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The Trace @thetrace.org · 5h
The Trump administration touted 34 proposed gun rules as a win for the gun industry. The response was more complicated. We analyzed over 38,000 public comments on the proposals. See our main takeaways here: thetr.ac/kN9aM
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 14h
The Trace has identified 32 incidents in which immigration agents shot at people since President Donald Trump’s operations began last year. Nine people were killed in these incidents. Another 15 people were injured.
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Federal Immigration Agent Shootings Tracker
See how many times ICE and other federal agents have shot someone, held someone at gunpoint or used less-lethal munitions.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/10/2026
Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution. If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
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Hegseth Turns Trump’s Firing Squad Into a Public Spectacle
The Army has scheduled Nidal Hasan’s December 3 execution at Fort Hood — the first military execution since 1961 — while the Pentagon still will not explain how the firing squad will operate.
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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think about this all the time www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
VICTORY! A Georgia judge Wednesday dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to restrict where Gwinnett County voters can return mail ballots, ruling the law allows the county to accept ballots at designated early voting sites. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia court rejects RNC bid to restrict mail ballot return access in state’s second-largest county
The ruling preserves an additional way for voters in Georgia’s second-most populous county to cast their ballots ahead of the November election.
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Aaron Mendelson @amendelson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Over the counter, we have more of an ability to see if this is a sketchy transaction and stop it ... If we skip the counter, that’s not going to happen." Great look into the response to big proposed changes at the ATF from @bychipbrownlee.com + Champe Barton www.thetrace.org/2026/10/atf-...
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The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Loosen Gun Regulations Is Getting Pushback From an Unlikely Source
A Trace analysis of nearly 38,000 public comments found significant opposition to some of the administration’s key proposals.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/10/2026
We’re moving 10,000 low-income children off the child care voucher waitlist — at absolutely no cost to their families. Eligible families with children ages 6 weeks to 13 years, and through age 19 for children with special needs, will be invited to apply for a voucher on a rolling basis.
Mayor Mamdani and others make an announcement at a podium with signage that reads “Child Care for all”Children hold hands in front of signage that reads “Child Care for all”
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/10/2026
Flu is hitting unusually early in parts of the West, catching doctors by surprise as some hospitals see levels of illness more typical of early winter. Epidemiologists and clinicians are encouraging patients to get their shots sooner instead of waiting.
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Why you should think about getting your flu shot right now
Flu is surging unusually early in some parts of the western United States, catching doctors by surprise.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
President Donald Trump took a break this weekend from his nonstop, baseless accusations about mail voting fraud to remind his own supporters to cast their mail ballots in this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump backtracks and begs Republicans to vote by mail as Democrats’ odds of taking Congress improve
Trump’s latest demand that Republicans vote – even by mail – comes as polls show Democrats’ odds of taking both the House and Senate are improving.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/10/2026
After months of trying to find a new buyer, farmers in Pennsylvania and New York are preparing to let their grapes fall to the ground. The crisis threatens to reshape local economies as grape farmers come to terms with shifting consumer behavior.
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‘Dying on the vine’: How a farmer ended up with 1,600 tons of unwanted grapes
Falling demand for juice has left Lake Erie grape growers with fruit they can’t sell.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
International lawyer: “Stop pretending silence is moral… Silence makes this possible… say the word: Genocide.” From @DiegoParrhesia 🧵
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. 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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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The mortality reviews that ICE published late last week show that medical neglect is widespread in Trump's concentration camps — something immigrants, advocates and attorneys have said for years, and which ICE routinely denies. New from me in @prospect.org.
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Disturbing Pictures of Neglect in ICE Mortality Reviews - The American Prospect
The federal government released dozens of mortality reviews of immigrants who died in detention in recent years. They show a uniform pattern of medical neglect.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
SCOTUS will soon consider the legality of bans on assault weapons under 2nd Amendment. The hypocrisy of originalism will be on display when we consider what an “arm” was in 1789 — a one-shot musket. The Bill of Rights is not a suicide pact. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Tracking Assault Weapons Bans Across the Country as Court Battles Continue (Gift Article)
Here are the states that have sought to limit access to some of the most lethal firearms, as gun restrictions face new legal challenges.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. Now, two MORE unvaccinated people have died from measles. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
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Chip Brownlee @bychipbrownlee.com · 17/09/2026
The violence prevention programs designed to work with young people most at risk of being shot or becoming involved in violence are losing federal support. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has amplified enforcement. Memphis has been a ground zero for both funding cuts and force.
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‘No One Is Born a Killer’
As the National Guard prowls city streets and federal funding for violence interruption dries up, a small but mighty team in Memphis works to stop teen gun violence before it happens.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/09/2026
Over 100 new cases of measles in Pennsylvania have been reported over the past week, according to the state’s health department. This brings the state’s total to 731 cases in 38 counties for the current outbreak, which started in late April.
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See the latest measles count for the Pennsylvania outbreak
The state’s measles outbreak continues to grow.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026
🚨NEWS: U.N.-backed investigators say they found “reasonable grounds” to believe the U.S. committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including one on a school in Minab. apnews.com/article/un-h...
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 17/09/2026
As the National Guard prowls city streets and federal funding for violence interruption dries up, a small but mighty team in Memphis works to stop teen gun violence before it happens. Published in partnership with @theguardian.com
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‘No One Is Born a Killer’
As the National Guard prowls city streets and federal funding for violence interruption dries up, a small but mighty team in Memphis works to stop teen gun violence before it happens.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In Alligator Alcatraz, detainees were forced into small outdoor cages for hours at a time. In Camp East Montana, detainees report beatings from guards and denial of medical care. In Delaney Hall, detainees report unsafe drinking water and retaliatory abuse for speaking up. Unimaginable cruelty.
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Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: Don Trump Jr’s luxurious wedding was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin. A saga involving private islands, the Olympics, and a Russian government-backed biker gang: www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 08/09/2026
The Turner’s Outdoorsman chain remains the biggest source of crime guns across California, per a new report from the California Department of Justice. The state’s data shows the number of crime guns traced to individual stores by law enforcement in the state’s biggest cities. thetr.ac/JVbAw
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In California’s Biggest Cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a Top Source of Crime Guns
A new report from the California Department of Justice adds to concerning pattern documented in previous reporting by The Trace
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 03/09/2026
Police shoot pets far more often than you think.
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Newsletter: The Police Killing of HeeHaw the Donkey Illustrates a Larger Problem
Police shoot pets far more often than you think.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Target paid its CEO $21.8M last year — 794x the median Target worker's pay of $27,506. Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America. This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 30/08/2026
ABC paid millions to resolve Trump’s defamation suit. Meta paid millions over his suspended accounts. Now Google is reshaping its maps to appease him. When one corporate giant after another pays or pivots to stay in his good graces, the collapse of public trust isn’t an accident, it’s inevitable.
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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Some good news: The FDA just approved a breakthrough drug for metastatic pancreatic cancer, which is notoriously hard to treat. In clinical trials, the new pill roughly doubled how long patients survived.🔄 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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FDA gives expedited approval to new groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug
FDA officials approve first-of-a-kind pill called daraxonrasib to fight one of the deadliest types of cancer
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/08/2026
Exclusive: Fresh U.S. intelligence indicates that the Kremlin sees the U.S. as weakened by the Iran war, offering Russia an opportunity to escalate action against American interests and allies in Europe, according to people familiar with the matter. wapo.st/4d7BxUK
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Gone. Funded by us. 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 www.instagram.com/reel/DcgyEGt...
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Craig Hunter @chunterct.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
URGENT BULLETIN: Heartbreaking news...
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Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The California Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in two cases stemming from a Republican sheriff’s seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots from the 2025 redistricting election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California Supreme Court confronts GOP sheriff who seized 650,000 ballots in election conspiracy
The cases force the court to confront an extraordinary question: Can a county sheriff seize counted ballots from election officials, take them to a law enforcement facility to conduct his own investig...
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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...
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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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/08/2026
Violent crime and murder rates across the U.S. fell sharply between 2024 and 2025, according to FBI data, the largest year-to-year decrease since the federal government began tracking nationwide crime rates in 1936.
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Killings and other violent crimes dropped sharply in 2025
The White House is seizing on new statistics showing that violent crime plummeted last year to boast of a “Trump effect.” But experts note crime began falling well before Trump returned to office.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 09/08/2026
Firearm suicide is a quiet crisis — which could be worsening because of ghost guns, a new study found. The analysis, which used data from the CDC and The Trace’s Gun Violence Data Hub, found a previously unreported link between gun recoveries and suicide rates.
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Ghost Guns Are Linked to an Increase in Suicide Rates
People who attempt suicide, nine out of 10 times, will survive — if they don’t use a gun. But suicide attempts with a firearm are almost always fatal: nine in 10 attempts end in death.  For years,…
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Met4Cast @met4cast.net · 03/08/2026
Earth is now warming faster than at any point in recorded geological history - around 10 times faster than the extreme warming event 56 million years ago and 20 times faster than at the end of the last ice age. We are almost certainly in a new extinction event.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2026
BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
🔥 “I’m so sick and tired of you old people not giving a shit about what we’re telling you. We don’t have a future. We’re telling you what we need and you don’t give a damn.”
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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
An ICE Air flight (EAL8280) is scheduled to depart Fort Worth, TX for Senegal at 6:10pm local time. This flight is expected to make multiple deportation stops in the African continent. We’re also monitoring for potential forced third country transfers in the region.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We need a constitutional amendment to permit limits on campaign expenditures and prevent billionaires from buying elections. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans
Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.
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Jennifer Mascia @jenmascia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Colin Gray got 15 years for failing to secure the gun his son used in the Apalachee High School shooting. His sentencing comes at a time when other parents of school shooters are being held to account by the criminal justice system
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Georgia Father Is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for His Child’s Mass Shooting
Colin Gray's sentencing comes at a time when more parents of school shooters are being held to account for their child's actions.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/07/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ has officially handed over UNREDACTED Epstein-related records directly to federal Judge Emmet Sullivan for private review following a court order in MeidasTouch host Katie Phang’s lawsuit.
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Trump DOJ Hands Judge Unredacted Epstein Records After Katie Phang's Court Win
The Justice Department now says it delivered the records directly to the judge after Katie Phang successfully challenged the government’s Epstein-file redactions.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Six congressmen bought between $83,000 to $245,000 in SpaceX stock just before its IPO: -Jared Moskowitz -Gil Cisneros -Dan Meuser -John McGuire -William Timmons -John James Five serve on committees whose work impacts SpaceX's business. We must ban members of Congress from trading stock.
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Craig Hunter @chunterct.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
BREAKING: Colin Gray, whose son was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, is the first parent in the U.S. to be convicted of second-degree murder for providing access to a gun that was used in a deadly school shooting.
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Georgia Father Is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for His Child’s Mass Shooting
Colin Gray's sentencing comes at a time when more parents of school shooters are being held to account for their child's actions.
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The Pines @thepines.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It's insane he wasn't immediately fired on January 6 after writing this.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A woman’s Global Entry was revoked days after she legally observed ICE agents. ICE agents showed up to a polling place to demand a worker remove an anti-ICE post. A man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for moving a box of left-wing magazines. Trump’s crackdown on dissent is here. Be warned.
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