Stephanie Brancaforte
@expluma.bsky.social
All in for climate, peace & human rights. Sicily-USA-global.
Amateur fire-fighter & river protector.
RinascimentoGreen.it & transistor.city
Amateur fire-fighter & river protector.
RinascimentoGreen.it & transistor.city
Nice public nuisance laws you have there. Would be a shame if anything happened to them.
Read all about it: The Right-Wing Plot to Make It Harder to Sue Corporations
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
@aaronregunberg.bsky.social
Read all about it: The Right-Wing Plot to Make It Harder to Sue Corporations
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
@aaronregunberg.bsky.social
The Right-Wing Plot to Make It Harder to Sue Corporations
Oligarchs and their Republican lackeys are working together to shield corporations from accountability for the widespread harms they do to the American people.
newrepublic.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Nice public nuisance laws you have there. Would be a shame if anything happened to them.
Read all about it: The Right-Wing Plot to Make It Harder to Sue Corporations
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
@aaronregunberg.bsky.social
Read all about it: The Right-Wing Plot to Make It Harder to Sue Corporations
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
@aaronregunberg.bsky.social
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Critical read by @seth-stern.bsky.social in
@theintercept.com.
Ellisons know a scary amount about you via Oracle. (Ever wonder, "what's their actual product"? It's YOU / your data!)
By taking over mass media, they can give America false fears, causing us to give up even more of our data & privacy.
@theintercept.com.
Ellisons know a scary amount about you via Oracle. (Ever wonder, "what's their actual product"? It's YOU / your data!)
By taking over mass media, they can give America false fears, causing us to give up even more of our data & privacy.
The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger
With the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger set to proceed, the Ellisons can stoke Americans’ fears — and sell the government its solution.
theintercept.com
September 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Critical read by @seth-stern.bsky.social in
@theintercept.com.
Ellisons know a scary amount about you via Oracle. (Ever wonder, "what's their actual product"? It's YOU / your data!)
By taking over mass media, they can give America false fears, causing us to give up even more of our data & privacy.
@theintercept.com.
Ellisons know a scary amount about you via Oracle. (Ever wonder, "what's their actual product"? It's YOU / your data!)
By taking over mass media, they can give America false fears, causing us to give up even more of our data & privacy.
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The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target.
Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target.
Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The threats and intimidation against NAZA filmmakers must stop.
And … if Bibi doesn’t want you to see the film this badly, ya better check it out.
✊🏼
deadline.com/2026/09/naza...
And … if Bibi doesn’t want you to see the film this badly, ya better check it out.
✊🏼
deadline.com/2026/09/naza...
Threats Against 'NAZA' Directors Must Stop, IDA Tells Israel
Israel's government must stop threatening 'NAZA' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the IDA is urging in a public letter.
deadline.com
September 26, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The threats and intimidation against NAZA filmmakers must stop.
And … if Bibi doesn’t want you to see the film this badly, ya better check it out.
✊🏼
deadline.com/2026/09/naza...
And … if Bibi doesn’t want you to see the film this badly, ya better check it out.
✊🏼
deadline.com/2026/09/naza...
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It took a week for CNN to get White House access back. Other outlets boycotted in solidarity.
But not David Ellison – he dined at the WH with Trump and Xi and ignored calls from 100+ reporters and advocates to stand up for the journalists he seeks to employ.
But not David Ellison – he dined at the WH with Trump and Xi and ignored calls from 100+ reporters and advocates to stand up for the journalists he seeks to employ.
September 25, 2026 at 9:08 PM
It took a week for CNN to get White House access back. Other outlets boycotted in solidarity.
But not David Ellison – he dined at the WH with Trump and Xi and ignored calls from 100+ reporters and advocates to stand up for the journalists he seeks to employ.
But not David Ellison – he dined at the WH with Trump and Xi and ignored calls from 100+ reporters and advocates to stand up for the journalists he seeks to employ.
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Tom Tiffany voted to raise the cost of your healthcare… and then gave a tax break for data centers.
September 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Tom Tiffany voted to raise the cost of your healthcare… and then gave a tax break for data centers.
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EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK - Carbon Brief
The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief analysis.
www.carbonbrief.org
September 25, 2026 at 9:07 AM
EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
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QUESTION: What’s going on with Susan Collins and the bribery scandal? But explain it to me like I’m five.
ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽
ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽
September 25, 2026 at 12:31 AM
QUESTION: What’s going on with Susan Collins and the bribery scandal? But explain it to me like I’m five.
ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽
ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽
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"We're here today to say... war criminals are not welcome in this city &.. this is bigger than just Netanyahu. This is about the fact that our govt has been funding and enabling genocide & apartheid & it has to stop"
Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.
Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.
September 25, 2026 at 5:33 AM
"We're here today to say... war criminals are not welcome in this city &.. this is bigger than just Netanyahu. This is about the fact that our govt has been funding and enabling genocide & apartheid & it has to stop"
Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.
Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.
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BREAKING: ballot seizures ruled illegal by CA Supreme Court!
A key precedent as we prepare to defend the 2026 election
Proud that our @democracydefendersfund.org brief helped secure this win
A key precedent as we prepare to defend the 2026 election
Proud that our @democracydefendersfund.org brief helped secure this win
September 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
BREAKING: ballot seizures ruled illegal by CA Supreme Court!
A key precedent as we prepare to defend the 2026 election
Proud that our @democracydefendersfund.org brief helped secure this win
A key precedent as we prepare to defend the 2026 election
Proud that our @democracydefendersfund.org brief helped secure this win
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This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it.
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
September 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it.
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
It was effectively banned as it never aired again.
I wonder why.
MEDIA-OPOLY
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This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today.
He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
September 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today.
He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own:
Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
And more...
With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
Shameful.
Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
And more...
With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
Shameful.
September 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own:
Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
And more...
With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
Shameful.
Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
And more...
With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
Shameful.
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Variety reports that a bunch of corporate lawyers are making "guilt donations" for working to seal the Paramount deal on Yom Kippur.
I didn't work today. But I have a better idea: Gratitude donations to the groups that have been fighting so hard to #BlockTheMerger
See the 🧵 below for links
I didn't work today. But I have a better idea: Gratitude donations to the groups that have been fighting so hard to #BlockTheMerger
See the 🧵 below for links
September 22, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Variety reports that a bunch of corporate lawyers are making "guilt donations" for working to seal the Paramount deal on Yom Kippur.
I didn't work today. But I have a better idea: Gratitude donations to the groups that have been fighting so hard to #BlockTheMerger
See the 🧵 below for links
I didn't work today. But I have a better idea: Gratitude donations to the groups that have been fighting so hard to #BlockTheMerger
See the 🧵 below for links
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The work of justice is to plant trees under whose shade you may never sit; and the fight against organized oligarchy, against the immense power of concentrated money, is often a battle for a sunrise you may never see. But one day, someone, somewhere, will sit under a tree, watching the sun rise.
September 21, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The work of justice is to plant trees under whose shade you may never sit; and the fight against organized oligarchy, against the immense power of concentrated money, is often a battle for a sunrise you may never see. But one day, someone, somewhere, will sit under a tree, watching the sun rise.
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Today, billionaires yet again bribed, censored, and bullied their way to the top. As a result, a billionaire media company closely allied with the president will soon own one of its closest rivals, including some of the nation’s critical news outlets. Saudi Arabia will co-own those outlets, too.
September 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Today, billionaires yet again bribed, censored, and bullied their way to the top. As a result, a billionaire media company closely allied with the president will soon own one of its closest rivals, including some of the nation’s critical news outlets. Saudi Arabia will co-own those outlets, too.
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Concessions don’t work. That’s why the State AGs need to take their case to trial. They've got the Ellisons on the ropes.
Protect consumers and workers.
Block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Sign the Petition!
noparamountconcessions.com
Protect consumers and workers.
Block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Sign the Petition!
noparamountconcessions.com
#BlockTheMerger
Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong and take it to trial. SIGN THE P...
noparamountconcessions.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Concessions don’t work. That’s why the State AGs need to take their case to trial. They've got the Ellisons on the ropes.
Protect consumers and workers.
Block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Sign the Petition!
noparamountconcessions.com
Protect consumers and workers.
Block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Sign the Petition!
noparamountconcessions.com
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Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
September 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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Makan Delrahim, one of Paramount's main lawyers pushing a settlement with behavioral remedies...had a lot to say about them as DOJ antitrust chief. Back then, they were "the wolf of regulation dressed in the sheep's clothing of a behavioral decree." Thread: www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
www.justice.gov
September 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Makan Delrahim, one of Paramount's main lawyers pushing a settlement with behavioral remedies...had a lot to say about them as DOJ antitrust chief. Back then, they were "the wolf of regulation dressed in the sheep's clothing of a behavioral decree." Thread: www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
Warren is right - the deal sucks.
When surveillance billionaires say “trust us”, the people and the law need to shut them down.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
When surveillance billionaires say “trust us”, the people and the law need to shut them down.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Elizabeth Warren Says it Would be a ‘Massive Mistake’ for Rob Bonta to Settle Lawsuit With Paramount as Trump Bans CNN from White House: ‘This Is a Dangerous Merger’
Elizabeth Warren says it would be a 'massive mistake' for Rob Bonta to settle his lawsuit with Paramount.
variety.com
September 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Warren is right - the deal sucks.
When surveillance billionaires say “trust us”, the people and the law need to shut them down.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
When surveillance billionaires say “trust us”, the people and the law need to shut them down.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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truthout.org/articles/ind...
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands….
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands….
Indigenous Tribes Form Resistance Camp Against Proposed Copper Mine in Michigan
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands.
truthout.org
September 19, 2026 at 6:11 PM
truthout.org/articles/ind...
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands….
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands….
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Don’t you dare @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov, do not cave. 5670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks.
Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount.
noparamountconcessions.com
Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount.
noparamountconcessions.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Don’t you dare @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov, do not cave. 5670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks.
Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount.
noparamountconcessions.com
Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount.
noparamountconcessions.com
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News broke this afternoon that Bonta and Paramount are in settlement talks. All of the sources are anonymous. Which is really … something.
The Wall Street Journal and Deadline have slightly conflicting reports on timing.
If I were advising the state AGs, this is what I’d say:
The Wall Street Journal and Deadline have slightly conflicting reports on timing.
If I were advising the state AGs, this is what I’d say:
September 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
News broke this afternoon that Bonta and Paramount are in settlement talks. All of the sources are anonymous. Which is really … something.
The Wall Street Journal and Deadline have slightly conflicting reports on timing.
If I were advising the state AGs, this is what I’d say:
The Wall Street Journal and Deadline have slightly conflicting reports on timing.
If I were advising the state AGs, this is what I’d say:
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David Ellison wrote an NYT op-ed telling us we could trust him to run CNN.
Well now his buddy Donald says he's banning CNN from the White House. Time to put his mouth where his money is.
Surely he'll stand up for the journalists he wants to employ, even if his friend is president.
We'll wait...
Well now his buddy Donald says he's banning CNN from the White House. Time to put his mouth where his money is.
Surely he'll stand up for the journalists he wants to employ, even if his friend is president.
We'll wait...
It’s difficult to imagine a more blatant violation of the First Amendment than Trump banning news outlets from the People’s House for criticizing the government.
These outrageous attacks only show how scared he is of an informed public.
Our statement:
These outrageous attacks only show how scared he is of an informed public.
Our statement:
FPF comments on Trump’s media ban announcement
The president’s latest attempt to punish the press is unconstitutional and just plain dumb
freedom.press
September 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM
David Ellison wrote an NYT op-ed telling us we could trust him to run CNN.
Well now his buddy Donald says he's banning CNN from the White House. Time to put his mouth where his money is.
Surely he'll stand up for the journalists he wants to employ, even if his friend is president.
We'll wait...
Well now his buddy Donald says he's banning CNN from the White House. Time to put his mouth where his money is.
Surely he'll stand up for the journalists he wants to employ, even if his friend is president.
We'll wait...