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FL gov candidate & current US House Rep Byron Donalds received the lion's share of data center developer bribes. DeSantis appointees FL AG James Uthmeier & FL CFO Blaise Ingoglia, who are running to keep their jobs, also received substantial bribes from this industry.
Tampa Bay Times@tampabaytimes.bsky.social · 4d agoBackers of these 3 Florida data centers giving big to politicians
A billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work with the same urgency and ruthlessness to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 5d agoElon Musk is planning to spend at least $100 million to help Republicans in this year’s midterms. That’s just 0.014 percent of his current $702 billion net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
This stolen money needs to be returned to blue states by the next administration with interest.
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 7d ago“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
"Ink and Outrage" concentrates on 1770 and 1820, when hand-colored, single-panel etchings were the mode of the moment in London and Dublin. https://bit.ly/4h5Xgzu
The lost art of public shaming - Chicago Reader
"Ink and Outrage" concentrates on 1770 and 1820, when hand-colored, single-panel etchings were the mode of the moment in London and Dublin.
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Samwise Masks@theailingwitch.bsky.social · 6d agoDid you know the best way to support me is FREE? I just want folks to follow my Patreon & read what I write. I think some of it’s pretty darn good! Supporting my writing encourages me to keep going, & makes me feel like my words matter when I can’t do anything else. patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
T o o h o t t o p a i n t I'm laying my ambivalence with the piece squarely at the door of this, the fourth UK heatwave this year.
Natee (they/them)@himmapaan.bsky.social · 3w agoI haven't had quite enough of pale blue-violet flowers yet, it seems.
Please, please people understand the difference between criticism and opinion. You do not have to be a critic, you are allowed to just have an opinion. Please stop pretending that it is a flaw of craft that a story does not progress the way you want it to. Just say, "I wish this happened instead"
Approximately 1 out of 3 women will experience sexual and/or physical abuse in their lifetime and you still have men claiming that allegations must be false because there are too many of them. It’s actually the opposite. The vast majority allegations will never become public
www.interlochenpublicradio.org/2026-07-28/a...
Abuses at Interlochen Center for the Arts over the past 70 years detailed in new report
The report was commissioned by Interlochen itself and released Tuesday. It documents 70 firsthand accounts of sexual abuse at the institution committed by 47 adults over the span of seven decades.
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Powerful unions boycott Labour Women’s Conference over trans ban Unison, Aslef, Usdaw, and the Musicians’ Union will not attend Labour Women’s Conference in September over the decision to ban trans women from formal proceedings at the event 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 metro.co.uk/2026/07/29/m...
Powerful unions boycott Labour Women's Conference over trans ban
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If you're not already following the prosecution of Sam Tunick, now's the time to start. The outcome will have implications for phone security, the right to protest and government surveillance powers. You can learn more about the case and how to support at linktr.ee/LetSamGo
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Atlanta Solidarity Fund@atlsolfund.bsky.social · last wk.
This happened to us with a very small earthquake: the cats alerted and were upset even before the earthquake warning came from our phones. An earthquake specialist here said he'd seen it, too.
Tiger - So Cal Cat🐈@tiger-socal.bsky.social · last wk.The moment a group of cats was startled by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Kumamoto, Japan today (Tuesday). Our paws are in for all pets and people.🐾 #hedgewatch
Stephen Miller said just the other day that all asylum claims are "fake." A couple deported from the U.S. to Guatemala were gagged, bound, and shot dead. Their 14-month old found crying next to their mother's body. People like Miller don't care though because this is the point: ethnic cleansing.
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.
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NEW: Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG was spending that money on its stated mission.
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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Tanya Darden thought of her children as she walked with dozens of others on July 26 to demand transparency in the investigation into Nolan Wells' death. “I looked at my precious beautiful children and the first thing is: ‘What would I do if this was my son?’” Darden said.
Gulfport Residents March for Nolan Wells in Blistering Heat to Demand Answers, Transparency
Dozens of Gulfport, Mississippi, residents marched in dangerously hot temperatures on July 26 in the Walk for Nolan Wells.
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An American president hears that Russia may be helping target US bases, and his first instinct is to defend Putin and minimize it. At what point does “America First” start sounding more like “Putin gets the benefit of the doubt”?
What’s wild is that only a few years ago, “prediction markets” had a whole different name and you used to have to go to Reno or Atlantic City to participate, otherwise it was a crime. Now we can’t even regulate them.
Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · last wk.JUST IN: Kalshi has won a federal court ruling to block a Minnesota law from taking effect that would have banned prediction markets in the state. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Some of us are old enough to remember when Tyson executives were betting on how many of their workers would get covid back in 2020 before we had vaccines or any good treatments.
Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · last wk.Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
The slur "tonks" is used by Border Patrol to describe migrants. It's derived from the sound a baton or heavy duty flashlight makes when hitting a migrant over the head.
Sergio olmos@sergioolmos.bsky.social · last wk.‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show. “Yeah, just plug us in wherever you see some tonks and we’ll jump out.” “tonks everywhere selling food.” W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
The corruption one is entirely the result of social media because it's overrun by chud ragebait about social services fraud so normies are getting it served to them and they take it mostly at face value
Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · last wk."Who's better on..." 🔵Women's Rights: D +18 🔵Environment: D +17 🔵Democratic Norms: D +10 🔵Cost of Living: D +4 🟣Political Violence: Even 🟣Wars/Terrorism: Even 🔴AI: R +1 🔴Corruption: R +1 🔴Guns Control: R +3 🔴Immigration: R +5 🔴Crime: R +14 Ipsos / July 26, 2026
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