29 September 1941 | A French Jewish boy, Jacques Attas, was born in Marseille. In December 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

#TheLensNola🔍 Georges dismissed concerns from some of his reporters that his embrace of Meta blurs the line between the news and business. ✍️ Drew Hawkins from Gulf States Newsroom, Delaney Nolan and Vivi Smilgius from The Lens Full article 🔗: buff.ly/lmhU66R

The mayor of Ithaca (my friend and former fellow PhD candidate in Government at Cornell) announces a moratorium on permitting Greek Life activities until Cornell produces new standards of addressing sexual assault.

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten says his office is reopening the investigation into the 2024 gang rape of a student at a Cornell University fraternity abcnews.com/US/district-...

When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1

A new poll shows Democrat Jamie Davis trailing Republican Julia Letlow by 4% in Louisiana's U.S. Senate race.

www.sos.la.gov/elections-vo... mid-Sept 2026 poll for Louisiana Senate race shows Republican Julia Letlow leading Democrat Jamie Davis by ONLY 4% points ahead of the Nov 3 general election BEHIND ENEMY LINES IN LOUISIANASTAN! @jamiedavisforla.bsky.social

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Rightardia@rightardia.bsky.social · 17h ago

Close Seante race in SC.

Weird.

The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com · 2y ago

In a phone call with The Tribune Thursday night, Rep. Trevor Lee denied ever saying Nazi flags could be displayed in schools. Here is video of Lee saying Nazi flags could be displayed in schools.

In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders. Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.

Carrying That Weight—Again

I can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case

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"Words do not blast stim at the rate we enjoy today. Words are old, older than TikTok. Back then, a human would read, 'Fireworks exploded above two (or more) trad-attractive nudes copulating on a sandy beach,' and the reader would have to imagine that in their mind." buff.ly/oZe8zx4

How to Read Good or Maybe Great

“First, accept how fun reading isn’t. Words do not blast stim at the rate we enjoy today. Words are old, older than TikTok. Back then, a human would read, ‘F...

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JFC

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h ago

Trump: "Because of tariffs, we are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars of profits. It's one of the reasons I can offer, if Republicans win the House and Senate, $5,000 to every adult. We can do it and the Democrats can't, because the Democrats don't have any income."

Government investigators Thursday released a report that found Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention, including warehouse purchases strongly opposed in U.S. communities ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/25/r...

Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention • Ohio Capital Journal

WASHINGTON — Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration…

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Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.

THERE IT IS: Group of January 6 riot defendants have filed each filed federal civil lawsuits in DC seeking taxpayer-funded compensatory and punitive damages for alleged violations of their righrs They claim they were "targeted..and punished" for "protected expressive" activity

A serious outbreak of measles in Ohio marks another triumph for the public health policies of RFKJr and Trump. www.mariettatimes.com/opinion/edit...

Eight U.S. Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian cruise missile attacked the ship they were operating on in the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials.

U.S. Marines injured in recent Iranian attack

The previously unreported attack occurred Sept. 14 when Iran struck a ship U.S. forces were on in the Strait of Hormuz, sources say.

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So we’re selling F-35s, GMLRS, and AGM-158s to China? Cool cool.

Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says

The U.S. ambassador to China says President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States.

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The fact that this was *previously used as a campaign ad during the presidential campaign* removes any real defense as to its purpose. Its not a public service announcement. Its a campaign ad that has become state propaganda.

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · 2d ago

What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

LOL: Flock sent a letter to the mayor of Lowell complaining about comments he made during a city council meeting about how Flock sells data. Flock claimed that it does not sell data, but the mayor responded by pointing out that Flock advertised this feature to Lowell.

Flock vs. Lowell: Surveillance company defends product

LOWELL — Flock Group, Inc. is not only watching license plates in Lowell, but it is also watching the City Council meetings.

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Beyond the fact that it’s incredibly illegal and corrupt to use taxpayer dollars to run political ads on television, there’s another problem with re-running old ads like this: the messaging only reminds everyone what a fraud you are.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie

New whistleblower account: Former employees of the Kennedy Center say that center officials canceled a plan to start overhauling its leaking infrastructure months ago, despite those officials now asserting the leaks posed an urgent safety risk requiring the building to close.

Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say

In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.

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Brandon McNulty powers to a stunning solo victory at Montreal Worlds escapecollective.com/mcnulty-powe...

Brandon McNulty powers to a stunning solo victory at Montreal Worlds

Team USA plays it to perfection as McNulty overhauls bigger favorites to secure a rainbow jersey.

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🇺🇸 Brandon McNulty emerges as surprise winner from wild 🌈 World Championships RACE REPORT 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/bran... 📸 Cor Vos

NYC Deputy Mayor Julie Su: I think that’s part of the magic of Mayor Mamdani. What he believes deeply in is that government has an active role to play in shaping the economy, in shaping the city, and in making sure that working people have what they deserve.

The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules.

James Medlock@jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d ago

One day I hope to convince conservatives that we should enforce the rule of law, reduce the deficit, and not carelessly tear down the institutions prior generations built, but today is not that day.

“How explain that a work so singular and so enlightening … how explain that such a work should have failed to become famous?” —André Gide, in his Introduction to James Hogg’s THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS & CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER (1947 edition)

Tobias Wilson-Bates@phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 2d ago

Some people claim that they haven’t read The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Written by Himself: With a detail of curious traditionary facts and other evidence by the editor but this book has been a banger for 202 years.

Project car dilemma. When you know the part isn’t OEM, but can’t tell if it’s shitty not OEM or good OEM until you remove it at which point you might as well buy a known good not OEM and install that.

Florida sure does have a lot of Senators; “records show his wife has held a Florida real estate license for half of her husband’s Senate term. Records show Roger Marshall has held fishing licenses in Florida since 2019 & used a PO Box in KS as his mailing address.”

US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Kansas Reflector

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...

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“'You don’t live here,' the crowd shouted like they were in a basketball arena...” kansasreflector.com/2026/09/18/u...

US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Kansas Reflector

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...

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When Trump unilaterally cancels a billion in federal spending, even top Republicans confess his "challenge" to Congress is actually just breaking the law.

think that every survivor of SA should write an essay about the impact it had on their lives and send it to Cornell. This is bullshit. These guys need to be punished. Shame on them and Cornell.