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NPR @npr.org · 12/08/2026
Kentucky fishermen are allowed to use experimental gear to catch more Asian carp, which is an invasive species that has taken over river environments.
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Kentucky fishermen reeling in results under 'experimental' program combatting Asian carp
Under a state program, some Kentucky commercial fishermen are using “experimental” tools and methods to capture thousands of pounds of Asian Carp at a time. One western Kentucky fishing crew is seeing results.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 28/05/2026
What to do this weekend, including the Baltimore Film Summit, an opera and monster trucks
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What to do this weekend, including the Baltimore Film Summit, an opera and monster trucks
Whether you want to head to a Greek, Italian, Irish or AAPI festival, watch a vampire opera or enjoy Jonathon Heyward at the BSO, we've got you covered.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/05/2026
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Another judge may rule on the order soon. n.pr/4veEdXd
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A federal judge in D.C. declines to block Trump's executive order on voting by mail
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Another judge may rule on the order soon.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Father of service member killed in Iran war said he did not tell Pete Hegseth to "finish" the job.
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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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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/03/2026
Gen. Grynkewich: "What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/03/2026
The genius businessman strikes again
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
As we head into the fourth week of the Iran war, the American people - and our troops - deserve clear, accountable, and honest leadership. We're getting the opposite.
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NPR @npr.org · 20/03/2026
Darren Indyke, longtime attorney for Jeffrey Epstein, testified he "did not know" of Epstein's sexual abuse of women and girls. He also confirmed the existence of hard drives held by Epstein's estate. n.pr/4bEhJHh
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Epstein's former attorney testifies he had 'no knowledge whatsoever' of crimes
Darren Indyke, longtime attorney for Jeffrey Epstein, testified he "did not know" of Epstein's sexual abuse of women and girls. He also confirmed the existence of hard drives held by Epstein's estate.
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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 20/03/2026
My resolution to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision — H.J.Res 122 — has now been co-sponsored by 72 Members of Congress. You can view the full list at: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c.... I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line!
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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If the ID I use to drive and fly, it’s not enough to vote, that’s voter suppression and a poll tax
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Forbes @forbes.com · 20/03/2026
Bookmakers believe Democrats’ odds of retaking control of the Senate have soared in the past few weeks, giving them virtually equal odds as the GOP.
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Senate Control In Midterms Is A Coinflip, Bettors Predict—Democrats Are Closing The Gap
Bookmakers believe Democrats’ odds of retaking control of the Senate have soared in the past few weeks, giving them virtually equal odds as the GOP.
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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Screening doc "Digital Detention" about ICE's Alternatives to Detention Program at Georgetown Law followed by a Q&A with the movie director, Carolina Sanchez-Boe (Brown, Paris), Denise Gilman (professor of immigration law at Georgetown and UT/Texas) and Marianna Poyares. tinyurl.com/digitaldeten...
Digital Detention about ICE's Alternatives to Detention Program at Georgetown Law next week. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the movie director, Carolina Sanchez-Boe (Brown, Paris), Denise Gilman (professor of immigration law at Georgetown and UT/Texas) and mysel
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DeerosMusic @deerosmusic.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
When the government tells you we can’t afford healthcare or schooling. Ask them how much we spent on the Iran war in the last week.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/03/2026
Frequently, Trump claims he had nothing to do with the naming of things after himself.
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Marketing or a cult of personality? Trump's name and face are all over the place
Frequently, Trump claims he had nothing to do with the naming of things after himself.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/03/2026
President Trump is pushing the Senate to abandon the filibuster and pass SAVE American Act, a bill top Democrat calls 'Jim Crow 2.0' n.pr/4ssJoBA
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Trump says he won't sign bills until Congress overhauls voting
President Trump is pushing the Senate to abandon the filibuster and pass SAVE American Act, a bill top Democrat calls 'Jim Crow 2.0'
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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy to have signed an Amicus Curiae to the Supreme Court in favor of birthright citizenship for EVERYONE born in the U.S. written by @caitlinpatler.bsky.social et al. and signed by 141 scholars www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
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NPR @npr.org · 07/03/2026
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day. n.pr/40PPmk6
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Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is now displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
It only took them a year to figure out what everyone else already knew.
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Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
NEW: A federal tool meant to find noncitizens on voter rolls is consistently marking citizens as noncitizens, especially if they were born outside the U.S., causing chaos as election clerks try not to disenfranchise voters, @zachdespart.bsky.social and I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/save...
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“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/02/2026
The ruling temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants that had already been allocated to four Democratic-led states. n.pr/4086wcp
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Judge blocks Trump admin from rescinding health grants to Democratic-led states
The ruling temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants that had already been allocated to four Democratic-led states.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/02/2026
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
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RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
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Senator Jacky Rosen @rosen.senate.gov · 12/02/2026
Howard Lutnick misled the American people about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein because he didn't want to admit he continued interacting with Epstein even AFTER Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor.   It's a disgrace. Lutnick needs to resign as Secretary of Commerce.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
If we've learned anything from the part of our history where we created the extremely powerful, world-changing, uncontrollable new technology of a social internet, it should be that whatever is about to happen with AI will, if nothing else, be extremely dumb.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
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NPR @npr.org · 20/01/2026
The three most-senior cardinals leading U.S. archdioceses issued the rebuke in a joint statement on Monday, saying recent policies have thrown America's "morale role in confronting evil" into question. n.pr/4bNfjrc
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Top U.S. archbishops denounce American foreign policy
The three most-senior cardinals leading U.S. archdioceses issued the rebuke in a joint statement on Monday, saying recent policies have thrown America's "morale role in confronting evil" into question.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 20/01/2026
Towson apartment building fire leads to multiple rescues
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Towson apartment building fire leads to multiple rescues
Baltimore County firefighters responded to a 3-alarm apartment fire in Towson Monday night.
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NPR @npr.org · 05/11/2025
At issue is whether the president can bypass Congress and impose tariffs by citing national security. n.pr/4nLufZr
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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump's tariff arguments
At issue is whether the president can bypass Congress and impose tariffs by citing national security.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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NPR @npr.org · 27/09/2025
Americans are concerned about crime, but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities, according to a new NPR-IPSOS poll.
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NPR-Ipsos poll: Americans don't broadly support Trump's National Guard deployments
Americans are concerned about crime, but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities, according to a new NPR-IPSOS poll.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/09/2025
The world is hot — and only getting hotter. Here's what places around the globe are doing to keep cool, from repainting surfaces and installing outdoor showers to planting trees and going underground. nyti.ms/46CXyqn
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GG @ct-yankee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Passing this would go a long way toward getting our.national house in order. Having laws that prevent wealthy people/corporations from buying elections would put those elections back in the hands of the people
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
If you don't already, watch Colbert. He is a man with no more f*cks left to give. And it's glorious. Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September
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PapaJ @michiganpapa.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
"When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money." Cree Prophecy
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NPR @npr.org · 23/07/2025
The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
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Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment
Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...
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Axios @axios.com · 16/06/2025
NEW: Senate Finance Committee Republicans published their text of Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" which includes major tax reforms and even steeper Medicaid cuts than the House called for.
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Senate unveils trickiest text of Trump's "big, beautiful bill"
Senate GOP leaders will work furiously to get the bill passed by July 4.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 14/06/2025
The Latest: ‘No Kings’ protests spread across US as Trump gets military parade
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‘No Kings’ protests spread across US as Trump gets military parade
Opponents of the president’s agenda are simultaneously rallying in hundreds of cities nationwide at “No Kings” protests.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman who was shot and killed last night had been fighting for gun sense laws.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Holy shit, New York! Here’s the full view. #NoKings #50501Movement
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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Der Spiegel writes: "Trump seeks to ignite chaos in LA." Ernesto Castaneda, AU, said in an interview w Spanish television: "Trump is deploying the units to provoke people in the streets. This is not a public safety measure; it's a measure to destabilize California and its government."
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NPR @npr.org · 14/06/2025
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
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Photos: See No Kings protests around the country
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
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NPR @npr.org · 11/04/2025
Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have asked for "an urgent inquiry" into whether President Trump or others engaged in insider trading on advanced knowledge of his tariff policy changes.
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Why some are accusing Trump of manipulating stock markets
Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have asked for "an urgent inquiry" into whether President Trump or others engaged in insider trading on advanced knowledge of his tariff policy changes.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
NEWS: More than 500 law firms sign on to an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie amid the firm’s legal battle against Trump’s executive order targeting its business. Read the list of firms that signed the brief authored by former SG Don Verrilli: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
AP’s success in obtaining court order for reinstatement to White House press pool is a victory for the free press. My thoughts in @Bloomberg.
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Score One for the AP — and America’s Free Press
President Trump has been ordered to restore the Associated Press’ access to the White House press pool. That’s a win for democracy.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/04/2025
THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole. Why? Because an algorithm said so. 1/
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NPR @npr.org · 06/04/2025
Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."
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Nationwide 'Hands Off!' protests erupt against Trump and Musk
Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off!"
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