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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 14h
How a federal judge became the only thing standing in the way of Trump’s plans to do his will at the Kennedy Center ⬇️
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Trump has gotten rid of many of the checks and balances that could stop him from demolishing the Kennedy Center
A hierarchy of oversight for the iconic arts venue has essentially collapsed.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/09/2026
Stopping the fascists from sabotaging the midterms is what the next No Kings is all about. On October 17, we need millions of people in the streets putting the regime on notice that We The People won’t accept any of Trump’s bullshit: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
NO KINGS
NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.
VOTE EARLY
OCTOBER 17
NOKINGS.ORG
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 8h
Organizing begins at home. Follow us for updates from Oakland Tech Week as we join with @mediajustice.bsky.social to explore the terrain of technology and power in California—and what to do about it.
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Oakland Tech Week 2026 - Where Innovation Meets Community
Join Oakland Tech Week September 27 – October 3, 2026. Connect with founders, investors, and builders. AI-powered matchmaking, killer sessions, and authentic community.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Rosa" says, "I'm harvesting sweet potatoes in Livingston CA area. I work 8 hrs/day and earn CA minimum wage. I wake up at 2 am, prepare my lunch, drive to work and start by 4am. I finished for the day by 12:30 pm. It's very hard to pay our bills from this low pay." #WeFeedYou
Workers harvesting sweet potatoes in Livingston California
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 14h
"Alba" is a WA State farm worker. "I'm placing ties around the apple tree limbs so they don't get too heavy and break. I worry about my safety since the ladders can get heavy. I have to be careful how I place it to avoid accidents. I earn minimum wage for this work." #WeFeedYou
A farm worker placing ties around the apple tree limbs so they don't get too heavy and break.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 8h
"Gil" was working in Delano CA pistachios. It was 97°. "My job can be dangerous. It takes skill. There's a lot of heavy moving machinery and tight operating spaces. Things like clearing jammed branches can put us at risk of getting caught in rotating teeth or rollers." #WeFeedYou
A worker laboring in the pistachios
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
What Democrats are getting right – and wrong – in run-up to midterms: ‘We can’t just be anti-Trump’
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What Democrats are getting right – and wrong – in run-up to midterms: ‘We can’t just be anti-Trump’
Grassroots organizer Yasmin Radjy on the Democratic ground game leading into the midterm elections
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Enjoying a beer this weekend? "Martin" is in Grandview Washington and he explains the process of how hops get from the fields and turned into the beer you enjoy. #WeFeedYou
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 27/09/2026
How the nail-biting election of 2000 fixed the colors of red and blue on America's political maps:
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How red went from the color of revolution to the color of Republicans in US politics
For American conservatives of the Cold War era, red was the color of communists and the mistrusted American left. Now, it’s the color of the GOP, while Democrats are blue. How did this happen?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/09/2026
Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rains, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas recovering from previous storms. to.pbs.org/4z4SLLi
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Hurricane Nolo gains speed as it moves away from Hawaii, but high winds, flash floods are still risk
Nolo was expected to continue strengthening and turn toward the northwest by Sunday night, though the National Hurricane Center said the center of the storm would remain well south and southwest of th...
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 27/09/2026
A deadly mosque attack in Pakistan is fueling tensions with neighboring Afghanistan.
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Mosque attack highlights evolving extremism landscape that has brought Pakistan-Afghanistan ties to crisis point
Convergence and competition between militant groups has spurred violence. Meanwhile, Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring terrorists.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
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Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point.” Continue reading...
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 28/09/2026
Proposed legislation would strengthen FEMA’s response to gender-based violence, an issue advocates say is often overlooked after natural disasters. #MsReads via @19thnews.org
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Could disaster recovery include protecting women from domestic abuse and exploitation?
Proposed legislation would strengthen FEMA’s response to gender-based violence, an issue advocates say is often overlooked after natural disasters.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 27/09/2026
Worse quality. Cheaper materials. Lower wages. Reduced staffing. These are all symptoms of businesses that have been taken over by private equity firms, which profit while making businesses go under. We need to pass the Stop Wall Street Looting Act.
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More Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@aoc.bsky.social on organizing in rural communities to block data centers: "Once somebody starts to see you show up for them, then they will open up their ear to you on any number of other issues."
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The fall sweet potato harvest has started in Merced County CA. "Josefina" wakes up at 3am to get to work. "Each machine has 6-7 people. We spend our days sorting different sizes and varieties of sweet potatoes into the proper bin." #WeFeedYou
A Merced county California sweet potato field with the machine that workers are on sorting the different sizes and varieties of sweet potatoes
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/09/2026
The next No Kings is right around the corner! Find (or organize) your local event to drive unprecedented early voting and recruit volunteers to help protect our elections: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(around a map showing the more than 1,000 events planned for the next No Kings on October 17) NO KINGS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE EARLY!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 27/09/2026
For decades, advocates have fought for strong cybersecurity standards at polling places and for the privacy of voting records. Learn what's at stake this election season—10/8 at 11AM PT. eff.org/livestream-...
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Jaime" is harvesting figs at min. wage in Madera CA. "There isn't enough good fruit. Usually we harvest through November but many locations have already stopped. We expected to be working longer. Now we need to look for another job as we need this income to pay rent." #WeFeedYou
Crates of harvested figs
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NOBODY should be killed by heat at work, whether in the fields or at an airport. 1/2
Screenshot of The Charlotte Observer

CLT airport union calls for better conditions after cleaning worker's death
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 26/09/2026
Teens in Detroit and Flint – like everywhere – are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma and exhaustion. And many of the adults around them feel helpless.
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Detroit and Flint teens are struggling with their mental health – and worried adults around them feel ‘helpless’
School personnel in Detroit and community members in Flint reported concerns about teens experiencing mental health conditions.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound | Jonathan Freedland
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The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound | Jonathan Freedland
The epic documentary series reveals much about the shifting social attitudes of the last 60 years – and much more about the quiet mystery of human life, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 23/09/2026
The EPA says repealing power plant pollution rules will save $310 billion. What’s not in that price tag: The cost of more illness, premature deaths and climate damage.
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EPA says repealing power plant emissions rules will save billions – but its estimate leaves out health and climate costs
Keeping aging coal plants open, building new gas plants and choices about pollution controls affect electricity bills. Pollution adds health costs and climate damage that may not appear on those bills.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23/09/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez is the third DoorDash driver known to have been shot by ICE, but the company has remained silent — and complicit. Delete your DoorDash app and account until they take decisive action to protect their drivers from ICE.
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Delete DoorDash: our demands
Our demands for DoorDash on ICE raids, H.R. 9720, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Alberto" is a H2A worker who harvests poblano peppers in Gilroy CA. "My pay has gone down this year due to Trump's H2a wage cuts. Even though our pay is cut, the productivity growers expect from us went up. I'm happy that the judge ruled that the pay cuts are illegal." #WeFeedYou
A glove's hand reaching down to harvest poblano peppers
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Renee Good's family deserves justice and accountability. In the Senate, I'm not going to stop fighting until we get it.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
L.A. has no shortage of wellness-focused retreats, seminars, and classes. At Moon Soul Sound Baths, certified sound bath facilitator Alice Moon leads attendees through both sober and 420-friendly “restorative experiences.” The full story: lataco.com/mattress-sto... By Karina Soriano
An overhead shot of a dark matress store where people are on the beds meditating while a women at the center leads a sound bath.

Headline reads "Can a Mattress Store Double as a Spiritual Awakening Haven?"
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23/09/2026
Immigrants deserve dignity and due process. We join LULAC in demanding: (1) Wilber receive immediate medical care and freedom to be with his loved ones. (2) A full independent investigation into DHS’s actions, and the release of body cam footage. (3) ICE out of Austin, and ICE out of everywhere!
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cloudsandbooks88.bsky.social @cloudsandbooks88.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
First Day of Fall!!🍂🍁🍂
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cloudsandbooks88.bsky.social @cloudsandbooks88.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yay Fall!!
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Linus & Snoopy Play in Fall Leaves
ALT: Linus & Snoopy Play in Fall Leaves
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 22/09/2026
Our priority should be the safety and security of the American people, not the pockets of a few defense contractors.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22/09/2026
Six weeks from right now, polls will be open for the midterms. The work we do over the next 42 days will determine whether we secure our strongest check on Trump’s power or the fascists consolidate control of our government. We need all hands on deck to win the midterms and protect the results!
indivisible2026.org
Home - Indivisible's 2026 General Election Program
Join Indivisible's largest-ever midterm election in history–to empower volunteers to talk with voters about the issues that really matter, whether they live next door or across the country. Only by working together can we elect leaders who will put a stop to fascism and deliver for working people.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 22/09/2026
You and your friends can say no to the search of your devices with a three-pack of our stickers. shop.eff.org/products/i-...
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Minnesota has shown the world that we're not powerless in the face of Trump’s chaos. We stand up for our neighbors, and we look out for each other. That's the Minnesota I love – and who I'm going to fight for every single day in the US Senate.
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cloudsandbooks88.bsky.social @cloudsandbooks88.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
First Day of Fall!!🍂🍁🍂
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 23/09/2026
Happy first day of fall! 🍂 As the leaves start to drop, there’s an important life lesson in the season: Sometimes letting go is what makes new life possible.
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What the season of fall – and science – teaches us about life and death
With fall almost upon us, there’s a lot we can learn from the changing season.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23/09/2026
It looks like October 17 will be the most creative No Kings yet: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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cloudsandbooks88.bsky.social @cloudsandbooks88.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Seeing the news about @crockett.house.gov @jasmineforus.bsky.social and @ventonjonestx.bsky.social is exactly the reason these midterm elections are going to be in danger….what where you thinking????
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Jordanne's Beyond Embarrassing Moment
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 20/09/2026
More than half of the officers Pete Hegseth has fired or blocked from promotion are women or Black, in an officer corps that is 79% male and 74% white. theconversation.com/pete-hegseth...
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The Economist @economist.com · 18/09/2026
The next few years’ politics are perilous, with big-spenders eyeing up positions of power in France, Britain and America. Register for free to learn why bond markets, once havens, could become danger zones
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Markets are waking up to the rich world’s reckless borrowing
Governments are still, alas, asleep
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This mattress store in Atwater Village is doubling as a spiritual awakening thanks Alice Moon, the host and facilitator of Moon Soul Sound Bath. 🛏️✨ Full story coming soon to lataco.com. 🎥: Karina Soriano and Erwin Recinos
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Farm workers are hard at work in the Cuyama CA area weeding carrot fields. They work 8 hours a day earning CA minimum wage carrots. The high this day was 104°. #WeFeedYou
A carrot field where workers are laboring
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 11/09/2026
Talk about a busy week! Even MORE Starbucks workers organized and won unions this week! 🎉 Working people are fed up with corporations that can afford to do better, but won't. It's no wonder our union continues to grow! CONGRATS to partners in ✊SAN DIEGO, CA ✊QUEENS, NY
Eight Starbucks workers stand behind the counter with Starbucks Workers United buttons and smile.Nine Starbucks workers pose and smile in front of their store after winning their union election.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What does it mean for Angelenos to watch their favorite soccer teams from Mexico play in L.A.? ⚽️ We went to two games featuring some of the biggest teams in Liga MX to find out. 🎥: @afroxander.bsky.social
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Elena" shared this vid from the Delano grape harvest. "The rain caused very muddy fields that make it hard to pick the fruit because they have to hover over the ditch to reach the grapes. It means we have to bend more and it makes it harder to push the wheelbarrow." #WeFeedYou
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Questions and anxiety, however, still remain for these people and their families. Every option ahead of them now is their worst nightmare come to life. The full story: lataco.com/salvadoran-t... By Memo Torres and Izzy Ramirez
Two women in hairnets and aprons making pupusas.

Headline reads “ICE WATCH Newsletter: Over 170,000 Salvadorans With T.P.S. Protections Are Safe, For Now”
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In this world of social media and phone addiction, there’s something extremely satisfying about seeing our work in newsprint and magazine form, and we hope you agree. The full story, plus where to pick up a free copy, here: lataco.com/la-taco-prin...
A woman in a suit reading a newspaper.

Headline reads “L.A. TACO Goes Print!
Our Response to The Fake-News Tabloid Invading Our City”A close up of the L.A. TACO POST cover.

Text over it reads “This past weekend, we launched the “L.A. TACO POST,” a free, irregularly distributed newspaper packed with exciting and useful stories; everything from where legendary local adult film stars like to eat, to instructions on how to deal with ICE, to our 69 best tacos list.”Photo of a wall where a poster advertising the L.A. TACO POST is on display.

Text on lower half reads “For the cover, the incomparable artist Robbie Conal even came through with his portrait of the Post’s owner, the man who unleashed Fox News on the world, Rupert Murdoch himself.”A photo close up of the TACO POST newspaper. 

Text placed at the top reads “Quantities are limited, Find the nearest location here: lataco.com/la-taco-post-locations”
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/09/2026
For over a year, millions of us have come together to declare that America has no kings. We made our voices heard in the streets, and we made history with the three largest protests in our country’s history.  Now, it’s time to take the next step.
NO KINGS No THRONES No CROWNS
VOTE EARLY
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 08/09/2026
Labor Day may be over, but that doesn't mean that the wins for working people have to stop! Congratulations to Starbucks workers who just won their union elections! 💪CONWAY, AR 💪RENO, NV 💪SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
9/8/65: Filipino farm workers, members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC), walked out on strike against Delano-area grape growers. The courageous Filipino strikers asked the mostly Latino members of the National Farm Workers Association to ... 1/2
A historic 1965 black-and-white photo of a Filipino farmworker holding an “AWOC AFL-CIO PICKET” sign
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