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Andy Craig

@andycraig.bsky.social

Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.

Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.

January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM

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Mbsolheim

@mbsolheim.bsky.social

10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder

January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

FLASHBACK: “You will not see Republicans bailing out those who were arrested…. Americans do not need lectures from hypocrites in hair and makeup…”

Fascinating to revisit Gutfeld’s epic hypocrisy from January 7th, now that Trump has pardoned them all. 😕🇺🇸🤷🏼

January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM

Fleming Munch

@flemingmunch.bsky.social

Stick it

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4d

Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court

DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes

Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.

www.sfgate.com

January 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM

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November Kelly

@postoctobrist.bsky.social

seems a little insensitive

January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM

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Marc Elias

@marcelias.bsky.social

This is a lie.

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January 2, 2026 at 9:40 PM

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David Simon

@audacityofdespair.bsky.social

The level of comfort now accorded racist, xenophobes quite willing to display their ignorance publicly is, perhaps, the most telling indicator of how far the ethos and integrity of this republic has fallen in these times. They just let it fly as if anyone with a soul can't see the hate.

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 12d

This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.

Why are these people such freaks?

December 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”

What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”

Funny how that works.

December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM

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antimpi.bsky.social

@antimpi.bsky.social

Just bumped into this piece of information and nameKevin somehow sounds different after this. There even was a map showing popularity of name Kevin in more poor areas of France.

December 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM

Fleming Munch

@flemingmunch.bsky.social

"Besides indicating a widespread refusal to upgrade to Windows 11, the sheer number of machines still running Windows 10 could turn into a cybersecurity time bomb"

Also: "Beyond a 'looming security disaster,' there’s the threat of an 'unprecedented amount of e-waste'”

Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft's Embrace of AI Slop

Huge numbers of Windows users are refusing to upgrade to Windows 11 -- and many of them are citing its AI features as the reason why.

futurism.com

December 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.

The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.

When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Fleming Munch

@flemingmunch.bsky.social

Piracy Against Autocracy

December 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM

Fleming Munch

@flemingmunch.bsky.social

Morton Feldman - Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety

YouTube video by Minima Moralia

youtu.be

December 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM

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404 Media

@404media.co

This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.

www.404media.co/flock-expose...

December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM

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Anna Bower

@annabower.bsky.social

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn

December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM

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Centre for Climate Justice

@ccj-ubc.bsky.social

🚨The video recording of the AI and the Politics of Extraction panel is now live! Watch this fascinating 1.5 hour discussion with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social as they explore the risks of unfettered AI implementation.