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mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is amazing. I encourage reading the Alt Text. It added further meaning for me.

mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“Vaccine recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics are tailored to the health of children living in the United States and are based on decades of research and systematic tracking of real-world experiences,” Dr. Racine said.

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AAP: Executive order to reduce childhood vaccines unscientific, dangerous

A new executive order reduces and spaces out recommended childhood vaccines at a time when measles is at a 35-year high and children are returning to school.

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optimisticsoap.bsky.social @optimisticsoap.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This cruelty has no need but cruelty. Haiti remains deeply dangerous; a country in the throes of anarchy. Hundreds of thousands of people are SAFE. They are safe. They are safe here and the nation has decided to make them unsafe. We are embarking on a tragedy and we cannot look away. We cannot.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The most important paragraph by @juliaazari.bsky.social that you will read on the difference in reaction to Trump’s age and Biden’s age. Biden had to earn legitimacy. Therefore his age was an obstacle. Trump was given legitimacy. Age doesn’t matter.

Republicans represent groups who are assumed to hold legitimate power; Democrats represent groups who are not. Challenging these elements of the status quo runs the risk of violating journalistic norms about neutrality, while affirming the status quo does not. (Someone made this point in an excellent way somewhere online and I now can’t remember who said it or where I saw it.) So part of what drove the discussion of Biden’s age was that the former president was showing up, flawed, to advocate for policies on behalf of the poor, people of color, LGBTQ Americans. Trump, on the other hand, uses unconventional methods to advocate on behalf of the existing structure of power. For Biden, there was a higher burden to explain and justify. For Trump, some outbursts and rambling can still fit the script. And the messenger is hard to separate from the message.

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The Obama Foundation @obamafoundation.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Today is Day One. No matter where you are in the world, you have a front-row seat to history. Tune in for unforgettable words to ignite your purpose and the legendary anthems to lift your spirits. Livestream the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening Ceremony at 11 a.m. CT right here.

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mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

urban hike this morning

Side view of a hawk taking flight from short green post toward top of an electrical attached to a brick wall of a building. Behind the hawk, a brick property wall and green treetops, and beneath the hawk are a gravel pathway and a parallel pathway of large rocks.

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mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The dismantling of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we have unfinished business. This fight is ours — and we are going to finish it. Join us. #DayOfAction #VotingRights

National day of action for voting rights. All roads lead to the south. Allroadsleadtothesouth.com. Montgomery, Alabama, May 16 1 PM. The text is over black background with map lines drawn in red.

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...

Take Back the Court REP. JOHN LEWIS: In 1965, Jurist Roberts was only 10-years-old. He may be a brilliant lawyer, but I wonder whether he can really understand the depth of what it took to get the Voting Rights Act passed. The right to vote is precious, almost
sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society. As many of you know, I gave a little blood on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, but some
of my friends and colleagues gave all they had, their very lives for the right to vote. I feel that if Judge Roberts is confirmed to be the Chief Justice of the United States, the Supreme Court would no longer hear the people's cries for justice. I feel that the leadership of the Court will promote politics over the protection of individual rights and liberties. If the Federal Courts had abandoned us in the civil rights movement in the name of judicial restraint, we might still be struggling with the
burden of legal segregation in America today. Jurist Roberts's memos reveal him to be hostile towards civil rights, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act. He has even said that Voting Rights Act
violations, and I quote, "should not be made too easy to prove.'

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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Chief Justice Grumpy Face Blacky Whitey dissents from today’s ruling. She rejects justice without meaning pulled from history without memory.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Democracy Docket published 8 stories today about the Callais VRA decision. I would proudly compare that to any large media outlet. Each of these stories digs deep into the case, its implications and what comes next. If you value this type of in-depth coverage subscribe now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Federal agents “took off his pants and shirt, handcuffed him, and drove him 65 kilometers to the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he was fingerprinted, photographed, and jailed.” Sounds… fascist.

science.org

Guns and bulletproof vests: How federal agents arrested Fauci aide

David Morens, 78, was stripped and handcuffed for email violations

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Two brilliant civil rights lawyers - one Asian American; one Black American. Both women. @aclu.org’s Cecellia Wang & @legaldefensefund.bsky.social’s @janainelson.bsky.social. They argued two of the most consequential cases in SCOTUS this year. This embrace is one of my favorite moments of the day.

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Paul Gundlach @paulsgundlach.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This may be the most powerful 85 seconds I've ever seen on television.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

"What genuine fidelity to Jewish moral seriousness requires right now is not a more elegant defense. It is the willingness to pause, to feel the weight of what is happening to human beings made in the image of God on all sides." shaulmagid.substack.com/p/irwin-kula...

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Irwin Kula's Response to Alana Newhouse: "The Sophistication of the Defense: A Critique of Alana Newhouse's 'Zionism Is for Everyone'"

Israel and the West: Israel as the West?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Spain’s PM: “If we truly believe in the freedom of Iranian women, the answer cannot be more violence. NO TO WAR.”

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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Every American needs to watch this:

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see. Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him. It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 24/01/2026

NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week. It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...

religionnews.com

Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE

(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

Okay sorry one more shot:

A police officer places flex cuffs on the wrists of a pastor at a protest. The pastor stares straight ahead, her face impassive, a green stole draped over her shoulders.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

As clergy pray, arrests begin

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

Protest still going

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

There is marching.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

Oh it seems the answer is three street. Protesters (again, largely clergy) have moved into the street.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest. Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

Side note: It is — and I cannot stress this enough — literally extremely cold.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

Happening now: a large group of mostly clergy — primarily local faith leaders, some not — are staging an anti-ICE protest at the Minneapolis airport.

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mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Here in the American Academy of Pediatrics, I will say unequivocally that we are experts in reminding our government and its agencies that the appropriate expertise is not “in dealing with children” but rather “in caring for, nurturing, and cultivating the potential of all children.”

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mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

a noble way of accepting a Nobel (in 12 totally-worth-it minutes) youtu.be/5r98tT0j1a0?...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech

YouTube video by Nobel Prize

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened

Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”

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Jumaane D. Williams @jumaane.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

End a day of service with a dramatic reading of Dr. King's Drum Major Instinct, followed by a guided audience discussion. #MLKDay #MLK www.eventbrite.com/e/the-drum-m...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/01/2026

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 09/01/2026

Politics isn't my field, wheelhouse, lane, or circus, but I do think a lot about children's books and media. "Won't you be my neighbor?" We're learning what that means all over again. And, as my people keep assuring you, rightly, this country will keep receiving the lesson until it is learned.

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mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Dr. Racine: “Pediatricians are committed to public policies that promote healthy eating and ensure all children have access to affordable and nutritious food.” PUBLIC policy ... ALL children publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...

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New dietary guidelines include AAP recommendations on breastfeeding, limits on added sugars

Updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans call for children to receive whole, nutrient-dense foods while avoiding processed offerings and added sugars.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Can you accept - even w/o agreeing with all our positions - that Black people know profound truths about this country that are not on Schoolhouse Rock? Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?

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mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Over 35 years in pediatrics, I've seen harm and devastation wrought by vaccine-preventable disease. I've seen the decline of specific diseases and their harms when their corresponding vaccines became available. So, I'm proud to be part of the organization bringing this challenge in court.

A judge will allow the AAP and other medical groups to continue their lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services over federal vaccine policy.

Today's ruling moves our case forward and reinforces our commitment to challenge unlawful changes to vaccine policy. The American Academy of Pediatrics will continue to take all necessary actions to safeguard children's health.
- AAP president Dr. Andrew Racine

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:

My father and mother, Mark Hortman and Melissa Hortman, and their dog Gilbert, were killed by a man who believed conspiracy theories and fake news. Words matter. Sharing fake news is dangerous.
One part of my grief journey has been understanding the last conversation with my mother. She loved her job. People respected her job and what she did at her job.
When I called her after the legislative session ended, I asked why she voted for the bill mentioned in the video shared by President Trump, and she wept. That bill and her vote had nothing to do with fraud. She voted for that bill because it was the only way to avoid a government shutdown. She had seen the impact of shutdowns: people lose their health care, their jobs, and in some cases, from a story she told me, have taken their own lives.
She was in a very tough position on that vote. She had never really voted against her conscience like that. It was emotional and extremely difficult. Her struggle with that vote makes this conspiracy all the more painful for me.
I am asking President Trump to remove the video that he shared and apologize to me and my family for posting this misinformation and for using my mother's own words to dishonor her memory.

My sister Sophia Hortman (Sophie) asked me to share this on her behalf, she is off social media: "The video shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social is a painful, false twisting of my mother's final vote.
The vote she made was incredibly difficult for my mother; it was not a vote made lightly or with malice in her heart. She made the decision to prevent a government shutdown because she believed our great state protects and helps Minnesotans.
We must create a society in which we do not harbor hatred and violence toward our political opponents, and this video promotes a false narrative which fuels the flames of political division. The video being shared by the president is another hurdle our family must overcome in grieving the loss of my parents, Mark and Melissa, and their beloved Gilbert. I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced, and to honor the spirit of the holidays we have just spent without our parents by taking down the post on Truth Social."
Please share our message and help us ask the President to take this down.

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mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

To be clear, I believe that what the US has been doing around and in Venezuela is inexcusable and must be stopped. And, also, I find this 7-minute video contains critically important information for better understanding the moment we are in. youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...

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The real reason Venezuela matters

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mjw @azmjw.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

cat on costco couch bouquet in background happy new year ‘26 ! 😊

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