Alex Plank
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Alex Plank: Filmmaker, actor, producer. Autistic founder of Wrong Planet. šā𦺠Max Plank
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David Corn
3 days ago
There you go again. Calling people you disagree with āNazis.ā
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Damned by faint praise
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Anyone in San Francisco feel an earthquake?
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SAG-AFTRA Statement on the Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
9 days ago
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āin the colloquial senseā š«
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11 days ago
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Rick Ellis
11 days ago
While I mention Alan in the headline (because I care about that), most of the piece links his layoff to the long string of job cuts and other moves by PMC, which is apparently bleeding money. That revenue problem is also driving PMC's lawsuit against Google, which specifically mentions Rolling Stone
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Joy-Ann Reid
11 days ago
Legacy media is literally caping for white supremacy now. Quoting the man theyāre venerating, whose proud lifeās work was disparaging marginalized groups, is officially a firing offense, but calling for the homeless to be euthanized is not. Wild.
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Jonathan M. Katz
12 days ago
In fairness everyone involved is at a disadvantage here because Americans in general have no idea what leftist ideology even is
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Jess Calarco
13 days ago
Yesterday's piece from
@jamellebouie.net
is the only high-profile piece I've seen that specifically discusses the watchlist, its effect on academics, and its effect on public attitudes toward academia as a whole. (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...
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Robert Komaniecki
14 days ago
First the WSJ incorrectly reporting the bullet casings had "trans ideology" written on them, then The Guardian interviews some jagoff and prints claims that the shooter was "leftist," which the source then retracts. This is journalistic malpractice on a systemic scale.
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Loved this show
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Footnotes are always where you find the best burns
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24 days ago
Around 5pm today, HSI and Park Police were conducting an arrest in downtown DC. Residents gathered around them to record, and when one tried to ask the guy being arrested what he was being accused of, a Park Police officer shoved him back and told him to stay 8 feet away.
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25 days ago
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Guardian US
26 days ago
"When I wrote that piece, the idea of exposing personal details of my life to scrutiny or criticism was terrifying," writes Esme Hewitt. "What I wasnāt expecting was for someone to take my words and claim them as their own."
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An influencer plagiarised my life story on TikTok. Social media thrives on mimicry ā but this was a step too far | Esme Hewitt
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/27/influencer-plagiarised-life-story-tiktok-social-media-mimicry?CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1756483459-1
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CNN
25 days ago
Southwest Airlinesā newest jets are now flying with a barrier that can protect the cockpit when pilots need to open the door during flight, according to the airline. Read more:
https://cnn.it/422QTo2
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Anna Bower
26 days ago
NEW: Counsel for the migrant children say that, as they understand it, all putative class members have now ābeen deplaned and returned to ORR custody.ā As for the delay, they add that they inadvertently overlooked the part of the courtās order requiring them to file a report.
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Gillian Brockell
about 1 month ago
Hereās part of the video from the ICE flight I watched on August 13
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Gillian Brockell
about 1 month ago
The Coast Guard works for ICE now. Coast Guard planes previously used for search and rescue have done hundreds of secret ICE flights in recent weeks, including two I watched from a public parking lot near BWI. My exclusive for Rolling Stone:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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ICE Is Constantly Using Coast Guard Planes to Move Immigrants
Donald Trumpās deportation henchmen appear to have dramatically increased the use of Coast Guard aircraft to transport immigrants.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-ice-coast-guard-planes-immigrants-detention-1235414267/
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Den Howler
about 1 month ago
Calling everything a distraction has been incredibly effective propaganda. Not that it's terribly convincing, but it gives everyone this veneer of cover for why nobody is doing anything. Everything is distracting from the REAL issue which we won't define or do anything about either.
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Gillian Brockell
about 1 month ago
Yup. I wrote this with
@alexplank.bsky.social
, and he has other solo stories on his Substack about the sentiment at the base. It was not good!
hardghistory.ghost.io/new-ices-esw...
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The glen is the best nascar track hands down.
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about 2 months ago
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Damn I missed the race today
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about 2 months ago
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GPT 5 seems as dumb or dumber than previous versions, which are all very dumb.
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about 2 months ago
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Chronicle of Higher Education
2 months ago
GMUās Faculty Senate passed a resolution declaring confidence in President Gregory Washington and defending the universityās DEI efforts. āEvidence, truth, and due process should be the foundation for all decisions ā not allegations,ā they wrote.
chroni.cl/3Uw58NZ
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George Mason U. Faculty Rally Around Their Besieged President. They May Be His Only Support.
Gregory Washington finds himself without two key pillars of support that a college leader would hope to have in defending against federal investigations: his board and the stateās attorney general.
https://chroni.cl/3Uw58NZ
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here in LA, the DWP is the department of water and power (the government agency you buy your water and electricity from)
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2 months ago
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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class
2 months ago
Actually for those of us who lost our livelihoods for saying what was happeningāa small price to pay compared to the tens of thousands of doctors, nurses, journalists, moms, dads and kids who lost their livesāan āI told you soā from us is getting off easy for people like you who made it happen
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Gillian Brockell
2 months ago
Please also read this story I did with
@alexplank.bsky.social
from a few days ago. And please subscribe to
hardghistory.ghost.io
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hardghistory.ghost.io/new-ices-esw...
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NEW: ICEās Eswatini flight went through US base in Djibouti; Americans stationed there are angry
Details of how the five men got to Eswatini have not been previously reported.
https://hardghistory.ghost.io/new-ices-eswatini-flight-went-through-us-base-in-djibouti-americans-stationed-there-are-angry/
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Gillian Brockell
2 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: ICE may have secretly done more third-country removals than previously known Flight data from private jets contracted by ICE show a spike in activity to 13 countries targeted for third-country removals. šI've been working on this for two months.
hardghistory.ghost.io/exclusive-ic...
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EXCLUSIVE: ICE may have secretly done more third-country removals than previously known
Flight data from private jets contracted by ICE show a spike in activity to 13 countries targeted for third-country removals.
https://hardghistory.ghost.io/exclusive-ice-may-have-secretly-done-more-third-country-removals-than-previously-known/
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NEW: ICEās Eswatini flight went through US base in Djibouti; Americans stationed there are angry Details of how the five men got to Eswatini have not been previously reported. Written and reported with
@gbrockell.bsky.social
alexplank.substack.com/p/new-ices-e...
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NEW: ICEās Eswatini flight went through US base in Djibouti; Americans stationed there are angry
Note: This story was written and reported with Gillian Brockell.
https://alexplank.substack.com/p/new-ices-eswatini-flight-went-through
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Texas Ex
2 months ago
Incredible reporting from
@gbrockell.bsky.social
and
@alexplank.bsky.social
on deportations
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Gillian Brockell
2 months ago
Cost is the least important thing here, but that Gulfstream costs the government $8600/hour. That C-17 costs $28,500 an hour. Read more:
hardghistory.ghost.io/new-ices-esw...
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Gillian Brockell
2 months ago
DHS didnāt reveal how the five men got to Eswatini. But using a combination of flight radar, satellite images and a video shared to Eswatini social media, weāve identified the c-17 that carried them from Djibouti, where they had been dropped off by the same plane that carried the South Sudan 8.
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NEW: ICEās Eswatini flight went through US base in Djibouti; Americans stationed there are angry Details of how the five men got to Eswatini have not been previously reported. Written and reported with
@gbrockell.bsky.social
alexplank.substack.com/p/new-ices-e...
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NEW: ICEās Eswatini flight went through US base in Djibouti; Americans stationed there are angry
Note: This story was written and reported with Gillian Brockell.
https://alexplank.substack.com/p/new-ices-eswatini-flight-went-through
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NEW: ICEās Eswatini flight went through US base in Djibouti; Americans stationed there are angry
open.substack.com/pub/alexplan...
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NEW: ICEās Eswatini flight went through US base in Djibouti; Americans stationed there are angry
Note: This story was written and reported with Gillian Brockell.
https://open.substack.com/pub/alexplank/p/new-ices-eswatini-flight-went-through?r=1kclgg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Gillian Brockell
2 months ago
NEW: ICEās Eswatini flight went through US base in Djibouti; Americans stationed there are angry Details of how the five men got to Eswatini have not been previously reported. Written and reported with
@alexplank.bsky.social
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hardghistory.ghost.io/new-ices-esw...
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Ed Zitron
3 months ago
Yeah man can't imagine why your girlfriend is mad that you made ChatGPT pretend to be a woman that you would use to talk to about your relationship problems
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Dr Elizabeth Murray
3 months ago
He sold vaccine cards and injected kids with saline so they thought they were vaccinated. There are no rules anymore
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Rep. Veronica Escobar
3 months ago
This week, ICE illegally denied me entry into a processing facility in my district, and today, they released a statement saying I ā[gave] the appearance of a political stunt intended to generate publicity rather than pursue genuine oversight.ā I have some thoughts.š§µ
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Armored horses in MacArthur park.
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Taylor Lorenz
3 months ago
I spent months on this video about people worshiping ChatGPT, please watch and leave a comment and share if you can!! My YouTube channel is still so small that I lose money making these videos rn š. Every little bit helps!!
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ChatGPT Is Becoming A Religion
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKCynxiV_8I
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Viktor Winetrout
8 months ago
Reading the news
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Shipwreck
3 months ago
Hey how about the hell you wonāt, and if you do you will face the full might of the US military. Thatās what a real President would say. Hey clown, what if a Patriot malfunctions and they kill US forces. For anyone that voted for this, you reap what you sowed.
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Iāve got something in common with Zohran Mamdani!
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The Economist
3 months ago
If you have a phone in your hand, chances are its screen was made by Corning. This week on āBoss Classā, our podcast host speaks to the glassmaker about adapting an old material for the modern world. Listen now
https://econ.trib.al/O5MTIF7
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Company profile: Corning
A 174-year-old glassmaker in upstate New York is driving innovations in tech
https://econ.trib.al/O5MTIF7
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Rick Steves
3 months ago
Iām a hardworking, taxpaying, churchgoing, grandkid-raising American citizen. And if I work all day long and want to go home, smoke a joint & just stare at the fireplace for 3 hoursā¦thatās my civil liberty. āŖ
@sarapayan.bsky.social
⬠reports on my mission to end America's prohibition on marijuana:
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Rick Steves Talks Travel, Cannabis and Freedom
The celebrated PBS television hostās plant advocacy is legendary as is his take on the current state of international cannabis.
https://cannabisnow.com/rick-steves-talks-travel-cannabis-and-freedom/
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Yashar Ali š
3 months ago
New York City Mayor Eric Adams tells Don Lemon he believes Zohran Mamdani is an antisemite and that the Jewish community should be concerned.
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Hey
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Taylor Lorenz
3 months ago
There's an idea emerging among centrist Dems that Zohran won because of short form video or podcasting and I'm sorry but that's just not it
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Zohran did not win because of TikTok and podcasts
His victory was the culmination of years of organizing and a platform that resonated with hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.
https://www.usermag.co/p/zohran-did-not-win-because-of-tiktok-and-podcasts-social-media
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