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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 30/07/2026
You know what’s sweeter than chocolate? Affordable health care. Solidarity with our @unitehere.org Local 2 union siblings at Ghirardelli in San Francisco as they start their 3 day strike! America’s unions have your backs ✊
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Ghirardelli closes flagship San Francisco shop as workers strike
Workers at Ghirardelli’s flagship San Francisco shop are asking customers to stay away during a three-day strike involving health insurance and a 6% surcharge.
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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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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A woman’s Global Entry was revoked days after she legally observed ICE agents.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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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
No surprise. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Bags in vehicle of man fatally shot by ICE did not contain drugs, Texas DA says
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 51-year-old father of three, was killed by ICE during a traffic stop in Texas in early July. A family attorney said a substance alleged to be drugs was salt to combat the hea...
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Kat Hartness @kathartness.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
@omgsidewalks

Unpopular opinion: The fact that they can quickly install data centers nationally means they could've been updating infrastructure which they claimed was too difficult and expensive.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Certain grocery stores are now scanning every customers' face. Some Grocery Outlet stores are using facial recognition software from the company SAFR Guard to identify people on retail watchlists. As you enter these stores a sign reads "Face matching software being used to prevent shoplifting."
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
So many have decided that the former host of Celebrity Apprentice is the permission they needed to finally be unapologetically bad people.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 19/07/2026
China just got a heliostat plant – a concentrated solar power (CSP) station using a large field of computer-controlled mirrors, [heliostats], to reflect the sun on to a tall central tower – to power 170k homes a year and save 130k tons of CO2. The US is getting a ballroom.
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Democrats Organizing For America @democratsofa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
She had previously reported concerns to his superiors in the military about his mental health," and that "he was abusive in their relationship." So they knew they were sending a crazy violent man with a gun out to fill their jail quota.
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Killer ICE agent's ex-wife throws him under the bus: 'Not going to lie for him'
The ex-wife of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot 26-year-old Colombian man Joan Sebastian Guerrero came forward to the Portland Press Herald to reveal her story about him ...
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Unearthed records just revealed that Ken Paxton owns 15 homes on a government salary. This includes luxury real estate in Hawaii, Utah, and Florida.
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
www.rawstory.com/biddeford-sh... #USD #PB ICE Killer’s ex-wife not only warned ICE that her husband was a dangerous man with mental and anger issues that led to violence in their marriage. She refused to lie for him after he shot and killed an unarmed man in cold blood Abolish ICE-Stop ICE Now
rawstory.com
Killer ICE agent's ex-wife throws him under the bus: 'Not going to lie for him'
The ex-wife of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot 26-year-old Colombian man Joan Sebastian Guerrero came forward to the Portland Press Herald to reveal her story about him ...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/07/2026
The agency is no longer even claiming its officers feared for their lives.
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What ICE didn't say about its latest killing
The agency is no longer even claiming its officers feared for their lives.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 16/07/2026
President Trump fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tensions between the courts and the president over the powerful positions. to.pbs.org/4554n3J
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Trump immediately fires the new court-appointed top prosecutor in Seattle
President Donald Trump fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tens...
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GrumpyGirdle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿〓〓🇪🇺🇫🇷🇺🇦🇵🇸🐈‍⬛🐾📚🌊☮️ @grumpygirdle.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
In December a 1594 edition of Snorri Sturluson's Sagas of the Kings was sold at auction for 1.3 million Norwegian kroner to Erling Haaland. He donated it to the library in Bryne with the request that the book remain open for visitors, so people could read it rather than see it locked away
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 16/07/2026
No senior should have to wait weeks to see a doctor because a flawed AI system won’t authorize it. The Trump admin's WISeR program is delaying treatment for Medicare patients and putting tech companies’ interests first. Congress must end it.
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Letter Supporting Legislation That Would End the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Demonstration Program in Medicare | AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO supports the Congressional Review Act resolution (S.J.Res. 198) to end the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) demonstration program in Medicare.
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Washington State LGBTQ Commission @walgbtqcommission.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📢BIG WIN: According to reporting from NPR, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is no longer going through with a proposed rule that would have conditioned Medicare and Medicaid funding to require hospitals to ban gender-affirming care. 🙅 (cont.)
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16/07/2026
Just now on the Senate floor, I called for an END to the AI program that is delaying and denying seniors the health care they deserve. We're voting right now: my colleagues should join me and END AI prior authorization in Medicare.
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This AI Program is Delaying and Denying Seniors Their Health Care. It Needs to End.
YouTube video by Senator Patty Murray
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 16/07/2026
He was a young dad, working to give his daughter a stable life, before he was shot and killed by ICE after an attempted traffic stop. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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He was a young dad, working to give his daughter a stable life, before ICE killed him
Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was remembered as a devoted family man “with many dreams to fulfill.”
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Politico @politico.com · 15/07/2026
BREAKING: Nearly half of House Democrats voted to cut off aid to Israel, a moment of reckoning as the party confronts years of voter outrage over the war in Gaza.
politico.com
In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid
The amendment to block military assistance failed, but partisan split cemented the increasingly polarized view of the U.S. ally.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
One of the most shocking data center developments in the country is families increasingly being pushed to sell their property for data center power lines, under threat of eminent domain.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Absolutely 💯 I didn’t even Realize this…. “Actually, requiring Doctor’s notes to excuse sick days is inherently classist in a country without universal healthcare.”
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 14/07/2026
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has fatally shot a motorist in Maine, the second ICE-related fatality by force this week. Protesters took to the streets of Maine, demanding accountability.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 13/07/2026
ICE is a menace to democracy and its murderous conduct should be soberly considered. But we should also recognize that these people are weak and sad and ought to be made fun of. Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...
Verge headline: ICE are heavily armed killers. They’re also huge losers

by TC Sottek

Photo of masked agents
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It has now been revealed that the CEO of StubHub also owns hedge fund that scalps millions of dollars worth tickets on StubHub.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"I'm always scared, and my sisters are always scared and I'm scared for my friends,” said Haydee Cruz, a Milwaukee resident who rallied for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on Sunday. “I am scared for my community. You just never know what'll happen.” www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
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Protesters in Milwaukee rally after ICE fatally shoots immigrant in Texas
A crowd of around 100 people showed up to Clark Square Park and marched down Mineral Street in Milwaukee’s Clark Square neighborhood July 12.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
⚠️ Warning: A person has died following an ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine.
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1 person killed in shooting involving ICE agent in Maine, state official says
One person was killed in a shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, Maine, according to the state’s speaker of the house.
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 13/07/2026
On July 13, 2019, Willem Van Spronsen was killed by police while taking action to disable the fleet of buses that serve the Northwest Detention Center, a private immigration detainment facility in Tacoma, Washington. Everyone should read or re-read his final statement today: crimethinc.com/willem
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On Willem Van Spronsen’s Action against the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma
We understand why Willem Van Spronsen decided to give his life to interrupt the violence that is perpetrated against undocumented people in the US.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/07/2026
WATCH: When her son Chris was 7, Mary McGonigle-Martin gave him raw milk, as it promised to treat allergies and digestive problems. A month later, he fell gravely ill. Now 27, he’s still dealing with the effects of kidney damage and other health issues. This is their story.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 10/07/2026
The greatest threat to America's elections is Donald Trump. Effectively shutting down the independent organization that certifies voting systems and supports our state election officials is not a subtle move. Every one of us has to use our voice and our vote to save democracy.
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Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Important statement from the New York Times
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Cascadia(PNW) @cascadiarevolting.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The University of Washington has some very detailed reports they have made about WHY this is happening. They are using Washington States DOL data. It’s illegal in WA, but the system is accessed via law enforcement and the Feds keep using it anyway. They are most likely doing this EVERYWHERE. 🧵
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Cuba is First in the World to Invent a Lung Cancer Vaccine Despite Decades of Sanctions and Blockade. hrnews1.substack.com/p/cuba-is-fi... -
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Cuba is First in the World to Invent a Lung Cancer Vaccine Despite Decades of Sanctions and Blockade
The U.S. is Actively Starving a Country Who is Trying to Cure Cancer
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Chef Rocky @chefrocky413.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Monty Boa @montyboa.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What happens if it's impossible to carry out 2,000 arrests every single day while complying with the law? Which comes first? The quota? Or the law? www.cascadia-journal.com/ice-ramps-up...
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ICE ramps up kidnappings in Puget Sound region
According to the New York Times, the White House has directed ICE to meet a daily national quota of 2,000 arrests, and the Puget Sound region is seeing a surge in kidnappings of immigrants in the past...
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Cascadia(PNW) @cascadiarevolting.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Seattle:
Hundreds of children ordered to appear at new 'mega' immigration hearings in
Seattle
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July 09, 2026 / 3:00
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The truth is coming out. Just like we said yesterday, ICE is using the same story we’ve seen time and time again. As more facts emerge, that narrative continues to fall apart. Imagine that, ICE lied. Accountability starts with the truth.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
ICE lied about how Renee Good was shot. They lied about how Alex Pretti was shot. And now they’re lying about how Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot. Don’t believe their story for a second.
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kevin @musingsbykevin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our struggle continues!
nationalactionnetwork.salsalabs.org
March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote
On August 28, 2026, join Rev. Al Sharpton, the National Action Network, Martin Luther King III, Andrea Waters King, and the Drum Major Institute for the March on Washington: Defend the Vote. Stand with us as we honor history, protect the dream
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/07/2026
NEW: Citing ProPublica’s reporting, two lawmakers have called on the CDC to address a “preventable public health crisis” of parents refusing the vitamin K shot for their newborns — which has led to babies suffering uncontrollable bleeding and even dying.
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Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report
Two members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death.
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 10/07/2026
As in the murders of Silverio Villegas-González, Renee Good, and Alex Pretti, the mercenaries who murdered Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have brazenly lied about the events. Don't want your community terrorized by masked paramilitaries who murder and lie with impunity? The only answer is to abolish ICE.
HOUSTON — The three men who were arrested during an immigration operation that resulted in the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo said a federal officer fired at them almost immediately after exiting his vehicle and that at no point did the driver veer in his direction.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
ICE agents weren't wearing body cameras when they killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. The three men who were with him are reportedly being detained separately and getting pressured to self-deport — while refuting ICE’s story. What is ICE trying to cover up?
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Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 07/07/2026
A doctor providing reproductive health care, like abortion, in a state where it's legal should absolutely not fear prosecution from out-of-state anti-abortion extremists. It's simple, and I reintroduced my bill to make that law.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Plans for the largest data center in the world have been abandoned. Blackstone-owned QTS has decided not to appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court, giving up on the world’s largest data center. Fierce opposition and organizing from residents of Price William County ultimately beat out Blackstone.
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Blackstone-owned QTS abandons planned world’s largest data center campus after years of lawsuits — 2,100-acre Virginia Digital Gateway project dies over a newspaper-notice technicality
Project faced several lawsuits despite initial approval
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Google now has to pay a a record $4.7 billion fine in Europe. In 2018 the EU slapped the tech giant with this major fine because of Google’s abuse of their monopoly powers. Google fought the fine, but Europe’s highest court ruled that they must pay, and there is no more ability to appeal.
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GodlessPrimate @godlessprimate.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
People who can barely afford food or rent are stuck paying a trillionaires bills. Fuck that.
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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
An extraordinary cancer stat recently just dropped: zero. That’s how many UK women in their early 20s died from cervical cancer between 2020-24. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com is on 20 years of HPV vaccines--& how the US could better maximize the potential of this critical public health tool (🎁):
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The US Could Eliminate Cervical Cancer. What’s the Holdup?
An extraordinary cancer statistic recently dropped in a major medical journal: zero.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/06/2026
NEW: As most states move away from the death penalty, Florida is executing more prisoners than ever before. Last year, 19 people were put to death — shattering the state’s previous annual record of 11, first set in 1936. with @nytimes.com
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Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death Penalty
Early last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight ...
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