I Fire': Israel Kills at Least 9 in Gaza, Says It Will Break Truce Aid Terms (Common Dreams)

Israeli occupation forces killed numerous Palestinian civilians in Gazaon Tuesday in an apparent violation of a ceasefire that Israel's government said it wo...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17h

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA

Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 15h

Arizona Rep.-Elect Grijalva Finally Gets Keys to Office — But ‘No Internet, No Computers…Phone Lines Aren’t Working’

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Arizona Rep.-Elect Grijalva Finally Gets Keys to Office — But ‘No Internet, No Computers…Phone Lines Aren’t Working’

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21h

This weekend, three men in Evanston hugged their families goodbye to look for work at Home Depot but were attacked by ICE before they could return home.

Two were abducted, one is petrified of leaving the home.

If you’re able, please help us support our neighbors: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Donate to Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid, organized by Michele Hays

If you are on social media and live near Evanston, IL, you ma… Michele Hays needs your support for Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely ode to Minneapolis from the Strib's Eric Roper: www.startribune.com/roper-doomsd...

Roper: Doomsday docs aside, Minneapolis’ lush urbanity makes it a special place to call home

The city blossoms in the warmer months, even when bad headlines drown out what makes it great.

www.startribune.com

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

The whites are literally arguing it's literally *unconstitutional* if they're not OVERREPRESNTED in Congress.

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 1d

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

I almost forgot to do my annual (re)post of my Christopher Columbus essay. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

How Christopher Columbus Ruined My Life

I have to explain to my children the difference between Native Americans and Indians simply because one man got lost one time.

open.substack.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

MKE Journal Sentinel covers the alarming erosion and shrinkage of Lake Pepin: www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...

As Mississippi River's Lake Pepin shrinks alarmingly, project will study role of ravines

Ravines act like fast-moving highways, delivering sediment into Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River. A new project will examine how to control them.

www.jsonline.com

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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 1d

Information is to democratic participation as water is to life. People take water for granted, until it no longer flows. Good on the Greens, cross bench and Coalition for protecting us from @albomp.bsky.social’s shameless assault on govt transparency. 👏 👏 👏 #auspol

Sussan Ley praised for ‘standing up for democracy’ as Labor’s freedom of information crackdown looks set to fail

Government’s FoI changes unlikely to pass Senate as Coalition, Greens and key crossbenchers voice outrage

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

I'm hoping that the "No Kings" rally this weekend has so many American flags flying it looks like the Fourth of July.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank

I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 2d

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Minnesota Frost @pwhlfrost.bsky.social · 2d

Today and everyday, we honor the Indigenous communities whose lands we live and work on. We are grateful for their deep connection to this region and remain committed to amplifying Indigenous voices, culture, and contributions. 💜

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PWHL @thepwhl.com · 2d

Feeling grateful 💜

This Thanksgiving, we are expressing gratitude while also committing to learning the true history of this land.

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