Dave Bartel

Dave Bartel

@davebartel.bsky.social

Canadian, he/him, cat lover, book lover, BLM, Trans right are human rights, IT worker, liberal Christian, socialist, cyclist, the list goes on.

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Nationalize SpaceX NOW.

Dare Obasanjo@carnage4life.bsky.social

Ukraine’s military Starlink service is now working after a 10-day disruption that affected its drones. Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink’s terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes. Trump reportedly called Musk to ask him to restore it. SpaceX can now change the course of wars.

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Hard agree. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s because Meta sued the author and got a gag order that prevents her from saying a single word about her own book. Mark Zuckerberg is a threat to human rights and democracies the world over, including ours. It is vitally important you know how and why.

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“Gillingham is proposing the committee also feature three ‘outside experts’ that would be appointed by the mayor,” sure sounds like “I want use taxpayer money that I take from hard-working Winnipeggers and give it to my buddies and continue to not address their priorities.”

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just say “groomer school,” this is taking forever

Faine Greenwood@faineg.com

Big names in AI and Silicon Valley tech announced yesterday that they're launching a boarding academy for 16 to 22 year olds. (Would you trust the people in this scene with keeping an eye on minors?) theacademysf.com

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NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.

propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...

The fact that stuff like this happening doesn't have mass strikes and city shutdowns happening gives me very little hope that the folks responsible for this will ever actually be held accountable. The time for that isn't when a new administration comes in, it's right fucking now. Make them listen.

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ICE deported a former child refugee to Vietnam last October for stealing from her employer — 25 years ago. Melissa Tran begged ICE to let her stay one more week so she could be by her young daughter’s bedside while she got surgery. They didn’t let her.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses .. even if candidates acknowledged they engaged in sexually deviant activities or stole from an employer.” @cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-can...

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this is the t-shirt the bigots at wnba games have made their uniform, and @foiaball.com found out why. great work here.

David at FOIAball@foiaball.com

Wanna know something I think would be crazy? It would be crazy if XX-XY Athletics, the apparel firm stoking outrage against the WNBA, had a secret, Koch brothers-aligned, oil rich family fortune behind it. But that would be crazy, right??? www.foiaball.com/p/xx-xy-athl...

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37 immigrants were arrested in an aggressive, military-style raid of a Chicago apartment building. Then they seemingly disappeared. Who were these men, women and children taken in the middle of the night, and where did they go? 🎧️ Listen to their stories:

propublica.orgThe True Story of Why Immigration Agents Raided a Chicago Apartment BuildingTrump officials claimed they successfully arrested members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in a dramatic midnight raid. We uncovered a very different story.

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CONGRATS KAREN ATTIAH

Karen Attiah@karenattiah.bsky.social

BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...

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Yeah, it's not good! And it normalizes this behavior.

Simon@simontrose.bsky.social

I’m getting very tired of all the @nytimes.com reporters making videos from their cars while driving. It’s unnecessary distracted driving that could get someone hurt.

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Absolutely deplorable.

Carlitos Ricardo Parias is approaching 300 days behind bars, the longest known time a journalist has spent in U.S. custody. Authorities say he's undocumented, but their account doesn't explain a growing mountain of evidence, FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social writes in @theintercept.com:

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Almost a year after Trump’s domestic policy bill passed, at least 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits. In Arizona, the number of children receiving SNAP has dropped by more than 200,000 since July 2025 — a 55% decline. (Published June)

propublica.orgMore Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food ProgramRepublican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch...

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Re-upping for the evening crowd. If someone you know is going to @defcon.bsky.social or @blackhatevents.bsky.social for the first time next week, please share this with them.

Jake Williams@malwarejake.bsky.social

Today's episode of Breach Please is live. @secitup.bsky.social and I talk about Hacker Summer Camp, strategies for getting the most out of it, AND making it through in one piece. If you know someone attending @defcon.bsky.social for the first time, please share this with them. youtu.be/KYFeXwGLE9E

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A very serious Rural Politico once told me "Dems have to go to farmer meetings! We gotta be where the people are!" I was in fact in a farmer meeting at that very moment! So I live-texted him the meeting. They were complaining that they want indentured workers that they don't have to pay or feed.

Lucas Tieman@lucastieman.bsky.social

There would be more pushback if folks left of center were more serious about outreach. But folks aren't despite the fact that our system does give disproportionate power to rural areas. But instead of taking that as the rules of the game as it exists, and actually organizing, we complain about it.

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Lemme tell you about the angel of history being blown backwards into the future: The shackles these people have been put in are Hiatt brand, same company founded in 1780 to mass produce shackles for slaver ships.

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social

The use of extremely online memetic aesthetics to support far-right political goals is like something out of Walter Benjamin’s nightmares.