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Rachel Thompson @bix500.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Rachel Thompson @bix500.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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Opinion | My Wife Disappeared Into El Salvador’s Prison System. When Will She Come Home?
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Keep Walking The Walk,Mayor Mamdani.......
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/02/2026
The Trump administration is trying to erase Black history. These writers are keeping it alive.
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The Trump administration is trying to erase Black history. These writers are keeping it alive.
At a time when Black history is being removed from schools, museums, and parks, Black journalists are fighting to tell a more inclusive American story.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 22/02/2026
SCIENCE FIGHTERS! We need YOU to rally with us on March 7th in Washington D.C. or at your local rally! Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to learn more! #March7 #rally #standupforscience #science #savescience
MARCH 7th, WASHINGTON D.C. and nationwide!

TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY!

CHECKLIST:

REGISTER TO HOST LOCAL RALLY

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER AT YOUR LOCAL RALLY

LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR LOCAL RALLY

DONATE TO FUEL THE FIGHT FOR SCIENCE!

ALL OF THE ABOVE AND MORE AT: standupforscience.net/march7
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/02/2026
We're not fighting over policy or political party. We're fighting over whether we are going to be a civilization rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage. What you choose to arm yourself with, love or hate, exposes which side you're fighting on.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19/02/2026
Come hell or high water, including Donald Trump’s turbulence, we can manage through the hard times and nevertheless make progress for a brighter future.
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In State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker pitches affordability and Illinois resilience to Trump
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said the Trump administration’s actions cutting federal funding for various programs have cost the people of Illinois $8.4 billion.
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 11/02/2026
Donald Trump’s DOJ just tried—and failed—to indict me in front of a grand jury. We will continue to fight back against their rising tyranny. Don’t Give Up the Ship.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/02/2026
Since it reopened in March 2025, the ICE family detention center in Dilley, Texas, has held around 3,500 people, with more than half of them being children. to.pbs.org/400Zq9A
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Reporter details life for children and families detained in Texas migrant facility
Since it reopened in March 2025, the ICE family detention center in Dilley, Texas, has held around 3,500 people, with more than half of them being children. As reports of contaminated food and the spr...
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𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐡✵ @dogyards.art · 06/02/2026
Good morning bluesky 🦭✨
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Portland mayor: "To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. "To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children..." content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORP...
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Portland stands against federal injustice
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
When is the last time you were diagnosed with polio or smallpox. Vaccines work and they save lives.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Listen to the story that shaped a generation. Decades after starring in Stand By Me, the film adaptation of THE BODY, Wil Wheaton lends his voice to an all new recording of the audiobook. Pre-order your copy and start listening March 24, 2026.
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Senator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 27/01/2026
Today, we honor and remember the six million Jews who were senselessly murdered in the Holocaust. Unfortunately, the scourge of anti-Semitism still runs rampant today, and it’s up to us to stand up to hate and pledge #NeverAgain. #HolocaustRemembranceDay
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/01/2026
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
“This is a preschool you stupid motherf*ckers!” (From Somali Snaps)
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Hawkeye8 @hawkeye8.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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Indivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
ICE OUT NOW. 🕯️🕯️🕯️
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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Another person shot by ICE agents. Another life lost. Our descent into authoritarian rule continues. This is a dark chapter in our history, America. Don’t sit on the sidelines. Defend your democracy while you still can. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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Live updates: Man shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis | CNN
A man was shot and killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, according to the city’s police chief. The Department of Homeland Security says the man was armed. Follow for live updates.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Every time the Trump/Vance/Miller thugs go door to door, they do invoke an ugly precedent: "In the months after Hitler took power, SA and Gestapo agents went from door to door looking for Hitler's enemies" encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
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Nazi Terror Begins | Holocaust Encyclopedia
After rising to power in January 1933, the Nazis began the process of moving Germany from a democracy to a dictatorship. Learn more.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 20/01/2026
📖🎤 The SPLC is excited to bring author and law professor Joyce Vance to the #CivilRights Memorial Center for a talk about her book "Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy." Don't miss this dynamic conversation🌟. RSVP and plan to join us on Feb. 24 🔗: bit.ly/4prlW5T
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
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Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · 20/01/2026
Everyone - it’s Penguin Awareness Day! That means you absolutely should spend 24 minutes watching BBC Earth's best penguin moments 🐧 champ.ly/7ZZyHBxm
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Best Penguin Moments | BBC Earth
Living in some of the coldest, harshest conditions on Earth means that every day is a struggle to survive. From facing off against seals to fighting to feed ...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Here are five things you can do today to bend it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W-lVRQQGtI
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Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism
People are constantly asking me — what can I do?Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical step
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/01/2026
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured. Trump then pardoned the attackers. He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
Front pages from January 6. Image: Walter Olson
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 06/12/2025
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Violence has no place in America. Michelle and I are praying for the servicemembers shot in Washington, DC today, and send our love to their families as they enter this holiday season under the most tragic of circumstances.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/11/2025
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Otters + Snow =
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Rachel Thompson @bix500.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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A call to action
‘We Ain’t Buying It’
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Genius
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 21/11/2025
I was at the Capitol on January 6th when they built a gallows outside and chanted "Hang Mike Pence." We cannot sit by as Trump riles up another crowd and lifts up new calls for violence. We cannot pretend we don't know how serious President Trump's actions are.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/11/2025
Elizabeth Warren on Colbert's show: "We don't think one corporation or one man named David Ellison should be able to buy up all the shows and buy up all the sports and buy up all the news and decide who watches what and I'm gonna stay in that fight."
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Trevor, Westley and 🌈Bueller🌈 @buellerl.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Yesterday was bath day 🛁 Today my big brother stole my bunny. Unacceptable.😤🐇 I’m launching a full-scale retrieval mission. Wish me luck. What’s your most dramatic “that’s mine!” moment? #dogsofbsky #terriertroubles #dogsofbluesky
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 20/11/2025
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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Brian Banks Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @brianbanks.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
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The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/11/2025
From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re saying “We Ain’t Buying It” and asking Americans to hit pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=ind_wabi
(above images of the Target, Amazon, and Home Depot logos that have been crossed out) We Ain't Buying It Target Companies

This action is taking direct aim at Target, for caving to this administration's biased attacks on DEl; Home Depot, for allowing and colluding with ICE to kidnap our neighbors on their properties; and Amazon, for funding this administration to secure their own corporate tax cuts.
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Heather Chacon @wickettred.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 2008: Barack Obama becomes the first person of African American or biracial descent to be elected President of the United States. May we channel the joy and hope we felt on that day as we forge a path forward for democracy in America.
President-elect Barack Obama walks on stage to deliver his victory speech at Grant Park in Chicago on Nov. 4, 2008. Photo credit: David Guttenfelder / AP.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23/10/2025
Donald Trump's administration is treating the people of this country as an adversary. It's pushing the boundaries of its authority, terrorizing our communities, and disregarding all accountability. We will not meet intimidation with fear — we will meet it with truth.
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