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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 3h

A Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran said that after 24 years of service he quit the US military “because of Trump”, citing what he described as the US president’s contempt for the constitution 🎁 wapo.st/4ofqqfy

Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump

I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 4h

Nobody serious about Democratic values should ever float Newsom’s name for president. Ever.

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 5h

CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.

Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete

The tech lobby kills off two key California AI bills, and why it matters. Plus: How Sam Altman played Hollywood with Sora 2, organized mass social media deletions, and more.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 5h

Right now, he’s making me wish HIS parents didn’t have children.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 5h

the amount of time conservatives spend thinking about childrens genitals is legit crazy

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."

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Hazie @hazie.bsky.social · 13h

“Extreme fatigue that turned mornings into catatonic nightmares. Brain fog that made memories slippery. Incessant vomiting. It all kept her out of class, stuck in the nurse’s office — or out of school entirely.”
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation

Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.

www.rollingstone.com

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 13h

If you missed the story when it came out, you can read it here.

www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

The Texas Historical Commission Removed Books on Racism and Slavery From Plantation Gift Shops

An agency spokesperson claimed that the move had nothing to do with politics. Internal emails show otherwise.

www.texasmonthly.com

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 5d

The Sudan Solidarity Collective is doing a big fundraising push to support our partners in El Fashir to support food distribution, evacuation and medications.

Please help us boost our support. Please share and donate 👇🏾 .

sudansolidarity.com

Home - Sudan Solidarity Collective

Solidarity with Sudan! Support the Emergency Response Rooms doing life saving work in Sudan by donating to the Sudan Solidarity Fund. Workshops4Sudan is a new fundraising initiative of the Sudan Solid...

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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 14h

I too don't want anyone taking medical advice from RFK, but guess who voted to confirm him as the person people should take medical advice from.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Thune: "If I were a woman I'd be talking to my doctor and not taking advice from RFK"

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Gallimaufries @gallimaufries.bsky.social · 14h

Let’s not sugarcoat this with euphemistic language: the U.S. government is led by white supremacists and eugenicists who want non-white people to die, especially Black people.

The shit is plain as day.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 15h

The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came. Now Lesotho’s care system is crumbling. Clinics shut down, workers were let go, and patients stopped treatment. Experts are sounding alarms.

In Lesotho, US aid cuts leave people living with HIV in limbo

Lesotho, once with the world’s second-highest HIV rate, faces a health crisis as U.S. aid cuts dismantle vital HIV treatment programs, leaving patients without care.

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 13h

When is she not!

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 13h

That’s not wrong at all. There are still heaps of challenges when our thoughts don’t easily flow in linear patterns. It’s wildly frustrating not to be able to herd them according to our own needs and wants. I guess it’s about trade-offs and the amount of other folks you have available to help.

jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 22h

Noooooo that sucks like a shop vac. I’m so sorry. 😢

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 22h

I know @rustysellsword.com would be down to watch!

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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 22h

Today from The Detail: Our workforce has had enough and will down tools on October 23 for a "mega strike", involving more than 100,000 workers.

Protest and pressure as strikes sweep the country

newsroom.co.nz

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 22h

Incredible

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve literally never seen this, but the soundtrack is absolutely banging.

Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 1d

It's about time Strange Days finally begins getting the retrospective love and respect it deserves. To me, it's the best pre-Matrix cyberpunk film other than Blade Runner and Robocop, and still better than most cyberpunk films made since.

www.polygon.com/strange-days...

30 years ago, Katherine Bigelow made a sci-fi flop that changed her career for the better

Strange Days is a noir-soaked science-fiction thriller set against a backdrop of racial tension, police brutality, sexual assault, and disruptive tech

www.polygon.com

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nzjanette @nzjanette.bsky.social · 23h

Oof. The arrogance of them, and the catastrophic lack of self reflection or awareness.
Can they not make the connection between their own hamfisted policies and the collapse of the economy?
#nzpol

Cam Bennett @cambennett.bsky.social · 1d

This hubris below is their problem.What exactly justifies them thinking they are a “pretty good government”? They thought they were cheated in 2016 & have been restored to their rightful place. They are flabbergasted the public doesn’t adore them for just not being Labour like they did under Key

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 1d

The Luxon Government’s Gene Tech Bill – a plan so radical that environmentalists, dairy exporters and coalition partners are all sounding the alarm.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

The Gene Tech Bill - Too Risky Even for Fonterra and NZ First - Greenpeace Aotearoa

The Luxon Government wants to remove GE safeguards and let GMOs free. Greenpeace isn’t the only one who is ringing the alarm bells.

www.greenpeace.org

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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 1d

It’s important in all this to remember: official press conferences are a minuscule part of the job and exist to present one side and control questioning.

Much reporting, often the best reporting, happens without ever having to flash a press pass

Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

Soliciting information from officials is a journalist's job.

The Pentagon's new press policy would make reporters "stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable," explains @npr.org's Tom Bowman.

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 scen...

www.npr.org

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 1d

Blows my mind that Republican leadership can’t even agree with this daring slogan.

Election billboard with a pasty white guy from New Zealand’s New Conservative Party on the right, and the slogan “Domestic Violence: No Thanks.”

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 1d

Just as a reminder, this is what happened the last time I asked who's behind the Trump administration's new troll-heavy social media strategy: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“The most transparent administration in history” refuses to say who’s behind their batshit social media

Government trolls spread cruel memes and "textbook propaganda” on behalf of Trump.

www.motherjones.com

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshot of news article announcing six Palestinians killed by Israeli drones since the ceasefire went into effect. Red text atop the news item reads "Ceci n'est pas un ceasefire"

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 1d

We’ve known for forever that they don’t think gendered violence is a really serious thing but it’s still wild to hear them say it so plainly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 1d

I do what I can from across the waves! 🌊✊🏻

jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 1d

It’s only for the purposes of something to post online, since I don’t think there are any Dems Abroad demonstrations that day here, but it’s still cool, eh?

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