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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 18h

Coffee, beef, vegetables, and dairy – all more expensive.

Trump’s economy sucks, and Republicans are making it worse by shutting down the government and letting health insurance premiums double.

Democrats are back in DC today to stop this insanity.

Wall Street Journal article titled “Grocery Prices Keep Rising. Frustrated Consumers Are Trying to Adapt.” Below is a graph showing the prices of coffee, beef, and bananas increasing.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1d

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 1d

National Guard soldiers are a frequent sight in D.C.

Police reports tell some of the story of what they're doing.

On Sunday, soldiers saw a man who had started a small fire threatening firefighters who tried to extinguish it. He also threw a can. The Guard did not stop this, but witnessed it.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

BECCS — attempting to capture CO₂ from biomass-burning plants and storing it underground — is the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technique that has sold the most credits. But its climate benefits may be overstated, it could incentivize deforestation, and the carbon accounting might be distorted.

Big Tech’s big bet on a controversial carbon removal tactic

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage can scale faster than other approaches. But some experts are dubious about the climate benefits.

www.technologyreview.com

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Surf @surf.social · 2d

If you care about justice, accountability, and the truth, check out @klasfeldreports.com's All Rise News Surf custom feed for fearless reporting and commentary on the law, your rights, and the issues shaping America in the #Trump era.

Tap 📌 to add it to your home: bsky.app/profile/klas...

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 1d

Missed @werd.io's keynote at this year's #FediForum? Here's the full transcript. "The opportunity right now isn't to build a better Twitter ... it's to build infrastructure that vulnerable people can actually use to organize, to communicate safely, and to build community."

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Why the open social web matters now

The needs are real – and you have so much power.

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 5d

We agree — be like @rollingstone.com and make your own custom feeds on @surf.social. 🌊

Publishers and journalists, want in? Shoot us a DM and sign up at waitlist.surf.social using the referral code SurfSky. We’ll get you into the beta ASAP!

Surf @surf.social · 6d

Be like @rollingstone.com and use Surf to create custom feeds, using @flipboard.com's topic engine to get them just how you want. Then publish to @bsky.app so your followers can see them here. Sign up for the waitlist, using the referral code SurfSky.

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Surf Waitlist Sign Up

Join the beta — it's a new browser for the social web.

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 5d

A must-read post by @edeggans.bsky.social on finding news outlets to trust, and keeping them accountable. "The audience has never had more power over the media industry than it has right now," he writes.

Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 5d

After trading messages with so many readers asking this question, I pulled together a post on how to find trustworthy news sources. The bad news: It means a LOT more work for consumers. READ: https://loom.ly/lG92xgs

How to find trustworthy news reporting in these times?

I don't have the perfect answer. But here's a few ideas.

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Jessica @jejord.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re interested in following conversations about #JeffreyEpstein and the powerful men in his orbit, check out my @surf.social custom feed.

And if haven’t already, go watch the @theonion.com documentary!

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All Rise News @allrisenews.com · 6d

Portland and Chicago troops litigation: Court reckonings slated today

The Ninth Circuit paused a lower court judge's order, but the facts on the ground haven't changed. www.allrisenews.com/p/portland-c...

Portland and Chicago troops litigation: Court reckonings slated today

The Ninth Circuit paused a lower court judge's order, but the facts on the ground haven't changed.

www.allrisenews.com

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Legal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 7d

On the eve of Comey’s arraignment, Senate GOP revisits stale Jan. 6 claims. An FBI doc shows a grand jury okayed phone data collection on 8 GOP senators, but Smith’s report and public records explain why. @klasfeldreports.com of All Rise News breaks it down.

GOP Scheme BACKFIRES as SENATORS Get EXPOSED

YouTube video by Legal AF

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 15d

Flipboard's @surf.social app makes it easy to build custom feeds and share them on @bsky.app.

Check out "War Ravaged Portland" by @kimberlykg.com to see reactions to Trump’s announcement to deploy military troops in Portland.

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#Portland #Trump

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 16d

Stay updated on the day’s #news with Flipboard’s Daily Edition. Find the latest in politics, world news, tech, business, entertainment and more from trusted publishers. Curated daily by our human editors.

📰 Get the app: about.flipboard.com/download-fli...

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Fred Vogelstein @fvogelstein.bsky.social · 21d

Whether you know a lot or nothing about Silicon Valley, this is a must read piece by my friend and former Wired bud Steven levy @stevenjayl. He has seen the evolution of tech from its beginnings. He knows everyone. Few have as powerful a lens. It’s just seminal. 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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James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 20d

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 20d

Catch up on the lastest from @thebulwark.com's @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in News Takes, a @surf.social custom feed created by Flipboard's editors.

Keep up with the #news on @bsky.app here: bsky.app/profile/flip...

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21d

"If for all intents and purposes Donald Trump is America, then of course keeping pro-Trump leaders in power around the world is its own key “America First” purpose. The world must be made safe for MAGA."

www.thebulwark.com/p/its-waterg...

It’s Watergate, Every Day

Plus: What’s more America First than bailing out foreign countries with MAGA-ish leaders?

www.thebulwark.com

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 20d

"The successor to mass social media is... emerging not as a single platform, but as a scattering of alleyways, salons, encrypted lounges and federated town squares," writes James O'Sullivan. Here's his piece for @noemamag.com.

www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...

The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA

Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.

www.noemamag.com

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Surf @surf.social · 21d

Fans of the #HoustonTexans, @jejord.bsky.social made this for you.

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 22d

"For the first time in its history, WIRED is dedicating an issue to politics, citing concerns about the tech industry's alignment with President Trump. @katie-drummond.bsky.social explains what this shift means for Silicon Valley and for readers."

WIRED global editorial director on tech's growing political power under Trump

For the first time in its history, WIRED is dedicating an issue to politics, citing concerns about the tech industry's alignment with President Trump. Katie Drummond, the magazine's global editorial d...

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Surf @surf.social · 27d

Considering canceling a streaming service, but worried about having nothing to watch? @dandock.bsky.social and @moryan.bsky.social say support your local library! We discovered this tip in the Cinephiles Surf feed. ❤️ or 📌for reviews, news and advice from clever folks.

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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 28d

I've been borrowing movies/TV shows from the library a lot more recently, and it's really nice! Especially when it comes to stuff that is before the year 2000, which most streaming services treat like poison.

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 28d

A lot of libraries also have physical media you can check out. Our local system has movies, audiobooks TV etc. I do realize it’s not practical to always do that, but it’s a good option! Also getting involved in your local library & its board can help!

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Jessica @jejord.bsky.social · 27d

Enjoy my friends 💃🕺

shalise manza young @shalisemyoung.bsky.social · 28d

I needed this laugh…you probably do too (via @welcometofeel on ig)

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · 29d

Starting today, @theatlantic.com is offering every public high school in the U.S. free digital access to its #journalism, including its entire archive from the past 168 years. Here's an article explaining the rationale and how schools can register.

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The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · Sep 8

When we say our CEO has experience in the tech industry, we mean a LOT of experience.

Mike McCue @mmccue.bsky.social · Sep 5

I wrote a game called Night Mission when I was 16 and I just saw a gameplay video for it while using Surf tonight. How cool!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvu8...

Night Mission for the TI-99/4A Long Play

YouTube video by Litoxcas Retro Gaming and Computing

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Jessica @jejord.bsky.social · Sep 7

I think we’re all dealing with some form of stress, trauma or burnout. As antidote, here are ways you can reset your nervous system with Linda Thai on Dan Harris’ Ten Percent Happier podcast.

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#Selfcare #Stress #Burnout

Reset Your Nervous System: Actionable Advice for Stress, Burnout, and Trauma | Linda Thai

Podcast Episode · 10% Happier with Dan Harris · 09/03/2025 · 1h 10m

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Flipboard @flipboard.com · Sep 4

"Most people are resigned at this point to an internet dominated by just a few companies... They no longer believe that a better world is possible." - @jay.bsky.team

We believe. And it's why we're building @surf.social.

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#SocialWeb #ATProto

Jay Graber Remarks Video, ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025 - ATProto Community

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Jessica @jejord.bsky.social · Sep 4

#Democrats, this guy is correct!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Dems have to give up on the idea the Republican Party is a traditional political party… they need to wake up every day and say ‘we’re right, they’re wrong’.”

Stuart Stevens, a veteran of 5 Republican presidential campaigns, tells @timmiller.bsky.social how Dems need to adjust.

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