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Auntie Falala

@beldame25.bsky.social
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Citizen. Activist. Storyteller.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h
Is mailing your ballot still the safest way to vote? @cheetah.bsky.social reports on why some House Democrats are raising concerns about potential election interference and examining alternatives as the Trump administration battles over mail voting rules. lnk.thebulwark.com/4ic3hug?utm_...
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2h
I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...
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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 1h
A tranche of records released to Democracy Forward this week shows ICE looking into using the Palantir-supported ELITE app for voter fraud investigations; @davidgilbert.bsky.social has the details No paywall, per our policy on FOIA-based reporting:
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ICE Emails Discuss Using Palantir-Supported Tool to Investigate Voter Fraud
Documents obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter roll data into the ELITE tool, normally used to identify targets for deportation.
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1h
"Operatives in Iran used OpenAI models and fake personas to help plant news articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets, OpenAI said on Thursday." www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/p...
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Iranian operatives used AI to plant fake stories in multiple US media outlets | CNN Politics
Operatives in Iran used OpenAI models and fake personas to help plant news articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets, OpenAI said on Thursday.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 6h
"Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." - a government contractor whose company was approached to convert several of the warehouses into ICE facilities.
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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 5h
Another day, another judge telling Trump he can't pick his own press corps CNN, MS NOW & Politico stay in while he rules on the ban by Tuesday This from the White House that left CNN off Air Force One under a court order. Shocking, I know 👇
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 5h
Even the people they tried to get in on the corruption are asking Rep. James Comer to hold hearings on the corruption 😭
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 5h
The Wall Street Journal reports Guilfoyle asked GOP donor Eric Deters to wire $100K to pay her AmEx bill, while allegedly offering Trump admin. access in return. Deters declined, writing: “I can’t do this without getting a divorce.” lincolnsquare.media #TrumpCorruption
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 5h
We forget about the stories as the media glare moves to the latest outrage. I am in DC for the week, and the National Guard is still a presence on the streets. Especially jarring in the nations capital, like an occupying force.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks SCOTUS
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Auntie Falala @beldame25.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Lawrence: Trump's nuclear attack comments are why the 25th Amendment exists
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Where’s Pete? Oh there he is. bsky.app/profile/fact...
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 07/10/2026
The Trump-installed Board opposed the unsealing of the report.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Trump: "There's never been anybody in the history of the Nobel Prize that deserves it more. I settled eight wars. I stopped the total obliteration of the world."
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 06/10/2026
NEWS: @normeisen.bsky.social and his fellow lawyers, who represented Davey Hearn, just submitted a letter to the DOJ and DOI demanding a full investigation into the ‘Shocking and Indefensible Treatment’ of their client.
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God @thegodshow.com · 06/10/2026
Bless this heckler for SCREAMING "RAPIST!" at Trump.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 06/10/2026
Recent AI hacking incidents expose a major regulatory gap: powerful models used for testing, research, and internal deployment can pose serious risks before they ever reach the public. bit.ly/4ysU8TV
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The Conversation We Need to Have About Regulating AI
Safeguards must address not only public releases but also risky uses of advanced models behind closed doors.
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WIRED @wired.com · 06/10/2026
“There's a perception of mobster behavior” from leading AI companies, one mathematician tells WIRED as OpenAI prepares to release more than 100 new solutions to unsolved problems.
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OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again
“There's a perception of mobster behavior” from leading AI companies, one mathematician tells WIRED as OpenAI prepares to release more than 100 new solutions to unsolved problems.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There it is
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
An outbreak of pneumonic plague is suspected in Russia. An investigation by the local media outlet People of Baikal, based on eyewitness accounts, has described what is happening in Russia's Irkutsk and Shelekhov, where an employee of an anti-plague research institute died
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Auntie Falala @beldame25.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
my friend @juddlegum.bsky.social has put together a cool new tool that allows you to photograph political mail and immediately learn who paid for it. Check it out here:
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Who paid for this?
Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.
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Voices of Florida Fund @voffund.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Abortion is not a bad word.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w... Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.” #TheCityBrief
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Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego (Gift Article)
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is happening all over rural America. We need to wake up, people. There's no Greg Bovino in his Nazi coat to blow whistles it. It's daily Gestapo-type terror, aided by the banality of evil local cops www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...
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ICE enforcement in a small Utah town sent a community into fear. Local police played a key role.
ICE enforcement in a small central Utah town has residents afraid to leave home, avoiding main roads and keeping their children home from school, one resident said.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 06/10/2026
Ursula von der Leyen & @vonderleyen
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The situation in the Black Sea is increasingly concerning.
Commercial ships - and innocent crews - are being targeted, with lives already lost at sea.
Today, two commercial vessels were hit in Bulgaria's economic zone in Black Sea.
This comes just one day after a Turkish ship carrying Ukrainian grain was struck and sunk off the Romanian coast.
While exact circumstances of these incidents are still being established, the developments are very concerning.
Attacks on civilian shipping are unacceptable.
We stand in full solidarity with our Member States on the Eastern flank.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 05/10/2026
Tired of the corruption? You're not alone. youtu.be/1-JIAdCm6p4
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NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Alone
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Driver-volunteers go to homes to drop off diapers, baby formula, toilet paper, groceries... "Drivers switch routes and cars, write addresses on paper, and carry a water bottle so they can drop the paper in water and obscure the addresses if stopped... kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...
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Trump's immigration sweeps leave southwest Kansas communities looking for way forward • Kansas Reflector
DODGE CITY — Southwest Kansas communities reeling from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — which included random stops to check status — are looking for ways to recover as fear continues ...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 05/10/2026
13 states have voter registration deadlines TODAY, and 4 others are beginning in-person early voting. Check out our interactive map to see important dates for your state: bit.ly/3UjBBrc
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Politico @politico.com · 05/10/2026
A missing justice scrambles Supreme Court climate showdown politi.co/3Vyhwkm
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A missing justice scrambles Supreme Court climate showdown politi.co/3Vyhwkm
A missing justice scrambles Supreme Court climate showdown politi.co/3Vyhwkm
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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People Power United @peoplepowerunited.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
✅ One simple action can make a difference: make your plan to vote. bit.ly/NoKingsMovem... #PowertothePeople #NoKings #NoKingsVoteEarly
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Auntie Falala @beldame25.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
apnews.com/article/book... America: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record high
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PEN America: Nearly 12,000 school book bans in a year, a record high
A new study from PEN America reveals that there were nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools over the past year, the highest since tracking began five years ago.
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404 Media @404media.co · 04/10/2026
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses. www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...
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‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"He was a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024, reasoning that things weren’t getting better, so why not try something different. He’d supported ... deporting undocumented immigrants convicted of crimes, but none of what he was learning now sounded like that."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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LIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026
TONIGHT: Mark Ruffalo, Robert De Niro, @ezralevin.bsky.social, LaTosha Brown, and more artists and movement leaders will give you an action plan for defending our democracy this election season. Join us in New York City: mobilize.us/s/wrkBn2 Or you can watch online: mobilize.us/s/rfALuz
Make The Road New York, Black Voters Matter, Food & Water Action, Indivisible, Sunrise Movement, and We Stand United
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HANDS OFF OUR VOTE

LIVE-STREAMED EVENT FROM NYC

7-8PM ET / 4-5PM PT

ATTEND IN PERSON OR WATCH FROM HOME

EZRA LEVIN, INDIVISIBLE
ROBERT DE NIRO, ACTOR & ADVOCATE
LATOSHA BROWN, BLACK VOTERS MATTER
MO AMER, COMEDIAN & ADVOCATE
NATALIA ARISTIZÁBAL, MAKE THE ROAD NY
MARK RUFFALO, ACTOR & ADVOCATE
ARU SHINEY-AJAY, SUNRISE MOVEMENT

LEARN HOW WE CAN PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS AND WIN!
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smulford.bsky.social @smulford.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
BREAM: DOJ plans to send 1k monitors to polls. Sen. Baldwin says 'our democracy depends on ppl being able to have their voices heard, but that's at risk as Trump weighs sending in armed agents.' How do you answer? BLANCHE: She should be saying 'thank God. Thank God we have a govt ready to show up'
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY:
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-s...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 02/10/2026
‘I want the truth’: NY governor appoints prosecutor in Cornell rape case aje.news/01c7bx
‘I want the truth’: NY governor appoints prosecutor in Cornell rape case
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UPDATE: Despite being ordered by Judge Sullivan to produce a certified list of the contents of the Administrative Record by Oct. 1st, Todd Blanche once again has decided he doesn't want to comply. I explain why Blanche would want to avoid producing this court-ordered info: youtu.be/junhrisxRlg?...
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🚨AG Blanche IGNORES JUDGE'S ORDERS And TRIES To DELAY MY Epstein LAWSUIT!!
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 02/10/2026
The Lincoln Project Network is officially here. More voices. More shows. More ways to make sense of the insanity, and have some fun doing it. Podcasts. Livestreams. Original series. Conversations that go deeper than the news cycle. youtu.be/TmxT5EAZOsI
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The Lincoln Project Network Preview
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/10/2026
VICTORY: A lawsuit seeking to end the Trump administration's social media surveillance program will move forward. eff.org/press/relea...
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Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media
NEW YORK — A lawsuit filed by three labor unions against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of protected expression online can move
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