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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🎯I'm so done with this fucking shit. Have we learned nothing at all from the Me Too Movement and the Epstein Files? 🤬
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Justice Alito devotes an entire chapter of his new book to the emergency docket—and to responding to people like me (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”). As I explain over at “One First,” it … didn’t go well: www.stevevladeck.com/p/256-so-une...
In the pre-publication galleys to his new book, So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country, Justice Alito spelled my last name inconsistently. This is, I suspect, the pettiest possible point on which to open in discussing a Supreme Court justice’s new memoir, and I would never have mentioned it except for the fact that inconsistency turns out to be the organizing feature of the chapter in which I (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”) repeatedly appear.The central inconsistency of Chapter 8, which is devoted to the emergency docket, is structural: Rather than tackle the subject holistically (as one might expect in a book), Alito mashed together the speech he gave five years ago at Notre Dame Law School with a “postscript.” The former was deeply flawed even at the time (among lots of other things, Alito repeatedly insisted that there was “nothing new” about the Court’s behavior on emergency applications during the first Trump administration and COVID); and the latter tries to move the goalposts away from the specific phenomena to which critics like me have actually objected.The result is to leave readers with a disjointed, inaccurate, and misleading sense of what the debate is even about—to say nothing of how the Court’s own behavior since September 2021 (including Alito’s) has only further undermined the already-flawed claims Alito made back then. Somewhere between the galleys of Alito’s book and the final product (which hits bookstores today), someone apparently figured out that my last name should be spelled the same way (and correctly!) throughout. The other, more significant inconsistencies were, apparently, harder to fix.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
• More than 38,000 women (22,000) and girls (16,000) have been killed, including since the so-called ceasefire. These figures likely understate the true toll, as many bodies remain trapped under rubble.
The cost of the war in Gaza on women & girls
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Show me 😡
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.
axios.com
Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia
Administration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When our client needed an abortion, the state denied her request and then left her with no support to raise her two children. But state abandonment is nothing compared to community care. Help Sue's family get their basic needs and wants today: www.gofundme.com/f/forcedtogivebirth
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Becca Rea-Tucker @beccareatucker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
~4 out of 5 women who are on probation or parole live in a state with abortion bans or restrictions. Please read this story about S, who was forced to give birth by the state after being denied the ability to travel and needs our support. @ifwhenhow.bsky.social @reprolegalfund.bsky.social
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Stay informed. Share resources. Support the abortion and practical support funds, indie clinics, and community networks that make abortions possible.
A quote graphic with a lime-green to teal gradient background. Black text reads, "Already, criminalization of abortion-seekers and their loved ones has escalated in the years following the Dobbs decision. Expanding the role of police and prosecutors in people’s healthcare decisions will make all of us less safe. Abortion seekers will be isolated, vulnerable, and too scared to ask for help from healthcare providers or their loved ones.”
Below highlighted in white is the attribution, "Farah Diaz-Tello, If/When/How Senior Counsel & Legal Director."
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Since even before Dobbs, we've answered Helpline calls for people in legal emergencies, defended clients in court, and our @reprolegalfund.bsky.social have bailed people out and covered the costs of their legal battles.
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They plan to begin attacking access to abortion pills—through enforcing the Comstock Act and litigation. Nothing changes for now. Be assured. We've been preparing for this.
A quote graphic with a lime-green to teal gradient background. Black text reads, "“Dobbs laid the groundwork to roll back all of our rights and ensure none of us have access to abortion care. Just as they lied about the intention behind the Dobbs decision, they are lying about who they will punish and persecute for abortion. 
Anti-abortion zealots have claimed that the Comstock Act will allow them to jail pregnant people for seeking abortion care.”
Below highlighted in white is the attribution, "Farah Diaz-Tello, If/When/How Senior Counsel & Legal Director."
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ifwhenhow @ifwhenhow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ATTN: TRUMP ADMIN SHENANIGANS ALERT White House officials have instructed the DOJ to move slowly on rolling back abortion access until after the midterms to avoid unwanted attention and alienating voters. But, following the November election, the “gloves will be off."
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here's a terrific NYT profile of the vital work @galvinalmanza.bsky.social is doing. (Note: This is also the subject of my forthcoming book!) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/h...
nytimes.com
Can a ‘Teach for America’ Model Save Public Defense?
Public defenders are overworked and underpaid. A growing corps of client advocates is helping defendants in communities across the U.S.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tennessee plans to execute a woman tomorrow. She was 18 when she committed the crime. She's now 50. Like most on death row, she's also a victim. And like most on death row, she's a far different person now than she was then. No one humanizes the condemned better than @lilianasegura.bsky.social.
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The “Satanic Panic” Made Her a True-Crime Obsession. The Truth Is More Haunting.
After 30 years on death row, Christa Pike faces execution for a grisly murder she committed at 18.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy shit this is delicious. That smarmy little smile on Schmidt’s face when he thinks he has Smith. Then the utter humiliation.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
I told ya she did it.
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.
nytimes.com
Laid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)
At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

LOGOS:
The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 12/09/2026
Because of Texas's extreme abortion ban, our client Kelsie was turned away TWICE at the hospital when she needed emergency abortion care for an ectopic pregnancy. Listen to part one of her story now and follow for part two.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We started a trade war with these people because the president, who has some sort of degenerative brain disease with visible bruises on his hand's injection site that the press doesn't talk about, was bored.
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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A lot of political commentary these days is on the question: is All This a break from our past, or a continuation of it? @radleybalko.bsky.social with an convincing case for the latter: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened. (Gift Article)
The civil libertarians’ warnings have come true.
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Defiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
7 faith leaders and #clergy arrested after blockading an #ICE surveillance center in Williston, #Vermont. The faith leaders encouraged other faith leaders to join them for a week of action protesting ICE starting October 4th. Find out more info by visiting shutdownicevt.org! #faithleaders
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026
More blood on the Supreme Court's hands ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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The Supreme Court Didn’t End Abortion. It Just Made Pregnancy More Dangerous
Anti-choice activists argued that the end of Roe v. Wade would make women safer. The data shows that it did not.
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DTom @dtomjo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Got the Flu and COVID vaccines at the same time yesterday and same. Nothing but a little soreness at the injection site. Get your shots!
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Remember when Kristen Welker would always ask every Republican guest to repudiate the statements of Nick Fuentes, Jack Posobiec, Benny Johnson, or other MAGA racists? Neither do I.
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Reproductive Freedom for All @reproductivefreedomforall.org · 05/09/2026
Together, we’ll build the political power we need to secure, protect, and expand reproductive freedom for generations to come. 🤝 Learn more at the 🔗: reproductivefreedomforall.org/resources/my...
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My Body. My Ballot. We’re Turning Our Values Into Votes in 2026
Four years after Dobbs, we’re mobilizing voters to elect reproductive freedom champions up and down the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections—and we want you with us!
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Lindsey Clancy sought out so much help with her postpartum depression. If a white woman within driving distance of Boston’s “medical Wall Street” can’t get the treatment she needs, consider what that means for all kinds of mothers all over the country.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Huge props to the authors of this article for not giving an inch to lab leak truthers. It's perfectly defensible to classify it as a conspiracy theory at this point.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Today is the 69th anniversary of the integration of the Little Rock Nine. We all know the story. We've all seen the pictures of Elizabeth Eckford being heckled to death by an all white crowd. But I dont think we fully grasp just how significant it was, and it's conjuction to another event 🧵
Elizabeth Eckford, age 15, attempting to walk into her new school at Little Rock Central High school in Arkansas, while the crowd behind accosts her, particularly 15 year old Hazel Massery who is the other focus in this picture
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Litahart72🌎🏳️‍🌈✌️🫶🏼🌅💔 @litahart72.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This 🧵
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UltraViolet @ultraviolet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
You stop at Ulta Beauty on your way home for mascara. You quickly park, pay, and leave. But #Flock (also called Flock Safety) is watching.⁠ ⁠ Your license plate is scanned, your location recorded, and your movements become searchable in a massive database.⁠
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UltraViolet @ultraviolet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We're calling on Ulta Beauty to protect its women customers by severing all ties with Flock. Join us:
act.weareultraviolet.org
Hey Ulta: Mass surveillance isn’t pretty
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UltraViolet @ultraviolet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We've seen this before: 1. New tech gets introduced. 2. Perpetrators use it to abuse women.
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Flock is just the latest example of using surveillance to stalk women
The technology is under fire for how police officers have abused it. But it’s only the symptom of a larger problem.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This man is a fucking monster who limped away from Chicago's mayor's office because he'd become unelectable after closing 50 schools and half of our city's publicly funded mental health care clinics, and covering up the fact that Chicago cops murdered a teenager. Stop whitewashing his ass!
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The attempted rehabilitation of Rahm Emanuel by the press is an absolute scandal, and anyone who participates or fails to call it out is a morally bankrupt coward. This man shouldn't be able to show his face in public, let alone run for president.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Perhaps this writer likes him *because* he covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald. Perhaps the 16 shots in a Black teenager's body are features, rather than bugs, for people who are tired of "fashionable leftism."
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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 02/09/2026
I think of measles as a mini HIV. Both infect the immune system itself. HIV takes the power to fight. Measles takes what you already learned, erasing 11% to 73% of antibodies in 77 children. Send to a parent on the fence: www.celinegounder.com/p/measles-mea…
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DTom @dtomjo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So well put. I wish you could put this story in a podcast or a other format that reaches the same people who consume that gushing media coverage without questioning it. Keep doing great work!
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A running theme in my new series on the wrongful conviction of Chris Duncan is the way forensic charlatans Steven Hayne and Michael West were portrayed as pioneering gurus by some media outlets. This gave them credibility with judges and juries. Some of my favorite examples follow . . .
radleybalko.substack.com
The framing of Chris Duncan
Part One: “You won’t believe the videotape we have.”
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Nurses and community activists gathered on South Congress Avenue in Austin on Thursday to call on hospitals to cut ties with [Peter Thiel’s] Palantir… The demonstration began outside 8VC, an investment firm whose founder, Joe Lonsdale, also co-founded Palantir.” 8/27/26 … 1/
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Nurses urge hospitals to cut ties with Palantir as protesters rally in Austin
Nurses and community activists gathered on South Congress Avenue in Austin on Thursday to call on hospitals to cut ties with Palantir Technologies, a company th
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/08/2026
Wait. Do republicans think doctors work for free under universal healthcare? Does she think doctors who see Medicare patients don’t get paid?
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.
inquirer.com
The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 31/08/2026
New York, here’s how you can save a life: 1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®. 2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.
nyc.gov
Naloxone - NYC Health
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
On this I cannot disagree. Mainstream media and legacy media have been bought and paid for and are willing turning a blind eye to an obvious coverup. No one is willing to go to the hospital and find out the truth? Shameful.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
amazing stuff
"This government hates us and wants us dead," Kathleen Hanna remarked during Bikini
Kill's set. "They don't give a shit about anybody's healthcare. They don't care if we're dying in parking lots of curable illnesses.
They don't give a shit. They don't care if our rights are taken away. They're ripping people off the streets. I'm not gonna tell you all the bad things! But I am gonna say it makes it hard for me in my body sometimes to have a good time. 'Cause it's hard to turn it off. And I was thinking that on the way here. I was like,
'What a gift.' What a gift we have to be able to play for you. What a gift Olivia has given all of us to do this festival.
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🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖˡᵉˢˢ ᵁˢᴬ @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Millions of people rely on the information they obtain via a search engine corporation which just proved it would alter digital reality if instructed to do so by those in political power. That’s some crazy shit, Google.
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