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Aimee Monahan

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now seems like a good time to say that the more I look at what doge did with USAID the more it looks like a straightforward eugenics project and Elon’s protests that he didnt know anyone might die seem doubly evil
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suhauna hussain @suhauna.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gov. Newsom signed AB 2222, which would create refundable tax credits for California’s struggling journalism organizations, into law yesterday. Hard to overstate what a boon this is. It’s the biggest such package for newsrooms in the U.S. to date www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Aimee Monahan @aimeemonahan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Stewardship: Our Public Lands: What Are They, and How Can We Protect Them? www.rei.com/blog/steward...
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Mark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Persistent regional haze & #airquality impacts of extreme Indonesia fires through Sept 2026 with daily mean PM2.5 concentrations repeatedly exceeding @who.int guideline of 15 μg/m3 based on @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social global forecasts ads.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/datasets/cam... @ecmwf.int
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂😂😂
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Jillian Hurley @jillianmhurley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
 X Post: @itsnwts
You know who is NOT talking about the Cornel 7??
The same ones who wanted to
"protect" girls in sports and women in
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Omar Baddar @omarbaddar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sen. Van Hollen proposed a bill that requires the U.S. government to pursue accountability for Americans killed by Israel. Apart from Rand Paul, EVERY. SINGLE. REPUBLICAN. voted against it. Republicans are openly saying they're fine with Israel murdering Americans. Disgusting!
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal).
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The US Ambassador to China reportedly said that Trump offered Xi American weapons. CIA veteran @juliacurlee.bsky.social responds. Join us on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 29/09/2026
Hurricane Polo, Tropical Storm Odalys send dangerous surf to Southern California coast
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Hurricane Polo, Tropical Storm Odalys send dangerous surf to Southern California coast
Forecasters are calling for dangerous conditions at Southern California beaches, with high surf, erosion and possible coastal flooding, as a pair of storms roil warm Pacific waters.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We need a photojournalism exhibit like this now of ALL of the concentration like detention centers in the United States. Angola is also the site of a detention area for immigrants under Gov. Landry. fristartmuseum.org/exhibition/s...
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Slavery, the Prison Industrial Complex: Photographs by Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick - Frist Art Museum
New Orleans natives Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick have been documenting African American life in Louisiana for more than 30 years. Since 1980, they have made regular visits to the Louisiana Stat...
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“I’ve heard people dismiss Trump’s mendacity with a shrugging “they all lie,” but we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar.”
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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bongobilly.bsky.social @bongobilly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Name and Shame these ICE Scum
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026
More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies across the country have used opioid settlement money to procure Flock cameras and other AI-powered automated license plate readers (ALPRs), an investigation by Mother Jones has found.
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Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.
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God @thegodshow.com · 27/09/2026
ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News are resuming their coverage of Trump without CNN. It’s bullshit.
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Damn The Networks For Caving To Donald
Picket crossing traitors.
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coin2017.bsky.social @coin2017.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the Midterms
A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Colorado voters, a federal court dismissed an anti-voting lawsuit challenging the state's voter roll maintenance practices, finding that the right-wing group behind the lawsuit lacked standing to sue. www.democracydocket.com/cases/colora...
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🚨 United Sovereign Americans v. Griswold
Learn more.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about
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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 24/09/2026
Jim Henson would have been 90 (yup, you read that right: NINETY) years old today. You can celebrate his life by celebrating creativity, diversity, peace, imagination, and silliness.
A tuxedoed Jim Henson sits in a sea of Muppets.
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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seeing the Emerson poll this morning that showed Trump's net approval dropping 50 pts among Gen Z since he took office made me curious about voter registration trends among those voters in key states. Starting with PA...
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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meta glasses are being used for covert harassment and group stalking. Women and girls are being secretly filmed in streets, schools, restaurants and on dates, then uploaded for millions of strangers. Police inquiries now span worldwide. #OpDeathEaters
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Meta glasses used to film women and girls without consent from Seoul to Barcelona as police cases mount worldwide
Police and prosecutors across France, Spain, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. have opened cases against men accused of secretly filming women and girls with Meta glasses. The only warning victims have ...
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"CNN reporter Betsy Klein was allowed to reenter the White House on Thursday. She was previously denied access despite multiple attempts to enter the complex on Thursday morning." An open question remains: White House position on CNN etc in press pool. www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/p...
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Live updates: CNN, MS NOW and Politico request hearing after reporters denied White House access | CNN Politics
CNN, MS NOW and Politico have filed an emergency request for a hearing this morning after some staff were denied access to the White House. Follow for live updates.
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 24/09/2026
Heidi Overton just started her opening statement at her confirmation hearing by thanking her lord and savior Jesus Christ
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger theintercept.com/2026/09/23/p...
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The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger
With the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger set to proceed, the Ellisons can stoke Americans’ fears — and sell the government its solution.
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Aimee Monahan @aimeemonahan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@politico.com , @cnn.com , @msnownews.bsky.social barred from White House after court ruling restoring access www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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POLITICO, CNN, MS NOW barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier restoring access.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
About damn time
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
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.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica 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...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
News: A California DA tried Stanford students with felonies over pro-Palestine protests. Bolts reported the DA was fundraising off of this. A defense attorney dug more & filed a motion to recuse him off the cases. A judge removed him in May + gave cases to the AG. AG just dropped felony charges.
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#AlexPretti “The truth does not become less true because someone with great power tells a louder lie.” Such a powerful statement
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Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is human trafficking on a massive scale.
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CNN @cnn.com · 23/09/2026
The Justice Department said that three major national media outlets can be shut out from areas of the White House at the president's will, and because their coverage could be a threat to national security. cnn.it/4hDtWA1
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Red Emma’s @redemmas.org · 21/09/2026
Excited to announce that @premthakker.bsky.social will be joining Mahmoud Khalil in conversation at our event this Thursday at the Parkway Theater—if you'd like to attend, we have a waitlist going and will be letting people in until every single seat is filled: withfriends.co/event/291584...
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9/24 - Mahmoud Khalil presents "No Land to Stand On: Notes from Detention" in conversation with Prem Thakker by Red Emma's
Get tickets and support Red Emma's by becoming a member
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/09/2026
WATCH: This morning, President Trump gave a 37-minute speech at the UN General Assembly that served up a medley of reheated leftovers and provocative threats. Watch three of his most alarming comments:
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 22/09/2026
🚨 Breaking: Vance/Oz to kick ~760,000 off of ACA coverage and/or subsidies based on "fraud" claims "predicted" in part by an AI model: acasignups.net/26/09/22/bre...
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Breaking: Vance/Oz to kick ~760,000 off of ACA coverage and/or subsidies based on "fraud" claims "predicted" by an AI model
via the Wall St. Journal: WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance’s antifraud task force is set to remove hundreds of thousands of enrollments from the Affordable Care Act’s public exchanges, saying those ...
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Fllics @fllics.com · 22/09/2026
Preocupação de Lula com Rubio é exagero ou preocupação? | O GRANDE DEBATE Em entrevista exclusiva à Christiane Amanpour, âncora da CNN, o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) afirmou que está "muito preocupado" com possível interferência de Marco Rubio, secretário de Estado dos Estados…
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Preocupação de Lula com Rubio é exagero ou preocupação? | O GRANDE DEBATE
Em entrevista exclusiva à Christiane Amanpour, âncora da CNN, o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) afirmou que está "muito preocupado" com possível interferência de Marco Rubio, secretário de Estado dos Estados Unidos, nas eleições do Brasil. Os comentaristas da CNN Vinicius Poit e José Eduardo Cardozo debatem o tema. #CNNBrasil #política Inscreva-se no canal da CNN Brasil no YouTube.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The worst part of Bonta caving on the Paramount merger is that it's a big flashing signal to every other company that there is no antitrust enforcement in America and you can bully your way into getting whatever you want. It's a monumentally bad decision.
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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Perfect example.
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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Surprise! Streaming conglomerates are entshittifying their way back to the old ripoff cable-tv days. Physical media is the only way. Still have my dvd player and library. No ads or monthly fees there.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Vietnam veterans are suing to stop a 250ft eyesore near Arlington. Trump's answer? Reclassify it as a "top grade Military Complex" with roof snipers and drones. Desecrating sacred ground for a dystopian sniper nest—who is he preparing to fight? We, the people?
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026
Hostile architecture is evil.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/09/2026
“Firefighting capacity is kind of like wages, and the fire environment is like inflation—it has not kept up.”
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"We’re near a breaking point": Trump is failing firefighters amid an intense burn season
Crews are spread too thin and lacking resources in an unrelenting year of infernos.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Guess what? Liars are against inconvenient facts! Who would have guessed?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Pentagon is covering up some US deaths from the Iran War, according to six US officials familiar with internal casualty data, WaPo reports. At least 22 military fatalities and 3 contractors have occurred since the conflict began, more than listed in the Pentagon’s public casualty database.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 18/09/2026
Trump could try to weaponize the certification of midterm results if he doesn’t like the outcome. But that doesn’t mean he’ll succeed. “When it comes to free and fair elections, almost everything Donald Trump tries, he fails at,” Marc Elias says. Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 17/09/2026
Trump’s proposed DC golf course could cost taxpayers up to $49 million. While families fight to afford food, rent, and health care, his administration is moving money toward remaking public land around his ego. Public money. Private vanity. Corruption, again #StopTrumpCorruption
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