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A Christian Resistance @xianresistance.bsky.social · 3h
From Amnesty International:

Christa Pike, aged 50, is scheduled to be executed in Tennessee, USA, on 30 September 2026. She was convicted in 1996 of a 1995 murder committed when she was 18, barely out of a childhood in which she endured rape, sexual and physical violence, abuse and neglect. 

The state failed to protect her as a child despite having knowledge of what she was facing. Her court-appointed lawyers then failed her at her trial, presenting little of the mitigating evidence of this abuse or its psychological consequences. 

We urge the governor to stop this execution and grant clemency.
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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 3h
Ithaca Mayor Cantelmo announced immediate moratorium on student events & special event permits inc things related to Greek life & other gatherings until university does an accounting of its protocols to prevent & prosecute crimes of sexual violence & publicly releases new standards & practices.
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 3h
The amazing thing about Schmitt's faceplant is that even if Smith *had* been at the Hawks game it would have been actual evidence of nothing
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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 5h
She was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.” Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 5h
I started writing a newsletter post about the third-country removals case and had to stop—I was too mad. Maybe tomorrow.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 7h
The Democrats can put a rider into the Appropriations Bill that: (a) renames the Office; and (b) defunds its ability to engage in third-party deportations to other countries through defunding airplane contracts.
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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Any judge--sorry, immigration judge, not real judge--who requires a 2-year-old to represent themself and then deports them deserves to lose their license. And also rot in hell.
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HawaiiDelilah™ 🌊 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧 @hawaiidelilah.bsky.social · 9h
There is only one exit ramp off this highway to hell, and that’s to vote out every Republican. Every. single. one. OUT. Vote blue with righteous vengeance.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 12h
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h
Sen. Amy Klobuchar just confirmed: Iowa played Maryland in College Park, MD. That's the basketball game Jack Smith seems to have attended. Atlanta was not involved. Republican Eric Schmitt claimed Smith went to a game in Atlanta so he could also meet with Fani Willis' team. It appears Schmitt lied.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14h
Israel has left Gaza devastated: 134K+ buildings destroyed, 74,000+ Palestinians killed and mass displacement. In the West Bank, Israeli settlement expansion and settler attacks are accelerating as Palestinians are expelled from their homes and land. It is genocide. Survivors ask: "Where do we go?"
yacnews.com
'Systematically erased' by Israel: 74,000 dead, 82 per cent of Gaza in ruins and the West Bank burning
An investigation into death, destruction, hunger, genocide findings, settler violence and annexation across Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, October 2023 to September 2026.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15h
Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others."
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 15h
I'm not a fan of online pitchfork brigade actions, but I sure hope the internet mob goes at least as hard after the people trying to reveal the name of the Jane Doe in the Cornell case as that mob will go after her if they find it.
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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 15h
I will forever maintain that that left must not let the right claim patriotism as their own and dope things like this are a big part of why
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 18h
This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17h
One obvious point about the Republican rats desperately deserting the sinking Trump ship: They're still rats.
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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/09/2026
"It’s depressing and infuriating to see the city of Springfield and its people suffering under a cruel and unjust assault from our own government." Election Day is, however, coming. Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
lnk.thebulwark.com
‘We Are Losing Our Soul as a Nation’
What we saw in Springfield, Ohio.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"To say that we're gob smacked is an understatement" Cultural Landscape Foundation blisters Team Trump for shutting down public comment on Trump Monumental Arch Group says Trump Admin has deemed 1000's of public concerns about Arch to be "meaningless, unimportant & of no value whatsoever"
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Actual headline in today's WaPo.
Headline: At every turn, Trump's ideas for aiding US consumers run into resistance.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Alternative hed: A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns. This Time, You Paid For It.
A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government The ad, which experts said could break federal law, shows President Trump vowing to "expel the warmongers" from the government, even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know, if you *really* cared about the wellbeing of women in college, instead of carping about the statistically insignificant number of trans athletes in sports minding their own business, you’d be railing against these Cornell fraternity cretins who drugged and gang-raped a passed-out women:
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
Democrats vs. Republicans in a nutshell. This absolutely nails it.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 27/09/2026
I would love to see the polls he's seeing.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Kennedy: "I don't think any public official, including Trump or Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves ... I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he's alive"
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
At least 79 kids have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s immigration crackdown. In most cases, they were going about their days when officers shot chemical munitions near their homes and schools and into their cars. (Published May)
propublica.org
Kids Are Being Harmed by Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Under Trump. There Could Be Long-Term Consequences.
In several cities, judges have chastised federal immigration officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
THIS SHOULD BE NATIONAL NEWS This has been public for more than a week, and I can’t find a single national TV report. Just local. Why? REPORT: A female Cornell student alleges she was pressured into taking ketamine, then sexually assaulted for hours by multiple Chi Phi fraternity members in 2024.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 27/09/2026
"Obama tried to freeze Fox out" is a complete lie and it's incredible that Jake Tapper feels the need to both-sides this
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gotta admit, my first impression of this was that someone at ICE told Daily Wire they would stop kidnapping non-criminals precisely so the Trump admin would loudly deny it and thus publicly reaffirm a policy that is firmly underwater in polling.
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Britt Lundgren @brittlundgren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stop trying to make Rahm happen.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Washington Post confirms @propublica.org's reporting that the FBI shuttered a pay-to-play investigation into Susan Collins after Trump took over last year. #MEpolitics
WaPo: Three people familiar with the matter confirmed to The Washington Post that the FBI last year closed an early-stage inquiry into allegations that a defense contractor made concealed political contributions benefiting Collins in exchange for help securing federal contracts. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the previously undisclosed investigation.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 26/09/2026
For those keeping track, this is the 978th time this story has appeared in a mainstream media publication
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hmmmm
thewrap.com
YouTube, Meta Restore Ads for 'Musk' Documentary: 'This Was an Error'
Advertisements for Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary will come to YouTube and Meta after all. The platforms had previously rejected them.
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𝓙𝓮𝓭𝓲 𝓢𝓴𝔂𝔀𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓻 🇺🇸 🌊🌊🌊 @jedi-skywalker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ms. Rachel: “We’re putting kids in detention centers where they have water that makes them sick and they’re being traumatized and the pediatricians I’m talking to are saying they’re being tortured. We’re torturing kids 0-3 when their brain’s rapidly developing. It’s a choice”
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The Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On a tour of the park Thursday, Rep. Don Beyer and local advocates called for transparency about renovation plans for East Potomac Park.
washingtonsun.com
Anxiety Remains High for East Potomac Park’s Future
On a tour of the park Thursday, Rep. Don Beyer and local advocates called for transparency about renovation plans.
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Little Blue Cart 💙🛒 @littlebluecart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
One of the most radical things you can do right now is stop making billionaires richer and start making your neighbor's small business thrive instead. 💙 🛒
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ack1.bsky.social @ack1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Film you've watched more than six times with a GIF
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Pride Darcy Slow Walk
ALT: Pride Darcy Slow Walk
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
wsj.com
The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Go on. Keep proving the point of the documentary, fellas.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for 'Musk' (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter
The Alex Gibney doc has received denials from YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X on running the trailer. Its U.S. distributor is appealing.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
theintercept.com
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
don’t look away. captimes.com/news/governm...
captimes.com
MS NOW reporter in Madison: Trump ‘supersized’ immigration crackdown
Jacob Soboroff detailed the wrenching scenes he saw while covering Trump’s immigration policies, saying the president's actions are rooted in U.S. history.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/09/2026
Jeez. The court may have stopped some third-country removals at the last second yesterday, but ICE recalibrated quickly. Sept. 24 saw the most ICE flights+removals in the months I've been keeping a daily log. --at least 90 flights --at least 18 removals, including Haiti --plus a stop at Gitmo
A map of North and Central America showing dozens of flights emanating out ICE Air's hub of Alexandria, LA
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/09/2026
Really puts the NYT story claiming ICE officials heroically pulled third-country nationals off deportation planes to comply with the court order in perspective. ICE deported people to Haiti, Cuba, Ecuador yesterday. And put Somalis who'd been held at Gitmo on a plane to East Africa. What heroism!
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A woman was drugged, raped, and sexually trafficked to members of a fraternity. Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.* The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.
cornellsun.com
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
nytimes.com
Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“These aren‘t real people. They’re illegal aliens!” Pretty much the Trump regime worldview. “We can dish out as much brutality and suffering as we want because immigrants aren’t human.”
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 25/09/2026
tucker carlson is a foppish frozen TV dinner empire heir, a virulent bigot, and a grotesque opportunist/propagandist. it's embarrassing that NPR editors think he needs more attention for his phony-ass pivot away from a nightmare he helped build
NPR headline for tucker carlson interview: "Tucker Carlson has reconsidered Trump. And quite a bit else."
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