Robyn
@midrashist.bsky.social
Grass-roots activism, Gaza, gardening, farming, travel, G'town (in Philly), prisons wherever, civil rights abuses, hunger. Want good regional garden posters. Sorry, but I don't give $ to individuals, my neighborhood has both hungry and homeless people to
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There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story.
It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵:
www.wired.com/story/burner...
It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵:
www.wired.com/story/burner...
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
www.wired.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story.
It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵:
www.wired.com/story/burner...
It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵:
www.wired.com/story/burner...
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this is a particularly bad picture for a politician to be in. first of all, he's at a nazi rally. and as Chris point out, he's standing just a few feet away from a guy who is about to commit a hate crime murder. but you can also see Taylor Wilson (sonnenrad shield) & Alex McNabb (bald).
Rawson, GOP nominee for Florida legislature, can also be seen in a photo from Charlottesville (left side in sunglasses) standing near James Alex Fields Jr.
Not long after this photo was taken, Fields drove car into counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer & injuring dozens of others
Not long after this photo was taken, Fields drove car into counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer & injuring dozens of others
September 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
this is a particularly bad picture for a politician to be in. first of all, he's at a nazi rally. and as Chris point out, he's standing just a few feet away from a guy who is about to commit a hate crime murder. but you can also see Taylor Wilson (sonnenrad shield) & Alex McNabb (bald).
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French defense group Thales calls on governments to regulate AI
French defense group Thales calls on governments to regulate AI
The move came after tech bosses including, Claude-maker Anthropic, backed calls to slow AI development, warning that the technology could pose a threat to humanity.
www.lemonde.fr
September 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
French defense group Thales calls on governments to regulate AI
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Read Parmy's column bloom.bg/4r8oGaI
Anthropic’s AI Apocalypse Warning Is Much Too Weak
Days after one of his former employees made public warnings about artificial intelligence’s threat to humanity, Anthropic’s boss Dario Amodei has responded with what looks like a solution. He’s published an essay proposing that AI labs should slow down their most cutting-edge research, to address signs that the technology might spin out of control.
bloom.bg
September 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Read Parmy's column bloom.bg/4r8oGaI
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The Trump admin has now ILLEGALLY deported over 170 people. That's 170 times they've broken the law &, in some cases, sent people back into harm's way.
The Constitution guarantees due process to ALL — Trump & Miller don't get to pick & choose. Everyone involved must be held accountable.
The Constitution guarantees due process to ALL — Trump & Miller don't get to pick & choose. Everyone involved must be held accountable.
Illegal deportations spike under Trump's ICE push
www.politico.com
September 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The Trump admin has now ILLEGALLY deported over 170 people. That's 170 times they've broken the law &, in some cases, sent people back into harm's way.
The Constitution guarantees due process to ALL — Trump & Miller don't get to pick & choose. Everyone involved must be held accountable.
The Constitution guarantees due process to ALL — Trump & Miller don't get to pick & choose. Everyone involved must be held accountable.
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Sam Dickson, a former lawyer for the Ku Klux Klan who became a leading figure in multiple white supremacist groups, gave $1,000 to Rawson’s campaign.
Here's what he said to @letsgomathias.bsky.social when he reached out for comment.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
Here's what he said to @letsgomathias.bsky.social when he reached out for comment.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
September 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Sam Dickson, a former lawyer for the Ku Klux Klan who became a leading figure in multiple white supremacist groups, gave $1,000 to Rawson’s campaign.
Here's what he said to @letsgomathias.bsky.social when he reached out for comment.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
Here's what he said to @letsgomathias.bsky.social when he reached out for comment.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
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We need a new party system where guys like this can be part of the Democrats—and DSA and the left can have a different party.
We should make passing proportional representation for the House and RCV for the Senate a priority in 2029.
We should make passing proportional representation for the House and RCV for the Senate a priority in 2029.
NEW: As AI companies provoke intense scrutiny, former Obama White House official Jay Carney has joined an effort to “rebuild bonds” between Democrats and the AI industry.
Dem operatives are joining the AI industry in droves – we’ve tracked over 100 former Biden officials who made similar moves.
Dem operatives are joining the AI industry in droves – we’ve tracked over 100 former Biden officials who made similar moves.
September 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
We need a new party system where guys like this can be part of the Democrats—and DSA and the left can have a different party.
We should make passing proportional representation for the House and RCV for the Senate a priority in 2029.
We should make passing proportional representation for the House and RCV for the Senate a priority in 2029.
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When I was reaching out to Rawson’s campaign donors, I ended up stumbling upon a story in of itself:
Josh Doggrell was fired from Alabama police department in 2015 over his involvement in League of the South
When I searched his name I found out… he’s now a Lt. in an Alabama sheriff’s office
Josh Doggrell was fired from Alabama police department in 2015 over his involvement in League of the South
When I searched his name I found out… he’s now a Lt. in an Alabama sheriff’s office
Josh Doggrell, who is ~currently~ a lieutenant in the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama, said he gave money to a nominee for the Florida legislature who marched in Charlottesville because he believes he "will do a great job as a legislator."
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
September 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
When I was reaching out to Rawson’s campaign donors, I ended up stumbling upon a story in of itself:
Josh Doggrell was fired from Alabama police department in 2015 over his involvement in League of the South
When I searched his name I found out… he’s now a Lt. in an Alabama sheriff’s office
Josh Doggrell was fired from Alabama police department in 2015 over his involvement in League of the South
When I searched his name I found out… he’s now a Lt. in an Alabama sheriff’s office
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Thanks to the court decision on the Missouri congressional map, Fred can flip this seat! (Cook Political Report just upgraded the race) but he needs our help.
Please donate/get involved today:
Please donate/get involved today:
Fred Wellman for Congress | Missouri's 2nd Congressional District
Fred Wellman is running for Congress in Missouri’s 2nd District, challenging incumbent Ann Wagner. Fred is a veteran focused on lowering costs, protecting rights, and restoring accountability in Washi...
wellmanformo.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Thanks to the court decision on the Missouri congressional map, Fred can flip this seat! (Cook Political Report just upgraded the race) but he needs our help.
Please donate/get involved today:
Please donate/get involved today:
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Great to join @wellmanformo.bsky.social to knock doors yesterday! Fred Wellman has spent his life answering the call to serve. Now, he’s running to serve MO-2, the district where I grew up, and where my parents still live.
September 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Great to join @wellmanformo.bsky.social to knock doors yesterday! Fred Wellman has spent his life answering the call to serve. Now, he’s running to serve MO-2, the district where I grew up, and where my parents still live.
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According to Don Jr.’s new wife, their “dear friend Umar” (who only coincidentally is Russian oligarch and a friend of Putin) did not pay for their wedding; he merely “hosted two incredible nights of celebrations …
Bettina Trump, wife of Trump Jr., posts a lengthy Instagram caption responding to @propublica.org’s reporting that a Russian oligarch paid for over $170,000 of her wedding.
September 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
According to Don Jr.’s new wife, their “dear friend Umar” (who only coincidentally is Russian oligarch and a friend of Putin) did not pay for their wedding; he merely “hosted two incredible nights of celebrations …
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🚨 BREAKING: Epstein-associated donors gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers' campaign and political committees while he opposed releasing the Epstein files, arguing for more redactions to "protect somebody who got an airplane and rode with him." www.metrotimes.com/news/donors-...
Donors named in Epstein files gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers and groups backing him - Detroit Metro Times
A Metro Times review found that donors named in the Epstein files have given nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers’ campaigns and groups supporting him.
www.metrotimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Epstein-associated donors gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers' campaign and political committees while he opposed releasing the Epstein files, arguing for more redactions to "protect somebody who got an airplane and rode with him." www.metrotimes.com/news/donors-...
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Neither Florida GOP/national GOP responded to my requests for comment.
If the party can't denounce Rawson, who
-condoned slavery
-called for gay people to be executed
-appeared to advocate lynching
-marched w/ Nazis in Charlottesville
-was part of League of the South
not sure there's a red line
If the party can't denounce Rawson, who
-condoned slavery
-called for gay people to be executed
-appeared to advocate lynching
-marched w/ Nazis in Charlottesville
-was part of League of the South
not sure there's a red line
NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature:
-marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag
-has *many* white supremacist donors
-appears to advocate lynching
He is expected to win Nov. election
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
-marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag
-has *many* white supremacist donors
-appears to advocate lynching
He is expected to win Nov. election
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...
talkingpointsmemo.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Neither Florida GOP/national GOP responded to my requests for comment.
If the party can't denounce Rawson, who
-condoned slavery
-called for gay people to be executed
-appeared to advocate lynching
-marched w/ Nazis in Charlottesville
-was part of League of the South
not sure there's a red line
If the party can't denounce Rawson, who
-condoned slavery
-called for gay people to be executed
-appeared to advocate lynching
-marched w/ Nazis in Charlottesville
-was part of League of the South
not sure there's a red line
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MAGA loves to invent fake controversies, using its echo chamber to make people think there’s a real story out there. For example, the fake “Ohio pet-eating controversy” and bogus WNBA “transgender eligibility debate.”
Media must stop metastasizing misinformation.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
Media must stop metastasizing misinformation.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
How MAGA invents ‘controversies’ and some media buy in
Journalists need to resist the right’s attempts to set their agenda
www.stopthepresses.news
September 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
MAGA loves to invent fake controversies, using its echo chamber to make people think there’s a real story out there. For example, the fake “Ohio pet-eating controversy” and bogus WNBA “transgender eligibility debate.”
Media must stop metastasizing misinformation.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
Media must stop metastasizing misinformation.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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The point is: Trump isn’t doing Putin’s bidding because Putin has some secret leverage over Trump.
Trump is doing Putin’s bidding because they have a shared interest in ending democracy globally. Trump follows Putin’s lead because Putin has been leading the project since 2012.
Trump is doing Putin’s bidding because they have a shared interest in ending democracy globally. Trump follows Putin’s lead because Putin has been leading the project since 2012.
September 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The point is: Trump isn’t doing Putin’s bidding because Putin has some secret leverage over Trump.
Trump is doing Putin’s bidding because they have a shared interest in ending democracy globally. Trump follows Putin’s lead because Putin has been leading the project since 2012.
Trump is doing Putin’s bidding because they have a shared interest in ending democracy globally. Trump follows Putin’s lead because Putin has been leading the project since 2012.
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The scandal isn’t that Putin has a pee-tape.
The scandal is that the president wants to turn the U.S. into Putin’s Russia: a gangster state run by criminals who loot the people and follow no law.
The scandal is that the president wants to turn the U.S. into Putin’s Russia: a gangster state run by criminals who loot the people and follow no law.
September 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The scandal isn’t that Putin has a pee-tape.
The scandal is that the president wants to turn the U.S. into Putin’s Russia: a gangster state run by criminals who loot the people and follow no law.
The scandal is that the president wants to turn the U.S. into Putin’s Russia: a gangster state run by criminals who loot the people and follow no law.
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Trump isn’t a Russian asset—he and Putin are ideological allies.
Both Putin and Trump want to end competitive elections, the rule of law and individual rights, so they can rob from the taxpayers and enrich themselves and their friends without any consequences.
Both Putin and Trump want to end competitive elections, the rule of law and individual rights, so they can rob from the taxpayers and enrich themselves and their friends without any consequences.
Review of a new book about Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine and whether he really is a Russian asset.
Betrayal by Luke Harding review – could Donald Trump be a Russian asset?
A Guardian correspondent’s sobering account of the US betrayal of Ukraine – and the possible reasons behind it
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Trump isn’t a Russian asset—he and Putin are ideological allies.
Both Putin and Trump want to end competitive elections, the rule of law and individual rights, so they can rob from the taxpayers and enrich themselves and their friends without any consequences.
Both Putin and Trump want to end competitive elections, the rule of law and individual rights, so they can rob from the taxpayers and enrich themselves and their friends without any consequences.
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this guy is one of the architects of a war that might rank as one of the worst strategic missteps in american military history and here is on CBS getting a softball interview about his feelings
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells 60 Minutes that news of a U.S. fighter jet being shot down over Iran woke him in the middle of the night. His first thought: “S***.”
September 14, 2026 at 2:18 AM
this guy is one of the architects of a war that might rank as one of the worst strategic missteps in american military history and here is on CBS getting a softball interview about his feelings
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Meet Jessica Killin, Army veteran, public servant, and Democratic nominee in CO-5.
"I hear from veterans in particular all the time about their immense anxiety about what is happening at the Pentagon and what's happening with Iran."
@killinforco.bsky.social with @simonwdc.bsky.social
"I hear from veterans in particular all the time about their immense anxiety about what is happening at the Pentagon and what's happening with Iran."
@killinforco.bsky.social with @simonwdc.bsky.social
September 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Meet Jessica Killin, Army veteran, public servant, and Democratic nominee in CO-5.
"I hear from veterans in particular all the time about their immense anxiety about what is happening at the Pentagon and what's happening with Iran."
@killinforco.bsky.social with @simonwdc.bsky.social
"I hear from veterans in particular all the time about their immense anxiety about what is happening at the Pentagon and what's happening with Iran."
@killinforco.bsky.social with @simonwdc.bsky.social
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“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’”
“Two U.S. citizen teenagers who were on their way to file enlistment papers to join the Marines were violently attacked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who reportedly detained them for nearly eight hours before letting them go.” newrepublic.com/post/215393/...
ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines
The ICE agents reportedly said they didn’t care after being told the two teenagers were citizens.
newrepublic.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’”
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Update: Rawson’s Democratic opponent, Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, responds to @talkingpointsmemo.com investigation:
September 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Update: Rawson’s Democratic opponent, Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, responds to @talkingpointsmemo.com investigation:
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Rawson's participation in the deadly Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, and his connection to the RockOfDixie account on Twitter, was first noted by anti-fascist researcher ShermanMarching web.archive.org/web/20220813...
Dixie Tears Streaming Service on Twitter
“1. I'm happier than a cottonmouth under a log to introduce you to Marshall Clayton Rawson and his wife Megan Elise Rawson of North Florida. The attended the deadly 2017 UniteTheRight rally in Charlot...
web.archive.org
September 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Rawson's participation in the deadly Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, and his connection to the RockOfDixie account on Twitter, was first noted by anti-fascist researcher ShermanMarching web.archive.org/web/20220813...