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Michael Ledger-Lomas @michaelledgerlomas.bsky.social · 2h

I wrote about Cecil Rhodes for @lrb.co.uk

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Michael Ledger-Lomas · Wriggling, Wriggling: Ruthless Cecil Rhodes

Cecil Rhodes saw the ‘native question’ very differently from imperial officials and missionaries who tried to...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 43m

Supercut of comments from Republicans today alone about the No Kings rallies taking place this weekend. This has to be some of the worst, and most anti-American, coordinated messaging of all time.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 42m

The day this story was published, Pulte finally filed his paperwork.

The attack dog targeting Trump opponents over their paperwork hasn’t even filed his own

As chairman of the board of Fannie Mae, Bill Pulte was required to file a disclosure form with the SEC. He didn’t.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 42m

Whether it's Democrats standing with the Capitol Police or the Republicans standing on them, both parties have a complicated relationship with the Capitol Police.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 41m

This Supreme Court will do anything it can to ensure the end of our representative democracy.

This is a naked effort to save a racist, nihilistic, principle-free far-right minoritarian movement from disappearing from American politics by instead giving it hegemony over the United States... forever.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 49m

If the Supreme Court strikes down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has been interpreted to require the creation of majority-minority districts, Republicans could eliminate upward of a dozen Democratic-held districts across the South. Here's how.

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.

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Marianne (Scotland) @mariannemc.bsky.social · 47m

By adults they mean men of course.

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Marsha Coupé @marshacoupe.bsky.social · 15h

Why is no one surprised that AI, like the internet, is pandering to the lowest of our species?

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17h

So much for all the noble missions and transformations; Altman's AI is down to talking dirty now. Pretty sure it's a massive lie that they've "mitigated the serious mental health issues" and seems likely this new porn feature will generate lots more of them. Bubble, please pop.

Sam Altman

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We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

Christopher Hale
@chrisjollyhale
I'm asking in good faith here as a premium user — what's the difference between adult erotica and the sexbots you said you wouldn't introduce to the platform this past July?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 38m

$40 billion for Argentina now. America First!

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 38m

Totally unhinged lunatics. Completely divorced from reality. These people lie about everything. bsky.app/profile/meid...

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 43m

Supercut of comments from Republicans today alone about the No Kings rallies taking place this weekend. This has to be some of the worst, and most anti-American, coordinated messaging of all time.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 37m

Lavrov:Supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks would lead to a very serious escalation between Russia&the U.S

"Yes,there have been statements about Tomahawks,but in this series of statements regarding the possible supply of Tomahawks, Trump,among other comments, mentioned that he does not want escalation⤵️

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 37m

The Supreme Court simultaneously holds that:
*it is impossible for them to do anything about blatant gerrymandering
*they are entitled to dismantle, bit by bit, the landmark civil rights law of the last century
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Supreme Court Appears Poised to Upend Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

www.nytimes.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 36m

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

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Kelly Miller @kellylmiller.bsky.social · 30m

Beginning to think "billionaire" should be classified as a mental disorder. It's almost impossible for people so rich and walled off from the rest of the world to be in touch with reality.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 35m

Then travelled to DC to get in with the Trump gang, which mocks him btw, stayed in the rich enclave like Georgetown (which is always nice) & declared it saved by the National Guard. Codswallop all. Being charitable doesn’t give you a pass to mangle the facts, esp in such a staggeringly inept way.

a close up of a man 's face with the words `` codswallop , in my opinion . ''

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` codswallop , in my opinion . ''

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 35m

My guess is @mbenioff.bsky.social was in SF for 5 mins & landed in a still dicey part of SF (my guess Mission & 6th area or near, which has been problematic for decades) & declared it hopelessly lost.

Suzanne Needles 📸 @hope30.bsky.social · 2h

Benioff and Musk want Trump to send troops to S.F. to fight crime. The law is not on their side

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Bob Egelko is one our best reporters in San Francisco for decades.

Benioff and Musk want Trump to send troops to S.F. to fight crime. The law is not on their side

Gov. Gavin Newsom once sent the California National Guard to the city. But any attempt by the president to dispatch troops for law-enforcement purposes would collide with a 147-year-old federal law.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1h

Netanyahu tried to dodge his court appearance by claiming a major diplomatic visit was happening today. That turned out to be false. So he showed up in court and then claimed he needed to leave and rest due to bronchitis.

Confirmed by reporters who were there.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

The last people who said this here were American colonial merchants who remained loyal to King George III. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 1h

WTF?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1h

wow what a get

memeorandum @memeorandum.com · 1h

Exclusive: "Clever and generous" farm bailout coming, Hassett says (Ben Berkowitz/Axios)

Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Neguse: "What Trump is attempting to do is create a perception that he has all the power & create a sense of hopelessness or helplessness in the public. We've gotta resist the temptation. He's electorally unpopular. In fact, the most unpopular POTUS at this juncture than any modern POTUS in history"

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 59m

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth:

Allies often say that #Ukraine's security is synonymous with European security. Now it is time for all NATO countries to turn words into action in the form of PURL investments. All countries around this table - no free riders.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

It's a no-brainer that her appointment is invalid. So the question becomes, is the indictment (on she was the only lawyer signatory) invalid as a result—and, if so, is it too late for the Trump DOJ to remedy that problem, given that the statute of limitations ran on Sept. 30.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1d

James Comey formally notifies the court of his intent to try to disqualify Trump’s lawyer Lindsey Halligan as unlawfully appointed.

The motion cites rulings DQ-ing two other Trump top prosecutors: Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

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Forbestonow @forbestonow.bsky.social · 19h

When I studied the Second World War I genuinely could not understand how the Germans found so many people to participate in their worst excesses. And I mean across the whole war, not just concentration camps.

I don't have a problem understanding it any more...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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