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"The cardinal error of the Germans who opposed Naziism was their failure to unite against it." -William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
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~Approximately no one in the general public knows because the leaders of the R1 research universities - whose budgets, programs, & personnel are entirely or significantly dependent on federal funding - have been totally absent from the public square in explaining & collectively protesting this.
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science:
For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 6:08 AM
~Approximately no one in the general public knows because the leaders of the R1 research universities - whose budgets, programs, & personnel are entirely or significantly dependent on federal funding - have been totally absent from the public square in explaining & collectively protesting this.
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Trump is 0–25 in court on voter rolls. But the real danger may still be ahead. Ari Berman joins the debut episode of “Stress Test” to explain why.
New episodes of Stress Test drop every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe at youtube.com/motherjones.
New episodes of Stress Test drop every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe at youtube.com/motherjones.
“Cheat like hell”: can Trump actually rig the 2026 midterms?
Trump is 0–25 in court on voter rolls. But the real danger may still be ahead. Ari Berman joins the debut episode of “Stress Test” to explain why.
www.motherjones.com
October 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Trump is 0–25 in court on voter rolls. But the real danger may still be ahead. Ari Berman joins the debut episode of “Stress Test” to explain why.
New episodes of Stress Test drop every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe at youtube.com/motherjones.
New episodes of Stress Test drop every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe at youtube.com/motherjones.
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The assholes @nycacc.bsky.social killed Bleu 💔😭💔
He was a sweet scared Cane Corso there for just 10 days
They don’t do «care ». They don’t care 🤬
#reformNYCACC
He was a sweet scared Cane Corso there for just 10 days
They don’t do «care ». They don’t care 🤬
#reformNYCACC
October 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The assholes @nycacc.bsky.social killed Bleu 💔😭💔
He was a sweet scared Cane Corso there for just 10 days
They don’t do «care ». They don’t care 🤬
#reformNYCACC
He was a sweet scared Cane Corso there for just 10 days
They don’t do «care ». They don’t care 🤬
#reformNYCACC
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Comparisons between MAGA and McCarthyism are dime a dozen. What's novel now is that today's Republicans are acting like McCarthy allies in the period between "have you no decency" and the censure vote that formally ended his reign of terror. www.offmessage.net/p/republican...
Republican Disarray And The Second Failure Of McCarthyism
The missing ingredient, for now, is consequences.
www.offmessage.net
October 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Comparisons between MAGA and McCarthyism are dime a dozen. What's novel now is that today's Republicans are acting like McCarthy allies in the period between "have you no decency" and the censure vote that formally ended his reign of terror. www.offmessage.net/p/republican...
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Bill Kristol: "Trump's approval has gone from 50%...to 37%. That's a huge drop, and it's gonna take his party down with him. And the only question is how deep it goes."
October 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Bill Kristol: "Trump's approval has gone from 50%...to 37%. That's a huge drop, and it's gonna take his party down with him. And the only question is how deep it goes."
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A plea to all you wonderful folks who are thinking to adopt (not buy) a dog or cat…
The shelters are FILLED with animals who’ve been surrendered. Yesterday they had a bed and a family and now they are confused and terrified through no fault of their own.
Consider giving them a next chapter.
The shelters are FILLED with animals who’ve been surrendered. Yesterday they had a bed and a family and now they are confused and terrified through no fault of their own.
Consider giving them a next chapter.
October 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A plea to all you wonderful folks who are thinking to adopt (not buy) a dog or cat…
The shelters are FILLED with animals who’ve been surrendered. Yesterday they had a bed and a family and now they are confused and terrified through no fault of their own.
Consider giving them a next chapter.
The shelters are FILLED with animals who’ve been surrendered. Yesterday they had a bed and a family and now they are confused and terrified through no fault of their own.
Consider giving them a next chapter.
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Whenever given a chance to condemn a sexual assaulter and side with a victim Trump always takes the side of the sexual assaulter
Trump on Letitia James being special prosecutor for the Cornell rape case: "I feel badly for whoever she's looking at, because they won't get a fair shake"
October 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Whenever given a chance to condemn a sexual assaulter and side with a victim Trump always takes the side of the sexual assaulter
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BREAKING: A while back, I sued DOGE (FOIA) to get Musk's communications. DOJ argued that Musk wasn't a govt employee anymore, BUT Hegseth just hired him again to work on a Pentagon warfare initiative called Project Meridian. So we noticed Judge Boasberg. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
BREAKING: A while back, I sued DOGE (FOIA) to get Musk's communications. DOJ argued that Musk wasn't a govt employee anymore, BUT Hegseth just hired him again to work on a Pentagon warfare initiative called Project Meridian. So we noticed Judge Boasberg. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Michael Tracey published what he said was the ID of the "Jane Doe" in the Cornell case. Then he took it down, claiming he just wanted to make a point and didn't want to see harm to the person he named.
What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records.
What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records.
![An archived copy of Michael Tracey's original Substack post includes a screenshot from "eCourt Records" and the commentary: "It's [name redacted]. Don't blame me -- the New York Court System just posted it. Seemingly inadvertently. Oh well."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6arqeda2f5piwu7zien3b2hq/bafkreiftgxhhfprcae33jlwnll3ycf3r4cwwqxkx4tryc7b2kvdsuzaeca)
October 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Michael Tracey published what he said was the ID of the "Jane Doe" in the Cornell case. Then he took it down, claiming he just wanted to make a point and didn't want to see harm to the person he named.
What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records.
What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records.
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last night at dinner we were talking about how much tracey sucks and the server overheard and was like are you talking about michael tracey? that guy fucking sucks, and it was very satisfying
Michael Tracey published what he said was the ID of the "Jane Doe" in the Cornell case. Then he took it down, claiming he just wanted to make a point and didn't want to see harm to the person he named.
What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records.
What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records.
October 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
last night at dinner we were talking about how much tracey sucks and the server overheard and was like are you talking about michael tracey? that guy fucking sucks, and it was very satisfying
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Uh. You keep going buddy.
just catching up on JD Vance telling Hannity that Jeffrey Epstein is actually "a great character reference" for Donald Trump 😳
October 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Uh. You keep going buddy.
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One thing it's useful to remember is that right-wing donors have created a series of local-news-like content sites to poison the information well. And now we have a GOP Senate candidate attacking his opponent by citing claims made by one of these explicitly partisan sites.
October 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
One thing it's useful to remember is that right-wing donors have created a series of local-news-like content sites to poison the information well. And now we have a GOP Senate candidate attacking his opponent by citing claims made by one of these explicitly partisan sites.
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October 2, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Wemby is something else, man
October 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Wemby is something else, man
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The nazi shit. I can't take anymore.
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time.
ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused.
What happened next is horrific.
No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused.
What happened next is horrific.
No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
October 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The nazi shit. I can't take anymore.
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Many stories. It's a very hard article to read
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
archived: archive.ph/6snOL
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
archived: archive.ph/6snOL
The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
October 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Many stories. It's a very hard article to read
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
archived: archive.ph/6snOL
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
archived: archive.ph/6snOL
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Amazing news! MLB has dropped its proposal for a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park! Thank you to everyone who pushed back and stood up for our parks!
October 2, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Amazing news! MLB has dropped its proposal for a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park! Thank you to everyone who pushed back and stood up for our parks!
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We have normalized Trump's behavior to the point that every day we ignore something that would have instantly ended any other politician's career.
October 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
We have normalized Trump's behavior to the point that every day we ignore something that would have instantly ended any other politician's career.
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This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time.
ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused.
What happened next is horrific.
No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused.
What happened next is horrific.
No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
October 1, 2026 at 9:16 PM
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time.
ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused.
What happened next is horrific.
No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused.
What happened next is horrific.
No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
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Well, he’s right there. The people calling for that are fascists and there are a lot of them in the Republican Party. bsky.app/profile/atru...
TIME: Would you rule out declaring a state of emergency in the lead up to the midterms?
TRUMP: I don't rule anything out or in. We'll see. You mean the Insurrection Act?
TIME: Yeah.
TRUMP: No, I've never used it. I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes.
TRUMP: I don't rule anything out or in. We'll see. You mean the Insurrection Act?
TIME: Yeah.
TRUMP: No, I've never used it. I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes.
October 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Well, he’s right there. The people calling for that are fascists and there are a lot of them in the Republican Party. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Exactly what we shouldnt do.. www.cbsnews.com/video/teache...
Teacherless, AI-driven school opens in Chicago
Chicago's first AI-driven school, called "Alpha," opened this month. Ash-har Quraishi gets an inside look.
www.cbsnews.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Exactly what we shouldnt do.. www.cbsnews.com/video/teache...
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We had to tell them "if you didn't vote you don't get to complain" hundreds of times, but the Nader voters eventually got it.
October 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
We had to tell them "if you didn't vote you don't get to complain" hundreds of times, but the Nader voters eventually got it.
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It is all coming together right before the midterm elections.
Hegseth plans to cut 20% of senior military leaders and Trump wants to federalize elections.
A coup is taking place RIGHT NOW.
All that is missing is a Reichstag Fire, a USS Maine, a "yellow cake" .
It is coming.
Hegseth plans to cut 20% of senior military leaders and Trump wants to federalize elections.
A coup is taking place RIGHT NOW.
All that is missing is a Reichstag Fire, a USS Maine, a "yellow cake" .
It is coming.
October 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
It is all coming together right before the midterm elections.
Hegseth plans to cut 20% of senior military leaders and Trump wants to federalize elections.
A coup is taking place RIGHT NOW.
All that is missing is a Reichstag Fire, a USS Maine, a "yellow cake" .
It is coming.
Hegseth plans to cut 20% of senior military leaders and Trump wants to federalize elections.
A coup is taking place RIGHT NOW.
All that is missing is a Reichstag Fire, a USS Maine, a "yellow cake" .
It is coming.
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Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
“This is death by a thousand cuts,” one voting rights advocate told Democracy Docket. “It’s why you move voting sites, it’s why you have fewer hours, it’s why our absentee mailing ballots are so compl...
www.democracydocket.com
October 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...