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Mica Rosenberg @micarosenberg.bsky.social · 14h
We found immigration courts have issued more than 10,000 removal and voluntary departure orders each month for immigrant minors — nearly four times the rate as Trump’s last term. With legal representation disappearing that pace could accelerate www.propublica.org/article/unac...
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These Immigrant Kids Were Once Protected. Under Trump, Their Deportations Have Tripled.
A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the firs...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1h
Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. (Published May)
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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PhillipUSA @phillipusa.bsky.social · 3h
Jack Smith to Republicans…👍
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
Owning the libs.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1h
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2h
Now that the first phase of @hcrichardson.bsky.social's wonderful "250 to 250" project has wrapped, I'll share all the videos (one per day) for which I wrote scripts. Some were recorded nearly word for word; others underwent much-needed editing for clarity & brevity. Tonight: the CCC.
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Civilian Conservation Corps, Narrated by Harrison Ford
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 56m
The only person who needed “rehabilitation” in today's hearing was my colleague who didn’t know the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes. Don't try to distract the American people from rising costs and people losing their health care, especially if you don't have your facts straight.
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 54m
Senator Eric Schmitt spent all that time rehearsing his big Jack Smith “perjury” gotcha and forgot to check whether the Atlanta Hawks and Iowa Hawkeyes were the same fucking team. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know the difference. Apparently you do need to be smarter than Eric Schmitt.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 53m
Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
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Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 49m
“Data centers are gonna be very popular”🤔 Trump again makes it clear his loyalty is to the tech oligarchs (who enrich him and his family), not to regular Americans
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Reuters @reuters.com · 40m
Republican Senator Wicker says US security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld reut.rs/3Tw8cNa
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Republican Senator Wicker says US security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld
Republican US Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker said Washington's security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld, following a meeting on Tuesday with Alexander Yui, the democratically governed island's representative to the US.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 7h
I don't think it's a good idea to let the wildly unqualified former host of Fox & Friends' weekend edition cull the military's leadership and insert cronies. bsky.app/profile/wash...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I don't think it's a good idea to let the wildly unqualified former host of Fox & Friends' weekend edition cull the military's leadership and insert cronies. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot
The Army secretary told Trump about problems in the Army and his friction with Hegseth, then resigned.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I don't think it's a good idea to let the wildly unqualified former host of Fox & Friends' weekend edition cull the military's leadership and insert cronies. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...
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Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless
The leadership vacuum comes as the Army is trying to adapt to a new kind of war dominated by deadly drones.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 7h
Republicans blocked the measure, which would have terminated Trump administration changes to the ACA marketplace. www.washingtonsun.com/congress/sena…
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Senate Democrats Force an Uncomfortable Vote on Health Care Costs
Republicans blocked the measure, which would have terminated Trump administration changes to the ACA marketplace.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 7h
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to cut the number of senior positions reserved for generals and admirals by 20%, a Pentagon official said.
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Hegseth to Cut Pentagon Posts Reserved for Generals, Admirals By 20%
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to cut the number of senior positions reserved for generals and admirals by 20%, a Pentagon official said.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 7h
On January 7th, Renée Good dropped her son off at school, but never made it back to pick him up. She was wrongfully shot and killed by an ICE agent. Her brother Brent Ganger sat down with us to talk about Renée and his fight for justice. Oversight Dems will hold ICE accountable.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 7h
NEWS: Jack Smith hearing backfires on Republicans. Republican Senator storms out. Katie Britt caught too stunned to speak. Worst hearing to date. Meanwhile, Trump's senior advisor is bracing for a f*cking rough midterm cycle, a survivor speaks to me about sexual violence on college campuses.
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NEWS: Jack Smith Hearing Blows Up in GOP's Face, Trump Adviser Braces for "F**king Rough" Midterms, Survivor Speaks Out, and More
Good evening.
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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 7h
In case you were wondering where the america.gov AI chatbot stood on the matter: "Who won the 2020 presidential election?" "Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 U.S. presidential election."
Who won the 2020 presidential election?

Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

The National Archives records 306 electoral votes for Biden and 232 for Donald J. Trump (270 needed to win).
Official FEC results list Biden with 81,268,924 popular votes (about 51.31%).
Sources: National Archives Electoral College 2020, FEC official 2020 presidential results (PDF).
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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Ross A. Isaacs @rossisaacs.bsky.social · 7h
How is this text chain supposed to prove Smith was in Atlanta in the first place? All it talks about is a seat reservation at an unnamed game.
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 11h
🇩🇪 Germany's Chancellor Merz on Russia: We can only once again call on the Russian government to come to the negotiating table and hold serious talks to end this war. But if Russia is not ready to do that, then we are able and willing to support Ukraine for a long time.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 7h
A new contender for dumbest member of the Senate!
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NPR @npr.org · 10h
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4ymLaYr
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A young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deployment
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June.
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 10h
Sen. BOOKER: The Vice President barely escaped, Members of Congress almost were physically assaulted. Your report concluded that was because of Donald Trump, is that correct? Former Special Counsel Smith: We found that violence was foreseeable to him, and he sought to exploit it.
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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 10h
Republicans call it “waste, fraud, and abuse” when they cut Medicaid. The CBO says their law will leave 10 million more people uninsured by 2034. Funny how the “waste” always means a working family’s doctor, while billionaires get another tax break. #GOPWarOnHealthcare
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h
Klobuchar eviscerates Schmitt: "For a U.S. Senator to have false information and imply based on a confusion … and imply you're in another city that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia and then call you a dirt bag is something that deserves an apology."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13h
Together, we will ensure Jewish New Yorkers are safe and celebrated. We will invest in their protection, their history, and their future. Our safety and our thriving are tied together.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13h
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13h
“I just wanted to do something good, and everyone is making it seem like I’m doing something wrong,” one temporary caregiver told @caitlindickerson.bsky.social, who reports on the babies left behind by Trump’s deportations and the individuals trying to care for them.
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The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
Klobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology"
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 13h
Republicans aren't very sharp. Their parents never taught them how to apologize.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
holy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong."
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 13h
Sen. DURBIN: Is it fair to surmise that President Trump was in contact with some Members of Congress during January 6? Jack Smith: Yes. Members reached out to the White House asking, “Please help us. Please have your supporters stop attacking the Capitol.”
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alisonjane.bsky.social @alisonjane.bsky.social · 15h
And now the attack on the National Academy of Sciences in Kiev. Russia is trying to destroy Ukrainian culture person by person, book by book. The Ukrainian people continue to astonish us with their courage. Bomb by Bomb, the Slow Death of My Hometown in Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/w...
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Bomb by Bomb, the Slow Death of My Hometown in Ukraine
It was possible, for a time, to think that Kramatorsk, where I was born and raised, would survive the war mostly unscathed. Not any more.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 16h
It’s eyeing a $2 trillion valuation, despite disclosing mounting losses, investment costs, and safety concerns. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Anthropic warns of ‘catastrophic’ AI risks in its own IPO filing
Does it want backers or not?
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16h
I loved this.
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alisonjane.bsky.social @alisonjane.bsky.social · 16h
These horrors are being perpetrated in our name. We are not helpless to stop it. Let’s vote the supporters of this program out and hold them accountable www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wait. Which country is he talking about?
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 29/09/2026
Buried lede: among those speaking out against this is Gregory Baylor, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, a major conservative Christian legal group: “The government shouldn’t punish people who pursue socially valuable callings just because in its judgment they don’t earn enough money.”
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Dustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New: FBI in internal memo says it believes ShinyHunters may have stolen private data on all employees. Fears of longterm consequences of breach magnify as hackers threaten to leak everything online by end of Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/09/2026
"internal financial documents show that ticket sales steeply declined after Mr. Trump’s takeover of the institution, and plunged even further after his name was added to the building" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/a...
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Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say (Gift Article)
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Kennedy Center shelved roof-leak repairs — and then said the building should be closed because of, yes, roof leaks www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/a... via @NYTimes
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Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is a make-me presidency Congress says taxpayer money can't pay for political ads, so Trump ran two in a week If he makes us, @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are ready, & the courts have slapped him down plenty The latest w/ @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social👇 -TN
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Ben Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
'Shameful': Russian Dissident Blasts Trump's G20 Invite to Putin www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/u...
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‘Shameful’: Russian Dissident Blasts Trump’s G20 Invite to Putin | CNN
Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza slams President Trump’s “shameful” and “despicable” invite to Vladimir Putin for December’s G20 summit in Miami. Speaking with Erin Burnett, the dissident...
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🥺🇺🇦 My city Odesa, the consequences of a drone strike on an apartment building The number of injured of the attack has increased to 4.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump officially rolled back fuel efficiency standards today. The new target for 2031 is about 34.5 miles per gallon, down from 50.4. That means more gas burned, more pollution, and more money out of drivers’ pockets. So much for making things affordable.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/09/2026
Europe is stepping up massively on defence. Today, we are moving forward with five major joint projects: drones, air defence, space, maritime security and our Eastern Flank. Five areas that are crucial to European security. And where we need to move fast.
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