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davidpham5 @davidpham5.bsky.social · 1h

extreme ideology is coming from the right.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2h

Leaked messages from leaders of Young Republican groups obtained by Politico:

They referred to Black people as monkeys and "the watermelon people" and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 3h

ChatGPT is bringing back sycophancy and will now allow adult content like erotica because they’ve addressed mental health risks in the app.

Given the big checks they’ve written, OpenAI will need to apply every growth lever to meet expectations. Thus embracing porn is a no brainer as a growth unlock

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h

A press conference with the Mayor Everett, Mass. about the ICE abduction of a 13-year-old boy is about to begin. You can watch here: www.facebook.com/cityofeveret...

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23h

This is the response I received from ICE when I inquired about the 13-year-old they abducted from Everett, Mass. on Friday:

Good afternoon, Marisa.
Please see the below from DHS on the 13-year-old alien.
Please feel free to direct any questions to them.
Respectfully,
James

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio • 6h
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Here are the facts: he posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, destruction of property.
He was in possession of a firearm and 5-7 inch knife when arrested.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 8h

hate when this happens

www.404media.co/man-stores-a...

Man Stores AI-Generated Robot Porn on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network.

www.404media.co

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 8h

On Friday, the Trump Admin hurt millions of families w/disabled kids, all but disbanding the office that distributes funding for special ed & ensures compliance w/the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the civil rights law for disabled students.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump's new layoffs hurt disabled kids

"This is absolutely a violation of federal law."

www.motherjones.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h

Pete Hegseth has set a 5PM deadline for media orgs to agree to unprecedented new restrictions on their coverage.

Dozen of outlets — including conservative ones — have said they'll refuse to sign: WaPo, NYT, Newsmax, The Atlantic, WSJ, NPR, the Washington Examiner, Reuters, POLITICO, and more.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10h

Looking forward to hitting the campaign trail next week with my friend & Virginia’s next governor, @abigailspanberger.com.

Pete Buttigieg to appear with Spanberger in Charlottesville

With the election for governor three weeks away, Democrat Abigail Spanberger is getting some outside help to get out the vote. Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will appear with t...

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Aram Zucker-Scharff @chronotope.aramzs.xyz · 9h

I think the thing is that there are no standard media businesses models. There are just different companies with different approaches which work or don't.

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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 10h

His father’s reply changed his perspective. “I was an Indian in Uganda. I was a Muslim in India. And I was all of these things in New York City,” Mahmood Mamdani explained to his son. And “to be a minority is also to see the truth of the place amidst the promise of it.”

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 11h

“If Congress lays down its arms on its most fundamental authority, I don’t know what leg they’re going to have to stand on,” said Brendan Buck, aide to former GOP House speakers Ryan and Boehner.

Agreed. It’s a baffling & frightening threat to the constitutional order.

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Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money

Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11h

this is what “access” gets you

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Dasha Burns to Trump after he dissed her and didn't know who she was: "Sir, talk to Karoline. She'll vouch for me."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21h

maybe this will help some realize that you don’t need access to cover the government effectively. in fact, it’s actually better.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 23h

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

If Republicans are going to label you a terrorist for peacefully protesting Trump's failing presidency, abuses of power, and treatment of blue America as an enemy nation, let's turn out in even bigger numbers.

On the pod, @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 23h

I don't really know where my high standards for myself came from. I didn't think I would live to be 30 when I was a kid. I had no conception of a future. Then at some point something clicked & I had a sense of having the capacity & obligation to affect things. And my expectations just kept on rising

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davidpham5 @davidpham5.bsky.social · 22h

Christopher Columbus was weakest, most mid, and biggest loser of all the colonizers.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

Who was president in 2020? There appears to be a concerted effort to get you to forget

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/p...

‘Who was president in 2020?’ Trump and GOP want you to think it was Biden | CNN Politics

If you asked people what the worst one-year period in recent American history was, it’s a good bet that many would choose roughly between January 2020 and January 2021.

www.cnn.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

Four decades wrongfully incarcerated isn’t punishment enough for these sadistic fucks.

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio
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Burglary, carrying a firearm without a license, drug trafficking—break the law, you will face the consequences.

Having a single conviction vacated when you have a laundry list of criminal charges will not stop ICE’s enforcement of the federal immigration laws.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1d

These are the same kind of weasels who would’ve called George Washington & America’s revolutionaries “terrorists.” They spend their days sucking up to King Trump & demonizing peaceful protest just as some in America sought to appease King George III.

Looking forward to No Kings Day.

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23h

I asked ICE why they couldn’t comment on their own arrest. The agent said to direct questions to DHS. And it appears DHS is making accusations via X to justify the abduction of a child.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 1d

Klarna’s CEO says AI let them cut staff from 7,400 to 3,000, while growing revenue 38% YoY despite some high-profile missteps.

He’s also skeptical AI will create enough new jobs to offset losses, pointing to Brussels translators who can be replaced by AI yet not easily retrained.

AI enabled Klarna to halve its workforce—now, the CEO is warning workers that other ‘tech bros’ are sugarcoating just how badly it’s about to impact jobs | Fortune

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, who told Sam Altman he wanted Klarna to be ChatGPT’s “favorite guinea pig,” says too many CEOs are downplaying how disruptive AI will really be.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

"Show them you're not afraid. Do it for the country. For the Constitution. For your family. For yourself. Do it for your freedom. While you still can."

This is excellent. Every Dem strategist who thinks there's risk in engaging these debates should watch it for guidance.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 1d

hamas surrendered their only leverage.
israel held its fire.
two years of war finally stopped, at least for now.
@gzeromedia.com

Trump brokers peace: Hostages freed and guns fall silent in Gaza | Ian Bremmer's Quick Take

YouTube video by GZERO Media

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 1d

Superb & eviscerating take on the situation at CBS by John Oliver and @lastweektonight.com. As I’ve noted, the new billionaire owners create a mirrortocracy, pretend it’s a meritocracy & hire a mediocrity to get there. But it is not about innovating & supporting journalism.
youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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davidpham5 @davidpham5.bsky.social · 1d

Data Export is key. The ability to migrate to a different platform depends on a lot of sense of ease in carrying over your data. You wanna build a web for everyone? It means making data export as easy to walking in and out of store.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 1d

For those who don’t intimately understand how news works and why Bari Weiss’s unearned elevation to head of CBS News matters, I’d recommend watching this in entirety. Also, will forever point out irony of how an admitted DEI hire thinks her hire was meritorious while Black people’s aren’t.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

Holy shit go off John Oliver youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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