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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 51m

1. BREAKING: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a statewide disaster emergency over a rapidly growing measles outbreak. New York has confirmed 108 cases this year, including 92 since July 15. Pennsylvania is dealing with an extraordinary outbreak: 1,004 confirmed cases so far this year.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8h

11-yo Andrés lived with his dad in Texas—but was deemed “unaccompanied” by ICE and sent to foster care. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids and keeping them in government custody,” a former Biden official told us. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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“You kidnapped my son”

ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11h

ICE has disclosed another detainee who died We know: -After 17yrs, he'd only ever been busted for... *an expired car tag.* He was in a camp run by for-profit w/ history medical neglect An American died at one of its jails *after strep-throat.* austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-cur...

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Julian Curo-Churata Is the 37th Person to Die in ICE Custody This Fiscal Year, Capping Off the Agency’s Deadliest Year on Record

According to ICE, 47-year-old Peruvian national Julian Curo-Churata died in Louisiana on Tuesday, September 29.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6h

If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 5h

A hallmark of democratic backsliding is government leaders stealing from taxpayers and using public funds to try to get themselves electoral advantages. Backsliding countries keep the form of elections, but corrupt leaders render them no longer free and fair by putting a state thumb on the scale.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks for clarifying how corrupt you are North Richland Hills.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h

The goal in detaining these children, a former official says, is “to make sure no one ever sends their kids to the US again.” Read @samanthamichaels.bsky.social + @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social report on the administration's new family separation policy that targets children in the nation's interior.

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“You kidnapped my son”

ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 11h

Imagine if the 2030s is still just careening back and forth between a normal Democratic party and MAGA every 4 years. With every attempt to rebuild or repair scuttled every 4 years.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 9h

I don't watch often, but he's raising real issues here. Their current status reflects the quality of their leadership, and it isn't changing for the better. The one thing a capable would-be autocrat would prioritize is his own protection. This admin is populated with incompetent clowns.

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The Secret Service: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10h

“We humans have a natural impulse to adapt to reality. It has been essential for the survival of our species and the development of civil society. But now, that same normalizing impulse is putting us in serious danger…we are under attack from an enemy within.” www.americaamerica.news/p/we-are-und...

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We Are Under Attack From an Enemy Within

By listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 16h

Just THREE MINUTES a day of low-intensity ultrasound aimed at the hippocampus improved cognition in two areas in Alzheimer's patients within 26 days, with no adverse effects. One paper even found the cortex grew back. Separately, in cells, ELF-EMF treatment kept damaged cells

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This Cheap, Tiny Device May Reverse Memory Loss—And Even Prevent Alzheimer’s, Scientists Say

Studies indicate that a simple treatment could halt a leading cause of death for millions of people.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 12h

"testosterone plus battleships" while Ukraine puts on a masterclass with invisible button pushers who, for all we know, are teenagers, grandmothers, physically disabled, obese, bearded...

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 12h

Pointless Bombing: The Story of Operation Rough Rider www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 12h

We are making excuses for ourselves while we abuse on an industrial scale

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 12h

Elder Chavez Carranza, 18, was “granted Special Immigrant Juvenile classification when he was a minor, a designation for certain immigrant children who have been abused, abandoned or neglected that provides humanitarian protection.” ICE has held him for more than 200 days.

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18-year-old in ICE detention for more than 200 days: 'They just took me away'

Elder Chavez Carranza has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 12h

In the age of Trump, hypocrisy is no longer a concern for Republicans. It’s a feature not a bug. Coincidentally, ”hypocrites“ was one of Jesus’ most common accusations against the religious leaders he opposed

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

“Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies… ex British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide…Simon Andriesz was previously a managing director at Wall St firm where Lutnick was CEO…” www.thebanker.com/content/0228...

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 13h

There is a persistent phenomenon in the Trump era in which commentators cite a politician's belief in something demonstrably false or give credence to an obviously destructive political position rather than recognizing this is a serial liar and abuser who is lying in pursuit of an abusive end

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 13h

There is no scenario in which this president is finally revealed to be anything more elevated than a liar, conman, abuser, and fool

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 14h

Who could have caused this?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026

Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20h

I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents. So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...

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Read the “Cornell 7” Documents

I compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 21h

If they can do this in Britain, they can do it in DC

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Super Joe Man @super-joe-man.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ken Paxton's pedophile network is much bigger than the Epstein files. This article uncovers a lot of corruption in TX govt and religious organizations. I believe most Texans reject corruption of this magnitude, especially hurting children. It's sickening. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Ken Paxton’s Christian identity politics obscure a history of scandal | Sidney Blumenthal

The Texas Senate candidate rose to power as a culture warrior. His record is a marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 21h

May he experience what he has inflicted on others

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture.

The indefinite nature of their confinement has taken a severe toll. In October 2025, a Cuban man who was on the July flight went on a hunger strike for a month-until he started showing signs of organ failure —to protest the conditions of his detention, including his ongoing confinement and lack of access to legal counsel.
Terrified of being imprisoned in Eswatini forever, another man repeatedly told his attorney that the prison there never lets people go. One man told his attorney that he feels like a caged animal with no end in sight. The prison does not have air conditioning, making the hot, humid summer months especially uncomfortable for the men.
Food is insufficient, medication is scarce, and requests often go unmet or are belatedly met.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We control the Strait of Hormuz and it's totally open, says the US government. Three tankers struck in the Strait of Hormuz this weekend, reports the UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

imo, that's great. Burn as much money as possible on non-Texas voters.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is not undercover. They admit to being ICE. It's been normal for Special Agents in DHS to wear plainclothes since its inception, but unless policies have radically changed, they are required to display credentials when asked for obvious reasons.

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Big news: Donald Trump has spent the past 18 months misappropriating taxpayer dollars for personal gain. I'm not just a journalist. I am also a lawyer. I map out exactly all the ways Trump misused taxpayer funds, and how a future prosecutor, or a future Congress could investigate him. Subscribe:

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Major Deep Dive: Trump Is Defying Congress' Power of the Purse. Here’s a Roadmap for Investigating His Misuse of Taxpayer Funds

He was once forced to pay $2 million for misusing his own charity's money for politics. Now it's the federal Treasury. Here's the roadmap Congress needs.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He temporarily shows favor toward many people, as long as he wants something from them, but rapists are one of the few categories of people he's ever durably shown sympathy for.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He's aware of his polling and after the midterms will likely act to assuage his ego wounds, making all of us a target.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's time for members of this administration to be confronted with the consequences of lawless and anti-constitutional behavior. They're counting on a deteriorating 80 year old conman to pardon them. He hasn't yet, and he doesn't care. We need to be loud about impeachments and convictions quickly.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/10/2026

The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. trib.al/KbxIxZV

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Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation

The Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

well, they’re both experienced fraud actors

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Cardinal Cupich: “For Chrysostom, the altar inside the church and the ‘altar’ of the marginalized person on the street were two aspects of the exact same reality. To bow before the consecrated Host while being indifferent to the stranger is a fundamental breakdown of eucharistic logic.”

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Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

January 6 showed us what can happen when Trump refuses to accept an election he lost. He’s setting the stage to deny the results again and we have to be ready. Our democracy has endured for 250 years. We have to ensure it lasts 250 more.

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ken Paxton has taken over 275 out-of-state trips since taking office. Texans have spent $1.9 million in taxpayer funds on his luxury vacations.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Counting on a visibly deteriorating 80 year old who cannot currently string together coherent sentences to pardon you at the last minute after you’ve spent four years committing crimes and violating the Constitution is certainly going to work out well for all involved.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/10/2026

Attendees listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Alabama REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak

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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake".

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

well, he clearly isn’t reading any

Exodus 22:21 "You must not wrong a resident foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:9 "You must not oppress a resident foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:33 When a resident foreigner lives with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
Leviticus 19:34 The resident foreigner who lives with you must be to you as a native citizen among you; so you must love the foreigner as yourself, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 23:22 When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the resident foreigner. I am the Lord your God."
Leviticus 24:22 There will be one regulation for you, whether a resident foreigner or a native citizen, for I am the Lord your God.'"
Numbers 15:15 One statute must apply to you who belong to the congregation and to the resident foreigner who is living among you, as a permanent statute for your future generations. You and the resident foreigner will be alike before the Lord.
Numbers 15:16 One law and one custom must apply to you and to the resident foreigner who lives alongside you."
Deuteronomy 10:19 So you must love the resident foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 24:14 You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.
Deuteronomy 24:17 You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow's garment as security for a loan.
Deuteronomy 27:19 'Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.'

Psalms 146:9 The Lord protects the resident foreigner. He lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.
Jeremiah 7:6 Stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.
Ezekiel 22:6-7 “‘See how each of the princes of Israel living within you has used his authority to shed blood. They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
Malachi 3:5 “I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination; those who commit adultery; those who break promises; and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the resident foreigner and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

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PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#TrumpFascism in America, and it is evil. A legal immigrant taking her 3 yo to Disneyland and arrested as she gets off the plane in LAX. #ShutICEdown can't be reformed, #TrumpNaziGestapo MFers must be arrested and held accountable. #DV1 #ProudBlue www.inquirer.com/news/ice-arr...

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A Delco nurse has lived legally in the U.S. since childhood. ICE arrested her as she took her 3-year-old son to Disneyland.

Monica Ryadi was brought to the U.S at age 9 by parents fleeing religious persecution in Indonesia.

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Ben Thomas @benjaminthomas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Donald Trump is extremely aware of his polls, ratings, and attendance. He lies about them publicly precisely because he believes they matter. He knows they are dropping off a cliff. He has the motivation to lash out against anyone he perceives to be at fault. Increasingly, that’s all of us.

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