www.commondreams.org/news/gavin-n... “You’re not going to believe this but Gavin Newsom is taking the side of capital over workers,” said one critic.

Progressives Rip Newsom Over Reported Meddling in Suit Against Paramount-Warner Merger | Common Dreams

Progressive critics slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom over a report that his office is pressing the California AG to settle its antitrust suit with Paramount.

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Hey seattle.

FOX 13 Seattle@fox13seattle.bsky.social · 4d ago

The iconic U.S. Navy Blue Angels performance for Seafair was canceled on Saturday, organizers announced this afternoon. bit.ly/4wKVHf9

you invoke your fifth amendment rights when you’re talking to a cop because he’s only there to find a reason to charge you with a crime, and you should absolutely do the same when you’re talking to a senator who’s made it very clear he’s only there to find a reason to charge you with a crime

Anyone who wishes to reinforce the informational chain of custody, should check out Agitate. Hardcore social epistemology, come and get it.

Ariel Edwards-Levy@aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 7d ago

If you post survey data, news articles, etc. without a link back to the source whenever possible, you are weakening the informational chain of custody and making it harder for other people to confirm that they're seeing accurate information. This holds even if you're mad at whatever it is.

Bluesky’s got the juice!

Sarah T Roberts, PhD@ubiquity75.xyz · 7d ago

Um... www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...

All you need is for strict-daddy patriarchy to be ambient in the culture & then "you silly unrealistic kids can't have nice things" *sounds* right to people who don't know any better. That's what Republicans always say, so they sound like the strict daddy, so they're "better on the economy."

Incrementalism is billed as carving out and taking the tiny wins because that is all that is available but it feels suspiciously similar to what getting the barest minimum just so the conservatives don’t get too grumpy would feel like.

Is it possible that the Trump Department of Education created a national civics contest, then rigged the judging in the final when it looked like a Sikh kid who's the son of immigrants might win? They'd never do that, this administration has too much integrity. www.notus.org/national/ame...

Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest

America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.

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DSA candidates are putting us on a slippery slope toward saving capitalism.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2w ago

NYC’s small business owners have said it over and over: endless paperwork and uncertainty has made getting their stores up and running too difficult. So we’re cutting red tape, eliminating redundant permits (did you know you need a permit just to serve some ice cream?), and speeding up inspections.

I hate when people peddle disinformation that makes me defend shitty people. I don’t like them either but they didn’t say that and suggesting they did only hurts our cause!

“You have enemies on the left AND the right.That must mean you are doing something right.” It does not. You might just be universally detestable. You might have nothing to say anyone finds worthwhile. Rejecting all to your right and left does not place you in some sensible middle.

Accusations of bias actually have specific content that can be assessed. The left attack the BBC for justifying a genocide, the right attack it for having too many black people on screen. These aren't equivalent extremes that cancel each other out leaving only the enlightened centre.

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Citizens united doesn’t need to be reversed. The core issue is wealth inequality, solve that and I don’t care what you spend your money on. National service is a dumb idea. Just make some good jobs available. Ending gerrymandering is a good one but bundle it with more election protections.

This was created in a lab to target my interests.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 8mo ago

Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.

On the bright side, saag is a delicious dish.

Andrew Heiss@andrew.heiss.phd · 3w ago

checking the diarrhea map before buying vegetables, as one does now

I tend to think people tapping the breaks on certain candidates’ presidential ambitions, saying they’re better suited for another seat for such and such reasons are just hiding their true motives and opposition. agitate-discourse.org?arg=1968

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would be a good U.S. presidential candidate for 2028.

See the strongest cases for and against — and weigh in. Where do you stand?

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Adam Gurri@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 3w ago

Broke: AOC should run for Senate instead of president Woke: AOC should run for president Bespoke: AOC should run for president, serve two terms, and *then* spend the rest of her career in the Senate

Unless you are actually running an electoral campaign, why are you (a REGULAR person) gaming out the views of people across the country who you do not know and will never meet? One of the worst things to have happened in the last 25 years is weird election punditry by regular people.

Do we need a “BUT” endorsement type?

Donald Trump is giving Jon Ossoff a ton of attention. Can and should he use that as a springboard for a run in 2028? Join and weigh in. agitate-discourse.org?arg=1969

Jon Ossoff would be a good U.S. presidential candidate for 2028.

See the strongest cases for and against — and weigh in. Where do you stand?

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New blog up. How I envision Agitate as the Bizarro social network that will free us from the attention economy. Tell me what you think. agitate-discourse.org/post.php?slu...

Agitate maps and measures arguments. See the contours of the Discourse and add your own contributions toward a richer graph. Invite-only to keep every user profile human. Want in? Reply or DM and I’ll send you a code. agitate-discourse.org?arg=1963

We should all hope to see the best possible candidates for U.S. President in 2028.

See the strongest cases for and against — and weigh in. Where do you stand?

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I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org

We've formalized some initial policies on data, privacy and AI to hold me accountable to. agitate-discourse.org/post.php?slu...

New project on Agitate, determining the best candidate for U.S. President in 2028. agitate-discourse.org?arg=1963

We should all hope to see the best possible candidates for U.S. President in 2028.

90.9% of 11 people accept this. Where do you stand?

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ST3 should prioritize building a station and transit service to the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.

50.0% of 2 people accept this. Where do you stand?

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