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Ann Shepphird

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 5h
Mr Feinberg below is one of the agents fired by Kash Patel. Seems like an important point.
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 7h
Buy a book - enable a shop cat 🐈🐈‍⬛ - this is a win win scenario.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 8h
So basically Trump has only been slightly less disastrous for international tourism than COVID.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Ava" says, "I’ve worked in the broccoli fields since early 2000. I enjoy every part of my job from cutting to packaging. I can do it all w/my eyes closed. I have years of experience, but I'm not paid for it. I don’t get incentives, benefits & just earn minimum wage." #WeFeedYou
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s not ‘voluntary’ that manufacturers include seatbelts in cars. It’s not ‘voluntary’ that new medicines gain FDA approval before hitting the market. Congress has the ability and responsibility to regulate AI.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Alba" is a WA State farm worker. "I'm placing ties around the apple tree limbs so they don't get too heavy and break. I worry about my safety since the ladders can get heavy. I have to be careful how I place it to avoid accidents. I earn minimum wage for this work." #WeFeedYou
A farm worker placing ties around the apple tree limbs so they don't get too heavy and break.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Rosa" says, "I'm harvesting sweet potatoes in Livingston CA area. I work 8 hrs/day and earn CA minimum wage. I wake up at 2 am, prepare my lunch, drive to work and start by 4am. I finished for the day by 12:30 pm. It's very hard to pay our bills from this low pay." #WeFeedYou
Workers harvesting sweet potatoes in Livingston California
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?
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Ann Shepphird @ashepphird.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great story.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you put Republicans in charge of the presidency, they blame Congress for their failures. If they also control Congress, they blame the courts. If they control the courts, they blame their state. If they control their state, they blame a secret shadowy deep state, NGOs & media.
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Ann Shepphird @ashepphird.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Jaime" is harvesting figs at min. wage in Madera CA. "There isn't enough good fruit. Usually we harvest through November but many locations have already stopped. We expected to be working longer. Now we need to look for another job as we need this income to pay rent." #WeFeedYou
Crates of harvested figs
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 27/09/2026
Imagine hearing these screams, breaking this window, and going home at night believing what you are doing is right and good.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Beyond two parking tickets for not moving his vehicle during snowstorms, Abdullah has no criminal record in Minnesota and was working legally as a mechanic while his asylum application was pending. He arrived in the United States in early 2023.”
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Ana" is packing table grapes in Tipton CA. "We earn minimum wage. I pack the fruit others pick. The grapes in each box have to be cleaned and stored neatly. Each box must weigh 23 lbs. Myself and another woman pack the grapes. Between us we pack on around 100 boxes." #WeFeedYou
A table great packing station
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
2026 was the hottest summer on record since records began in 1895. Shockingly, Republicans are trying to stop ALL federal heat safety protection regs-NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. HR6213 prohibits OSHA from creating or enforcing ANY national heat safety standard. Let's stop this! 1/
Graphic reading “Not having shade, water, breaks is not just dangerous it is inhumane,” with a  hand holding strawberries chained to gray links with the link breaking up top; the stark design conveys urgency
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy. If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 24/09/2026
“Harmful if inhaled.” “May cause cancer.” Paola Lopez was loading crates of grapes onto a forklift in Fresno County when a toxic spray of pesticides covered her face and arms. Farmworkers like her have been put at risk by inconsistent oversight in California, an analysis of 40,000 records finds.
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California farmworkers face health hazards amid inconsistent pesticide enforcement
An analysis of 40,000 state records shows that health and safety violations are penalized inconsistently, and regulatory action rarely results in fines.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026
I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Somewhere in America a kid is going to be hungry because Republicans decided to fund tax breaks for data centers and big corporations by cutting SNAP.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ICE agents chasing him in a car ran this guy over a week ago, horribly injuring him. Needs some media attention beyond this: www.walb.com/2026/09/23/i...
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ICE releases statement after man run over in Dougherty County operation
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now releasing more information about an incident that happened in Dougherty County on Sept. 17 when a man was run over by an ICE vehicle.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Gloria” and her coworkers are harvesting grapes in Bakersfield CA. "This photo is from when we're taking our morning break. It was already 95° and feels even hotter under the vines." #WeFeedYou
The sweaty face of a worker harvesting grapes
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Every one of these people view their positions in the government as an opportunity to cash in on multiple grifts while traveling the world and having a great time at our expense.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/09/2026
ICE snatched up a Senegalese college basketball player with an ACL injury in a Kentucky airport. She’s “in so much pain” and needs surgery, but is being transferred from camp to camp with little more than ibuprofen. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
A picture of Amina Seck in her Kentucky State jersey on a basketball court.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“'We still have so many questions. What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected behind anonymity?' Lorenzo Salgado Jr. said." www.khou.com/article/news...
KHOU 11 screenshot: Salgado family still waiting for answers as grand jury investigates ICE-involved shooting

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's sons spoke to members of Congress as a grand jury hears testimony in their father's fatal ICE shooting.
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Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is human trafficking on a massive scale.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 23/09/2026
Trump mega-donors David & Larry Ellison will now officially control CBS, CNN, TikTok, & more. This consolidation hands more control over what we see to Trump & the billionaire class to peddle their propaganda.  This merger was illegal from day 1 & should've never been approved.
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Paramount Settles States’ Lawsuit, Clearing Way for Warner Bros. Merger
By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's hot in Moorpark CA with temperatures reaching the low 90°s. “Julio” is harvesting radishes and smiles as mist from nearby sprinklers cool him down. #WeFeedYou
Farm worker harvesting radishes on a hot day
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O @omagus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Like @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social said, Mamdani just pushed the button.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
With the midterm elections shaping up to be a massive reckoning for the Republican Party, it's worth remembering that they had a fairly easy offramp from Trumpism in the immediate aftermath of the January 6th riot but they completely chickened out.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Enrique" is picking oranges in Visalia, CA area. "We're paid $33 per 900 lb bin. We get this rate as the fruit on the trees is very small, so it takes much longer to fill a bin. I work 6 hours, from 5 to 11 am and managed to fill 3 bins. Basically, about one every 2 hrs." #WeFeedYou
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Leonardo" is harvesting grapes in the Arvin CA area. He shares, "Harvesting the grapes - especially with the current temperatures is a very hard, tiring and poorly paid job." The high on the day he sent us this photo was 104°. #WeFeedYou
Harvested grapes in tubs in the fueld
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026
28 years ago.
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 21/09/2026
The best way to fight back against the Paramount/Warner Brothers merger is to support independent artists, journalists, writers, filmmakers, musicians and everyone else who has been walking a very hard path to putting things out into the world.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Christ, these people are monsters. Just monsters. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
While ICE agents were shooting Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin on Sunday, their colleagues were violently detaining a US citizen in Evanston, IL who "resembled" a person they were seeking. The victim reported "injuries to his head, neck and teeth":
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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández @fernandez.house.gov · 21/09/2026
ICE shot Wilbur in his car in Austin yesterday. Now, his family doesn’t even know where he is. His family deserves answers. The American people deserve the truth. Release the body camera footage. Tell us where Wilbur is.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
CNN can’t stop complaining this morning about the ban on White House access for 3 news organizations, and while it’s bad, maybe it is not *quite* as bad as the fact that 3,500 local newspapers have folded in the last 20 years. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
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An alarming number of independent publishers and small chains closed papers last year, new Medill study finds - Poynter
The United States has lost nearly 3,500 newspapers and more than 270,000 newspaper jobs since 2005, the report found
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hey, News Outlets! How about just ignoring Donald Trump? It will drive him crazy. His parents never gave him enough attention, so he is still a thirsty brat who needs CONSTANT attention. Start the news with "Trump lied again today" and then move on to news about people/things that are interesting.
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