I know it's hard to do this, but you really can employ the teensiest tinsiest amount of empathy and realize that people who are being killed just the same under Newsom and Trump do not find your arguments "for the greater good" compelling.

Your feelings are not more important than my life.

(FT) - Lufthansa has cancelled 20,000 flights between May and October to save fuel, one of the largest cuts by global airlines as jet fuel prices double following the Iran war.

@financialtimes.com $JETS
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Mazel tov!

You're right & I was glad to see you say it 🙌

U.S. Personnel Who Died in Mexico Were Working For the CIA, Sources Say Two Americans killed in Mexico, previously identified only as embassy staff but working for the CIA, participated in a raid on a drug lab.

Officials who spoke to @theintercept.com said the CIA has been running covert operations in Mexico, working alongside vetted Mexican state-level police forces and other government agencies.

The sources said the Americans died after a raid on a synthetic drug lab.

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Today's free newsletter is about four signs that the AI bubble is bursting: Anthropic's services and economics are decaying, AI demand is inflated, more than 50% of data centers under construction are for two companies, and NVIDIA is warehousing $150bn+ of GPUs.
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Texas Medical Board sanctions three doctors for delayed care that led to the deaths of two pregnant women Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas. The state's medical board ruled that the doctors' substandard care led to the deaths and ordered them to complete extra training.

From @ProPublica, Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas. The state's medical board ruled that the doctors' substandard care led to the deaths and ordered them to complete extra training.

'A muzzle on elected officials': NDAs 'cloak' Louisiana's biggest business developments - Type Investigations © Type Media Center document.write(new Date().getFullYear()). All Rights Reserved.

Louisiana officials signed non-disclosure agreements as Amazon's $12 billion data centers unfolded in secret.

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Klan-run government

Why the journalistic 'center' cannot hold Plus: The New York Times responds to criticism of its business story on Lauren Sánchez Bezos

"The new owner of CBS and the current editor-in-chief ... set an explicit objective of appealing to the center right and the center left. That is a political goal. It is not a journalistic one." @postbaron.bsky.social via @sulliview.bsky.social

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I think part of the reason for the pile on over there is some people have conflated Mehdi Hasan and Hasan Piker.

A white liberal will come at me like, grrr why are you bad talking democrats. And their page will be a Kamala stan page. She's their perfect Black woman democrat they can support so they don't have to pay attention to how they hate black people.

“The average IQ in Somalia hovers around 70” - Brandon Gill

Me: look, it’s very important to understand racism as a social structure, focusing on individuals as “racists” is counterproductive

Rep. Brandon Gill: hold my beer

Republicans, for their part, have cast the push for a new map as a Democratic power grab. “Richmond liberals want to eliminate competitive elections in Virginia,” says an ad from Virginians for Fair Maps, the main Republican-aligned outside group in Virginia.

A more correct way to write this is: "Republicans, who famously love gerrymandering in every other case, are flooding Democratic and Black voters' phones and mailboxes with ratfucking mailers and texts falsely claiming that Obama, Spanberger, and the DNC are against the ballot measure."

Democrats Once Loathed Gerrymandering. Now They’re Pushing for It.

The words "North Carolina," and "Missouri" do not appear in this piece of shit article.

Neither does the word "decade."

"Florida" and "Texas" appear in subordinate clauses, after words like "After Virginia ..." and "Gov. Gavin Newsom of California framed ..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire'

Israel has killed more than 700 people in Gaza since last year's US-brokered 'ceasefire' https://aje.news/niqwe0

China is willing to work with African countries to address the spillover effects of the US-Israeli war on Iran, President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo in Beijing, state media reported.

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Not having enough questions about
their good friend, the Prince of Darkness

Ep 237: How Selective, Patronizing In this episode, we break down the long history of reducing liberation movements to

In Ep 237, "How Selective, Patronizing 'Deradicalization' Discourse Pathologizes Anti-Colonial Struggle," we break down the long history of US media reducing recalcitrant populations' grievances to "terrorism," "hate," & "radicalism" in urgent need of re-education

w/ guest @premthakker.bsky.social.

J Street’s ‘cut off military aid’ PR gambit changes nothing The move from paying for genocidal weapons to simply selling them is about buying time and misdirecting activist energy.

The move from paying for genocidal weapons to simply selling them is about buying time and misdirecting activist energy: by @ahjohnson.bsky.social

How to Sell a Genocide - Pluto Press A gripping exposé of how the corporate media fuelled genocide in Gaza

Hey all, it’s publishing day for my book “How to Sell a Genocide,” which is a data-driven account of centrist and liberal media’s role in creating the conditions of mass death in Gaza. 100% of royalties go to @mecaforpeace.bsky.social.

> www.plutobooks.com/product/how-...

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Tesla’s Robotaxi rides into Houston Tesla's plan to expand its self-driving rideshare service to Dallas and Houston brings up existing safety concerns.

Tesla's plan to expand its self-driving rideshare service to Dallas and Houston brings up existing safety concerns.

a black pirate flag with a skull and crossbones on it Alt: a black pirate flag with a skull and crossbones on it flaps in the wind

They're trying to make piracy uncool #smh

While actual antisemitism is rising, this current government's rhetoric about fighting antisemitism remains in the realm of floating signifiers and simulacra, a discourse that need not consult Jewish people living in the material world

Columbo knew...

From the episode 'Old Fashioned Murder', series 6, episode 2, 1968.

In Article About Horrific Shooting That Killed Eight Children, Forbes Lets Readers Place Bets About Gun Control In a story about a mass shooting that left eight children dead, Forbes is encouraging readers to bet on the news with fake money.

Forbes is gamifying news about the horrific mass shooting in Shreveport, LA this weekend, encouraging readers to bet on the likelihood of gun regulation with fake money via its "ForbesPredict" feature.

Eight children were murdered in the shooting.

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If someone thinks they might be trans, I think our duty is to welcome them with open arms and help them in their journeys no matter where it leads.

Judging people who think they might be trans and subjecting their motives to intense scrutiny HARMS TRANS PEOPLE. It’s really that simple.

CA's solar canal program generates power more efficiently than ground-mounted solar and conserves water - but doesn't even get a mention in this Very Serious piece of reporting that pits decarbonization policy against "reality." Whose reality?

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Book cover: The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy by Gil Duran

Fascists hate to be called out as fascists. Too bad.

Coming soon:

The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.

Yes, they are fascists. Yes, they must be crushed.

Please pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.