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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 57m

Charlie Kirk gets his wish. He said, in earnest, that executions should be televised and mandatory for children as educational.

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 1h

Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 297 (1972) (Brennan, J., concurring) “No longer does our society countenance the spectacle of public executions, once thought desirable as a deterrent to criminal behavior by others. Today we reject public executions as debasing and brutalizing to us all.“

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2h

Apparently even Microsoft has managed to get on the Trump administration’s bad side. JD Vance announced today that the administration is suspending Microsoft from a federal program that allows companies to sponsor foreign workers for green cards, accusing the tech giant of immigration fraud.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 5h

Oh good. Real-life Thought Police. Exactly what I always wanted. #MakeOrwellFictionAgain

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump administration broke federal law by withholding more than $78 million Congress had approved for healthcare research, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The watchdog found that HHS violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

Devastating 💔 Abolish ice www.instagram.com/reel/DePkMcN...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h

I think in reality what socialism actually means in the American context is that trillionaire Elon Musk got $38 billion from the U.S. government and you got rejected trying to buy a $1 soda on SNAP benefits.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4h

"She probably survived because she is small, so she wasn't completely crushed. Her mother covered her with her body. Her dad was also there, but unfortunately, he died, he was in the adjacent room. They were thrown down from the fourth floor."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1h

The Pentagon says it plans to livestream an execution. Pete Hegseth said the public will be able to watch the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, scheduled for December 3. Turning a government execution into a livestream should alarm everyone.

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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed

The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13h

Heartbreaking 💔 Children scream while masked ICE goons kidnap their families in broad daylight in Harrison, New Jersey.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 19h

Rescuers worked at the site of the Russian strike in Pryluky all night and day. Russia killed 22 people here for Putin's birthday, 5 of them were children. They celebrate like this, crashing apartment buildings onto sleeping residents. search and rescue operation continues.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 13h

⚡️Update: Death toll from Russian glide bomb strike on Kramatorsk bus stop rises to 33. At least 18 others were injured in the Oct. 8 attack, prompting local authorities in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk to suspend all public transport.

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At least 30 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk bus stop

"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 13h

Russia's terror continues. At least 30 people were killed and 18 injured by Russian strikes on buses in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. Putin and Russia must be punished.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

The Russians are barbarians and should be treated as such, not as people to negotiate new business deals with to benefit corrupt oligarchs in the US.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 14h

Three-year-old Zlata, who was carried out from under the rubble by a rescuer after a Russian Kh-101 missile destroyed a residential building in Pryluky, is now in the hospital together with her mom, Kateryna. Kateryna’s sister, Yuliia Malysh, was also injured.

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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 13h

YOUGOV POLL SHOWS HUGE SUPPORT FOR UK REJOINING EU YOUGOV tends to lean right largely because its user base is older and have the time to fill in lengthy surveys which eventually earn them £50 once every year to eighteen months. That makes this even more shocking. No mater which way you look at it

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pe[low]te Hegseth can’t keep up with women he claims aren’t strong enough to compete with men in his “warrior” military.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026

In Wisconsin alone, there were 39 private schools where every student used tuition vouchers during the most recent school year. Together, these schools educated 7,923 children and took in roughly $87 million from the voucher program. (Published August)

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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.

Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For months Gabriela Soto has relentlessly advocated for her husband Martin, unlawfully detained by ICE while buying diapers for their baby. Martin played a key role in the Delaney Hall hunger strike this summer. Last night we was RELEASED from ICE custody. ALWAYS FIGHT BACK.

Beautiful young family outside a detention center.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .

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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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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

New whistleblower complaint: The Trump admin pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau's policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint.

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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters

The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms. Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital. Cops kneel on her chest anyway. "They dragged her like a doll," brother said. Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas

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TopCat @tiffinjames.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This. It’s not so much the fact we elected this man in the first place. It’s that we elected him AGAIN and have refused to remove him EVEN AFTER WE FOUND OUT HE WAS TRYING TO BE A DICTATOR.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines

The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Trump said he would start paying for the political TV ads himself, but the White House clarified that he won’t pay back the federal government for what’s already been spent. About $11.5 million had already been spent airing the ads as of midday Tuesday, October 6th.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...

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Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.

The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates to lead a "comprehensive independent review" into how the school "prevents and responds to sexual harassment, sexual assault and related misconduct on campus.” abcnews.com/US/cornell-t...

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Cornell taps former deputy AG Sally Yates to lead independent review

Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how Cornell responds to sexual assault cases.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/10/2026

Wrongly indicted, charges dropped, and now we learn prosecutors allegedly knew the Reflecting Pool renovation was failing and they charged David Hearn anyway. I hope he sues their asses off.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Attn: A FBI supervisor is blowing the whistle on the Trump administration’s targeting of anti-ICE protesters. Jill Fields states the White House pushed the FBI to investigate people in Los Angeles even after agents determined their actions were protected by the First Amendment.

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PKs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Last Angry Bernie Brother cast adrift 😒 @powerfromspace1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@garrykasparov.bsky.social #Ukraine is amazing! Responsible for the depletion of US stockpiles of weapons that were never sent to Ukraine and for the price of diesel that was stable throughout months Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, and only spiked when Trump attack attacked Iran.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026

Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Trump is holding the G7 at his own golf resort so he can shovel more money from the US treasury into his private pocket, and collect from other governments, too. This time no one says a word about it, even though everyone thinks it's record-breaking corruption and sleaze.

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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits

The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“She had planned to continue her practice for years to come. But… she has begun to reconsider amid the stress and legal costs of defending herself in a statewide investigation by Ken Paxton… who has accused doctors, drug companies and insurers of conspiring to push parents into vaccinating children”

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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children. Paxton alleges a vague conspiracy between doctors and vaccine makers. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. But for a donation of $10,000 or more they can buy an exemption from Paxton's probe.

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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A lot of what’s happening doesn’t seem to be spreading anymore by mainstream media. A tree that stood for an estimated 150–250 years was destroyed today to make way for Trump’s border wall.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Karl Deisseroth, professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shares the news of his Nobel Prize with his family: 🔊 #AGoodPlace

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The MAGA outrage machine is having another meltdown. This time, it’s over Jack Smith’s shirt. Nowhere on the shirt is Trump’s name, unless they’ve decided he’s a king.

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You really didn't need a study 👇

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I miss the days when a President would immediately be removed for suggesting a foreign nuclear power “take out” Los Angeles. Shame on everyone in the US Government allowing this dangerous sham Presidency to continue.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pete Hegseth gave a speech in front of a backdrop that almost perfectly matches Nazi imagery. Meanwhile, Trump calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out,” and says the blood of our country is being poisoned. We are far past left vs right. Our choice is democracy or fascism.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thousands of Cornell students have taken over the main plaza on campus to demand the Cornell 7 be held accountable for their crimes. 21% of undergraduate women are raped or sexual assaulted during their time on campus.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.

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'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams

Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv

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