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Michael AA

@amicangelo.bsky.social
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Trust and Safety professional in tech. Queer, leftist, vocal.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE is removing detainees with final deportation orders from its online tracking system. This makes it nearly impossible for their lawyers and families to contact them, which could prevent them from using all their constitutionally protected legal options. Trump’s cruelty is endless.
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Immigrants with final deportation orders disappear from ICE detainee locator
The change will make it harder for many families and attorneys to determine where an immigrant is being held after being
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Michael AA @amicangelo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Inhumane
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
US national debt just hit $40 trillion. Why? HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2026
Breaking News: Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist whose work caused a stir in the 1960s, while her “Infinity Room” installations drew crowds in recent decades, has died at 97.
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Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97
The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026
Quite a community note here. Reminder that your taxpayer dollars are paying for these Nazi social media accounts.
Readers added context to this video: The clip is from the film Darkest Hour, and the “tiger” in this clip refers to Adolf Hitler
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“In the words of Muhammad Ali, ‘We shook up the world,’” Abdul El-Sayed declared after winning an intense primary campaign, where he was outspent by as much as 11 to 1. “What we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money.” This is a winning message for November.
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Abdul El-Sayed: “The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money”
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
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M.A. Hamilton @hourofignorance.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Let’s talk about election interference.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
No hell too hot. www.sunjournal.com/2026/07/13/i...
The little girl was still in Bluey pajamas.

No older than 3, she was trying to smell the flowers.

At her side, a pink rolling bag.

Her father, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, had just been fatally shot and yanked from a car he’d been driving. Now, he lay handcuffed in the street, where he would remain for five hours.

 “You took her dad, you took her dad!” a woman nearby yelled, according to Cecelia Humiston, 22, who witnessed the interaction in Biddeford on Monday morning.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/07/2026
IYKYK
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amityf @amityf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Little kids, graduating kindergarten. Little kids.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/06/2026
The body of a dead baby duck floats in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations directed by Donald Trump resulted in an algae infestation, leading workers to pour hydrogen peroxide into the water. June 21, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/06/2026
The Trump administration’s plan to classify 2.7 million people as dead, which was not carried out, would have been used to pressure immigrants to leave the country. This would have potentially cut them off from government benefits and other services. wapo.st/4vsMMhj
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Happy Pride Month. If you're a gay man, please remember your power. People often think that gay men are innately fashionable, which means if you wear some stupid shit for long enough, straight people, including homophobes, will copy you and then you can laugh at them.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 02/06/2026
The agent who booked the artists for the Trump state fair event is named Jeff Epstein. I can't.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
They had contracts for prison labor at these camps?? Before they even bought them? www.projectsaltbox.com/p/contracts-...
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Contracts Show ICE Planned Detainee Labor at Warehouse Sites Slated as Short-Term Facilities
Contracts signed before the government owned either warehouse described years of detention operations, and a program to put detainees to work
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Isabela Dias @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
“I live in constant fear that I will be subjected to further baseless detentions just for going about my daily life." On May 2, Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a Florida-born US citizen, was detained by ICE in Alabama for the third time (!) in the span of a year. And he's suing the federal government.
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ICE keeps detaining the same US citizen again, and again, and again. He’s fighting back.
“I only wish to live my life in peace,” Leonardo Garcia Venegas said in a declaration.
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 27/04/2026
We've updated our habeas tracker again, and more than **40,000** new cases have been opened since Trump took office again. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
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Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants
ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/04/2026
1. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics. The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves. It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward. They are using AI to scan everything. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Texas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ Topics
The ban applies to theses and dissertations, and is expected to begin going into effect on a rolling basis.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
BREAKING: Trump loses war against wokeness
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22/04/2026
1. Trump has weaponized the FCC to control the media under his autocratic rule. Now, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is turning the agency towards his next target: transgender characters in TV shows. He seeks to change the rating system to penalize trans characters. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Trump's FCC Targets Parental Rating System Over Transgender TV Characters
The FCC is seeking comment on whether the TV Parental Guidelines rating system needs to be changed to penalize shows for transgender or nonbinary content.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/04/2026
More than 150 million people across the U.S., including nearly half the nation’s children, live in areas affected by harmful levels of air pollution, according to a new report.
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More Americans are exposed to polluted air in the United States. See where.
An estimated 33.5 million children in the United States — or nearly half of people under 18 — live in an area that received a failing grade for at least one measure of air pollution.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/04/2026
1. In a landmark ruling, the Montana Supreme Court has declared that the constitution, one of the most progressive in the nation, entirely protects transgender people. The ruling is even insulated from SCOTUS decisions, due to how state constitutions work. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Montana Supreme Court Rules Its Constitution Entirely Protects Trans Citizens In Landmark Ruling
The ruling will have enormous impacts for transgender residents in the state.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I’m very proud of my wife for sharing the details she did. I’m disgusted by all of it. She found herself in one of those moments where she didn’t care what she lost if it helped one other person. The reality is the truth don’t care who tells it, but she told it. Love you @allysammarco.bsky.social
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Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her | CNN
A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated, an allegation Swalwell strongly de...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Can it really be considered an exclusive when I’ve been telling people this for months? Asking for a friend.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Rep. Scanlon comments on my story about the new FBI-led NSPM-7 Joint Mission Center 👇
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Followers of the white-nationalist streamer Nick Fuentes once constituted a tiny subculture of America’s young right; now they hope to overtake it. Antonia Hitchens reports on the Groypers’s growing influence over the Republican Party.
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How the Internet Fringe Infiltrated Republican Politics
Inside the battle for the post-MAGA G.O.P.
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SisterSue @sistasue.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Meanwhile Prof Tim Snyder is also issuing warnings about the same.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/04/2026
One of the stated goals of the ADF, Heritage, and Family policy council was to drive a wedge between the LGBTQ community to divide and conquer it. This pick me is willingly doing that work for them and is constantly being platformed by major media like the Atlantic and the WSJ.
A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Ben Appel (@benappel) with a verified blue checkmark.
​The text of the post reads: "'I was gay, I had faced discrimination, and I had fought for my rights. But now that gay rights had become “LGBTQ” rights, I found myself force-teamed with a lot of people whose values were nothing like mine.' My latest op-ed for The Wall Street Journal:"
​Below the text is a link preview for an article from wsj.com. The image in the preview shows a large rainbow pride flag waving prominently in the sun, with a crowd and other flags, including a transgender pride flag, slightly visible in the background under bare trees. Text superimposed over the bottom of the preview image reads, "Opinion | I’m Gay, but That Doesn’t Make Me ‘Queer’".
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 31/03/2026
When you combine this case with Skrmetti, the Supreme Court has initiated a regime where states can ban medical care to affirm trans youth while states cannot ban efforts to engage in conversion therapy on trans youth. This court is such a joke.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a Colorado law that banned psychotherapists from using "conversion" talk therapy intended to change an LGBT minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, siding ​with a Christian licensed counselor who challenged the prohibition on free speech grounds.
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US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a Colorado law that banned psychotherapists from using "conversion" talk therapy intended to change an LGBT minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, si...
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Between the conversion therapy ruling and the efforts to ban kids from the internet to “protect them” from “transgender influence,” we’re right back in a culture of violently enforced closeting. And the data around self-identifying as trans and queer already reflects this
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 31/03/2026
1. In devastating news, the Supreme Court just ruled in favor of conversion therapy, a practice the UN calls torture. The ruling could have catastrophic consequences, writes Jackson in her sole dissent. The ruling comes on trans day of visibility. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Supreme Court Rules Against Conversion Therapy Bans On Transgender Day Of Visibility
"The fallout could be catastrophic," said Justice Jackson in her lone dissent of the 8-1 opinion.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/03/2026
Karoline Leavitt: "Some of the previous leaders are now no longer on planet Earth because they lied to the United States and they strung us along in negotiations, and that was unacceptable to the president, which is why many of the previous leaders were killed"
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
State control of big media is one of the first steps to total consolidation of power.
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Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This was all it was ever about. No one in power ever gave a single fuck about the people of Cuba or their rights or freedom. All we did for 60+ years was starve, immiserate, and kill its people so we could hand the whole country back over to the rich gusano pigs who enslaved them in the first place
EXCLUSIVE: CUBA IS PREPARED TO OFFER COMPENSATION TO AMERICANS WHO LOST PROPERTY IN THE 1959 REVOLUTION

Cuba is willing to put the “lump sum” compensation measure on the table in talks with the U.S., a Cuban official told Drop Site.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The partial government shutdown is about Dems seeking to prohibit ICE Nazis from hiding their identities by wearing masks and requiring them to wear body cams. Since they murder Americans, this is the minimum they should be required to do — but Republican fascists are refusing.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The Associated Press getting on board. "The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy."
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Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy
The Iran war is exposing how much the global economy still depends on fragile fossil fuel supplies. The conflict has virtually choked off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of the...
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Michael AA @amicangelo.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
At this stage they’re targeting citizens, and specifically trans people whose documents don’t match their AGAB.
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David Kurtz @davidkurtz.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
BALTIMORE—In surprise testimony in federal court Thursday, an immigration officer revealed that more than 100 asylum seekers were wrongfully deported in violation of a court-ordered settlement agreement in a long-running case that has gotten national attention. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Wrongfully Deported More Than 100 Asylum Seekers
BALTIMORE—In surprise testimony in federal court Thursday, an immigration officer revealed that...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/03/2026
Hegseth is lying about gold star families now. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job
Hegseth said "family after family" of service members killed urged the administration to “not stop until the job is done." President Donald Trump made a similar claim earlier this month.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Trump’s ICE thugs detained 265 and deported 132 young people that had deportation protections because they fled abuse in their home countries. The cruelty never ends. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/immigr…
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Abused and neglected youths granted immigration protections are being detained and deported
Last year, ICE detained 265 and deported 132 young people with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, according to a letter
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Empress 🦊 @ PAX West @astralempress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Sorry to get political again on the silly Nintendo fangirl account but hey gang: when do we start really worrying about this shit. Are we there yet? Feels like we are there.
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Zack D @mrpresident1776.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The contrast is ghoulish. A "pro-business" president nearly killing people because cruelty is the point.
An article describing how a Norwegian immigrant married a US citizen but ICE detailed her and refused her insulin, causing blindness and almost killed her. In between, an ad from the common sense leadership fund lauds the president's "understanding of the art of the deal" and boosts his alleged pro-business agenda
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/03/2026
NOEM: Our federal detention centers are held to the highest standards in comparison to other detaining facilities McBATH: Did you just hear me? He has to crawl through mold and feces and bodily fluids just to take a shower. This is absolute lunacy and you know it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The Trump regime’s worst policies are colliding in Camp East Montana, the nation's largest ICE detention facility, and creating even more human suffering. The cruelty is endless. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-co…
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ICE confirms a measles outbreak in the nation's largest detention facility in Texas
The agency said it's closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with public health authorities while the facility
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/03/2026
JACOBS: Are we at war with Iran? COLBY: We're in a military action JACOBS: Yesterday, Trump said 'we're doing very well on the war front' and previously he said, 'we should expect casualties because that often happens in war.' So is he wrong? COLBY: I'm not the right person to weigh in
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Confirmation that LUCAS drones were used against targets in Iran. People have got to quit trying to downplay how much these cheap, disposable drones have fundamentally altered the way wars are fought. It’s a big deal everywhere, not just in “permissive” environments.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/03/2026
Dilley detainees said art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls. The Trump administration and private prison operator CoreCivic disputed detainees’ claims.
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Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories
Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.
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