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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 34m

The end of “visuals as proof” means that people will more than ever need sources that can help them tell apart real from fake. That might be the key to the survival of journalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...

A.I. Video Generators Are Now So Good You Can No Longer Trust Your Eyes

www.nytimes.com

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 9h

2/2

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 9h

🚨🚨🚨 Governor Hochul holds nothing back in a sharp, yet poetic response to a question about exposed texts. 1/2

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 7h

“Now is the time to speak up, while you still have a voice.”

#AnimalFarm
#NoKings

📚 @getbetterwithbooks (IG)

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 12h

America Would Be So Much Better
Off Without RepubliKKKans of Any
Age.......

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 4h

What the fuck are we doing?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 34m

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, we are proud to recognize and celebrate the diverse cultures that make our state stronger.

I’ll keep fighting to make sure everyone can make it and thrive in Illinois.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 9h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

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BIG D GRANDROYAL @bigdgrandroyal.bsky.social · 13h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 1d

People think politics is corrupt… all of it. And to fix it, we need to rebuild trust.

That’s why I’m running on:

- Banning stock trading by members of Congress
- Overturning Citizens United
- And not taking a dime of corporate PAC $$

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 33m

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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❌👑Rusty the Pom @catkats.bsky.social · 1d

WooHoo! Can’t wait!

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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❌👑Rusty the Pom @catkats.bsky.social · 1d

Wonder how many of these ICE creeps are on The List?

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨ICE trying to disappear kids have pics taken for photo recognition.
ICE — Q: Why aren’t you in school?
A: Minor — Parent-teacher conferences
Minor — Q: Are you Mexican? A: (not heard) Follow up: Why are you covering your faces?
Trolling ICE - not wise, but brave AF

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, color me shocked.

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❌👑Rusty the Pom @catkats.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah. Thanks a bunch.

Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks a bunch, you anti-vaxxer dipshit fucks.

www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

www.npr.org

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 1d

"Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if that's their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small."

-Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Went to the DC exurbs to write about a growing political trend — citizens who don’t want more data centers, and are looking for politicians who’ll help.

Locally they’re getting help from both parties. At higher level, Rs are resolutely pro-data center and Ds are conflicted. t.co/Ir0QW8FUey

https://www.semafor.com/article/10/13/2025/as-electricity-bills-rise-candidates-in-both-parties-blame-data-centers

t.co

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

NATO Secretary General Rutte:
…Now there is hardly any Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean left

There is a lone&broken Russian submarine limping home from patrol.What a change from the 1984 Tom Clancy novel The Hunt for Red October.Today, it seems more like The Hunt for the Nearest Mechanic

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