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BostonCatherine

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/04/2026
A DOJ press release accused Heather Morrow of assaulting an ICE agent. When video showed Morrow hadn't attacked anyone and was tackled by an officer, prosecutors dropped the felony charges but promptly filed a misdemeanor case against her. With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled
ProPublica and FRONTLINE found more than 300 protesters and bystanders who were arrested on charges like assaulting an immigration agent or interfering with law enforcement. Over and over, the accusat...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 17/04/2026
White House budget director Russ Vought has been key to implementing the Trump agenda. But before joining the administration, he was a central figure in drafting Project 2025, the controversial policy playbook by the Heritage Foundation. to.pbs.org/4tSN7cq
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How much of Project 2025 has Trump enacted?
White House budget director Russ Vought has been key to implementing the Trump agenda. But before joining the administration, he was a central figure in drafting Project 2025, the controversial policy...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
RESULT: Analilia Mejia is heading to Congress. The AP has promptly called the NJ11 election for Mejia, the left-wing advocate who won a tight primary earlier this year and just easily won the general election. Mejia will replace Mikie Sherrill, who of course is now governor.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/04/2026
NEWS: Democrat Analilia Mejia wins NJ-11 special election, defeating Republican Joe Hathaway and further narrowing the GOP’s razor-thin House majority. She fills the seat vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill. 📸 Kyle Mazza via Reuters Connect
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
BREAKING: Trump escalates attack on the church and cuts millions in funding for program to help unaccompanied minors. Hegseth cites fake Bible quote from Pulp Fiction during Pentagon service. Hegseth labels the media unpatriotic for Iran coverage. And, it’s my 27th birthday! Subscribe to support:
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BREAKING: Trump Escalates Attack on Church, Cuts Massive Funding, Hegseth Cites Fake Bible Quote From Pulp Fiction, Hegseth Labels the Press "Unpatriotic"
Good morning everyone.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/04/2026
I know it's risky to read much into state-level elections, but the difference in these two maps is pretty striking. The left shows county-level votes for Trump and Harris in 2024 in Wisconsin. The right shows the results of yesterday's Supreme Court race, where the Democrat won in a landslide.
Side by side map of vote shares by county in Wisconsin, for 2024 presidential election and April 2026 Supreme Court seat election
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 08/04/2026
Following months of Democratic election victories, last night was especially brutal for Republicans: - landslide win in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race - massive over-performance in MTG’s old seat - win in Waukesha’s mayoral race If Republicans aren’t nervous, they’re not paying attention.
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Latest election results give Republicans new reasons to reach for the panic button
As Democrats enjoy one of their best election days of Trump’s second term, the GOP would be wise to take note as the midterms draw closer.
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BostonCatherine @banner19.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🚨Centrist Dems are attacking progressive streamer Hassan Piker. Same members fund & supply Israel’s horrific bombardment of Gaza, Iran & whoever else Israel wants to obliterate. 🤬 @democrats.org @kenmartin.bsky.social @booker.senate.gov @slotkin.senate.gov ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Yes I’m sure the problem is the 44 year Army veteran with 4 bronze stars and not the Fox News host
General Randy George bio
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BostonCatherine @banner19.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
🪻A rainy cold day in #Boston is a great day to visit the MFA & the Gardner Museum! The nasturtiums are in bloom at the Gardner—a highlight of the year! Of all the beautiful works I saw today, this photograph by Daniela Edburg was my favorite. This feels just like me these days! Trying to de-stress!
On view at the Boston MFA
Daniela Edburg
American and Mexican, born in 1975
Knit Series: Killing Time, 2010
Photograph, laser print
When times are stressful, we often turn to soothing, repetitive activities. Daniela Edburg's Killing Time, is one of a series of visually seductive-yet emotionally unsettling-scenes that examines this impulse. The artist knits and crochets many of the elements seen here (and displayed in the case at left), and places mysterious handmade creations, such as the ominous gray bomb at the woman's feet, into a landscape. In so doing, Edburg causes us to question what is real and what is not.
In anxious times, how might we create spaces of calm and safety in a natural setting, such as a garden?
Gift of Leigh Braude Borowski and Marek Borowski, 2018
2018.2212Courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, with the annual nasturtiums on display in all their glory!Nasturtiums that have been nurtured from seed since June are now hanging in the courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA. This is an annual event started by Isabella when the museum was her home.
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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
It’s about time. Now, release the Epstein Files. All of them. www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/p...
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Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi as attorney general.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I have a question for my GOP colleagues: why the hell would you want to come to Congress, hand over all your power to the president, and then betray your constituents and your values? Is it really worth it to avoid Trump’s wrath? I think it’s pathetic.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The DOW is sending Pam Bondi thoughts and prayers today.
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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Mail-in voting provides vital access to the polls for many voters, like people with disabilities, seniors, and those without reliable access to transportation. President Trump has no basis to interfere with that right, let alone co-opt the U.S. Postal Service to do so. We'll see you in court.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Major update: White House concerned as Trump’s address ridiculed and falls flat. Trump moves close to firing Pam Bondi and Tulsi Gabbard. Trump says he cannot focus on Medicare or Medicaid because of the war. And he compares himself to Jesus. Subscribe to support my work:
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Major Update: White House Concerned as Trump's Address to Nation Falls Flat, Trump Considers Firing Bondi and Gabbard, and More
Good morning everyone.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Federal judge rules Trump’s Jan. 6 Ellipse speech wasn’t a presidential act it was a candidate act. No immunity. Civil trial on the table. He can’t pardon himself from this. We fight like hell” isn’t a presidential duty, your honor says. #NoImmunity #USDemocracy #Pinks youtube.com/shorts/cOQg1...
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Judge Rules Trump Has No Immunity For Unofficial Acts Surrounding January 6th 4/1
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 01/04/2026
I got a new job. I wrote about why I picked it. pbump.net
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Alexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
🚀🌕 🇺🇸 NASA has successfully launched a rocket with 4 astronauts back up to the Moon. Archive of the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM... Godspeed to the humans hurtling into space Bearing “straight into the moonrise” Until they splash down again on Earth 🌎 Fair solar winds & following skies.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 01/04/2026
Today’s Artemis II launch marks a major step forward in space exploration. I have had the privilege of spending time with this crew and seeing their discipline and commitment up close. As they begin this mission, I am wishing them a safe journey and a safe return home.
Vice President Harris meets with the Artemis II crew in December 2023: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.Vice President Harris meets with the Artemis II crew in December 2023: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 02/04/2026
Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew reut.rs/4dpNoyI
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Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew
Investors were hoping for clearer signals of a way out of the conflict.
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Analilia Mejia for New Jersey @analiliafornj.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I'm Analilia Mejia. I'm a mom. I'm a policy advocate. I'm an organizer. If you send me to Congress, I'm going to stand up for working families. It's not about what's left or right. It's right versus wrong. #NJ11Debate
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices have a profound responsibility: protecting the rights of the people and delivering on the promise of equal justice under the law. Judge Chris Taylor is the only candidate running for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court with a proven record of delivering on that promise.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Powerful, necessary statement from the national security leadership of House Democrats.
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WisDems @wisdems.org · 02/04/2026
Americans are skipping out on meals to pay for health care because Republicans (EX: THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN DELEGATION IN WISCONSIN) gutted benefits and have no solutions. Read more: news.gallup.com/poll/702596/one-thi…
IMAGE OF GALLOP POLL "Trade-offs to pay for health expenses. by insurance status"
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WisDems @wisdems.org · 02/04/2026
No April Fooling here, Derrick Van Orden is in Scotland and doling out "your mom" jokes. Catch up with this week's Whine Wednesday! wisdems.org/wisdems-news/whine-wedn…
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WHINE WEDNESDAY: Van Orden's Twitter Use Wrapped
Van Orden hVan Orden has had quite the head-spinning week as evidenced by his 148 tweets. From anti-woke milkshakes to ICE in airports, you can find all the highlights (or lowlights) of Van Orden’s on...
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Met them shortly after January 6th... Captian Glover and I discussed how on January 6th 2021 they (the 4 names on the coin) they were the only people alive who weren't on earth. They were in space on that day. Random fact.
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
God speed to Mr Victor Glover and the rest of the Artemis II crew!
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Rob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
GREAT NEWS! The legislature agreed that auditing government is good, and is fully restoring our power to do so! …Just kidding, April Fools. We’ll have to do that ourselves. Pitch in to help out:
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Become a Founding Donor!
Rob Sand is running to be the next governor of Iowa, and he needs YOUR help to win. Will you chip in today?
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
F-ck the Republicans for making this possible.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Think about this: A retired game show host may end the world as we know it. Only a master satirist could write this scenario, but Mark Twain is dead.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Impossible to understand where we are now. 100 percent incoherent. A crazy, old, addled guy just begging for someone to put him in a home. Hope Vance is getting ready.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 02/04/2026
Now that that’s over, I’d strongly recommend picking a page, picking some Democrats & donating as much as you can spare to help them keep & flip as many seat as possible blue this November. Blue26.org
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Not a PAC. Just helping raise money for Democratic candidates to help save democracy.
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Donald Trump has NO IDEA what he’s doing in Iran. #mepolitics
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Trump just threatened a war crime on national TV. Every Senator and member of Congress who refuses to stop him is complicit.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 02/04/2026
Absolutely. 👏 As an aside, this is how you know for certain that Trump didn’t have a damned thing to do with the Artemis mission, thank God.
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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Buried deep in your monthly utility bill, there's a charge for the consulting and legal fees your utility racks up when it goes before state regulators and asks to raise your rates. My latest story on how a proposed law in Mass seeks to change that @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/04...
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When utilities ask to raise rates, customers pay the legal fees. A bill in Mass. would change that
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit utilities from passing on rate case expenses to their customers. Instead, the utility would foot the bill, taking the money out of its shareho...
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Andrea LaFlamme @andrealaflamme.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We need more public health experts in government. Help me get there. Andreaformaine.com
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MAINE SENATE 2026 | Andrea LaFlamme For Maine Senate
Support Andrea LaFlamme for Maine Senate 2026. Committed to health, social justice, and community well-being, focused on creating a better Maine for all.
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Democrats Abroad @demsabroad.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
NJ voters overseas from Congressional District 11! Special General election on April 16 to choose a new Representative for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s former U.S. House seat! If you're already registered, request your ballot by April 12. Email your ballot back by April 16. voteabroad.org. #VoteFromAbroad
A light purple graphic with a line drawing of the State of New Jersey at lower right inside a teal rounded-off square. It says “New Jersey” in script and has vine leaves as part of the state outline. There is a red and pink ballot box at its lower right corner. The text says “New Jersey Voters Abroad. NJ-11 Special Congressional Elections. Register or request your ballot TODAY! Request your ballot by email! Register to vote by March 26. Already registered? Request your ballot by April 12!” The Vote From Abroad logo is at the bottom.
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
There are a lot of countries that allow birthright citizenship, but there is only one stupid enough to make you president.
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Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Nothing says “pro-life” quite like taking money from healthcare to pay for a pedophile’s war
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Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Guys, Krusti requests the same privacy that was afforded to the countless families whose lives she destroyed so let’s go easy ok
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
substack.com/pub/deadder
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Chump's Grifter Class,Making Bets On The Markets Before He Can Change His Mind,AGAIN.......
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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Latest from me at @inthesetimes.com: Organizers explained to me that the lessons learned from fighting by the alt-right are now being scaled up to stop ICE. Rapid response, blockades, mutual aid support, defense patrols. This is what antifascism looks like when fascists have state power.
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WCVB NewsCenter 5, Boston @wcvb5.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide | Click on the image to read the full story
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Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide
Medical examiners have ruled that the death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar, five days after Border Patrol left him at a Buffalo, New York, doughnut shop, was a homicide.
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WCVB NewsCenter 5, Boston @wcvb5.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Trump has discussed ousting Attorney General Pam Bondi, sources say | Click on the image to read the full story
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Trump has discussed ousting Attorney General Pam Bondi, sources say
President Trump has privately mused about firing his Attorney General Pam Bondi and replacing her with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, sources told multiple outlets.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
It's scary to have a President this divorced from reality.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Anyone watching that speech has no idea whether Trump is escalating or deescalating the war with Iran. But to be fair, neither does he so🤷‍♂️.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Oh, yeah. This is big. I'm on it.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 02/04/2026
Bruce Springsteen performs “Streets Of Minneapolis” before 200,000 at No Kings Flagship Rally, March 28, 2026 Turn up the volume, follow, like, and share if you believe in no kings! youtu.be/JHtCjImBYpw
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Bruce Springsteen performs “Streets Of Minneapolis” before 200,000 at No Kings Flagship Rally
YouTube video by The Steady State
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