Steve Lovekin
@jslovekin.bsky.social
I read and write. Special interests: science fiction books. Books and film generally.
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NEW: an activist has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a secretive CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." We uploaded the indictment here: www.404media.co/man-charged-...
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NEW: an activist has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a secretive CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." We uploaded the indictment here: www.404media.co/man-charged-...
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For those of you who think the so-called settlement from Anthropic is good, you should know they stole millions of works, but are only paying for novels. No shorts, non-fiction etc. And if you're a non-US writer, like me, you get nothing even with a US copyright because non-US authors don't count.
December 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
For those of you who think the so-called settlement from Anthropic is good, you should know they stole millions of works, but are only paying for novels. No shorts, non-fiction etc. And if you're a non-US writer, like me, you get nothing even with a US copyright because non-US authors don't count.
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Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
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Two months ago I wrote about why my law firm is litigating 63 voting and election cases. Today it is 65 cases covering more than half the country. Eleven of them involve redistricting.
Where are the big law firms? Why isn't legacy media covering this? www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...
Where are the big law firms? Why isn't legacy media covering this? www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...
Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases
Read here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Two months ago I wrote about why my law firm is litigating 63 voting and election cases. Today it is 65 cases covering more than half the country. Eleven of them involve redistricting.
Where are the big law firms? Why isn't legacy media covering this? www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...
Where are the big law firms? Why isn't legacy media covering this? www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...
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Republican Senator Mike Rounds said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a call to senators, confirmed the so-called 28-point “peace plan” was actually a Russian wishlist and is “not the administration’s position”. Nor is there any threat to cut off weapons or intelligence to Ukraine.
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Republican Senator Mike Rounds said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a call to senators, confirmed the so-called 28-point “peace plan” was actually a Russian wishlist and is “not the administration’s position”. Nor is there any threat to cut off weapons or intelligence to Ukraine.
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ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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Donald Trump's idiotic proposal to sell off California's coasts to his Big Oil donors is dead in the water.
We will not stand by as our coastal economy and communities are put in danger.
We will not stand by as our coastal economy and communities are put in danger.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is seeking to reopen federal waters off California and Florida to oil drilling.
Trump administration proposes opening waters off California and Florida to oil drilling
The proposed five-year schedule for offshore oil and gas leasing released Thursday represents the most expansive plan in decades.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Donald Trump's idiotic proposal to sell off California's coasts to his Big Oil donors is dead in the water.
We will not stand by as our coastal economy and communities are put in danger.
We will not stand by as our coastal economy and communities are put in danger.
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It's no secret that 2025 has given Americans plenty to protest about. But as news cameras showed protesters filling streets of cities across the country, cops were watching those streets through different lenses: Flock Safety license plate readers that tracked every car. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national
www.eff.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's no secret that 2025 has given Americans plenty to protest about. But as news cameras showed protesters filling streets of cities across the country, cops were watching those streets through different lenses: Flock Safety license plate readers that tracked every car. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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(AP) — A confidant of Bill Pulte .. provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming senior officials .. who warned it could expose the company to claims that it was colluding with a rival to fix mortgage rates.
apnews.com/article/fann...
apnews.com/article/fann...
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
(AP) — A confidant of Bill Pulte .. provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming senior officials .. who warned it could expose the company to claims that it was colluding with a rival to fix mortgage rates.
apnews.com/article/fann...
apnews.com/article/fann...
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HASSETT: We're comfortable that inflation has come way down
QUINTANILLA: Even though it's been increasing for 5 straight months?
HASSETT: Well I guess there's ups and downs and seasonals
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
HASSETT: We're comfortable that inflation has come way down
QUINTANILLA: Even though it's been increasing for 5 straight months?
HASSETT: Well I guess there's ups and downs and seasonals
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I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
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"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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“The people who talked for years about Hunter Biden have nothing to say about the rampant self-dealing of the Trump sons, Kushner, and of course Trump himself—which is at a scale so incomprehensible and brazen it apparently warrants no notice.”
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October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“The people who talked for years about Hunter Biden have nothing to say about the rampant self-dealing of the Trump sons, Kushner, and of course Trump himself—which is at a scale so incomprehensible and brazen it apparently warrants no notice.”
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social
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Mamdani: My message to I.C.E. Agents and to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable.
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Mamdani: My message to I.C.E. Agents and to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable.
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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Certain prepared pasta dishes were recalled from retailers like Trader Joe's, Kroger and Walmart between June and October. Health officials urge customers to dispose of them and clean their fridges. n.pr/4oryBGm
Worsening listeria outbreak tied to pasta products kills 6, hospitalizes 25
Certain prepared pasta dishes were recalled from retailers like Trader Joe's, Kroger and Walmart between June and October. Health officials urge customers to dispose of them and clean their fridges.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Certain prepared pasta dishes were recalled from retailers like Trader Joe's, Kroger and Walmart between June and October. Health officials urge customers to dispose of them and clean their fridges. n.pr/4oryBGm
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Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists of the World Fantasy Awards!
World Fantasy Awards Winners
The World Fantasy Awards winners for works published in 2024 were presented during the 2025 World Fantasy Convention, held October 30 – November 2, 2025 in Brighton, UK. The Life Achievement …
locusmag.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists of the World Fantasy Awards!
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NEW: The Trump administration is racing to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia as soon as Friday, conceding it does not intend to follow through on his criminal case despite earlier assurances.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEW: The Trump administration is racing to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia as soon as Friday, conceding it does not intend to follow through on his criminal case despite earlier assurances.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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The flawed story:
*doesn’t quote a single medical expert
*fails to apply skepticism to claims CPCs make about their medical services
*doesn’t explain health risks CPC clients face
*will likely be republished by other outlets that pay for AP content
*doesn’t quote a single medical expert
*fails to apply skepticism to claims CPCs make about their medical services
*doesn’t explain health risks CPC clients face
*will likely be republished by other outlets that pay for AP content
The Associated Press Does Free PR for Crisis Pregnancy Centers
A recent story is a glaring example of how traditional journalistic “objectivity" is far from unbiased, and can even facilitate the spread of disinformation.
www.autonomynews.co
October 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The flawed story:
*doesn’t quote a single medical expert
*fails to apply skepticism to claims CPCs make about their medical services
*doesn’t explain health risks CPC clients face
*will likely be republished by other outlets that pay for AP content
*doesn’t quote a single medical expert
*fails to apply skepticism to claims CPCs make about their medical services
*doesn’t explain health risks CPC clients face
*will likely be republished by other outlets that pay for AP content
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Alright, team Bluesky: US foodbanks are about to have staggering demand when SNAP ends Nov 1st. We need to help them prepare.
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
October 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Alright, team Bluesky: US foodbanks are about to have staggering demand when SNAP ends Nov 1st. We need to help them prepare.
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
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California, don't forget to vote on Prop 50. Turnout is expected to be low, and we can't afford to unilaterally disarm while rightwingers pack congress.
October 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
California, don't forget to vote on Prop 50. Turnout is expected to be low, and we can't afford to unilaterally disarm while rightwingers pack congress.
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Republicans bowed to pressure from Donald Trump to midcycle gerrymander at the expense of minority voters — only to be sued by my law firm within hours or days.
If they expect us to eventually give up and back down, they are sorely mistaken. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
If they expect us to eventually give up and back down, they are sorely mistaken. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
Republicans Keep Gerrymandering and I Keep Suing
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Republicans bowed to pressure from Donald Trump to midcycle gerrymander at the expense of minority voters — only to be sued by my law firm within hours or days.
If they expect us to eventually give up and back down, they are sorely mistaken. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
If they expect us to eventually give up and back down, they are sorely mistaken. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
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NEW Economist/YouGov
% of U.S. adult citizens saying they think that overall, the economy is getting better | worse...
At the start of Donald Trump's second term 19% | 37%
Now 19% | 53%
today.yougov.com/economy/arti...
% of U.S. adult citizens saying they think that overall, the economy is getting better | worse...
At the start of Donald Trump's second term 19% | 37%
Now 19% | 53%
today.yougov.com/economy/arti...
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
NEW Economist/YouGov
% of U.S. adult citizens saying they think that overall, the economy is getting better | worse...
At the start of Donald Trump's second term 19% | 37%
Now 19% | 53%
today.yougov.com/economy/arti...
% of U.S. adult citizens saying they think that overall, the economy is getting better | worse...
At the start of Donald Trump's second term 19% | 37%
Now 19% | 53%
today.yougov.com/economy/arti...
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Indie bookshops care about your community because they are a part of your community.
And while there are mega retailers out there trying to convince us that we don’t need these small businesses, they could never do what indies do.
And while there are mega retailers out there trying to convince us that we don’t need these small businesses, they could never do what indies do.
October 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Indie bookshops care about your community because they are a part of your community.
And while there are mega retailers out there trying to convince us that we don’t need these small businesses, they could never do what indies do.
And while there are mega retailers out there trying to convince us that we don’t need these small businesses, they could never do what indies do.