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PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 5h
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been illegally detained by the #TrumpNaziGestapo and true to form, DHS claims this doesn’t happen. #ProPublica has the receipts, this is what fascists do and the #FascistInChief Trump must be stopped #DV1 #ProudBlue #VoteBlue projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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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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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6h
Now is the ideal time for central U.S. Gulf Coast residents to review their hurricane plans, keep a close eye on official NHC advisories, and consider what they’ll need to do if tropical storm or hurricane watches are issued. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/odds...
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Odds of a U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane landfall are rising » Yale Climate Connections
A tropical depression organizing in the record-breaking warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico is predicted to arrive as Hurricane Isaias on Friday night.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 6h
This strikes me as really fuckin bad
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 10h
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Newsom: I've Ordered Threat Assessment For California After Trump's "Dangerous, If Not Treasonous" Remarks - Joe.My.God.
The Huffington Post reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said he’s directed his state to monitor threats after President Donald Trump suggested he wouldn’t care if Iran decided to “take out” Los ...
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JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 12h
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WH Ties Transit Funding To High Marriage, Birth Rates - Joe.My.God.
Politico reports: Communities with high birth and marriage rates could soon gain an advantage in securing federal transit money — a long-sought goal of the Trump administration but one that a top Demo...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h
“.. The catch? Children and their parents can’t pick the stocks or reject donated shares, and they can’t sell for five years.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ed Martin says that Tina Peters met with Trump in the Oval Office today to discuss election integrity and “the plans” for the upcoming midterms elections.
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 16h
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16h
German police detained the country’s former head of its foreign-intelligence service on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason in one of the biggest scandals to engulf the spy agency since its creation in the mid-1950s.
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Former German Spy Chief Arrested on Suspicion of Espionage
The arrest is one of the biggest scandals to engulf the BND spy agency since its creation in the mid-1950s.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 17h
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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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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MiffyAnn @miffyann94.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Idahoans, make sure you are registered to vote and tell all your friends. We have a real chance to make change this cycle.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Blanche wants @katiephang.bsky.social Epstein suit tossed as a "generalized grievance" Too many Americans want the files, so nobody gets them? Katie's job is to share things with the public, that's the opposite of a generalized grievance Release the files!
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Katie Phang: "Todd Blanche wants to continue to hide the Epstein files from the American people. He wants to allow the e
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
10/5 Santa Maria: ICE crashed into a parked car after jumping out to kidnap a community member this morning. ICE Has been terrorizing our neighbors in Santa Maria ALL MORNING! If you have any information on the incidents today, please call our hotline or send a message! 805-870-8855
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
dennis hastert and jim bakker in the same day feels like an apology for dolly and tim curry
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
👀 In Aug, Fernando Cerimedo—a far right Latin American troll farm operator & ally of Brad Parscale & Roger Stone—was arrested in Bolivia for attempted femicide. But in Sept, the Trump admin accused the *prosecutor* of bribery, triggering his arrest in Bolivia in what some call US interference. 1/
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Bolivia jails prosecutor investigating Trump operative Cerimedo on Washington’s orders
Bolivia arrested its attorney general two days after US sanctions, removing the prosecutor whose case against Fernando Cerimedo threatened to expose the criminal connections behind Trump’s “Shield of ...
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Patrick De Oliveira @plso.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Academic freedom in the U.S. has arguably reached a new nadir—maybe worse than the 50s. This is not only due to the scale and range of the assault on higher ed, which is targeting everything (individuals' views on Gaza, DEI initiatives, the curriculum, collaborative research with other countries)...
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This admin is hiding the full number and extent of soldiers' injuries. Plus soldiers and family members have told the AP that failure to recognize the seriousness of injuries, a poor plan to get the wounded to hospitals and red tape has hindered follow-up care. apnews.com/article/iran...
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My Prison Has No Interest in Keeping Us Healthy Even though I’m on blood pressure medication, my blood pressure wasn’t checked for eight months.
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My Prison Has No Interest in Keeping Us Healthy
In my Missouri prison, many people were ill last fall. In some of the housing wings, coughing, diarrhea and vomiting were the norm.
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’m sorry. You’re wasting time and money investigating doctors for giving vaccinations? ⚕️🩺
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Turns out Spirit Airlines was the canary in the coal mine. ⛽️👇
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/10/2026
RFK Jr. may not be so sanguine about AI in healthcare after he reads this.
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RFK Jr. Wants to AI-ify Health Care. Claude Says He’s Full of Sh*t.
Kennedy is suddenly bullish on artificial intelligence—so we asked some AI assistants to rate his vaccine claims.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today's Republican Party. If only we had a functioning media that cared about sexual abuse of children to call this out all around the country. It should be top of the news every day. And every Republican should be asked about it every interview. Make them defend this. Seems bigger than Piker. 🤷‍♀️
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I understand that paywalls are annoying, but the grim reality for everything right now, is if you want something to exist, you have to put money towards it. Every creative person is having their life's work hoovered up by AI companies. Layoffs never end. Private equity keeps making things worse.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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U.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed again
Jeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad...
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Patrick* Neithard @patrickneithard.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
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Lula Campaign Ads: Meta Blocked Brazil Leader's Ad Account, Says It Is Back
Meta blocked the ad account of Brazil's President Lula on 23 September and says it works again. Paid online campaign ads must stop on Thursday 1 October.
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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
BP agents seem to have had an embedded TPUSA person with them, who has posted a number of misleading and false statements in an Instagram post.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 05/10/2026
If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Meanwhile, Google's Deepmind WeatherNext 3 model shows less development and has been highly accurate. Keep an eye on developments.
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LAist @laist.com · 05/10/2026
The DMV has kept millions from towed-car sales without telling owners. Newsom vetoed a bill to stop it. 🔗 Story: vist.ly/5m4kt ✍️ Andrew Donohue, Byrhonda Lyons | CalMatters 📸 J.W. Hendricks / CalMatters
People standing in line, bold text about Newsom vetoing a DMV bill.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Senator Jon Husted is in the pockets of the health insurance companies that are ripping you off. When I’m elected, I’ll take on the corruption in the health insurance industry and ban them from denying the care you pay for.
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
when I think of big tech & even AI-specific whistleblowers I also include folks ranging from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app to Helen Toner and others... idk. sure recency bias can effect who gets invited but. i'd be really curious to hear from them in this context. oh well. interesting meeting.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
He doesn't need the money and now millions of his fans could risk having one of the most deadly addictions there is
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Lavonne @loveon9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Parscale funneled $13m from an Israeli contract through his firm Clock Tower X to GOP digital strategy firms and allies. 🧵 "Trump operative Cerimedo jailed in Bolivia, accused of ordering a hit on pregnant ex, and facing money-laundering and drug-related investigations...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One person was taken this morning outside of LAPD's metropolitan detention center jail near the corner of Los Angeles & Temple; goon is seen pepper spraying a legal observer and the driver of another vehicle.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Staff reporters at the Boston Globe thought that police accounts of the death of Sandra Birchmore were more than merely suspicious and keep doggedly asking more questions, under the weight of which the account collapsed. Now a Boston policeman is going on trial for her murder.
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The reporter who knew there was more to Sandra Birchmore’s story — and helped uncover it - The Boston Globe
This week’s trial comes more than five years after the crime and follows Laura Crimaldi’s persistent investigation.
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Toronto's "Dunn House serves unhoused ppl who were frequent UHN emergency-department patients. After one year, residents saw emergency visits drop by 52% and their days in hospital drop 79%, for reported savings of $2-million+" From @alexbozikovic.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Designing a solution to homelessness
Spring House, Toronto’s new supportive and transitional housing building, sets an important example of how to serve a marginalized population while attending to the details that make a good home
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
It’s not that data brokers and social media companies haven’t been building profiles on people for ages, but it’s worth noting how they are now trying to normalize this by touting it as a benefit rather than the creepy and invasive function that it is.
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Meta's Muse Is Collecting Information on Everyone in Your Life
Meta’s AI agent creates profiles of people in users’ lives even if they don’t use Muse.
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Endpoints News @endpts.com · 05/10/2026
Meet 20 women changing biopharma, from oncology to rare disease. Many have been the only woman in the room. Hear their stories live tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET. Registration link is below.
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Meet 20 women changing the biopharma industry, from oncology to rare disease
20 women leading biopharma breakthroughs: gene therapy, record IPOs, pancreatic caner drugs and MASH launches.
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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Trump regime "rejected [Patagonia CEO] Gellert's criticism, arguing Trump has rolled back costly climate regulations while maintaining longstanding environmental protections." This is objectively false - yet Axios's "reality check" is that climate & env'tl issues aren't big issues in the polls?
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Patagonia CEO takes aim at political apathy
Patagonia has a blunt goal for this year's midterms: Get more environmentally minded Americans to care enough to vote.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The DeNiro we've been waiting for all our lives
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 05/10/2026
Yeah, this is a big time impeachment abuse of power.
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 05/10/2026
Border wall construction in the Big Bend sparked a national outcry. Now a federal judge has sided with conservationists and landowners.
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Federal Judge Slams the Brakes on Big Bend Border Wall Construction - Inside Climate News
Work must stop, effective immediately, after a federal judge in the Western District of Texas issued a temporary injunction against far-reaching legal waivers.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
Again, a few months ago, the commonly held view was that Trump’s victory changed everything, and schools, law firms, entertainment companies, etc and even our own sense of principle had to change as a result of the new reality his election signaled. www.washingtonsun.com/congress/rep...
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Republicans in Safe Red States Are Breaking With Trump, Too
At least five GOP senators who are not on the ballot have criticized the president’s handling of the economy and policy priorities.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 05/10/2026
I can't believe I have to say this: Richard Nixon was corrupt and Congress was right to force him out. But, according to Trump's DOJ and a GOP congressman, Nixon was subject to a Deep State coup. Nonsense. This is just Trump trying to rewrite the past to obscure his corruption today. Link below ⬇️
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH DEPT REPORTS 1000 MEASLES CASES AS OF OCT 5 - WEBSITE
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 05/10/2026
If you live in… Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas Today is the last day you can register to vote! Text your friends and family. Check on your co-workers. Make sure the people in your life are registered to vote: BetterInAUnion.org/check
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Check Your Voter Registration Status
Have you moved, changed your name, or you're just not sure of the status of your voter registration? Fill out the form below to check your status.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 05/10/2026
Brazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro after neither candidate cleared 50% in Sunday’s vote, in which the right made gains in Congress and in governor races across the country.
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Far Right Makes Gains in Brazil as Flávio Bolsonaro Tops Lula in First Round of Presidential Race
Brazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro after neither candidate cleared 50% in Sunday’s vote, in...
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is destroying trees
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Iran destroyed naval base in Bahrain, we just withdrew (under an agreement Biden made) from Iraq, and now Whiskey Pete has cut and run from the UK. But sure, we're winning the war.
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