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b-blackburn.bsky.social @b-blackburn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]
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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: WA Dems talk a big game about standing up to Trump's deportation machine, but they are still a willing cog as long as they keep letting DOC collaborate with ICE. So far this year, the State has directly aided in at least 76 ICE arrests. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/washing...
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Washington State Helped ICE Arrest 76 People So Far This Year
Washington State has helped ICE arrest 76 people just this year thanks to an exemption in the State’s flagship law protecting immigrants. These arrests account for a small percentage of overall ICE ar...
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A 'tidal wave' of forever chemicals are being pumped out to satisfy the AI industry, according to The Guardian. Nearly all of the 10 biggest manufacturers of Pfas are planning to increase production for use in semi-conductors and data center cooling systems.
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‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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Politico @politico.com · 10/07/2026
Black leaders across the South have expressed a visceral shock in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision gutting the Voting Rights Act. But as the surprise wears off, a sense of isolation has begun to set in among some. 🔗 politi.co/4vSW46T
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Idaho Capital Sun @idahocapitalsun.com · 10/07/2026
Despite Idaho’s status as a deeply conservative state — Trump won here by nearly 37 percentage points in 2024 — an estimated one-fourth, or 28%, of more than 110,000 signatures collected by the group spearheading the proposed Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act are from registered Republicans.
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In deep red Idaho, support for ballot question on abortion access is spread across party lines • Idaho Capital Sun
About one-fourth of the signatures gathered for a ballot initiative to reverse Idaho's strict abortion ban came from registered Republicans.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Vermont has banned AI chatbot therapy, passing a law that requires a mental health professional to conduct therapeutic services.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/06/2026
Tech millionaires claim China is behind a wave of local opposition to U.S. data centers, while providing little direct evidence. n.pr/3RQCklv
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The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters
Tech millionaires claim China is behind a wave of local opposition to U.S. data centers, while providing little direct evidence.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/05/2026
There is no NYC without unions. A people united and organized cannot be defeated. Together, we're showing the world what solidarity means.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of people are in the streets in DC as part of the #MayDay day of action and solidarity. We refuse to cooperate with a regime that is killing people, ignoring the law, and destroying our rights.
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Idaho Capital Sun @idahocapitalsun.com · 24/04/2026
If the state verifies the results, that would be more than enough to qualify the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act for November’s general election ballot. #idleg #idpol
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Group seeking to end Idaho’s abortion ban says it's met signature goal in 19 legislative districts • Idaho Capital Sun
If Idaho's Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act qualifies for the November ballot, it would take a simple majority of votes to approve it.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 13/04/2026
We filed a notice in federal court that officers at Florida's “Alligator Alcatraz” are failing to comply with a court order to give people access to attorneys. Guards cut off phone access for a day without warning and brutally beat and pepper sprayed people who spoke up. This can't continue.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
A worker died at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon last week. For more than an hour, workers were instructed to continue working as the man lay dead. One worker wanted to help, but a manager told them to “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work," according to @thewesternedge.bsky.social.
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‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility
A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.
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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 03/04/2026
WA farmworkers still don’t have basic union rights. Edgar Franks, former farmworker and FUJ political director, says lawmakers need to bring back a collective bargaining bill after it failed this session.
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Guest Rant: Washington Farmworkers Want Union Rights  - The Stranger
This legislative session, Washington lawmakers missed a key opportunity by failing to pass Senate Bill 6045, legislation aimed to grant union recognition and collective bargaining rights to Washington...
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Kandist @kandistmallett.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
-Meta is using humans in Kenya to help identify objects for their “AI glasses” -Waymo uses human in the Philippines to help drive their car - Tesla “AI robots” are remote controlled by people AI is a SCAM
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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 22/01/2026
New bills in Olympia would give Washington farmworkers collective bargaining rights for the first time, putting them on equal footing with nearly every other worker in the state.
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State Bills Bring Farmworkers to the Table
Two bills in Olympia could create a collective bargaining structure for the hundreds of thousands of farmworkers in Washington to band together to negotiate for fair wages, workplace protections, and ...
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ACLU of Idaho @acluidaho.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
The government's recent action that cut Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid reimbursements is a serious attack on reproductive freedom in Idaho. We applaud Planned Parenthood's commitment to providing equal access to health care for all, regardless of income, gender, immigration status, or zip code.
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‘We aren’t going anywhere:’ Idaho’s last Planned Parenthood plans to stay open despite federal cuts • Idaho Capital Sun
Despite federal cuts from the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," Idaho's last Planned Parenthood clinic is here to stay, its health workers say.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 03/10/2025
We filed this lawsuit two hours after President Trump signed the illegal order, and we will keep fighting to make sure birthright citizenship stays the law of the land.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2025
Keeping an aging population of this size in prison is expensive, inhumane, and unsustainable. It does nothing to make our communities safer. Read more in our new report, Trapped in Time, at aclu.org/trapped-in-time
Dark blue background with a blue-tinted photo of a person in a jail cell. White and red text on the graphic reads "By 2030, as much as 1/3 of the U.S. prison population will be over 50 years old if current trends continue."
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ACLU @aclu.org · 10/06/2025
Threats to use surveillance to punish people exercising their First Amendment rights are fundamentally antidemocratic and raise serious constitutional concerns. We will not let law enforcement intimidate us into silence.
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An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"
The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.”
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NPR @npr.org · 30/01/2025
After a moment of silence, Trump started his remarks by saying that America is grieving for the lives lost. "We are one family today and we are all heartbroken," he said. He then went on to say that diversity initiatives at the FAA compromised the standards for air traffic controllers.
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Without evidence, Trump blames FAA diversity initiatives for the crash
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
A reminder: the GWBush Admin built a prison at Gitmo not because of its size or facilities, but on the theory that because it was not in the US, US laws would not apply, and because US didn't recognize Cuban sovereignty over it Cuban law didn't either. It's a stateless, lawless zone of impunity.
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NPR @npr.org · 17/01/2025
President Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land" but there's still another step -- and a legal fight -- ahead.
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Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What happens next is unclear
To come into effect, the constitutional amendment would need to be formally published or certified by the National Archivist who has declined to do so in the past. What happens now is unclear.
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