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Yuri Lowenthal @yurilowenthal.bsky.social · 9d

Ah man, I was just there in August… No plans for now, but keep an eye on my IG for upcoming appearances. You’ll win the lottery eventually!

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 9d

Sending troops from Texas to forcefully occupy and suppress cities in Illinois and Oregon IN OPPOSITION TO THOSE STATES' GOVERNORS is literally a civil war and it's cooking my brain that Democrats are simply pretending it isn't happening

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 9d

UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 12d

Don’t forget to check if your works are part of the settlement and file a claim: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Yuri Lowenthal @yurilowenthal.bsky.social · 12d

I am… very glad you said something.

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FEMALEMAGGOT @om64.bsky.social · Sep 3

Mutual aid request for a disabled trans woman trying to leave the US.

gofund.me/c46a6044

Donate to Urgent: Jenny Needs Your Support, organized by Jennifer Yasuna

Hi! My name is Jenny, and I need help badly. I'm working as hard as I can, my digesti… Jennifer Yasuna needs your support for Urgent: Jenny Needs Your Support

gofund.me

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 12d

And Ed Zitron on the same subject.

www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

The Case Against Generative AI

Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...

www.wheresyoured.at

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Amanda Deibert @amandadeibert.bsky.social · 13d

Click to send a Halloween Card to a child at Children's Hospital LA. It cost you NOTHING, it takes 30 seconds and they donate $1 for every card sent between now and Halloween secure1.chla.org/site/SPageNa...

Send a Halloween card to a child in the hospital!

You can help a child in the hospital have a spook-tacular Halloween. Send a special card before the deadline.

secure1.chla.org

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Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 12d

This ought to be the lead story for every news outlet in the country. It won’t be.

Imagine that the admin just said “We’re not doing jury trials anymore.”That’s the scale this is on.

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 12d

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 13d

Re-sharing & asking you to amplify: Every single fact about the South Shore federal raid just days ago is worse than the last. They kicked in doors & dragged Chicago families out in the middle of the night. I know we're all stressed but THIS IS VERY BAD blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/02/s...

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

blockclubchicago.org

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13d

The US is going to bailout Argentina with your tariff money.

Let that sink in

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 13d

Seven years ago today, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was tortured, murdered and then dismembered. And any so-called comedian who can't stand up tonight in Riyadh and do ten minutes on that kind of hijinx and horseplay just isn't worth the Saudi blood money he's being paid.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13d

Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.

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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 13d

"If you’re reading this, I’ve likely been illegally detained by Israel for trying to deliver food to starving children. They are holding me against my will. I stand by my decision, breaking the siege during genocide was the right thing to do."

Activist Tommy Marcus of the Global Sumud Flotilla

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15d

This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*.

Yes: free.

If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!

Self-Generation Incentive Program

The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) helps qualified LADWP residential customers install solar and battery storage systems by providing financial incentives. This program supports clean energy...

www.ladwp.com

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Yuri Lowenthal @yurilowenthal.bsky.social · 14d

#berightthere

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 16d

Trump is asking us to start choosing groups we're willing to abandon, and the only way to make him stop is to be clear we're not fucking abandoning ANYONE.

Call your reps. Call your fucking reps. Especially in red states. Use the @5calls.org app, it's easy and free.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 16d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 22d

I'm telling you that that world doesn't exist.

Either we're all safe, or none of us are safe.

Kimmel and Colbert and jokes cannot save you from what's coming.

You need the people that you won't fight for, to fight for you.

But one-way solidarity ain't it.

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Yuri Lowenthal @yurilowenthal.bsky.social · 21d

L’shana Tovah to those who celebrate. And if you’re looking for a way to help in Gaza besides loudly speaking out against genocide today, here you go: www.gofundme.com/f/Help-Anas-...

Donate to Help Anas & Ahmed escape the war zone in Gaza, organized by Sarah Meaney

Our Story: I am Anas, a recent high school graduate with dreams of pursuing… Sarah Meaney needs your support for Help Anas & Ahmed escape the war zone in Gaza

www.gofundme.com

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Yuri Lowenthal @yurilowenthal.bsky.social · 23d

Of course! I love love. In any form or combination.

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Yuri Lowenthal @yurilowenthal.bsky.social · 23d

WHAAAAAA? I missed it!! What kind of brother from another mother am I?? HAPPY BORFDAY!!

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Yuri Lowenthal @yurilowenthal.bsky.social · 23d

Quick question for the #fallout New Vegas fans out there: BESIDES MVP (and lucky lottery winner) Oliver Swanick, who’s your favorite of the (way too many) NPCs I voiced?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24d

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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Yuri Lowenthal @yurilowenthal.bsky.social · 24d

YESSSSSSSSSS

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24d

🇬🇧

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24d

Australia has formally recognized a Palestinian State.

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