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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 22h
I’ve been studying violence and politics for a loooong time. My last book — “The Field of Blood” —was about the use of physical violence in Congress. So you can bet I’ll have a lot to say…
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23h
“Every member of this ethnic group is a criminal who needs to be imprisoned by the state” is just pure uncut Nazi shit
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 22h
Wow. The blunt truths are SUCH a relief to hear. As horrible as it all is, it’s like I can finally catch my breath, just by hearing a politician bluntly say them out loud.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 23h
This is Nazi rhetoric, full stop. It's not only a call to instigate a race war in the United States, but it's reminiscent of historic European justifications used to incite pogroms against Jews. People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump thinks he can bribe the American people, but voters have been burned by his failed promises too many times. They're tired of his corruption and the Republicans in Congress who refuse to stop him. It's time to send them all packing this November.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump called for Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego. When are we gonna start treating him like the actual traitor that he is? Impeach him now.
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Attorney Ben Crump @attorneybencrump.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
On this day in 1951, Henrietta Lacks passed away from cervical cancer at just 31 years old. Her HeLa cells, taken without her knowledge or consent, went on to transform medical research and contribute to countless breakthroughs. Today, we honor Henrietta by ensuring her legacy are never forgotten.
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JL Foster @jlfoster.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Another beautiful sunset over the waters of Lake Ontario. #sunset #GreatLakes #LakeOntatio #photography
Sunset over Lake Ontario
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Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Good morning Bluesky ☀️ This is one of the last coal powered sheep. The vast majority of UK sheep are now all electric ⚡️
Sheep grazing in fields, the one in the foreground with white smoke apparently coming out of its bottom
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NEW: A Florida grand jury finds the DeSantis Administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer funds when it diverted the money to the Casey DeSantis’-related nonprofit, Hope Florida Foundation. I track the money flow in this outrageous corruption and grift! youtu.be/JDOh1GUZrfs?...
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DeSantis CAUGHT By Grand Jury FUNNELING MILLIONS Away From Floridians!?
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
August 28, 2026
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August 28, 2026
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom that took place on August 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C., is remembered today primarily because it was the occasion when the final speaker, the Reverend Dr.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Ripping it down will be ripping out the roots of dictatorship—and making a strong statement about the REAL character of our country.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Trump’s massive lies on non-citizen voting are falling apart spectacularly. Make sure everyone knows it. Still. How DARE they lie this brazenly to the American people?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Meiselas: This is a breaking news alert. There is no trade deal between Canada and the United States. As I’ve always said, you can’t do any deal with bad people. And Donald Trump is a fraud, and the people he surrounds himself with are frauds and bad people.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/08/2026
Yesterday, Aug. 20, was one of the worst days of ICE flights I've seen. -At least 82 ICE flights -At least 15 were removal flights, including Haiti -At least 5 removals were third-country removals (Cameroon, Costa Rica, Liberia, Paraguay, Rwanda) -Plus 1 emergency return for reasons unknown
An ADSBx map showing 35 planes flying all over the Americas and Africa, emanating out of Louisiana and TexasAn ADSBx map showing North and Central America, showing roundup flights to northern cities, about a dozen removal flights to central America and the Caribbean.A closeup of Alexandria, La, showing GlobalX's N966AD taking off and then quickly returning to the airport.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This sounds like Lennie’s opening zinger at the close of every Law and Order intro.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Correct. The White House was deliberately designed to NOT be a palace. Early Americans defined their country AGAINST European monarchies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The powerful forces trying to dominate our country want us to fall into cynicism. That way, they win everything — and they'll be able to take it all without the rest of us putting up a fight. If you are worried about the future, you are not alone. I am too. But please do not fall into cynicism.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators.
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BOFFY @boffymufc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
He is announcing that he is not the president of the entire United States. Just the states that like him. Beyond abnormal.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13/08/2026
The regime is spending your tax dollars to make Trump's deadly ICE machine bigger and more brutal. In July, nearly 51,000 people were taken from their homes, workplaces, and communities. And now, ICE is planning to spend up to $20 MILLION on gloves built to deliver painful electric shocks.
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ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks is facing criticism from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who call it un...
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
We have THOUGHTS.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
All across America, the public is rising up against data centers. Good. We need a national moratorium and robust AI regulations NOW.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Elon Musk is planning to spend at least $100 million to help Republicans in this year’s midterms. That’s just 0.014 percent of his current $702 billion net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
As millions of Americans lose their healthcare and food aid and struggle to deal with surging gas and grocery prices, what are Senate Republicans focused on? Protecting Trump's sweetheart IRS immunity deal. Priorities.
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'Corruption on Steroids': Republicans Kill Effort to Prevent Trump Tax Audit Immunity | Common Dreams
"Trump’s sweetheart audit immunity deal is perhaps the most brazenly corrupt action taken by a president in American his
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
While you were over here trying to figure out how you were going to cover the rent and food—this guy was over there using $5.1 million in taxpayer money YOU paid into the system to cover these statues in 23 karat gold. Yeah, he did that.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Supreme Court's approval rating just hit an all-time low of 33% It's past time to reform America's highest court. Here's how.
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How to Fix a Broken Supreme Court | Robert Reich
Justice Roberts refused to testify in a hearing on SCOTUS ethics.Thomas and Alito accepted luxury vacations from GOP meg
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
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Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Trump administration announced that power plants built exclusively to serve data centers (ones that never connect to the public grid) are now exempt from the Clean Air Act’s Acid Rain Program.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This morning I discussed the regime's attack on history -- using the attacks against the Smithsonian Museum of American History -- and this week's hearings -- as a starting point. It's an authoritarian move, folks. I had a LOT to say. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKES...
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On History and Patriotism
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
NEWS: I went to the hospital where Mitch McConnell is reportedly at. At the same time, his staff refuses to answer questions. Republicans are now demanding answers. Meanwhile, Trump institutes massive tariffs and prepares his larges bombing of Iran yet. And, new Epstein news. Subscribe to support:
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NEWS: I Visited Mitch McConnell's Hospital as Republicans Demand Answers, Trump Announces Major Tariffs, Epstein News
Good evening, everyone.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 24/07/2026
ALL EYES ON ICE! Join us in one hour for our Immigrant Justice Summer Training Series. Even if you missed the first call, we need you there. www.mobilize.us/indi...
ALL EYES ON ICE
AS OF JULY, THERE ARE MORE THAN 65,000 PEOPLE INSIDE US CONCENTRATION CAMPS
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The House voted 214-208 to pass a war powers resolution directing the president to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran. This is the second time the House has voted to rein in the president’s war powers over Iran.
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Doug Jones @dougjones.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hey folks, we’re gonna be doing another town hall tomorrow, Wednesday the 22nd in Dothan. Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks will join me at 5 pm at the Mural City Coffee Company so please come out and join us. It’s our way of being responsive to the people of Alabama.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
“Don’t worry, Pete. That little speech I read was just for the voters back home. I have to put on these little shows to convince them I’m independent. You will get the $1.5 trillion for your wars even though I just gave ICE unlimited funding to run wild. We’ll just borrow more.”
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socialirreitant.bsky.social @socialirreitant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Good night Dorchester
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/07/2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Mamdani’s right that NYC almost certainly can’t arrest Netanyahu for his crimes against humanity. However, any enterprising federal DA (who wants to be their state’s next Senator) could attempt to arrest him for calling drone strikes on humanitarian aid ships with American passengers on board
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
President Trump used to brag about all the money we were making from tariff revenue. Last month, that trend flipped to a $26 billion loss as the government started paying back the tariffs the Supreme Court ruled illegal. The refund bill is just getting started.
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 18/07/2026
Today I made an unannounced visit to ICE’s facility in Scarborough, Maine. What I heard was unacceptable: no body cameras, no training, and no accountability. Johan Guerrero should be alive. Congress must act. Abolish ICE. End qualified immunity.
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Karen Russell @karenrussell.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Ben Wikler and Pete Buttigieg at the Overture Center. Message: there is still hope but we must all fight, beginning with the local and state level for the midterms. Volunteer, donate, talk to people. @benwikler.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Two speakers seated on a stage and a projection of Buttigieg on the big screen as he’s speaking into a microphone held by one hand and gesturing with the other hand. There are flags and plants on the stage, and the backs of some audience members are visible just below the stage, including one person holding up a camera.
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