Markus Alexander

Salon.com@salon.com

The defense secretary broke the 34th president's globe — and provided an inadvertent metaphor.

salon.comHow Hegseth shattered the world Eisenhower madeThe defense secretary broke the 34th president's globe — and provided an inadvertent metaphor

ProPublica@propublica.org

Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section. (Published March)

propublica.orgShe Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section.A virtual court hearing from a pregnant mother’s hospital bed shows what forced medical treatment can look like.

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social

ALERT: Dire warning from Zelenskyy to bipartisan group of Senators about the suspicious slowdown of Starlink youtu.be/d6v-pEF99KE?...

youtu.beTrump LASHES OUT at Zelensky After Truth REVEALEDYouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports

The Hankyoreh@hankyoreh.bsky.social

If the DMZ is not part of Korea, does that make some kind of extraterritorial enclave under US sovereignty, with Brunson presiding as colonial governor? english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...

english.hani.co.kr[Editorial] USFK commander must retract, apologize for denying Korea’s territorial sovereigntyThe general, who serves as head of the UN Command, suggested that the 2-kilometer stretch between the MDL and the southern boundary fence in the DMZ was not sovereign Korean territory

The Florida Trident@floridatrident.bsky.social

The Republican Party of Florida is threatening criminal prosecution of anyone who repeats a Leon County grand jury’s finding that high-ranking state officials diverted $10 million in the Hope Florida scandal. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/florida-gop-...

floridatrident.orgFlorida GOP says repeating the Hope Florida grand jury's findings is a crimeA late-night lawsuit seeks to pull a Democratic ad off 11 Orlando and Tampa Bay stations and bar anything relaying the expunged report. The party also referred the stations to FDLE and prosecutors,…

The Onion@theonion.com

White House Taps Mean Teen In Zara Fitting Room As New Press Secretary theonion.com/white-house-...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I will be the last Republican president"

Radio Free America@radiofreeflorida.bsky.social

A little something to start your evening. #RadioFreeAmerica 🎧🎧🎧 youtu.be/4zgh0y9vTgY?...

youtu.beREM - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville (live)YouTube video by TheGargantuanSock TGS

News to Remember@moments2remember.link

Insiders are shedding light on a controversial plan devised during the Trump administration to convert warehouses into immigrant detention centers, highlighting intentions described as "cruel." A government contractor, who chose to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, revealed that Stephen…

allchronology.comInside Stephen Millers Sinister Plot to Torment Immigrants RevealedInsiders are shedding light on a controversial plan devised during the Trump administration to convert warehouses into immigrant detention centers, highlighting intentions described as "cruel." A government contractor, who chose to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, revealed that Stephen Miller, a senior White House adviser, prioritized inhumanity in these designs. The contractor revealed the information during an NPR investigation published on Thursday.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Meta's new AI assistant, Muse, reads your email, messages and Instagram, supposedly so it can handle chores like grocery orders and canceling subscriptions. TIME went through Muse's internal instructions and found it updates a profile on you every hour. It profiles the people you talk to as

time.comMeta’s Muse AI Agent Is Building a Dossier On YouInternal instructions reviewed by TIME show the AI assistant mapping users and their contacts—including people who don’t use Muse—and sharing anonymized insights across its system.

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com

Indecision on the frog dating scene: What happens when female gray tree frogs hear too many calls from males looking for love, explained by an evolutionary biologist.

theconversation.comToo many males to choose from can overwhelm female frogs – and change who gets to mateMany animal species – frogs and humans alike – struggle to make choices in a complex, overwhelming world.

New Lines Magazine@newlinesmag.bsky.social

ICYMI: At the U.N., Donald Trump threatened Iran with “ annihilation.” This rhetoric reflects a president struggling to find a way out of a war the United States cannot win, argues @joecirin.bsky.social . 

f.mtr.coolAn Increasingly Desperate Trump Threatens Iran’s AnnihilationThe rhetoric comes as the president is stuck with a war he can’t win and declining domestic popularity — but what if he means what he says?

Jacobin@jacobinmag.bsky.social

Firms have stopped hiring anyone they think they’ll soon be able to automate. Lawmakers won’t stop the race to automate our jobs unless we make them.

jacobin.comThe Bosses’ Oldest DreamThe first computers were designed with labor discipline in mind. Today’s AI industry is finishing the job, and young white-collar workers are already paying the price.

The Florida Trident@floridatrident.bsky.social

See how Amendment 3 is going to gut your city's public services! A new online tool shows the extent to which the property tax relief amendment on this year's ballot is likely to cut funding for critical public services across the state. #DefendDemocracy www.wlrn.org/government-p...

wlrn.orgOnline tool shows hidden impact of Amendment 3 property tax relief on local government servicesThe Florida Policy Institute launched a new website Tuesday morning. It allows the user to search by zip code, county or service to see how Amendment 3 could impact two-year funding for all public…

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

My full conversation with Timothy Snyder is below. I really enjoyed getting to chat with him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKo9...

youtube.comIn Conversation with Timothy Snyder: On Tyranny, Trump, Putin, and NetanyahuYouTube video by Robert Reich

Progressive News Service@prognews.bsky.social

Houston cops shot up woman’s car, city won’t pay for damage. "[Abigail] Trujillo was at work... when her Nissan Altima became collateral damage as cops attempted to apprehend a man.... It was unfortunate enough to be both proverbially & literally caught in the crossfire." reason.com/2026/09/27/p...

reason.comPolice in Texas totaled an innocent woman's car. Why did Houston deny her claim for compensation?Law enforcement shot bystander Abigail Trujillo's vehicle dozens of times. Her struggle to get help is part of a larger pattern in such cases.

Unlocked@unlocked.bsky.social

The fix for college sports is not to turn it into a codified sports league. Colleges should be in the business of teaching, not running professional sports teams. If they want a league for younger semi-pro athletes, there's no issue with just forming a new indie league separate from colleges.

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

🇮🇳 India's 'Tree Father' plants for a greener future Swami Prem Parivartan is known as India's 'tree father' for his decades-long mission to restore the country's vanishing green cover. His 'Give Me Trees' trust estimates it has planted or preserved 26 million trees.

Clash Magazine@clashmusic.com

Do As I Please: Adult DVD Interviewed The Leeds band have one of the country's must-see live shows - and now they've got the debut album to back it all up. Elle Palmer sits down with the group - www.clashmusic.com/features/do-...

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

This is even better youtu.be/um9tJ2KvzH8

youtu.bePete Hegseth hits himself in the balls with a skateboard YouTube video by 👑Empress Isis👑

Xela Hart@xelahart.bsky.social

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Democracy Now!@democracynow.org

"We can’t function as a newspaper if we don’t have these voices included." How the Stanford Daily successfully sued the Trump administration over its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech.

democracynow.orgStanford Student Newspaper Wins Suit over Trump’s Crackdown on Pro-Palestine SpeechA federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated the constitutional rights of international students in seeking to deport them for their pro-Palestinian activism and criticism of Israe...

Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social

the astroturf is astroturfing www.contrariannews.org/p/i-typed-bl...

contrariannews.orgI Typed ‘Block the Merger.’ AI Revised it to ‘Drop Your Opposition.’An AI assisted generator dramatically altered my statement before my own eyes.

Techmeme@techmeme.com

Interior Secretary says President Trump "reached out to Apple directly" about changing Lake Ontario to Lake America and the company may soon alter its maps (Reuters) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social

This is Whiskey Pete ignoring the advice of his generals, per WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comMilitary leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operationsA recent classified assessment advised that prolonged large-scale operations in the Middle East risk weakening U.S. capabilities elsewhere.

Caitlin Johnstone@caitoz.bsky.social

Today In Dystopia: ICE Robots And Pentagon Puppets "Today in dystopia a Pentagon employee has published a McCarthyite list of suspected leftists and socialists who can now be tracked with the help of an interactive map." www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/today-in-d...

caitlinjohnst.oneToday In Dystopia: ICE Robots And Pentagon PuppetsReading by Tim Foley:

Kellie K@kkmoxa.bsky.social

@deanblundell.bsky.social breaks down what really happenened. Disgraceful. We are f'ed if we don't put a lid on this regime! deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

deanblundell.substack.comBREAKING: The Annexation Papers. What Trump/Lutnick Actually Demanded From Canada Behind Closed Doors, Why It Was Never A Trade Deal, And Why He’s About To Enter The Find-Out Portion Of The ProgramThe snapback clause was the least offensive thing in that document. The verified list of American demands reads like articles of surrender. Now Carney is going to punch him in the mouth.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

WAPO: “.. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is traveling to Iowa in his ‘personal capacity,’ the Pentagon said, further fueling speculation that the former Fox News personality is mulling a run for president at some point.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Juan Cole@jricole.bsky.social

The Gasoline War: Have Iran's Hard Liners decided to Checkmate Trump Politically? www.juancole.com/2026/08/gaso...

juancole.comThe Gasoline War: Have Iran's Hard Liners decided to Checkmate Trump Politically?Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - Donald Trump, born with a golden spoon in his mouth, has been used throughout his life to buying his way out of any jams into which he got himself. He gave money to w...

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com

Florida's Senate primary is tomorrow. Alexander Vindman won't call Gaza a genocide. His campaign site has nothing on healthcare or voting rights. Angie Nixon is a Jacksonville State Rep with a real record—Medicare for All, standing against unconstitutional redistricting. Vote Angie Nixon.

qasimrashid.comAlexander Vindman Is Not the Hero Florida Needs. He Is the Problem Florida Has.Genocide denial. Anti-Muslim bigotry. A twin brother voting to the right of nearly 75 Republicans. Florida deserves better. Fortunately, we have Angie Nixon.

Idiokratie@idiokratie.bsky.social

Youtube after changing everything for no reason youtu.be/JTfVqZet1GY...

youtu.beYoutube acting like all these changes won’t matterYouTube video by Man Carrying Thing

D. Earl Stephens@dearlstephens.bsky.social

📌NOTE: I spent my professional life as a newspaperman, and managed newsrooms. It is impossible to frame just how dangerous, incompetent, and complicit our inside the Beltway, mainstream media is right now. Well, I took a crack at it, and hope you'll have a look. -Thanks

dearlstephens.substack.comBEAT THE PRESSAn open letter to the most incompetent mainstream media in American history ...

New Lines Magazine@newlinesmag.bsky.social

Editor’s Pick: Saudi Arabia has spent years trying to make itself indispensable to the global economy. But that transformation has created a new vulnerability: It increasingly depends on a regional peace it cannot control.

f.mtr.coolSaudi Arabia Bets Everything on RestraintFrom the oil terminals of Yanbu to the luxury resorts rising along the Red Sea, a firsthand look at how the kingdom’s postoil ambitions have become a new strategic vulnerability

SEIU_ORG@seiu.org

Working people are already struggling with exorbitant grocery prices and are now, due to the Trump admin's policies, increasingly being forced to choose between throwing out the food they paid high prices for or getting sick and thus getting paid less for missing work.

seiu.coTaylor Farms recalls salsa, guacamole, citing salmonella riskTaylor Farms is recalling prepared salsa and guacamole over a risk of salmonella. A Sunday announcement on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website states that the agency, the Centers for Dis…

Alt CDC (they/them)@altcdc.altgov.info

The CDC isn't being actively antagonized to the degree it was in 2025. But things aren't better. This is a new circle of hell. One where we try and fail to clean up the damage done by this admin to our public health infrastructure. Over and over again. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

medpagetoday.comOpinion | I Thought the CDC Shooting Was Rock Bottom. We're Still Sinking.The gunman may be gone but the people who fueled him remain in charge

Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social

The kids wanted to prank their dad, and he did exactly what they wished for. Original post

American Oversight@americanoversight.org

A new ruling blocks yet another Trump admin attempt to evade FOIA. Siding with American Oversight, a federal court struck down a Department of Energy policy that would have allowed it to potentially close thousands of properly submitted FOIA requests. americanoversight.org/energy-depar...

americanoversight.orgAmerican Oversight Wins Key Court Ruling Striking Down Energy Dept.’s Unlawful FOIA Purge PolicyFederal court blocks agency plan to close thousands of public records requests

WBUR@wbur.org

eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to Massachusetts journalists David and Ina Steiner under a newly finalized settlement resolving a lawsuit over a 2019 cyberstalking campaign carried out by former company employees.

trib.aleBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to Mass. couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig maskeBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to Massachusetts journalists David and Ina Steiner under a newly finalized settlement resolving a lawsuit over a 2019 cyberstalking campaign carried out by former company employees.

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social

For a deep dive on the Kahanists -- and their resurrection in Israel and the US -- read this: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...

sarahkendzior.substack.comThe No World OrderMeir Kahane, Netanyahu, Trump, and the war beyond Iran.

James Baratta@jamesjbaratta.bsky.social

Worth a read if you're looking to get up to speed on the many Jay Clayton-DNI-press freedom developments this week: prospect.org/2026/07/24/j...

prospect.orgJay Clayton’s Subpoena Slop Job - The American ProspectThe Justice Department is dropping its subpoenas of New York Times journalists. The episode may make it impossible to extend the government’s warrantless spying program.

Lindsey Cormack@dcinbox.bsky.social

Some things Congressional Republicans said about Biden and Saudi Arabia in 2022: Rep. Andrew Clyde "From permitting drilling in Venezuela to begging Saudi Arabia to boost supply, President Biden has shamelessly empowered brutal regimes and neglected his fellow Americans."

Shore Dive Records@shorediverecords.bsky.social

Out now Out today, a shoegaze and dreampop compilation in support of @mindcharity , all proceeds will go to the charity. We have pay-what-you-like downloads, vinyl and t-shirts. In association with @blackmarketplaylist @fabriziolusso #shorediverecords ##shoegaze #indie #alternative #dreampop

Bolts@boltsmag.org

“All smart devices are surveillance devices,” says a legal expert in our new Q&A. “The catch is that the companies also have the data and can use it for commercial reasons or, with proper legal authority, give it to the police.”

boltsmag.org“Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Surveillance”: Your Questions Answered - BoltsA legal expert on digital surveillance answers questions from Bolts readers about how police track your personal data, and what public officials could be doing to restrict it.

Jonathan Cook@jonathan-cook.bsky.social

Burnham's contrition on Gaza is entirely hollow. Watch what he actually does in power. Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/burnhams-c...

jonathancook.substack.comBurnham's contrition on Gaza is hollow. Watch what he actually does in powerHere is a list of the things Britain's incoming prime minister is obligated to do to avoid collusion in Israel's genocide, according to an International Court of Justice ruling. Will he do any of it?

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

The Insider obtained a classified tranche of documents prepared by the Chinese and Russian military proposing an unprecedented level of integrated aerospace defense between the two countries. One of their targets? The Starlink satellite constellation, which they see as a major

theins.pressShooting Starlink: The “no limits” partnership between Russia and China is taking aim at Elon MuskSecret documents from a series of clandestine Russian-Chinese military forums reveal a joint plan to defeat Elon Musk’s Starlink and a weapons development…