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Fuck Rahm Emanuel to death
September 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Fuck Rahm Emanuel to death
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The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal
The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal
The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him
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If you missed Winifred's recent departure from Bluesky, you can still support her vital work as a Black midwife & writer here for as little as $3, $5, or $25 monthly: ko-fi.com/winifredburt...
Even if you cannot contribute, please please please share this post to amplify its reach in her absence!🫂
Even if you cannot contribute, please please please share this post to amplify its reach in her absence!🫂
September 26, 2026 at 5:38 PM
If you missed Winifred's recent departure from Bluesky, you can still support her vital work as a Black midwife & writer here for as little as $3, $5, or $25 monthly: ko-fi.com/winifredburt...
Even if you cannot contribute, please please please share this post to amplify its reach in her absence!🫂
Even if you cannot contribute, please please please share this post to amplify its reach in her absence!🫂
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Peter Thiel is lashing out at the pope because he is Thiel’s worst fear.
Leo deals in a currency he doesn’t understand.
There’s no election, no impeachment, no indictment, no deportation order, no tariff that touches him.
His authority comes from somewhere Thiel has no instrument to reach.
Leo deals in a currency he doesn’t understand.
There’s no election, no impeachment, no indictment, no deportation order, no tariff that touches him.
His authority comes from somewhere Thiel has no instrument to reach.
“A Useful Idiot for the Chinese Communists” — Peter Thiel Attacks Pope Leo XIV for the Third Time
The billionaire who bankrolled JD Vance’s Senate race, and whom Vance credits with reopening the door to his faith, went after the American pope again on Thursday in Berlin. The vice president has sai...
www.thelettersfromleo.com
September 26, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Peter Thiel is lashing out at the pope because he is Thiel’s worst fear.
Leo deals in a currency he doesn’t understand.
There’s no election, no impeachment, no indictment, no deportation order, no tariff that touches him.
His authority comes from somewhere Thiel has no instrument to reach.
Leo deals in a currency he doesn’t understand.
There’s no election, no impeachment, no indictment, no deportation order, no tariff that touches him.
His authority comes from somewhere Thiel has no instrument to reach.
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Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site.
Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 26, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site.
Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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🚨 AI data center critics are being scrutinized as foreign agents.
DOJ warns: "public demonstrations designed to further the propaganda or other goals of the foreign power...may result in significant criminal sanctions" 👇
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-think...
DOJ warns: "public demonstrations designed to further the propaganda or other goals of the foreign power...may result in significant criminal sanctions" 👇
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-think...
Feds Think AI Critics Are Foreign Agents
Trump admin thinks China is bankrolling opposition to AI data centers
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
🚨 AI data center critics are being scrutinized as foreign agents.
DOJ warns: "public demonstrations designed to further the propaganda or other goals of the foreign power...may result in significant criminal sanctions" 👇
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-think...
DOJ warns: "public demonstrations designed to further the propaganda or other goals of the foreign power...may result in significant criminal sanctions" 👇
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-think...
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to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.
September 24, 2026 at 3:32 AM
to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.
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Arizona accuses kratom, kava company of hiding addiction risks
The company's drink is marketed as a natural, plant-based alternative to alcohol and is found in gas stations across the state.
www.courthousenews.com/arizona-accu...
The company's drink is marketed as a natural, plant-based alternative to alcohol and is found in gas stations across the state.
www.courthousenews.com/arizona-accu...
Arizona accuses kratom, kava company of hiding addiction risks
The company's drink is marketed as a natural, plant-based alternative to alcohol and is found in gas stations across the state.
www.courthousenews.com
September 24, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Arizona accuses kratom, kava company of hiding addiction risks
The company's drink is marketed as a natural, plant-based alternative to alcohol and is found in gas stations across the state.
www.courthousenews.com/arizona-accu...
The company's drink is marketed as a natural, plant-based alternative to alcohol and is found in gas stations across the state.
www.courthousenews.com/arizona-accu...
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Every single Republican is a pedophile
September 23, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Every single Republican is a pedophile
Democrats joining the n*zis on the right to erase trans folks from being alive and public existence can fuck alllll the way off #voteblue #healthcare #transpeople #civilrights
September 24, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Democrats joining the n*zis on the right to erase trans folks from being alive and public existence can fuck alllll the way off #voteblue #healthcare #transpeople #civilrights
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Phenomenal essay on the way the current moment is affecting prominent trans folks. It's a pressure cooker that is systematically breaking us down to take us out of the fight.
Has anyone else noticed there are fewer prominent trans writers around than there used to be?
assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Parker Molloy and the Subtraction Game - Assigned Media
We're losing prominent trans writers much faster than we can replace them.
assignedmedia.org
September 22, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Phenomenal essay on the way the current moment is affecting prominent trans folks. It's a pressure cooker that is systematically breaking us down to take us out of the fight.
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Contact info for the Equality Caucus chair, Mark Takano.
Melt the phone lines.
DC (202) 225-2305
Local office (951) 222-0203
Melt the phone lines.
DC (202) 225-2305
Local office (951) 222-0203
September 24, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Contact info for the Equality Caucus chair, Mark Takano.
Melt the phone lines.
DC (202) 225-2305
Local office (951) 222-0203
Melt the phone lines.
DC (202) 225-2305
Local office (951) 222-0203
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September 24, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts Court.
Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
September 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts Court.
Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Allowing the most powerful segment of society to opt out of public services inevitably makes public services worse. This is why the existence of private schools inevitably makes public schools worse. A simple fact that seems hard for many to admit.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/private-sc...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/private-sc...
Private Schools Are Bad for Society
The starting point for any honest discussion.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Allowing the most powerful segment of society to opt out of public services inevitably makes public services worse. This is why the existence of private schools inevitably makes public schools worse. A simple fact that seems hard for many to admit.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/private-sc...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/private-sc...
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So ICE agents are getting fired before their probationary periods are up and are having to repay the $50,000 signing bonus.
I love this for them.
I love this for them.
September 22, 2026 at 12:36 PM
So ICE agents are getting fired before their probationary periods are up and are having to repay the $50,000 signing bonus.
I love this for them.
I love this for them.
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So a completely healthy 18-year old MAGICALLY dies for no reason while in the company of hundreds of White people? The grand jury's only explanation is drowning.
No reasoning for the head trauma! No explanation of how the body wasn't there on the 5th! How stupid people reach stupid conclusions!
No reasoning for the head trauma! No explanation of how the body wasn't there on the 5th! How stupid people reach stupid conclusions!
'Not Racially Motivated': Mississippi Grand Jury Won’t Charge Anyone in Nolan Wells’ Death After Finding No Evidence of Foul Play
A Mississippi grand jury has returned a no-true-bill in the death investigation of Nolan Wells. Jackson County District Attorney Angel McIllrath announced
atlantablackstar.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:39 PM
So a completely healthy 18-year old MAGICALLY dies for no reason while in the company of hundreds of White people? The grand jury's only explanation is drowning.
No reasoning for the head trauma! No explanation of how the body wasn't there on the 5th! How stupid people reach stupid conclusions!
No reasoning for the head trauma! No explanation of how the body wasn't there on the 5th! How stupid people reach stupid conclusions!
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Time to bring back the old ways. Start moving like our parents/grandparents. Vigilance in regards to one's social circle might hurt a few feelings but it will help keep you alive.
JUST IN: A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death after issuing 132 subpoenas and hearing from 43 witnesses, Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said in a statement Monday night.
buff.ly/e1WIrNx
buff.ly/e1WIrNx
Nolan Wells Grand Jury Unanimously Decides Against Indictments, Jackson County DA Says
A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death on Horn Island.
buff.ly
September 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Time to bring back the old ways. Start moving like our parents/grandparents. Vigilance in regards to one's social circle might hurt a few feelings but it will help keep you alive.
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I sell books. He cuts grass. We clean up well. Wife. Mom of five. Ready to represent the people!
Let's build a new vision for our country where we all get to thrive and flourish. Not just the 1%.
Those shoes cost $17 and the dress came from Red Velvet Boutique, a Black Woman Owned Business in Jax.
Let's build a new vision for our country where we all get to thrive and flourish. Not just the 1%.
Those shoes cost $17 and the dress came from Red Velvet Boutique, a Black Woman Owned Business in Jax.
September 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I sell books. He cuts grass. We clean up well. Wife. Mom of five. Ready to represent the people!
Let's build a new vision for our country where we all get to thrive and flourish. Not just the 1%.
Those shoes cost $17 and the dress came from Red Velvet Boutique, a Black Woman Owned Business in Jax.
Let's build a new vision for our country where we all get to thrive and flourish. Not just the 1%.
Those shoes cost $17 and the dress came from Red Velvet Boutique, a Black Woman Owned Business in Jax.
ICE Agent Shoots and Injures Venezuelan DoorDash Driver in Austin, TX
ICE Agent Shoots and Injures Venezuelan DoorDash Driver in Austin, TX
In Austin, Texas, an ICE agent shot a man in the torso on Sunday, sending him to the hospital, where was in “serious but stable condition.” The injured man was identified by his attorney as 28-year-ol...
www.democracynow.org
September 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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This is the recent story of homelessness in California, where those of us who support Housing First have done a piss poor job of explaining why billions in state investment haven’t meaningfully address the problem have thus handed a major propaganda victory to the right.
“If you are staring at an example of social disorder or social inefficiency, and the left refuses to explain either why it has happened or how they will fix it, then the right gets to point at someone in the immediate area and say, ‘That’s who did it.’”
crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language
crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language
September 22, 2026 at 12:55 PM
This is the recent story of homelessness in California, where those of us who support Housing First have done a piss poor job of explaining why billions in state investment haven’t meaningfully address the problem have thus handed a major propaganda victory to the right.
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Gaza’s government media office on Monday rejected the Israeli army’s account denying that it had targeted the Al-Saada residential building.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260921-gaz...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260921-gaz...
September 22, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Gaza’s government media office on Monday rejected the Israeli army’s account denying that it had targeted the Al-Saada residential building.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260921-gaz...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260921-gaz...
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Never expected anything different though
We know that we are not safe in White spaces. This is, very sadly, yet another entire reiteration of that
We know that we are not safe in White spaces. This is, very sadly, yet another entire reiteration of that
JUST IN: A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death after issuing 132 subpoenas and hearing from 43 witnesses, Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said in a statement Monday night.
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buff.ly/e1WIrNx
Nolan Wells Grand Jury Unanimously Decides Against Indictments, Jackson County DA Says
A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death on Horn Island.
buff.ly
September 22, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Never expected anything different though
We know that we are not safe in White spaces. This is, very sadly, yet another entire reiteration of that
We know that we are not safe in White spaces. This is, very sadly, yet another entire reiteration of that
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This is crazy
A grand jury found Wells' cause of death "consistent with drowning," and decided not to bring indictments. The teenager was found dead on Horn Island, after he boated there with friends to celebrate Independence Day. n.pr/4rmZRbn
Grand jury finds no evidence of criminal conduct in the death of Nolan Wells
A grand jury found Wells' cause of death "consistent with drowning," and decided not to bring indictments. The teenager was found dead on Horn Island, after he boated there with friends to celebrate Independence Day.
n.pr
September 22, 2026 at 12:39 PM
This is crazy
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My friend Sam Karas was detained for almost three hours while reporting on the border wall construction in the Big Bend region. She was detained by a "bearded man" who claimed he worked for one of the wall contractors.
bigbendsentinel.com/2026/09/20/b...
bigbendsentinel.com/2026/09/20/b...
‘Bearded Man’ detains journalists for hours near the first segment of border wall erected in the Big Bend
Man tells deputies he works for the wall contractor A Big Bend Sentinel reporter, a photojournalist and a Sierra Blanca activist were blocked from leaving a remote Hudspeth County private road for mor...
bigbendsentinel.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:13 PM
My friend Sam Karas was detained for almost three hours while reporting on the border wall construction in the Big Bend region. She was detained by a "bearded man" who claimed he worked for one of the wall contractors.
bigbendsentinel.com/2026/09/20/b...
bigbendsentinel.com/2026/09/20/b...