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@grubert.bsky.social
Good citizenship is a learned practice. My focus is on what's (1) broken in our communities, the (2) role of individuals, and why (3) holding our leaders accountable is a civic responsibility. 🔗👨🏿🦱📞 @hoodresearch.org #Detroit, #Michigan
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The owners of Elvis Presley’s music sued Anthropic, saying it trained its AI models on more than 200 of Presley’s songs without permission, accusing it of copyright infringement. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/a...
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"Microsoft said Monday that it is offering buyouts to a wide swath of employees as it strives to balance an artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out with capital efficiency." Maybe don't invest every dollar you have in AI infra?? www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/m...
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“If you want all families to care about your policy, make it universal.” Lawmakers in New Mexico say that their new childcare program will be harder to take away because all families are benefiting from it:
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This guy is a Kennedy? An ignorant racist. By the way, Naguib Mahfouz, an Egyptian writer, won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature.
RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."
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The left won’t win over rural Americans by condescending to them.
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The former CEO of a naval defense contractor told FBI agents he cut cash-for-contracts deals with South Carolina’s two most powerful members of Congress — Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. James Clyburn.
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NEW: Anthropic’s filing appears to partly walk back the co-founders’ pledge to commit 80% of their personal equity holdings in the AI startup to philanthropic causes. Those acts, the filing suggests, are “voluntary, revocable expressions” that “do not constitute binding obligations.”
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NEW: A federal judge has now ruled that former SDNY prosecutor, Maurene Comey, was UNLAWFULLY fired by the Trump DOJ. He orders her retroactive reinstatement and back pay. Comey alleged in her lawsuit that she was fired for politically motivated reasons. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/m...
The civilian police oversight board, #Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, are losing their access to the police officer Body Worn Camera footage. This hinders their ability to fulfill their duty of investigating complaints against the police department. Support restoring their access.
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NEW: In a newly drawn congressional district including Memphis, Black voters may get a representative who spent years stripping away local control. by @wendicthomas.bsky.social @mlk50.com
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Why Obama and Harris and others are campaigning in #Michigan, #Detroit voter turnout is predicted to be lower than when Harris lost in 2024. This is due to many yrs of voter suppression. The problem is now a serious problem.
Turnout in 2024 was 47% They don’t compare presidential to midterms, but the effects are the same. If #Detroit does not vote, Democrats don’t win. This makes me livid because this was caused by the Michigan Democratic Party and the collective effort to prevent another mayor like the late CAY.
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John Oliver: “It does feel that the Republican Party has been getting way too comfortable with some, at best, N*zi-adjacent sh*t.” variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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Holy buckets, Minnesota! I’m coming back, this time with @couriernewsroom.bsky.social! Can’t wait to moderate these incredible conversations with @peggyflanagan.bsky.social and @ag.state.mn.us tomorrow night in Minneapolis
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Here's the NYT story about how Trump is inviting Russia into AK to drill for oil. Literally selling out Alaska to Russia. www.ft.com/content/e9cf...
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So political rallies are now over, 🪦, they are just hero worship. This hurts the many who want to be politicians who are introverted. But actually this is how consultants make their money, by promoting and organizing rallies.
OBAMA: He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. It's gold everywhere.
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Former Sec. of State Antony Blinken (under Pres. Biden) would have had to approve of the military contract with SpaceX for Ukraine. He can provide all of the T's and C's, etc.
The US defense contract with SpaceX for starlink service in Ukraine began in 2023, under Pres. Biden. That contract is supposed to be public. Based on these reports it seems that Musk has committed treason. All of his government contracts should be put on hold.
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“I didn’t leave the Republican Party. The Republican Party left me." Meet the Cuban women who are turning their backs on Trump—and finding each other along the way.
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SpaceX describes Starshield as a "secured satellite network for government entities" that "leverages Starlink technology." And don't forget SpaceX gets *paid* to provide both Starshield and Starlink to Ukraine by NGOs, governments, etc. Poland is a big customer so is U.S. Pentagon.
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Simply imagine a Lockheed, Boeing or other prime defense contractor - out of nowhere, no communication - implementing some terms of service or term in a contract they think they have without reaching out first to say we think you are violating this. As a result we will nerf your crucial technology.
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Musk said he restricted Starlink in Ukraine- causing fast moving drones to lose connectivity - and that he had every right to do so because of some terms of service or contract that he didn't show us. (He didn't address suddenly doing this with no warning to Kyiv.) www.cnbc.com/2026/10/24/u...
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According to a dozen current and former Scientific American employees, over the past two years the magazine has struggled to protect its editorial independence in the face of sometimes overwhelming pressure from its corporate ownership.
If u get a pardon for a crime u did not commit that’s makes u above the law. The law then only exists for those not in power.
Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...
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Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...
This is corruption by #Amazon It’s currying favor It’s a form of bribery It’s part of a RICO scheme But I am very doubtful anyone will investigate. This is also a state level crime. Any state where Amazon does business can investigate.
A corrupt system cannot provide an investigation that can be trusted.
Corey Lewandowski was given special status in many ways by former DHS Sec. Kristi Noem, but they both got ousted in March. The Trump DOJ has now launched a criminal investigation into whether he profited from his job. I detail what the criminal investigation may reveal. youtu.be/UsL1sJIBc4o?...
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Corey Lewandowski was given special status in many ways by former DHS Sec. Kristi Noem, but they both got ousted in March. The Trump DOJ has now launched a criminal investigation into whether he profited from his job. I detail what the criminal investigation may reveal. youtu.be/UsL1sJIBc4o?...
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Looks like when you fall out of favor with Convicted Felon Trump the protection from investigation falls too
Corey Lewandowski was given special status in many ways by former DHS Sec. Kristi Noem, but they both got ousted in March. The Trump DOJ has now launched a criminal investigation into whether he profited from his job. I detail what the criminal investigation may reveal. youtu.be/UsL1sJIBc4o?...
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I don't know who those Canadians are, but all is definitely not well in Carneyland bsky.app/profile/sust...
Millions of Canadians who cheered on parliamentary intern Brigette DePape when she boldly engaged in silent protest against Stephen Harper's policy agenda now angrily cheerlead for the very same policy agenda as Mark Carney repeatedly draws directly from Stephen Harper's playbook. 🧵1/
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