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  @margaretcho turned down #HeatedRivalry, ' concerned her criticism of the Trump administration would make her a target for detention at the Canada border." https://www.out.com/celebs/margaret-cho-heated-rivalry? NB @linuxandyarn

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  Via @theserfstv.bsky Data centers are responsible for a 76% increase in the cost of electricity in the largest US grid https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-14/data-centers-drive-76-rise-in-power-bills-on-largest-us-grid?taid=6a060f9032982f000154a801

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  And so it begins? Samsung starts winding down chip production six days before planned 18-day strike — company enters 'emergency management mode,' daily losses could hit $2 billion | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-starts-winding-down-chip-producton-six-days-before-planned-18-day-strike

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  Trump says quiet part out loud on why he's bombing Iran: 'It’s more for public relations' - Raw Story https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676898836/

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  When ‘national security’ is code for ‘bury the truth’ https://freedom.press/issues/when-national-security-is-code-for-bury-the-truth/

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  When yr own govt declares war on anti-fascism. How Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy Puts You at Risk https://theintercept.com/2026/05/15/trump-terrorism-left-groups-antifa-christian-gorka/

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  While Everyone Fights over Oil, China's Come up with a Radical Alternative: Building Airplanes Powered by "Water" https://share.google/vSSP3PL0YVjiL8WFL

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  Cue the next kidnapping? Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say https://apnews.com/article/raul-castro-cuba-doj-indictment-trump-40939c6644185652649bc90d4e445394?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share

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  Via @blueeknox: "2026 diplomacy is wild… we’ve gone from trade wars to floral subtweets 🌹😂 At this rate the next summit is just world leaders exchanging gardening tips and emotional support compost." https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/xi-vows-to-send-seeds-after-trump-admires-his-most-beautiful-roses/

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  It's International Conscientious Objector Day! In addition to my work with @militarylawtaskforce.okpeace.org.ap.brid.gy and Center on Conscience and War, it's been part of all my writing-- including this chapter for the Oxford Handbook of Peace History. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/42641/chapter-abstract/378930381?redirectedFrom=fulltext Nb @bookstodon

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  Greg Sargent talked to Jamie Raskin about the settlement: "Here's the rub. The slush fund will be drawn from a larger Treasury Department fund. The latter compensates actual victims of the government. But the new one will be put under Trump's direct control in a new way and untangled from any oversight, Raskin notes." https://newrepublic.com/article/210521/trump-settlement-irs-slush-fund

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  Gov. Gavin Newsom has tried to cast himself as one of Trump’s biggest foils. But advocates say that far from being a hero, Newsom is still part of the problem. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/newsoms-budget-shows-hes-not-the-resistance-leader-you-think-he-is/

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  Because the cruelty is the point Why Have Immigration Agents Detained American Leo Garcia Venegas Three Times? — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-leo-garcia-venegas-arrests-detentions-citizens-ice-dhs

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  Afghan father, former U.S. military ally, dies in ICE custody in North Texas - CBS Texas https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/afghan-father-former-u-s-military-ally-dies-in-ice-custody-in-texas/

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  It's official: No woman in England or Wales can be prosecuted for an abortion any more https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a71163004/england-wales-decriminalise-abortion/

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  Tal Anderson On The Pitt's Earnest Portrayal Of Autistic Life https://aftermath.site/the-pitt-autism-representation-tal-anderson/ NB @linuxandyarn

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  ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good in Minneapolis Gets Cushy New Job | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/post/209615/ice-agent-killed-renee-good-minneapolis-new-job

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  Chatrie: Supreme Court to Decide Whether Using Google Maps Gives Permission to Track Your Location | Balls and Strikes https://ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/chatrie-supreme-court-geofence-warrants/

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  This explains why I wanted to watch #MadMen with you. @linuxandyarn https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-historical-sensibility-of-mad-men/

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  " It is absurd and insulting to believe that adult men who have some of the most powerful jobs in the world cannot exercise self-control. It is a story about powerful people who could control everything else, including the rooms where this happened, including the people in those rooms, including in many cases the years between the conduct and the disclosure. They controlled the silence. The resignations only happened when the silence broke." https://andreangoldstein.substack.co...

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  @mordecai !!! Good god. Trump fired the entire National Science Board without explanation on Friday afternoon.

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  Omg EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Finalizing Plan to Put Trump Picture on U.S. Passports https://www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-state-dept-finalizing-plan

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  Thank fired Phillies manager Rob Thomson for all the winning but don’t blame him for the flawed roster https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-rob-thomson-fired-roster-team-record-20260428.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=android&utm_campaign=app_android_article_share&utm_content=QZS6TG6DDFGCFIJGBLQ3HMBIAY

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  @pluralistic in the New Yorker! Congrats! newyorker.com/books/book-currents/cory-doctorow-on-the-high-cost-of-living-with-the-ultra-rich

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  60 veterans arrested for protesting. Video shows some on wheelchairs https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXXLihzkbC1/?igsh=NDhrNnR3Z3owbG12

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  Even the campaign donors don't survive when they acknowledge reality exists. Pentagon abruptly announces that Navy Secretary John Phelan is departing | AP News https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-navy-secretary-phelan-cao-3a871b87f1a31c1c7168f69e8fe4f7b5?user_email=8c628354c400ffa13bbb5edb8c3bad05c7cb54bc7f8b1033f8658833866af289

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  Via @bettybowers Trump always appoints questionable people. Former Secretary of the Navy John Phelan never served in the military but did fly at least twice in Epstein's plane. His successor, Hung Cao, claims to have been “blown up” in combat. But there is no Purple Heart or other evidence to support such claim.

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  William Saletan, via @muckrack: “Add this to the list of things that typically happen in authoritarian countries — and are now happening in the United States.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/fbi-times-reporter.html

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  Because life is a casino, sez her over lord MAGA rep already wants Trump to pardon soldier who bet big on Maduro's capture - Raw Story https://www.rawstory.com/maduro-2676807933/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=69eabfa71ee3610001a27ce4

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  Trump-backed transgender erasure threatens women’s museum | Advocate.com https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trans-women-erased-womens-museum?mrfcid=2026041769e29320c534331e199769ed