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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/10/2026
This morning, the federal government turned the full force of the Department of Homeland Security against a sitting member of Congress for the offense of disagreeing with the White House.

The path to citizenship should not be weaponized against anyone, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, a naturalized American who swore an oath to this country — the same one that I took.

The promise of citizenship should not be contingent on someone agreeing with the federal government.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 12/10/2026
For years, the Trump admin has launched slanderous attacks against Rep. Omar. This morning, the administration sent federal officials to raid her home. We cannot and will not accept this unprecedented abuse of power. I stand with @repilhan.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/ilha...
apnews.com
Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will “not be silenced” and calls a search of her Washington home the “latest escalation” in President Donald Trump’s “intimidation” campaign.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrights
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Know Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is just a relentlessly horrific story. It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Friendly reminder that Megyn Kelly was sexually harassed by Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly and STILL this is how she, and women on the right, treat rape victims.
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socalbookish.bsky.social @socalbookish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This👇👇👇👇👇👇
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING WaPo: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson just slammed the Supreme Court's use of its "emergency docket" — suggesting the court has misused the process in allowing the Trump admin to move forward with a host of controversial policies while challenges play out in lower court.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket
In a public appearance, Jackson said the high court’s use of the emergency docket was “problematic” and called for more restraint from her colleagues when using it.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Mike Johnson sending the House home to avoid a vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment is a cowardly disgrace…and another reminder why these anti-democratic, pro-war, pro-Trump, Epstein file coverup enablers and Republican failures need to be sent home permanently.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026
the sum total of Sam Alito’s jurisprudence on voting adds up to “You have the right to vote for a Republican and if you aren’t likely to vote for a Republican, then Republicans are allowed to disenfranchise you.”
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
And Giuliani, who we now know lied about the poisonous environmental danger from 9/11—adding to the death count—should be banned from attending the 9/11 memorial.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Fetterman is not only a terrible, lazy senator who was supported by his parents until his mid-40s, he’s just a garbage human being. No surprise he ended up as a regular Fox contributor where he feels most at home.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🇺🇸 (this is real) www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Report Details Case Number: YG1705129Date of Report: October 13, 2017Location: Hyatt Hotel in Monterey, California Involved Parties: A woman identified as Jane Doe and Pete Hegseth Summary of Allegations The Claim: The report states that Jane Doe reported an alleged sexual assault following a Republican women's conference where Hegseth was a speaker.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
who are they blaming
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Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 25/08/2026
Target (2024): *rolls back DEI initiatives because of shrieking bigots* Target (2026):
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Apparently, the U.S. mail is trustworthy enough to deliver stuff that runs your life but the second an envelope contains your vote, Republicans on the Supreme Court act like the Postal Service is run out of the back of a van. This isn’t about “election security.” It’s about making voting harder.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
nytimes.com
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This. We don't need leaders who view compromising with fascists as a higher priority than unifying the party and understanding what Dem voters want and the country needs. Put this meeting alongside his failure to endorse Mamdani and his attacks on the DSA and it is clear he's not the leader we need.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“I think South Carolinians care more about an entirely fictional ’problem’ and not a potential spark to WWIII.”
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The only time Republicans get upset about kids getting shot is when it’s with vaccines.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The best part is the map showed the Ivory Coast was landlocked and they didn't bat an eye.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/07/2026
A party chair, when his party doesn’t control the White House, has two jobs: Raise money and (as Martin correctly said 17 months ago) to be a very public attack dog. He seems to have failed operatically at both. trib.al/2wLDoz6
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The legacy media sat there while Trump lied about the past elections and "joked" about running again in 2028. They did not boo. They did not walk out. They just sat there and ate their dinner. The journalists in that room will be remembered as the journalists in that room.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
And it looks like it could be a federal crime (h/t @nicholassmith.bsky.social) …which won’t, obviously, be prosecuted, but it could potentially be a state crime, too. Attn: @williamtongct.bsky.social www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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47 U.S. Code § 509 - Prohibited practices in contests of knowledge, skill, or chance
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This story is indeed insane. They literally *discounted his correct answers* (on questions about the Constitution) so that a Trump supporting girl who wants to go to Hillsdale College could win $25K and be televised meeting Trump. So. Gross.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 20/07/2026
It's a scam all the way down. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed implementation of food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...
FEC Schedule A itemized receipt, line C. Contributor: Taylor Fresh Foods Inc, 911-B Blanco Circle, Salinas, CA 93902. Date of receipt: 03/26/2025. Transaction ID: SA17.4550. Amount of receipt this period: $1,000,000.00. Marked "Memo Item" and labeled "NON-CONTRIBUTION." Receipt-for boxes (Primary/General/Other) are blank. Aggregate year-to-date: $1,000,000.00.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Powerful video of Epstein survivors against Todd Blanche’s nomination. VOTE NO on Todd Blanche for Attorney General!!!! May you get the justice you deserve ❤️❤️💙💙
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov: “Here’s what’s gonna happen tonight — the world’s most famous sore loser will deliver a primetime presidential sour grapes 🍇 address to pursue his 6yo grievances about the 2020 election while his war spirals out of control and the cost of living continues to rise.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/07/2026
We all know this still stinks to high heaven. Gov. Andy Beshear says he still hasn’t received an official update from Sen. Mitch McConnell. “I’ve had no official response. Nothing sent to our office, no letter, no email.”
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Epstein survivor Dani Bensky and Liz Oyer, a former U.S. pardon attorney who was fired by Todd Blanche, will be witnesses at day two of confirmation hearings tomorrow
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
There's nothing more populist and middle America than -- checks notes -- getting one's son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter. www.ms.now/news/veeps-s...
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Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests
Secret Service sources said the Vance family asks included getting their young son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026
WHITEHOUSE: How long do you intend to put up with Kash Patel? Are you good w/ his airplane jaunts, are you confident he's not drinking on the job, are you sure he knows what he's doing? BLANCHE: That's an extraordinarily obnoxious question. I have full faith in Patel W: Great. You get to own that
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Another example. Recent stories about a millionaire exodus from NYC, with pictures of Mamdani. 1) The report covered a period from 2010-2022 - before Mamdani was elected! 2) Its about NY state not NYC! 2) There was no millionaire exodus! NY's millionaire growth just lagged other states!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/07/2026
In two big wins for voters, federal judges in both Virginia and New Mexico dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuits seeking access to each state’s full voter records. The judge in Virginia was a Trump appointee, making him the sixth Trump appointee to rule against the agency. bit.ly/3SXf5qo
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Not sure why the FBI would be involved with a heart attack.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Ken Paxton just denied our public information request for the Hoffman Files. Adam Hoffman — an admitted child molester — should be in prison, but Ken Paxton let him off the hook. Texans deserve to know why. We don’t need any more pedophile protectors in our government.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door.
New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice.
Abolish ICE.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 06/07/2026
Public Health Update: Our administration is investigating a community cluster of Legionnaires' disease in several Upper East Side neighborhoods (ZIP codes 10028, 10128 and 10075).
The NYC Health Department started their investigation earlier this week, and thanks to Commissioner Martin and his dedicated staff, the collection of water samples, laboratory testing and community outreach has been ongoing throughout the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
This is not an issue with any buildings' plumbing or indoor AC units, and residents in the area are safe to drink tap water, bathe, shower, cook, and use their air conditioner at home.
Please contact a health care provider immediately if you live, work or visited the area since late June and are experiencing flu-like symptoms, such as cough, fever or difficulty breathing.
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Lauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
futurism.com/future-socie... lol
As one New York financier told Financial Times journalist Gillian Tett, new hires who were seen as “AI natives” are turning out to have alarmingly shallow ideas. So much so, the anonymous finance worker admitted, that his firm now actively avoids seeking out AI-literate STEM graduates, and opts to comb through humanities students instead.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Xitter's community notes are working overtime calling out people trying to claim Mamdani's attempts to conserve power is socialist. This one might be my favorite.
Nikki Haley
@NikkiHaley
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New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.

Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.

Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings,
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
In February of 2015 then South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley tweeted a similar energy conservation message on Facebook.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Good grief. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
DC Fire and EMS confirmed to NBC News that before the Great American State Fair was closed that it had 44 patient contacts. Eleven people of those were taken to the hospital for various illnesses and injuries. Seven of them had to receive advanced life support, and four patients had to receive basic life support.
DC Fire and EMS confirmed to NBC Washington earlier today that more than a dozen of those patient contacts were related to heat illness and injury.
DC Fire and EMS is not the only emergency medical provider on site at the fair, so more patients may have received treatment at the fair today. The Department of Health and Human Services and George Washington University Hospital have also had responders on site. HHS and the hospital did not immediately respond to requests for more information.
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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
About Trump v. Barbara: Do not give the Court and the CJ credit for reading and upholding the Constitution. It's a travesty that this is not a unanimous decision... it's also a travesty that the Court let this question percolate for a year, giving credence to a crank theory of citizenship.
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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
They could have decided the substantive question a year ago, as the ACLU and plaintiffs requested. Instead, they let it sit and gather steam for a year, while so many people waited breathlessly for them to deign to speak. Do not laud them for getting to the right outcome today.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/06/2026
Black text on white page that reads:

Extreme heat is dangerous, but heat illness is preventable.

Every employer should do everything in their power to protect their workers from extreme heat. New York City also requires employers to provide Protected Time Off for heat-related illness and prohibits retaliation against workers for requesting it.

Employers should provide access to water and shade, build in more time for breaks on the hottest days, and move strenuous work to cooler hours whenever possible. 

These simple steps can help ensure every worker makes it home safely.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/06/2026
The Supreme Court just launched one of the largest attacks on immigrants in modern American history. Thousands of Haitians and Syrians now risk losing the right to live and work in the country they call home.

This decision will cause enormous pain across the five boroughs. Here in New York, it falls hardest on our Haitian community, one of the largest in the country, alongside Syrian families.

I joined labor leaders with 1199SEIU, elected officials, and advocates to send a clear message to immigrant New Yorkers: You belong here. We will not turn our backs on you.

The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs will share additional information and resources soon. If you have questions about your status or need legal assistance, call our Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365.
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