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Christopher @czdenman.bsky.social · 20h

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Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️‍⚧️

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with her

www.theguardian.com

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Christopher @czdenman.bsky.social · 1d

“…it’s a question of humanity….”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d

Trump gets boosted.
His followers get buried.

If you haven’t gotten your updated COVID or flu shot yet go do it. Science doesn’t care about politics, but politics sure cost us a lot of lives.

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Christopher @czdenman.bsky.social · 2d

I agree. Keep in mind he lies. Constantly.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

A ceasefire will not last if Palestinians don’t have a State.

Join me and sign this global petition to demand the United States recognize Palestinian Statehood and vote to make it so. Wherever you are in the world, sign & boost!

Can we get 1M signatures?

SIGN HERE: bit.ly/4nEUKjT

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 2d

Trump has gone totally mad. It's 25th Amendment time all day, every day. He's living in a totally invented, fictional world. And he's old and in ill-health.

It's outrageous, reckless, choose your word that Republicans haven't done more to deal with this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "The restaurants were all closing, now you can't get into a restaurant. They're opening up new restaurants. It took 12 days for us. We sent in not politically correct military. We sent them in based on merit."

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2d

“Laugh at them”

youtu.be/45gCWGqQA7c?...

Laugh at them. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 2d

The fact that we are even talking about Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize feels indicative of mass psychosis. The dude spent most of his adult life sexually assaulting women, girls and breaking the laws of business, morality and democracy. He is the most unpeaceful cunt ever.

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Christopher @czdenman.bsky.social · 3d

“I also did not expect the striking silence from leaders of the scientific establishment.”

As a research administrator, I find it maddening.

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 3d

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

open.substack.com

Christopher @czdenman.bsky.social · 3d

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 8d

The Trump Action Tracker is a British academic’s answer to Trump “flooding the zone” with anti-democratic and anti- rule of law behaviours.

It’s a one-stop-shop for logging thd lot. And the neta-analysis of what is happening is very enlightening… darkly.

See TrumpActionTracker.info

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 4d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 3d

Harvard (and all universities) must take a stand against Trump's extorionary "compact". Enos and Levitsky.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump’s Compact | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard, rather than quietly pursuing its own appeasement strategy, should lead the way to preserve academic freedom and democracy.

www.thecrimson.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 4d

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Christopher @czdenman.bsky.social · 5d

“…Israel must choose between perpetual war or living in peace.”

Let Gaza live.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

This war of revenge has lasted two nightmare years. There’s only one hope for peace: Israel recognising Palestine | Raja Shehadeh

Donald Trump’s proposals are in play, but here in the West Bank we live in fear that the devastation of Gaza is coming our way, says writer and lawyer Raja Shehadeh

www.theguardian.com

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Pennsylvania's Megaphone @pamegaphone.bsky.social · 6d

In Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court elections, voters have the power to shape the future of our commonwealth for the next ten years. . ⚖️
Join our Judicial Retention Briefing Oct. 8 at 6:30 PM to learn what’s at stake.
🔗 www.actionnetwork.or...

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Roberta Millstein 🌎🌱🐩🏊🏼‍♀🎶🥾 @cepaea.bsky.social · 8d

I think President Beilock has a history of saying she is resisting while at the same time actually complying. I think the best way for alumni to encourage her to stand firm and not sign the compact is to sign the 9-school petition.

alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

alumni.controlshift.app

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 8d

I had a lot of fun doing this interview with Jeff - we covered a lot of topics, and it includes what is now my favorite description of me as a person:

“He looks cool and simultaneously lacks cool”

because yeah, that describes me to a t.

Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · 8d

My Truth OC sitdown with @chriswarcraft.bsky.social — former Vikings punter, Huntington Beach resident and recently announced Assembly candidate. www.thetruthoc.com/p/chris-kluw...

Chris Kluwe doesn't need this shit

The former Minnesota Vikings punter could be playing video games in his basement. Instead, he's running for Assembly. Why? "To help save democracy."

www.thetruthoc.com

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 9d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Genevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · 9d

The Trump Administration’s “Compact of Excellence” for Universities is... far from excellent! Indeed, it’s unconstitutional. In this post, let me count the ways.

blog.dividedargument.com/p/the-uncons...

The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine and the Compact for Excellence

Members of the Trump administration love to say that federal funding is a privilege not a right and therefore something that can be granted or withheld based on changing administrative priorities.

blog.dividedargument.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 9d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 10d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12d

This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 11d

Pete Hegseth wants a specific kind of 'warrior.' Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret.) has a powerful rebuttal. On @cnn.com's "One Thing" podcast, Eaton explained to host David Rind why the U.S. military's true strength isn't a "warrior caste"—it's a force that reflects ALL of America.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12d

"Republicans run the entire government but can't keep it open"

That's it. That's the whole story.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 12d

Yes. (And still getting "standoff" BS and "who will blink first" and "who will voters blame" from news.)

Trump and MAGA control the *entire* government. It's a simple fact:
- White House
- Senate
- House
- Scotus
- OMB (to the hilt)
- Every regulatory agency

They're in command. It's on them.

OBrienSci @obriensci.bsky.social · 12d

I do not understand why they cannot get the headlines right.

Just follow the gop playbook!

“Repubs control it all! The shutdown is on them!”

As nauseum.

Don’t lead with the nuance.

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