@kbsamurai.bsky.social
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Der Spiegel: Commander in Sleep
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Der Spiegel: Commander in Sleep
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To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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Newsom’s comms team still going hard
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Newsom’s comms team still going hard
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A few important points here
- Generative AI supercharged data centre growth: lobbyist and substacker lines pretending like this is just streaming are false
- Even when you consider much of the projected growth is speculative, the *likely* projects are still MASSIVE
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
- Generative AI supercharged data centre growth: lobbyist and substacker lines pretending like this is just streaming are false
- Even when you consider much of the projected growth is speculative, the *likely* projects are still MASSIVE
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A few important points here
- Generative AI supercharged data centre growth: lobbyist and substacker lines pretending like this is just streaming are false
- Even when you consider much of the projected growth is speculative, the *likely* projects are still MASSIVE
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
- Generative AI supercharged data centre growth: lobbyist and substacker lines pretending like this is just streaming are false
- Even when you consider much of the projected growth is speculative, the *likely* projects are still MASSIVE
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
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X’s new country labels blew up the right: groypers in New Zealand, “alpha male” accounts in India, and MAGA influencers realizing their biggest hype-men aren’t even American.
@samsteindc.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social explain why the algorithm now feels like a global troll farm.
@samsteindc.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social explain why the algorithm now feels like a global troll farm.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
X’s new country labels blew up the right: groypers in New Zealand, “alpha male” accounts in India, and MAGA influencers realizing their biggest hype-men aren’t even American.
@samsteindc.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social explain why the algorithm now feels like a global troll farm.
@samsteindc.bsky.social and @willsommer.bsky.social explain why the algorithm now feels like a global troll farm.
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Where I work, grad student enrollment in Engineering and Business is down 70% and 40%, respectively.
Now, to cover the loss in revenue from these Departments, the rest of the colleges have to take MASSIVE hits. History Dept alone has cut/closed 6 TT lines. Forget about raises or salary equity. 🫠
Now, to cover the loss in revenue from these Departments, the rest of the colleges have to take MASSIVE hits. History Dept alone has cut/closed 6 TT lines. Forget about raises or salary equity. 🫠
Enrollment by international students from China dropped by 3 percent, from India by 4 percent, and enrollment from students from Mexico has flatlined. Here are the likely consequences for Texas' education and economy:
The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas
The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.
www.texasobserver.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Where I work, grad student enrollment in Engineering and Business is down 70% and 40%, respectively.
Now, to cover the loss in revenue from these Departments, the rest of the colleges have to take MASSIVE hits. History Dept alone has cut/closed 6 TT lines. Forget about raises or salary equity. 🫠
Now, to cover the loss in revenue from these Departments, the rest of the colleges have to take MASSIVE hits. History Dept alone has cut/closed 6 TT lines. Forget about raises or salary equity. 🫠
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November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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I whipped up a new post/newsletter extra for the Hayli Gubbi eruption. First time I've had to post an extra edition! #volcano #eruption eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...
Eruptions Newsletter Extra for November 23, 2025
Unexpected eruption from Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia.
eruptions.beehiiv.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I whipped up a new post/newsletter extra for the Hayli Gubbi eruption. First time I've had to post an extra edition! #volcano #eruption eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...
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CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)
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Transfixing, watching Rogan gain sentience in slow motion.
Feels as if I’m witnessing something important; that first fish being like, “hm maybe I could live over in that shallow mud.”
Feels as if I’m witnessing something important; that first fish being like, “hm maybe I could live over in that shallow mud.”
Joe Rogan and Theo Von slam DHS for using Von's image in a video promoting deportation:
"I was like, oh my God, what the fuck are they doing? That's not how you envision the government."
"They were making, like, deportation hype videos with trap beats and shit. What are we doing? It's idiocracy."
"I was like, oh my God, what the fuck are they doing? That's not how you envision the government."
"They were making, like, deportation hype videos with trap beats and shit. What are we doing? It's idiocracy."
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Transfixing, watching Rogan gain sentience in slow motion.
Feels as if I’m witnessing something important; that first fish being like, “hm maybe I could live over in that shallow mud.”
Feels as if I’m witnessing something important; that first fish being like, “hm maybe I could live over in that shallow mud.”
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NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
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Khanna: You know, someone said to me, “Well, this backbencher from the House is calling for Schumer to step down.”
I said, “The point is the backbenchers need to come to the front.” Those of us in the back — we need to move to the front. And a new generation of leadership needs to emerge.”
I said, “The point is the backbenchers need to come to the front.” Those of us in the back — we need to move to the front. And a new generation of leadership needs to emerge.”
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Khanna: You know, someone said to me, “Well, this backbencher from the House is calling for Schumer to step down.”
I said, “The point is the backbenchers need to come to the front.” Those of us in the back — we need to move to the front. And a new generation of leadership needs to emerge.”
I said, “The point is the backbenchers need to come to the front.” Those of us in the back — we need to move to the front. And a new generation of leadership needs to emerge.”
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Tell me this is AI, please. It's gotta be—right?
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Tell me this is AI, please. It's gotta be—right?
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He’s saying taxpayers will step in and backstop their companies when the AI bubble bursts — as we have done so many times before.
Privatized upside, socialized downside. The oligarchs play us for suckers.
Privatized upside, socialized downside. The oligarchs play us for suckers.
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
He’s saying taxpayers will step in and backstop their companies when the AI bubble bursts — as we have done so many times before.
Privatized upside, socialized downside. The oligarchs play us for suckers.
Privatized upside, socialized downside. The oligarchs play us for suckers.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
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Snuck out for a quick photo of tonight's hazy full Moon in #SantaBarbara right before #Mamdani took the stage. Good thing I did then too because I can barely see it now!
What an incredible day this has been!
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
What an incredible day this has been!
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Snuck out for a quick photo of tonight's hazy full Moon in #SantaBarbara right before #Mamdani took the stage. Good thing I did then too because I can barely see it now!
What an incredible day this has been!
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
What an incredible day this has been!
#MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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On the other hand, we’re at the point where you no longer need use the word “climate.” Public transit, utility bills, energy efficient housing—these are all climate issues Mamdani has been laser focused on. In every case the solutions to the affordability crisis involve decarbonization technologies.
The blueprint for winning big on climate also came out last night. No more technocratic, policy wonk approaches. People showed they care about utility bills, free buses, affordable housing, etc. These are all climate issues. Talk about climate in terms people understand and experience.
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
On the other hand, we’re at the point where you no longer need use the word “climate.” Public transit, utility bills, energy efficient housing—these are all climate issues Mamdani has been laser focused on. In every case the solutions to the affordability crisis involve decarbonization technologies.
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OK. Some (mostly negative) thoughts on Bill Gates.
With special shoutout to @timinclimate.bsky.social & @drkatemarvel.bsky.social for their wise words.
youtu.be/9MmqKEkOtwo
With special shoutout to @timinclimate.bsky.social & @drkatemarvel.bsky.social for their wise words.
youtu.be/9MmqKEkOtwo
Climate Scientist Responds to Bill Gates
YouTube video by ClimateAdam
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
OK. Some (mostly negative) thoughts on Bill Gates.
With special shoutout to @timinclimate.bsky.social & @drkatemarvel.bsky.social for their wise words.
youtu.be/9MmqKEkOtwo
With special shoutout to @timinclimate.bsky.social & @drkatemarvel.bsky.social for their wise words.
youtu.be/9MmqKEkOtwo
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November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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